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Strategic Management
C/M/1285. Strategic Response of UK Grocery Market to Recent Economic Recession
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- 3900
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at strategic management within the UK grocery industry providing a review of literature on the background of the leading grocery retailers, and examining how the principles of resource based view (RBV) and dynamic capability approach (DCA) are applied by Tesco and by an anonymous discounter XXX in their strategic management under recession. The methods of the research include primary data obtained from the semi-structured interviews with the store management. The ethical issues of the study are addressed. Conclusions are made about the strategic response of Tesco and XXX to the current financial crisis.
KEYWORDS: Tesco, Grocery Market, Discounters, Food retailing, Strategic Management, Recession,
C/M/1280. Proposal. Strategic management in Blackwell Publishing: insight into organisational culture, customer-centred and employee-centred practices
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- 1000
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper proposes research into strategic management in Blackwell Publishing focusing on their organisational culture, customer-centred and employee-centred practices. The aims and objectives of the research are outlined suggesting topics for a literature review on the theory of strategic management and success factors of business performance. Research methods and strategies are described, preliminary findings are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, Blackwell Publishing, organisational management, business performance,
C/M/1278. Strategic Business Management at Lloyds Bank
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- 1100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper offers a case study of strategic management practices in Lloyds TSB Bank providing the company’s background, proposing a management strategy, discussing criteria for the review of the bank’s business potential, developing their vision and mission statement, and presenting an implementation plan for the proposed management strategy.
KEYWORDS: Strategic business, key performance indicators, performance evaluation,
C/M/1274. Strategic Management in Northern Rock
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- 3350
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at the three key components of strategic management, i.e. strategic analysis, strategic formulation and strategic implementation, conducting a case study of Northern Rock that has recently suffered from the global financial crisis and needs effective strategic direction. The management strategy of the company is analyzed suggesting the ways of its effective implementation.
KEYWORDS: Northern Rock, Strategic Management,
C/M/1240. Strategic Management of Ixeo Interactive Travel
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- 1600
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines various aspects of strategic management in Ixeo Interactive Travel, a tourist company based in Germany and Switzerland. The study touches on the use of information systems in their customer relationship management (CRM), the need for improvement of the marketing mix (4Ps) elements, the methods of brand development through integrated marketing communication, and competitive positioning of Ixeo in the travel and tourism market.
KEYWORDS: Ixeo Interactive Travel, strategic management, marketing, customer relationship management, CRM, travel and tourism, marketing mix,
C/M/1239. Contemporary Theories of Strategic Management and their Implications for Construction Industry and Balfour Beatty
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- 3100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper offers a review of strategic management (SM) literature discussing the evolution of the SM concept, highlighting the importance of intellectual capital for an organisation, emphasising the need of strategical alignment with external environment, etc. Practical implications of the SM theory for the construction industry are examined illustrating them with the strategic change in Balfour Beatty along the lines of Porter’s Generic Strategies.
KEYWORDS: Strategic Management theory, Balfour Beatty, construction industry, Porter’s Generic Strategies.,
C/M/1238. Contemporary Strategic Theories and their Application in Construction Industry: case study of Galfar, Oman
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- 2900
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the importance of strategic management (SM) reviewing classical, evolutionary, process-oriented and systemic approaches to strategy. The perception of SM in construction industries is discussed. A case study of SM in the Middle East construction company Galfar is presented briefly mentioning competitor analysis, gap analysis, PESTLE analysis, resource audit and Porter's 5 forces analysis.
KEYWORDS: Strategic management, Galfar, Construction Industry,
C/M/1198. Scenario planning and new business ideas
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- 1100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the difficulties faced by organisations when they try to implement new business ideas. The importance of scenario planning as a management tool is highlighted.
