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ABSTRACT Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview (Case Study) Templates are a guide to Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Projects. Lean Six Sigma Practitioners use the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) Phases. The Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview (Case Study) include the most common tools used in the DMAIC Phases. There are Backup Slides that include the tools and templates of Optional or less often tools. There are guidelines in the notes section. These templates are used to document Lean Six Sigma Projects as they are executed. I wish you well on your projects. Steven Bonacorsi, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

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- Business, Management, Business Administration, Engineering

The Flourishing Enterprise Strategy Design Method is a robust procedure that helps leaders craft effective enterprise strategies in our increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. Informed by the latest science and practice, it enables leaders to create strategic paths for enterprises and their stakeholders to improve their performance financially, socially and environmentally. The method integrates business design and strategy techniques with vital science-based principles for flourishing. From an overall process perspective, the method employs the backcasting approach. From a strategic planning standpoint, the method hosts a strategic conversation about the stakeholder’s definition of success for the enterprise considering science-based principles. This occurs during an iterative co-creative systemic-design process focused on business modelling. Business modelling is enabled by the Flourishing Business Canvas: an innovative visual design tool aligned with the science-based principles. A case study of a medium-sized manufacturing business illustrates how the method is applied. Finally, the case is made for swift adoption of these innovative strategy methods by enterprises in all sectors and sizes to enable their powerful response to current climate challenges, to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and to go beyond to ensure the conditions for all life to flourish are re-enabled for future generations.

- by Stephen Davies and +1
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- Strategic Foresight, Strategic Management, Strategy (Business), Futures Studies and Foresight

This article observes that value is created or destroyed in the post‐acquisition integration phase. It highlights four distinct post acquisition integration strategies which can enable acquirers to benefit from an acquisition. It also... more

- by Tanya Sammut-Bonnici
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- Strategic Management

Prime minister of UK at the time of this operation, Winston Churchill has expressed about the outcome of operation Shingle as a strategic victory for Allied. But the military analysts are in the view that this is a failure for Allied as operational wise. Because, they were not able to achieve one of the major immediate objectives of outflanking the Gustav line, regaining the mobility of Allied in Italian campaign and speeding the capture of Rome.The Allied amphibious landing at Anzio and Nettuno on 22 January did not itself accomplish its stated ultimate operational objective, despite enormous superiority possessed by the Allies on land, in the air, and at sea. The main reasons for this failure were unsound decisions by Allied political and military leaders and poor performance by operational commanders in planning and execution. The Germans proved much tougher and more resourceful enemies than the Allies anticipated, and the German operational and tactical commanders performed much better than their counterparts.

- by Rajinda Daniel
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- Strategic Management
- by dorothy arhin and +2
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- Brand Management, Strategic Management, Talent management, Human Resource Management

"Still, something essentially sympathetic about Lucas persists, and his fate is heavy with pathos. Once he had been selected for a command he never should have held, he had no choice but to carry out his orders as he understood them, even though he regarded them at the core as completely misguided and he was fully prepared to die doing his duty. The only other option would have been to ask to be relieved, thus ending a distinguished career under a real cloud, rather than the historical fog that has settled over his name. John Lucas, who had faced Pancho Villa's men, alone, barefoot, and in the dark, was not prepared to do that."

- by Steven L. Ossad
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- Leadership, Strategic Management, Second World War, World War II
- by Joana Báez
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- Management, Strategic Management, Strategy Implementation, Strategy & Execution

In 1987 William Huss and Edward Honton published the paper “Scenario Planning—What style should you use?”, in which they distinguish three types of scenario development approaches, namely ‘Intuitive Logics’, ‘Trend-Impact Analysis’ and ‘Cross-Impact Analysis’.
In 2002, Heijden, Bradfield, Burt, and Wright (Heijden et al., 2002: 128-129; Bradfield, et al.: 805) stated that the categorization presented above had two problems: the first one relates to the omission of the “La Prospective” methodology which it is for these authors a true school of Scenario Planning; the second one relates to the fact that the “Trend Impact Analysis” and the “Cross Impact Analysis”, although being standalone techniques, share the same foundations, which are anchored in the mathematical improvement of extrapolated time series data. In this sense, these two techniques must be viewed as a coherent group of techniques which, for convenience, those authors called `probabilistic modified trends' (PMT) methodology (Heijden, et al., 2002).
In this article we will present and characterize the three major schools or techniques of Scenario Planning identified by Bradfield et al. (20052): “Intuitive Logics”, the “Probabilistic Modified Trends” and the “La Prospective” methodologies.

