Management Assignment
• Comment on the statement: "Strategic Management is an Ongoing Process".
• Identify at least two current trends in strategic management. Discuss briefly how these had impacted on strategic management.
• Read through the following Required Reading Materials:
o "Organizational Strategic Planning, Implementation and Evaluation with Analysis of Challenges and Benefits for Profit and Nonprofit Organiztions". by: Moses Jeremiah Barasa Kabeyi
o "Strategic Management in the Complexity Paradigm" by: Vahid Khashei and Iman Ashoteh
Instruction
Prepare a short reaction paper (not more than 1,000 words). The reaction paper should include a short summary of the work, but the main focus is your thoughts, feelings, impressions and rationalizations about what's discussed in the original text.
• Read and analyze the statements below. Answers should be substantial and comprehensive.
Pick 2 companies with international operations like GAP, Nestle, and Toyota. Identify what issues are important to evaluate before they go on international operation for these companies as they develop their strategies. Analyze in terms of the trade-offs between pressure for management effectiveness/efficiency and pressure for local responsiveness.
How should each company be organized in order to successfully carry out their strategy? Develop a framework for each company
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.