ADMN 4607 Business Strategy & Policy II Assignment 01 2025 | NU

Assignment 1 

There are 2 assignments in this course. 

Each assignment is graded out of 30 marks, and 10% of your final grade. 

The objective of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the readings as outlined in the syllabus and learning modules. The assignments are designed for you to reflect on the readings and other course materials. In doing so, you are expected to use these assignments to explore the course content and develop your ideas and responses to the different topics and issues in strategic management. Your responses to the questions will also help inform your group assignments. 

Each assignment contains short answer questions from readings assigned in this course. Please note that the responses are to be provided in bullet form. Each assignment should not exceed 3 pages. 

Any late submission, without prior permission from the instructor, will result in a penalty of 20% per day. A delay of 5 calendar days will result in a mark of zero. 

This assignment comprises your responses to the following questions: 

Module 1: Merger and Acquisition Strategies (Chapter 7) - 15 marks 

• Answer the review questions listed in the textbook
• Please ensure you respond to all 6 questions as listed in the textbook

Modules 2 & 3: Cooperative Strategy (Chapter 9) - 15 marks 

• Answer the review questions listed in the textbook
• Please ensure you respond to all 7 questions as listed in the textbook

Total of 30 marks. 

The questions are reprinted below for clarity: 

Chapter 7 

• Why are merger and acquisition strategies popular in many firms competing in the global economy?
• What reasons account for firms' decisions to use acquisition strategies as a means to achieve strategic competitiveness?
• What are the seven primary problems that affect a firm's efforts to successfully use an acquisition strategy?
• What are the attributes associated with a successful acquisition strategy?
• What is the restructuring strategy, and what are its common forms?
• What are the short- and long-term outcomes associated with the different restructuring strategies?

Chapter 9

• What is the definition of cooperative strategy, and why is this strategy important to firms competing in the current competitive landscape?
• What is a strategic alliance? What are the three major types of strategic alliances that firms form to develop a competitive advantage?
• What are the four business-level cooperative strategies? What are the key differences among them?
• What risks are firms likely to experience as they use cooperative strategies?
  operative strategies?
• What are the differences between the cost-minimisation approach and the opportunity maximisation approach to managing cooperative strategies?