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LDR Strategic Development and Implementation Discussion Question
In preparation for this week’s Discussion Board, please read the MiniCase 5 Apple: The iPhone Turns 10, so What’s Next? beginning on page 459 in the course textbook. Once you have completed the reading for week #2 and you have read the MiniCase, please answer the following questions.
- Explain Apple’s success over the past decade relative to its main competitors (keep in mind this case is set in 2017). Think about what industries Apple has disrupted and how.
- Is Apple’s success attributable to industry effects, firm effects, or a combination of both? Explain.
- What are the greatest challenges Apple is facing? Detail them by internal weaknesses and external threats. How can Apple transform internal weaknesses into strengths, and external threats into opportunities?
- Apply the three-step process for developing a good strategy outlined in the case (diagnose the competitive challenge, derive a guiding policy, and implement a set of actions) to Apple’s situation today. Which recommendations would you have for Apple to outperform its competitors in the future? Be specific.
Note: Each answer should be fully grounded in course concepts with appropriate citations and references. Simply stating opinion is insufficient.
【textbook attached,650+words】
【week2 Reading:
Textbook
- Chapter 3 – External Analysis: Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic Groups
- Chapter 4 – Internal Analysis: Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies
- Implications for Strategic Leaders: pp 96-97 & 133-135】