01 Jan Identifying strategic

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Activity Context

This week’s discussions help you to develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Critically evaluate information from core business functions and the value chain to enhance organizational knowledge of strategic position and direction.
Activity Instructions

In this discussion, you will further your knowledge of strategic development by:

Identifying important ethical issues with a firm’s strategy.
Focus on the goals and values of your project firm to identify important strategic ethical issues or dilemmas. Analyze the firm’s actions for instances of inconsistencies, or practices where the words in the mission, espoused values, or goals, don’t match the actions of the firm. Should the firm be concerned about its Corporate Social Responsibility or balancing stakeholder and stockholder needs?

Response Guidelines

Critically read the posts of your peers and respond to the posts of at least two other learners. In responses to your colleagues, comment on and respectfully challenge one another’s different conclusions.

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Activity Context

This week’s discussions help you to develop the skills to master the following course competencies:

Critically evaluate information from core business functions and the value chain to enhance organizational knowledge of strategic position and direction.
Activity Instructions

In this discussion, you will further your knowledge of strategic development by:

Identifying strategic issues that affect the sustainability of a firm’s competitive advantage.
Conducting a competitive analysis of the firm, using resource-based theory or value chain model.
In Foundations of Strategy, review Case Insight 4.5: Singapore Airlines: Reconciling Differentiation With Low Costs, on page 141. Porter argues that a competitive advantage strategy of both cost leadership and differentiation is impossible to sustain.

Describe your project firm’s competitive strategy and mount an argument in favor of or against Porter’s assertion as it relates to your project firm. Does your critical thinking about the firm’s competitive advantage bring to mind concerns, or opportunities for how the firm could exploit its competitive advantage? Do you have actionable insights about exploiting strengths of the firm or insights about how the firm should defend against its weaknesses?

Response Guidelines

Critically read the posts of your peers and respond to the posts of at least two other learners. When responding, seek clarification, share your personal experiences that relate to their experiences, and provide feedback.