It is often claimed that 50–90% of strategic initiatives fail. Although these claims have had a signiﬁcant impact on management theory and practice, they are controversial. We aim to clarify why this is the case. Towards this end, an extensive review of the literature is presented, assessed, compared and discussed. We conclude that while it is widely acknowledged that the implementation of a new strategy can be a difﬁcult task, the true rate of implementation failure remains to be determined. Most of the estimates presented in the literature are based on evidence that is outdated, fragmentary, fragile or just absent. Careful consideration is advised before using current estimates to justify changes in the theory and practice. A set of guiding principles is presented for assisting researchers to produce better estimates of the rates of failure.

- by Carlos J F Cândido
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- Marketing, Strategic Management, Business and Management, Business Strategy

Airbnb’s remarkable growth is applauded, but there is certainly room for expansion in the Korean market. In this study, the authors conducted a background analysis of Airbnb, studying the strengths and weaknesses of the firm and devising strategies for further success in Korea.
In regards to price, the authors decided the price strategy currently held is applicable in Korea as well. There is no need for change in that aspect. The authors did observe the need for a premium service centered on business travelers, those who travel most frequently. The premium service would have an annual fee, but it would provide benefits to customers in the form of additional services and exclusive deals.
Brand awareness is relatively low in South Korea. To inform the Korean audience, who are potential guests and hosts, there is the need to adopt widely used Korea online platforms, including Kakaotalk and Naver. Not only does this widen Airbnb’s footing in the market, but it also establishes new ground for which promotions can take place.
Airbnb stands at an advantage due to the ubiquity of Internet and mobile phone users in a highly technologized country. Numerous network platforms are ready to accept Airbnb’s entrance into its user base, and upon entrance, Airbnb will already be ahead of competitors in claiming South Korea’s market for room accommodations.

- by Alvise Giovannini
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- Marketing, Tourism Studies, Tourism Marketing, International Business

The Refugee Crisis has dominated the news in Greece and Europe throughout the winter 2015 and spring of 2016. As a matter of fact, it has managed to change for a period of time the image of Greece, spinning the financial crisis agenda. However, that did not change the fact that the great flows of immigrants and refugees constituted a crisis within a crisis for Greece. The Greek Government had to act swiftly to manage the flows and prepare the necessary infrastructure to accommodate and identify the incoming populations.
Quickly the positive image of the “hospitable” and “humane” Greece gave their place to the image of “unorganized” Greece that was not able to handle the crisis. In crisis situations, it is important to manage and maintain the control of the information environment. One important aspect in crisis management is the communicational level. In crisis situations it is of vital importance to reframe the narrative and the construction of a strong alternative perception that will keep positive attitudes towards the crisis manager and at the same time maintain his ethos as a capable manager of the situation.
In this case, the Greek government together with the regional authorities needed to keep control of the information flow and build on strategic communication messaging that would help manage effectively not only the image crisis but also subjective issues of the overall crisis.
This paper examines the Strategic Communication used by the Greek authorities and the Public Administration during the crisis. Three main questions are being discussed: What was the main strategic communication narrative in order to handle the crisis by the Greek Public Administration? How were strategically the messages constructed and how this strategy helped the strategic communication messaging. How effective were the strategic messages and narratives of the institutions and authorities in terms of crisis communication and management?
The research uses the qualitative content analysis and the crisis management and communication literature in order to examine the three main research questions. The item of the study is the Press Releases of the public administration Institutions involved in the crisis and a selective corpus of public speeches of government members and local authorities involved. The purpose is to gain an overall picture and critically examine the crisis management efforts of the Greek government and the Greek public administration at that time, concluding with lessons learned and proposing best practices for future situations.

