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Learning activity 4:

Choose an organization to which you presently or have previously belonged (employer, volunteer group, etc.). In the textbook, some strategies are listed on p. 130 and 131, and Porter’s 5 generic strategies are listed on p. 144. Do you think they drive decisions? Why? If you were in charge in your company, what changes would you make to the strategic decision and why?

Book title: David, F. R., & David, M. E. (2020). Strategic management: A competitive advantage approach, concepts and cases (17th ed.). Pearson Education Inc

Learning activity 5

Canada’s one-time beacon of success in the technology field, Blackberry (a.k.a. Research in Motion), is said to be struggling due to some key strategic decisions made by their executive. Conduct some research to find where and why the company may have gone wrong and present your findings. What are some of the key lessons other Canadian companies might learn?