The Nature of Competitive Advantage: Innovation and Global Reach

Looking
at your own organization (or, alternatively, at a KSA organization
competing in your industry), examine elements of standardization and
adaptation. You can focus on aspects of organizational design and firm
processes or on product and service offerings.

Indicate how the organization achieves standardization and the
associated cost advantages and how it does (or should) pay heed to
localized conditions such as legal, political, geographical, behavioral,
and sociocultural particularities. Give an in-depth analysis to the
firm you have chosen to discuss.

• Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed reference in supporting your answer unless the assignment calls for more.
  Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi
  Electronic Library by conducting an advanced search specific to
  scholarly references.
• You need to reply to at least two peer discussion question post
  answers to this weekly discussion question. These post replies need to
  be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the
  content of the post and evaluate/analyze that post answer. Normal course
  dialogue doesn’t fulfill these two peer replies but is expected
  throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.