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QUESTION 8 The threats-opportunities-weaknesses-strengths matrix helps managers develop FOUR types of strategies. Explain EACH of these strategies. QUESTION 9 Earlier this year the business press was reporting that UK companies such as Waitrose, Tesco and Marks & Spencer were planning to increase their investment in Kenya. One investment approach could be to take a stake in a Kenyan business. Discuss why a company might want to invest in an overseas company and assess the challenges that it might face. QUESTION 10 Describe what forward and backward integration are as strategic choices. Give four guidelines that would suggest forward integration is a particularly appropriate strategy to pursue. Give four guidelines that would suggest backward integration is a particularly appropriate strategy to pursue. QUESTION 11 Evaluate the components of Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid model with relevant examples. QUESTION 12 The BCG (Growth-Share) Matrix is old but has stood the test of time. How significant and practicably usable is it today, in the light of vast developments in management tools that help assess market conditions? Justify QUESTION 13 Explain the meaning of "the world is flat' in the context of globalization. If the benefits of globalization concern the expansion of operations across international borders, why then is it necessary to consider a strong home base? Justify