PRIMARY REPORT (2 @ 10% each = 20% points): Students will individually answer the case discussion questions posted on Canvas. Modules. Please answer each question separately and number your answers. DO NOT REPOST THE QUESTIONS. No cover sheet, title information (name, date, course, etc.) is required. All that should be on your submission is your numbered answers to the posted questions.
Primary case questions, in general, are asked to enable you to apply course material to the case at hand. Read the questions carefully. Does it specifically ask you to apply a certain models, frameworks, or mustard covered in the course? Does it ask a question where a framework in the course would allow you to answer it well? In general, you will earn more points by applying relevant course concepts. This is not the place to just “wing it†and answer the question off the cuff, based on gut. APPLY the course materials to demonstrate your understanding of them and how to apply them.
FORMAT: 3 pages max (unless otherwise stated) with one inch margins, Times 12 font, 1.5 line spacing; SUBMIT: through Canvas>Assignments:
DEVIATING FROM THIS FORMAT WILL COST YOU POINTS.
DO NOT REPOST THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR SUBMITTED ANALYSES.
1) In terms of Porter’s Generic Strategies, how are Vanguard and its 3 major competitors positioned? What generic strategy do they pursue? How well are each of them positioned relative to one another?
2) What Value Drivers and Cost Drivers has Vanguard traditionally leveraged?
3) What Value Drivers and Cost Drivers are its competitors leveraging that are particularly damaging to Vanguard?
4) As the industry has involved, what influence has that had on Vanguard’s competitive position relative to its competitors?
5) Taking a Value Innovation approach, where do you see opportunities for Vanguard, if any?
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