NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
JUNE 2013 EXAMINATION

Course Code:  MBA820

Course Title: Corporate Management Strategy

Time Allowed:  2 hours

Instruction:  Attempt the compulsory question and two other questions making a total of    

three questions.  The compulsory question carries 30 marks. All the other questions carry 20 marks each.

Question No. 1 (COMPULSORY)

1. There are various forms of organizational strategy according to Hill and Jones (2004).

Enumerate and discuss three forms of strategy you know.

2. In every organization there are organizational goals and personal goals of the employees.  Discuss in detail the strategies an organization should adopt in the integration of organizational goals and personal goals to achieve corporate objectives.

3. Among other things, a corporate objective is aimed at achieving seven main objectives.

List and explain these seven objectives.

4. When an organization sets goals such goals largely serve as guides to corporate actions and operations. List six other functions of organizational goals.

5. According to Pearce and Robinson (1998), the forces of company goals, company philosophy and public image influence the formulation of corporate mission.

Write short notes on each of these three forces explaining the nature of their influence.