November 14, 2010
by Oliver
Comments Off on Two ideas for improving strategic planning
This post has the objective to analyze and to discuss one selected problem and barrier related to the strategic planning process; those problems and barriers for a sound strategic planning process have been indentified in both the academic and the … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
by Dagmar
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From time to time I receive mails from MBA-students asking me some more or less specific questions that are related to management and strategy. Normally, I reply to such mails with only a few sentences since I am not going … Continue reading
October 31, 2007
by Oliver
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Traditionally, strategic planning has been recognized as very important activity to the effective management of the firm. However, according to some recent surveys (from 2006 and 2007), which are related to the organizational practice of strategic planning, “some†survey participants … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on More on analyzing competitors
To add something not so creative on competitor analysis – here is how I keep track of competitors’ strategic changes and the bigger picture behind. This is not so much about predicting their next strategic move, it is more about … Continue reading
January 23, 2007
by Oliver
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In terms of strategic planning the external analysis step can be very difficult. I see three reasons for that: Basically this analysis can be described as badly structured matter, which does not know a definitive solution. Due to the large … Continue reading