undefinedundefinedCollege of Administrative and Financial SciencesundefinedundefinedundefinedAssignment 1undefinedDeadline: 06/03/2021 @ 23:59undefined Course Name: Strategic Management Student’s Name: Course Code: MGT 401 Student’s ID Number: Semester: I CRN: Academic Year: 1441/1442 H undefinedFor Instructor’s Use onlyundefined Instructor’s Name: Students’ Grade:Marks Obtained/Out of 5 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low undefinedInstructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY undefinedThe Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.Late submission will NOT be accepted.Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions. All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted. undefinedundefinedStructure of the projectundefinedundefinedThe 3 assignments of this course will be parts of a project, which aims to study the four basic elements of strategic management of the company ‘X’ from your choice. It is structured as follow:undefinedPart 1: Assignment 1= Environmental scanning & strategy formulation.Part 2: Assignment 2= Strategy implementation.Part 3: Assignment 3= Evaluation and control. It is a company from your choice; From real national or international market;It is publicly traded company;Produces and commercializes more than one product;Sufficient information about the strategies of the company, its functions and product lines are available;This company should have at least one partnership with other company (es) (alliances, joint venture, arrangement…).undefinedundefinedDescription of the company ‘X’undefinedundefinedNote. undefinedThe selected company must meet the above criteria. If you face any ambiguity regarding the choice of the corporation, kindly feel free to ask more clarification from your instructor.undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedAssignment 1: Part 1 of projectundefinedundefinedEnvironmental scanning & strategy formulation Learning outcomes: 1.Understand the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management. (Lo 1.2) 2.Identify opportunities and threats as well as strengths and weakness in the operating environment of hypothetical and real-world organizations (Lo 2.9) Understand issues related to strategic competitive advantage in organizations (Lo 2.2)Identify appropriate strategies for different situations (Lo 3.1). Assignment Questions (5 Marks) Briefly present your selected company (name, industry, nationality, location, size, activities, products…) (Max 200 words).(0.5 mark)Determine the opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses of your selected company by completing the SWOT matrix in the answer sheet. (1 mark)Does your selected company have social responsibility? If yes, discuss its impact on competitive advantage of the corporation. (Max 400 words) (1 mark)Based on the figure 4.3 (Ch4-slide no 18) and the textbook text relative to Porter’s Five forces of competition framework, assess the power of the buyers, suppliers and substitutes of your chosen company. How formidable are the barriers to entry and how intense is the rivalry among existing firms? ( 2 marks)What is the competitive strategy used by your selected company? Justify.(0.5 mark) Answers: Briefly present your selected company (name, industry, nationality, location, size, activities, products…) (Max 200 words).(0.5 mark)Determine the opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses of your selected company by completing the SWOT matrix in the answer sheet. (1 mark)Does your selected company have social responsibility? If yes, discuss its impact on competitive advantage of the corporation. (Max 400 words) (1 mark)Based on the figure 4.3 (Ch4-slide no 18) and the textbook text relative to Porter’s Five forces of competition framework, assess the power of the buyers, suppliers and substitutes of your chosen company. How formidable are the barriers to entry and how intense is the rivalry among existing firms? ( 2 marks)What is the competitive strategy used by your selected company? Justify.(0.5 mark) Answer: ……………… Opportunities Threats - Strengths Weaknesses Answer ……………………… Answer …………………………………….. Answer ………………………………………..

Business Letter Writing Topic Seek Volunteers for a Nonprofit Organization Background  Sometimes a company needs employee volunteers to help shape a company  policy or process or to plan an event. For example, employees may be  asked to join a task force on emergency preparedness, to plan a major  company social event, or to reexamine vacation policies. Some of your colleagues will readily volunteer for these  above-and-beyond, unremunerated commitments, while others will not want  to lend even more time to job-related responsibilities. It's quite an  art to bring volunteers on board for the general good of the  organization and to make them feel rewarded through the volunteer effort  itself. In this application, you are the coordinator of volunteer outreach  for the nonprofit organization Reading Partners, a group working to  enhance the reading experiences and literacy of grade-school students. Assignment You need to write a letter to the leaders of a local organization  (such as Elks Club, Kiwanis, and the National Organization for Women,  etc.) to solicit volunteers to work with your nonprofit's after-school  programs for children aged 5 to 12 years old. You are asking the leaders  of other organizations to contact their membership for potential  volunteers. The Purpose You need to solicit 25 volunteers to engage in reading activities for  children at least twice a week for a total of at least four hours each  week per volunteer. In your request, you will tell the organization that once you receive  the names and contact information from the volunteers, your  organization will schedule several orientation sessions to outline  expectations, goals, and practical logistics. Your group will also train  the volunteers on your program's reading curriculum. The Audience Your audience in this case is already orientated toward community  service, but members are also very busy and will need to be persuaded  that reading proficiency among young children is a serious concern and  that the volunteer's time will be well spent. Conduct a bit of Internet research so you can incorporate some key literacy statistics in your letter. You should also mention some special perks for those who successfully  engage in the volunteer service. Everyone who has worked with  volunteers knows that they are committed to helping, but they also  relish special opportunities to reward their free services. Keep in mind, too, that you are soliciting these volunteers through  other organizations. You want to make it easy for the leaders of other  non-profits you contact to pass along your message to their own members. The Communication Strategy Write in the spirit of the nonprofit organization to another; that  is, appeal to the recipients' established interests in civic engagement  and community responsibility. Provide enough information (include  childhood literacy evidence referenced previously) about your program to  appeal to potential volunteers, and provide clear contact information  and time frame for launching the meetings and training sessions for new  volunteers. Make it worth the while of the nonprofit leaders to pass along the  message to their employees and investors. Assure them that, in similar  future endeavors, you would be happy to do the same.