What is unrelated diversification? What are the advantages and risks associated with unrelated diversification? Should Disney pursue an unrelated diversification strategy? Explain why or why not. How could Disney implement unrelated diversification? If you argue that Disney should not undertake unrelated diversification explain what strategy they should use and why

The global recession forced thousands of firms into bankruptcy. Does this fact alone confirm that “external factors are more important than internal factors” in strategic planning? Discuss. Governments worldwide are turning to “protectionism” to cope with economic recession, imposing tariffs and subsidies on foreign goods and restrictions/incentives on their own firms to keep jobs at home. What are the strategic implications of this trend for international commerce? Identify two industries experiencing rapid technological changes and three industries that are experiencing little technological change. How does the need for technological forecasting differ in these industries? Why? Discuss the ethics of gathering competitive intelligence. Discuss the ethics of cooperating with rival firms.

Can any firm beat Amazon in the marketplace? If not, why not? If so, how can they best do so? How formidable a competitor is Google for Amazon? Consider Amazon's major strengths,  weaknesses? Is Jet com a potential concern for Amazon? Given the importance of understanding the external environment, why do some firms fail to do so? Provide examples of firms that did not understand their external environment? What were the implications of the firm's failure to understand that environment?

What alternative strategy might Xerox have pursued following the first signs of declining revenues and profits?