Amazon Case study: how e-commerce technologies can create a competitive advantage for a firm

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Final Paper Guidelines
 
Description of the main problems/major issues in the case
Analysis of the problems to identify root causes
Recommendation with supporting arguments
Suggestions for implementation and evaluation of the changes recommended
 
Analysis

  1. Does the paper contain analysis of the major issues?
  2. Does the analysis incorporate the relevant tools properly?
  3. Are the assumptions made in the analysis stated explicitly?
  4. Does the analysis isolate the fundamental causes of problems in the cases?

Strategic insights

  1. Are the recommendations based on sound strategic concepts?
  2. Are the recommendations consistent with the concepts of supply chain management?
  3. Are the effects of any recommendations on the business well thought out?
  4. Are the recommendations feasible?

Recommended Actions

  1. Are the criteria for choosing among alternative recommendations stated?
  2. Are the criteria appropriate?
  3. Is the plan of action linked to the analysis?
  4. Is the action plan specific, complete, and practical?
  5. Is it likely that the recommendations will achieve their intended results?
    Exhibits
  6. Are the analyses in the exhibits done correctly?
  7. Do the exhibits support and add to the text on the key points?
    Coherence
  8. Is the paper too long?
  9. Is the paper of professional quality?
  10. Is the paper logically consistent and effectively structured to sell the recommendations?

 
 

 
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Strategic Management Amazon Strategy Formulation Plan

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Strategic Management Amazon Strategy Formulation Plan

Question Description

 
Purpose of Assignment
A strategic management plan addresses the four primary components of the strategic management process: a) environmental scanning, b) strategy formulation, c) strategy implementation, and d) strategy evaluation and control. The individual assignments in Weeks 3, 4 and 5 are integrated to generate a complete strategic management plan.
This individual assignment (part two of the strategic management plan) is designed to help students with the following:

  1. Define a mid-term competitive vision for the company selected by the student.
  2. Examine competitive markets and value propositions for the selected company.
  3. Evaluate a set of suitable corporate, business, and functional strategies (e.g., corporate parenting, globalization, vertical integration, strategic alliances, etc.) for the selected company.
  4. Evaluate how proposed corporate, business, and functional strategies will affect the selected company’s current resources and capabilities.
  5. Design appropriate organizational structure charts that illustrate the changes needed to realign the selected company.

Recommended Resources

  • Textbook Chapters 4, 5, 7 and 11
  • Week 1 Course Supplement: Vision Alignment Model
  • Week 3 Environmental Scanning paper (part one of your strategic management plan)
  • Week 4 Course Supplement: Creating an Organizational Chart
  • Appropriate and relevant business and academic Websites

Assignment Requirements
Write a 1,250- to 1,400-word paper that includes the following:

  1. Relevant overview of the company that you researched for this assignment (e.g., industry, age, size, scope, and market position) – note it should be the same company as in part one of your strategic management plan, and the overview should be relevant to this part of the assignment, not merely a repeat of the overview from part one.
  2. Description of your proposed 3-5 year competitive vision for your selected company (note you are required to identify an enhanced or alternative competitive vision, not merely describe the existing 3-5 year vision of your selected company).
  3. Examination of the current and new markets that your selected company will pursue under your proposed vision, and the unique value propositions that your selected company will offer in each of those markets.
  4. Evaluation of at least 3 new and viable corporate, business, and/or functional strategies for your selected company, and how each of those strategies will contribute to capturing market value and sustaining competitive advantage over time (note you are required to identify 3 new strategies, not evaluate strategies your selected company is already implementing).
  5. Evaluation of how your proposed strategies will affect your selected company’s current resources and capabilities, including your proposed strategies’ effects on your selected company’s production costs, market differentiation, and corporate sustainability.
  6. Brief explanatory introduction and presentation of 2 appropriate organizational structural (not process) charts, one illustrating your selected company’s current organizational structure, and one illustrating the changes needed to realign your selected company’s organizational structure to one that supports the achievement of your proposed 3-5 year competitive vision (note the charts should be presented within the paper as APA-compliant figures).

