Ashford Bus 402 Entire Course Strategic Management & Business Policy Tutorial

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ASHFORD BUS 402 Entire Course Strategic Management & Business Policy Tutorial

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Week 1
DQ 1
Environmental Changes. . Provide an example of an industry or company that has changed its strategy over time as environmental factors such as technology, competition, and consumer preferences have changed. Explain the changes in environment and in the industry’s or company’s evolving strategy. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
DQ 2
Vision and Mission. Share the vision and mission statement of your firm (or one with which you are familiar). How is that vision and mission statement communicated to employees and the public?
What is the role of the vision and mission statement in driving the activities of the firm? If there is no vision and/or mission statement, discuss possible reasons why it is not clear. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.
Week 2
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Components of External Environment. What are the two most relevant externalities from Exhibit 2.6 for a firm with which you are familiar? Have these externalities made the industry in

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BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Environmental Changes

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DQ 1
Environmental Changes. . Provide an example of an industry or company that has changed its strategy over time as environmental factors such as technology, competition, and consumer preferences have changed. Explain the changes in environment and in the industry’s or company’s evolving strategy. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.

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BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Vision and Mission

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DQ 2
Vision and Mission. Share the vision and mission statement of your firm (or one with which you are familiar). How is that vision and mission statement communicated to employees and the public?
What is the role of the vision and mission statement in driving the activities of the firm? If there is no vision and/or mission statement, discuss possible reasons why it is not clear. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.

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BUS 402 Week 2 Assignment Starbucks S.W.O.T. Analysis

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Assignment Starbucks S.W.O.T. Analysis
S.W.O.T. Analysis. Watch the video, How to Perform a S.W.O.T. Analysis, and then conduct an S.W.O.T. analysis using the Starbucks’ Global Quest 2006: Is the Best Yet to Come? case provided in the Course Materials section of your course shell. The analysis should address the components of the organization’s environment (internal strengths and weaknesses, and external opportunities and threats), alternatives to consider, and your assessment of the quality of the decision made by the company and/or your recommendation(s) for improvement. (NOTE: This will become part of your final paper.) Your paper must be four to five pages in length, incorporate at least two resources from the University’s Online Library collection, and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide

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BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 1 Components of External Environment

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DQ1
Components of External Environment. What are the two most relevant externalities from Exhibit 2.6 for a firm with which you are familiar? Have these externalities made the industry in which the firm operates more, or less, attractive to you as consumer? Explain your rationale. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.

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BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Components of Internal Analysis

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DQ 2
Components of Internal Analysis. Using “The Seven-S Framework” from pages 58-59 to examine a firm with which you are familiar and address how the firm stacks up in respect to the “qualities of excellence” list on page 59. Does alignment with this list help explain why the firm is currently successful or unsuccessful (use any metric you think is appropriate to judge success)? Respond to at least two other students' posts.

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BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 1 Market Positioning Strategies

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DQ 1
Market Positioning Strategies. Chapter 4 addresses timing and positioning (or market niche) strategies. Using Exhibits 4.8 and 4.9 to assess a firm of your choice. What generic strategy is this firm employing? Are they using a combination approach? What are the advantages/disadvantages of consciously using a generic strategy? Explain your position. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts

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BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Vertical Integration

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DQ 2
Vertical Integration. Is your company vertically integrated? If so, is it fully, or partially, integrated? If not, would such a move yield potentially high competitive rewards? Explain your rationale. You can also use a past firm or one with which you are familiar. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts

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BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 1 International Markets

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International Markets. What issues are likely to arise in a developing country when a global giant like Coca-Cola begins operations there? What kinds of advantages does such an expansion bring to the globalizing organization? Support your thoughts with research. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.

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BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Multi-business Corporations

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DQ 2
Multi-business Corporations. Consider how a large diversified organization sets strategy. PepsiCo, for example, has beverages (Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Aquafina, Dole,
and tea and coffee through partnerships with Lipton and Starbucks) and food companies (Frito Lay, Quaker,
Sabritas, Gamesa, and Latin Americas Foods). Do you think all the business units should have the same strategy, or should they be independent and set their own strategies? Explain. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.

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BUS 402 Week 5 Assignment Final Case Study and Strategic Plan

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Assignment Final Case Study and Strategic Plan
Focus of the Final Paper
Read the Starbucks’ Global Quest 2006: Is the Best Yet to Come? case provided in the Course Materials section of your course shell. From the perspective of an executive with the firm, prepare a ten- to twelve- page, three-year strategic management proposal to Starbuck’s managing board of directors. Your proposal must be future-oriented and include an economic assessment, marketing assessment plan, a financial plan, an organizational structure recommendation, and supporting rationale. Use non-course materials to support your contentions and incorporate pro-rata financial statements and supporting documentation. Use APA style and submit your proposal to the instructor by the last day of class.

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BUS 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Corporate Social Responsibility

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Corporate Social Responsibility. Think of companies that are concerned not only with the bottom line, but also with being good corporate citizens. Share examples and the reasons why you think these companies practice social responsibility. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts.