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ARYANS GROUP OF COLLEGES

MBA-IV

Subject: Strategic Management

Subject Code: MB 401

ASSIGNMENT I

Note: Attempt all Questions. Each Question will consist of 2 Parts (a & b)

Q1. A. What do you mean by Strategy and Strategic Management? What

are the different levels of strategy?

Q1. B. Explain the strategic decision making process in detail.

Q2. A. Describe SWOT Analysis technique for Environmental Scanning.

What is the importance of this analysis in strategic management of an

organization?

Q2. B. Explain the four steps to be taken in QUEST.

Q3. A. What are the methods and techniques used for Organisational

Appraisal?

Q3. B. Explain the Value Chain Analysis. How is it helpful in identifying its

strengths & weakness?

Q4. A. Specify the condition under which each of these corporate levelstrategy is adopted. (a) Stability (b) Expansion (c) Retrenchment (d)

Combination.

Q4. B. Why are industrialists or firms motivated for mergers and

takeovers?

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Merger is a financial tool that is used for enhancing long-term profitability by expanding

their operations.Mergersoccur when the merging companies have their mutual consentas different from acquisitions, which can take the form of a hostile takeover.The business laws in US vary across states and hence the companies have limited

options to protect themselves from hostile takeovers. One way a company can protectitself from hostile takeovers is by planningshareholdersrights, which is alternativelyknown as - poison pill. If we trace back to history, it is observed that very few mergers

have actually added to the share value of the acquiring company.Corporatemergersmay promote monopolistic practices by reducing costs, taxes etc.Such activities may go against public welfare. Hence mergers are regulated d

supervised by the government, for instance, in US any merger required\s the prior

approval of the FederalTradeCommission and the Department of Justice. In USregulation son mergers began with the Sherman Act in 1890.

Mergers may be horizontal, vertical, conglomerate or congeneric, depending or the nature of the

merging companies.

AcquisitionsAcquisitions or takeovers occur between the bidding and the target company. There

may be either hostile or friendly takeovers. Reverse takeover occurs when the target

firm is larger than the bidding firm. In the course of acquisitions the bidder may

purchase the share or theassetsof the target company.

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