Format the paper according to 400-level APA standards. An abstract is not required, but the paper must include a Conclusion heading (other headings are recommended). The word count does not include the title and reference pages, nor the figures.

 
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Amazon Strategic Management Plan

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Question Description

 
Purpose of Assignment
A strategic management plan addresses four different management functions: environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, evaluation and control. Weeks 3, 4 and 5 individual assignments (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) are integrated to generate a strategic management plan. The purpose of the Week 3 individual assignment is to evaluate the internal and external environments of a company selected by the student, to analyze the competitive advantage of the selected company, to evaluate a set of suitable strategies, and to examine appropriate metrics.
This assignment provides students an opportunity to research a selected company as if they were involved in a company’s actual strategic management planning process. It allows students to see which management planning process and management plan the selected company is currently using, allowing them to measure the effectiveness of current strategies.
A Strategic Management Plan addresses four different management functions: Environmental Scanning, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Evaluation and Control.
The Week 3, 4, and 5 Individual Assignments (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) are integrated to generate a Strategic Management Plan. This is Part 1 of the three part Strategic Management Plan.
Assignment Steps
Write a 1,050-word report in which you select a company you are familiar with or a company where you currently work, and do the following:

  • Evaluate the internal and external environments of your selected company using an environmental scan.
  • Analyze the competitive advantage of your selected company.
  • Evaluate the strategies your selected company uses to create value and gain competitive advantage.
  • Examine the measurement guidelines your selected company uses to verify its strategic effectiveness.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the measurement guidelines your selected company uses.

Cite 3 scholarly references, including at least one peer-reviewed reference from the University Library.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

 
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bus 599: strategic management of amazon

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Question Description

 
Core Task :
AMAZON is a multinational business that has successfully thrived over the years. Write an essay describing the contributory factors to the growth and challenges of AMAZON to date (using ANSOFFS’s matrix) and proffer possible solution for the business using the SWOT analysis?
Structure:
The essay should provide full details of the following points:
1.Title Page
2.Table of Content
3.Introduction
 
What is the objective of the essay?
Describe AMAZON (business objective, cultural practices, mission, corporate values, etc)
 
4.Body of the Essay
 
Explain how AMAZON’s strategic approach has contributed to its growth to date using the ANSOFF’s matrix
Explore, assess and discuss why AMAZON’s strategic approach over the years is receiving backlash for their CSR practices / strategy
Assess the impact of AMAZON’s CSR challenges on the business performance and growth (use data such as statistics and tables)
Proffer a solution for the business drawn on the SWOT analysis
5. Conclusion
6. Reference List
Appendices
Assessment reference style:
You should refer to a minimum of 20 relevant sources for your essay, most of which must be academic relevance such as books, journals, subject periodic. Web sites such as Wikipedia are not peer reviewed and therefore do not count as academic sources. Please refer to your module handbook bibliography for a list of useful resources.
 
You must include a Harvard APA style reference list for in-text and at the end of your report, in the reference list
Expected word count:
 
You are expected to write 1500 words, following the specific structure outlined above. You are expected to fully utilise this limit. Marking will stop if you reach 10% over the maximum limit of the word count
You must type your assessment in Arial font 11, with 1.15 spacing.

Assessment mark:
The assessment will be marked using the following marking criteria, each criterion carries the following weights:
Comprehensiveness of the essay (5marks)
A clear introduction
A clear overview of AMAZON
 
Content – Market position (10 marks)
Explain AMAZON’s market / product position and differentiation
A good use of ANSOFF’s matrix
 
Content – CSR (10 marks)
The role of AMAZON on bad CSR
The effect of CSR on AMAZON’s business performance
Analysis (10 marks)
Evidence of independent thinking and insight
 
Structure (5 marks)
Synthesis of sources
Correct referencing
Correct language
THIS IS THE LINK FOR THE COURSE MATERIAL. PLEASE FOCUS ON THE CSR/SWOT/ ANSOFF’s matrix.
***** https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xOAv8FkmKc…*****
I WIILL SHARE AN ESSAY EXAMPLE FOR YOU. YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT STYLE. BECAUSE I DONT KONW WHAT IS THE TYPE OF THS PAPER.
THANK YOU !
 
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