Exam 1 Study Guide - University of Dayton



Exam 2 Study Guide

MGT 490 Managing the Enterprise

The purpose of this study guide is to help establish a domain of potential topics that might be on the exam. It is never intended to replace the chapters and understanding all of the concepts. This Study Guide will cover most, but not all, of the concepts that are on the exam. All of the questions are from the text and/or come from discussion in the classroom. The exam will be challenging; neither impossible nor easy. There will be a number of questions from each chapter and topic area covered in class. The exam will be a multiple choice format.

|Chapter 5 |Chapter 6 |Chapter 7 |

|Competitive Rivalry |Corporate-level Strategy |3 mechanisms for implementing corporate-level |

|Competitive Dynamics |Levels of Diversification |strategies |

|Strategic Actions |Diversification and Firm Performance |Mergers |

|Tactical Actions |Corporate-level strategies as they correspond to |Takeovers |

|Competitive Analysis |levels of diversification |Acquisitions |

|Drivers of Competitive Behavior |Value-creating reasons why firms diversify |Horizontal and Vertical Acquisitions |

|Likelihood of Attack Factors |Value-neutral reasons why firms diversify |Reasons firms pursue acquisitions |

|Likelihood of Response Factors |Value-reducing reasons why firms diversify |Problems with acquisitions |

|Competitive Speed of Different Markets |Any examples discussed |Ways to increase the likelihood of acquisition |

|Any examples discussed |Any in-class exercises |success |

|Any in-class exercises | |Restructuring strategies |

| | |Outcomes of restructuring |

| | |Any examples discussed |

| | |Any in-class exercises |

|Chapter 8 |

|International Strategy |

|Liabilities of Foreignness |

|Reasons firms pursue international strategies |

|Types of international strategies |

|Porter’s Determinants of National Advantage |

|Corporate-level international strategies |

|Modes of international entry and competition |

|Major risks in international environments |

|Any examples discussed |

|Any in-class exercises |

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