Description
- Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from other resources without proper referencing is not accepted. This include using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to solve the assignment.
- All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism.
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 3
Strategic Management (MGT 401)
Due Date: 30/11/2024 @ 23:59
Course Name: Strategic Management
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT 401
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Academic Year:2024-25-1st
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
/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:
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CLO3-PLO2.2- Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of
the organization.
CLO4-PLO2.3-Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation.
CLO6-PLO3.1-Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate
strategies for different situations
Mini project
From real national or international market, choose an example of merger/ acquisition or, any other type of
strategic alliance between two or more firms (mutual consortia, joint venture, licensing, franchising, valuechain partnership, …), and answer the following questions: (2 marks each question).
1. What is the type of strategic alliance between your chosen firms? What are the reasons for this
alliance? Justify your answer.
2. Do you consider that this strategic relationship is successful? why?
3. What are the different benefits (economic, commercial…) for each firm from this alliance?
4. Are the corporate cultures of these firms compatible? Which method is used to manage culture
after this strategic alliance? Argument your answer.
5. What are the main difficulties faced by these firms after their alliance? Suggest recommendations
to improve their competitive advantages.
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