- by Tony N Aspriadis and +1
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- Refugee Studies, Crisis communication and management, Political Science, Migration
- by Ofunya Afande
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- Business, Management, Marketing, Business Ethics

As in all areas, the process of globalization has led to changes in the economic sphere. Especially occurring developments in information and communication process, have affected target population of the businesses, this has led to the formation of a knowledgeable,
nvestigative, impatient and wanting more perfect audience. That change occurring in consumer behaviour business has led to new research by affecting the current behaviour of the businesses. The adaptation process to environmental changes or stable and unstable expressed as a loose organization which is disguised as a determined social structure to adapt to the external environment showing the process of institutionalization is one of those pursuits. This study aims to measure impact of institutionalization process on performance of small and
medium-sized businesses operating in Kars Province. As elements of institutionalization; the formalization, autonomy, professionalism, cultural power; operational performance as business performance, output performance, innovation and adaptation performance will be examined.

- by Akkoyun, B.
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- Strategic Management, Yönetim Ve Organizasyon, İşletme Yönetimi

SAMPLE MASTERS RESEARCH PROJECTS IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PROJECTS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

This report highlights key aspects of the Kerry Group from both a financial and strategic management point of view. The report will assess the management strategies of the Kerry Group and how the external economic conditions impact the company. A PEST analysis will be used to access the external economic conditions. The report will further assess the SWOT analysis of the Kerry Group to ascertain the management strategies for proper management of operating investment and financing decisions. This will aid in determining the impact on both cash flows and cost of capital of the Kerry Group.

- by Kennedy Mukuka
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- Business, Management, Finance, Strategic Management

Key Account Management - was ist das? Eine banale Frage, mag der Verkaufsprofi denken. Und doch hat sie ihre Berechtigung. In den folgenden Kapiteln wird gerade diese auf den ersten Blick leicht zu beantwortende Frage gleich mehrfach zu stellen sein - immer wieder begleitet vom Wechsel der Blickrichtung. Und nur wer es versteht, Marketing-Konzeptionen ständig und immer wieder neu in Frage zu stellen, wird auch langfristig erfolgreich am Markt sein.

- by Harald Rau
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- Business, Management, Strategic Management, Media Management

Email or message me for any assignment support. Do follow me to be updated with new papers coming up. This paper is the study of Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning and Implementation of a company (WHSmith Plc), which include business firms' environment analysis, SWOT analysis, PESTEL (PEST) analysis, strategic analysis, strategic planning, strategic implementation, BCG matrix, strategy selection and implementation, etc...

- by Luis Angel Guerras-Martin
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- Strategic Management

Globalization and virtual economy are external factors that drive companies to approach the global market from start up, giving birth to new studies on internationalization strategy, which represent an evolution of the classical stage models. According to the stage approach, companies start selling products in their home markets and then they sequentially look at new countries. Many firms do not follow incremental stage approach but is often reported that they start their international activities from their birth: they enter different country at once, approaching new markets for both exporting and sourcing. Debate in literature is still trying to define if the born global perspective is a new concept or a new label to indicate an old phenomenon. The study will go through a review and an analysis of the literature on market entry and sourcing strategy. The purpose of this paper is therefore to identify and categorize factors that drive companies’ choice towards the global approach instead of the stage approach.

- by Fabio Cassia
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- Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing

Adnams is a mid-sized brewery in Suffolk which has commissioned this report to analyse their competitive strategy and position. Their core business remains the brewery, however, the sales of beer have been declining (Sparkes, 2011), and, therefore, Adnams are diversifying and differentiating concentrating on narrow niche markets in order to remain competitive because they cannot compete with either micro or macro-breweries which causes sustainability issues making niche markets their preferred position.

- by Paul Treadwell
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- Strategic Management

ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ - International Business

- by Chih-Yun Hsieh
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- Business, Cruise Tourism, Strategic Management, Business Management

Traditionally, universities are regarded as carrying two missions-teaching and research. Over later decades, in any case, they have been conjectured to donate more noteworthy consideration to a 'third mission'-that of "contributing to the industry, the economy, the local region or the society. Universities have adopted academic entrepreneurship as the strategy to grow and influence the economy and society. Despite tremendous endeavours to grasp the third mission, universities still present extraordinary heterogeneity in their association and participation in academic entrepreneurship. This study aims to study academic entrepreneurship through the lens of strategic entrepreneurship while exploring the accountable factors of entrepreneurship orientation, entrepreneurship leadership, strategic management, and organizational culture. This study promises that entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurship leadership, strategic management and organizational culture are imperative for the optimization of academic entrepreneurship. It is proposed that the right combination and availability of these variables will enable universities to bring forth a synergy to accelerate academic entrepreneurship. The implications and limitations of the study are presented.

- by M. Saeed and +1
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- Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Academic entrepreneurship, Strategic Entrepreneurship

Actualmente las organizaciones que buscan permanecer en el futuro, deben hacer planeación estratégica en virtud de los cambio es que ocurren y lo vertiginoso de los mismos, es así que todas las organizaciones, llámense empresas privadas o públicas, instituciones paraestatales, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, centros educativos o fundaciones eclesiásticas, así como los tres órdenes de gobierno requieren de planear su porvenir en el corto, mediano y largo plazo, así como de aprovechar su trayectoria histórica y su legado cultural.

The ambition for this inaugural edition of The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management is to become the ultimate source for state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The book offers a rigorous, research-oriented, up-to-date academic view of the discipline based on high-quality data and strong theory. Until lately, the literature in this new field was scattered over a large number of publications and disciplines making it difficult to obtain an overview of the history, key issues, and core readings. Megaproject Planning and Management: Essential Readings, Vols. I-II (2014) assembled the key historical texts in the field. Now the Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management has been designed to provide the most important contemporary readings. Taken together, the two books are intended to map out the best of what is worth reading in the megaproject management literature, past and present.

- by Bent Flyvbjerg
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- Organizational Behavior, Management, Geography, Human Geography

Leaders play a critical role in the success or failure of their organizations. Leaders can be effective in implementing changes, building their organization's capabilities, and improving its performance, or the opposite, they could be ineffective. In this systematic review, the authors aim to summarize the findings of previous quantitative research, published between the period from 2000 to 2018, to identify the effect of various leadership styles on organizational Knowledge management (KM) capabilities and activities. The authors reviewed 50 articles found in well-known databases included Emerald, ScienceDirect, Taylor and Francis, Ebsco, Google Scholar, and others, concerning the impact of leadership when implementing KM in business organizations. The review revealed that transformational, transactional, knowledge-oriented leadership, top executives, and strategic leadership have evidence of their constant and positive effect on the KM process. The authors encourage organizations to use a combination of those styles to maximize the effect of leadership on KM. The authors also recommend conducting further studies on the effect of the remaining leadership styles, such as the ethical and servant leadership styles on KM and the other specific KM activities.

- by Nabeel Al Amiri
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- Knowledge Management, Leadership, Strategic Management, Healthcare Management

It can be argued that the successful management of change is crucial to any organisation in order to survive and succeed in the present highly competitive and continuously evolving business environment. However, theories and approaches to change management currently available to academics and practitioners are often contradictory, mostly lacking empirical evidence and supported by unchallenged hypotheses concerning the nature of contemporary organisational change management. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to provide a critical review of some of the main theories and approaches to organisational change management as an important first step towards constructing a new framework for managing change. The article concludes with recommendations for further research.

- by Rune Todnem By
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- Business, Organizational Behavior, Management, Business Ethics
- by Susan Price
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- Management, Telecommunications, Strategic Management, Comcast Cable Customer Service
- by Sl domerique and +1
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- Business, Management, Marketing, Business Administration

Thinking strategically is what separates managers and leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it. From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning (and losing) with real world strategies.

- by Max Mckeown
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- Entrepreneurship, Innovation statistics, Leadership, Competitiveness (Economics)
- by Seymur M. Guliyev
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- Management, Marketing, Tourism Marketing, Research Methodology
- by Nina Klein
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- New Media, Publishing, Digital Media, Strategic Management
- by Noha Zalabani
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- Management, Strategic Management

IBM strategic business planning. Paper submitted for MBA Strategic Management subject.

- by Syazana Zafirah
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- Strategic Management, MBA, Business Management, Business Planning