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There are two essays' questions on the paper that I submitted, and I need to write an essay for each question. Each question can be 250 words, so the total for both is 500 words.

NOTE: THE QUESTIONS ARE SEPARATED.

By the way, the last two words in the second question is "dynamic environment".

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SSAYS; Answer one of the following essays, using examples and management concepts. (20 points) 1. Strategy helps determine the success or failure of an organization. A. Briefly outline the six stages in the strategic management process. B. Explain the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix and describe how this model can help managers in setting strategy? C. Describe Michael Porter's model of Competitive Strategy and explain what he might suggest to the senior leadership of Walmart as they try to establish themselves in e-commerce. D. Why are E-Business Customer Service and Innovation Strategies so important to today's businesses? Please use examples. 2. Planning involves defining the organization's goals, establishing the strategies to achieve those goals and identifying the work to be done. A. What are the four reasons managers plan? How does planning impact performance? B. What is the difference between strategic and operational plans in terms time frame, specificity and frequency of use? C. As the new CEO of General Electric, John Flannery, prepares to restore the company to its forme prominence and financial strength, what might he consider in preparing the company's new goals and plans? D. What are some of the criticisms of planning? Describe some of the ways that mangers can plan more effectively in today's dynamic environment
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MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT
Strategic Planning

The first step in the strategic management process is developing the vision and mission of
the business through the use of the objects of the proposed business. The second step is to do the
business and operation analysis to ensure that the business strengths and weaknesses are properly
studied. Opportunities identification is done in the stage together with threats analysis and
investigation. Thus the viability of the business is established. Another step is to develop and
select a strategic option of the business. Since a number of strategies to implement the business
are available, a good manager should select the business strategic option following the analysis
of the business.
The forth step in the business strategic planning is to establish a strategic objective of the
business. At this stage, the manager is able to view the overall objective and strategy of the
business. In order to accomplish the said mission and vision, a good strategic objective is
selected. The fifth step is to implement the formulated strategy. The next step that a manager
should undertake is to ensure that the available resources to the business are fully utilized to
ensure optimum production. The last step in the business strategy plan is to do an executive
review of the whole implemented strategy and acknowledge its viability (Hodgkinson and
Sparrow (2002).
Boston Consulting Group matrix is a business review tool that is used by managers in
long-term business strategy plan...


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