SML610S - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022


SML610S - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022



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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
QUALIFICATION : DIPLOMA IN TVET MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 06DTVM
COURSE CODE: SM L610S
LEVEL: 6
COURSE NAME: STRATEGICMANAGEMENT AND
LEADERSHIP
DATE: JUNE 2022
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S}
MODERATOR:
Mr B. U. Kauteza
Mr Joseph Subasubani
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of 2 sections with 6 questions
2. All the questions are compulsory
3. Read all questions carefully before answering.
4. Number your answers clearly.
5. Make sure your student number appears on the answering script provided.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Examination paper.
2. Examination script.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES {Including this front page)
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SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1 - Short Questions [10)
Choose the correct letter: a, b, cord from the questions below:
1.1 Strategy formulation is the process of deciding best course of action:
a. For accomplishing organisational objectives
b. For accomplishing organisational planning
c. For accomplishing organisational management
d. For accomplishing organisational values
1.2 The key parts of the Strategic Planning Process include:
a. Planning, Organisation and Guidance
b. Vision, Value and Strategy
c. Control, Monitoring and evaluation
d. Evaluate, Control and Guide
1.3 A Strategic Plan is mainly directed by:
a. Management restructuring
b. Analysis of internal and external factors.
c. Management decisions
d. Stakeholder involvement
1.4 What is the last step of the strategic Management Process?
a. Formulating Strategies
b. Implementing Strategies
c. Evaluating Results
d. Evaluating Weaknesses
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1.5 The way people get along with each other in an institution is known as:
a. Core values
b. Human relations
c. Ethical practices
d. Leadership
1.6 Strategic Governance is a .....
a. Technique by which institutions are directed and managed.
b. Technique of organising working groups in an institution.
c. Way of planning the strategic framework of the institution.
d. Coordinated activity to ensure effectiveness.
1.7 Important principles that will guide decisions and actions in the organisation are
a. Unethical
b. Core values
c. Goals
d. Not important
1.8 Which function of management involves an effort to direct and lead people to accomplish the
planned work of the organisation.
a. Controlling
b. Implementing
c. Leading
d. Staffing
1.9 The primary focus of strategic management is:
a. strategic analysis
b. the total organisation
c. strategy formulation
d. strategy implementation.
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1.10 An organisation's resources, capabilities and technology are examples of
a. Capital investment
b. Expenses
c. Internal conditions
d. Overhead charges
SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 2 - Basic Concepts of Strategic Management, Governance and Leadership [24]
2.1 Differentiate between the basic concepts of Strategic Management and Leadership below.
Support your answer with real practical examples.
2.1.1 Management and Leadership {3}
2.1.2 Vision and Mission {3}
2.1.3 Goals and Objectives (3)
2.1.4 Corporate Governance and Cooperative Governance (3)
2.1.5 Stakeholders and Shareholders (3)
2.2 Clarify with real examples from TVET environment the meaning of the concepts below:
2.2.1 Organisational objectives {3}
2.2.2 Strategic Governance {3}
2.2.3 Key Performance Indicators {KPl's) (3)
QUESTION 3 - Strategy and Leadership [18]
3. Strategic management is a process for formulating and implementing a strategy.
3.1 Discuss the relationship between a strategy and the organisational structure. (8)
3.2 Briefly discuss the key elements of strategic planning? (5)
3.3 Clearly distinguish between 'Strategic Management Process' and 'Strategic Planning Process'. (5)
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QUESTION 4 - Establishing an Effective Planning Approach [18)
Draw a simple Strategic Planning Model to illustrate your conceptual understanding of how you
would sequentially prepare an effective and informed strategic plan for a TVET institution.
QUESTION 5 - Internal Assessment and AssessingYour Environment [15)
Illustrate in a clear diagram how you would apply Strategic Framework, Environmental Scanning and
SWOT Factors to produce SMART objectives for a TVET organisation.
QUESTION 6 - Strategic Governance of an organisation. [15)
Draw a neat and properly labelled Governance Structure depicting the three levels of governance.
TOTAL [100)
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