Basic strategic management concepts for SMA classes

It appears to me that some Strategic Management Accounting (SMA) students are not familiar with the subject of Strategic Management. Here, I provide some links for a few basic concepts in Strategic Management for your quick reference:

  1. PEST analysis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEST_analysis
  2. SWOT analysis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis
  3. Competitive advantage: http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/competitive-advantage/
  4. Value Chain analysis: http://www.netmba.com/strategy/value-chain/
  5. Five-force Model: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_five_forces_analysis

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