MNG4801 ASS 2 2023 0612521185/0717513144/0680538213
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Table of Contents
CONTACT PASSMATE TUTORIALS @061 262 1185/068 053 8213/0717 513 144 or
email .......................................................................... 1
QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................. 3
Political-legal ........................................................................................................... 4
Economic ................................................................................................................ 4
Demographic........................................................................................................... 5
Technology .............................................................................................................. 6
Environmental/ ecological factors ........................................................................... 7
QUESTION 3 [CHAPTER 7.3.2.1: PAGE 219-221] (1 PAGE: 10 MARKS) ................ 7
Threshold capabilities ............................................................................................. 7
Distinctive capabilities ............................................................................................. 7
QUESTION 4 [CHAPTER 8.4: PAGE 251] (3 PAGES: 24 MARKS) ........................... 8
Business level strategies ........................................................................................ 9
Cost leadership .................................................................................................... 9
Differentiation....................................................................................................... 9
Focused strategies ............................................................................................ 10
Focused cost leadership .................................................................................... 10
Focused differentiation strategies ...................................................................... 10
QUESTION 5 [CHAPTER 10.4: PAGE 328] (2 PAGES: 16 MARKS) ....................... 11
Concentrated growth or market penetration .......................................................... 12
Consolidation ........................................................................................................ 12
Market development ............................................................................................. 13
Product development ............................................................................................ 13
QUESTION 6 [0.5 PAGES: 5 MARKS] ..................................................................... 14
References ............................................................................................................... 15
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL GUIDE FROM UNISA. THE REPORT IS NOT
PREPARED NOR APPROVED BY UNISA, RATHER REPRESENTS A POSSIBLE
SOLUTION TO THE TASK CONSISTENT WITH THEORY OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT.
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS INTENDED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN GETTING STARTED WITH
THEIR ASSIGNMENT, AND IN NO CASE THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE USED FOR
CHEATING. WE BELIEVE THIS WILL BE A GOOD STARTING POINT AS IT WAS
PREPARED BY OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE TUTORS WHO ARE EXPERTS
IN THE FIELD, AND IT WAS PREPARED USING VARIOUS SOURCES. ANY SIMILARITY
WITH ANY EXISTING THEORY OR DISCUSSION BY OTHER AUTHORS IS EXCUSED.
THE AUTHORS HOWEVER DO NOT CLAIM MONOPOLY TO KNOWLEDGE HENCE
MODIFICATION OF THE ANSWERS CONTAINED IN THIS FRAMEWORK MAY NOT BE
PROHIBITED AS IT CONTRIBUTES TO EXPANSION OF KNOWLEDGE. FOR ANY
FURTHER GUIDELINE ABOUT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE AND THE
MODULE IN GENERAL, CONTACT PASSMATE TUTORIALS.
WE ASSIST WITH OTHER MODULES INCLUDING:
ECSs, FACs, MACs, MNGs, INTs, TRLs, HMEMS, PRMs, PROs, MNBs, DSC, QMI, MNMs,
MNO, MNPs, FIN, PUBs, MNMs, RESEARCH among others.
WE OFFER CLASSES, ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES, EXAMINATION PREPARATION,
RESEARCH AND RESEARCH PROPOSALS, DISSERTATION EDITING etc.
OTHER THAN UNISA, WE ALSO ASSIST STUDENTS AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS
INCLUDING MANCOSA, REGENT, REGEYNESES, BOSTON, STADIO, OLG, UJ, UP etc
For any enquiries the following numbers can be used for calling, sms, whatsapp and telegram
CONTACT PASSMATE TUTORIALS @061 262 1185/068 053 8213/0717
513 144 or email
, MNG4801 ASS 2 2023 0612521185/0717513144/0680538213
Table of Contents
CONTACT PASSMATE TUTORIALS @061 262 1185/068 053 8213/0717 513 144 or
email .......................................................................... 1
QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................. 3
Political-legal ........................................................................................................... 4
Economic ................................................................................................................ 4
Demographic........................................................................................................... 5
Technology .............................................................................................................. 6
Environmental/ ecological factors ........................................................................... 7
QUESTION 3 [CHAPTER 7.3.2.1: PAGE 219-221] (1 PAGE: 10 MARKS) ................ 7
Threshold capabilities ............................................................................................. 7
Distinctive capabilities ............................................................................................. 7
QUESTION 4 [CHAPTER 8.4: PAGE 251] (3 PAGES: 24 MARKS) ........................... 8
Business level strategies ........................................................................................ 9
Cost leadership .................................................................................................... 9
Differentiation....................................................................................................... 9
Focused strategies ............................................................................................ 10
Focused cost leadership .................................................................................... 10
Focused differentiation strategies ...................................................................... 10
QUESTION 5 [CHAPTER 10.4: PAGE 328] (2 PAGES: 16 MARKS) ....................... 11
Concentrated growth or market penetration .......................................................... 12
Consolidation ........................................................................................................ 12
Market development ............................................................................................. 13
Product development ............................................................................................ 13
QUESTION 6 [0.5 PAGES: 5 MARKS] ..................................................................... 14
References ............................................................................................................... 15
