Part A
Perform an analysis of Qualcomm Inc. Your analysis will draw on the Form 10K (as of September 30, 2012). Your analysis can include information prior to September 2012 but should not draw on any information that you might come across that is post-September 2012. Bear in mind that as a strategic manager you do not have the benefit of foresight and hence your analysis must be confined to the period defined in the Form 10K as of September 2012 for this assignment.
Address the following in your analysis:
Read the Qualcomm material carefully and note the industry forces that have shaped the firm's direction and strategies. Support your assessment with relevant evidence drawn from the case material and strategic management theory.
Identify and explain the strategic levels that the firm is expressing and assess whether the company has the competencies, resources, and capabilities to achieve its goals? In addition, identify the threats and opportunities confronting the firm and explain fully how the firm is addressing these.
Prepare a value chain analysis for Qualcomm and identify and explain where it is creating or destroying value.
Identify and explain whether Qualcomm has competitive advantage and determine where and how this competitive advantage is being created.
Based on your awareness of the firm as revealed in questions 1-4, provide an assessment on the firm's strategic options and alternatives.
Part B
Write a brief report that demonstrates your active participation in the discussions and contributions to your personal journal. It should include examples of your postings on the activities, your thoughts and personal musings on the problems and issues introduced in the activities, and a summary of what you learned in this module. In addition, you can refer to questions that arose from your work on the activities. If you replied to questions posed by other class participants, indicate what your replies were and whether the interaction with other participants increased your understanding of course concepts, such as strategy formation and the strategic planning process. DO NOT copy and paste from your personal journal or discussion postings. Part B is an executive summary of the relevant issues/theory raised in the module activities.
When you have completed the assignment send it to your Open Learning Faculty Member using the Assignments function in Blackboard.
The assignment must be properly formatted and be professional in appearance. It must include your name, TRU student ID, Course name, assignment number, your TRU or personal email address and your current home mailing address, and other information as described in the course guidelines.