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What does an organization's mission define?

The organization's mission defines its purpose and core values.

What are two key activities involved in strategy evaluation?

Reviewing external and internal factors and measuring performance.

What is the primary focus of strategy formulation?

The primary focus is to develop strategic alternatives that align the organization's resources with identified opportunities and challenges.

In the context of strategic management, what does strategy implementation require?

<p>It requires establishing annual objectives, devising policies, motivating employees, and allocating resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of an organization's strategic analysis?

<p>It results in the assessment of internal strengths and weaknesses, along with external opportunities and threats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might an organization decide to abandon a business?

<p>An organization might abandon a business if it no longer aligns with its strategic goals or is underperforming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key component of the strategy execution phase?

<p>Effective communication is a key component of the strategy execution phase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What strategic decisions might an organization consider when entering international markets?

<p>An organization might consider market expansion, diversification, or merging with local businesses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main stages in the strategic management process?

<p>The three main stages are strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Explain the importance of environmental analysis in strategy formulation.

<p>Environmental analysis is crucial as it identifies external opportunities and threats that influence strategic decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conducting an internal analysis during the strategy formulation process?

<p>The internal analysis evaluates an organization's strengths and weaknesses, informing the strategic decisions to be made.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can establishing clear long-term objectives benefit an organization?

<p>Clear long-term objectives provide direction and ensure alignment with the organization's mission and vision.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is SWOT analysis, and how is it utilized in strategic management?

<p>SWOT analysis combines internal and external assessments to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Describe one common strategy an organization might choose during strategy formulation.

<p>One common strategy is cost leadership, where an organization aims to become the lowest cost provider in the industry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is risk assessment significant in the strategy formulation stage?

<p>Risk assessment identifies potential challenges and allows organizations to develop mitigation strategies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does communication play in the implementation of strategic initiatives?

<p>Effective communication ensures that all stakeholders are aligned and informed about strategic initiatives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the first steps in the process of strategy formulation?

<p>The first steps involve framing the vision, mission, and value statements of the organization, along with conducting external (PESTEL) and internal (SWOT) analyses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a company's strategy help in achieving organizational objectives?

<p>A company's strategy serves as a game plan for management to establish market position, conduct operations, and attract customers effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of strategic management?

<p>The ultimate goal of strategic management is to gain sustainable competitive advantage and create value for stakeholders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the strategic management process entail?

<p>The strategic management process entails defining, implementing, and evaluating an organization’s strategy to achieve long-term objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does strategic management integrate various functions within an organization?

<p>Strategic management aligns various functions and operations with the organization's strategic goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do environmental analyses (PESTEL and SWOT) play in strategy formulation?

<p>Environmental analyses identify opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses that inform strategic choices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is adaptation important in strategic management?

<p>Adaptation is important because it allows organizations to monitor and respond to changes in internal and external environments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a company's strategy from its operational processes?

<p>A company's strategy is focused on market positioning and competitive advantage, while operational processes involve the day-to-day activities necessary for accomplishing the strategy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

BBA 410 - Strategic Management

  • Course instructor: Rebecca ML Katowa
  • Course date: July 2024
  • Course code: BBA 410

Lecture 1: The Strategic Management Process

  • Lecture date: July 29, 2024
  • Unit 1: The Strategic Management Process

Presentation Outline

  • Introduction/Course Module
  • Examination Skills & Class Ground Rules
  • Class Quiz/Test
  • Concept of Strategy
  • Concept of Strategic Management
  • Nature and Significance of Strategy
  • Process of Strategic Management

Assessment

  • Assignment: 10% due September 9, 2024
  • Mid Semester Exam: 20% September 30 - October 11, 2024
  • CA Validation: November 11 - 15
  • End of Semester Exam: 70% December 2 - 13, 2024

Examination and Assignment Writing Skills

  • Read Instructions Carefully: Understand the questions before writing answers. Don't make assumptions.
  • Plan Your Answers: Plan your answers before writing, using the back of the paper.
  • Use Clear and Concise Language: Avoid jargon or complicated sentence structures.
  • Handwriting: Write neatly and legibly – good handwriting scores higher.
  • Provide Relevant Examples and Evidence: Use examples, evidence, or references to support answers.
  • Answer the Question Directly: Avoid going off topic.
  • Structure Your Answers: Use headings, bullet points, or numbering to make the answer easier to follow.
  • Be Mindful of Time: Allocate time wisely for each question. Leave time for proofreading and avoid writing too many pages if there is less marking to the answer.
  • Proofread Your Answers: Check for spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors before submitting.

