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Pstm 7802: Strategic Implementation Control And Evaluation Question Paper

Pstm 7802: Strategic Implementation Control And Evaluation

Course:Doctor Of Philosophy In Business Management

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
END OF TRIMESTER EXAMINATION FOR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT APRIL, 2013
UNIT CODE : PSTM 7802

UNIT TITLE : STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION CONTROL AND
EVALUATION
TIME: 3 HOURS
Instructions: Answer any FOUR Questions.
Question One
Strategy formulation does not end when the process of implementation begins. Likewise, strategy implementation should not be postponed until strategies are fully specified. The two processes should overlap. Borrowing from the design and the process school discuss this statement. (25 Marks)
Question Two
The first concern in the implementation of business strategy is to translate the strategy into action throughout the organization. Discuss FIVE considerations for accomplishing this. (25 Marks)
Question Three
Delineate generic structural configurations and demonstrate how these configurations impact on strategic implementation. (25 Marks)
Question Four
Differentiate between restructuring and business process re-engineering and assess their value in strategy implementation.
(10 Marks)

Although effective implementation of strategy is important, it is not easy. Well formulated and appropriate strategies can fail when attempts to implement them are made due to implementation problems. Discuss the principal implementation problems that the public sector in Kenya has experienced in strategy implementation.
(15 Marks)
Question Five (25 Marks)
"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in introduction of a new order of things …………………… because change has enemies in those that benefits in the old order and weak defenders in those to benefit in the new order".
Assess the relevance of this statement by Nicollo Michiavelli in respect to the following:
Strategic implementation leadership
Behavioural resistance to change.
Question Six (25 Marks)
Strategy control is concerned with trucking the strategy as it is being implemented, detecting problems or changes in underlying premises and making necessary adjustments. Discuss FOUR basic methods in which the above can be achieved.
Categories: STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION CONTROL & EVALUATION | (PSTM 7802) | 1ST TRIMESTER 2013
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