Question 1:

Discuss the following business strategies giving examples, and elaborate under what circumstances these business strategies are applied.

i) Forward integration
ii) Product development
iii) Conglomerate diversification
iv) Retrenchment

Question 2:

i) Explain with a diagram the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Framework in Corporate Portfolio analysis.

ii) Why and how has the BCG Framework been modified?

Question 3:

(i) Elaborate on the different aspects of the term "Organisational Culture".

(ii) Critically examine the importance of "Organisational Culture" in the implementation of strategy.