Title
Discussion Question 1_01
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 25.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following Discussion Questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each Discussion Question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Two (2) key factors in determining the cost-effectiveness and potential profitability of bringing any product or service to market are supply and demand and price determination. After reviewing your Required Readings, address the following issues. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
1. What is learned from a well-formulated supply and demand curve analysis and how does this information help determine optimum production rates for maximum profitability?
2. What is the correlation between employee benefits and return on investment assets, return on equity, and return on sales?
3. How can the inability to compete profitably on price be overcome?
Title
Discussion Question 1_02
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 25.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Having successfully brought a new product to market, you are now ready to take your company public. Discuss how each of the following economic indicators may affect the environment for the launching of your initial public offering (IPO). Overall, how soon should you launch a public offering given the cyclic nature of the economy? (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
1. Nominal Gross Domestic Product (NGDP): The nominal gross domestic product is increasing at the rate of 2.6% annually, while the Real Gross National Product (RGNP) is rising only 2.3%.
2. Consumer Price Index (CPI): The Consumer Price Index has been rising at a fraction of a percent per quarter for each of the last four (4) quarters.
3. Discount Rate: The Federal Reserve has announced a reduction in the discount rate of 0.5% and hinted that further cuts may be forthcoming.
4. Unemployment Rate: The rate of unemployment is holding steady, although the rate of new claims is declining somewhat.
Title
Discussion Question 2_03
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 26.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Describe the three (3) basic types of organizational structures and the challenges/crises faced by the organization as it moves through each stage of corporate development. In addition, describe the matrix and network organizational structures. Discuss when their use is appropriate. (26 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
Title
Discussion Question 2_04
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 24.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Briefly discuss twelve (12) reasons why strategy implementation can fail and twelve (12) safeguards that can prevent implementation from failing. An APA-formatted bibliography is required. (24 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
Title
Discussion Question 3_05
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 25.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Define benchmarking and describe the six (6) steps involved in evaluating performance using this method. What are the benefits of benchmarking? (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
Title
Discussion Question 3_06
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 25.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Respond to each of the items below. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
1. List the five (5) basic steps in financial analysis.
2. Why do you believe these steps would be important when conducting a financial analysis?
3. Provide two (2) examples of liquidity ratios and two (2) examples of profitability ratios. For each, include their meaning and how they are expressed.
Title
Activity 3_07
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
Not Started
Grade Scale
Points (max 100.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Activity #3: Blood Bananas (100 points)
Chiquita Brands was one of the largest produce growers and distributors in the world with multi-billion dollar sales. Its most profitable international subsidiary, Banadex, (which specialized in bananas) was located in Colombia, a country filled with violent turmoil. The United Self Defense Forces of Columbia (AUC) approached Banadex proposing to provide Banadex with "protection" services against potential threats to its workers and property. In reality, the AUC was a Colombian paramilitary organization that posed a violent threat to Banadex, and the proposal was nothing more than a form of extortion to "protect" Banadex workers and property from attack by the AUC.
Chiquita had to decide whether or not to accept the extortion and pay the AUC its demands for "protection." Three Banadex options are provided including paying the AUC's demands, refusing to pay the demands but maintaining operations, or exiting the country altogether.
Chiquita decided to pay the AUC for its security services. Over the next four years, Banadex paid the AUC over $800,000. While no apparent services were ever rendered, there were also no reports of Banadex employees being harmed. In 2001, however, the situation changed. On September 10, 2001, the U.S. State Department declared the AUC a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and on October 31, 2001 a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The designations were well-publicized in the American public media as well as in the public media in Colombia. These designations for the AUC meant that it was now illegal for any U.S. company to have business dealings with the AUC.
Chiquita Brands now had another decision to make: continue the payments in violation of U.S. law, or stop the payments and risk the safety of its employees. For the past four years, the arrangement had apparently been working well, and if the payments stopped, the risk of reprisal from the AUC was likely.
In addition, since the U.S. Government was unaware that Chiquita had paid the AUC more than $800,000 in the past four years, did the firm's management have an obligation to disclose the payments?
What should Chiquita do now?
Your paper should address the following issues. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 4-page response is required.)
