Strategic Management

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Strategic Management

Provide a response to Case 9: Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (p. 451)—answer the 5 questions at the bottom of text page 459 (last paragraph). Do not “Design a three year strategic plan…” as outlined in the final statement. In lieu of this question, you are to answer the following questions:Develop the projected financial statements that fully measure and evaluate the impact of your proposed strategy. This should include a full balance sheet, income statement and EPS/EBIT analysis.There are a total of 5 questions/statements that need to be answered for this assignment.Therefore, the 5 complete questions/statements you will answer are the following:

1. Should Lowe’s expand into Canada, or renew efforts to acquire Rona?

2. Would you recommend Lowe’s enter the Australian market with 150 new stores as currently planned in an attempt to match Ace’s international presence?

3. Would you recommend Lowe’s reduce the size of its stores to match Home Depot, and even smaller stores such as Ace and True Value?

4. What do you think are the best strategies for Lowe’s to outperform Home Depot as the housing market and world economy continue to improve?

5. Develop Projected Financial Statements that fully assess and evaluate the impact of the proposed strategy. A full balance sheet, income statement, and eps/ebit analysis.

These questions must have detailed answers. Vague answers with no explanation, citations/referencing or reasoning will cause a low grade. Each answer should be a couple of paragraphs long.

• You will need to use information contained in Chapters 7 and 8 of Strategic Management: A Competitive Advantage Approach, Concepts and Cases, 15th Edition in order to successfully complete this assignment.A significant portion of your grade is made up of your proforma financial statements. Your financial statements should include a full balance sheet, income statement, and eps/ebit analysis. Also, remember that they are projected which means that you are providing information that we do not know yet. You should be analyzing the previous 3-4 years of financial information to project or forecast the upcoming year (2015-2016). Hopefully, these tips help.

Place the results of the exercise(s) in a single document. Be sure that the assignment is in a business professional format; include current APA citing and referencing. You must cite and reference where info came from.

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BU470 Strategic Management
Directions: 
Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it
to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete
sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources
must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced
pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course
Home page for specific format requirements.
Part A
The questions in Part A refer to the material discussed in
Lesson 5 of this course.
As you learned in Lesson 1, managing strategically involves
formulating strategic responses and putting them into action. In Lesson 2 you
learned about functional strategies (also called operational strategies),
competitive strategies (also called business unit strategies), and corporate
strategies. Let’s now discuss implementing strong competitive and functional
strategies to exploit resources, capabilities, and core competencies.
Respond to the following:
What functional strategies
does an organization need?
What might provide the
basis upon which an organization decides on a competitive strategy?
Describe briefly Porter’s
notion of being “stuck-in-the-middle.” Is it always true?

Part B
The questions in Part B refer to the material discussed in
Lesson 6 of this course.
In Lesson 5 you learned about functional and competitive
strategies, including how implement these strategies to exploit resources,
capabilities, and core competencies. It is now time to delve more deeply into
corporate strategy, with special attention paid to growth strategies.
Respond to the following:
Indicate how corporate
strategy is related to the other organizational strategies and describe
each of the three (3) corporate strategic directions.
Access the following
article using ProQuest, the Ashworth College online library:
Anonymous
(24 July 2012). Campbell Outlines Progress on Strategies, Sets Stage for
Long-Term Growth. Business Wire [New York], n.p.
NOTE: To access ProQuest articles,
you MUST first open a Web browser window to the Ashworth
College Library; otherwise, you will be denied access to the articles when you click the links. Once your browser is open to the
Ashworth College Library, simply click on the link for the article you need to
read.
Respond to the following.
· 
What are some of the growth strategies
Campbell’s will implement?
Provide two (2) other
suggestions for growth strategies that Campbell’s might utilize.
Part C
The questions in Part C refer to the material discussed in
Lesson 7 of this course.
Again access the following article using ProQuest, the
Ashworth College online library:
Anonymous
(24 July 2012). Campbell Outlines Progress on Strategies, Sets Stage for
Long-Term Growth. Business Wire [New York], n.p.
NOTE: To access ProQuest articles, you MUST first open a Web
browser window to the Ashworth
College Library; otherwise, you will be denied access to the articles when you click the links. Once your browser is open to the
Ashworth College Library, simply click on the link for the article you need to
read.
Also visit the Campbell’s “Worldwide” section of their
website, located here:
http://www.campbellsoupcompany.com/around_the_world.asp
In Lesson 6 you learned about growth strategies. One of
Campbell’s growth strategies is to expand its international presence,
particularly in emerging markets. Think about this in relation to what you have
learned about international strategies.
Respond to the following:
What are the potential
advantages and disadvantages of Campbell’s intended expansion in emerging
markets?
Do you believe Campbell’s
is using a multicountry strategic approach or a global strategic approach?
Fully explain your reasoning.
Part D
The questions in Part D refer to the material discussed in
Lesson 8 of this course.
To round-out your understanding of the strategic management
process, this lesson applied the concepts to entrepreneurial ventures and small
businesses, as well as not-for-profit organizations. Demonstrate your knowledge
of entrepreneurial ventures and small businesses by responding to the
following:
Describe the
characteristics of an entrepreneurial venture and a small business.
Why are these types of
organizations important?
Describe the overall
approach to the strategic planning process in entrepreneurial ventures and
small businesses.
Explain the advantages and
disadvantages of strategic planning with entrepreneurial ventures and
small businesses.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the
rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

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