Exploring Business Strategies that bring competitive advantage for success. Understanding the potential three strategic options undertaken...

  

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Exploring Business Strategies that bring competitive advantage for success. Understanding the potential three strategic options undertaken at a business level and link to the selected companies strategies to review their success and shortfall: a) Differentiation Strategy b) Cost Leadership Strategy, and c) Blue-Ocean Strategy. 1. Required: a) Select two currently existing US companies, one taken the differentiation strategy direction and the other one the cost leadership strategy direction. b) Provide a review of each company to answer the following case questions: i. High level background information about the companies. ii. Specific steps the companies took to implement the strategy they selected and how that strategy provided them a competitive advantage. iii. What are the areas the companies demonstrated success and the areas they are struggling. Exploring Business Strategies that bring competitive advantage for success. Understanding the potential three strategic options undertaken at a business level and link to the selected companies strategies to review their success and shortfall: a) Differentiation Strategy b) Cost Leadership Strategy, and c) Blue-Ocean Strategy. 1. Required: a) Select two currently existing US companies, one taken the differentiation strategy direction and the other one the cost leadership strategy direction. b) Provide a review of each company to answer the following case questions: i. High level background information about the companies. ii. Specific steps the companies took to implement the strategy they selected and how that strategy provided them a competitive advantage. iii. What are the areas the companies demonstrated success and the areas they are struggling.