STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED STONE MINING COMPANIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE:         INTRODUCTION

1.1              Background to the Study                                                                                          

1.2              Statement of the Problem                                                                                          

1.3              Objective of the Study                                                                                              

1.4              Research Questions                                                                                                    

1.5              Hypotheses                                                                                                                

1.6              Scope of the Study                                                                                                    

1.7              Significance of the Study                                                                                          

1.8              Operationalization of Variables                                                                                 

1.9              Operational Definition of Terms                                                                                

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1       Conceptual Review                                                                                                  

2.1.1    Strategic Management                                                                                               

 Content                                                                                                                             

 2.1.1.1 Environmental Scanning                                                                                          

 2.1.1.2 Strategy Formulation                                                                                                

 2.1.1.3 Strategy Implementation                                                                                         

 2.1.1.4 Strategy Evaluation                                                                                                 

 2.1.2   Performance                                                                                                               

 2.1.2.1 Market Size                                                                                                              

 2.1.2.2 Profitability                                                                                                               

 2.1.2.3 Sales Volume                                                                                                                   

 2.1.2.4 Customer Satisfaction                                                                                              

 2.2      Theoretical Review                                                                                                    

 2.2.1   Resource-based Theory                                                                                             

 2.2.2   Competence Theory                                                                                                  

 2.2.3   Balanced Scorecard Strategy Theory                                                                        

 2.2.4   Industrial Organization Theory                                                                                 

 2.3      Empirical Review                                                                                                     

 2.3.1   Empirical Review on Strategic management and sub variables                               

 2.3.2   Empirical Review on Performance and sub variables                                              

 2.3.3   Gaps in Literature                                                                                                     

 2.4      Conceptual Model                                                                                                     

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

 3.1      Research Design                                                                                                       

 3.2      Population                                                                                                                 

Content                                                                                                                              

 3.3      Sample size and sampling Technique                                                                       

 3.4      Method of Data Collection                                                                                       

 3.5      Research Instrument                                                                                                 

 3.6      Pilot Study                                                                                                                

 3.6.1   Validity of Research Instrument                                                                            

 3.6.2   Reliability of Research Instrument                                                                          

 3.7      Method of Data Analysis                                                                                        

 3.7.1   Conceptual Model of the Research                                                                         

 3.7.2   Apriori Expectation                                                                                                  

 3.8      Ethical Consideration                                                                                               

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

4.1       Data Presentation, Analysis interpretation and Discussion                                       

4.4       Summary of Findings                                                                                               

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1       Summary                                                                                                                  

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                                               

5.3       Recommendations                                                                                                   

5.4       Contributions to Knowledge                                                                                   

5.4.1    Concepts                                                                                                                  

5.4.2    Theory                                                                                                                      

Content                                                                                                                             

5.4.3    Empirics                                                                                           

5.5       Implication of Findings                                                                                           

5.5.1    Management Practice                                                                                               

5.5.2    Industry                                                                                                                   

5.5.3    Society                                                                                                                                 

5.6       Suggestion for Further Studies                                                                                  

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