Questions from Strategic Management

Q: How do the three elements of globalization, innovation, and sustainability

How do the three elements of globalization, innovation, and sustainability impact your understanding of strategy?

Q: Explain how using an IFAS Table impacts the understanding of a company’s

Explain how using an IFAS Table impacts the understanding of a company’s internal resources and capabilities.

Q: What concepts or assumptions underlie the BCG growth-share matrix?

What concepts or assumptions underlie the BCG growth-share matrix? Are these concepts valid? Why or why not?

Q: What are the pros and cons of technological leader versus technological follower

What are the pros and cons of technological leader versus technological follower as a functional strategy?

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of the devil’s advocate, dialectical

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the devil’s advocate, dialectical inquiry, and consensus approaches to making strategic choices?

Q: Should functional strategies be categorized under strategy formulation or under strategy implementation

Should functional strategies be categorized under strategy formulation or under strategy implementation?

Q: Japanese corporations typically involve many more organizational levels and people in the

Japanese corporations typically involve many more organizational levels and people in the development of implementation plans than do U.S. corporations. Is this appropriate? Why or why not?

Q: Does structure follow strategy or does strategy follow structure? Why?

Does structure follow strategy or does strategy follow structure? Why?

Q: How might manager–strategy fit be accomplished short of firing current

How might manager–strategy fit be accomplished short of firing current managers?

Q: Does culture follow strategy or does strategy follow culture? Why?

Does culture follow strategy or does strategy follow culture? Why?