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 ………………………………………..

Module 5/6 DiscussionAfter reading Chapters 5 and 6 and Modules 5 and 6, address the following prompt. The goal is to demonstrate your knowledge of the course material. Review Writing Guide module.POSTING/ESSAY 1: Discuss one way that archaeologists can interpret past social systems and one way that archaeologists can determine past environments. POSTINGS 2 AND 3: Respond to two class members essays as it relates to the course material. As with any discussion, its not enough to say you liked what they wrote, explain why, add information to move the discussion along. I will share the book with you to answer the prompt