SUBJECT- BUSINESS STRATEGY

BOOK- David, F. R., & David, M. E. (2020). Strategic management: A competitive advantage approach, concepts and cases (17th ed.). Pearson Education Inc.

NOTE:

# EACH UNIT SHOULD BE WRITTEN FOR A FULL ONE PAGE

# MUST DO IN WORD FILE ONLY

UNIT 1

Create your blog home page. On the home page make a small “about the blog” section and a small “about us” section. Explain the purpose of the blog and a little bit about the authors of the blog in each of these sections.

UNIT 2

Explain what a mission should be with 2 examples of good mission statements. Identify the mission statement of a publicly-traded company and critically examine it for the presence of the seven elements of good mission statements. Explain why a mission statement should not contain strategies and objectives.

Do not forget to reference your work. You are welcome to add external sources/links/videos to explain the ideas being discussed in this activity with the proper citations/copyright for any.

UNIT 3

Construct an EFE matrix for an organization of your choice. Explain the steps in the creation o the matrix as you create the matrix. Comment on the importance of assigning weights in constructing the EFE matrix

UNIT 4

Imagine if a company has $1 million to spend on a new strategy and is considering market development versus product development. What determining factors would be most important to consider?

Discuss five reasons why many mergers or acquisitions historically have failed.