Question 1:
Describe the main growth strategies that a firm can pursue and discuss conditions that favour each strategic option. Support your answer with suitable examples.
Question 2:
Discuss the following statement:
"Post-action controls are sufficient to monitor the entire strategic planning process."
Question 3:
Identification of the best strategy alone does not guarantee success. It is therefore worth paying appropriate and adequate attention to how it is executed. Discuss.
Question 4:
Michael Porter proposed the value chain as an appropriate model to analyse the firm in terms of value-creating activities. Describe the value chain and discuss how firms can use it to create competitive advantages.