week 3 paper

MUST BE APA FORMATTED WITH INTERNAL CITATIONS

Assignment 1: Strategy and Performance Management at DSM

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

Read the case titled, “Strategy and Performance Management at DSM,” located in the XanEdu case pack. Students should purchase an access code to the case pack at the Strayer Bookstore. You will be emailed an access code with instructions for redeeming it upon purchase.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

• Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). (Note: See Exhibit 4.) Provide a rationale for your suggestions.
• Select three (3) drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.
• Critique or defend DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.
• Use two (2) external sources to support your responses. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.