Group I Subject - Business Policy & Strategy Sr No Topic / Question 1 The Concept of Core Comptence 2 Developing core Comptence

3 The Different Levels of Strategy 4 Developing a Strategy Perspective (Reasons for Failure) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Characteristics of Stategic Decisions Vision & Mission Remote Environment Operating Environment Porter's Five Forces Model Structural Analysis & Competitive Strategy Analysing Departments and Functions Value Chain Analysis Conduct Value Chain Analysis Grand Strategies Forward Integration Functional Strategies in Select Functions Overall Cost Leadership Differentiation Strategic Analysis at the Corporate Level GE Nine Cell Planning Grid Behavioral Conditions Affecting Strategic Choice Competitive Scope and the Value Chain Types of Organization Structures Significance of Orgnazational Culture Typical Beliefs which shape Organizational Culture The Balanced Scorecard Operational Control System Re-engineering Roles of Strategic Leader & Responsibilities Roles of General Manager Role of Board of Directors Corporate Restructuring Joint Venture Rationale for Joint Ventures Reasons for Failure of Joint Ventures Generic Motives for a Strategic Alliance Types of Strategic Alliances Advantages & Disadvantages of a Strategic Alliance Types of Mergers Economic Rationale for Mergers & Acquistions M & A - Reasons for Success & Failures Motives for Divestitures Types of Changes Implementing Strategic Change Global Competitiveness in the New Millenium Global Competitive Challenges Considerations for the Strategists in 21st Century Respective Year Relevant Question Page Nos. Nos. Jan Apr Jul Oct 8 9 15/16 16/17 9 08 2 10 29 34 44 4 08 46 8 09 49 5 10 52 55 65 68 74 to 79 77 84 91 93 106 108 112 9 09 9 09 124 2 09 159 8 10 176 6 09 174 4 09 195/6 8 09 197 & 200 8 08 208 214/5 8 08 218 8 09 7 09 219 7 08 226 5 08 237 7A 09 238 7B 09 240 241 243 245 249 1 09 2 10 252 2 09 257 261 276 3 08 4 09 284 291 293 10 295 1 08

Group I Subject - Business Policy & Strategy 7 The Questions are based on these Topics. 07 - Refers to year 2007 08 - Refers to year 2008 09- Refers to year 2009 10- Refers to year 2010 The years placed in the respective columns represent the Months in which the questions have been asked. Hope this info is useful to all the Students appearing for Group I - Business Policy & Strategy Exam
Please find enclosed a List of all questions which have appeared for Group I - Group Exam - Business Policy

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& Strategy. I have listed out all the questions and the relevant question numbers and the respective month and year in which those questions have appeared & some important topics which could figure in the exams with their pages where the answers could be located in the Text Book