Assignment Objectives
Acquire skills in conducting strategy, developing strategic options, analyzing action alternatives, making strategic decisions, and effective policy and strategy implementation.
Develop the ability to manage the organizational process by which policies and strategies are formed.
Develop the capacity to think strategically about a company, its business model and position within the industry, and the attainment of competitive advantage.
Understand strategic planning terminology, concepts, theories, and models.
Assignment Details
Strategic evaluation of a company requires managers to consider the reasons why one company has a competitive advantage over another. When managers make decisions to compete, they also need to reflect on ethical implications. Competitive advantage can be created when information technology is used to collect and interpret data.
Read the following article:
Please answer the following questions:
- Explain what a company’s highest priority should be when creating a competitive advantage?
- What is an example of a competitive advantage that is created by using information technology?
- In your opinion, what are the ethical considerations when using information technology to create a competitive advantage?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-200 word reply about his or her Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
- What did you learn from your classmate’s posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
- What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
- What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
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