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Homework: Terminology Used in Strategic Management

Learning Outcomes:

I. Recognize the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management.

II. Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in diversified organizations

III. Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation.

Task

1. What is a learning organization? Discuss why is this approach to strategic management better than the more traditional top-down approach in which strategic planning is primarily done by top management. (max 350 words)

2. Give an example of a learning organization from the SAUDI market. Describe the mission statement and vision of this organization. In which way this organization is considered a learning organization? Is it successful? Justify. (max 350 words)

3. Discuss how the strategic vision of CEO/top management contributes to successful management of the cultural change in organizations? (max 200 words)

4. Identify various methods which companies can use to manage cultural change? (max 200 words)

5. Discuss the criteria(s) which can be used to choose a particular method of managing cultural change? (max 200 words)

6. Identify and describe the cultural change management used in any Saudi Arabian company in the past 5 years? (max 300 words)