Industry Forces and Competitive Strategy

Assignment Weight: See D$2$L Gradebook Assignment

Due Date: See D$2$L Gradebook or Course Schedule

Resources:

$$ Gamble, Peteraf & Thompson $(2023).$ Managing Strategically $(8$th edition$).$ McGraw.

$$ GLO$-$BUS Business Strategy Simulation Company Results

$$ GLO$-$BUS Business Strategy Simulation Participants Guide

Submission requirements:

$$ Submit the final word document into D$2$L under Assignments.

$$ A complete report requires a title page and Executive signatures.

$$ This assignment is analyzing your own company within GLOBUS.

INSTRUCTIONS:

A successful company is one with a clear and compelling competitive strategy that occupies a unique position within its industry and is effectively executed $$ in other words, its primary decisions are driven by that strategy. And, in order to develop such a strategy, a company must first have a good understanding of the industry in which it has chosen to operate.

Following a brief introduction of your work, provide your analysis and assessment of the following:

$1.$ Assess the overall intensity of rivalry in your industry by describing each element of the Five Forces Model of Competition in terms of strong, moderate or weak and your rationale for such a rating.

$2.$ In terms of competitive strategy, outline which one of the five generic competitive strategies your GLO$-$BUS company has chosen and why.

$3.$ For your chosen strategy, describe three specific GLO$-$BUS decisions your company has made that you feel best reflects that specific competitive strategy.

$4.$ Referencing your GLO$-$BUS results to date, outline your top two current management hot spots $($key issues or opportunities$)?$ What actions will you take to address each of these hot spots?

ADDI TIONAL INFORMATION:

$$ There is no prescribed length for this assignment $$ your Report should be complete and coherent while also concise. Spelling, syntax and grammar are important. Ensure you proofread your work.

$$ Your Report should comply with current APA style.

Please see the marking rubric below detailing how this assignment will be graded.