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3 components of business strategy

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mission, vision, and objectives

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SMART goals spelled out

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specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound

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big picture, what does income statement show

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profitability

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big picture, what does balance sheet show

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overall financial health; the company’s total assets and how they are financed - through debt or equits (assets = liabilities+equity)

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big picture, what does cash flow statement show

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where cash is being allocated; used to discern trends in business performance

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what are retained earnings

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the amount of net income that is reinvested in an organization

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what is accrual accounting

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includes money accounted for but not received or spent (earned but not received)

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big picture, what is EBITDA

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measure of a company’s overall financial performance

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what are accounts receivable

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the amount due by customers for goods and services already delivered

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what are current assets/liabilities

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assets quickly convertible and liabilities paid that reporting period

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What are the four profitability ratios

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cash ratio
operating cash flow ratio
current ratio
debt ratio
debt to equity ratio

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What is the formula and meaning of the cash ratio

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cash ratio = cash and cash equivalents/liabilities; tells how capable a business is of satisfying short-term debts

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What is the formula and meaning of the operating cash flow ratio

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Operating Cash Flow Ratio = Cash Flow from Operations / Current Liabilities; tells a company the number of times it can satisfy its liabilities based on the amount of cash it generated over a certain period

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What is the formula and meaning of the current ratio

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Current ratio = current assets/current liabilities; measures a company’s ability to pay short-term obligations

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What is the formula and meaning of the debt ratio

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Debt ratio = total debt/total assets (proportion of assets financed by debt); measures the extent of a company’s indebtedness (leverage)

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big picture, what does operating profit margin show

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the company’s current earning power

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big picture, what does net profti margin show

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the big picture view of profitability

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What is price to earnings and what is the public benchmark

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price to earnings = (price per share)/(earnings per share); 17

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what is leverage

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the amount of debt a firm uses to finance assets

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what is internal rate of return (not the formula)

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better than ROI, factors in assumed reinvestment rate from future cash flows; gives managers more control over the assumed reinvestment rate from future cash flows

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what is ROI used for

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to determine the efficiency of an investment

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which financial document should the budget resemble

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the income statement

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which ethics discipline is most relevant to business

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applied

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what is utilitarianism

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a philosophy that ethical behavior maximizes value in the world

