Wk 1 through 6 - Values and Strategy Paper STR581
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Week4Assignment-PotentialStrategiesEvaluationFrameworks.docxSection I
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Evaluation of Potential Business Level Strategies |
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Factor/Consideration |
Description |
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Business Level Strategy (Evaluate each of the five types below for your selected company) |
Assess the suitability of each strategy for the firm below |
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1. Cost leadership
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2. Differentiation
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3. Focused cost leadership
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4. Focused differentiation
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5. Integrated cost leadership/differentiation
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Description of target customer/s for the selected strategy or set of strategies
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Value Chain Activities that allow firm to create value through the selected strategy/strategies
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Support Functions that allow firm to create value through the selected strategy/strategies
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Section II
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Evaluation of Potential Corporate Level Strategies |
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Factor/Consideration |
Description |
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Levels of Diversification – Low/Medium/High
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Reasons for Diversification
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Degree of Operational Relatedness
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Degree of Corporate Relatedness
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Market Power
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Section III
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Evaluation of Potential International Strategies |
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Factor/Consideration |
Description |
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Benefits of adopting an International Strategy to the firm
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Evaluate type of International Strategy for the firm 1. Multi-domestic
2. Global
3. Trans-national
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Core Competency/ Mode of Entry
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Expected Strategic Competitive Outcomes |
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Section IV
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Strategy Recommendation |
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Factor/Consideration |
Description |
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Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement |
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Rationale for the above recommendation (based on analyses in Sections I, II, III) |
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Section
I
Evaluation of Potential Business Level Strategies
Factor/Consideration
Description
Business Level Strategy (Evaluate each of the
five types below for your selected company)
Assess the suitability of each strategy for the firm
below
1.
Cost
leadership
2.
Differentiation
3.
Focused cost leadership
4.
Focused differentiation
5.
Integrated cost leadership/differentiation
Description of target customer/s
for the selected
strategy or set of strategies
Value Chain
Activities that allow firm to create
value through the selected strategy/strategies
Support Functions that allow firm to create value
through the selected strategy/strategies
Section I
Evaluation of Potential Business Level Strategies
Factor/Consideration Description
Business Level Strategy (Evaluate each of the
five types below for your selected company)
Assess the suitability of each strategy for the firm
below
1. Cost leadership
2. Differentiation
3. Focused cost leadership
4. Focused differentiation
5. Integrated cost leadership/differentiation
Description of target customer/s for the selected
strategy or set of strategies
Value Chain Activities that allow firm to create
value through the selected strategy/strategies
Support Functions that allow firm to create value
through the selected strategy/strategies