Part A What are the primary issues that Banadex should consider in responding to the AUC? Include the following. (60 points)
1. Ethical Dimensions
2. Employee Welfare Dimension
3. Financial/Business Dimension
4. Social Responsibility Dimension
Part B Considering all of these varying dimensions, how should Banadex respond to the AUC's proposal? (20 points)
Part C Would the amount that AUC is requiring of Banadex impact its decision? (20 points)
Title
Discussion Question 4_08
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 20.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Discuss ten (10) ways in which an organization can develop and maintain a culture of innovation. (20 points) (A 1-page response is required.)
Title
Discussion Question 4_09
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 30.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Compare and contrast product and process research. (30 points) (A 1½ -page response is required.)
Title
Activity 4_10
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 100.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Activity #4: Technology and Innovation (100 points)
Web Chapter A discusses the increasingly important role of technology and innovation in modern strategic management. It emphasizes that strategic managers have an obligation not only to encourage new product and process development, but also to develop a system to ensure that technology is being used most effectively to result in useful innovations. The chapter also describes key issues and techniques under the headings of environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control. To demonstrate your understanding of these concepts, respond to the following. Cite any sources you use in an APA-formatted bibliography. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 3-page response is required.)
Part A How should a corporation scan the external environment for new technological developments? Who should be responsible? (20 points)
Part B What is technology research and how does it differ from market research? (20 points)
Part C What is the importance of product and process R&D to competitive strategy? (20 points)
Part D What factors help determine whether a company should outsource a technology? (20 points)
Part E How can a company develop an entrepreneurial culture? (20 points)
Title
Discussion Question 5_11
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 26.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Answer the following two (2) questions. (26 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
1. What are four (4) reasons why the not-for-profit sector is important?
2. What five (5) resources are needed for successful strategic piggybacking?
Title
Discussion Question 5_12
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 24.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Discuss the five (5) constraints on strategic management and three (3) complications for strategy implementation for non-profit organizations. (24 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
Title
Activity 5_13
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
Not Started
Grade Scale
Points (max 100.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 2:20 pm
Instructions
Activity #5: Nonprofit Organizations (100 points)
Select a nonprofit organization of your choice. Using the Internet, journal articles, and other sources of information, provide the following information and address the following issues related to the organization. An APA-formatted bibliography is required. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 3-page response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, C, D, and E.)
Part A Provide an overview of the organization's history and purpose. (20 points)
Part B Discuss the organization's financial and performance fluctuation. (20 points)
Part C Evaluate Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors. (20 points)
Part D Discuss the internal environment (corporate structure, culture, and resources). (20 points)
Part E Explain whether you think the organization has made the correct strategic decisions and if you feel that they are or are not poised for future success. (20 points)
Title
Discussion Question 6_14
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 20.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Given that the concept of competitive intelligence has become extremely important for the success of an industry and organization analysis, it is a subject with which all successful business managers should become highly familiar. With that fact in mind, answer the following questions. (20 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
1. What are five (5) questions you might ask to better understand a competitor, and why is each important?
2. Discuss the seven (7) steps of CI.
Title
Discussion Question 6_15
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 30.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to each of the following discussion questions. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer each discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the questions themselves. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document them in a bibliography using APA style.
Discuss the evolution of an industry from fragmented to consolidated, new entry into an industry, and seven barriers to new entry into an industry. (30 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)
Title
Activity 6_16
Due
Dec 31, 2024 11:55 pm
Number of resubmissions allowed
0
Status
In progress
Grade Scale
Points (max 100.0)
Modified by instructor
Mar 3, 2014 1:36 pm
Instructions
Activity Instructions: Small Businesses and Entrepreneurial Ventures
Although many small companies have a number of reasons for not using strategic management practices, strategic management is being used successfully by a growing number of them. This Activity asks you to discuss the important issues for small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures under the headings of strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control. To demonstrate your understanding of these concepts, respond to the following. Cite any sources you use in an APA-formatted bibliography. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 2-page response is required.)
Part A In terms of strategic management, how does a new venture's situation differ from that of an ongoing small company? (20 points)
Part B How should a small company engage in environmental scanning? To what aspects of the environment should management pay most attention? (20 points)
Part C What considerations should small-business entrepreneurs keep in mind when they are deciding whether a company should follow a growth or a stability strategy? (20 points)
Part D How does being family-owned (as compared to being publicly owned) affect a firm's strategic management? (20 points)
Part E If the owner/manager of a small company asked you for some advice concerning the introduction of strategic planning, what would you tell her? (20 points)
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