Assignment: Strategic Management
Learning outcomes:
1) Gain insights into the strategy-making processes of different types of organizations.
2) Understand issues related to strategic competitive advantage in organizations.
3) Identify appropriate strategies for different situations.
Assignment Questions:
From Saudi or Middle East market, select an example of partnership between two companies (acquisition, collusion, joint venture, value-chain partnership, mutual service consortium, licensing arrangement...) and answer the following questions:
1) Briefly present the two companies, members of partnership (Industry, location, size, competitors, activities...). (Max 400 words)
2) What is the kind of this partnership and what are its main reasons?
3) What are the issues brought up by the companies during partnership?
4) Evaluate the competitive advantage of the partner- companies.
5) What is the method used by the partner-companies to manage the organizational culture? underline the pros and cons of this method.
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 includes 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.