Assignment
Question One:
Discuss how Strategies lead to Shareholder Value.
Discuss the limitations to effective Planning and the Strategic Process.
Question Two:
Apply Porter's Competitive Forces Model to an industry and company with which you are familiar.
Apply the Industry Life-Cycle Analysis to an industry and company with which you are familiar.
Question Three:
Identify a recent economic, social, political, or technological trend that has, or will, significantly impact the competitive stance of an organization with which you are familiar.
List and explain the four guidelines in the determination of the value of a resource.
Question Four:
Discuss how an organization with which you are familiar achieves Superior Quality.
Over time, will the adoption of Six Sigma Quality Improvement Processes give a company a competitive advantage, or will it be required just to achieve parity with competitors?
Question 5:
What is required to transform a Business Level Strategy from a concept to a reality?
What is meant by the term "Value Innovation"? Apply it to an organization with which you are familiar.
Question 6:
Discuss an industry with which you are familiar from the viewpoint of it being in a fragmented, embryonic/growth, or mature status.
Discuss the relevant strategies that a company in fragmented, embryonic/growth, or mature industry might follow to gain or sustain a competitive advantage.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.