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MGT 401 Final Exam Guide
MGT 401 Entire course
  1.      What are the three types of business
ownership?  (Week One - Essentials of
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management,
Ch. 5) 2.      What are the major sections of the
classic business plan?  (Week Two -
Entrepreneurial Small Business, Ch. 8) 3.     
What are the four Ps of marketing?  (Week 3 -
Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management, Ch. 8) 4.      What are the three
financial statements?  (Week 4- Essentials of
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management,
Ch. 11) 5.      What are the Top Five
Trust-Building Behaviors by Leaders? (Essentials
of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management, Ch. 16)
MGT 401 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
Management Process Paper (2 Papers) MGT 401 Week
1 DQ 1 MGT 401 Week 1 DQ 2 MGT 401 Week 1 DQ
3 MGT 401 Week 2 Learning Team Business Model
Comparison (2 Papers) MGT 401 Week 2 Learning
Team Weekly Summary MGT 401 Week 2 DQ 1 MGT 401
Week 2 DQ 2 MGT 401 Week 2 DQ 3
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MGT 401 Week 1 DQ 2
MGT 401 Week 1 DQ 1
    Why is choosing the appropriate form of
business ownership important for a business you
want to start? What short- and long-term benefits
are associated with each form?
    How is the strategic management process
utilized at your business or one with which you
are familiar? How successful is this process?
What benefits did it bring?
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MGT 401 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
Management Process Paper (2 Papers)
MGT 401 Week 1 DQ 3
  What are some business strategies businesses
may use? What are some implications of these
strategies to your business or one with which you
are familiar? What recommendations do you have to
better use business strategies?  
    Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining
steps of the strategic management process as it
applies to your business or one you would like to
start.
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MGT 401 Week 2 DQ 2
MGT 401 Week 2 DQ 1
  How may an entrepreneur determine a business
ventures success? Explain components of
conducting a feasibility analysis. What element
do you feel is most important? Provide examples
to support your rationale. 
  Why is it important for an entrepreneur to
develop a business plan? What key components must
be included in a well-written business plan?
Identify components you would include in a
business plan for a start-up business. Do
differences exist between business plans for
start-up and existing businesses? If there are,
what may be reasons for those differences?
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MGT 401 Week 2 Learning Team Business Model
Comparison (2 Papers)
MGT 401 Week 2 DQ 3
Electronic Reserve Readings an industry with
which you are familiar, then choose two
businesses in that industry. the business model
and forms of ownership for each business, then
complete the Comparison of Businesses
Matrix. 700- to 1,050-word paper in which the
team evaluates and compares different components
of each businesss model after completing each
matrix. benefits associated with each business by
evaluating how they built a sustainable
competitive advantage.
  Explain components of conducting a feasibility
analysis. What element do you feel is most
important? Provide examples to support your
rationale
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MGT 401 Week 3 DQ 1
MGT 401 Week 2 Learning Team Weekly Summary
    Why is it important for entrepreneurs to
define and identify who their customers are? 
What strategies do entrepreneurs use to determine
customer needs and wants?
  A 350-750 word paper detailing the findings of
your discussion in the Assignments section (one
member should post). 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.
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MGT 401 Week 3 DQ 3
MGT 401 Week 3 DQ 2
  Is the pricing strategy chosen by an
entrepreneur important to the business image? 
Provide an example to support your rationale.
    What benefits are associated with a business
selling on the internet?  Discuss how the
Internet and Web-based businesses have changed
entrepreneurs strategies. What advice would you
offer to an entrepreneur thinking of starting an
e-business?
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MGT 401 Week 3 Learning Team Weekly Summary
MGT 401 Week 3 Individual Assignment Business
Plan Evaluation (2 Papers)
  A 350-750 word paper detailing the findings of
your discussion in the Assignments section (one
member should post). 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.
