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Benefits of Strategic Mgt.
to a student

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 Why study strategic management asWhy study strategic management as
a student?a student?
 How can a manager benefit from theHow can a manager benefit from the
strategic management discipline?strategic management discipline?
 Aren’t there managers who haveAren’t there managers who have
succeeded without the knowledge ofsucceeded without the knowledge of
strategic management?strategic management?

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 Ability to analyze strategic situations,Ability to analyze strategic situations,
craft appropriate business strategiescraft appropriate business strategies
and implement themand implement them
 Stimulates critical thinking about theStimulates critical thinking about the
futurefuture
 Ensures full exploitation ofEnsures full exploitation of
opportunitiesopportunities

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• Points the way for employees
to follow
• Ability to build competitive
superiority
• Objective resource allocation

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•Enhances strategic
analytical skills
•Combines skills, knowledge
and experience from other
disciplines
•Higher chances of success

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0782672898
•Enhances strategic
analytical skills
•Combines skills, knowledge
and experience from other
disciplines
•Higher chances of success