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STR 581 Entire Course

• STR 581 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics
  Reflection Paper
• STR 581 Week 1 DQ 1
• STR 581 Week 1 DQ 2
• STR 581 Week 1 Knowledge Check
• STR 581 Week 2 Learning Team Activity (Innovation
  Strategy)
• STR 581 Week 2 Individual Assignment Research
  Proposal
• STR 581 Week 2 DQ 1
• STR 581 Week 2 DQ 2
• STR 581 Week 2 Knowledge Check

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STR 581 Week 1 DQ 1

• What are the major components of a strategic
  management process? Which of these components is
  the most difficult for managers to perform?
  Explain your answer.

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STR 581 Week 1 DQ 2

• Where have you seen organizational mission,
  vision, and values statements that were
  misleading? How did that affect the organization?

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STR 581 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics
Reflection Paper

• Individual Assignment Ethics Reflection Paper
• Resources Ethics Awareness Inventory and
  Ethical Choices in the Workplace assessments
• Use the Ethics Awareness Inventory and
  Ethical Choices in the Workplace assessments to
  revisit your personal and professional values.

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STR 581 Week 1 Knowledge Check

• Write a paper of no more than 1,050 words that
  describes and evaluates an organization's
  innovation strategy.
•  Use publicly available information, including
  Securities and Exchanges Commission filings.
•  Choose an organization that is introducing new
  products or services.

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STR 581 Week 2 Capstone Final Examination Part 1

• 1. Because practical considerations make job
  tryouts for all candidates infeasible, it is
  necessary to __________ the relative level of job
  performance for each candidate on the basis of
  available information.
• 2. Some studies indicate the best approach for
  transformational change may have the chief
  executive officer create an atmosphere for change

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STR 581 Week 2 DQ 1

• How would you determine if a strategy has created
  value and sustained competitive advantage for
  Kudler Fine Foods?

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STR 581 Week 2 DQ 2

• Locate an organization in the news and explain
  how it is trying to create value and competitive
  advantage in its sector.

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STR 581 Week 2 Individual Assignment Research
Proposal

• Write a proposal of no more than 750 words,
  outlining the research approach you will use for
  your Strategic Plan, due in Week 6. Include the
  following
• How you intend to ensure the organization's
  vision, mission, and people strategies and values
  statements are aligned with the proposed
  strategic plan.

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STR 581 Week 2 Knowledge Check

• 1. A firms external environment is divided into
  various subcategories that include
• 2. When managers consider the general
  availability of credit, the level of disposable
  income, and the propensity of people to spend,
  they are considering what factors?

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STR 581 Week 2 Learning Team Activity (Innovation
Strategy)

• Write a paper of no more than 1,050 words that
  describes and evaluates an organization's
  innovation strategy.
•  Use publicly available information, including
  Securities and Exchanges Commission filings.
•  Choose an organization that is introducing new
  products or services.

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STR 581 Week 3 DQ 1

• Through your research, select two of the
  strategic plan options that could apply to Kudler
  Fine Foods. What are the strengths and weaknesses
  of each option? How does each of the two choices
  fit with the organization?

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STR 581 Week 3 DQ 2

• When facing a choice between strategic plans of
  similar value, how would you determine which
  strategic plan to incorporate?

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STR 581 Week 3 Individual Assignment External and
Internal Environmental Analysis

• Complete the external environmental scan for your
  organization.
•  Perform an internal competitive environmental
  scan for your organization.
•  Write a summary of no more than 1,400 words that
  does the following
• Identifies and analyzes the most important
  external environmental factor in the remote,
  industry, and external

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STR 581 Week 3 Knowledge Check

• 1.The structure of a simple organization
• 2.This structure is one in which a set of
  relatively autonomous units are governed by a
  central corporate office but where each operation
  has its own functional specialists who provide
  products or services that are different from
  those of other operations.

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STR 581 Week 3 Learning Team Peer Evaluation

• Share drafts of the External and Internal
  Environmental Analysis assignment with all team
  members.
•  Provide feedback to be incorporated into each
  member's paper.
•  Write a synopsis of no more than 350 words
  summarizing the team's discussion.

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STR 581 Week 4 Capstone Final Examination Part 2

• 1. Internal reports that review the actual impact
  of decisions are prepared by
• 2. Horizontal analysis is also known as
• 3. Which of the following is an advantage of
  corporations relative to partnerships and sole
  proprietorships?

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STR 581 Week 4 DQ 1

• Recall how you determined if you created value
  and sustained competitive advantage for Kudler
  Fine Foods. While implementing this strategy,
  what factors would you monitor and evaluate to
  determine if you were successful? Why would
  monitoring and evaluating these factors be
  important?

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STR 581 Week 4 DQ 2

• Which of the following considerations are most
  often neglected when implementing a strategy
  structural, leadership, or cultural? Defend your
  position.

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STR 581 Week 4 Individual Assignment Strategic
Choice and Evaluation

• Write a paper of no more than 1,400 words that
  evaluates alternatives an organization must
  consider to realize growth.
•  Identify the best value discipline, generic
  strategy, and grand strategy for your
  organization.

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STR 581 Week 4 Knowledge Check

• 1.Firms that enjoy higher profit margins are
  using which of Michael Porters generic
  strategies?
• 2.Which of the following companies is a good
  example of a low-cost leader?
• 3.Firms that follow this type of generic strategy
  can sometimes have difficulties succeeding without

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STR 581 Week 4 Learning Team Peer Evaluation

• Share drafts of the Strategic Choice and
  Evaluation paper assignment with all team
  members.
•  Provide feedback to be incorporated into each
  member's paper.
•  Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your
  assignment.

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STR 581 Week 5 DQ 1

• Although objectives, functional tactics, and
  action items are included in many implementation
  plans, why do some organizations have a difficult
  time reflecting the plan they create?

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STR 581 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Implementation, Strategic Controls, and
Contingency Plans

• Write a draft of no more than 1,800 words of the
  strategic plan for your organization, including
  the following
• Implementation plan
• Objectives
• Functional tactics
• Action items
• Milestones and a deadline
• Tasks and task ownership
• Resource allocation

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STR 581 Week 5 Knowledge Check

• 1.This is concerned with tracking a strategy as
  it is being implemented, detecting problems or
  changes in its underlying premises, and making
  necessary adjustments.
• 2.Strategic surveillance must be kept

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STR 581 Week 5 Learning Team Peer Evaluation

• Share drafts of the Implementation, Strategic
  Controls, and Contingency Plans assignment with
  all team members.
•  Provide feedback to be incorporated into each
  member's paper.
•  Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your
  assignment.

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STR 581 Week 6 Capstone Final Examination Part 3

• 1. A company that attempts to lead its industry
  in price and convenience by pursuing a focus on
  lean and efficient operations is pursuing what
  strategy?
• 2. One of the ways to change the course of a
  brand is to modify the product.

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STR 581 Week 6 Individual Assignment Strategic
Plan and Presentation

• Resource Implementation, Strategic Controls, and
  Contingency Plans assignment with facilitator
  feedback
•  Complete a strategic plan for your organization
  of no more than 3,500 words.
•  Update your plan to incorporate facilitator
  feedback from the drafts you submitted in
  previous weeks.

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STR 581 Week 6 Learning Team Project Selection

• Resources Strategic Plan and Presentation
  assignment from each team member
•  Review all team members' Week 6 assignments.
•  Discuss each project's strengths and weaknesses.

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