Business Plan Evaluation (Use the Business Pro
Plan Module)   Evaluate the business plan
submitted by an entrepreneur for investment and
decide if you will invest in the business.  
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you
include the following   o   Evaluate the plans
overall writing. o   Conduct a feasibility
analysis of the idea presented in the plan. o  
Identify competencies the entrepreneur must have
to be successful in building the business.
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MGT 401 Week 4 DQ 2
MGT 401 Week 4 DQ 1
  What are some benefits and difficulties of the
big three of cash management?  What techniques
may an entrepreneur use to avoid a cash crisis?
  Why might cash flow management be important to
an entrepreneur?  What recommendations would you
make to an entrepreneur who struggles with a cash
management system?
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MGT 401 Week 4 Learning Team Weekly Summary
MGT 401 Week 4 DQ 3
  A 350-750 word paper detailing the findings of
your discussion in the Assignments section (one
member should post). 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.  
    What are benefits and drawbacks of funding a
business through a private investor?  What advice
would you offer to an entrepreneur who uses a
private investor for funding to avoid business
problems?
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MGT 401 Week 5 DQ 1
MGT 401 Week 4 Team Assignment Strategic
Marketing Plan (2 Papers)
    How would you describe the difference between
leadership and management? Describe effective
behaviors you have seen leaders in your current
or past business exhibit. What do you feel are a
leaders most important characteristics?
  Strategic Marketing Plan (Use Business Plan Pro
Module)   Discuss some ideas for a
hypothetical e-commerce business. Each team
member must suggest at least two different
ideas.   Decide on one members idea.  
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you
explain the process your team may use to build a
strategic marketing plan for the business.  
Describe various pricing strategies appropriate
for your business.   Assess pros and cons of
each strategy.   Select one pricing strategy
for your business.
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MGT 401 Week 5 DQ 3
MGT 401 Week 5 DQ 2
  Provide an example of why it may be important
for entrepreneurs to carefully hire workers. Are
there examples where hiring the wrong employee
caused a business to suffer? What steps may small
business owners take to avoid making hiring
mistakes? 
  Is exporting products relatively simple? What
mistakes do first-time exporters make? Outline
steps an entrepreneur must take when developing a
successful export program. 
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MGT 401 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Financial
Plan(2 Papers)
MGT 401 Week 5 Individual Assignment Future
Growth Paper(2 Papers)
      Discuss some possible ideas for a service
business. Each team member must suggest at least
two different ideas.           Decide on one
members idea.           Prepare a 1,050- to
1,400-word paper in which you describe the
process your team could use to prepare a basic
financial plan for the business.           Identi
fy cash flow management strategies that may be
used in your business.           Explain why
these strategies are best.           Evaluate dif
ferent sources of funding for your business and
select one.
       Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in
which you use the business from your Strategic
Marketing Plan.      Assess optional strategies
you may use when the business goes global.     
Describe strategies you would use to build a
management team to ensure the businesss
growth.      Identify possible challenges you
would face when managing a growing business and
possible strategies to overcome the challenges.   
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MGT 401 Week 5 Learning Team Weekly Summary
   A 350-750 word paper detailing the findings of
your discussion in the Assignments section (one
member should post). 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.  
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ASHFORD MGT 401 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Implementing Change Paper
ASHFORD MGT 401 Week 4 Team Assignment Resistance
to Change Paper
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper on the market
introduction of a particular consumer product
that underwent some sort of change (e.g. product
was picked up by another company, new and
improved version of the same product,
distribution of the product changed).   Research
on the Internet or University Library.
  Describe in the paper how the company managed
the change process.  
Resources Textbooks, Virtual Organization, or
the company selected for the Executive Memo Write
a 1,050- to 1,400-word follow-up memo to discuss
strategies of managing the change. Discuss the
following in the memo   How to communicate
change in an organization Attitudes, both
positive and negative, that come with
change Strategies for managing attitudes The role
of president, manager, and employee in managing
proposed changes
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