Questions from Strategic Management


Q: Make up an example to show clearly and completely that you can

Make up an example to show clearly and completely that you can develop an IE Matrix for a 3-division company, where each division has $10, $20, and $40 in revenues, and $2, $4, and $1 in profits. Stat...

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Q: How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 impact boards of

How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 impact boards of directors?

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Q: Rank Business Week’s “principles of good governance” from 1 to

Rank Business Week’s “principles of good governance” from 1 to 14 (1 being most important and 14 least important) to reveal your assessment of these new rules.

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Q: Why is it important to work row by row instead of column

Why is it important to work row by row instead of column by column in preparing a QSPM?

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Q: Overlay a BCG Matrix with a Grand Strategy Matrix and discuss similarities

Overlay a BCG Matrix with a Grand Strategy Matrix and discuss similarities in terms of format and implications.

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Q: Walt Disney’s Board of Directors consists of eight men and five women

Walt Disney’s Board of Directors consists of eight men and five women. Why should a Board not consist of all men, or all women, or all whites, or all minorities?

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Q: Many multidivisional firms do not report revenues or profits by division or

Many multidivisional firms do not report revenues or profits by division or segment in their Form 10K or Annual Report. What are the pros and cons of this management practice? Discuss.

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Q: List six drawbacks of using only subjective information in formulating strategies.

List six drawbacks of using only subjective information in formulating strategies.

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Q: List three limitations of the SWOT Matrix and analysis.

List three limitations of the SWOT Matrix and analysis.

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Q: For the following three firms using the given factors, calculate a

For the following three firms using the given factors, calculate a reasonable Stability Position (SP) coordinate to go on the SPACE Matrix axis, given what you know about the nature of those industrie...

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