Please answer question 1 and question 2 SEPARTELY PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER AS A WHOLE.

Thompson, A. A., Peteraf, M. A., Gamble, J. E., & Strickland, A. J. (2015). Crafting and executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases (20th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Question 1—Figure 2.1 in your textbook depicts those tasks/processes that are associated with making and executing strategy. You could say that chapter two in our textbook provides the big-picture view of what strategic planning involves. This forum is straightforward: select any ONE of the five tasks that you want to investigate, and write a scholarly post about that task, utilizing at least two journal sources (citations and references). However, three total scholarly sources are required with your post, so you may utilize your textbook as needed to support your informed assertions.

Question 2—Papa John Telling the Papa John Story (w/CC): https://www.youtube.com/user/papajohns (click)

Go to our course textbook (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble & Strickland, 2015), Part 2, Case 4, and read the case regarding Papa John�s International, Inc.: Its Strategy in the Pizza Restaurant Industry (C-40 � C-49). From the case, answer the following questions, being as specific as possible:
a—What are the key issues that affect Papa John�s approach to the pizza restaurant business?
b— Discuss the Papa John�s strategy, using the materials you have encountered thus far in the course, e.g., which of the five approaches describes them (ch. 1), and how well do they execute the essential features of a strategic plan (ch. 2)?
c.—How does Papa John�s distinguish themselves among the other three large rival pizza chains and also from other small pizza chains and competitors?

AGAIN PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER AS A WHOLE

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