Choose an organisation in which you are interested. Write a 3000 word essay in which you use strategic management frameworks to:

•    Outline the organisation’s current strategy and sources of competitive advantage or disadvantage (Based on resources and capabilities, core competencies, core rigidities or dynamic capabilities).

•    Analyse and evaluate either a recent period of change or a period of international expansion.
•    The analysis of strategic change should cover the context, content and process of change and evaluate the results
•    The analysis of a period internationalisation should cover the motivation to internationalise, the reasons for selecting the target country/region, the selected internationalisation strategy and the results.
•    Comment on the leadership of the organisation during this period and the organisational issues which the leader needed to address.

strategic management

Order Description

Tips from tutor: The answers MUST focus on strategic change. There is a new case study to focus on here (Faslane). I strongly suggest you refer to Chapter 14 of the 10th edition of Johnson et.al. (the 9th is also fine, and is available on your online reading list) so that you are clear what I am looking for (types of change, e.g. evolution, revolution – levers of change, e.g. creating sense of urgency, changing the paradigm). Focus on describing the theory (don’t use too many words) and then applying to the case study – which levers are being used here? Again, you should be critical – which levers are used well/badly? Which ones aren’t being used, that could be used?

Task:

Read the case study on managing change at Faslane on page 495 in Johnson Scholes and Whittington (2009) 9th edition (available on Blackboard) and answer the following questions

1.    Critically evaluate the types of change being pursued atFaslane
2.    Critically evaluate the levers of change being used. Outline any others that may have been applied
3.    Assess the effectiveness of the change programme

Learning Outcomes

This assignment addresses the learning outcomes for the module and will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the achievement of this outcome in relation to the set question. This learning outcome is:

Critically review the conceptual and theoretical bases of the Strategic Management process and to evaluate the application and implementation of Strategic change

Guidelines:

Your report should:

•    Be an individual piece of work
•    Not exceed 1,500words
•    Use academic theory and credible sources
•    Be fully referenced and sourced

Marking Criteria:
Your case study report will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the following criteria:

Demonstrate an understanding of the keyconceptsof Strategic Management theory                         20%
Identify and explain theoretical links to the practice of StrategicChange Management                                30%
Demonstration of critical analysis and evaluation        40%
Overall presentation, style and layout including referencing    10%

strategic management

Order Description

Tips from tutor: The answers MUST focus on strategic change. There is a new case study to focus on here (Faslane). I strongly suggest you refer to Chapter 14 of the 10th edition of Johnson et.al. (the 9th is also fine, and is available on your online reading list) so that you are clear what I am looking for (types of change, e.g. evolution, revolution – levers of change, e.g. creating sense of urgency, changing the paradigm). Focus on describing the theory (don’t use too many words) and then applying to the case study – which levers are being used here? Again, you should be critical – which levers are used well/badly? Which ones aren’t being used, that could be used?

Task:

Read the case study on managing change at Faslane on page 495 in Johnson Scholes and Whittington (2009) 9th edition (available on Blackboard) and answer the following questions

1.    Critically evaluate the types of change being pursued atFaslane
2.    Critically evaluate the levers of change being used. Outline any others that may have been applied
3.    Assess the effectiveness of the change programme

Learning Outcomes

This assignment addresses the learning outcomes for the module and will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the achievement of this outcome in relation to the set question. This learning outcome is:

Critically review the conceptual and theoretical bases of the Strategic Management process and to evaluate the application and implementation of Strategic change

Guidelines:

Your report should:

•    Be an individual piece of work
•    Not exceed 1,500words
•    Use academic theory and credible sources
•    Be fully referenced and sourced

Marking Criteria:
Your case study report will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the following criteria:

Demonstrate an understanding of the keyconceptsof Strategic Management theory                         20%
Identify and explain theoretical links to the practice of StrategicChange Management                                30%
Demonstration of critical analysis and evaluation        40%
Overall presentation, style and layout including referencing    10%