4. Research objectives.

 To determine the factors that affect strategic management at ABSA Ridgeside

Regional office.
 To investigate the effects of strategic management on the organisations’
performance at ABSA Ridgeside Regional office
 To make recommendations to ABSA Ridgeside Regional office on ways to
improve strategic management to increase the organisation’s performance.

5. Research questions

 What are the factors that affect strategic management at ABSA Ridgeside
Regional office?
 What are the effects of strategic management on the organisations’
performance at ABSA Ridgeside Regional office?
 What recommendations can be made to ABSA Ridgeside Regional office on
ways to improve strategic management to increase the organisation’s
performance?

Section B Objective 1
How does the organisation address strategic management at ABSA Ridgeside
Regional office?
Are there instances that you felt like the strategic management at ABSA Ridgeside
Regional office is not adequate? Could you elaborate on the reasons?
What are the challenges faced in attaining strategic management at ABSA Ridgeside
Regional office?
Section C Objective 2
Does the organisation need strategic management to the improve organisation’s
productivity at ABSA Ridgeside Regional office? Could you elaborate?
What is the role of strategic management on the organisations’ productivity at ABSA
Ridgeside Regional office?
What instances has the organisation’s productivity been affected by lack of strategic
management? Can you elaborate?
Section D: Objective 3
ABSA Ridgeside Regional office’s strategic management efforts to need any
improvement?
What do you suggest for ABSA Ridgeside Regional office’s management to improve
their strategic management execution?
In your own view, what is the best thing that ABSA Ridgeside Regional office can do
to improve the organisation’s productivity?