Strategic Management

Assignment Question(s):Discussion Questions

• Why has strategic management become so important totoday’s corporations and how does it typically evolve in acorporation?
• What is the relationship between corporate governanceand social responsibility?Are people living in a relationship-based governance systemlikely to be unethical in business dealings?
• Discuss how a development in a corporation’s natural andsocietal environments can affect the corporation throughits task environment.
• How can value-chain analysis help identify a company’sstrengths and weaknesses?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of being afirst mover in an industry? Give some examples of firstmover and late mover firms. Were they successful?
• Why are many strategic alliances temporary?