HI6006 Competitive Strategy

Purpose: This assignment aims at ensuring that students have familiarised themselves with the foundational strategy development models and are able to relate them to current practical business examples. . Details Write an essay explaining what the main strategy development tools are and how they are used in business. Your essay must contain a comprehensive discussion of 3 of the following: PESTEL, Five Forces, Resource-Based View, PROFIT, Input/Output, SWOT Analysis (you may include Cross Impact Analysis), Generic Strategies, Ansoff, Ghemawat, with reference to academic journals and practical examples from industry. In this essay, sub-headings are permitted. Be sure to use paragraphing. Be sure to reference your sources in-text and provide a list of references at the end, all in Harvard style. Students are reminded of the importance of correctness and accuracy of referencing. Plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity and may result in a grade of ZERO and a report of Academic Misconduct. Your final submission is due Friday of week 5 at midnight