Multiple Choice Questions
1. All of the following general forces represent the societal environmental except
a. technological.
b. special-interest.
c. political-legal.
d. economic.
2. Forces that regulate the exchange of materials, money, energy, and information are known as
a. economic.
b. political-legal.
c. sociocultural.
d. technological.
3. The _____ includes those elements or groups that directly affect the corporation and are affected by it.
a. organizational analysis
b. industry analysis
c. task environment
d. societal environment
4. A corporation's _____ are those key environmental trends that are judged to have both a medium to high probability of occurrence and a medium to high probability of impact on the corporation.
a. internal strategic factors
b. strategic types
c. external strategic factors
d. strategic groups
5. All of the following are possible barriers to entry except
a. switching costs.
b. government policy.
c. product uniformity.
d. economies of scale.
6. Which of the following factors is related to intense rivalry among existing firms?
a. cost disadvantages independent of size
b. access to distribution channels
c. height of exit barriers
d. capital requirements
7. Corporations that lack a consistent strategy-structure-culture relationship are known as
a. analyzers.
b. defenders.
c. prospectors.
d. reactors.
8. A(n) _____ summarizes the key success factors within a particular industry.
a. business portfolio matrix
b. industry matrix
c. issues priority matrix
d. product/market growth matrix
9. _____ is a formal program of gathering information on a company's competitors.
a. Environmental scanning
b. Competitive surveillance
c. Competitive intelligence
d. Industry analysis
10. _____ is a quantitative technique that attempts to discover causal or at least explanatory factors that link two or more time series together.
a. Industry scenario
b. Statistical modeling
c. Scenario writing
d. Delphi technique
Essay Section
1. Visit the Proctor & Gamble website: http://www.pg.com/en_US/index.shtml
Is P&G an example of a multidomestic or a global industry? Explain your answer. How does the company use environmental scanning? Develop an EFAS (External Factors Analysis Summary) matrix based on your findings.
2. Link to the General Mills website: http://www.generalmills.com/
In what ways might General Mills create a high entry barrier and a threat to new entrants to any competitor in the food industry? What substitute products compete directly with General Mill's key brands? Write a brief summary on the threat of substitute products to General Mills' overall product mix.
Summer 2010: External Environment Assignment
Thursday 8 July 2010
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2nd Case Study Homework (Ödevi iki)- Leadership (5 points)
Sunday 9 May 2010
Click on this link to view the case study.
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_bnZH_LKBYXMWFmMWQyYTUtOTkwNi00OWZiLTk2ZTctZTc0OWIzZTcwMzZh&hl=en
Read it Carefully and answer the questions at the end of the case study.
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CSM First Strategy Case-Study Assignment
Saturday 24 April 2010
CLICK on the link below to view a very basic case study about NIVEA cosmetics.
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_bnZH_LKBYXNjI1ODhhMTktM2Y1YS00MjM1LWFmY2QtMzc3N2MyNmIwNTkx&hl=en
http://www.nivea.com/
Examining websites of competitors will also prove helpful in answering the Part B section of this assignment.
CLICK HERE to view the case study:
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_bnZH_LKBYXNjI1ODhhMTktM2Y1YS00MjM1LWFmY2QtMzc3N2MyNmIwNTkx&hl=en
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ABSM 102 Homework (Odevi) 1
Tuesday 9 March 2010
This homework is a case study on the recruitment and selection process of a company called Enterprise Rent -A-Car. Read the case-study home work on this link and answer the six questions below:
Case Study Link:
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_bnZH_LKBYXMjVkN2JjNmQtZjU1My00ZDQ3LTgxNTYtMmI0NGJjZjFmYzg5&hl=en
(Your class notes on recruiting and selecting staff, will be very useful in carrying out this assignment. So I advice you read and understand them before doing the assignment.)
To find the meaning of any difficult business English word you find in this assignment, use the following online dictionary: http://www.businessdictionary.com/
Questions:
1. How does Enterprise attract high quality staff?
2. How does Enterprise carry out external recruitment?
3. How many promotions must a new worker (Management Trainee) get, to become a branch manager at Enterprise Rent-A- Car?
4. How many ways can new recruits enter Enterprise?
5. List the process by which Enterprise selects its employees.
6. what skills and abilities does Enterprise look for when selecting its recruits?
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Published Articles
Saturday 6 February 2010
NON-STRATEGY RELATED
1. Title: A Country Risk Assessment of Nigeria: International Business Opportunities and Threats.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26470256/Country-Risk-Assessment-NIGERIA
Docstoc: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24626475/A-Country-Risk-Assessment-of-Nigeria
2. Ideological Differences in Modern Democratic Countries.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/29180304/Ideological-Differences-in-Modern-Democratic-Countries
3. Impact of Family Businesses on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from the East Lothian Area of Scotland.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26491916/Impact-of-Family-Businesses-on-Regional-Economic-Development-Evidence-from-the-East-Lothian-Area-of-Scotland
4. Entry of Foreign Banks into North Cyprus: A Research Proposal.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26499265/Entry-of-Foreign-Banks-Into-North-Cyprus-A-Research-Proposal
5. Consumer Made Advertisements and Promotions.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26490292/Consumer-Made-Advertisements-and-Promotions
6. The Impact of Internet Usage on the Health and Social Life of Canadians.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26487585/The-Impact-of-Internet-Usage-on-the-Health-and-Social-Life-of-Canadians
7. The Added Value of Software Engineering: A Research Proposal.
Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26509833/The-Added-Value-of-Software-Engineering-A-Research-Proposal
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