Tag: Strategic management

Critically analyse the internal and external factors of an organisation using appropriate theoretical frameworks and tools

The assignment requires you to write a report where you critically analyze the strategy of an existing company, offering your original views and your strategic recommendations.

Critically analyse the internal and external factors of an organisation using appropriate theoretical frameworks and tools

Identify and develop innovative strategic recommendations

Apply and align organisational strategy with corporate and social responsibility

Demonstrate an ability to take responsibility for personal leadership development in a strategic management context

What strategic recommendations can you propose for the organisation(s) given in the case study to strengthen its current position in the given Market? (LO4,LO6)

Strategic Management

1. Appraise the current strategic positioning of the given organisation. (LO1, LO2, LO3 andLO5)

2. What strategic recommendations can you propose for the organisation(s) given in the case study to strengthen its current position in the given Market? (LO4,LO6)

Analyze why a tool(s) is used in all member specializations, why a tool(s) is not, and the benefit of adopting such tools.Discuss the importance of strategic management in general and must include a composite table (created from member tables) depicting member specializations and tools used. 

Strategic Management

Analyze why a tool(s) is used in all member specializations, why a tool(s) is not, and the benefit of adopting such tools.

Discuss the importance of strategic management in general and must include a composite table (created from member tables) depicting member specializations and tools used.

What determines the level of competitive intensity in an industry?If a firm is successful domestically, it is likely to be successful internationally? Why or why not?

Strategic Management

N.B. Support your arguments and conclusions. Explain your answers thoroughly. Reference any appropriate readings in your answer.

If a firm is successful domestically, it is likely to be successful internationally? Why or why not?

What determines the level of competitive intensity in an industry?

Can a firm achieve competitive advantage and thereby strategic competitiveness without acting ethically? Explain your answer.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus said: “Time is a river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight then it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.” Explain what you think this statement means and what are its implications for managing strategically.

Suppose you had to explain to a friend why you are studying strategic management. What would you tell that person? Explain your answer.

Evaluate the weaknesses and threats for any common themes that might be a risk. Compare Caterpillar’s weaknesses against its opportunities.

Strategic Management Research Journal Part 2

Write a 350- to 525 Microsoft word response to the following prompts in your journal entry. Remember about the term “journal” still needs to be research writing. APA formatting is required, inclusive of the title page, level headings, 3rd person, and asentence.  do not focus on the word journal. Rather, complete each assignment using research writing format. :

Conduct a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis of Caterpillar, Inc. Each SWOT quadrant must contain 7-10 items, (this is not included in the 525-word count).
Consider viewing the YouTube.com video: SWOT Analysis – What is a SWOT analysis?

Evaluate the weaknesses and threats for any common themes that might be a risk.
Compare Caterpillar’s weaknesses against its opportunities.

Propose problem-solving strategies to address Caterpillar’s weaknesses or threats that could be mitigated by a business opportunity or business decision.

Use at least two scholarly sources. Be sure to use Rothaermel, F. T. (2019). Strategic management: Concepts (4th ed). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill as one of the two scholarly sources.

Why does the team want to develop a strategic management plan for the organization?

Strategic Management Plan

Why does the team want to develop a strategic management plan for the organization?

Using your previous works, develop the final and whole strategic management plan for the company (Zoom) that your team selected. The areas that you have to present are identify in the following outline.

Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose:

Situation Analysis

General environmental analysis

Industry analysis

Competitor analysis

Internal analysis

Identification of Environmental Opportunities and Threats and Firm Strengths and Weaknesses (SWOT analysis):

Strategy Formulation

Strategic alternatives

Alternative evaluation

Alternative choice

Strategic Alternative Implementation

Action items

Action plan

have attached the paper to the additional materials

Write a critical review on why an understanding of national cultures is important in strategic management? Existing and actual literature can be taken from peer-reviewed research publications.

Culture and its Impact on Strategy

Assignment Brief
Task 1
Write a critical review on why an understanding of national cultures is important in strategic management?
Existing and actual literature can be taken from peer-reviewed research publications. (2-3 papers only)

This task will reflect the level of understanding of the student on how to analyze and evaluate literature and demonstrate through this task that they can identify knowledge gaps.

Marks assigned – 50
Word Count- 800-1000
Task 2

Students to develop the following statement: “Company Culture Is Everyone’s responsibility”. Shared responsibility involves different people and functions within the organization playing different roles in developing and maintaining the culture.

This task requires understanding the values, practices, and beliefs shared by the members of a group and how this can lead to a successful culturally diverse company.

After developing the statement, the student will have to elaborate how changes can be made to improve cultural awareness in all levels to make it the responsibility of everyone.
Marks assigned – 50
Word Count- 700

Discuss at least two competitive actions that the organization performed and explain how and why the competitors responded.Analyze two actions that competitors performed and how and why the organization responded to them.

Business

Mention at least two competitors and explain at least two market commonality and resources that the company and the competitors have in common

Discuss at least two competitive actions that the organization performed and explain how and why the competitors responded

Analyze two actions that competitors performed and how and why the organization responded to them

For each set of competitive actions, identify in which competitive dynamics the actions were performed

Reference:

Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D., & Hoskisson, R. E. (2020). Strategic management competitiveness & globalization: Concepts and cases (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.