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This document outlines an assignment on business strategy and strategic management. It includes 10 questions requiring analysis of a selected firm's value chain, resources, industry life cycle stage and strategies, financial reports and ratios, internal and external factor evaluations, competitive groups and profiles, adopted generic strategies, and recommendations. Students are asked to answer specific questions, perform analyses, and include details, evidence and company reports in their responses.

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This document outlines an assignment on business strategy and strategic management. It includes 10 questions requiring analysis of a selected firm's value chain, resources, industry life cycle stage and strategies, financial reports and ratios, internal and external factor evaluations, competitive groups and profiles, adopted generic strategies, and recommendations. Students are asked to answer specific questions, perform analyses, and include details, evidence and company reports in their responses.

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BUSINESS STRATEGY/STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT # 2
DUE IN SESSION 10
SPRING 2011

1. Construct a Value chain for the Firm in continuation. Using the model provided on Page 79, Exhibit
3.2 and Exhibit 3.3 on Page 84 include the components of the Value Chain Analysis in details. Use
the three Frameworks given on pages 107-108 under the Experiential Exercise to construct your
firm’s value chain., Luqman Dar

2. Which resources does the firm in question has, which you think, gives it sustained competitive
advantage. Clearly present the reasons and evidence. What competitive advantages is the firm
enjoying due to these resources? , Luqman Dar

3. Now analyze the Industry life cycle and determine which phase of the life cycle is the firm in
question operating (Give Evidence). Is the firm using appropriate strategies in accordance to its
stage of the life cycle? Give details of strategies pursued, Luqman Dar

4. Analyze the reports of the company (Balance Sheet, Statement of Accounts, Cash flows) and
perform the basic financial analysis. Give proper comments of each of the analysis performed.
(Attach the company’s report as an annexure). Undergo the DuPont analysis, to determine the
operational weaknesses or strengths of the firm of choice., Adil Hijaz

5. Construct an IFE Matrix which highlights the Key Strengths and Weakness of the Firm in question.
Compute the IFE Score., SAAD
6. Construct the strategic group map for the industry and then Identify 3 competitors which fall in the
same strategic group as that of the firm in question. Adil Baig
7. Further construct a CPM (Competitive Profile Matrix) for the firm in question by determining the
KSF/CSF’s for the Firm’s industry and comparing the direct competitors in conjunction to the firm.
SAAD

8. Of the Strategic Group identified in the previous question, determine which generic strategies is
each of the firms pursuing. Adil Baig
9. Analyze the generic strategies that the firm in question has adopted and how is it giving a
competitive advantage over its competitors and how is the firm using the generic strategies to
strengthen and or reposition its selves in accordance to the 5 forces of the industry. Make sure you
correlate this analysis with the 5 forces analysis performed in Assignment # 1, Adil Baig
10. What recommendations will you give to the organizations you have selected? SAAD
NOTE
PLEASE TRY TO COVER THIS LOAD AND EMAIL ME MAXIMUM BY SATURDAY NIGHT SO I COULD BE ABLE TO FINALIZE IT.
AND TRY TO BE AS DETAILED AS YOU CAN.

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