Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT
SECOND SEMESTER
2012
MS 11: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
School of Management St!"e#
INDIRA GAND$I NATIONA% OPEN &NI'ERSIT(
MAIDAN GAR$I) NE* DE%$I 110 0+,
MS -11
ASSIGNMENT
Cor#e Co!e : MS - 11
Cor#e T"tle : Strateg"c Management
A##"gnment Co!e : MS-11.TMA.SEM - II .2012
Co/erage : All 0loc1#
Note: Answer all the questions and send them to the Coordinator of the Study Centre
you are attached with.
1. Explain in what sense the top management takes decisions for a company and in
what sense it does not takes the strategic decisions for a company alone? Illustrate
with suitale examples.
!. Identify two firms of your choice. "ne that is a single usiness unit and the other
which has se#eral related usinesses. $ead the pulished information aout these
firms and analy%e the corporate profile of each company.
&. Identify two companies that ha#e recently merged. $ead the pulished information
on the two companies. 'ased on the study identify the issues and challenges the two
companies are currently facing in comining their respecti#e organi%ational
cultures.
(. Select an organi%ation of your choice and analy%e how focus strategy has een
useful for the organi%ation to uild its competiti#e ad#antage.