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Where are we Where are we How do we get
there?
now?
going?
Internal Environment
Strengths/Weaknesses
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S AIMS
GOALS
S OBJECTIVES Strategic Implementation
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Choice
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External Environment Monitor

Opportunities/Threats

Reappraisal

Figure 1

The early period of the case, 1947 to 1986, is really a

backcloth against which the rest of the period is examined

and evaluated. The early years of Stakis were dominated

by Sir Reo who had developed a hands-on style of
management. Stakis was a `family firm’ with a culture to

match it. The organisational structure at this time was a

relatively flat one changing over time to a divisional one as

Sir Reo approached the period when he wished to step
down.

This divisional structure was, to a great extent, made up of

autonomous strategic business units with little strategic

guidance. It could be argued that the style of management

at this time in Stakis was one of Financial control. But