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This slide is intended to provide an introduction to those that follow in this section, during which there is some class discussion of familiarity with some of them and options for finding out more about those that are potentially useful but not yet familiar.
This slide is intended to provide an introduction to those that follow in this section, during which there is some class discussion of familiarity with some of them and options for finding out more about those that are potentially useful but not yet familiar.
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Igor Ansoff, In work for originally published in the 1950s, provided an instrument which has allowed managers, regardless of sector, to think about and make decisions about options for strategic direction of their organisation based on an analysis of some significant factors in the environment where they operate.
Read more here.
Igor Ansoff, In work for originally published in the 1950s, provided an instrument which has allowed managers, regardless of sector, to think about and make decisions about options for strategic direction of their organisation based on an analysis of some significant factors in the environment where they operate.
Read more here.
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Michael Porter's seminal article on competitiveness and the five forces of competition, originally published in 1979, was updated in 2008 in the Harvard Business Review.
This video of an interview on the Harvard channel on YouTube gives an overview of the ideas presented in the article and some examples drawn from the airline and soft drinks industries.
Michael Porter's seminal article on competitiveness and the five forces of competition, originally published in 1979, was updated in 2008 in the Harvard Business Review.
This video of an interview on the Harvard channel on YouTube gives an overview of the ideas presented in the article and some examples drawn from the airline and soft drinks industries.
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The Thinkers 50 website is mentioned as a valuable source of information about the background to gurus of management who are still alive.
The Thinkers 50 website is mentioned as a valuable source of information about the background to gurus of management who are still alive.
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The Bain 25 (2013) is discussed as a means of refreshing knowledge and understanding of some important instruments that are available to help with the creation of an idea for an entrepreneurial business plan.
Take a few minutes to revisit this list, identifying:
The Bain 25 (2013) is discussed as a means of refreshing knowledge and understanding of some important instruments that are available to help with the creation of an idea for an entrepreneurial business plan.
Take a few minutes to revisit this list, identifying:
- Those with which you are already familiar
- Those that you have heard all but do not really use
- Any that are completely unknown to you.
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In the last slide I make mention of how any manager has to make an appropriately informed decision about the new technologies that are emerging and how they may be able to bring significant benefits to the business processes of an organisation.
Finally, brief mention is made of how, even at the highest levels, governments are being challenged by these technologies.
In the last slide I make mention of how any manager has to make an appropriately informed decision about the new technologies that are emerging and how they may be able to bring significant benefits to the business processes of an organisation.
Finally, brief mention is made of how, even at the highest levels, governments are being challenged by these technologies.
Over to you
Think about how you can develop your knowledge and understanding of some familiar models used in management and find out more about some new models that have been listed in the various resources such as Thinkers 50 and the Bain 25.
Think about how you can develop your knowledge and understanding of some familiar models used in management and find out more about some new models that have been listed in the various resources such as Thinkers 50 and the Bain 25.
- Identify THREE familiar models that are in regular use in your own work
- Identify THREE new models that have potential for use in the environment where you work.
