MGT401 Forces Driving Industry Competition Instructions: 1- WORD format only 2- All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced

MGT401 Forces Driving Industry Competition Instructions:

1- WORD format only

2- All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

3- must mention question number clearly in the answer

Assignment Questions:

Question 1.

Discuss the relationship between the social responsibility of a corporation and its competitive advantage. Enrich your answer by examples. (Max 700 words).

(Your answers should include outside references (other than the slides and textbook) using a proper referencing style (APA). Using references from SDL will be highly valued.

Question 2. (3 marks)

To prepare for this assignment, review Figure 4.3 entitled ‘forces driving industry competition’ from your textbook (Figure 4.2- Ch4- see the attachment) . and the text relative to Porter’s Five Forces of Competition framework. Consider the role of the following key forces of suppliers, substitutes, buyers, and potential entrants.

Select a Saudi Arabia company of your choosing and assess the power of each of five forces on that firm:

How powerful are the buyers, suppliers, and substitutes? How formidable are the barriers to entry and how intense is the rivalry among existing firms?
Which of the forces has the biggest impact on the firm? Why? FIGURE 4-2
Forces Driving
Industry
Competition
Potential
Entrants
Threat
of New
Entrants
Relative
Power
of Unions,
Governments,
Special
Interest
Groups, etc.
Other
Stakeholders
Industry
Competitors
Bargaining
Power
of Buyers
U
Buyers
Suppliers
Rivalry Among
Existing Firms
Bargaining
Power
of Suppliers
Threat of
Substitute
Products
or Services
Substitutes

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