Critically apply Porter`s Industry Structure (“Five Forces”) model to Habitaz, and critically evaluate its effectiveness as a tool for analysing the business environment more than 30 years after its creation

“Habitaz: Growth beyond Success

Question 1:

Critically apply Porter`s Industry Structure (“Five Forces”) model to Habitaz, and critically evaluate its effectiveness as a tool for analysing the business environment more than 30 years after its creation. Is it still relevant? Approximately 2000 words Your answer should go beyond simply describing the model but look critically at its application to this case and any challenges with that application. Your evaluation should be informed by scholarly works.

Question 2:

Which of the three approaches to growth on page 7 would you advise and why? Approximately 1000 words Your answer should make use of relevant theory for strategic options and make clear why the other two options been rejected. Case Study Source: Habitaz: Growth Beyond Success. ECCH: The case for learning. Graduate School of Business Administration. University of Witswatersrand. Purchased for use on the BA Strategic Management, at Resource Development International Ltd 2014.