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• MGT 498 Entire Course (2 Sets)

• MGT 498 Final Exam Guide Entire Course

• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
•  MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
•  MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3
•  MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 1
•  MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 2

• MGT 498 Final Exam Guide Entire Course

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• MGT 498 Final Exam Guide

• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1

• In a survey of 50 corporations, which of the
  following was rated as a benefit of strategic
  management?
•  Research suggests that strategic management
  evolves through four sequential phases in
  corporations. The first phase

• Provide an example of a company that used
  unethical behavior to gain profit. What was the
  unethical behavior and why was the behavior
  unethical? How did this unethical behavior affect
  the company?
• How does a leader develop and articulate a
  compelling vision? Explain.

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• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2

• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3

• What legal issues do companies face when creating
  a strategic plan? What effects do legal issues
  have on our strategy planning process?
• Why is it important to use a process such as the
  strategic management model? Explain.

• Why is strategic planning important to the
  organization? How does strategic planning help
  the organization?
• What is the relationship between strategy and
  tactics? Explain.

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• MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
  Management Process Paper (2 Papers)

• MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 1

• Describe the primary components of a strategic
  management process, and indicate why a strategic
  management process is needed for a company.
• Research at least one company and describe the
  strategic management process that the company
  uses.

• What types of competitive strategies are the most
  effective? Will the same strategy work in most
  venues? Why or why not?
•  What models, tools, and techniques would you use
  in performing an environmental analysis of an
  organization?

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• MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 2

• MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 3

• Why do we want to create measurement devices
  early in the strategy process? How do metrics
  allow us to track the strategy process once it is
  implemented? How is environmental scanning
  helpful in choosing the appropriate metric
  guidelines to use?

• Choose two or more competitive strategies and
  compare why each strategy may be appropriate for
  different companies. For example, one company may
  use a low-price strategy while another may go for
  high quality.

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• MGT 498 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics Paper
  (2 Papers)

• MGT 498 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection

• Include at least one example of a company
  overstepping ethical boundaries for stakeholder
  agendas, and what types of preventative measures
  could be taken to avoid this type of situation.
• Explain the role of ethics and social
  responsibility in developing a strategic plan
  while considering stakeholder needs and agendas.

• Discuss this weeks objectives with your team.
  Your discussion should include the topics you
  feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled
  with, and how the weekly topics relate to
  application in your field.
• Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your
  assignment.

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 1

• MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 2

• What is the difference between horizontal growth
  and vertical growth? Name a real-world company
  that focuses more on horizontal growth and a
  company that focuses more on vertical growth. Why
  do these two companies choose different growth
  strategies?

• What is a corporate strategy? Why is it important
  for a small business to identify a corporate
  strategy? What are possible consequences that a
  small business may experience if it does not have
  a defined corporate strategy?

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 3

• MGT 498 Week 3 Individual Assignment
  Environmental Scan Paper (2 Papers)

• How has the growth in globalization affected
  corporate strategy in the UnitedStates? Consider
  this growth from perspectives such as
  outsourcing, taxes, competition, finances, and so
  forth.
• Assume that you are a risk adverse manager in an
  industry experiencing

• How does each company create value and sustain
  competitive advantage through business strategy?
•  What measurement guidelines is each company
  using to verify its strategic effectiveness?
•  How effective are the measurement guidelines
  that each company is using?

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection

• MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 1

• Discuss this weeks objectives with your team.
  Your discussion should include the topics you
  feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled
  with, and how the weekly topics relate to
  application in your field.
•  Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word paper detailing
  the findings of your discussion.

• What steps need to be taken before we implement
  an organizational strategy? Why are time frames
  so important to the implementation of an
  organizations strategy? What role does the
  sequence of execution play?
• What are the attributes of Critical Success
  Factors in general?

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• MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 2

• MGT 498 Week 4 Learning Team Reflection

• How have the ideas of constant improvement
  processes such as TQM, Six Sigma, and other
  improvement processes affected the overall
  strategy of organizations?
• How are the tactical plan and the goals related
  to long-term objectives (LTO) and Critical
  Success Factors in your experience?

• Discuss this weeks objectives with your team.
  Your discussion should include the topics you
  feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled
  with, and how the weekly topics relate to
  application in your field.
• Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your
  assignment.

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• MGT 498 Week 4 Team Assignment Competitive
  Advantages Paper (2 Papers)

• MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 1

• Decide which competitive advantages Riordan has
  in common with the companies researched last
  week, and estimate which competitive strategies
  Riordan could use to improve innovation and
  sustainability of business operations both in the
  United States and in the global market.

• What is the role of metrics and measurement in
  the strategy process? Why are they so important
  to the strategy process? What are the possible
  outcomes for a company that decides not to put
  metrics and measurement into its strategic plan?
  What steps need to be taken before we implement
  an organizational strategy?

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• MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 2

• MGT 498 Week 5 Team Assignment Strategic Plan
  Paper and Presentation (2 Papers/Presentation)

• How has globalization affected the measurement
  process in an organizations strategy? Provide an
  example of a company that has changed its
  measurement process due to globalization. What
  changes were made to the companys measurement
  process?

• What assessment and feedback controls should be
  used to determine the direction to take Riordan?
  If the strategy of Riordan does not go according
  to plan, at what point would you consider
  altering the strategic plan you have suggested?

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