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TERM 1 MODULES

N1079 - BUSINESS STRATEGY REPORT ( 2000 Words)


Amazon.com 2007 Early 2009 - Download the CASE Analysis PDF - [2MB] for more
information.
The case is to be found on page 573ff, Johnson, Whittington & Scholes, Exploring Strategy, 9th
edition, FT Prentice Hall, 2011. It is also on Study Direct.
Questions:
1. Evaluate Amazons strategy during the period 2007-early 2009. Identify the Strategic Business
Units that have been developed and base your strategy analysis around these. (20% marks)
2. What are Amazons strategic capabilities & resources? In what areas are they distinctly good?
(30% marks)
3. Evaluate Amazons diversification strategy (30% marks)
4. Develop a future strategy for Amazon with recommendations on the balance between
customers/consumers, sellers and developers. Research the company on-line to determine
developments since early 2009 and evaluate such developments against your chosen strategy. Do
you agree with their direction? (20% marks)

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