Scenario: You are applying to be a consultant for a well-known group that specializes in Strategic Consulting. They have asked each candidate to present a white paper (your term paper) analyzing a corporation with a focus on critically analyzing strategy. Please be candid and analyze each strategic initiative critically with a focus on the last 5 years but with an eye to the future – what needs to be corrected – what is happening in the industry (and that includes all the environmental scanning factors) that you need to respond to.
Describe some of the strategies that you observe – example: if it is a fragmented industry – and your CORP has tried to consolidate --- describe what you see: Is it using Chaining, Franchising, etc. ---? Or if the industry is in the growth stage: is there technological innovation that gives anyone the lead? If is a mature industry: do you see it using strategies to deter entry or product proliferation; similarly for the declining industry – Review Ch 6 as you address this –2 pages max.
Are there Technical or Format wars that are relevant here? Does anyone here have First-mover advantages? Any special Innovation strategies that can be adopted by your CORP?
Describe the Global Environment facing this industry --- what are the cost pressures/ pressures for local responsiveness? What strategies make sense for your CORP in the Global context.
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