Strategy map

a) What is smart beta? Before we can start describing Smart Beta, we must state that Beta is linked with the passive investment strategy while Alpha is linked with the active investment strategy. A smart beta investment strategy embraces a passive strategy but with a twist. It is related to a passive investment strategy because it is rule based due to no influence from portfolio managers and thus, following the market and does not trade stocks frequently, but still takes into account stock…

Organization development is an area of management that concerns itself with a broad study of a typical organization and what factors can bring about success of failure. But in order to take it up, there needs to be solid foundation laid down in the form of a strong, overarching set of basic principles, values & rules which is collectively called the organizational culture. This has to be set up by the topmost leadership and the management. Based on the organizational culture there are three…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Strategy has been defined as the game plan management has for positioning the company in its chosen market arena, competing successfully, pleasing customers and achieving good business performance (Thompson & Strickland, 2008). Historically, companies have competed predominantly based on how to gain the largest share of market space. Porter’s (1985) theories encourage companies to choose whether to focus on differentiation, cost leadership, or focus.…

2.0 Operational Strategy (OS) Operations strategy (OS) is the collective concrete mandated, actions chosen, or stimulated by corporate strategy. It because of implemented within the operations function. This operations strategy binds the various operations decisions and actions into a cohesive consistent response to competitive forces by linking firm policies, programs, systems, and actions into a systematic response to the competitive priorities chosen and communicated by the corporate or…

The entry and contracting process is one of the first steps that should be taken when conducting an organizational development process. Initially this process is used in taking account of the position of the organization undergoing development or change. The process includes three major steps which are; finding out the problems and issues under the organization, choosing the appropriate organizational practitioner as well as key members of the organization and tackling the issues and problems…

while fending off both powerful customers and suppliers. A company that focuses on there cost leadership strategy does not indicate that they will offer low prices than its rival but on the contrary profit can be made by selling the same products as others and earning bigger margin per unit or by undercutting rival’s pricing for a lower margin on a larger volume. In addition a cost leadership strategy is effectively implemented when a business designs, produces and markets comparable product…

Use a framework of your choice (e.g., Porter's Five Forces of Competition from the textbook) to perform a competitive analysis of the company's industry. Support your response. The Porter's Five Forces of Competitions is a model that was named after Michael E. Porter, its founder. The concept categorizes the five competitive forces that outline all industry and assist in identifying the industry's namely the strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats. The Five effects are as follows:…

In a global market, the choices of a competitive position are limited. The customer must be the body and soul of the business. Customer satisfaction, service quality and strategy management are fundamental elements of organization. While comparing roles of customer satisfaction, service quality, and strategic planning, service quality and the consumers satisfaction are the main burning issues that have mentioned each marketing practicener and theorists (Spreng and Mackoy,1996). Different…

BSG Lessons Learned How did the key theories and concepts in the course relate to the simulation? The Business Strategy Game (BSG) was the practice of strategic management that offers virtual executive experience. The assigned team could analyze the market, set the direction, and make strategy for company’s growth in BSG. To complete this simulation successfully, we had to use many key concepts, which were acquired in the WPC 480 course, to manage company’s strategic decision. External analysis…

Describe the strategic planning model, and who is involved in the strategy-making process Strategic planning model is a process of establishing a plan for the organizations moving forward. Strategic planning model includes defining strategic policies for the organization, identifying common goals, defining the outputs/outcomes…