Learning Outcomes:

Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in diversified organizations. CLO-2

Communicate issues, results and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate strategies for different situations. CLO-6

Assignment Question(s):

Select a well-known publicly owned company then write afive-partessay thatconcentrates on the following:

1- Brieflyintroduce your essay then offer a background onyour selected company (i.e. available and public information about the top management of the company/ board of directors, financial statements, business model, and key competitors).(2 Marks) (Minimum 150 words)

2- Apply the resource-based view of the firm to determine core and distinctive competencies of your selected company. (3 Marks) (Minimum 150 words)

3- Usethe VRIO framework and the value chainto assess the company’s competitiveadvantage,and how it can be sustained.(4 Marks) (Minimum 250 words)

4- Discuss how the business model of your selected company could be imitated and assess the company’s corporate culture, andhow it might affect a proposed strategy.(4 Marks) (Minimum 250 words)

5- Discuss the future of this company if it continues on its current path and conclude with a summary of key ideas of your essay.(2 Marks) (Minimum 150 words)

Important Notes: –

• Avoid Plagiarism

• Support your answers with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles etc.

• Use APA style for writing the references.