Strategic misrepresentation

Case 11.1 Dangerous Stratagems According to the Webster dictionary, stratagems is a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.” In the US, federal budget cycle go through many stages before e it is approved. It is executively prepared and then the legislative go over it then approve it, the n the budget is executed and audited. The purposes of budgeting is to give a clear future expenditure. It is to “control, management and planning.” In the management elaborates the efficiency in which activities of the spending of the revenue in different allocation in order to accomplish the goals of the future year. The actual process of budgeting could be very lengthy because they have to think of all the possible things that the state as a whole might be in need of for the fiscal year. In this paper, the weakness of the strategies will be identified and scrutinized and a recent example of each strategy will be provided and discussed in each strategies. Firstly, delay of maintenance and replacement of assets and rely on hope. This is a dangerous strategy because lives were lost due to the government delaying the maintenance of the Mississippi river in Minneapolis which collapsed. The weakness of this strategy is that people’s lives is in danger and more lives will be lost when dangerous strategy is put in place. Peoples live will be continuously affected and it will lead to death of many citizens. Example of situation of the effect of this kind of…

On some project events PM and his team can get surprise in the form of external events which create problems in project performance. However project are present because of external environment. So PM should be responsive to it.External environment includes latest state of art technology in which project is based, itscustomers and competitors .Its geographical, social, politicalsettings. All above mentioned factors are enough to affect planning, staffing, organizing, directing which contains PM’s…

BP was having a problem with the amount of contractors they were employing and the amount of money that was being funneled to these contractors. The extent in which BP was relying on contractors caused them to lose control over the projects that the contractors were completing. This in demonstrated with the company not even having a number of how many contractors they had employed, to the point where they had to stop counting (O 'Brien & Marakas, 2013). Having too many contractors puts projects…

Who doesn’t love a good party? I’m sure we all do, but have you ever stopped to think about how it all comes together? There will come a time when you will be asked to plan a party or event, whether it be a milestone birthday, wedding, and/or annual function. This essay will provide the necessary tools to do so. As President of a cultural based sorority, I had my fair share of planning events. The process can be time consuming and frustrating, but with attention to detail, organization of…

A supervisor’s conflict style tells a lot about an individual’s personality and leadership style. Managing conflict, rather it be internal or external, is an important aspect of day-to-day functions for humans (Gross, 2010). Different styles can even impact the health of an individual. However, this is dependent on the stress level causes by the technique used. Regardless of which style a supervisor chooses, they must decide quickly and keep the best interest of a group as a whole in mind. The…

MKT 531 FINAL EXAM 1. a). With respect to the strategic planning process, why has social responsibility and marketing ethics become important today? b). Is it really necessary to consider these issues in strategic planning? A firm’s reputation is vital to its survival. Whether a firm’s reputation is a good one or not, depends upon their degree of commitment to social responsibility. Social responsibility generally means a firm has a responsibility to have a positive impact on society, and at…

scenario negatively impacts the company is several ways. First, the company would have provided an inferior and hurtful product to our customers. Secondly, is the negative publicity associated with providing inferior or contaminated beverages to customers. This would almost definitely have a direct negative impact on future sales. Lastly would be the lawsuit from the customers who were sick after consuming Ronnie’s Refreshments. Therefore, there the company would take a loss as it has to…

costs by their supplier. The differentiation strategy is successful by Walmart due to successful research and development on their products and services which gives quality on each of their products. Due to their successful research and development, any changes in consumer tastes will be immediately done to keep the customers satisfied. Corporate Strategy Corporate strategy for Walmart is very strong and determined, which is why Walmart has been extremely successful throughout all the years.…

Outbound Logistics in April, 2001.It was implemented in major warehouses all .over the country. Dabur has five .main SBUs (Strategic Business Units) which are: • Distribution • Planning • Finance • Sales • IT • Each of these five SBU’s had different. requirement with respect to outbound logistics. Dabur catered to different. segments like health care, pharmaceutical, food products etc. The implementation team had to put in place a common. business model which would cater to each of these…

This will lead the reputation of TCS fall. There is a case occur in the year 2013, Orange Country sued TCS failed to present their promises and intentional misrepresentations during the bidding process for a contract. Under the terms of contract, Tata America International Corporation (TCS America) are required to develop and implement the Property Tax Management System Project for Orange Country. In the end, TCS failed to complete the project within the budget and timeline that promises in…