THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CYCLE

THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CYCLE For your assignment this session the organization you will be reviewin" rel="nofollow">ing is Dish. You will be considerin" rel="nofollow">ing how this organization competes within" rel="nofollow">in a very competitive in" rel="nofollow">industry. After reviewin" rel="nofollow">ing the book section, presentation materials, and additional readin" rel="nofollow">ings, consider the organization’s mission/vision/values and key stakeholders and discuss the organization’s position and niche in" rel="nofollow">in the competitive environment. Make sure you present the company’s mission, vision, and/or values (whatever the company makes available to the public along these lin" rel="nofollow">ines), and discuss the company’s most important primary stakeholders. Indicate whether you believe the company’s mission, vision, and/or value statements are in" rel="nofollow">in alignment with stakeholder needs. That is, does the organization treat key stakeholders in" rel="nofollow">in a fashion that is in" rel="nofollow">in alignment with its posted mission/vision/values? Also, is the organization’s mission/vision/values in" rel="nofollow">in alignment with the volatile environment in" rel="nofollow">in which it competes? THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CYCLE Here is an e-text we will be usin" rel="nofollow">ing throughout the session that provides a good overview of the strategic management cycle. Please read the pages specified: Subba, R. (2009). Strategic Management [Includin" rel="nofollow">ing Skill Development]. Himalaya Publishin" rel="nofollow">ing House. Retrieved as e-book from Trident University’s onlin" rel="nofollow">ine library. Pp. 20-51 Here are a few articles that provide more of an overview of strategic management: Nag, R., Hambrick, D. C., & Chen, M. (2007). What is strategic management, really? Inductive derivation of a consensus defin" rel="nofollow">inition of the field. Strategic Management Journal, 28(9), 935-955. Retrieved from Trident University Library. Harrin" rel="nofollow">ington, R. J., & Ottenbacher, M. C. (2011). Strategic management. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 23(4), 439-462. Retrieved from Trident University Library. Here are a couple presentations that also provide an overview of strategic management: Pearson Custom (2014), Strategic Management Process and Organizational Strategies. Retrieved from: http://www.pearsoncustom.com/mct-comprehensive/asset.php?isbn=1269879944&id=12166 Pearson Custom (2014), Strategic Management and Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing Techniques. Retrieved from: http://www.pearsoncustom.com/mct-comprehensive/asset.php?isbn=1269879944&id=12168 Please open the Trident University IBIS World document and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on the “Click Here” hyperlin" rel="nofollow">ink at the bottom of the page. This will take you to IBIS World, an organization well known for conductin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">industry level research. Run a search on “Cable” in" rel="nofollow">in the search win" rel="nofollow">indow. You will then see a list of lin" rel="nofollow">inks that will lead you to detailed in" rel="nofollow">industry specific report. Please click on Cable Providers in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. Also take some time to look at what’s goin" rel="nofollow">ing on in" rel="nofollow">in related in" rel="nofollow">industries. Here are some readin" rel="nofollow">ings related to the competitive environment surroundin" rel="nofollow">ing the cable in" rel="nofollow">industry. Although many folks consider large cable companies to have a near monopoly position in" rel="nofollow">in the marketplace, the services provided by organizations such as Netflix, Dish, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and others are causin" rel="nofollow">ing a lot of in" rel="nofollow">individuals to ‘cut the cord’ due to the high prices the cable companies charge for their services. Gallaga, O. L. (2014, Jun 15). Rethin" rel="nofollow">ink costs before cuttin" rel="nofollow">ing cable cord. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution Retrieved from Trident University Library. Mann, E. (2014, Apr 08). Students cuttin" rel="nofollow">ing the cord to cable. University Wire Retrieved from Trident University Library. Platt, G. (2014). Cable television in" rel="nofollow">industry consolidates. Global Fin" rel="nofollow">inance, 28(3), 63. Retrieved from Trident University Library. Schredder, S. (2014, Apr 29). Netflix goes cable. Benzin" rel="nofollow">inga Newswires Retrieved from Trident University Library. Makin" rel="nofollow">ing friends; Netflix. (2013, Sep 14). The Economist, 408, 71. Retrieved from Trident University Library.