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‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫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: 19/07/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Strategic Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT 401

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: Summer

CRN: 50124
Academic Year:2024-25-Summer term

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Pr. Dr. Zahra Ghali
Students’ Grade:
/15

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.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
1. Recognize the basic concepts and terminology used in Strategic Management -CLO1.
2. Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy
implementation in diversified organizations- CLO2
3. Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive
advantage of the organization-CLO3.
4. Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation-CLO4
5. CLO5-Demonstrate how executive leadership is an important part of strategic management-CLO5
6. Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding
appropriate strategies for different situations-CLO6

Discussion Questions

Discuss briefly the following questions (maximum 200 words for each question). (2 marks each
question, except Q7, out of 3 marks)

1. Why has strategic management become so crucial to today’s corporations, and how does it
typically evolve in a corporation?
2. 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.
3. Why does a corporation need a board of directors? Discuss the relationship between the board
of directors, the CEO, and the shareholders.
4. Discuss how a development in a corporation’s natural and societal environments can affect the
corporation through its task environment.
5. How can value-chain analysis help identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses? Give 2
examples from the Saudi market.
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a first mover in an industry? Give some
examples of first-mover and late-mover firms. Were they successful? Explain.
7. Why are many strategic alliances temporary? Provide an example from the real market and
discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this alliance.
Notes:
– Using the terminology developed in the course of strategic management will be highly valued.
– Your answers MUST include at least 7 outside references (other than the slides and textbook) using a proper
referencing style (APA).
– Using references from SDL will be highly valued.
– Your answers should not exceed 1500 words.

Good Luck
Answers

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1. Introduction
The rapid spread of Internet-based technologies has supported online transaction activities
and changed the behaviours of both consumers and organisations. Recently, multiple online
transaction platforms, particularly mobile food ordering applications (MFOAS), have
emerged. These applications allow customers to browse takeout restaurants, compare prices,
place delivery orders, and provide feedback in the form of reviews (Kumar et al., 2021;
Pitchay et al., 2022). They have become commonplace when ordering meals, and many
consumers find them fundamental to their daily lives (Alalwan, 2020; Rejón-Guardia, 2024).
To gain a more competitive advantage in an intensively competitive market, mobile
retailers are required to understand the main drivers of continuous app usage (Abed, 2024).
Emotional factors were encountered as having an interesting role as long as consumption
becomes an emotional experience rather than a simple act of buying products or services
(Carù and Cova, 2006; Yeo et al. 2017). The concept of emotional experience initially emerged
in a pioneering article of Hurshman and nonbrook (1982) and was later applied to the online
environment (Huang et al., 2017; Bujic et al., 2023; Handayani et al., 2022). To describe and
assess emotional states, Mehrabian and Russell (1974) distinguished the three main emotions
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