After reading the case Ventures in Salt: Compass Minerals International, consider strategic moves for this stand-alone firm. Analyze the market and, using specifics from the case study, develop one cooperative and one competitive move. Select the most effective choice and explain why it is the best option. Synthesize a tactic to support the move. How can the tactic be implemented within the scope of the overall strategy? (Hint: Disruptive innovation may be the best way to synthesize a tactic.)

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Submit at least a 4-page case analysis, (independent of the title page and reference page) double-spaced in Times New Roman (or its equivalent) font which is no greater than 12 points in size. Paper and all citations should be in APA format. and must have 6 cited references.