Question: Prepare this as one complete submission document with each section and task / question addressed separately and clearly. Part 1 : Technological Innovation Re: Anderson

Prepare this as one complete submission document with each section and task/question addressed separately and clearly.
Part 1: Technological Innovation
Re: Anderson & Tushman:
Choose and describe a technological discontinuity that has completed the cycle described by Anderson & Tushman and significantly changed the nature of an industry.
In your answer,
Define the industry involved in your answer.
Describe the technology that dominated prior to this innovation. That is, what technology was supplanted by the creative destruction of the discontinuity?
Explain the discontinuity as either competence-destroying or competence-enhancing for the competitors in the industry at the time this innovation emerged.
Choose an emerging radical technological innovation and describe how it is or will significantly change one or more industries.
In your answer,
Describe why the innovation is radical (discontinuous) and not evolutionary.
Define the industry (or industries) and describe how the innovation will affect competition/the competitors in the future.
Describe how firms competing in this industry will need to adapt in order to be successful after this new technological has transformed the industry.
Part 2: Corporate Strategy
Re: Porter article
Choose a public company that operates in multiple business units. Do research as needed and then address the following tasks/questions:
Identify the company you chose and explain why.
Identify the different business units of the firm.
Which one (or more) of the four concepts of corporate strategy (i.e. approaches) best describes how this firm pursues corporate strategy and why?
Re: Goold, Campbell, & Alexander:
Again consider the same firm you chose for this section. Do research as needed and then address the following tasks/questions:
Do you believe they can justify their style of corporate parenting? If yes, explain how they avoid value destruction tendencies and fit the characteristics for value creation. If no, explain the opposite, that is, how have they fallen into value destruction traps and been unable to address ways to create value.
Overall Reflection:
Write brief answers to these reflection questions:
List any concepts, frameworks, or topics from this lesson introduced topics/concepts that were completely new to you (i.e., you had never been exposed to or were aware of).
What concepts or topics of this lesson did you find most interesting, and why?
What new knowledge did you gain from this lesson that you believe can or will have the most direct impact on your career success, and why?

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