Strategy Essays

Apple Inc. (Apple), incorporated on January 3, 1977, designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, …

The first unions were organized during the economic depression of the 1820s. The Sherman Antitrust Act, enacted in 1890, was initially applied to any activity that interrupted the free flow of commerce. Applied to unions to stifle their activity. The Clayton Act, enacted in 1914 with good intent toward labor, …

This type of analysis is designed to help identify several areas of a business that may need improvement and other areas where the company may be able to improve upon. SWOT is an acronym for; Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. A company should consider this analysis to be one of …

The first day of the decision making and negotiation workshop was good. We had good negotiation exercises and case studies and I thought it was quite helpful. Today we learnt about the 2 ways to make decisions; one in which we rely on the rules and methodology to make rules …

1. How was Wal-Mart successful early on? What were its sources of competitive advantage? Sam Walton had been an owner of several Ben Franklin franchises for many years. When his idea for opening up stores in small towns was turned down by the Ben Franklin organization, he and his brother …

Certain processes play divisive or disintegrative roles in the social life of individuals or groups. These are called dissociative processes. Conflict, competition and mutual opposition are called as dissociative processes. Many thinkers say that antagonistic or decisive process also strengthens the process of social solidarity. Adam Smith defined the role …

In order to do a strategic management plan, management must understand what it is that the surrounding environment needs in order for a company to succeed in another country. This is done by environmental scanning. Environmental scanning is as it sounds, scanning the environment for trends, events, and relationships with …

Read an article in the business press about a major action taken by a corporation. Be prepared to briefly describe this action to your professor and to name the key strategic management terms that the author used in the article. 2. In what ways do you think the subject matter …

Today’s business world requires research and planning to bring success, even more than it requires decisive action.  Corporate management requires the ability to take decisive action, particularly at the upper levels.  However, in this information-based economy these actions now must have facts and figures behind them rather than depending on …

Scotland is a small country comprising of 5.2 million inhabitants, with 22.6% of its population aged 60 or above. Scotland has been distinguished among prosperous western societies for its poor health, with statistics on average more analogous to eastern European countries than with those of Western Europe. Additionally, Scotland has …