Strategic Plan Assessment

Paper Summary:

The paper attempts to provide an environmental and competitive assessment of Rashid Hospital in Dubai. The paper's analysis includes an assessment of the external environment of Rashid Hospital, an analysis of the internal environment of the organization, an assessment of Rashid Hospital using Porter's five forces model, a checklist for linking strategic alternatives to situational analysis and finally a discussion of specific methods Rashid Hospital can use in evaluating alternative technologies. The paper explains that these five assessments will serve to accurately define the competitive position of today and potential strategies in the future for Rashid Hospital.

Outline:
Executive Summary
External Environment Assessment
Internal Environment
Porter's Five Forces Model Applied to Rashid Hospital
Linking Strategic Alternatives with the Situational Analysis
Discussion of the Specific Methods to Evaluate Strategies

From the Paper:

"Rashid Hospital is the premier medical facility for treating emergency, trauma, critical care and ambulatory needs of residents and non-residents of the Emirates of Dubai (UAE). The hospital has created a series of additional practices, all aimed at delivering greater service and value to the surrounding community. One of the greatest potentials for growth for Rashid Hospital is in creating programs that address the healthcare needs of international visitors. The breadth of service offerings from Rashid Hospital is a competitive strength and also an unrealized profit center in the context of serving the needs of tourists and expatriates visiting or living in the Emirate."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boston Consulting Group (2006) - Definition of Growth/Share Matrix from Boston Consulting Group; Accessed from the Internet on December 2,2006: http://www.bcg.com/this_is_bcg/mission/growth_share_matrix.html
• Porter (1990) - The Competitive Advantage of Nations. New York: Free Press, 1990. (Republished with a new introduction, 1998.)
• Porter (1985)- The Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. N.Y.: Free Press, 1985. (Republished with a new introduction, 1998.)
• Porter (1980)- Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York: Free Press, 1980. (Republished with a new introduction, 1998.)
• The World Is Flat (2005) - Thomas R. Friedman, author. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. New York, NY. Published 2005

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