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what is motivated blindness
acting unethically out of self-interest but being unaware of it
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what is the solicitation summary and when in the process is it used
before RFP (basically the rules for the RFP), info like procurement rules and payment policies;
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what is the goal of organiational resilience management systems
to support the achievement of strategic, operational, tactical, and reputational objectives; considers risk management
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what does the enterprise performance framework do
evaluates metrics based on effectiveness, efficiency, and strategic improvement
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what does the security metrics evaluation tool do
helps evaluate metrics based on technical, operational, and strategic criteria
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Myers Briggs breaks people into categories of what
mental preferences
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What are the sets of mental preference in Myers-Briggs
How people take in information (sensing perception - fits with experience; intuition perception - applies to future possibilities) How people form judgements or make decisions (thinking vs feeling) Energy Consciousness (extroversion vs introversion) How you see the world - judging or perceiving Life management orientation (sensing - 5 senses vs intuition - applying meaning
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What is statutory law and what are the types
approved by executive branch in manner required by constitution; criminal and civil
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what is a primary legal source
an in-state or federal statute or case (strongest)
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what is a secondary legal source
a case, statute, or journal from another state or jurisdiction (can't be relied on)
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What is stare decisis (definition and literal translation)
The following of prior case law in a jurisdiction is known as precedent or the principle of stare decisis (let the decision stand)
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What is the threshold of hours/week at which a contracting agency should have its own supervisor?
>400 hour/week
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what has the greatest impact on employee productivity
relationship with frontline manager
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What are the 5 leadership theories
"Great Man" theory - great leaders are born, not made Trait theory - traits are inherited that make a great leader, lists desirable traits; doesn't consider the work environment/situation Situational theory - leaders choose the best course of action based upon situational conditions (internal and external) or circumstances and do not become leaders by possessing some combination of traits Behavioral theory - two notable points: 1 - leadership behavior is good if it leads to immediate satisfaction or expectation of future satisfaction; 2 - leadership behavior is motivational if that satisfaction is contingent on effective performance (with proper support) Competency model - based on required competencies (but not just a checklist)
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what is the triple bottom line
people, planet, and profit
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What are the 9 types of cognitive bias
attribution error overconfidence bias anchoring effect selective perception confirmation bias recency effect selectivity error escalation of commitment framing effect
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what is attribution error
the tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging the behavior of others (believing professional success is due to talent and failure due to bad luck, might credit the same for someone else to the opposite)
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what is overconfidence bias
unrealistic views of one's own performance and abilities
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what is anchoring effect
focusing only on initial information gathered and ignoring subsequent information
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what is selective perception
selecting, organizing, or interpreting events based on one's personal perception to explain an incident
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what is confirmation bias
limiting the search for and interpretation of information to that which confirms preconceptions
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what is recency effect
putting more weight into recent info
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what is selectivity error
only looking at one metric, even if it isn't representative of what is really trying to be measured
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what is escalation of commitment
not seeing previous time/investment as a sunk cost
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what is framing effect
the observation that the manner in which data is presented can affect decision-making (how question is framed will influence answers)
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what is hindsight bias
always believing mistakes should have been foreseen
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what are the 4 approaches to decision making, and definition
Directive style - made by those with a low tolerance for ambiguity, seeking to be efficient, use logic, make fast decisions. Used more for short-term decisions Analytical style - for longer term goals with decisions along the way; embraces a greater tolerance for ambiguity, seeks more info, considers more alternatives Conceptual style - high tolerance for ambiguity, creative, taps into intuition, focuses on the long term Behavioral style - low tolerance for ambiguity, less intuitive, tries to avoid conflict, seeks acceptance of others
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3 type of conditions for decision making regarding information known
certainty, risk (estimate probability of failure), uncertainty (no estimate)
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what is group think
individuals are unaware the team's decision is wrong or risky
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what is the abilene paradox
the social phenomenon in which a group collectively decides on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of many or all the individuals in the group
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strategic management process/selecting a strategy (5 steps)
Establish vision, mission statement, and core values Set objectives for measuring performance/progress Create a strategy to achieve objectives Execute strategy Monitor/adjust as needed
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what is the length of short term goals
quarterly
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what is the length of long term goals
1-3 years
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what are the 3 strategy evaluation tests
Fitness test - does it fit the current situation Competitiveness test - is it helping pursue a better competitive position Performance test - is it producing superior company performance
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what are the 4 things a prudct must have to give competitive advantage
VRIN - valuable, rare, inimitable (irreplicable), and non-substituable (must have all 4)
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"economic value of product" definition
the amount someone will pay over the cost of production
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what is an oligopoly
small number of competing firms with homogenous product, high entry/exit cost; historically US auto and steel; today cereal companies (4 make 90%); high entry/exit cos
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what is competitive parity
the optimal expenditure needed on branding and advertising activities to stay on par with the competitors of a particular brand, product, or company as a whole
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definition of recession (duration required)
economy is low, GDP contracts to where growth is negative for 2 or more consecutive quarters
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definition of depression (duration required)
a recession that lasts for several years
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what is the five forces framework and what are the 5
a model that identifies and analyzes competitive forces that directly shape every industry and determine an industry's weaknesses and strengths. The analysis is used to identify an industry's structure and determine a strategy ; 3 or more make it unattractive to join (if all weak, industry is likely dying) Competition from rival sellers within the industry Competition from potential new entrants to the industry competition from producers of substitute products supplier bargaining power customer bargaining power
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what is a strategic group
a cluster of industry rivals that helps determine those that have similar competitive approaches and market positions
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what is tacit knowledge
skills, ideas, and experiences that people have but are not codified and may not be easily expressed. Difficult to transfer to another person unless though practice or experience
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what is the typical acquisition cost compared to value
25% over value
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what percentage of acquisitions fail
70-90%
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what is the reason for unrelated diversification, and what are 4 bad reasons
good - value; bad - risk reduction, growth, stabilization, managerial motives
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what is parochialism
a narrow, restricted view of the world that fails to recognize other people have distinct and important differences in how they live and work. This can lead to issues of trust and prevent employee development and promotions (monolingualism is a sign)
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what is ethnocentric attitude
the belief in the intrinsic superiority of the nation, culture, or group to which one belongs, often accompanied by feelings of dislike for other groups
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what is polycentric atttitude
the view by home office management that employees in the host country know the best work approaches and practices for running their business because every foreign operation is hard to understand
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what is geocentric attitude
the view by management that focuses on using the best approach and people from around the globe
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How do exchange rates affect profits
companies in country a selling product in country b are better off when country b's currency grows stronger (or a's grows weaker) (p235)
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what is a greenfield adventure
a subsidiary business that is stablished by setting up the entire organization from the ground up
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what are the three international strategy approaches
Multidomestic - think local, act local (market using known, local names; decision making is decentralized) Global - think global, act global (integrated strategy) Transnational - think global, act local (McDonalds - single strategy, but accommodates local needs)
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what are the BRIC countries
major developing countries - Brazil, Russia, India, and China
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what is the cash ratio
cash ratio = cash and equivalents / liabilities
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what is the purpose of a management system
Provides a framework that the component parts of a system can best be understood when viewed in the context of relationships

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