Questions from Strategic Management

Q: Unilever is a European-based global consumer products company with a

Unilever is a European-based global consumer products company with a strong sustainable environment strategy. To improve efficiencies, Unilever has adopted a worldwide product structure. The company...

Q: Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. Is China’s largest producer of

Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. Is China’s largest producer of heavy equipment (and 5th largest globally). Sany’s businesses consist of cranes, road construction machinery, port machinery, and pump...

Q: A common rationale for alliances is that firms seek out complementary resources

A common rationale for alliances is that firms seek out complementary resources from an alliance partner. The Mini-Case notes that a new rationale for alliances has emerged in the literature –...

Q: What are the short- and long-term outcomes associated with

What are the short- and long-term outcomes associated with the different restructuring strategies?

Q: Why are merger and acquisition strategies popular in many firms competing in

Why are merger and acquisition strategies popular in many firms competing in the global economy?

Q: What reasons account for firms’ decisions to use acquisition strategies as a

What reasons account for firms’ decisions to use acquisition strategies as a means to achieving strategic competitiveness?

Q: What are the seven primary problems that affect a firm’s efforts to

What are the seven primary problems that affect a firm’s efforts to successfully use an acquisition strategy?

Q: What are the attributes associated with a successful acquisition strategy?

What are the attributes associated with a successful acquisition strategy?

Q: What is the restructuring strategy, and what are its common forms

What is the restructuring strategy, and what are its common forms?

Q: This case describes a unique opportunity for one of the largest financial

This case describes a unique opportunity for one of the largest financial brand names in the world, American Express, whose leaders have demonstrated a knack for identifying obscure market niches. The...