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MAN4720 Strategic Management | Final Exam (100+ Qs) | Global Strategy, Alliances, M&A, Leadership

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This document contains 100+ verified questions and answers for the Final Exam of MAN4720 – Strategic Management for the 2025/2026 academic year. It comprehensively covers advanced strategy topics that build upon earlier course material, making it essential for final-term review or cumulative assessment prep. Key subjects include: Vision, mission, and strategic leadership fundamentals External and internal environment analysis (including SWOT, resources, and capabilities) Types of strategy: cost leadership, differentiation, focus strategies, integrated strategies Organizational structures: M-form, SBU, global matrix, functional and divisional forms Mergers & Acquisitions: motives, integration issues, diversification strategies Corporate-level strategy: single, dominant, related, and unrelated diversification International strategy: entry modes (exporting, licensing, joint ventures, greenfield), liability of foreignness, Porter's Diamond Strategic alliances and cooperative strategies: equity vs. nonequity alliances, vertical and horizontal partnerships Control systems: strategic vs. financial controls, balanced scorecard, stakeholder alignment Innovation and entrepreneurship: strategic flexibility, creative destruction, and sustaining advantage This material is A+ scored and ideal for use by: Undergraduate and MBA students in business administration, management, international business, or corporate strategy programs Learners preparing for comprehensive exams, finals, or certification assessments in strategic management Working professionals and interns seeking a refresher on advanced strategic frameworks and global business operations With structured definitions, applied frameworks, and examples like Nike’s vertical alliances and Kohl’s single-business model, the document connects theoretical models to real business practices. Keywords: MAN4720, strategic management, final exam, vision and mission, strategic leadership, internal analysis, external environment, SWOT, cost leadership, differentiation, M-form, strategic alliance, joint venture, unrelated diversification, related linked strategy, acquisition, greenfield, global strategy, Porter's diamond, stakeholder theory, balanced scorecard, equity alliance, international strategy, strategic control, value chain, entrepreneurship

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Strategic Management - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the ongoing process companies

use to form a vision, analyze their external environment and their internal

organization, and select one or more strategies to use to create value for

customers and other stakeholders, especially shareholders


Vision - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔contains at least two components - a mission that

describes the firm's DNA and the "picture" of the firm, as it hopes to exist in

a future time period

,Strategy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an action plan designed to move an organization

toward achievement of its vision


Mission - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Defines the firm's core intent and the business or

businesses in which intends to compete


External Environment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a set of conditions outside the firm

that affect the firms performance


Internal Organization - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the set of conditions (such as

strengths, resources, capabilities, and so forth) inside the firm that affect

the choice and use of strategies


Strengths - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔resources and capabilties that allow the firm to

complete important tasks


resources - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the tangible and intangible assets held by the

firm


capabilities - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔result when the firm integrates several

different resources in a way that allows it to effectively and efficiently

complete a task or a series of related tasks

, core competencies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔capabilities the firm emphasizes and

performs especially well while pursuing its vision


distinctive competencies - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔core competencies that differ

from those held by competitors


competitive advantage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔exists when a firm's core

competencies or its distinctive competencies allow it to create value for

customers exceeding the value competitors create for them


strategy implementation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the set of actions a firm takes to

use a strategy after it has been selected


Opportunities - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔conditions in the firms external environment

that may help the firm reach its vision


threats - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔conditions in the firms external environment that

may prevent the firm from reaching its vision


stakeholders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔individuals and groups who have an interest

in a firms performance and the ability to influence its actions


strategic leaders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the individuals practicing strategic

leadership


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