Complete your first draft of the Strategic Capstone Final Paper – Competitive Strategies & Positioning section in a Microsoft Word document.
For the company you have selected for your Strategic Capstone final paper in this course, submit the following as a first draft of the Strategic Capstone Final Paper – Competitive Strategies & Positioning section.
<ol>State the name of the company you have selected as the subject for your Strategic Capstone Final Paper.State the name of the industry and/or industries in which the company you have selected operates. State which of these industries you are choosing to focus on in the Strategic Capstone Final Paper.Draft a Five Generic Competitive Strategies Overview – Industry (1-2 pages)Draft a Porter’s Five Forces Framework Analysis – Company (1-2 pages)Provide Your Own Assessment of the Company’s Competitive Positioning</ol>
5a. Past and Present (focus on VRIN and whether it is still sustainable in future)
5b. Future (include industry trends from PESTEL, and expected competitive reactions)
Your paper should be 4 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, using 12-point font (Times New Roman or Calibri). The 4 to 5 pages limit does not include the cover sheet and end-of-paper References section (which are still required components of the paper). APA 7th edition style and formatting should be used, including proper headings, end-of-paper source citations aligned with proper in-text citations.
NOTE: For this assignment, the Introduction paragraph, Conclusion paragraph, and Abstract are NOT required