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“Notable Quotes”
"Strategic management is not a box of tricks or a bundle "When a crisis forces choosing among alternatives, most
of techniques. It is analytical thinking and commitment people will choose the worst possible one."
of resources to action. But quantification alone is not —Rudin’s Law
planning. Some of the most important issues in strategic
"Strategy isn’t something you can nail together in
management cannot be quantified at all."
slapdash fashion by sitting around a conference table."
—Peter Drucker
—Terry Haller
"Objectives are not commands; they are commitments.
"Planning is often doomed before it ever starts, either
They do not determine the future; they are the means
because too much is expected of it or because not
to mobilize resources and energies of an organization
enough is put into it."
for the making of the future."
—T. J. Cartwright
—Peter Drucker
"Whether it’s broke or not, fix it—make it better. Not just
"Life is full of lousy options."
products, but the whole company if necessary."
—General P. X. Kelley
—Bill Saporito
Assurance of Assurance of Assurance of Assurance of
Learning Exercise 6F Learning Exercise 6G Learning Exercise 6H Learning Exercise 6I
The Mach Test Developing a BCG Matrix The Role of Boards of Locating Companies in
for My University Directors a Grand Strategy Matrix