Typical Examination Questions for Strategic Management

Typical Revision and Examination

Questions for Strategic

Management

(Tackling the Exam)

Last 1st term lesson ¨C 27th Jan. 2005

Dr David Ward

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What and How to Revise

Slides

Summary

of Slides

+

Mock

Examination

Remember the case studies:

?Ecosmartshop

?Marketing the Japanese way

?Business ethics

?Communication strategy

?Shackletonian leadership etc.

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Recommended Revision

Ist

Ist Term

Term

?Read

?Read the

the summaries

summaries of

of all

all lessons

lessons and

and also

also the

the

mock

mock examination

examination provided.

provided. Read

Read chapters

chapters 1-7

1-7

?Prepare

?Prepare aa list

list of

of your

your personal

personal cases/experiences

cases/experiences

2nd

2nd Term

Term

?Basic

?Basic lesson/chapter

lesson/chapter reading

reading should

should include

include

chapters:1

chapters:1 to

to 6,

6, 99 and

and 11

11

Extended

Extended chapter

chapter reading

reading should

should ALSO

ALSO include

include

chapters:13

chapters:13 and

and 15

15

?Extensive

?Extensive chapter

chapter reading

reading should

should cover

cover the

the rest

rest of

of

the

chapters 12

12 and

and the

the appendix!.

appendix!.

the text

text except

except chapters

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Further Details for Revision

1st Term

?Lesson 1 to 12 are covered Ch. 1 to 7 pp.1-184 (Incl. the

spectrum of competition) of the text book

?Prepare your examples of strategy

2nd Term

?Lessons 13-14 looks at trends: pp.381-397

?Lessons 15-16 pp.25-36, pp.387-397

?Lessons 17-18 pp. 215-238, pp.351-379 and pp.387-399

?Lessons 19-20 pp.222-225, pp.284-287 and pp.399-400

?Lessons 21-22 pp.329-349

?Lessons 23-24 pp.271-304

Notes: The first term lessons are in-line with chapters 1-7 of the text book and

then from the 2nd term onwards I have assembled my lessons based on several

texts. The above page numbers and previous chapter numbers refer to the

Saloner-Shepard-Podolny text.

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Key things to Think About and Know

?Standard

?Standard definitions

definitions in

in SM

SM

?PLC

?PLC and

and How/why

How/why company

company strategy

strategy change

change

?Strategic

?Strategic thinking

thinking and

and planning

planning

?The

?The effects

effects of

of globalisation

globalisation

?Change

?Change and

and Types

Types of

of competition

competition

?Basic

?Basic SM

SM models

models and

and tools

tools

?The

?The life

life of

of industries

industries and

and economies

economies of

of scale

scale

?The

?The SM

SM process

process

?Competitive

?Competitive advantage

advantage

?Examples

?Examples of

of trends,

trends, megatrends

megatrends etc.

etc.

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