business analysis

Topic：Step 5 (developing). Making Functional strategies.

Here is a reminder that updated Part I and II of the group project are due July 24th.   Make sure you are using concepts and analyzing strategies of partner firms using frameworks.   Here are the instructions for Part II.

            Step 5 (developing).  Use 9 M model to research and analyze two functional strategies you will take from each of the Part I partners (total of 8 strategies), and how will you put it together for your own 9th M strategy – governance strategy.  = Chapter on functional strategies provides a table for analyzing 9 M strategies.   Each of the 9 M strategy has two alternatives.     You have to analyze the functional strategies of partner firm(s) using 9 M model.   You have to analyze each of the 9 M strategies - provide evidence on what the partner firm(s) are doing, and interpret which of the two functional strategies it is for that particular M.   For instance, for manpower strategy, the two options are low-commitment human resource strategy vs. high commitment human resource strategy.    Low commitment is when the firm is investing little in training and development, either because people it is recruiting are already skilled, or because the work it requires to be done is quite general and can be performed by people with limited additional training.    You need to do actual research about what a partner firm is doing, supported with citation, instead of theoretically imagining what the firm might be doing or ought to be doing or must be doing.   A detailed analysis is required, and you may summarize your findings in a Table.