Case Analysis: Comprehensive Questions on Part II Introduction

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Comprehensive Questions on the Part II Introduction
The article that introduces Part 2 describes how to grow an organization's technological strategy. It characterizes an organization's learning framework in terms of three building blocks, technological capabilities, technology strategy, and experience. Technology strategy consists of a competitive strategy stance, a value chain stance, a resource commitment stance, and a management stance. There are forces that shape the evolution of technology strategy, which include the industry structure, internal organizational learning, and organizational structure. Capabilities drive strategy and strategy drives experience. In turn experience drives capabilities and strategy.

1. How do you identify core competencies?

2. What are the four dimensions of technology strategy?

3. How can product architecture affect technology choice?

4. What are the benefits of greater technological depth?

5. What are potential benefits of process and product development?

Outcomes

Completing this activity will enable you to :

1. Identify and direct a firm's core competencies in order to generate innovations

2. Help manage firms to meet organizational requirements flowing from their competitive, value chain, and resource commitment stances

3. Apply technology strategy through technology sourcing, deploying technology in product and process development, and using technology in technical support activities

4. Determine when external sourcing of technology is required

5. Map the components of substance and enactment in technology strategy making

Instructions

1. Read: Design and Implementation of Technology Strategy: An Evolutionary Perspective (pages 237-104) I included in the attachment.

2. Answer the Comprehensive Questions on the Part II Introduction Assignment questions and return answers in the assignment drop box.

Review the SBT Case Analysis Rubric located in the "Start Here" section of the course for more information on grading criteria.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7mzl1gsm8yubs8y/M3D2.rar?dl=0