GEOG 256 10/17/13Exam #2 Study GuideTerms to Know and Topics to Review1. Know and be able to apply the Miles & Snow concept: Analyzer, adaptor, prospector…etco Are you trying to grow it? Protect it?2. Know the steps an organization may take in planning3. What are the three levels of planning?4. What is associated with operational planning5. What constitutes a smart goal?6. What is the difference between a policy & procedure?7. Steps in the MBO Processo Know the key components, who starts it8. What is necessary for MBO to succeed?9. Know the planning/control cycle10. What is necessary to improve plans via the planning/control cycle11. What is planning?12. What is necessary for long term survival?o What type of planning do I need?13. Be able to apply strategic positioningo Expand on defensive, stability, growth strategies.14. What components are necessary for a strategic plan to succeed15. Know the different types of strategies (defensive, stability…etc)16. Sources of competitive intelligence17. What is a SWOT analysis?18. How do environmental factors influence an organization19. Know Porters competitive strategies and what companies should use them20. Know and be able to apply the BCG (Boston Consulting Group)21. Name the stages of a rational model.22. What are the different types of decision making?23. What is another name for a PERT chart?24. What are some of the different types of change?25. What is it called when a manager gives more credence to recent events and overlooks events that occurred in the past?26. What is it called when a group tends to follow a leader?27.Name the types of group decisions.28. How does PM (Participative Management) affect employee performance?29. What are the various types of cultures in an organization?30. How is a company’s culture conveyed to its employees?31. Diagram an Organizational chart.32. Implications associated with various spans of control33. KNOW & be able to apply the various types of organizational structures…network, matrix,
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