Assignment task: Management at work
The Most Admired Strategist of the Twentieth Century
As a leader of the African National Congress ( ANC ) , Nelson Mandela played a significant role in planning the strategy of the organization dedicated to the overthrow of the apartheid regime in South Africa . A sentence of life in prison forced Mandela to embrace a long - term strategy . Mandela never ceased pursuing strategies designed to ensure the fall of the current regime and the success of the new government . The government released Mandela from prison in 1990 , after 27 years . In 1994 , the ANC won 62 percent of the country's first election in which members of all races could vote . The people voted Nelson Mandela as the president .
Management Update : In the most recent election , held in 2014 , the ANC continued to win the majority of seats in Congress and has been the governing party in South Africa since the end of apartheid .
Case Question: In what ways can the strategies of an organization like the African National Congress ( ANC ) be compared to those of a business organization ? In order to respond to this question , focus on the chapter sections entitled " The Nature of Strategic Management " and " Using SWOT Analysis to Formulate Strategy .
" Case -the most admired strategist of the twentieth century Question- in what ways can the strategies of an organisation like the ANC be compared to those of a business organisation? In order to respond to this question focus on "the nature of strategic management " and "SWOT analysis to formulate strategy"