Strategic Management

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What is a strategy?

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A plan of action designed to achieve a goal.

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What must you do before developing strategies?

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Clearly define your goals.

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How is strategy in business similar to strategy in sports, war, or politics?

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The parallels are so close that early business strategists studied military strategies in depth.

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What are the two processes involved in strategic management?

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1. Identifying specific goals for a firm and designing strategies to achieve those goals. 2. Implementing those strategies.

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What is the SWOT analysis used for?

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It is a strategic planning tool that helps organizations identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

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What do Strengths and Weaknesses represent in a SWOT analysis?

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They are internal to the organization.

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What do Opportunities and Threats represent in a SWOT analysis?

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They are external to the organization.

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What is an example of a specific goal in strategic management?

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Increase sales by 50% in three years.

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What questions must strategists answer when setting goals?

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How to achieve the goal, such as lowering prices, introducing new products, or expanding into other businesses.

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What section should you focus on for the personal strategic plan in the unit 5 Learning Journal assignment?

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Section 5.7, Figure 5.21 in the Management Principles reading.