Details:
This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.
Using the Segments of the General Environment, write the environmental analysis for your organization developed in Topic 1 (a minimum of 500 words). Refer to Chapters 2 and 8 in the textbook for additional information. Include the following in your draft:
- Incorporate the Five Forces of Competition to help write the industry analysis for your organization (Chapter 2, Figure 2.2 The Five Forces of Competition Model).
- Describe your sources of competitive advantage.
- Using the Modes of Entry and their Characteristics (Chapter 8, Figure 8.5), describe which mode(s) of entry you would use to expand globally and why you selected it (even if expansion is hypothetical at this time). Select one country, such as Canada, and discuss relevant cultural, political, and economic factors, and any language barriers that could impact your entry.
- Using the Parts of the External Environmental Analysis (Chapter 2, Figure 2.1 and Table 2.2), identify the outlook, forecast, or trends for the type of organization you have selected.
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Topic 2: CLC – Environmental
Analysis and Industry Analysis
This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC)
assignment.
Using the Segments of the General Environment, write the
environmental analysis for your organization(approximately
500-750 words). Refer to chapters 2 and 8
in the textbook for additional information. Include the following in your
draft:
1.
Incorporate
theFive Forces of Competition to help write the industry analysis for your
organization (page 51).
2.
Describe
your sources of competitive advantage.
3.
Using
the International Entry Modes (Figure 8.5), describe which mode(s) of entry you
would use to expand globally and why you selected it (even if expansion is
hypothetical at this time). Select one country, such as Canada, and discuss
relevant cultural, political, and economic factors, and any language barriers
that could impact your entry.
4.
Identify
the outlook, forecast, or trends for the type of organization you have
selected. Use the Scan, Monitor, Forecast and Assess
model in chapter 2 to complete this section.
