Strategic Management so far - Unit 1 to unit 4

T3 MBA 2019 : Unit-4 - Part B questions@10 marks

1. Narrate the Competitor Analysis & its Significance in Strategic Management

2. Elucidate with suitable Example Competitor Response Profiling

3. Narrate Michael Porters 5 forces analysis

4. State Michael Porters Generic Strategies and how these provide competitive advantage

5. List the linkages of  Product/Market Strategies associated with the generic strategies propounded by Michael Porter and explain the Generic Strategies

6. Elucidate Blue Ocean Strategy with two example from India.Specify the 4 action points framework under Blue Ocean strategy? What is the significance of Blue Ocean Strategy in Strategic Management

7. Elucidate the Blue Ocean strategy and relevance of its 6 basic principles in Strategic Management

8. Elucidate the Tools for designing Blue Ocean strategy

T3 MBA 2019 : Unit-4 - Part A questions @ 2 marks

1. Write short Notes ona) Competitor Analysis in Strategic management

b) Who all benefits from competitor analysis in Strategic Management

c) Competitor Analysis Vs. Competitor response analysis

d) Competitor profile matrix

e) Competitor Response Analysis

f) Perceptual mapping

g) Cost leadership

h) Differentiation

i)      Focus

j)       Best-Cost provider Strategy

k) The crux of Blue Ocean Strategy

l)       Strategy canvass

m) Eliminate-Reduce-Raise-Create grid under Blue Ocean strategy

2.  List components of competitive analysis

3.. List major type of competitor responses

3.  List major type of competitors

4.  List 4 major factors that make competition weak

5. List the five  forces in Porters 5 forces analysis

6.  List the 4 items of Entry barriers under Michael Porters 5 Forces

7. List 4 items of manifestations of Supplier Power under Michael Porters 5 Forces

8.  List 4 items of manifestations of Buyer Power s under Michael Porters 5 Forces

9. List 4 items of manifestation of power of substitutes  under Michael Porters 5 Forces

10. List 4 items of manifestations of Competitive Power  under Michael Porters 5 Forces

11. Name the strategy that was added to the major generic strategies at a later stage

12.  List the major generic strategies propounded by Michael Porter

13. Name the Strategy propounded by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne in 2005

14. List the Four Action Framework of Blue Ocean Strategy

15. State an example for a firm following and succeeding with Blue Ocean Strategy in India

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T3 MBA 2019 Unit 3 Part B questions @ 10 marks

1. Narrate the significance of Internal analysis in Strategic management

2. List and explain tools of Internal Analysis

3. Narrate SWOT analysis

4. Elucidate the process of organisational capability analysis in Strategic management

5. What is the significance of “ Organisational Capability”, “ Strategic advantage” and “Core competency” as afar as a firm is concerned. Explain with suitable example to bring out the subtle difference in meaning among these words

6. Narrate tools for Organisational capability Analysis[clue:GAP , McKinsey’s 7S framework]

7. Narrate tools for strategic advantage profile[clue:BCG, PIMS, TOWS]

8. Elucidate the significance of External analysis in Strategic management

9. List and explain tools of External analysis[SWOT, PESTEL, Porters 5 Forces, ]

10. Elucidate components of Strategic Advantages Profile

11. Define core Competency. Give example of Core Competency as put forward by Prahlad & Hamel. How do you identify core competency of a given firm

12. Narrate McKinsey 7 S s framework and how does it aid in Strategic  Management

13. List major tools of GAP analysis & Elucidate at least two of them

14. Why do experts consider McKinsey’s 7S s framework superior to other tools in GAP analysis

T3 MBA 2019 Unit 3 Part A questions @ 2 marks

1. Write short notes on

a. List Major Components of firm’s Internal environment relevant for Strategic Management

b. Cultural intensity

c. Cultural integration

d. Technological environment

e. Innovation

f. Entrepreneurship

g. Benefits of SWOT analysis

h. Pitfalls of SWOT analysis

i. List components of SWOT analysis

j. List components of Resource Based View

k. Competitive advantage

l. Key success factor

m. Key performance measure

n. Value Chain analysis

o. Organisational capability

p. List components of Strategic capability

q. Redundant vs. Dynamic capabilities

r. Threshold capability Vs. Distinctive capability

s. Strategic advantage

t. Core competency

u. List three factors suggested by Prahlad and Hamel for identifying Core competency

v. List hard Ss in McKinsey’s 7S framework

w. List soft Ss in mcKinsey’s 7S framework

2. State true or false

a) GAP analysis brings out the deficiencies in organisational capability to compete in the market place

b) McKinsey’s 7Ss Framework provides an operational control device as well as strategy implementation tool 

T3 MBA 2019 Unit 2 Part B Questions @ 10 marks

1. “Successful strategy formulation does not guarantee successful strategy implementation.”

-Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan. Comment on the statement in the light of Strategic Management

2. “ Structure follows Strategy” Do you agree? Substantiate in the light of Strategic management

3. Narrate barriers to implementation of  Strategy

4. Elucidate the role of Organizational Structure and Culture in Strategy Implementation and control

5. Narrate the role of Organizational leadership in Strategy Implementation and control

6. Elucidate the Strategic & Operational controls in Strategic Management

7. Narrate Essential features of effective Evaluation & Control system

8. Strategic Management is all about “ change management”. Do you agree ? Substantiate your answer

9. Narrate different types of organizational structures suitable for specific corporate level strategies

10. Narrate Corporate level Strategies under Strategic Management

11. Compare & contrast the operations control Vs. Strategic controls

12. Narrate tools for Control in Strategic Management

13. Elucidate Balanced Score Card and its significance in Strategic Management

T3 MBA 2019 Unit - 2 Part A Questions @ 2 marks

1. Write short Notes on

a.  Organizational Design

b. Forward linkages to Strategy Implementation

c. Backward linkages to Strategy Implementation

d. Unrealised Strategy

e. Emergent Strategy

f. Roulette in Strategy Formulation-Implentation Cell matrix

g. Greiner Curve in Strategic Management

2. List the four views of balanced Score Card

3. State true or false

a. In Strategy Implementation, the role of Top & Middle Management is quite high compared to Functional Depts in a firm

b. In Stratigy Formulation the role of Functional  Departments is quite high compared to both Top & Middle Management in a firm

4. List 4 types of Strategic controls

5. List external controls in Strategy Implementation

6. List internal controls in Strategy Implementation

7. List components/characteristics  of Strategic leadership

8. Edgar Schein, Shalom Schwartz, Geert Hofstede, and other leading scholars, have identified four generally accepted attributes. State name of these attributes

9. List key roles of the Strategic Leadership

10. List key roles of Middle level management

11. List steps in strategy implementation

12. List two major aspects of Strategic Evaluation & Control

13. List symptoms of malfunctioning of Strategy

14. Fill in the blanks

a) “PIT meeting” conducted by Ford company is an example of -----------

b) Overall view of a company ‘s Implementation of the Strategy is provided by ……………………….developed by Kaplan & ……………….

T3 MBA 2019 -Unit-1 Part B Questions @ 10 marks

1. How do the terms Mission, Objectives, Strategies, Programs, Budgets, Procedure differ in true sense – explain

2. Narrate the Strategic management process in terms of organizational life cycle

3. What are the different modes of strategic Decision making and explain the process of strategic decision making

4. Structure follows strategy. Do you agree? Explain

5. Discuss the subjective factors , which influence the strategic choice

6. Explain the role of CEO and Board of directors in Strategy formulation

7. Explain relationship between Corporate Governance & Strategic Descisions

8. How can corporate culture be changed at the process of strategic Implementation

T3 MBA 2019- Unit-1 Part-A Questions @ 2 marks

1. Write short Notes on:

a. Decision making

b. Characteristics of Strategic decisions

c. Programmed Vs. Non-Programmed Decisions

d. Strategy

e. Strategic Management

f. Corporate strategy

g. Business level strategy

h. Functional level strategy

i. Strategic intent

j. Vision

k. Mission

l. Corporate governance

m. Strategic leadership

n. SBU

o. Tactics

2. list levels of strategic decisions

3. list steps in strategic decision process

4. list steps in strategic decision formulation

5. list steps in strategic implementation

6. list steps in strategic decision Evaluation and control

7. list stages in life of an organization where structural changes are required

8. list tools used for strategic control