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Assessment Case Study

Article - SINGAPORE AIRLINES RESPONDING TO THE MIDDLE EAST BEHEMOTHS ON THE KANGAROO ROUTE

This assessment aims for students to prepare a strategy analysis report.

In this assignment, you are tasked with comprehensively analysing and critically discussing a chosen company's strategy.

The Case is Harvard Business Publishing: Singapore Airlines Responding to the Middle East Behemoths on the Kangaroo Route.

Note: An Executive Summary of 1-2 pages (outside the word count) that summarises the critical thinking applied in the assessment must summarise the major findings and the conclusions and recommendations

You need to delve into the following aspects:

Strategic Objectives: - Identify and critically evaluate the stated strategic objectives of the company. - Assess the alignment of these objectives with the company's mission and vision. (Introduction)
External Environment Analysis: - Conduct an industry analysis using Porter's Five Forces framework.
- Assess the competitive forces shaping the industry and the company's positioning.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) decisions. (Appendix One)
Internal Resources, Capabilities and Value Chain, Value Proposition, Core Competence and Capabilities:
Explore the internal resources and capabilities of the company.
- Analyse the core competencies and distinct capabilities contributing to the company's sustainable competitive advantage. (Appendix Two)
Business Model:
- Analyse the company's overall business model and explain how it leverages its resources and delivers value to the target markets.
- Assess how the business model supports the company's strategic objectives and provides a sustainable competitive advantage. (Findings)
Business-Level Strategy (a business of choice): - Analyse the business-level strategy employed by the company. - Examine how the company maintains a sustainable competitive advantage.(Findings)
Corporate-Level Strategy:
- Evaluate the company's corporate-level strategy, considering diversification, mergers, and acquisitions.
- Assess how the company creates value through its portfolio of businesses.(Findings)
Corporate Responsibility: - Comment on the effectiveness of the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) decisions and recommend insightful courses of action suitable to the ESG context for such industry.(Conclusion)
Recommendations: - Based on your analysis, provide strategic recommendations for the company's direction.- Recommend insightful strategic tactics suitable to the ESG context for this industry. Consider potential strategic adjustments and propose areas for improvement. (Recommendations)

Note: Ensure relevant data, industry reports, and scholarly articles support your analysis. Use appropriate academic references and citation styles. Your assignment should demonstrate a deep understanding of strategic business management perspectives and their application to real-world business scenarios. Get online assignment help now!

Executive Summary

3 paragraphs spacing 1.5 - summary of introduction, contents (findings) and conclusion (conclusion and recommendations can be in the same paragraph).

This must include a recommendation on the Business Strategy and Corporate Strategy and the main argument you are presenting that supports your recommened strategies.

Introduction
Briefly outline the company's industry background and identify the major strategic problem.

Findings
Findings from internal analysis
- use phrases to indicate each strategic gap finding (as a subheading and explain more)
- use phrases to indicate strategic gap finding (as a subheading and explain more)
Also discuss the current Key Competence of Company X and why this will provide a Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Findings from external analysis
- use phrases to indicate each strategic gap finding (as a subheading and explain more)
- use phrases to indicate each strategic gap finding (as a subheading and explain more)
Level of Industry Attractiveness and how this will likely impact Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Conclusion
Business Level Strategy
Key strategic recommendations related to Company X current performance, issues it faces and options and recommendations for the future.

Remember whichever becomes the main strategy (resource leveraging or market adaptation) then it is important to discuss any other critical parts of the business model (Resources or the product offering/ value proposition) and Value Chain adjustments in the strategic tactics that support the overall strategy.

Corporate Strategy
Comment on the organisation's current corporate strategy?
What corporate strategy do you recommend, and why? (Adoption of the portfolio or integrated perspective?)
What is the overall growth strategy? Which of these option(s) do you recommend and why?
Backward vertical integration (to supplier businesses?)
Forward vertical integration (to buyer businesses?)
Horizontal integration (other businesses within the industry?)
Horizontal diversification (other businesses outside the industry?)

References

Appendices