Onerall ourpose The purpose of Report 4 is to identify the corporate level strategies of the companies in the industry. Which company has the soundest strategy? Why? What are the potential/foreseeable challenges for such a strategy? Which company has the weakest corporate level strategy? Why? What are the potential/ foreseeable changes that need to happen for the strategy to become a source of competitive advantage? Detailed instructions 1. Diversification (when applicable) - diversification means expansion of business either through operating in multiple industries simultaneously (product diversification) or entering into multiple geographic markets (geographic market diversification) or starting a new business in the same industry - Identify the diversification level of the companies in the industry. - Evaluate the current corporate-level strategy (e.g., too much diversification, too little, just right). Explain your reasoning. 2. M\&A (Mergers and Acquisitions, when applicable) - Identify whether MBA have been used by the companies in the analysis and provide brief descriptions of the M\&A strategy of each company. - Have they been successful? Why? Why not? - Are there more deals coming up? 3. International strategy (when applicable) - Does the company have an international strategy? - If yes, describe the country composition and the choice of entry mode. - Evaluate the current level of internationalization (e.g., too much, too little, just right) Explain your reasoning 4. Which companies have the most sustainable strategy? Why? Which companies have the least sustainable strategy? Why? Suggested sounces - IBISWorld (global reports) - Mergent Online; - Business Source Elite; - Factiva; LexisNexis; - Company websites (Annual Reports and Press Releases) - BBC News for country profiles; - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor provides reports with detailed information about economic conditions and social aspects for a number of countries; - The United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide statistics and research reports Overall purpose The purpose of Report 4is to identify the corporate level strategies of the companies in the industry. Which oompany has the soundest strategy? Why? What are the potential/foreseeable challenges for such a strategy? Which company has the weakest corporate level strategy? Why? What are the potential/ foreseeable changes that need to happen for the strategy to become source of competitive advantage? Detailed instructions 1. Diversification (when applicable) - Identify diversification level of the companies in the industry. - Evaluate the current corporate-level strategy (e.g., too much diversification, too little, just right). Explain your reasoning. 2. M\&A (Mergers and Acquisitions, when applicable) - Identify whether M\&A have been used by the companies in the analysis and provide brief descriptions of the M\&A strategy of each company. - Have they been successful? Why? Why not? - Are there more deals coming up? 3. International strategy (when applicable) - Does the company have an international strategy? - If yes, describe the country composition and the choice of entry mode. - Evaluate the current level of internationalization (e.g., too much, too little, just right) Explain your reasoning. 4. Which companies have the most sustainable strategy? Why? Which companies have the least sustainable strategy? Why? Suggested sources - IBISWorld (global reports) - Mergent Online; - Business Source Elite; - Factiva; LexisNexis; - Company websites (Annual Reports and Press Releases) - BBC News for country profiles; - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor provides reports with detailed information about economic conditions and social aspects for a number of countries; - The United Nations, World Bank and Intemational Monetary Fund provide statistics and research reports Onerall ourpose The purpose of Report 4 is to identify the corporate level strategies of the companies in the industry. Which company has the soundest strategy? Why? What are the potential/foreseeable challenges for such a strategy? Which company has the weakest corporate level strategy? Why? What are the potential/ foreseeable changes that need to happen for the strategy to become a source of competitive advantage? Detailed instructions 1. Diversification (when applicable) - diversification means expansion of business either through operating in multiple industries simultaneously (product diversification) or entering into multiple geographic markets (geographic market diversification) or starting a new business in the same industry - Identify the diversification level of the companies in the industry. - Evaluate the current corporate-level strategy (e.g., too much diversification, too little, just right). Explain your reasoning. 2. M\&A (Mergers and Acquisitions, when applicable) - Identify whether MBA have been used by the companies in the analysis and provide brief descriptions of the M\&A strategy of each company. - Have they been successful? Why? Why not? - Are there more deals coming up? 3. International strategy (when applicable) - Does the company have an international strategy? - If yes, describe the country composition and the choice of entry mode. - Evaluate the current level of internationalization (e.g., too much, too little, just right) Explain your reasoning 4. Which companies have the most sustainable strategy? Why? Which companies have the least sustainable strategy? Why? Suggested sounces - IBISWorld (global reports) - Mergent Online; - Business Source Elite; - Factiva; LexisNexis; - Company websites (Annual Reports and Press Releases) - BBC News for country profiles; - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor provides reports with detailed information about economic conditions and social aspects for a number of countries; - The United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide statistics and research reports Overall purpose The purpose of Report 4is to identify the corporate level strategies of the companies in the industry. Which oompany has the soundest strategy? Why? What are the potential/foreseeable challenges for such a strategy? Which company has the weakest corporate level strategy? Why? What are the potential/ foreseeable changes that need to happen for the strategy to become source of competitive advantage? Detailed instructions 1. Diversification (when applicable) - Identify diversification level of the companies in the industry. - Evaluate the current corporate-level strategy (e.g., too much diversification, too little, just right). Explain your reasoning. 2. M\&A (Mergers and Acquisitions, when applicable) - Identify whether M\&A have been used by the companies in the analysis and provide brief descriptions of the M\&A strategy of each company. - Have they been successful? Why? Why not? - Are there more deals coming up? 3. International strategy (when applicable) - Does the company have an international strategy? - If yes, describe the country composition and the choice of entry mode. - Evaluate the current level of internationalization (e.g., too much, too little, just right) Explain your reasoning. 4. Which companies have the most sustainable strategy? Why? Which companies have the least sustainable strategy? Why? Suggested sources - IBISWorld (global reports) - Mergent Online; - Business Source Elite; - Factiva; LexisNexis; - Company websites (Annual Reports and Press Releases) - BBC News for country profiles; - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor provides reports with detailed information about economic conditions and social aspects for a number of countries; - The United Nations, World Bank and Intemational Monetary Fund provide statistics and research reports