MNG93210 Strategy and Case Analysis (Online)
Assessment 3 – Case Study
Due Date: 25 May 2017
Value: 50%
Instructions
Netflix is a leading provider of video streaming to customers around the world. In this case study, you are required to prepare a 3,000-word report that: (i) examines the rise of Netflix; and (ii) considers its future in a highly competitive market. In preparing your report please consider whether Netflix’s strategies will assist the company in realising its long-term objectives (hint: review the Netflix annual report and it strategy statements, which are available on its website).
Your report must be structured as follows:
1. Introduction (5 marks)
2. Institutional Background (5 marks)
o 2.1. A brief history of Netflix
3. This rise of Netflix (20 marks)
o 3.1 Changing technology
o 3.2 Operating online
o 3.3 Pricing strategies
o 3.4 Netflix’s innovations
4. Will Netflix remain the dominate provider of online video streaming? (15 marks)
o 4.1 What is the Netflix strategy?
o 4.2 How is Netflix currently performing?
o 4.3 The future of Netflix
5. Conclusion (5 marks)