Case Study on Almaria
Company Website (their sustainably strategy link): https://www.almarai.com/en/corporate/sustainability/overview/
Statement: “The coronavirus has rapidly made “business as usual” a phrase from the distant past. But organizations who outmanoeuvre uncertainty create a resilience they can count on. They need to focus on sustainable strategies to balance the immediate needs of their customers, employees and communities, with a return to long-term competitiveness”. (Accenture, 2020)
Write a case study of 2,400 words discussing the above statement.
Answer must include the following elements:
The effects of COVID-19 on some aspect of company strategy in Almarai in Saudi Arabia and whether they are including sustainability and resilience as core elements of their post COVID-19 strategy.
The case study should draw on specific ideas from at least TWO of the following readings in Huff et al, Strategic Management (Logic and Action). The chapters chosen should be clearly identified in the case study.
Chapters can be found uploaded in the file’s sections called: Chapters 1 – 4 – Huff et al. (2009) – Strategic Management pdf
Chapter 1 – Defining Strategy
Chapter 2 – Developing Resources
Chapter 3 – Serving Customers
Chapter 4 – Seeking Opportunity
Analysis of primary data from Almarai as well as secondary data from news releases etc. should be included, along with your opinion of the success of past strategic decisions as well as a statement of how strategy should evolve as decided by company, government entity and/or individuals due to changes in the micro and macro environment should be included.
Case Study Guidelines:
Layout: Headings, sub-headings, short paragraphs with strong topic sentences, bullets, underlining, text boxes, and other devices for highlighting major points are expected in this case study.
Harvard Referencing Style: All sources should be footnoted at the bottom of the relevant page for easy reference and summarized at the end of case study.
