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• MGT 498 Entire Course (No Final Guide)
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
  Planning and Strategic Management
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3

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• MGT 498 Entire Course (With Final Guide Dec 2016)
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
  Planning and Strategic Management
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3
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• MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment Building a
  Competitive Advantage (2 Papers)

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• MGT 498 Final Exam Guide (Dec 2016)
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• All assets capabilities organizational processes
  firm attributes  information knowledge and so on
  controlled by a firm that enable the firm to
  conceive of and implement strategies that improve
  its efficiency and effectiveness most accurately
  defines the term _____.
• resources
• functions
• capabilities
• priorities

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• MGT 498 Final Exam Guide (New, 2018)
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• 1) In a survey of 50 corporations, which of the
  following was rated as a benefit of strategic
  management?
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• 2) Research suggests that strategic management
  evolves through four sequential phases in
  corporations. The first phase is
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• 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?
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
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• Unethical behavior
• 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? 
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• How does a leader develop and articulate a
  compelling vision? Explain.

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• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
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• What legal issues do companies face when creating
  a strategic plan? What effects do legal issues
  have on our strategy planning process?
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• Why is it important to use a process such as the
  strategic management model? Explain.
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3
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• Why is strategic planning important to the
  organization? How does strategic planning help
  the organization?
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• What is the relationship between strategy and
  tactics? Explain.
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• MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
  Planning and Strategic Management
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• Strategic Planning and Strategic Management
• The purpose of this assignment is to help
  students understand strategic business
  terminology (vision, mission, goals, objectives,
  specific objectives, internal and external
  scanning), to recognize the components of a
  strategic plan and to be familiar with the core
  information and steps needed to create a
  strategic plan. Furthermore, this assignment
  allows students to recognize the difference
  between strategic planning and strategic
  management.

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• MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 1
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• What types of competitive strategies are the most
  effective? Will the same strategy work in most
  venues? Why or why not?
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• 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
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• 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?
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• What are two major environmental changes that you
  expect to have an impact on your organization
  over the next 5-10 years?
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• MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 3
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• 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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• 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 Discussion Question 4
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• 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 and
  Social Responsibility (2 Papers)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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• Purpose of Assignment 
• The purpose of this assignment is to help
  students understand the influence that ethics and
  social responsibilities have on the strategic
  planning process. 
• Assignment Steps
• Write a 700-word report in which you address the
  following 

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• MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment Building a
  Competitive Advantage (2 Papers)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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• MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment Building a
  Competitive Advantage
• Purpose of Assignment 
• The purpose of this assignment is to help
  students understand how manufacturing and service
  companies can maximize their competitive
  advantage. The Porter Model is discussed as a
  method to categorize and assess businesses and
  industries.
• Assignment Steps 

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 1
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• 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? 
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• Based upon plan preparation, how would one assess
  the impacts of organizational strengths and
  weaknesses related to the development of
  long-term objectives?

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 2
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• 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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• 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 Discussion Question 3
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• 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. 
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• 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?

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 4
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• Define risk and how it affects the strategy
  planning process. In relation to innovation,
  sustainability, and the global market, how would
  you decide whether a risk is worth taking the
  chance on when to create a strategic plan?

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• MGT 498 Week 3 Signature Assignment Environmental
  Scanning
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• MGT 498 Week 3 Signature Assignment Environmental
  Scanning
• Purpose of Assignment 
• A strategic management plan addresses four
  different management functions environmental
  scanning, strategy formulation, strategy
  implementation, evaluation and control. Weeks 3,
  4 and 5 individual assignments (Part 1, Part 2
  and Part 3) are integrated to generate a
  strategic management plan. The purpose of the
  Week 3 individual assignment is to evaluate the
  internal and external environments of a company
  selected by the student, to analyze the
  competitive advantage of the selected company, to
  evaluate a set of suitable strategies, and to
  examine appropriate

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• MGT 498 Week 4 Assignment Strategy Formulation
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• Purpose of Assignment 
• The Week 4 individual assignment is the second
  part of a three part strategic management plan
  for the company selected by the student in Week
  3. The purpose of the assignment is for students
  to establish long-term goals and objectives
  indicate, specify and discuss strategies and
  investigate, consider and describe specific
  business strategies including vertical
  integration and strategic alliances, to achieve
  competitive advantage in the industry. The
  student also generates an appropriate
  organizational chart in alignment with the stated
  strategies. 

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• MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 1
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• 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? 
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• 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 2
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• 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?

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• MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 3
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• 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 Discussion Question 4
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• 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?

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• MGT 498 Week 4 Team Assignment Long Term
  Strategies and Globalization
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• MGT 498 Week 4 Team Assignment Long Term
  Strategies and Globalization
• Purpose of Assignment 
• The purpose of the learning team assignment is to
  offer students the opportunity to investigate
  their understanding of how globalization affects
  a companys strategic plan. Additional objectives
  include allowing students to assess the
  effectiveness of strategic alliances in the
  growth process of a company and to understand the
  necessity for innovation to create a sustainable
  long-term organizational environment. The
  students will also identify how organizational
  structures facilitate company growth and controls
  in the global environment.

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• MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 1
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• 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? 
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• What steps need to be taken before we implement
  an organizational strategy? Why are time frames
  so important to the implementation of an
  organization's strategy? What role does the
  sequence of execution play?
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• MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 2
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• 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?
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• What are some structural, leadership, and
  cultural considerations that need to be included
  in the strategy implementation for the virtual
  organization,Riordan Manufacturing?
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• MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 3
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• Describe enterprise resource planning. How does
  enterprise resource planning affect feedback and
  control in an organizations strategy? 

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• MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 4
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• How would control processes and metrics differ
  between various types of organizations? Include
  an example of control processes or metrics for
  each type of organization in your answer.

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• MGT 498 Week 5 Strategy Implementation Evaluation
  and Control
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• WEEK 5 Strategy Implementation, Evaluation and
  Control
• Strategy Implementation, Evaluation and Control
  Assessment Activity
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• Purpose of Assignment 
• Weeks 3, 4 and 5 Individual Assignments are
  integrated to generate a Strategic Management
  Plan. This is part three of the three part
  Strategic Management Plan addressing strategy
  implementation, evaluation and control. The
  purpose of the Week 5 individual assignment is to
  allow the student to discuss and explain how the
  strategies discussed in prior weeks are converted
  into implementation activities both domestically
  and internationally, in alignment with legal,
  social and ethical considerations. Furthermore,
  the student has an opportunity to explain and

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