Theories and models in business studies

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Which best describes the Tattenbaum Schmidt Continuum?
A model that highlights the range of different management styles that may be adopted, ranging from a 'tell' approach to delegation
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Which best describes the Blake Moulton Grid?
A model that highlights different management styles, according to their focus on the task and the people within the business.
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Which best describes scientific decision making?
A model that highlights the different stages in a scientific, data based approach to decision-making. It outlines a logical sequential process.
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Which best describes a decision tree?
An example of scientific decision making.
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Which best describes stakeholder mapping?
Categorises stakeholders in terms of their relative power and interest.
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Which best describes market mapping?
Identifies how brands/ products are perceived by customers relative to other products/brands in the market.
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Which best describes STP - segmentation, targeting and positioning?
Outlines the marketing process.
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Which best describes an inventory control chart?
Highlights issues relating to inventory management such as the re-order level, re-order quantity, usage rates and lead times.
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Which best describes SWOT analysis?
One part of strategic planning. It involves an internal and external audit which may take place before a business develops an appropriate strategy.
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Which best describes Elkington's Triple Bottom Line?
Highlights that businesses may have different objectives, not just profit.
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Which best describes Carroll's Corporate Social Responsibility Pyramid?
Outlines the different possible aspects of social responsibility for a business.
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Which best describes Porter's 5 forces?
Highlights the strategic decisions of managers in terms of the scope of the business' activities and the positioning within the market.
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Which best describes Bowman's strategic clock
Outlines different strategies in terms of the perceived benefits (added value) and price. It highlights different combinations of benefits and price that are competitive and those that are not.
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Which best describes Bartlett and Goshal's international, multi-domestic, transnational and global strategies?
This model examines the different approaches to managing businesses that operate in several countries.
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Which best describes Lewin's force field analysis?
Highlights that at any moment there are forces for and against change. Model identifies how that might be bought about.
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Which best describes Kotter and Schlesinger's reasons for resistance to change?
Identifies 4 different types of why people resist change
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Which best describes Handy's culture?
Outlined 4 different types of culture: power, role, task and person.
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What best describes Hofstead's national cultures?
Model identifies different forms of national culture.
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What best describes strategic drift?
Occurs when the strategy pursued by a business no longer fits with the environment around it. What may have been appropriate at one point is no longer suitable as conditions have changed.
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