MGT 510 Strategy Planning Critical Thinking
Strategy Research Presentation
Using at least one factor from each of the three strategic consideration (see figure below), please try to explain the major reasons for the general market success or failure of a well-known firm as they responded to a SPECIFIC major opportunity or threat in a foreign country (anytime over the last five years). Please include your definition or understanding of what the factors mean. The PowerPoint presentation should be at least 10 slides.
PowerPoint Presentation outline:
- Describe the initial Situation: background, situation: success or failure
- Describe or define the strategic factors and why they were chosen.
III. Explain how the factors affected the firm’s behavior and performance IV. Your Analysis of the outcome: could the firm have done better or worse.
- Which Strategic perspective best explained the behaviors & outcomes and why.
MGT 510 Strategy Planning Critical Thinking
Managing the multi-business corporation to meet high performance expectations is problematic. Research a company in KSA that manages multiple businesses:
Questions:
Explain the corporate structure and provide a review of its business portfolio.
What advice would you provide on the use of portfolio matrices and which portfolio matrix would you recommend: the GE McKinsey, BCG, or Ashridge matrix? Why?
Apply your recommended portfolio matrix and provide a portfolio analysis.
How does diversification create value through the linkages between businesses?