Summative assessment: strategic analysis on London Stock Exchange Group, PLC.
Students are tasked with identifying a strategic issue that can potentially impact one or more of the London Stock Exchange Group, PLC’s business strategies. The objective of this paper is to utilize the various lenses, tools, concepts, and theories to provide a sophisticated critique of the London Stock Exchange Group, PLC’s manner of engaging within a particular competitive market and/or strategic activity. Remember that strategic analyse serves a crucial purpose in companies in determining the business strategy’s appropriateness for the future. Bear this in mind while writing a strategic analysis report and ensure that the report concludes with strategic recommendations and insights for the London Stock Exchange Group, PLC.
Students are required to analyse, in detail, the business strategy of London Stock Exchange Group, PLC in the form of an individual report. This summative assessment will require students to think critically, analyse, evaluate, and apply concepts and theories. Students should apply their research skills in finding information and use the initiative to develop insights into the business strategy adopted by London Stock Exchange Group, PLC. Students should be capable of providing a thorough reflection on the implications of their findings to the firm and any future strategic objectives.
Students are reminded that they are expected to assess the strategic complexities and conditions needed to achieve, maintain, sustain, or develop a competitive advantage within the selected business segment and the strategic issue that the London Stock Exchange Group, PLC is facing. Students must select appropriate tools to justify analyses and display a critical appreciation for the tools employed. Students must display evidence of their ability to link practical observations with theoretical arguments found within the academic debates. Students must also be able to justify recommendations based on the analyses provided and the academic literature. Students will be assessed based on their arguments’ elegance and their ability to link observations with recommended solutions to the identified strategic issue.
