{"id":21791,"date":"2023-06-11T23:15:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T23:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-internal-organization-resources-capabilities-core-competencies-and-competitive-advantages-and-business-level-strategy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-11T23:15:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T23:15:56","slug":"the-internal-organization-resources-capabilities-core-competencies-and-competitive-advantages-and-business-level-strategy","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-internal-organization-resources-capabilities-core-competencies-and-competitive-advantages-and-business-level-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Internal Organization: Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies, and Competitive Advantages and Business-Level Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Module 3: Weekly Reading Assignment:<\/span><\/a><\/font>
\n <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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    \n
  1. For
    \n this assignment, I want you to think about any large global company; in
    \n this case, the larger and more recognizable the company you choose, the
    \n easier it will be to complete the assignment. Identify the company and
    \nanswer the following questions. Please note the responses to each
    \nquestion should be 3-4 sentences.<\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n
      \n
    1. What costly to imitate capabilities does this organization possess?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n
    2. How does this company deliver value to stakeholders?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n
    3. How well does this company act leveraging a global mindset?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n
    4. What if any, rare capabilities do this company have?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n
    5. In your own words, define this firm\u2019s competitive advantage.<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    6. What
      \n is the relationship between a firm\u2019s customers and its business-level
      \nstrategy in terms  of who, what, and how? Why is this relationship
      \nimportant?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n
    7. What is a business model and how do business models differ from business-level strategies?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n
    8. What
      \n are the differences among cost leadership, differentiation, focused
      \ncost leadership, focused differentiation, and integrated cost
      \nleadership\/differentiation business-level strategies?<\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
       Part 2 Mini Case Study:<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
      \n
      \n
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      \n
        \n
      1. \n

        What influences from the external environment over the next
        \nseveral years do you think might affect SuperDry\u2019s ability to
        \ncompete?
        \n<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n

        Does Superdry have one or more capabilities that are valuable,
        \nrare, costly to imitate, and nonsubstitutable? If so, what are
        \nthey? If not, on which criteria do they fall short?
        \n<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n
        \n
        Will the actions that Superdry is taking solve its problems?
        \nWhy or why not?<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n
        \n
        \n

        4. <\/span>What value does Superdry create for its customers?
        \n<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

        5. <\/span>What actions would you recommend the management of
        \nSuperdry take to resolve its problems and turn around the
        \nperformance of the firm?
        \n<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Part 3 Current Event Assignment<\/font><\/div>\n
        \n
        For
        \n this week’s current events assignment, you must identify a business
        \ncurrent events article (published in the last 12 months) from a quality
        \nbusiness publication (Crains, Wall Street Journal,
        <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
        Forbes, Fortune, The
        \nEconomist, or any other reputable business publication.) <\/span><\/font><\/div>\n
        The article should relate to a company and its business-level strategy. <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n
        Once
        \n you have identified the article, post a link to the article, and
        \nprepare a 1-2 paragraph summary that links the article to what is being
        \ndiscussed in this week’s course material<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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