Apeejay Institute of Management Assignment Plan No.

- 1 Name of the faculty Member: Gagandeep Course Title: Strategic Management Class: MBA Semester: 4th Department: Course Code: Session: Batches: Management MB-401 Jan-Apr 2013 2011-2013

Date of Allotment The Students have to Developing Environment 09-01-2013 individually analyze the Scanning Skills and learning how cover story of any issue of the business are HBR/Vikalpa. conducted/affected with changing environment

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Objective of Assignment

Date of Evaluation 13-01-2013

Apeejay Institute of Management Assignment Plan No. - 2 Name of the faculty Member: Gagandeep Course Title: Strategic Management Class: MBA Semester: 4th Department: Course Code: Session: Batches: Management MB-401 Jan-Apr 2013 2011-2013

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Students will be divided into 5 groups (11 students in each group) and they have to prepare a write up on the following:Archies- How Archies business have grown in India from scratch?Which actions /strategies are responsible for it? Where it is heading for now? KBC / SDKC / JCPK-Do you think that Zee TVs Sawal dus Crore Ka or Sony TVs Jeeto Chappar Phad Ke has any Chance of Success against Kaun Banega Crore pati prpgrame of star Plus ? Investigate / identify what has been the rationale/line of thinking/current strategy of Star plus?Zee TV?Sony? Times of India-What has been the purpose and the rationale behind the invitation price phenomenon pioneered by it? Did it have the desired effect? What does Times represents now and what you think are the elements of its strategy? Discovery Channel-Why discovery Channel programs are popular all over the world and its viewer ship is increasing in both urban/ rural India despite its being non cinema based? PVR-How PVR business have grown in India from scratch? Which actions /strategies are responsible for it? Where it is heading for now?

Date of Allotment To assess students understanding 26-01-2013 of the subject and to motivate them towards conceptual knowledge and practical application of the subject.

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Date of Evaluation 30-01-2013

Apeejay Institute of Management Assignment Plan No. - 3 Name of the faculty Member: Gagandeep Course Title: Strategic Management Class: MBA Semester: 4th Department: Course Code: Session: Batches: Management MB-401 Jan-Apr 2013 2011-2013

Assignment Topic Solve the question bank.

Date of Allotment To assess students understand of 06-02-2013 the subject and to motivate them towards conceptual knowledge and practical application of the subject.

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Date of Evaluation 10-02-2013

1. Define strategic mgt 2. What is the purpose of mission statement 3. What is TOWS 4. What are critical success factors 5. Define value chain 6. What is synergy 7. Draw BCG matrix 8. What is differentiation 9. Explain meaning of corporate restructuring 10. What do you mean by balanced scrorecard 11. What are stakeholders. List the three primary stakeholder groups of a company. 12. Define strategy and describe the various levels at which the strategy operates. 13. What do you understand by corporate objectives. What are the areas in which the corporation might establish objectives? 14. What is a strategic group. How is it important to categorize firms of an industry into strategic groups? 15. Briefly explain the five forces of competition in an industry that affect the profit potential. 16. What is industry value chain analysis and its importance. 17. Explain the various methods of obtaining corporate synergy for better profitability?

18. What do you understand by corporate parenting. List the steps of developing a corporate parenting strategy? 19. Define strategic management? How does it differ from business policy? 20. What do you understand by business goals and objectives of an organization? 21. List the external environmental variables that affect the strategies of an organization? 22. Define KEY SUCCESS FACTORS and their importance in industry analysis? How are they different from strategic factors? 23. Define and differentiate between mergers and acquisitions? 24. Explain Corporate Parenting and its importance? 25. Describe the concept of synergy? What benefits are derived from synergy among divisions of an organization? 26. Briefly explain Corporate Restructuring? What are the various conditions under which corporate restructuring is required? 27. What are the various responsibilities of Board of Directors? 28. Define core competencies of an organization? 29. What are the characteristics which make a decision strategic? 30. What do you understand by business "VISION" and "MISSON" of an organization? 31. Define hypercompetition? What impact does hypercompetition has on the industry? 32. Briefly describe Value Chain and its importance in strategic management? 33. What is a strategic alliance? What are the reasons for a company to form a strategic alliance? 34. Differentiate between growth through concentric and conglomerate diversification strategies? 35. Define a strategic business unit (SBU)? What is its importance in organizational portfolio analysis? 36. What is a responsibility centre in an organization? List various types of responsibility centres of an organization? 37. What is the relationship between corporate governance and social responsibility? 38. Define Activity Based Costing and its importance as a control measure? 39. What is strategic paradox? 40. contrast business policy and business strategy.

Apeejay Institute of Management Assignment Plan No. - 4 Name of the faculty Member: Gagandeep Course Title: Strategic Management Class: MBA Semester: 4th Department: Course Code: Session: Batches: Management MB-401 Jan-Apr 2013 2011-2013

Assignment Topic The students have to take a company of their choice and prepare ETOP and SAP for the same. On the basis of ETOP and SAP, the students have to develop the business level and corporate level strategies for the company with complete justification of the choice of strategies

Objective of Assignment Students would learn how to use the information into business decision making. Students will learn to think strategically

Date of Allotment 20-02-2013

Date of Evaluation 24-02-2013

Sample of ETOP and SAP