Amazon Strategic management worksheet

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WORKSHEET 4

DRIVING FORCES OF CHANGE

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

COMMON DRIVING FORCES

ANALYSIS OF DRIVING FORCES OF CHANGE

Be specific in your analysis

Growing internet applications

Increasing globalization

Changing LT growth rate

Changing buyers

Ongoing product innovation

Changing tech/mfg processes

Marketing innovations

Threatening entry/exit of firms

Diffusing technical knowhow

Changing cost/efficiency

Growing buyer preferences

Reducing uncertainty/risk

Influencing gov’t policy/regs

Changing societal concerns

ASSESSMENT OF DRIVING FORCES OF CHANGE

Select top 5 Driving Forces of Change. Explain how each Driving Force of Change will influence the industry moving forward.

Source: Adapted from Thompson,A.A., Peteraf,M.A., Gamble,J.E., & Strickland,A.J. (2020) Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, 22e. McGraw-Hill (p 50-52).