Examination Skills (cont'd)

  • Remembering: A passable exam script requires effective communication and clarity of thought.
  • Knowledge Presentation: Present your knowledge and understanding of the topic in a way that the examiner will easily follow.
  • Appropriate Language & Vocabulary: Use the appropriate language and vocabulary of Strategic Management.
  • Class Participation: Class attendance and participation counts towards the grades.

Strategic Management: Class Quiz

  • A session to cover quizzing material.

Why study strategic management?

Chess and Business Strategy

  • A method of understanding the comparison of business strategy and chess strategy.

Introduction to Strategy

  • Difference between Strategy and Plan.
  • Why a game of chess is a useful metaphor for strategic decision-making in business.

Strategy Development

  • Intended Strategies: Deliberate management intent.
  • Emergent Strategies: Unplanned responses.
  • Unrealised Strategy: Intended strategies not carried out.
  • Realised Strategy: The strategy the organisation actually adopts.
  • Deliberate Strategy: Part of the intended strategy which is carried out as perceived.

Henry Mintzberg's Model of Strategy Development

  • Diagram showing the relationship between Intended, Deliberate, Emergent, and Realised Strategy.

Nature and Significance of Strategy

  • Strategy applications in various contexts (e.g., environmental, sports, personal development, healthcare, educational).
  • Business strategy's importance in achieving long-term goals in entrepreneurial and mature enterprises.

Defining Strategy

  • Strategy as a plan of action for long-term or overall aims.
  • Key characteristics: Focus on goals & objectives, long-term orientation, resource allocation, competitive positioning and scope.
  • Different definitions of strategy from various authors (Gerry Johnston, Kevin Scholes, and Alfred D. Chandler).

Strategy and the Operating Environment

  • Strategy formulation begins with vision, mission, and value statements
  • Analysis of the business environment(PESTEL) and internal analysis (SWOT)
  • A good strategy involves understanding of external and internal environment.

Role of Strategy

  • A company's strategy is a game plan for staking out a market position, managing operations, pleasing customers, competing effectively, and achieving objectives.

The Concept of Strategic Management

  • Defines strategic management as the defining, formulating, and evaluating of an organization's strategy.
  • Important aspects of strategic management: analysis of internal capabilities, external environment, and competitions.
  • The aim of strategic management is to achieve sustainable competitive advantage and create value for stakeholders (customers, employees, shareholders, and the community).

Strategic Management - Key Characteristics

  • Comprehensive Process: Defining, implementing, and evaluating an organization's strategy.
  • Integration: Aligning multiple functions and operations with strategic goals.
  • Adaptation: Monitoring internal and external environments and adapting strategy as needed.
  • Performance Management: Setting benchmarks, measuring outcomes, and taking corrective actions.
  • Leadership & Governance: Strong leadership is needed to drive the process and ensure alignment.

The Concept of Strategic Management (cont'd)

  • P's (according to Mintzberg): Plan, Ploy, Pattern, Position, Perspectives.
  • Strategic management as a continuous process evaluated and controlled regularly.

Fundamental Differences Between Strategy & Strategic Management

  • Scope & Focus: Strategy focuses on the "what" and "why," while strategic management focuses on the "how" and "when."
  • Timeframe: Strategy is long term; strategic management considers both short-term and long-term perspectives.
  • Nature: Strategy is static & directional; strategic management is dynamic & continuous.
  • **Components:**Strategy is composed of vision, mission, goals, and overall plan. Strategic management involves those components and implementation through projects, monitoring, and corrective action.

Three Main Elements in Strategic Management

  • A model of the elements of strategic management (diagram).

Stages of Strategic Management in an Organisation

  • Stages: Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation.

