OCR F297 Strategic Management summer 2010

Some mock questions, and hopefully some essay plans in the future can be found at www.lclcasestudy.blogspot.com

eurgh.

lol that bad?

How is everyone feeling now as we're so close to the exam?

Thinking I need to start focusing on my business as well as my geography exam arghh then theres biology aswell... but the questions which could come up for this exam could be almost anything

Yeah that's the annoying thing about it

For anyone that doesn't have the APT analysis for the case study; basically it gives model answers for potential questions that are likely to come up, so if anyone wants me to I can copy up the question areas they reckon are going to come up on to here to give you something to focus your revision on. They were pretty spot-on for my f292 exam, so hopefully they will be again for this one.

If you could, that would be really helpful

lol that bad?

How is everyone feeling now as we're so close to the exam?

I haven't revised the business content- the book, and I don't know the case study very well. Read the APT notes a month back and have forgotten them.

I don't feel very well.

You?

think posotive, there's still time

I'm feeling fairly ok about it, but I have a fair bit still to go over this week so we'll see! I haven't done any textbook revision at all for this exam, is that what you're talking about? I've just been focusing on the case study

No text book revision. Something to do with the economy/exchange rates will definetly come up. So I need to learn the basics then go through my case study notes.

What module did you do in Jan and what did you get for it if you don't mind me asking?

These are all of the question areas that the analysis focuses on;

- Evaluation of LCL's objectives in relation to SMART criteria, and the implications of the fact that LCL has grown by "serendipity" and not strategy.

- The issue of George's succession > addressing the concerns of LCL's main stakeholders due to George's lack of planning (Bank, minority shareholders, suppliers & others)

- Analysis of LCL's financial performance table figures & profit and loss account & balance sheet in terms of how the stakeholder's would view them

- How can LCL reach it's objective to maximise its book value

- George's belief that quality and product integrity matter far more than price - the issue of possible "over-engineering", implications & solutions

- Wether LCL should accept Major Doodes' order or not, and how the order would be viewed by LCL's main stakeholders

- LCL's terms of employment; pay, holidays, working hours etc. wether they are appropriate for maximising LCL's performance

- George's leadership style

- Impact of the external environment on LCL (they put particular emphasis on the possibility of a question relating to the impact of changes in the exchange rate on LCL & its achievement of its objectives)


Hope that helps a bit

I did the People in Organisations paper and got a B for it. How about you?

I got an A
What sixth form do you go to? I hardly know any sixth form that does this syllabus

does anyone think critical path analysis or decision trees will come up?
my teachers were a bit wary that the case study is a bit lacking in content, but still would it be too time consuming to have in the exam?
don't know weather to revise it or not :/

:s oh god i really hope critical path analysis and decision trees dont come up!! Does anyone know if we're gonna be expected to calculate the ratios for 2009? Please say no otherwise i'm screwed!