1st Edition

MBA Management Models

By Sue Harding Copyright 1998
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

If you‘re a student on an MBA or management course, you‘ll be expected to demonstrate a knowledge of a range of models. This textbook collects together the 45 models most likely to be required, summarized in a standard format. Each entry contains a diagram of the model; the principles on which it‘s based; underlying assumptions; guidance on application, and relevant issues; related models; and... Read more
Accounting/economics; 1: Break-even analysis; 2: Demand and supply; 3: Economies of scale; 4: Elasticity; 5: Financial ratios; 6: Internal rate of return (IRR); 7: Net present value (NPV); 8: Variance analysis; Business strategy; 9: Barriers and profitability; 10: BCG Matrix; 11: Contrasting characteristics of upstream and downstream companies; 12: Five forces; 13: Five Ps for strategy; 14: Four routes to strategic advantage; 15: Generic strategies; 16: Geobusiness model; 17: Pestlied; 18: Porter's Diamond; 19: Related diversification grid; 20: Strategic triangle; Human resources; 21: Action-centred leadership; 22: Belbin's team roles; 23: Group development; 24: Herzberg's Motivator–Hygiene Theory; 25: Job characteristics; 26: Managerial grid ®; 27: Maslow's hierarchy of needs; 28: Situational leadership; Organizational strategy; 29: Company position/industry attractiveness screen; 30: Cultural web; 31: Dynamics of paradigm change; 32: Four organizational cultures; 33: Integrated model of strategic management; 34: M-O-S-T; 35: Network analysis, PERT, CPA; 36: Organic versus mechanistic management styles; 37: Patterns of strategic change; 38: Resource allocation at corporate level; 39: The seven 'S's framework; 40: SWOT analysis; 41: Value chain; Strategic marketing; 42: Ansoff's Box; 43: Nine specimen standardized strategies; 44: PIMS competitive strategy paradigm; 45: Product life cycle

Biography

Sue Harding