There are two parts to this assignment. Both need to be completed.  Please read fully!  Due Monday.  

Section I

Evaluation of Potential Business Level Strategies

Factor/Consideration

Description

Business Level Strategy (Evaluate each of the five types below for your selected company)

Assess the suitability of each strategy for the firm below

1. Cost leadership

2. Differentiation 
 
 

3. Focused cost leadership 
 
 

4. Focused differentiation 
 
 

5. Integrated cost leadership/differentiation 
 
 

Description of target customer/s for the selected strategy or set of strategies

Value Chain Activities that allow firm to create value through the selected strategy/strategies

Support Functions that allow firm to create value through the selected strategy/strategies

Section II

Evaluation of Potential Corporate Level Strategies

Factor/Consideration

Description

Levels of Diversification – Low/Medium/High

 Reasons for Diversification

Degree of Operational Relatedness

Degree of Corporate Relatedness
 

Market Power
 

Section III

Evaluation of Potential International Strategies

Factor/Consideration

Description

Benefits of adopting an International Strategy to the firm

Evaluate type of International Strategy for the firm
1. Multi-domestic
2. Global

3. Trans-national

Core Competency/ Mode of Entry

Expected Strategic Competitive Outcomes

Section IV

Strategy Recommendation

Factor/Consideration

Description

Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement

Rationale for the above recommendation
(based on analyses in Sections I, II, III)

Week4 Assignment – Strategic Plan, Part 3: Strategic Evaluation

For this Assignment, you will explore a variety of strategies. You will then make your recommendations for a strategy or a combination of strategies for the organization (the same company that was used for your Week 2 & Week 3 Assignments).

Instructions:

In this section, you will be evaluating various strategies and making recommendations for the organization. 

Write a 1,050-word minimum strategic evaluation in which you include the following: 

· Evaluate potential business level strategies for the organization.

· Assess potential corporate level strategies for the organization.

· Assess potential global strategies for the organization.

· Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement, and include a rationale for that recommendation. 

NOTE

· The tables in the attached ‘Week 4 Assignment – Potential Strategies Evaluation Frameworks’ document provide the frameworks to be used for evaluating various strategies and making recommendations.

· Please add the assessment and evaluation of the strategies and the recommendations into the tables and insert these tables into your paper.