MNG4801 ASSIGNMENT 3 YEAR 2023 SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
STUDENT FULLNAMES : MARCUS PHILIPS
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STUDENT NUMBER : 01234567
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MODULE CODE : MNG4801
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ASSIGNMENT NUMBER : 03
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YEAR : 2023




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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 2

Question 1: Declaration ...................................................................................................................... 2

Question 2: Critically discuss Discovery’s international expansion. Begin by
identifying and discussing the strategy used by Discovery to enter foreign
markets. As part of your discussion, briefly discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the strategy used by Discovery to enter foreign markets. .......... 3

Question 3: Critically evaluate Adrian Gore as a strategic leader. As part of your
answer evaluate Adrian Gore’s emotional intelligence competencies as a
strategic leader and identify and critically discuss Adrian Gore’s leadership
style. Comment on whether Adrian Gore’s leadership style is appropriate
according to the cultural conditioning of leadership behaviour. ................................... 4

Question 4: Critically discuss the role technology plays in creating
organisational alignment in strategy implementation. As part of your answer,
discuss the advantages of being a technological leader, through early adoption,
and apply your answer to the Discovery case study. .......................................................... 5

Question 5: Critically evaluate Discovery’s risk management during the COVID-
19 pandemic. As part of your evaluation, introduce and briefly discuss the four
steps of managing strategic risk and apply them to the Discovery case study.
You need to support your discussion by integrating therelevant theory in your
discussion with practical examples from the case study ................................................... 7

Question 6 – Reflection questions................................................................................................. 9

Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................. 9

References............................................................................................................................................... 10




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