Business Level Strategy

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What is Business Level Strategy

Student defined business level strategy using scholarly sources. Real life examples (at least 5) of when business level strategies were applied were given. Every claim was supported with scholarly articles

Student defined business level strategy using scholarly sources. Real life examples (3-4) of when business level strategies were applied were given. Most claims were supported with scholarly articles

Student defined business level strategy using scholarly sources. Real life examples (1-2) of when business level strategies were applied were given. Some claims were supported with scholarly articles

Student could not define business level strategy. No real-life examples were given. No claims were supported with scholarly evidences.

Differentiate Business-Level Strategy, Functional Level Strategy, and Corporate Level Strategy

All the differences between functional, business, and corporate level strategies were shown. All claims were supported with scholarly evidences

Most of the differences between functional, business, and corporate level strategies were shown. Most claims were supported with scholarly evidences

Some of the differences between functional, business, and corporate level strategies were shown. Some claims were supported with scholarly evidences

Most of the differences between functional, business, and corporate level strategies were not shown. None of the claims were supported with scholarly evidences

How IT fits into Functional Level Strategies

All the ways IT fits into the functional level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were given. All Claims were supported by scholarly evidences.

Most of the ways IT fits into the functional level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were given. Most Claims were supported by scholarly evidences.

Some of the ways IT fits into the functional level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were given. Some Claims were supported by scholarly evidences.

Most of the ways IT fits into the functional level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were not given. Most Claims were not supported by scholarly evidences.

How IT fits into Business Level Strategies

All the ways IT fits into the business level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were given. Claims were supported by scholarly evidences.

Most of the ways IT fits into the business level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were given. Most Claims were supported by scholarly evidences.

Some of the ways IT fits into the business level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were given. Some of the Claims were supported by scholarly evidences.

Most of the ways IT fits into the business level strategies, as described by the authors of the article, were not given. Most Claims were not supported by scholarly evidences.

Reasons for agreeing with the authors that IT involves both functional and business level strategies

Five (5) or more reasons were given for agreeing with the authors. The five reasons given were backed with scholarly evidences

Three or four reasons were given for agreeing with the authors. The three or four reasons given were backed with scholarly evidences

One or two reasons were given for agreeing with the authors. The one or two reasons given were backed with scholarly evidences

No reasons were given for agreeing with the authors. If any reason was present, it was not supported by scholarly evidence(s)

Agreement with re-theorization of IT Strategic Nature

Arguments were given for re-theorization of IT strategic nature. All arguments were supported by scholarly evidences.

Arguments were given for re-theorization of IT strategic nature. Most of the arguments were supported by scholarly evidences.

Arguments were given for re-theorization of IT strategic nature. Some of the arguments were supported by scholarly evidences.

Arguments were given for re-theorization of IT strategic nature. Most of the arguments were not supported by scholarly evidences.

Author’s Theories

All theories propounded by the authors were identified and their elements explained. All theories were critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Most theories propounded by the authors were identified and their elements explained. Most theories were critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Some theories propounded by the authors were identified and their elements explained. Some theories were critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Most theories propounded by the authors were not identified and their elements were not explained. Most theories were not critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Critique of Assumptions

All assumptions made by the authors were critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Most assumptions made by the authors were critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Some assumptions made by the authors were critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Most assumptions made by the authors were not critiqued using scholarly evidences.

Grammar

There were no grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors

There were few grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors

There were some grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors

There were numerous grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors

APA

The examination was written in the APA style with no mistakes

The examination was written in the APA style with few mistakes

The examination was written in the APA style with some mistakes

The APA style was ignored; there were numerous mistakes