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YOU MUST READ HAVE THE FOLLOWING BOOK: Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D. & Hoskisson, R. E. 2015. Strategic management: Competitiveness and globalization, concepts and cases (11th edition). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Strategic Management Process Familiarization (100 Points)
Requirements:
A. Please read the following textbook sections:
1) General Environment Analysis: Review Table 2.1, pp. 40-41; read pp. 43-52.
2) Industry Environment Analysis: Review Figure 2.2, p. 52; read pp. 52-60.
3) Competitor Analysis: Review Figure 2.3, p. 62; read pp. 60-63.
4) Value Chain Analysis: Review Figures 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, pp. 90-92; read pp. 89-93.
5) Stakeholder Analysis: Review Figure 1.4, p. 21; read pp. 20-23.
6) Financial Ratio Analysis: Review Appendix II, Tables A-1 to A-5, pp. xi-xii.
7) Sustainable Competitive Advantage Analy.: Review Table 3.5, p. 89; read pp. 79-89.
8) Business-level Strategies: Review Figure 4.1, p. 112; read pp. 111-113.
9) Corporate-level Strategies: Review Figure 6.1, p. 168; read pp. 167-170.
10) International-level Strategies: Review Figure 8.4, p. 236; read pp. 236-240
11) Cooperative Strategies: Review Figure 9.2, p. 271 and Figure 9.4 p. 276; read pp. 264-267, 271-284.
12) 7S Analysis: Read pp. 17-25 of Waterman, Peters & Phillips 1980 article in the ?Other Readings? section of Desire2Learn.
B. Please create a three level outline of what you have read as follows (please use the format below):
I. General Environment Analysis
A. Segment (briefly describe)
1. Elements (briefly describe)
II. Industry Environment Analysis (Five Forces)
A. Force (briefly describe)
1. Factors (briefly describe)
III. Competitor Analysis
A. Components
1. Questions
IV. Internal Analysis
A. Value Chain Analysis
1. Areas (briefly describe)
B. Stakeholder Analysis
1. Types of Stakeholders (include examples shown)
C. Financial Ratio Analysis
1. Ratios (briefly describe)
D. Sustainable Competitive Advantage Analysis
1. Resources (types-briefly describe)
2. Capabilities (briefly define)
3. Core Competencies (briefly define)
4. Competitive Advantage (briefly define)
5. Sustainable Competitive Advantage (list and briefly describe criteria)
V. Strategies and Strategy Implementation
A. Business Level
1. Types (briefly describe)
B. Corporate Level
1. Types (briefly describe)
C. International Level
1. Types (briefly describe)
D. Cooperative
1. Types (briefly describe)
E. 7S Implementation Analysis
1. Areas (briefly describe)
