Deciding on a competitive approach for the company is critical to the process of developing a company’s strategy.
Careful consideration must also be given to the company’s competitive scope. Decision models continue to impact strategy development and should continuously be evaluated, and others considered.
For your main thread, perform the following:
Discuss the process of deciding on a competitive approach.
Discuss competitive scope and the ideas behind the decision.
Discuss your current decision model(s) and others that are being considered.
Develop an Annotated Bibliography for the references used in your discussion.
Support all of your factual assertions with citations.
Use the following outline:
• Introduction
• Process: Evaluating the External Environment – What is the process in no less than 200 words
• Strategic Thinking: Discussion of a Key source of Power / Weakness ‐ What is it and why is it important in no less than 200 words
• Decision Model – no less than 100 words
• How do my decision models aid/hinder this process and why
• What other decision models are being considered and why
• Conclusion
Support your factual assertions with citations.
Include an Annotated Bibliography, in current APA format, of the 2 additional Sources:
• Minimum of 250 words in each annotation
Use the following outline:
• Summary of Key Points
• Evaluation of the Quality of the Publication
• Evaluation of the Quality of the Author(s)
• Where this fits into the discussion
*Be sure to make the correct citations are properly formatted. I have included a Sample APA paper for review, a Sample APA template Rubric, and directives.
Book:
Essentials of Strategic Management 7TH 21
Author: Gamble, John
ISBN-13: 978-1-260-78579-1
ISBN-10: 1-260-78579-3
Edition/Copyright: 7TH 21
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Course Content Delivery