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BUS 499 All Assignments and DQs (4 Set for each
Assignment) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1
Strategic Competitiveness BUS 499 Week 1
Discussion 2 Managements Responsibility BUS 499
Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific Corporation BUS
499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
Competition Model BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1
Strong Brands
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BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
Competitiveness FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion
1 "Strategic Competitiveness" Please respond to
the following From the first e-Activity,
determine which of the two primary drivers of the
competitive landscape is more influential.
Explain your rationale.
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BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
Responsibility FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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2 "Managements Responsibility" Please respond to
the following From the second e-Activity,
determine the level of responsibility management
had for the business failure you researched.
Provide specific examples to support your
response.
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BUS 499 Week 1-11 All DQs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion
1 Strategic Competitiveness BUS 499 Week 1
Discussion 2 Managements Responsibility BUS 499
Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific Corporation BUS
499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
Competition Model BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1
Strong Brands BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2
Internal Environment BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1
Business-Level Strategy
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BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
and Strategic Competitiveness(Apple INC) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com   Assignment
1 Strategic Management and Strategic
Competitiveness Due Week 2 and worth 300
points Choose one (1) public corporation in an
industry with which you are familiar. Research
the company on its own Website, the public
filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission
EDGAR database
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BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
and Strategic Competitiveness(Dell
Incorporated) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com Assignment 1 Strategic
Management and Strategic Competitiveness Due Week
2 and worth 300 points Choose one (1) public
corporation in an industry with which you are
familiar. Research the company on its own
Website, the public filings on the Securities and
Exchange Commission EDGAR database
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BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
and Strategic Competitiveness(Ruby Tuesday) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignmen
t 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
Competitiveness Due Week 2 and worth 300
points Choose one (1) public corporation in an
industry with which you are familiar. Research
the company on its own Website, the public
filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission
EDGAR database (http//www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml),
in the University's online databases, and any
other sources you can find. The annual report
will often provide insights that can help address
some of these questions
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BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
Corporation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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1 "Union Pacific Corporation" Please respond to
the following Perform an analysis of the social
/ demographic, technological, economic,
environmental / geographic, and political/legal /
governmental segments to understand the general
environment facing Union Pacific. Describe how
Union Pacific will be affected by each of these
external factors.
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BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
Competition Model FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion
2 "Five Forces of Competition Model" Please
respond to the following From the e-Activity,
analyze the industry you selected using the Five
Forces of Competition Model to determine the
impact of each of the five forces.
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BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands FOR
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499 Week 3 Discussion 1 "Strong Brands" Please
respond to the following Several companies use
their brand as a competitive advantage. Given
your knowledge about the global economy, identify
three brands you believe have the strongest
likelihood of remaining a source of advantage in
the 21st Century and explain why.
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BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2 Internal
Environment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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2 "Internal Environment" Please respond to the
following From the e-Activity, analyze the
internal environment of the company you
researched to determine that companys strengths
and weaknesses.
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BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
Environments(Apple Inc) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com Assignment 2 External and
Internal Environments Due Week 4 and worth 350
points Choose an industry you have not yet
written about in this course, and one publicly
traded corporation within that industry.
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BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
Environments(GW Pharmaceuticals) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignment 2
External and Internal Environments Due Week 4
and worth 350 points Choose an industry you have
not yet written about in this course, and one
publicly traded corporation within that industry.
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BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
Environments(Verizon Communications) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignment 2
External and Internal Environments Due Week 4
and worth 350 points Choose an industry you have
not yet written about in this course, and one
publicly traded corporation within that industry.
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BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1 Business-Level
Strategy FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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1 "Business-Level Strategy" Please respond to the
following From the first e-Activity, assess
your satisfaction with the company you researched
and make recommendations about how that company
could modify its business-level strategy
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BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 2 Apple, Inc Keeping
the I in Innovation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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2 "Apple, Inc Keeping the I in Innovation
Please respond to the following From the second
e-Activity and the case study, determine how
market commonality and resource similarity impact
Apples competitive standing in terms of its main
rivals. Provide specific examples to support your
response.
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BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 1 Diversification FOR
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499 Week 5 Discussion 1 "Diversification" Please
respond to the following From the e-Activity,
suggest one way the company you researched could
increase its level of value-creating
diversification. Provide specific examples to
support your response.
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BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 2 Victory
Motorcycles FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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2 "Victory Motorcycles" Please respond to the
following From the e-Activity and the case
study, evaluate the business-level strategy of
Victory Motorcycles to determine whether you
believe the strategy is appropriate to offset
forces in the industry. Provide specific examples
to support your response.
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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Amazon) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignment 3
Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points Choose an
industry you have not yet written about in this
course, and one publicly traded corporation
within that industry.
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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Ford) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com   Assignment
3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points Choose an
industry you have not yet written about in this
course, and one publicly traded corporation
within that industry.
