MNG4801 Assignment 2 2023 (Answers)

MNG4801 Assignment 2 2023 (Answers) Question 2: 2.Discuss the strategic importance of the macro-environment on an organisation’s situation. As part of your discussion, identify and describe the specific macroenvironmental factors/forces that affected Mr Price. You need to support your discussion by integrating the relevant theory in your discussion with practical examples from the case study. Your answer should be 1 page Total: [10] Question 3: 3.Introduce the concepts of “threshold capabilities” and “distinctive capabilities” and discuss how they contributed towards Mr Price’s competitive advantage. You need to support your discussion by integrating the relevant theory in your discussion with practical examples from the case study. Your answer should be 1 page Total: [10] Question 4: 4.Identify and critically discuss the business level strategies evident in the four (4) businesses mentioned in the case study, namely: Power Fashion, Mr Price, Studio 88 and Yuppiechef and explain how each of their business level strategies facilitate competitive advantage in their markets. You need to support your discussion by integrating the relevant theory in your discussion with practical examples from the case study. Your answer should be 3 pages Total: [24] 22 MNG4801/102/0/2023 Question 5: 5. Identify and critically discuss two corporate growth strategies evident in the Mr Price case study. Conclude your discussion by describing how their strategies contribute to Mr Price becoming "the most valuable retailer in Africa”. You need to support your discussion by integrating the relevant theory in your discussion with practical examples from the case study. In addition to incorporating and referencing theory from your prescribed material into your answer for Question 5, you must locate, incorporate and reference 1 (one) applicable academic article of your choice (published after 2017) from the Unisa library into your discussion. Your answer should be 2 pages Total: [16] Question 6: 6.Briefly answer these reflection questions: •If you could redo this assignment again, what would you want to do differently? •Indicate the three most difficult aspects of doing this assignment. Your answer should be ½ page Total: [5] Technical requirements: •Table of contents •Short overall introduction to assignment •Structure, academic writing style •Short overall conclusion to the assignment •Technical specifications •In-text references Harvard method •List of references Harvard method Total: [5]