STRATEGIC FIT WITH THE INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
Company is WALGREENS
Develop a detailed analysis of your findings and identified strategic issues for the industry environment. Explain that this analysis focuses on the strategic elements of industry environment and concerns or opportunities of how the strategic elements fit with the strategy as reported in the strategic frame assessment previously delivered to the VP.
Conduct a competitive analysis of an organization, using the theories and models of strategic analysis. Use resource based theory or value chain models. Are there vital PEST (Political, Environmental, Social, and Technological) factors shaping the industry conditions? Which competitive forces (Porter's 5-Forces Model) on the organization are most intense?
Analyze the strategic position and direction of an organization. Evaluate its corporate strategy. In which market segments does the organization participate? What are the buyer's purchase criteria and basis of competition (Key Success Factors) for the market segment? Should the organization reposition its resources and capabilities (change its product scope, vertical scope, or geographical scope) in anticipation of changes in industry structural factors or competitive forces?
Analyze concerns or opportunities about the organization's strategic fit with its competition, suppliers, and customers.
Evaluate the degree to which the organizational structure and management systems enable the execution of the corporate strategy. Consider the organization of functional capabilities and value chain capabilities of the organization. Assuming the organization employs a diversification or vertical integration strategy, could costs be reduced or revenue increased by economizing the scale of diversification? Could costs be reduced or revenue increased by downsizing or outsourcing activities in the vertical scope of the organization?
Submit your analysis in a business format, adhering to the additional requirements below.
Additional Requirements
References: Support your analysis with at least three academic resources from the Capella University Library. You must use proper APA (6th edition) style to list your references. For more information, refer to the APA Style and Format page in the Capella Online Writing Center.
Length: The body of the analysis must be 2-3 double-spaced, typed pages, not including the references list, appendices, or the title page.
Written communication:Develop accurate written communication and thoughts that convey the overall goals of the analysis and do not detract from the overall message. You should demonstrate graduate-level writing skills and should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Formatting: Use APA (6th edition) formatting, including: correct in-text citations, proper punctuation, double-spacing throughout, proper headings and subheadings, no extra line spaces before headings and subheadings, proper paragraph and block indentation, no bolding, one-inch margins all around, and no bullets. Refer to the APA Style and Format page in the Capella Writing Center for more information.
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