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SB4001_Part2_Assessment_Template.docxSB4001 Part 2 Assessment Template
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Walden University, CBE Capstone: Strategic Business Management, Global Business Strategy Development and Execution, SB4001
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Analytical Tools in Business Strategy
Strategies to Create and Sustain Competitive Advantage
Replace this text with your response to the following in 225–300 words (3–4 paragraphs): Describe at least two strategies that Victors & Spoils employed in their attempt to create and sustain competitive advantage. Explain whether these strategies were effective and why or why not.
Analytical Tools to Inform Decision Making
Replace this text with your response to the following in 225–300 words (3–4 paragraphs): Identify at least two analytical tools that Victors & Spoils could use to inform their decision making about whether to remain independent or partner with another company. Explain why each tool would be useful and how each would apply to the situation that Victors & Spoils is going through in the case study.
Performing an Environmental Analysis Before Creating a Strategy
Replace this text with your response to the following in 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs): Identify in what ways doing an in-depth environmental analysis (e.g., PEST or PESTLE) before creating a strategy could be important for Victors & Spoils. (150–225 words, or 2–3 paragraphs)
The Benefits of a SWOT Analysis
Replace this text with your response to the following in 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs): Analyze how Victors & Spoils could benefit from using a SWOT analysis, including the potential advantages of using a SWOTT over a SWOT.
Using SWOT Analysis to Develop Strategic Approaches
SWOT Analysis
The following table is a SWOT analysis for Victors & Spoils to help with John Winsor’s and Jon Black’s concerns about how to grow the business.
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Internal Environment |
Strengths (S) |
Weaknesses (W) |
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Insert the strengths here. |
Insert the weaknesses here. |
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External Environment |
Opportunities (O) |
Threats (T) |
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Insert the opportunities here. (Consider opportunities that can lead to Blue Ocean strategies.) |
Insert the threats here. (Consider threats that can lead to Blue Ocean strategies.). |
Recommendations for Strategic Approaches Based on SWOT Analysis
Replace this text with your response to the following in 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs): Based on the results of the SWOT analysis you performed, develop at least two recommendations for strategic approaches, including any Blue Ocean strategies, the company leadership could take to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. In your recommendations, include the different aspects of the business that would need to play a part.
References
Include appropriately formatted references to at least four scholarly sources to support the statements made in your report. Please refer to the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist for more information.
