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MNG4801 ASSIGNMENT 3 2024 Identify and discuss the corporate-level strategies evident in the case study. You should identify three (3) growth strategies and two (2) types of defensive strategies and their specific forms that are evident in the case study. Support your discussion by integrating t...

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Table of Contents
Question 2 (1.5 pages) ...................................................................................................................... 4
Corporate-Level Strategies in the Retail Sector ........................................................................ 4
Growth Strategies .............................................................................................................................. 4
Market Penetration (Concentrated Growth) ....................................................................................... 4
Product Development ......................................................................................................................... 4
Diversification...................................................................................................................................... 5
Defensive Strategies ......................................................................................................................... 5
Turnaround Strategy ........................................................................................................................... 5
Divestiture ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Integrating Theory with Practical Examples ............................................................................... 6
Growth Strategies .............................................................................................................................. 6
Defensive Strategies ......................................................................................................................... 6
Question 3 ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Strategic Thinking as a Key Responsibility of a Strategic Leader ....................................... 7
Key Components of Strategic Thinking ....................................................................................... 7
Absorptive Capacity and Adaptive Capacity ........................................................................................... 8
Question 4 ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Concept of Organisational Architecture ................................................................................................. 9
Key Characteristics of Sound Organisational Architecture ................................................................... 10
Technological Leadership...................................................................................................................... 11
Advantages of Being a Technological Leader through Early Adoption ................................................. 11
Example from Case Study ..................................................................................................................... 12
Question 5 ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Strategic Risk Management Process ..................................................................................................... 13
Risk Identification ................................................................................................................................. 13
Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................................... 13
Risk Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Monitoring and Review......................................................................................................................... 14
Shoprite ................................................................................................................................................. 14
Risk Identification ................................................................................................................................. 14
Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................................... 15
Risk Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 15



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Monitoring and Review......................................................................................................................... 15
Pick n Pay .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Risk Identification ................................................................................................................................. 15
Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................................... 16
Risk Mitigation ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Monitoring and Review......................................................................................................................... 16
Practical Examples from the Case Study ............................................................................................... 16
Question 6 ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Gap Between Theory and Practical Application ................................................................................... 17
Implications of the Gap ......................................................................................................................... 18
References ............................................................................................................................................ 19
IMPORTANT NOTES TO CONSIDER ........................................................................................................ 20




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