Questions from Strategic Management

Q: Discuss the accuracy of the following statement: Formal strategic planning systems

Discuss the accuracy of the following statement: Formal strategic planning systems are irrelevant for firms competing in high-technology industries where the pace of change is so rapid that plans are...

Q: Where the actions that John Thain took on personal perks and bonuses

Where the actions that John Thain took on personal perks and bonuses legal? Were they ethical? What does this case teach you about the difference between staying within the bounds of the law and behav...

Q: How might a company configure its strategy making processes to reduce the

How might a company configure its strategy making processes to reduce the probability that managers will pursue their own self-interest at the expense of stockholders?

Q: In a public corporation, should the CEO of the company also

In a public corporation, should the CEO of the company also be allowed to be the chairman of the board (as allowed for by the current law)? What problems might this give rise to?

Q: In the 1970s and 1980s Palmisano states that IBM was organized as

In the 1970s and 1980s Palmisano states that IBM was organized as a classic multinational enterprise. What does this mean? Why do you think IBM was organized that way? What were the advantages of this...

Q: Under what conditions is it ethically defensible to outsource production to producers

Under what conditions is it ethically defensible to outsource production to producers in the developing world who have much lower labor costs when such actions involve laying off long-term employees i...

Q: Is it ethical for a firm faced with a shortage of labor

Is it ethical for a firm faced with a shortage of labor to employ illegal immigrants as labor?

Q: How prevalent has the agency problem been in corporate America during the

How prevalent has the agency problem been in corporate America during the last decade? During the late-1990s there was a boom in initial public offerings of Internet companies (dot. com companies). Th...

Q: If a related company begins to purchase unrelated businesses, in what

If a related company begins to purchase unrelated businesses, in what ways should it change its structure or control mechanisms to manage the acquisitions?

Q: Cloud computing is still in its infancy. If business history teaches

Cloud computing is still in its infancy. If business history teaches us anything, it is that events often do not turn out the way that planners thought they would. Given this, might it have been bette...