Business Strategy
Game Final Analysis: Group Presentations
Each company should plan
for a presentation of no more than 15 minutes (plus 3-5 minutes for Q&A). Each manager in your
group should make a substantial contribution during your company's presentation.
Here are some questions that each company should think about for your presentation
of your analysis of the Business Strategy Game results:
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How well did the industry perform
overall?
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Was the industry lucky to have
done so well? Or, should the industry have done better?
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What are the key factors that
were responsible for the industry's performance?
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Which companies were able to
differentiate from competitors? How?
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Which companies achieved sustainable
competitive advantages? What were those advantages?
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Were some undifferentiated companies
successful?
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What was (or would have been)
a successful strategy in the industry?
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How well did your company perform?
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What was your company's strategy?
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Did your company have a competitive
advantage? What was it?
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What were the key drivers of
your company's performance?
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Which is a more important driver
of your company's performance: skill or luck?
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Which is a more important driver
of your company's performance: your own decisions, or competitors' actions?
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What would you do differently
if given a second chance?
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Did you notice some companies
(perhaps even yours) making decisions that were aimed specifically at one
key competitor? Or were all decisions aimed at the entire industry?
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What about the Business Strategy
Game is similar to the way real businesses and real industries operate?
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What about the Business Strategy
Game is unrealistic with respect to the way real businesses and real industries
operate?
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What kind of shape did you leave
your company in for the next management team? Will the new managers
be happy when they peruse your books in detail during their first days
on the job?