For Your Success
Strategy planning has so many components that it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of content. At this point in the course, we have placed an emphasis on designed and tested theories and the current ways of doing business, with an eye to the future. This progression still allows you to determine the best approaches for the business situations most pertinent to you. You may still have to review the options and alternatives.
In developing this final Critical Thinking assignment, you have an opportunity to synthesize and apply the concepts, principles, and theories you have learned in the course. You will be writing a paper in response to a hypothetical situation as a strategy planner for a KSA organization.
Make sure to read all the required readings this week and complete the Check Your Understanding activity.
There will also be a required Live Session this week.
Learning Outcomes
Analyze the management issues that arise in managing the different types of growth.
Compare the factors which determine the optimal mode of growth for a firm.
Assess the strategic planning needs of a multinational KSA organization.
Readings
Bhattacharyya, S. S. (2019). Development of an integrated model of strategic alliance. Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 54(3), 441–457.
Abolarinwa, S. I., Asogwa, C. I., Ezenwakwelu, C. A., Court, T. O., Adedoyin, S., & Eriksson, T. (2020). Corporate growth strategies and financial performance of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria: The mediating role of global economic crises. Cogent Economics & Finance, 8(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2020.1750259.
In this module, we explored the role of the corporate headquarters and its relationship with individual businesses, and how the corporate headquarters creates value by implementing mergers/acquisitions and strategic alliances strategies. Select a Saudi Arabian company. Discuss the decisions and actions that the company took to sustain or create a competitive advantage with international growth.
What method of international growth did the KSA company use?
What source of competitive advantage does the KSA company have, and how is that position supported by its resources and capabilities?
What recommendations would you make to the KSA company concerning this or future expansion?
