Finance
Assignmtnt
- You have to answer these questions about (Amazon) company. - Just to know if you need to use it ( the competitor company is "eBay".
- You must use your own words.
- Look at the sample in the next pages below the questions to know how to answer these questions. Do not plagiarize or cheat, otherwise I will cancel the whole assignment and report the matter to disciplinary committee. Do your own work and write in your own words. Also provide citations for your claims (for example Investopedia, Yahoo Finance, Form 10-K , Form 8-K https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html etc.). I have also uploaded a sample answers to these questions for your guidance
Q1: What is the business, the products, the customers, what is the recent historic economic performance, what are the recent strategic decisions taken the company?
1 to 2 pages on this, single spaced, font size 11 to 12
Q2: What are the key success factors and risks associated with the firm’s chosen competitive strategy?
Half page to 1 page
Q3: Does the firm currently have the resources and capabilities to deal with the key success factors and risks?
Half page to 1 page
Q4: Has the firm made irreversible commitments to bridge the gap between its current capabilities and the requirements to achieve its competitive advantage?
Half to 1 page
Q5: Has the firm structure its activities (such as research and development, design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution and support activities) in a way that is consistent with its competitive strategy?
Half page to 1 page
Q6: Is the company’s competitive advantage sustainable? Are there any barriers that make imitation of the firm’s strategy difficult?
Half page
Q 7: Are there any potential changes in the firm’s industry structure (such as new economic conditions, new technologies, foreign competition, changes in regulation, change in customer requirements) that might dispute the firm’s competitive advantage? Is the company flexible enough to address the change?
Half to 1 page