ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE SPRING 2018

PROGRAM Master of Business Administration – MBA
SEMESTER IV
SUBJECT CODE & MBA401
NAME Strategic Management and Business Policy
BK ID B1699
NUMBER OF 2, 4 Credits, 30 marks each
ASSIGNMENTS,
CREDITS & MARKS

Note –The Assignment is divided into 2 sets. You have to answer all questions in both sets.
Average score of both assignments scored by you will be considered as your IA score. Kindly
note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words.

Q.No Assignment Set -1 Total

Marks
Questions Marks
What according to David are the various reasons for poor or no strategic
planning and management by companies?
1 Explain the various reasons for poor or no strategic planning and 10 10
management by companies.

Write short notes on Business Continuity Planning and Business Impact Analysis.
Business Continuity Planning 4 10
2
Business Impact Analysis. 6

What is Competence Analysis? What are the four major types or levels of
competence?
3 Explain Competence Analysis. 2 10
Explain the four major types or levels of competence. 8

Assignment Set -2 Total

Q.No Marks
Questions Marks
Write short note on BCG Portfolio Model and Porter’s Generic Strategy.
BCG Portfolio Model. 10 10
1
Porter’s Generic Strategy.

Write short notes on Ansoff product-market expansion matrix and Strategic

Alliance
2
Ansoff product-market expansion matrix 5 10
Strategic Alliance 5
 What do you mean by Structure of an Organisation? Explain some of the common
structural forms.
3 Explain Structure of an Organisation. 4 10
Explain various structural forms. 6