KEYWORDS: new business ideas, scenario planning,
C/B/1737. Response of organisations to the effects of globalization
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- 2900
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the response of organisations to the effects of globalization identifying the forces and drivers of globalization, their implications for groups operating across borders, the ways in which globalization has forced changes in firms’ structures, etc. Examples are provided of successful transnational corporations (TNC) and the lessons that others can learn from their experiences. The reasons for the growth in global alliances are outlined, the CAGE Distances theory of global expansion proposed by Ghemawat, is discussed.
KEYWORDS: Globalization, Multinationals, Transnationals, TNC, Alliances, CAGE Distances,
C/B/1723. Strategy as practice: role of people in strategic development of organisation
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- 2700
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper argues whether “management has tended to focus increasingly on organisational strategies as opposed to the activities of people in organisations as they define, elaborate, and implement strategies” (Lancaster University symposium 2008). The role of people in the organisational strategy is examined defining the features of a strategist and their impacts on organisational behaviour.
KEYWORDS: Strategic Management, strategist, organisational strategy,
C/M/1182. Theoretical approaches to strategic management and types of strategy
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- 3000
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks into the concept of strategic management (SM) reviewing theoretical views on SM, highlighting its importance in modern businesses, explaining rational and incremental approaches to strategy and focusing on action oriented strategy and people cantered strategy. Prerequisites of a successful strategy are discussed, the changing paradigm of the organisation and its effect on strategy are considered.
KEYWORDS: Strategic management, people centred management, participative decision making, action strategy,
C/B/1683. Strategic Management of Toyota Automotive
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- 3700
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper offers strategic analysis of Toyota Automotive examining their contemporary business environment and developing a framework of strategic management making recommendations about its implementation. The models of PEST, Industry lifecycle, Porter’s Five Forces, Value Chain, Product Portfolio, Unique Resources, SWOT, Porter’s Generic Strategies, and Strategic Alignment are used in the analysis.
KEYWORDS: Strategic Management, Toyota, Porter’s five forces, PEST, Value Chain, Generic Strategies, SWOT, Strategic Alignment,
C/B/1674. With close reference to the wider academic strategic literature, critically evaluate the extent to which the models and concepts presented on Business Policy provide strategic management teams with an accurate understanding of the concept of Strategic Fit.
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- 2800
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the stages of the strategy process examining their purpose, tools and limitations. Strategic models of PESTEL, Porter’s 5 Forces, value chain analysis, etc. are described explaining how their application to business policy helps the management team to attain strategic fit.
KEYWORDS: Strategic management, PESTEL, Porter’s 5 forces, value chain analysis, strategic fit,
C/M/1137. Project Strategy and Leadership at Apple
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- 3300
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines the opportunities and limitations of introducing a consistent structured strategic project management (PM) approach to an international project organization Apple, Inc. The PM approach is discussed describing the company’s project governance, strategic management, HRM, etc. in international project organizations.
KEYWORDS: Project Management, Apple, HRM, strategic management, risk, team,
S/B/505. Strategic management at Harley-Davidson Inc
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- 5300
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 59.99 GBP
The paper reports on the strategic position of Harley-Davidson at the European market describing the company's background, explaining the nature and purpose of strategic management, conducting analysis of Harley-Davidson's external and operational environment along the lines of the PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces and SWOT models, identifying the critical success factors and the industry life cycle, discussing the features of the operational management, marketing strategy, etc.
KEYWORDS: Harley Davidson, strategic management, strategic analysis, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT, critical success factors, industry life cycle,
C/M/1106. Strategic Management: Outside-in vs. Inside-out
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- 3000
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at two schools of thoughts in contemporary strategic management, i.e. 'Inside-out' and 'Outside-in' paradigms. The key differences between 'inside-out' and 'outside-in' approaches are explained evaluating the success of financial organizations that use one paradigm rather than the other.
KEYWORDS: Business Strategy, Organizational Behaviour, Inside-out, Outside-in, Resource Based View, Strategic Management,
S/B/491. Select a minimum of three schools of strategy identified by Mintzberg et al (1998), undertake a comprehensive critical analysis of their underlying assumptions, perspectives and paradigmatic stance
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- 2100
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines theoretical approaches to strategy discussing the entrepreneurial, cultural and environmental paradigms of strategic development. Each paradigm is discussed making references to Richard Branson, the strategic leader of the Virgin Group.
