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Strategic Management , Sixth Edition
Charles W. L. Hill, University of Washington
Gareth R. Jones, Texas A&M University
Case Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions for Case 30--Airborne Express in 2002

  1. According to Porter's framework, what generic strategy is Airborne Express pursuing? Is this a sound strategy in the context of the air express industry?

  2. What are the strengths of Airborne Express? Does it have a distinctive competency? If so, where does it lie? Is this competency imitable?

  3. What are Airborne Express's weaknesses?

  4. Is Airborne's strategy of using strategic alliances to expand overseas wise? What are the pros and cons of this strategy?

  5. Is Airborne's strategy of trying to diversify its product offering to include logistics services for clients wise?

  6. If you were CEO of Airborne, what would your strategy be?



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