STRAT acronyms and frameworks
What four components are analyzed in a SWOT assessment to evaluate a company’s internal and external strategic position?
What are Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats?
Known as the "people's princess," she was a style icon and dedicated philanthropist who advocated for various humanitarian causes.
Who is Diana, Princess of Wales?
The national animal of Scotland is this mythical creature.
What is a unicorn?
This BYU quarterback was featured on 'Jeopardy!' for being the only Jewish starting QB in college football in 2024.
Who is Jake Retzlaff?
On what date are strategy applications due for the 2025 application cycle?
What is the last business day of June or Friday, June 27th?
Which three leading management consulting firms are represented by the acronym BBM?
What are Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and McKinsey & Company?
Her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 contributed to the end of racial segregation in the United States.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The longest recorded flight of this bird was just 1.5 seconds.
What is a penguin?
The author of the 'Twilight' series is this BYU graduate.
Who is Stephenie Meyer?
Which BYU Strategy faculty member oversees the admissions process?
Who is Dr. Ben Lewis?
What four criteria determine whether a firm’s resources provide a sustainable competitive advantage under the VRIO framework?
What are Value, Rarity, Imitability, and Organization?
This French-Polish physicist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win it twice.
Who is Marie Curie?
In Russia, the October Revolution is celebrated in this month.
What is November?
How many flags hang in the Tanner Building?
What is 96?
Name three faculty members who teach in BYU’s Strategy program.
There are too many to list—we’ll take your word for it!
Name three of the five competitive forces in Michael Porter’s framework that shape industry competition and profitability.
What are the Threat of New Entrants, Bargaining Power of Suppliers, Bargaining Power of Buyers, Threat of Substitutes, and Industry Rivalry?
The first female secretary of state, she fought to prevent the expansion of nuclear weapons and broker peace in the Middle East.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
The world record for most hot dogs eaten in one sitting is this.
What is 74?
In 1960, how much was BYU tuition?
What is $130? (About $1,386.10 today)
Name three of the official student organizations affiliated with the BYU Strategy program.
What are Strategy Society, Corporate Strategy Association (CSA), Management Consulting Association (MCA), Product Management Association (PMA), and Women in Strategy Association (WSA)?
What four dimensions does the CAGE framework analyze to assess the challenges of entering foreign markets?
What are Cultural, Administrative, Geographic, and Economic factors?
She became the first woman prime minister of Pakistan in 1988, just three months after giving birth.
Who is Benazir Bhutto?
Originally introduced as "Brad's Drink," this popular soft drink later changed its name.
What is Pepsi?
The BYU Museum of Paleontology houses this famous dinosaur skeleton, one of the most complete ever found.
What is the Supersaurus?
Which renowned business strategist authored The Innovator’s Dilemma and How Will You Measure Your Life?
Who was Clayton Christensen?