KEYWORDS: select, minimum, schools, strategy, identified, mintzberg, et, al, undertake, comprehensive, critical, underlying, assumptions, perspectives, paradigmatic, stance,
S/B/493. Strategic Management of FuHaiHuaKang
- WORDS:
- 4000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 49.99 GBP
The paper examines the rice market in China describing its environment and conducting a case study of rice retailer FuHaiHuaKang Organic Food Corporation in Beijing. Analysis of the company is presented including their background, organizational structure, stakeholders, corporate governance, approaches to strategic change management, quality management, etc. Recommendations are suggested about the company's product and brand strategies.
KEYWORDS: strategic, management, fuhaihuakang,
C/F/463. Strategic and Financial analysis of Network Rail
- WORDS:
- 4000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 49.99 GBP
The paper examines the performance of Network Rail (NR) describing the company's background and addressing the problems of financing and management of the national railway infrastructure. Financial analysis of the company is conducted for the period 2003-2008, performance management and accountability of NR are evaluated. Suggestions are made about the improvement of the NR performance measurement systems.
KEYWORDS: Network Rail, Financial analysis, performance measurement,
C/B/1014. Management Practices in Google
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- 3600
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper examines and evaluates the management practices that make for Google's competitive advantage identifying operational oversights and missteps that Google must address to avoid loosing grounds to the likes of Microsoft, Yahoo, etc. Analysis of the company is conducted using the model of Porter's Five Forces, and examining Google's history, organisational culture, new product development practices, ethical issues, etc.
KEYWORDS: Google, Management, Porter's Five Forces,
C/B/1092. Strategic Management: Ryanair
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- 2200
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the strategic management of Ryanair analysing the internal and external environment of the company along the lines of SWOT, PESTEL, and Porter's five forces models, considering the resources and competencies that give RyanAir a competitive advantage over the rivals, discussing their leadership style, and suggesting recommendations about the current strategy.
KEYWORDS: Ryanair, strategic management, external analysis, internal analysis, SWOT, PESTEL, Po,
C/B/1171. Profit maximisation as a business driver
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines external and internal influences that affect business directions of company development showing how business can make money, maximise profit, etc., and highlighting the need to identify a gap in the market that the business is entering, the connection between organisational culture and strategy, etc. The main strategies that aid in the company's profitability and growth are considered.
KEYWORDS: Profit maximisation, Macro-environment Culture Strategy,
C/B/1195. Strategic Management: Paradoxes of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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- 2900
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper uses the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a case study to explore strategic paradoxes and evaluate the key strategic dimensions that the company will have to establish in order to achieve their global aspiration. The models of PESTEL, Porter's Five Force and Ansoff's Intensive Growth are used to analyse the current position of the BBC.
KEYWORDS: BBC, strategic management, strategy, paradox, change, PESTEL, Porter's Five Force, An,
C/B/1197. Strategic management of Scotia bank in Jamaica
- WORDS:
- 1900
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper analyses strategic management initiatives of Scotia bank in Jamaica. The background of the bank is described, the needs of their customers are identified, the bank's target market in the agricultural sector is characterised comparing the company's market position with that of their competitors. The areas of the bank's activities that need improving are defined suggesting effective solutions to the problems.
KEYWORDS: strategic, management, scotia, bank, jamaica,
C/B/950. Strategic Management: British Airways Case Study
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- 3100
- DATE:
- 2008
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper reports on British Airways (BA) describing their background, critically appraising their current competitive environment, identifying the stakeholders and the national policies that have influence over BA, conducting PESL analysis, and outlining the challenges faced by the company. Strategic options are suggested to assist the organisation in meeting these challenges.
KEYWORDS: Competitive environment, British Airways, BA, PEST,
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