MGT 401 Saudi Electronic University Strategic Management Discussion

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Discussion Questions

• Submission Date by students: by the end of Week- 7
• Weight:5 Marks
• Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre
• Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management. (Lo 1.2)
• Understand the Corporation Social Responsibility (Lo 1.4).
• Explain how executive leadership is an important part of strategic management (Lo 3.4)

• Question 1:How does strategic management typically evolve in a corporation?(1Mark)
• Question 2: Discuss the influence of globalization, social responsibility and environmental sustainability on strategic management of a corporation.(2 Marks)
• Question 3: In what ways can a corporation’s structure and culture be internal strengths or weaknesses? Justify your answer by examples from real market.(1Mark)
• Question 4: When does a corporation need a board of directors? Justify your answer by an example from Saudi market.(1 Mark)

Notes:

• Your answers (for the 4 questions) MUST include at least three scholarly peer-reviewed references, using a proper referencing style (APA). Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library (SDL). referenced.
• Make sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources

Your answers should not include more than 1000 words