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Section Ii: Strategic Management Question Paper

Section Ii: Strategic Management

Course:Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR
OF PHILOSOPHY CANDIDATES
SPECIALIZATION PAPER
SECTION II: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
DAY: THURSDAY DATE: 8/03/2011
TIME: 4.00 – 7.00 P.M. STREAM: PhD

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer question ONE and any other THREE Questions

2. All questions carries equal marks
(iii) Identify and discuss issues in this case that would influence strategic decision making
process.
(iv) Describe two approaches that would assist the players in the case to develop more
innovative alternatives in their decision making process. (25 marks)

QUESTION TWO
Michael porter of Haward University has been credited with great contributions towards the
development of the discipline of strategic Management.
(a) Discuss any 3 such contributions and share the deviation from general Management.
(b) Fragmented industries are found in many areas of an economy, whether UK, USA or
Kenya. Discuss the most common areas that are involved in such industries. (25 marks)

QUESTION THREE
Incremental patterns of strategy development are common in organizations, and Managers see
advantages in this. However there are also risks of strategic drift. How might such drift be
avoided while retaining the benefits of incremental strategy development. (Discuss referring to
recommended readings).
(25 marks)

QUESTION FOUR
Write a summarised discussion paper explaining how privatization of public services will not
change the delivery of such services to the benefit of taxpayers who finance the services and the
users of such services resources. (25 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
By using examples from your discipline of specializations explain how the various aspects of
organization design and control need to put together to support an organizations strategies. How
close are theory and practice? Explain. (25 marks)

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