Johnson, Scholes and Whittington developed the SAF framework to explain the factors that should be considered before pursuing a strategic option.
JJJ is a listed company that is considering launching a new product into its market.
Which of the following considerations affects the Acceptability of this new product launch?

BBB has often encountered difficulties when it has introduced strategies which involve Organizational change.
BBB is about to enter a period of much change and has decided to appoint one or more change agents to help to manage this. Select ALL of the statements that apply in respect of a change agent.

Your manager is undertaking a strategic review of XYZ's activities and has asked you to explain how a Force Field analysis would assist in the review process.
Which of the following statements would be most appropriate?

Organizations require resources to undertake a strategy and these can include physical, human, financial and intangible resources. However, alone they will not ensure Organizational success. For that, resources must be combined together to create competences.
The competences which form the basis of competitive advantage are things that an Organization is able to do and are very difficult for competitors to copy.
Which of the following describes this?

YC is a government funded hospital specialising in degenerative hearing conditions YC is renowned for it's pioneering work resolving chronic ear problems and has, in the last year, conducted a record number of operations and achieved high levels of success. The excellent reputation of YC has led to high demand and a considerable strain on resources Although last year the average cost per patient fell, and success rates far exceeded targets, overall spend increased significantly. YC hospital is expected to provide value for money (VFM). Which aspect of VFM has YC NOT managed to achieve in the last year?