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MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
MGT 498 Final Exam Guide (UOP Course)
  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.  
1) In a survey of 50 corporations, which of the
following was rated as a benefit of strategic
management? 2) Research suggests that strategic
management evolves through four sequential phases
in corporations. The first phase is 3) Strategic
management is that set of managerial decisions
and actions that determine the long-run
performance of a corporation. Which one of the
following is NOT one of the basic elements of the
strategic management process?1
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MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3
MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
  Why is strategic planning important to the
organization? How does strategic planning help
the organization?   What is the relationship
between strategy and tactics? Explain.
  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.  
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MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 1
MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
Management Process Paper (2 Papers)
  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?
Write a 350- to 500-word paper in which you
complete the following            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.
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MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 3
MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 2
  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?   What are two major
environmental changes that you expect to have an
impact on your organization over the next 5-10
years?  
  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.   What is the role of strategic
planning in creating value for the organization?
Provide an example of how a company uses
strategic planning to create value for the
organization. What are the key success factors
for achieving objectives?
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MGT 498 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection
MGT 498 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics Paper
(2 Papers)
  Write a 700- to 900-word paper in which you do
the following          Explain the role of
ethics and social responsibility in developing a
strategic plan while considering stakeholder
needs and agendas.          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.  
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.Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment
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MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 2
MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 1
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?    Based upon plan preparation, how
would one assess the impacts of organizational
strengths and weaknesses related to the
development of long-term objectives?
  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?    Describe at least four
sustainability strategies. Review the Virtual
Organization Riordan Manufacturing, which can be
accessed through this courses reading from
University of Phoenix student Web site. Which
sustainability strategies would be most
appropriate for Riordan Manufacturing and why?
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MGT 498 Week 3 Individual Assignment
Environmental Scan Paper (2 Papers)
MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 3
  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 rapid
technological innovations. Which of the generic
strategies would you be inclined to favor to
mitigate risk? Why?  
  Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you
complete the following            Research and
describe the internal and external environments
of 2 to 3 real-world companies using an
environmental scan.          Determine what
competitive advantages each company has and what
strategies each company is using.   o   How does
each company create value and sustain competitive
advantage through business strategy?
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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 1
MGT 498 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection
  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.Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.  
  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? Are these attributes in your industry?  
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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 3
MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 2
  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?
    What phases does a product go through during
its life cycle? Is it possible for an
organization to avoid the eventual decline phase
of a product or service? Why? If so or not, how
would your strategic planning process be affected?
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MGT 498 Week 4 Learning Team Reflection
MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 4
    Research a companys internal dynamics and
the influence on business continuity along with
cultural and structural leadership considerations
incorporated into the implementation of the
companys strategy. What resources are being used
for the company to implement its strategy?
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.Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.  
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