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Listen Module 3 – Case Grand Strategy Selection Assignment Overview The Module 3 Case Assignment requires that you use the various Grand Strategy selection matrices to select the grand strategy (or strategies) that the General Motors Corporation should follow. Case Assignment List the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for General Motors Corporation using IBIS World (Car & Automobile Manufacturing in the US: 33611A). Search the Navigation Tabs (Competitive Landscape, Major Companies, Industry at a Glance, Industry Performance, and Industry Outlook) to develop your SWOT Analysis. Review the SWOT Analysis Diagram (Slide 4 of the Grand Strategy Selection Matrices PowerPoint presentation). In which cell do you believe General Motors belongs? Defend your answer. You can listen to this PowerPoint presentation. Please note the link at the bottom of the presentation that states, Open with Doc Reader. When this is clicked it allows for the listener to click on a button that says, Listen. Clicking this Listen button reads each individual slide. With each slide, the student needs to re-click the word Listen. Next, using the Grand Strategy Selection Matrix (Slide 7), determine the grand strategy (or grand strategies) that should be pursued by General Motors. Discuss the assumptions you have made in applying the Grand Strategy Selection Matrix (i.e., explain why you chose overcome weaknesses vs. maximize strengths and why you chose internally directed vs. externally directed). Next, apply the Model of Grand Strategy Clusters (Slide 8) to General Motors. Discuss the assumptions you made in applying the Model of Grand Strategy Clusters to General Motors (i.e., rapid vs. slow growth; weak versus strong competitive position). Finally, apply the BCG Matrix (Slide 10) to General Motors’ core strategic choices. Again, discuss your assumptions for choosing (e.g., high versus low market share). Is General Motors a Dog, Cash Cow, Star, or Question Mark? Compare your results from the Grand Strategy Selection Matrix (Step 2), the Model of Grand Strategy Clusters (Step 3), and the BCG Matrix (Step 4). How do your results compare? Conclude your written analysis by stating which grand strategy (or strategies) General Motors should follow and why. Defend your answer. Assignment Expectations The minimum length requirement for this Case Assignment is 5 full pages (excluding Title and Reference pages), to include 3 scholarly sources. Provide an APA-formatted title page. Use the APA 7 Template. The 5 full pages will include an introduction, body of work with 3 scholarly sources cited to support your work, and a conclusion (that aligns with your purpose statement, summarizes each section, and then wraps up into a final thought). Provide an APA7 formatted References Page (See APA 7 References section at ). Upload your paper to the Case Dropbox before the assignment due date. Proofread your work. Also, see the sources below for APA and Student Support Services: Student Support Resources Trident Introduction to APA Understanding Plagiarism Grading Note: At Trident University International, rubrics are used for grading. These rubrics specify the points available for each component of an assignment. Points are earned based on the level of the work submitted. The rubric in the Case Dropbox is used for this Case Assignment. Privacy Policy | Contact