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HIGHER NATIONALS
BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS (RQF)
Unit Code, Number and Title K/508/0574 RQF level 5 - Unit 32: Business Strategy
Unit Assessor(s) Dinh Anh Tuan, Ta Minh Quang, Le Thi Thai Ha, Tran Thi Huyen Trang
Student name
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break the rules, however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you
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false declaration is a form of malpractice.
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paraphrasing, summarising or using direct quotes. A Referral Grade is given when Plagiarism is
identified in your work. There are no exceptions.
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This assignment should be written in a concise, formal business style using Arial 11 or Times
New Roman 13 font size and 1.5 spacing.
You MUST complete and submit softcopy of your work on the due dates stated on Assignment
brief. All late work is not allowed to submit. This rule is not waived under any circumstances.
Read ALL Instructions on this Page and review the Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria carefully. To
pass the assignment, you must achieve ALL the Pass Criteria outlined in the marking sheet. To
achieve a Merit, you must achieve ALL the Merit criteria (and therefore the Pass criteria). To
achieve a Distinction, you must achieve ALL the Distinction criteria (and therefore the Pass and
Merit criteria).
ASSIGNMENT BRIEF
In this assignment, you are to choose an appropriate company (which currently operates in
Vietnam) so that you can collect information for strategic analysis. Your responsibility is to perform a
strategic analysis of the chosen company, using a number of concepts and analytical tools/frameworks in
business strategy. You are requested to write a report to:
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1. Briefly introduce the company of your choice. (600 words)
You should briefly describe the chosen company, and its main products and markets.
2. Analyse the impact and influence which the macro environment has on the company and its
business strategies. (1000 words)
You should apply the PESTEL framework to analyse the current conditions in the notable sub-
environments (at least 04 out of 06) on reliable sources of data/information.
3. Evaluate and apply the outcomes of an analysis using Porter’s Five Forces model to a given
market sector. (800 words)
You should apply Porter’s Five Forces model evaluate the competitive forces of a given market sector for
the chosen company.
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Action Plan
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* Please note that grades are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external verifiers
have taken place, and the final decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.
* This grade only reflects the result of this assignment, not for the whole Unit.
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