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وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Strategic Management (MGT 401)
Due Date: 01/03/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Strategic Management
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT 401
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second
CRN:
Academic Year:2024-25-2nd
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Out of 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
CLO1- Recognize the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management.
CLO2-Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and
strategy implementation in diversified organizations
CLO5-Demonstrate how executive leadership is an important part of strategic management.
Assignment Question(s): (2.5 marks for each question)
1. What is a learning organization? How is this approach very important for strategic
management? Give an example of a learning organization from the Saudi market
and assess its competitive advantage.
2. Why does a corporation need a board of directors? Discuss the relationship
between the board of directors, CEO, and shareholders.
3. Is it possible for a company to have a sustainable competitive advantage when its
industry becomes hyper-competitive? Justify your answer and give at least one
example from the real market.
4. Choose any corporation from the Saudi market and discuss the forces driving its
industry competition (review chapter 4-slide 18).
Notes:
– Your answers MUST include at least four scholarly peer-reviewed references, using a proper
referencing style (APA). Remember that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi
Digital Library (SDL).
– Make sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources referenced.
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