Acquisitions and Structure Australian Supermarkets
Australian Supermarkets (Case 3) Focus on Acquisitions and Structure and Which ever applies and what ever is missing
Write a report on nominated case, highlighting key aspects of competitive strategy 2000 words;] with academic references
Be sure to use Report Format, with an Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Section Headings, Page Numbers,
Be sure to reference your sources in-text and provide a list of references in Harvard style.
Please type in Times New Roman 12 point with 1.5 line spacing.
Select from the following topics, as relevant to the chosen case:
- Business Strategy
- Corporate Strategy
- Acquisitions and Structure
- International Strategy
- Cooperative Strategy
You may also include a section on the competitive dynamics of the industry within which the firm(s) compete.
REPORT format 2000 words USE STRATEGIC WORDS
Allowed:
- Heading
- Bullet list
- charts
Executive summary :
- 300-400 words 1- 2 paragraphs
- Cover all the important points or information
- Do it at last (TIP)
Demonstrate Application : Demonstrate application of the following (where relevant to the chosen case): Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Acquisitions and Structure, International Strategy, Cooperative Strategy,
How to apply strategies (all we have learnt) in this case?
Which ever applies and what ever is missing , focusing on the mentioned type of strategy for the specific case.
INTRO
Relevance of case + topic + content
What are they trying to do ? vision, mission, objectives??
What is the problem they have now?
Try to describe this using STRATEGIC words like “diversify”, “product ranges”, etc
BODY
What tools can you see them using? Analyze situation
Use advance than PESTEL, SWOT, 5 FORCES, I/O, PROFIT, go beyond them,,focus less on these.
How did this change their strategy? What did they do?
- alliance?
- Cost focus?
- Diversification?
- Differentiation?
- Governance?
- M+A ?
RECOMMENDATION//CONCLUSION
What else could they do ?
REFERENCE
12-15 references,
Quality, relevant, academic, correct style, intext citation, “bla bla bla”, (Harris et al 1994 p159)
PRESENTATION SLIDES, USE STRATEGIC WORDS
Slide 1 : topic
2: INTRO :what is the problem, issue, mission,
3: what analysis tools did they use?
4: how did that change their strategies? What did they do?
5-6: recommendation/conclusion/what can they do better/summary
7: reference
