Overview
Materials required for this assignment:
- Hambrick (2005) ‘Are you sure you have a strategy?’ (12 pg)
- A video on the Spirit Airlines: https://tinyurl.com/2jk5ad2n
- Henderson (1989) ‘The Origin of Strategy’ (5 pg)
- Please do not copy and paste questions into your post. Repeated discussion questions do not count toward the word count requirement
- A substantive response goes beyond simply agreeing or disagreeing. Aim to engage thoughtfully by discussing how, why, and to what extent their perspectives align or differ from your own. Draw on your personal and professional experiences, as well as your understanding of the assigned reading.
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For this week’s forum discussion, please1.write aninitial post of at least 500 words(in total)responding to the questions listed below
PART 1:Elements ofStrategy Diamond (Hambrick & Fredrickson, 2005)1.Readthe required article-Hambrick (2005) ‘Are you sure you have a strategy?’ (12 pg)2.Watchavideoon the Spirit Airlines:https://tinyurl.com/2jk5ad2n3.InHambrick and colleagues’ (2005)article, the authorsidentify five key elements that together form acomplete strategy.Based on thefirst letter of your last name,please answer the following threequestions corresponding to your assigned element:Question 1:According to the article, what is the definition ofyour assigned element?Question 2:How can you identify the element of a particular organization?Question 3:Based on the information presented in the video, what was the element of Spirit’s strategy atits bankruptcy?–Please use the Strategy Diamond Framework for this question
the first letter of my last name is C
PART 2:The Origin of Strategy (Henderson, 1989)1.Read the required article-Henderson (1989) ‘The Origin of Strategy’ (5 pg)2.Based on the author’s arguments in the article, consider the following statement:"Strategy is only relevant to businesses, so other organizations (like non-profitsor the military) and individuals don't need to focus on it."Question 4:Do you agree or disagreewith the statement?Question5:Drawing on the article, why did you (dis)agree with the statement?Question 6:Please provideaconcrete(organizational or personal)example to support your viewpoint