Textbook Pearce II, John A. and Richard B. Robinson, Jr. (2015). Strategic Management: Planning for Domestic & Global Competition, 14th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. (ISBN: 978-0-07-786251-0)
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Section 1: Case Study
A brief discussion of the central topics introduced in Chapter 13 (i.e., Strategic Control). For example, discuss the topic of strategic control (e.g., identify the different types of strategic and operational control systems the firm uses).
A brief discussion of the central topics introduced in Chapter 14 (i.e., Innovation and Entrepreneurship). For example, discuss any actions the organization is currently taking (or has recently undertaken) to make the firm more innovative and entrepreneurial and, hence, more competitive.
Section 3: Analysis and Evaluation
Analyze the firm in the context of the ideas articulated in Chapter 13. For example, analyze the types of strategic controls the firm uses. Are they appropriate? Why or why not? Analyze the operational control systems the firm uses. Are they appropriate? Why or why not?
Analyze the firm in the context of the ideas articulated in Chapter 14. For example, analyze any actions the organization is currently taking (or has recently undertaken) to make the firm more innovative and entrepreneurial and, hence, more competitive. Are they appropriate? Why or why not?
Section 4: Recommendations – 5-Year Strategic Plan/Final Consulting Report
Use the ideas put forward in Chapter 13 to suggest ways to effectively control the new strategy. In other words, recommend specific strategic and operational controls. For example, identify the key assumptions (i.e., premises) the proposed strategy is based on; that is, identify what premises should be monitored. Bottom line, your team should demonstrate that it understands the four basic types of strategic controls outlined in Chapter 13.
Use the ideas put forward in Chapter 14 to recommend actions the organization should take to make the firm more innovative and entrepreneurial and, hence, more competitive.
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