Critical Thinking
Diversification strategies raise a wide range of strategic management issues. For this assignment, select a KSA company whose strategy includes or included diversification and explore its motives, competitive advantage, and strategic planning based on the topics from Chapter 12 and the assigned reading.
- Identify and provide company strategic details and consider what circumstances existed that motivated this company to diversify.
- What mode of diversification did the company adopt? How does this relate to their resources and capabilities?
- What are the benefits of diversification in this industry and how significant are they in the shape and growth of the industry?
- Discuss the implications of the strategy chosen for the:
- Organizational structure,
- Management systems, and
- Allocation of decision making within the diversified firm.
- Student must apply Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
- Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook along with at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
- A mark of zero will be given for any submission that includes copying from other resource without referencing it.
- Write at least 6-7pages in length, excludingthe title page, abstract and required reference page, which are never a part of the minimum content requirements.
- It is strongly encouraged that you should submit your assignment into the safe assignment Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading.
