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- Discuss the interaction among the economic, political, sociocultural, and technological sectors of the business environment to identify opportunities and threats.
- Summarize HD’s current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).
- Appraise the effects of HD’s size, speed of strategic decision making and implementation, innovation, and quality on their ability to take competitive action.
- What has HD’s corporate-level strategy been historically? Be sure to justify your answer with examples.
- Explain how this strategy will stand up against the competition and conditions in the industry.
- Would following an acquisition or merger strategy be a good idea? Why or why not? If you were to recommend pursuing an acquisition, what problems would you advise HD to watch out for?
- Discuss the uncertainties and risks of doing business in different regions throughout the world.
- Would HD be wise to pursue a cooperative strategy? If so, which type of cooperative strategy would be best, why would it be best, and with whom should HD pursue this strategy? If a cooperative strategy is not a good idea for HD explain why not
