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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 2
Management of Technology (MGT 325)
Due Date: 01/11/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Management of Technology
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT325
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Academic Year:2025-26
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Ganesh Dash
Students’ Grade: 00 /10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
• 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.
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Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
➢ Explain of the concepts, models for formulating strategies, defining the organizational
strategic directions and crafting a deployment strategy.
Reference Source:
Textbook:Schilling M.A (2020),Strategic Management of Technology Innovation (6th Edition). McGraw Hill Education. Electronic Version: ISBN-13: 978-1260087956 ISBN-10:
1260087956, Printed Version: ISBN-13: 978-1260087956 ISBN-10: 1260087956
Assignment 2
Weight: 10 Marks
Students are requested to read chapters 6 and 7 from their book Strategic Management of
Technological Innovation.
Question 1: (5 Marks)
External & Internal Analysis in Strategic Direction
Choose a well-known company (local or global).
a) Apply Porter’s Five-Force Model to analyze the company’s external environment.
b) Identify TWO core competencies of the company and explain why they qualify as core
competencies, using the criteria from the textbook.
c) Briefly discuss the relationship between the company’s strategic intent and its core
competencies.
Question 2: (5 Marks)
Choosing and Prioritizing Innovation Projects
Suppose you are a manager in a technology firm with a limited R&D budget. Using the steps
and frameworks from Chapter 7:
a) Describe how you would decide which innovation projects to fund.
b) Discuss at least one qualitative and one quantitative method for project selection.
c) Suggest how combining both methods might result in better decisions. Use examples
where possible.
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Note :➢ Only reading the textbook will not be enough to score grades or answer the
questions appropriately.
➢ Do adhere to the word limit strictly, mere one or two sentence answers will not be
entertained, they need to be supported with further explanation and facts.
➢ It is mandatory to support each pointer with at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed
journals.
Directions:
✓ All students are encouraged to use their own words.
✓ Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style
guidelines.
✓ Use proper referencing (APA style) to reference, other styles will not be accepted.
✓ Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from
the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the
assignment calls for more.
✓ It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into the safe assignment
Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading and review the
grading rubric to understand how you will be graded for this assignment.
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