Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Management Cases

Something about Strategic Management that one needs to know in this era of dimension is that it centers on the belief that a firm's mission can best be achieved through a systematic and comprehensive assessment of both its internal capabilities and its external environment. Subsequent evaluation of the firm's opportunities leads, in turn, to the choice of long-term objectives and grand strategies and, ultimately, to annual objectives and operating strategies, which must be implemented, monitored and controlled.

Besides, the manager must have a thorough knowledge and analysis of the general and competitive organizational environment so as to take right decisions. They should conduct a SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). 

Strategic management is basically nothing but planning for both predictable as well as unfeasible
contingencies. This subject will definitely be an interest to learner's who wish to venture into the world of entrepreneurship as well as engaging various projects locally and globally. 





Thursday, April 12, 2012

Week 1: Discussion - Levi Strauss

Task to be accomplished for BA454 - MANAGEMENT CASES class.

Go to www.levistrauss.com/about/vision and read what the company says about how its corporate values of originality, empathy, integrity, and courage are connected to its vision of clothing the world by marketing the most appealing and widely worn casual clothing the world. Do you believe what the company says, or are its statements just a bunch of nice pontifications that represent the chief executive officer's personal values (and also good public relations)?