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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Ikea) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com   Assignment
3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
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BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
Corporate-Level Strategies (Toyota
Corporation) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   Assignment 3
Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
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BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 1 Executive Pay FOR
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499 Week 6 Discussion 1 "Executive Pay" Please
respond to the following Some evidence suggests
that there is a direct and positive relationship
between a firms size and its top-level managers
compensation. Explain what inducement you think
that relationship provides to upper-level
executives.
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BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2 Dr Pepper Snapple
Group 2011 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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2 "Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011 Fighting to
Prosper in a Highly Competitive Market" Please
respond to the following The case study
outlines six specific strategies that the firm
has chosen to support its strategic direction.
Determine which strategy is most likely to
benefit the firm. Explain your rationale.
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BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 1 International
Opportunities FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   Week 7 Discussion 1
Determine why, given the advantages of
international diversification, some firms choose
not to expand internationally. Provide specific
examples to support your response.
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BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 2 Cooperative
Strategy FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   Week 7 Discussion 2 From an
ethical perspective, determine how much
information a firm is obliged to tell a potential
strategic alliance partner about what it expects
to learn from the cooperative arrangement.
Explain your rationale.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies(Lithonia
Lighting) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   Assignment 4 Merger,
Acquisition, and International Strategies Due
Week 8 and worth 300 points Choose two (2) public
corporations in an industry with which you are
familiar one (1) that has acquired another
company and operates internationally and one (1)
that does not have a history of mergers and
acquisitions and operates solely within the U.S.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies(McDonalds) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignment 4
Merger, Acquisition, and International
Strategies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points Choose
two (2) public corporations in an industry with
which you are familiar one (1) that has
acquired another company and operates
internationally and one (1) that does not have a
history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
solely within the U.S.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies(Under Armour) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignmen
t 4 Merger, Acquisition, and International
Strategies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points Choose
two (2) public corporations in an industry with
which you are familiar one (1) that has
acquired another company and operates
internationally and one (1) that does not have a
history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
solely within the U.S.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
and International Strategies(Whole Foods Market
Inc. and the Energizer Holdings Inc.) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com   Assignment
4 Merger, Acquisition, and International
Strategies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points Choose
two (2) public corporations in an industry with
which you are familiar one (1) that has
acquired another company and operates
internationally and one (1) that does not have a
history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
solely within the U.S.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Discussion 1 Corporate
Governance FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   Week 8 Discussion 1
Analyze the three internal governance mechanisms
(ownership concentration, boards of directors,
and executive compensation) and recommend a
possible fourth mechanism that would help align
the interests of managerial agents with those of
the firms owners. Provide specific examples to
support your response.
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BUS 499 Week 8 Discussion 2Finding the Best
Buy FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com  
Week 8 Discussion 2 Corporate governance has
become a hot issue in the U.S. over the past two
decades. From your analysis of the case study,
determine two possible corporate governance
challenges that might be faced by Best Buy as a
result of its rapid growth and why they could
become corporate governance issues.
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BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 1 Domino's Pizza FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Week 9
Discussion 1 Determine whether the current
organizational structure at Dominos is a good
match for its corporate strategies. Explain your
rationale.
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BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 2 Strategic
Leadership FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com   Week 9 Discussion 2 Compare
and contrast strategic controls and financial
controls. Provide specific examples of how each
may be used to best serve a corporation.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Apple) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignmen
t 5 Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400
points Select a publicly traded corporation for
which you would like to work or are currently
working.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Coca -
Cola) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com
Assignment 5 Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400
points Select a publicly traded corporation for
which you would like to work or are currently
working.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (FedEx
Corporation) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com Assignment 5 Capstone Due
Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly
traded corporation for which you would like to
work or are currently working.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Victorias
Secret) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com Assignment 5 Capstone Due
Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly
traded corporation for which you would like to
work or are currently working.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone(Walmart) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Assignme
nt 5 Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400
points Select a publicly traded corporation for
which you would like to work or are currently
working.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 1Strategic
Entrepreneurship FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com Week 10 Discussion 1 From
the e-Activity, evaluate the lessons learned in
this chapter to determine which single lesson
would be most beneficial to the company you
researched. Provide specific examples to support
your response.
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BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 2Innovation
Applied FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus499study.com Discussion 2 Analyze the
different approaches to innovation discussed in
this chapter to determine which approach you
think would be the greatest value to the greatest
number of organizations. Explain your rationale.
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BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 1 Summation FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com Week 11
Discussion 1 Create a metaphor or analogy that
captures the essence of the major lessons learned
in the BBA program (e.g., business administration
is like . . .). Discuss the single most
interesting or surprising thing you learned in
the BBA program, as well as what made it so.
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BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 2 Looking Ahead FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus499study.com   Week
11 Discussion 2 Discuss how you will use the
lessons learned in your BBA program to be more
productive in you
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