Strategic Management In Action

Strategic Management In Action Module Guide MODoo1067 - Strategic Management in Action - 2014/15 (SEMZ) Part 010 - Assignment Brief - Patchwork Portfolio Learning w o Outcomes 1. PATCH 1 (1 ,000 words): Strategy Development Processes - 1 Case - Google: who drives the strategy? (textbook, pages 426- 34% 1-2 428) i 2. PATCH 2 (1 ,000 words): Organising for Success - Case Hurricane Katrina: human-made disaster? (textbook, pages 33% 1-2 459-461) 3. PATCH 3 (1 ,000 words): Leadership & Strategic Change Case - Managing change at Faslane (textbook, pages 495- 33% 2-3 497) PATCH 1 (34% of total marks and maximum of 1,000 words): Strategy Development Processes - Case - Google: who drives the strategy? (textbook, pages 426-428) Learning outcomes 1-2 TASK A: Provide a table that presents a brief description and key references of concepts and tools with respect to ‘strategy development processes’. 1 TASK B: Applying the above concepts and tools, provide table(s) and/or figure(s) to answer the following question: What influences strategy development in Google? TASK C: Provide an 800-word commentary on TASK B; and a ZOO-word reflective commentary on the experience of producing this patch and on the contribution of seminar group work to this patch. The reflective commentary should explain the contribution of this patch to your academic and professional progression, and in particular to the development of your intellectual and employability skills. In your reflection, you should also clearly refer to specific group work contributions to your 1 patch. Finally, assess yourself by providing a mark (0-100 scale) against the marking criteria. PATCH 2 (33% of total marks and maximum of 1,000 words): Organising for Success Case - Hurricane Katrina: human-made disaster? (textbook, pages 459-461) - Learning outcomes 1-2 TASK A: Provide a table that presents a brief description and key references of concepts and tools regarding ‘organising for success’. TASK B: Applying the above concepts and tools, provide table(s) and/or figure(s) to answer the following question: Who was responsible for the organisational failures surrounding the response to Hurricane Katrina?