[In each week's DQ#2, we will examine a case from our textbook and available resources, and discuss some pertinent questions that will support our skill development in the use of strategic planning instruction from the current week. These DQ#2's do not require citations and references; they are intended to engage your critical thinking and assess your synthesis of key topics for the week.]
This forum will examine a case of social responsibility regarding Rhino Sales and Poaching. To give you a brief look at the company from a consumer perspective, here is a video to get you started:
Poaching Endangers Black Rhinos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2FEobRKOLg
Go to our course textbook (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble & Strickland, 2014), Part 2, Case 28, and read the case regarding Rhino Sales and Hunting (C-369 - C-384). From the case, answer the following questions, being as specific as possible:
1. What is SANParks/Kruger National Park's objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be?
2. How would you reduce poaching?
3. In consideration of the five forces model for the rhino sales industry (See Figure 3.3), what competitive threats are associated with the rival sellers, suppliers, buyers, substitutes, and new entrants?
Finally, based on your assessment, what can you apply to organizational work in your sector from what you see in this case?
[No citations/references required; write in the third person; this forum is designed to contribute to skill development]