MSEL Strategy Mid-term Question

MSEL Strategy Mid-term Instructions, 
 
Format of the Mid-term

• You will find three recent newspaper articles describing a strategic move or a strategic decision in this document. Choose two out of these three articles and, for each of the two articles you have selected, answer the following two questions:
  • Q1: What is (are) the issue(s) for the main company in the article? How do you assess the company’s strategic decision(s)? What additional information and what specific analyses would you conduct to fully understand the issue(s) and the decision(s)?
  • Q2: What alternative recommendation would you consider in response to the issue(s)? What additional information/analyses would you need for this alternative recommendation? How could it be implemented?
• For each article, the combined answers to these two questions should be no longer than 2 single-spaced pages, in 12-point Times New Roman, with a 1-inch margin all

You can add as many appendices as you feel necessary, but remember that the page limit for the mid-term (excluding exhibits) is 4 pages, i.e., 2 pages per newspaper article.

• You do not need to seek additional information beyond what is provided in the