PART-B 8 Question 7: Explaining Ability of Home Pharmaceutical in Competitive Market

Running head: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Strategic Management
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Table of Contents
PART-A.....................................................................................................................................2
Question 1: Capability Gap Analysis.....................................................................................2
Question 2: KSF Capability Analysis.....................................................................................3
Question 3: Rating KSF with Capabilities.............................................................................4
Question 4: KSF/Capabilities Evaluation...............................................................................6
1. Explaining rating of KSF....................................................................................................6
2. Explaining ability of Home Pharmaceutical in the competitive market.............................7
PART-B......................................................................................................................................8
Question 5: Competitive Advantage......................................................................................8
Question 6: Key Success Factor...........................................................................................10
Question 7: Strategy Evaluation...........................................................................................11
1. Identifying models for success strategy...........................................................................11
2. Identifying financial indicators.........................................................................................12
3. Explaining application of social media and Corporate Social Responsibility.................12
Question 8: Strategic Development......................................................................................13
PART-C....................................................................................................................................14
Question 9: Corporate and Business level strategies............................................................14
1. Corporate level strategy....................................................................................................14
2. Business level strategy.....................................................................................................15
Question 10: Strategic decisions..........................................................................................15

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1. Explaining meaning and selection of strategies...............................................................15
2. Defining the future of the organisation............................................................................16
3. Following a generic strategy............................................................................................16
Reference..................................................................................................................................17

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PART-A
Question 1: Capability Gap Analysis
Column 1: Functional area Column 2: Home
Pharmaceutical
Capabilities
Column 3: Capabilities of
closest competitors
Selling of pharmaceutical
drugs
1. Good wholesale prices;
popular among customers; a
strong distribution system
2. PB manufactures and sales
drugs; KP is a trusted
healthcare brand; HB
provides innovative medical
preparations: 0
Reputation in the countries 3. Gradual progress in the
market; local research made
by the managers
4. KP is the trusted
pharmaceutical firm in
Malaysia; HB has a wide
distribution of products: +1
Ability to provide solutions
to diseases
5. Highly skilled research
teams; provides best
estimates about the
occurrence of a disease
6. PB has facilities that
provide online health check-
up; PB has also expanded its
hospital network; HB
supplements over 400
healthcare products: +1
Powerful presence in the
international market
7. Have grown in the
international market;
Researchers are normally
from international market
8. PB expanded its healthcare
facilities; KP exports its
vitamins to five other
countries; CD signed deals in