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Topic: A New Strategy for Kodak

Review Case 28 "The rise and fall of Eastman Kodak: Will it survive beyond 2012?" located in the textbook. Assume that you have been hired by Kodak as a business consultant to recommend a new corporate-level strategy for the company to improve declining sales, increase profitability, and expand the company to the Cloud service industry.

1. Thoroughly established five key objectives for Eastman Kodak that encompassed the operational, financial, human resource aspects of the business. Thoroughly argued that each of the established objectives is essential to the success of the company within the Cloud service industry.

2. Thoroughly analyzed Kodak's horizontal and vertical integration strategy and thoroughly determined the corporate level strategy that is more appropriate for the company to establish a competitive advantage in the Cloud service industry. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your determination.

3. Thoroughly determined five ways in which pursuing a multi business model based on diversification may increase profitability for the company. Thoroughly provided at least two examples of such use of a multi business model from industry to support the rationale.

4. Thoroughly recommended one implementation strategy for Eastman Kodak that considers organizational design, strategic control systems, structure, and the type of organizational culture fitting for the organization and its new industry. Thoroughly justified the recommendation. .

5. Thoroughly speculate on the way in which both the corporate-level strategy and the implementation strategy you recommended in Question 2 and Question 4 would support ethical business behaviors. Analyze the significant manner in which ethics, corporate social responsibility, and environmental sustainability impact the implementation of the strategies that you have recommended.

6. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment.