Masters in HRER 825 – Strategic Business Tools for HRER Professionals.
Masters in HRER 825 – Strategic Business Tools for HRER Professionals.
Textbook 1: Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals 2013; Joe. Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Textbook 2: HBR\’S 10 Must Reads on Strategy 2011; Author: Harvard Business Review; Publisher -Harvard Business School Press
Please Ensure All Essays:
1. Please start the essay with a brief introductory paragraph (2 or 3 sentences) to set the stage for discussion.
2. Next, a well-organized, insightful analysis/discussion of the subject.
3. Finally, a reasonably concise closing summary and/or conclusion, tying all the points together.
Essay Assignment – Lesson 08 Five Forces Essay Assignment.
Think about a for-profit company with which you work, with which you have worked in the past, or with which you are familiar
(Please use Apple as an example for this essay.)
Write an essay of at least 3 pages addressing the following issues:
1. Identify the industry in which the company exists, its size, and its primary products;
2. Analyze the company’s competitive position using the five forces as defined by Porter;
3. To what degree does the company’s position take into account stakeholders beyond the company’s shareholders; and,
4. Based on your analysis, do you believe the organization has established a sustainable competitive position in its industry? Please explain.
Please use APA Style for references.
Please include page nos. from the text for all references.
Textbook – HBR\’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy.
1. What is Strategy? Pg. 1-38
2. The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy, Pg. 39-76
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