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ASSIGNMENT MBA III Strategic Management Note to the students: Please note the scheme of marks for exams

in the institutes website. The following questions are given as a part of preparation for Section A of the External Exams: i.e. each question carries 10 marks and hence, students are expected to write answers in the detail required for a 10 marks question. At the end are some extra questions added to remind you that the exam may contain any question in the syllabus and not restricted to these 20 questions only. Students would be asked to submit answers to specific question numbers ,by a date provided in notices in the website. It would be the responsibility of the students to check on the notices as to when an assignment related to the following questions is required to be submitted. QUESTIONS: Q1. Define Strategic Management. From the definition, what features of strategic management emerge? Q2. Write a detailed note on strategic decision making (explain the scope of strategic management and characteristics of strategic issues) Q3. Why is strategic management needed? Explain the benefits of strategic management. Q4. With the help of a flow chart, explain the strategic management process. Explain the various components of strategic management. Q5. Explain in detail, the components of the Macro/Remote external environment OR Explain in detail, the components of the Micro/Operating environment. [a question asking only macro or micro variables may be asked, i.e. there may not be such a choice] Q6. Write a detailed note on environment scanning bringing out the meaning of environment scanning; approaches used for environment scanning; data sources from where a firm can conduct environment scanning and list the methods used in environment scanning. Q7. Explain the meaning of opportunities and threats. Explain the matrices to diagnose opportunities and threats. Q8. What is meant by organisational appraisal? Discuss the internal factors that are analysed in organisational appraisal. Q9. Write notes on: [no choice] i. SAP Analysis

ii. iii.

Value Chain ETOP analysis

Q10. Explain the major grand strategies undertaken as corporate strategies. Q11. Discuss various concentration strategies as brought out in the Ansoffs Matrix. Q12. Explain the various Cooperative strategies Q13. Explain Porters generic business strategies Q14. Explain Porters five forces model for analysis of an industry. Q15. Write notes on: i. ii. Experience Curve analysis Competitor analysis

Q16. Explain Life Cycle Analysis at the industry level and business strategies needed for various stages of the industry life cycle. Q17. Explain GE matrix and its implications Q18. Explain the BCG Matrix and implications in taking strategic decisions. Q19. Explain how organisational structure, help in institutionalising strategy. Q20. What roles do leadership and culture of an organisation play in implementation of strategy? Extra Questions: Q1. What are the benefits of diversification strategies? Explain the types of diversification strategies with examples for each. Q2. When is Retrenchment strategy needed? Q3. A situation (caselet or case) may be given as part of Section B asking application of concepts learnt in class. This would carry 20 marks. Example: a situation faced by a company may be described and you may be asked to recommend a grand strategy, asking also why you have chosen to recommend the grand strategy. Another example: a situation related to various SBUs of a company may be provided, asking you to apply BCGs Matrix to develop strategies for the various SBUs in the question.

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