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MNG$3702$

Assignment $2,$ semester $2$

QUESTIONS

Question $1$

"Organisations will not survive over the long term without the ability to learn and adapt to changing environments."

There are various mechanisms that organisations can use, in combination, to become a learning organisation. Apply any FIVE of these mechanisms to the Michelin company throughout its history of publishing the Michelin guide. In your answer, you need to identify the mechanism and then apply it to the company. $(10$ marks, of which one mark is awarded for correctly identifying the mechanism, and one mark is awarded for the correct application of the mechanism to the company$)$

$[10$ marks$]$

Question $2$

"Resource allocation is an important aspect in strategy implementation."

Explain the strategic project management framework as a resource allocation framework that can assist a company to align its projects and programmes with its formulated strategies. In your answer, you need to discuss the framework and the apply it to the Michelin company during the period when Jean$-$Dominique Senard was appointed as CEO and the changes he made to the company. $(16$ marks, of which $2$ marks will be awarded to phase $1$ of the framework; $2$ marks to phase $2,10$ marks to phase $3,$ and $2$ marks to phase $4)$

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$[16$ marks$]$