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Com Afternoon Program

Paper: Strategic Management

Attempt all the questions.

1. Name the following strategies. Also mention when are these strategies effective for a
firm?
a. Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. purchased Australian car-
parts maker Drivetrain Systems International Pty. Ltd.
b. Sprint Nextel Corp. diversified from the cell phone business by partnering with
Garmin Ltd. To deliver wireless Internet services into GPS machines.

2. What are the key components of a mission statement? Explain by giving examples of
mission statements from business world.

3. What is the importance of Resource-Based View in gaining competitive advantage to the

firm?

4. Analyze the CPM (Competitive Profile Matrix) given below by evaluating which
company is performing well according to the criteria of CPM.