1) List and discuss four major reasons annual objectives are essential for strategy implementation.
2) Discuss how work life/home life balance is being addressed by organizations.
3) Describe the considerations of EPS/EBIT analysis in the context of strategic implementation.
4) Explain how to perform a projected financial analysis. Identify at least one problem that may result from an incorrect projection.
5) What are the most commonly used quantitative criteria to evaluate strategies? Give several examples of these criteria.
6) Identify some characteristics of an effective evaluation system.
7) Describe how organizations can create an ethics culture. Provide an example of a company with a positive ethical culture.
8) Discuss how Japan is dealing with problems associated with an aging and shrinking workforce. Would any of the Japanese techniques work outside of Japan?