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Case Study - Toms Shoes

Follow the Toms Shoes case study guidelines and questions document. This document has all of the details needed for successful completion. You must look over the guidelines document that is uploaded and also referance from the textbook pages that are uploaded. You also must include what textbook page you are referencing from.

Read Case 12, Toms Shoes in the textbook (pages: 430-438) and prepare written answers to questions, also use 1 peer-reviewed legitimate resource in your case study. Textbook used: Gamble, J.E., Thompson, A.A; and Peteraf, M.A. (2014). Essentials of Strategic Management: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, 5th edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2017. ISBN 9781259546983.

Assignment Questions:

1. What are the defining characteristics of the Toms Shoes industry? 1b. What is the industry like?

2. What is competition like in this industry? 2b. What competitive forces seem to have the greatest effect on industry attractiveness? 2c. What are the competitive weapons that rivals are using to try to outmaneuver one another in the marketplace?

3. How is the market for this company’s goods/services changing? 3b. What are the underlying drivers of change and how might those driving forces change the industry?

4. What key factors determine the success of competitors in the Toms Shoes industry?

5. What is Toms Shoes strategy to compete in their industry? 5b. Has the company’s competitive strategy yielded a sustainable competitive advantage? 5c. If so, has that advantage translated into superior financial and market performance?

6. What competencies and capabilities does Toms Shoes have that its chief rivals don’t have? 6b. What new market opportunities does this company possess? 6c. From your analysis, is the company positioned correctly in the market? 6d. What threats do you see to the company’s future growth?

7. What specific recommendations would you make to senior leadership of Toms Shoes to improve the company’s competitive position in the industry and its market performance? Use data analysis to support your answers.

Use APA style 6th Edition formatting and citing.

Word requirement is 800 words or more. Include enough words to answer the case questions thoroughly.

For citing of resources: You will need to include in-text references with only either the author’s last name or a short title of the work and the page number in parentheses after the material from that work. The in-text references are included in the word count. The resource page is not included in the word count.

In-text citation example: (Smith, 2017, p. 11).

Required resources: Other than the textbook, you must include 1 peer-reviewed resources that adds credibility to your case study. Also, pull from the textbook case 12, Toms Shoes in the textbook (pages: 430-438). **Always include the page number you referenced from with the in-text citation.

Case Study Rubric for Grading

Value

1. Problem Statement - Defining the issue(s) and Establish the Facts

10 points

2. Determine the Root Cause(s) of the Problem-How it arose, how it got to this point

10 points

3. Generating alternative solutions – analyzing and evaluating alternatives

20 points

4. Identify the choice – which solution best solves the problem and why (Rationale)

20 points

5. Developing an action/implementation plan – what will it look like to implement the solution, and what steps should be taken?

30 points

6. APA usage, proper grammar & spelling

10 points

Total

100 points

Read

Case 12,

Toms Shoes

in the textbook

(pages:

430

-

438

)

and prepa

re written answers to questions

,

also use

1

peer

-

reviewed

legitimate

resource

in your case study

.

Textbook used:

Gamble, J.E., Thompson, A.A; and Peteraf, M.A. (2014). Essentials of

Strategic

Management: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, 5th edition. Boston: McGraw

-

Hill/Irwin, 2017.

ISBN 9781259546983.

Assignment Questions:

1. What are the defining characteristics of

the Toms Shoes

industry?

1b.

What is the industry like?

2. W

hat is competition like in this industry?

2b.

What competitive forces seem to have the greatest effect on industry attractiveness?

2c.

What are the competitive weapons that rivals are using to try to outmaneuver one another in the

marketplace?

3. How is

the market for this company’s goods/services changing?

3b.

What are the underlying drivers of change and how might those driving forces change the industry?

4. What key factors determine the s

uccess of competitors in

the Toms Shoes

industry?

5. What is

Toms Shoes

strategy to compete in their industry?

5b.

Has the company’s competitive strategy yielded a sustainable competitive advantage?

5c.

If so, has that advantage translated into superior financial and market performance?

6. What competencies and capabilities does

Toms Shoes

have that its chief rivals don’t have?

6b.

What new market opportunities do

es this company possess?

6c.

From your analysis, is the company positioned correctly in the market?

6d.

What threats do you see to the company’s future growth?

7. What specific recommendations would you make to senior leadership

of

Toms Shoes

to improve

the

company’s competitive position in the industry and its

market performance?

U

se data analysis

to

support your answers.

Use

APA style

6th Edition

formatting and citing.

Read Case 12, Toms Shoes in the textbook (pages: 430-438) and prepare written answers to questions,

also use 1 peer-reviewed legitimate resource in your case study.

Textbook used: Gamble, J.E., Thompson, A.A; and Peteraf, M.A. (2014). Essentials of Strategic

Management: The Quest for Competitive Advantage, 5th edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2017.

ISBN 9781259546983.

Assignment Questions:

1. What are the defining characteristics of the Toms Shoes industry?

1b. What is the industry like?

2. What is competition like in this industry?

2b. What competitive forces seem to have the greatest effect on industry attractiveness?

2c. What are the competitive weapons that rivals are using to try to outmaneuver one another in the

marketplace?

3. How is the market for this company’s goods/services changing?

3b. What are the underlying drivers of change and how might those driving forces change the industry?

4. What key factors determine the success of competitors in the Toms Shoes industry?

5. What is Toms Shoes strategy to compete in their industry?

5b. Has the company’s competitive strategy yielded a sustainable competitive advantage?

5c. If so, has that advantage translated into superior financial and market performance?

6. What competencies and capabilities does Toms Shoes have that its chief rivals don’t have?

6b. What new market opportunities does this company possess?

6c. From your analysis, is the company positioned correctly in the market?

6d. What threats do you see to the company’s future growth?

7. What specific recommendations would you make to senior leadership of Toms Shoes to improve the

company’s competitive position in the industry and its market performance? Use data analysis to

support your answers.

Use APA style 6th Edition formatting and citing.