Business strategy

Assignment Requirements

 

I have upload a PDF file(samsung report)and other file(workbook),it is clearly introduction the format,According to the formal requirements to write, one can not be less,i have upload another file(assignment guidance),Specific writing requirements have been identified.do not direct refer other person article,use own language to express,more important,more analysis,less description

Guidance for the Case Study Assignment

Students will answer the following questions on Lenovo Laptops:

 

NB: Students need to concentrate on Lenovo Laptop/Netbook Computers and not Lenovo Company as a whole

 

Questions

 

1. Identify the organisation’s strategic position
2. How do the key external drivers of change affect the organisation?
3. How does the organisation add value to its strategic position?
4. How sustainable is the strategic position? (this is the conclusion of the analysis)

 

Hand In Date

 

A Wordprocessed report of 3,000 words (+/- 10% inclusive of appendices) is to be submitted via the module Turnitin link by:

 

June 16^th 2014 on or before 23.59hrs

 

News & Web Links

The links below provide some starting points but students are expected to add their own detailed research to develop the analysis:

http://www.lenovo.com/ww/lenovo/pdf/report/E_099220130531d.pdf

http://www.lenovo.com/lenovo/hk/en/lenovo_3553.pdf

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/lenovo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26166724

http://www.industryweek.com/supply-chain/how-create-world-class-supply-chain

Marking Criteria

(The marks for each criterion are to illustrate where the main effort should be spent and are not meant to be a strict marking scheme)

 

Presentation                                                      10%

Analysis                                                                60%

Structure                                                             10%

Use of supporting evidence                        10%

(news & academic references)

Style of writing                                  10%

Please remember that an assignment is not meant to DESCRIBE what you have found. Analysis means commenting on your findings and EXPLAINING what the evidence suggests about the companies.

General Guidance to students

Structure

• The introduction should be brief. It is not meant to provide a history of Lenovo
• Use the first three questions in the assignment brief to structure the report findings
• The Conclusion needs to draw the analysis to a close and comment on the sustainability of Lenovo’s strategic position. Remember you do not introduce new findings into the Conclusion
• If you include Appendices you must refer to them in the relevant section of the report findings
• References should clearly list all the material that has been referred to in the report.

Models/Content

• Remember to use the models in a ‘dynamic’ way i.e. place relevant examples onto the models. Do not simply copy and paste ‘generic’ examples from the lecture slides
• Words in the models are not included in the word limit. HOWEVER, the models lose their value if they are full of text. They should aid understanding not confuse the reader because too much has been stuffed into them
• Models should be included in the main body of the report.
• You may well refer to points made in earlier parts of the report to show the connections in the analysis. However, do not try to force connections e.g. all points in the PEST and 5 Forces models do not need to be directly linked, they are looking at separate things, though examples in the PEST will inform drivers in the 5 forces,
• You will struggle to stay within the word limit so focus on the KEY DRIVERS in your analysis
• You will not be able to use all of the examples if you have done the level of reading required so ‘cherry pick’ those that best illustrate the key drivers
• Facts and figures need to be supported with sources clearly referenced.

Presentation

• Be your own independent work and free from plagiarism by ensuring that work that is not your own is clearly referenced
• Use Harvard style citation and referencing using the Drop-in centre published guidelines
• Be written in appropriate academic style
• Be professionally presented
• Be word processed using font size 12 for the main text and 1.5 line spacing
• Have numbered pages
• Have been spell checked and proof-read
• Be anonymous and have your Student Enrolment number on every page
• Have a clearly labelled front page detailing the module code and title, title of the assignment, tutors name, your enrolment number and the date of submission
• Be submitted via the Turnitin link on the module Blackboard site

 

THE REPORT:

The following is an indication of the structure which your assignments could follow:

 Introduction:

• Including background to the industry, company and the report to follow (should be brief but informative)

Identify the organisation’s strategic position:

• Analyse the types of strategies which the company is following and what their strategic position is in relation to the competition. There should be some comment/analysis of the organisations strategic position. The types of analysis that can be used are:

o   Porters Generic Strategies;

o   The Strategy Clock;

o   Strategic Group Mapping.

 How do the key external drivers of change affect the organisation?

• Analysis of the external environment and identify the key drivers for change which affect Samsung:

o   PEST/PESTLE Analysis;

o   Porters 5 Forces Industry Analysis.

 

How does the organisation add value to its strategic position?

• Analyse ways in which the organisation adds value to its products and its strategic position:

o   Resource Audit;

• Tangible/Intangible Resources;
• Resource/Competence Framework

o   Value Chain Analysis.

 

How sustainable is the strategic position? (This is the conclusion of the analysis)

 

From all the analyses carried out above, your conclusion needs to draw together the main points and state whether, according to the analysis, the strategic position of Samsung is sustainable. Please note that this is the conclusion. No new material should be included at this stage. This section is a summary of the main points of the rest of the report, leading to a comment on the sustainability of the strategic position.

Please remember that an assignment is not meant to DESCRIBE what you have found. Analysis means commenting on your findings and EXPLAINING what the evidence suggests about the companies.

General Guidance:

Where possible, your findings and analysis should be supported by references from credible sources such as:

• Newspaper reports (from newspapers, such as the Times, Independent, Financial Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian, etc) these can be accessed in either paper format or electronic format

• Academic Journal Articles;
• Books;
• Company and industry reports;
• Company websites;
• Government reports and websites;
• Credible news website (BBC News, Reuters, etc)

The references you provide may not need to be directly related to Lenovo. For instance, the effect of global recession could be talked about and referenced from news articles about how the recession has affected organisations generally rather than Lenovo specifically.

 

If you are unsure about referencing, please refer to the USW Harvard Referencing guide, which can be found at:

 

http://lcss.glam.ac.uk/documents/download/1150/

 

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