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Business - Management Week One Strategic Overview, Ethics, and Legal Environment · Indicate why a strategic management process is needed. · Describe the primary components of the strategic management process. · Explain the relationship of ethics, social responsibility, and corporate performance in strategic planning. Course Assignments 1. Readings · Read Ch. 1 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 2 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 3 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. 2. Discussion Questions Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your instructor. Post your responses in the Main forum. The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main forum. 3. Individual Assignment: Strategic Management Process Paper · Write a 350- to 500-word paper in which you complete the following: o Describe the primary components of a strategic management process, and indicate why a strategic management process is needed for a company. o Research at least one company and describe the strategic management process that the company uses. · Format your paper according to APA standards. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. (6 points) Weekly Reminders Weekly Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course and counted as class participation. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Participation All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. Week Two Competition Strategy Formulation · Measure an organization’s internal and external environments using environmental scanning. · Determine relevant business competitive strategies. · Analyze how to create value and sustained competitive advantage through business strategy. · Choose measurement guidelines to verify strategy effectiveness. Course Assignments 1. Readings · Read Ch. 4 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 5 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 6 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 11 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy · Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. 2. Discussion Questions Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your instructor. Post your responses in the Main forum. The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main forum. 3. Individual Assignment: Ethics Paper · Write a 700- to 900-word paper in which you do the following: o Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic plan while considering stakeholder needs and agendas. o 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. · Format your paper according to APA standards. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. (6 points) 4. Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Charter · Collaborate with your Learning Team members to construct your Learning Team Charter. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Wednesday, Day 2 of this week by 11:59 PM Arizona time. (1 point) Weekly Reminders Weekly Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course and counted as class participation. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Participation All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. Week Three Innovation, Sustainability, and the Global Market · Estimate the sustainability of long-term business operations. · Explain how the global market affects business strategy. · Construct a long-term strategic management plan for sustaining organizational performance. Course Assignments 1. Readings · Read Ch. 7 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 8 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Review Ch. 5, Section 5.1 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 8 of Strategic Management: A Dynamic Perspective. · Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. 2. Discussion Questions Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your instructor. Post your responses in the Main forum. The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main forum. 3. Individual Assignment: Environmental Scan Paper · Write a 1050- to 1400-word paper in which you complete the following: o Research and describe the internal and external environments of 2 to 3 real-world companies using an environmental scan. o Determine what competitive advantages each company has and what strategies each company is using. · 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? § Format your paper according to APA standards. § Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. (12 points) 4. Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Summary · Collaborate with your Learning Team members to construct a cumulative 300-400-word summary discussing the lesson learned during the first three weeks of this course. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. · Please note that during Week 3, and only during Week 3, no Individual Weekly Summary will be required. Due Date: Monday, Day 7 of this week by 11:59 PM Arizona time. (1 point) Learning Team Instructions: Competitive Advantages Paper Begin working on your Competitive Advantages Paper due in Week Four. Weekly Reminders Weekly Summaries Due to the Learning Team Summary Assignment due in Week 3, please note that during Week 3, and only during Week 3, no Individual Weekly Summary will be required. Please note: Individual Weekly Summaries are still required in Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 5. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Participation All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. Week Four Implementation · Analyze internal organizational dynamics and the influence on business continuity. · Describe cultural, structural, leadership considerations that must be incorporated into strategy implementation. · Determine the resources needed for strategy implementation. Course Assignments 1. Readings · Read Ch. 9 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read Ch. 10 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Review Ch. 5, Section 5.1 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. 2. Discussion Questions Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your instructor. Post your responses in the Main forum. The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main forum. 3. Learning Team Assignment: Competitive Advantages Paper · Resources: Riordan Virtual Organization and Environmental Scan Paper · Use the Riordan Virtual Organization and research from last week’s Environmental Scan Paper for this assignment. o 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. o Explain why you chose these competitive strategies and estimate how they might affect sustainability of long-term organizational performance. o Explain how the global market would affect the business strategy of Riordan. · Summarize your findings in a 700- to 1050-word paper. Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment in APA format. · Format your paper according to APA standards. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Monday, Day 7 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. (5 points) Learning Team Instructions: Strategic Plan Paper and Presentation Continue working on writing a strategic plan for Riordan in Week Five. Based on the strategies you have selected for Riordan in this week, start working on the final plan for Riordan due in Week Five. Weekly Reminders Weekly Summaries Weekly summaries will be required in this course and counted as class participation. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score. Participation All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. Week Five Strategic Plan Evaluation, Control, and Feedback · Arrange the appropriate controls, performance measures, and feedback systems to use for various business scenarios. · Evaluate the application of a deliberate plan and make necessary adjustments to continuous improvement and crisis management scenarios. Course Assignments 1. Readings · Read Ch. 11 of Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy . · Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. 2. Discussion Questions Respond to the Discussion Questions posted by your instructor. Post your responses in the Main forum. The first two are due by Thursday, Day 3, and the balance is due by Saturday, Day 5. Post your responses in the Main forum. 3. Individual Assignment: Final Exam - Multiple Choice By the end of Friday (Day 4) of this week, I will post a multiple choice Final Exam to the Main forum. Each student must post his/her list of answers to each of those multiple choice questions confidentially to your Individual forum by Sunday at 11:59 PM Arizona time (Day 6). Please do not cut and paste or include the questions with your answers. Just the question number and the letter selected will suffice. Please select just one best answer per question. Please do not post your answer lists as attached files. Please note that this is an individual assignment and each student is to work alone and independently and is not to discuss any of the questions with any of the other class participants . Due Date: Sunday, Day 6 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. Be sure to post to your Individual forum. (30 points) 4. Learning Team Assignment: Strategic Plan Paper The board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing has asked your team to create a strategic plan for the organization. · Create a 2,500- to 3,500-word strategic plan for Riordan Manufacturing starting from what you learned in Week One and using a similar strategic management process as Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy by Wheelen and Hunger. You may also use information from the team project you completed for Riordan Manufacturing in Week Four to create the strategic plan. · Cover thoroughly the areas of environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control. · Address the following questions in your strategic plan: o Why does Riordan need a strategic plan? o What role should ethical and social responsibility considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan? o What competitive advantages does Riordan have, and which competitive strategies should Riordan utilize to improve innovation and sustainability in both domestic and international applications? o What measurement guidelines should be used to verify strategy effectiveness? o What internal dynamics along with cultural and structural leadership considerations should be used in implementing business strategy for Riordan? o How do they influence business continuity? o 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? · Explain and justify all of the decisions you have made for your strategic plan, using research and understanding learned from the reading material. · Format your paper according to APA standards. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Monday, Day 7 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. 4. Learning Team Assignment: Strategic Plan Presentation · Present a completed strategic plan to the board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing. · Outline your strategic plan for Riordan Virtual Organization in a 20- to 30-slide presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint®. · Describe why Riordan needs a plan, and walk the audience through every step in the strategic management process. · Include ethical considerations, environmental scanning for competitive advantages, innovation and sustainability considerations, measurement guidelines, internal dynamic and resource considerations for strategy implementation, and what feedback considerations Riordan should put into place to ensure the success of the company. · Keep your audience in mind and make your strategic plan convincing. · Submit the assignment: N avigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to submit your assignment as an attachment. Due Date: Monday, Day 7 of this week by 11:59 PMArizona time. (Paper and Presentation are worth a total of 14 points.) |
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