Individual Assignment 3

Sustainable Strategies (BMME085)
M.Sc. Strategic Management
Academic Year 2020-2021

Ensure that:
a) your assignment contains your name, exam number, and email address (otherwise the assignment

will not be checked!);
b) you use font type Times New Roman (12 points);
c) you use spacing of 1.15 and margins of 2.5 cm; and
d) the total number of words of this assignment, excluding references, is no more than 600 words.

The assignment must be original personal work and must be uploaded on 16 February 2021 at 14.00

hours at the latest via the dedicated Assignment page on Canvas.

Link your answers explicitly to the different questions, but do not repeat the questions.

Your answers should draw on and refer to the required readings of the relevant session.

Adequately using supplementary sources may lead to awarding a maximum of one bonus point (on a

10-point scale).

Full references of sources used are to be mentioned in a reference list at the end of your assignment.

Your assignment will be graded (from 1 to 10) against the following criteria:

a) explanation of relevant theoretical concepts and relations;
b) correct application of theoretical insights;
c) completeness of your answers; and
d) concision of your answers (i.e. being to-the-point).

Success!

Q1.

In the previous session, we discussed different types of markets.

Based on the readings for this session, how (e.g., through what capabilities or activity

selection) will firms distinctively operate on different markets to pursue their sustainability-

related goals?

Identify and explain differentiators from (at least) two readings per market type for two

different market types.

Q2.

A firm’s socio-environmentally beneficial strategies may not lead to a sustained competitive

advantage.

Identify three economic/competition-related conditions under which socio-environmentally

beneficial strategies will lead to a competitive disadvantage for a firm, and explain why.

Q3.

Social enterprises pursue economic and other (social and/or environmental) goals.

a. Under what two capability-related conditions will the economic and other goals of social
enterprises be compatible with each other?

b. Provide one example for each capability-related condition (so two examples in total) of
such a compatible situation.