1. a ) What is technology? Discuss the role of technology in the productivity growth
b) Explain the concept of of technology.
2 .a) Why should technology be considered as a strategic resource?
Why is management of technology would be important at enterprise level
Differentiate beltween invention and innovation
Why orgnisations resort to technology transfer , what are the issues that encompass technoclgy transfer
Analyzing a Case Study
The purpose of the case study is to let you apply the concepts of strategic management when you analyze the issues facing a specific company.
To analyze a case study, therefore, you must examine closely the issues confronting the company.
Most often you will need to read the case several times-once to grasp the overall picture of what is happening to the company and then several times more to discover and grasp the specific problems.
Generally, detailed analysis of a case study should include eight areas:
1. The history, development, and growth of the company over time
2. The identification of the company's internal strengths and weaknesses
3. The nature of the external environment surrounding the company
4. A SWOT analysis
5. The kind of corporate-level strategy that the company is pursuing
6. The nature of the company's business-level strategy
7. The company's structure and control systems and how they match its strategy
8. Recommendations
To analyze a case, you need to apply the concepts taught in this course to each of these areas. To help you further, we next offer a summary of the steps you can take to analyze the case material for each of the eight points we just noted.