Analysis Paper2

Cargill PLC. (2019). 2019 Annual Report. Retrieved from https://www.cargill.com/doc/1432144962450/2019-annual-report.pdf

Cargill PLC. (n.d). Home. Retrieved from https://www.cargill.co.uk/en/home

Mergent Online. (2020). Cargill PLC. Retrieved from https://www-mergentonline-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/companydetail.php?compnumber=92750

The Saylor Foundation. (2014). Chapter 1: Mastering Strategy. Retrieved from

https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/536272/viewContent/18742391/View

The Saylor Foundation. (2014). Chapter 2: Leading Strategically. Retrieved from https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/536272/viewContent/18742392/View

The Saylor Foundation. (2014). Chapter 3: Evaluating the External Environment. Retrieved from

https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/536272/viewContent/18742393/View

The Saylor Foundation. (2014). Chapter 5: Selecting Business-Level Strategies. Retrieved from

https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/536272/viewContent/18742395/View

The Saylor Foundation. (2014). Chapter 6: Supporting Business-Level Strategy. Retrieved from

https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/le/content/536272/viewContent/18742396/View

Tools and Techniques:

You will be using the following tools/techniques in the projects.  These tools are also part of the quizzes that you will complete so make sure you understand their use and how to do the calculations.

· External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix

· PESTEL Analysis

· Porter's Five Forces

· Using Porter's Five Force Model

· The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy (13:11 minutes)

· SWOT Analysis: How to perform one for your organization

· Strategic-Formulation Analytical Framework  - Must Read to Learn how to create a Grand Strategy Matrix.

· The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix

· BCG Matrix

· The IE Matrix

· How to Prepare the Internal External Matrix

· QSPM Explained

· IFE (Internal Factor Evaluation)

· The TOWS Matrix: Putting a SWOT Analysis into Action

· Grand Strategy Matrix 

· Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM)

· Competitive Profile Matrix Example - Handicraft Industry

· The IE Matrix

· Explanation of IE Matrix

Mastering Strategic Management: (Scroll down to see chapter readings)

· Chapter 4:Managing Firm Resources

· Is the resource-based view a useful perspective for strategic management research?

· Selecting Among Alternative Grand Strategies

· Concentrated Growth Strategies

· Introduction to Industry Analysis (13:43 minutes)

· Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage

· SWOT Analysis From a Resource-Based View  

· The Reality of Digital Disruption--How to Stay Ahead

· Porter's (1980) Generic Strategies as Determinants of Strategic Group Membership and Organizational Performance

· Blue Ocean Strategy