The student will write a strategic analysis of a company. The outline is in course materials. The paper is due Sunday, April 30 .

Case Analysis Outline from the Hitt Book

MANA 6341 Strategic Management Decisions

Analysis of ______________

Chapter 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

What is the vision and mission of this organization?

Explain the stakeholders.

Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis

Explain how your company aligned itself with three external threats from the general environment during the coronavirus pandemic.

Which two of the five forces were most impacted by the pandemic in your company’s industry environment?

Chapter 3: The Internal Organization: Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies, and Competitive Advantages

Which of the value chain elements should be outsourced?

Chapter 4: Business-Level Strategy (Important!)

Explain your company’s cost leadership.

Explain your company’s differentiation.

Explain your company’s focus.

Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy

Explain your firm’s level of diversification.

Explain one example of your firm’s value-creating diversification.

or

Explain one example of your firm’s value-reducing diversification.

Chapter 8: International Strategy

Identify the opportunities your organization sought in international expansion.

Which entry mode does your company typically use?

Chapter 10: Corporate Governance

Explain agency in your organization.

Who is on the Board of Directors?

Chapter 11: Organizational Structure and Controls

Is your company divisionalized by product, customer, project or geography?

Chapter 12: Strategic Leadership

How have managers determined the strategic direction of your company?

or

How have managers built the strategic culture of your company?

Conclusion

Analyze the current state of strategic management in your organization.

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