strategic management

Which of the following is NOT part of a company's macro-environment?

• The company's resource strengths, weaknesses and competitive capabilities.
• Economic factors.
• Political and Socio-Cultural factors.
• Technological factors and Legal conditions.

The most widely used tool for diagnosing the principle competitive pressures in a market is the:

• SWOT.
• Competitor Profiling.
• Five Forces Model.
• Market analysis.

Which of the following is generally NOT considered a barrier to entry?

• The reaction of incumbent firms to rapid market growth.
• Strong brand preferences and a high degree of customer loyalty.
• High capital requirements and restrictive government policies.
• Strong “network effects” in customer demand.

A company’s strategic plan:

• maps out the company’s history.
• links the company’s financial targets to control mechanisms.
• outlines the competitive moves and approaches to be used in achieving the desired business results.
• all of these.

A company’s strategic plan:

• links the company’s financial targets to control mechanisms.

• maps out the company’s history.

• outlines the competitive moves and approaches to be used in achieving the desired business results

• All the above

Strategic planning is....

• Long term planning

• Short term planning

• General planning

• Seasonal planning

Which is NOT a part of Porters 5 forces?

• Bargaining power of Suppliers

• Threat of New entrants

• Bargaining power of customers

• Financial threat

Which is the FIRST step in the strategic Management process?

• Monitoring and evaluating strategies

• Developing the vision and mission

• Strategy formulation

• Goals and Objectives

In the BCG matrix , which of the following the strategy is sell off (divest)?

• Star

• Cow

• Question mark

• Dog

What does the "S" stand for in PESTLE?

• Support

• Short term

• Social

• Subsidiary