Stages of Strategic Management (cont'd)

  • Formulation: Environmental analysis, internal analysis, developing a vision/mission, establishing long-term objectives, SWOT analysis and choosing strategic priorities.
  • Implementation: Resource allocation, risk assessment, competitive positioning, strategic initiatives, alignment and communication, and regular review and adjustment.
  • Example Strategy Formulation Decisions: At the corporate level, what new business to enter, what business to abandon, expand operations/diversify, enter new markets, merge/form joint ventures, hostile takeovers.

Stages of Strategic Management (cont'd - Implementation)

  • Implementation: establishing objectives, policies, procedures, motivate and allocate resources to execute strategies
  • Action stage: building capabilities, managing change, review and adapt, reward performance.
  • Most difficult stage: the action stage of strategy implementation.

Stages of Strategic Management (cont'd - Evaluation)

  • Evaluation: comprises: reviewing external and internal factors, measuring performance, taking corrective actions to improve current strategies.

The Core of Strategic Management Concept

  • Mission & Vision: Organisation's purpose and desired future state.
  • Strategic Analysis: Assessment of internal strengths/weaknesses and external opportunities/threats.
  • Strategy Formulation: Developing strategic alternatives aligned with resources and capabilities.
  • Strategy Implementation: Translating chosen strategies into specific actions, allocating resources, defining responsibilities, and setting timelines.

Definitions & Concepts - Mission/Vision

  • Mission: What the organisation does, who it serves, and how.
  • Vision: The desired future state of the organisation, its ultimate goal.
  • Goals: Tangible ways to achieve the mission.
  • Values: The organisation's beliefs guiding actions towards goals.

The Core of Strategic Management Concept (cont'd)

  • Strategy Execution: Implementing strategies, effective communication, leadership, and organisational alignment.
  • Strategic Control & Evaluation: Monitoring progress, evaluating results against objectives, and making adjustments.
  • Continuous Improvement: Adapting to changes in the macro environment and seeking new opportunities.
  • Long-term Objectives: Specific results to achieve the basic mission and are for more than one year.

The Core of Strategic Management Concept (cont'd)

  • Strategies: means to achieve long-term objectives (expansion, diversification, acquisition, product development).
  • Annual Objectives: short-term milestones to reach long-term objectives.
  • Policies: guidelines, rules, procedures to support efforts (consistency and coordination).

Key Terms in the Language of Strategic Management

  • Definitions of mission, vision, goals, objectives, strategic capability, strategies, business model, and control. Include personal examples.

Nature and Significance of Strategic Management

  • Strategic management enhances resource utilization, overall performance, and resilience
  • Provides a long-term vision.
  • Creates competitive advantage through identification of strengths and opportunities.
  • Effectively allocates resources.

Nature and Significance of Strategic Management (cont'd)

  • Risk Management: Analysing external threats and internal weaknesses to mitigate potential negative impacts.
  • Innovation to Change: Encouraging creativity, exploration, and pursuit of new ideas.
  • Enhanced Decision–Making: Structured framework to consider different factors and effectively choose the best course of action based on the organisation's long-term objectives.
  • Financial Performance: Improved financial performance (increased revenues, reduced costs, higher profitability).

Nature and Significance of Strategic Management (cont'd)

  • Alignment of Efforts: Aligning departments and employees to common objectives.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Fostering transparency and building trust with stakeholders.
  • Sustainability & Social Impact: Considering environmental and social impact in strategies.

Benefits of Engagement in Strategic Management

  • Discharges Board Responsibility.
  • Provides a Framework for Decision-making.
  • Enables Measurement of progress.
  • Provides Organisational Perspectives.

Examples of Effective Strategic Management Practices

  • Companies which have successfully employed strategic management practices: Apple, Toyota, Amazon.
  • Additional examples from the slide.

Drawbacks of Strategic Management

  • Anticipating the future environment.
  • Its expense (cost).
  • Complex process.
  • Requires time and endurance for execution.

Reflective Questions

  • Key components of strategy.
  • Ensuring a robust strategy.

Conclusion

  • Summary of the session.

Strategic Questions

  • Primary goal of strategic management.
  • Key challenges and opportunities in strategic management.

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Test your knowledge on key concepts of strategic management, including mission definition, strategy evaluation, and formulation. This quiz covers important topics such as SWOT analysis and environmental analysis, providing a comprehensive overview of the strategic management process.

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