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MGT 498EDU The learning interface
MGT 498 Entire Course (2 Sets) FOR MORE
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contains 2 Sets of Papers/Presentation for all
weeks (Individual and Team Assignment) MGT 498
Final Exam Guide MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion
Question 1 MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question
2 MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3 MGT 498
week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic Management
Process Paper (2 Papers) MGT 498 Week 2
Discussion Question 1
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MGT 498 Entire Course (2 Sets) MGT 498 Final
Exam Guide FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt498edu.com   1) In a survey of 50
corporations, which of the following was rated as
a benefit of strategic management? 2) Research
suggests that strategic management evolves
through four sequential phases in corporations.
The first phase is 3) Strategic management is
that set of managerial decisions and actions that
determine the long-run performance of a
corporation. Which one of the following is NOT
one of the basic elements of the strategic
management process? 4) The relationship among the
board of directors, top management, and
shareholders is referred to as 5) The concept
that proposes private corporations have
responsibilities to society that extend beyond
making a profit is known as
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MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Unethical
behavior Provide an example of a company that
used unethical behavior to gain profit. What was
the unethical behavior and why was the behavior
unethical? How did this unethical behavior affect
the company? How does a leader develop and
articulate a compelling vision? Explain.
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MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What legal
issues do companies face when creating a
strategic plan? What effects do legal issues have
on our strategy planning process? Why is it
important to use a process such as the strategic
management model? Explain.
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MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Why is
strategic planning important to the organization?
How does strategic planning help the
organization? What is the relationship between
strategy and tactics? Explain.
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MGT 498 week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
Management Process Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Different Papers Write a 350- to
500-word paper in which you complete the
following Describe the primary
components of a strategic management process, and
indicate why a strategic management process is
needed for a company. Research at
least one company and describe the strategic
management process that the company uses.
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MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What types of
competitive strategies are the most effective?
Will the same strategy work in most venues? Why
or why not? What models, tools, and techniques
would you use in performing an environmental
analysis of an organization?
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MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Why do we want
to create measurement devices early in the
strategy process? How do metrics allow us to
track the strategy process once it is
implemented? How is environmental scanning
helpful in choosing the appropriate metric
guidelines to use? What are two major
environmental changes that you expect to have an
impact on your organization over the next 5-10
years?
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MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 3 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Choose two or
more competitive strategies and compare why each
strategy may be appropriate for different
companies. For example, one company may use a
low-price strategy while another may go for high
quality. What is the role of strategic planning
in creating value for the organization? Provide
an example of how a company uses strategic
planning to create value for the organization.
What are the key success factors for achieving
objectives?
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MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 4 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Choose two or
more competitive strategies and compare why each
strategy may be appropriate for different
companies. For example, one company may use a
low-price strategy while another may go for high
quality.
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MGT 498 week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics
Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt498edu.com   This Tutorial contains 2
Different Papers Write a 700- to 900-word paper
in which you do the following Explain
the role of ethics and social responsibility in
developing a strategic plan while considering
stakeholder needs and agendas.
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 consistent with APA
guidelines.
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MGT 498 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Discuss
this weeks objectives with your team. 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. Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word
paper detailing the findings of your
discussion.   Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.
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MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What is the
difference between horizontal growth and vertical
growth? Name a real-world company that focuses
more on horizontal growth and a company that
focuses more on vertical growth. Why do these two
companies choose different growth strategies?
Based upon plan preparation, how would one
assess the impacts of organizational strengths
and weaknesses related to the development of
long-term objectives?
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MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What is a
corporate strategy? Why is it important for a
small business to identify a corporate strategy?
What are possible consequences that a small
business may experience if it does not have a
defined corporate strategy? Describe at least
four sustainability strategies. Review the
Virtual Organization Riordan Manufacturing, which
can be accessed through this courses reading
from University of Phoenix student Web site.
Which sustainability strategies would be most
appropriate for Riordan Manufacturing and why?
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MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 3 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   How has the
growth in globalization affected corporate
strategy in the UnitedStates? Consider this
growth from perspectives such as outsourcing,
taxes, competition, finances, and so forth.
Assume that you are a risk adverse manager in an
industry experiencing rapid technological
innovations. Which of the generic strategies
would you be inclined to favor to mitigate risk?
Why?
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MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 4 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Define risk
and how it affects the strategy planning process.
In relation to innovation, sustainability, and
the global market, how would you decide whether a
risk is worth taking the chance on when to create
a strategic plan?
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MGT 498 week 3 Individual Assignment
Environmental Scan Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Different Papers Write a 1,050- to
1,400-word paper in which you complete the
following Research and describe the
internal and external environments of 2 to 3
real-world companies using an environmental
scan. Determine what competitive
advantages each company has and what strategies
each company is using. o How does each
company create value and sustain competitive
advantage through business strategy?
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MGT 498 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Discuss
this weeks objectives with your team. 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. Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word
paper detailing the findings of your
discussion.   Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.
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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What steps
need to be taken before we implement an
organizational strategy? Why are time frames so
important to the implementation of an
organizations strategy? What role does the
sequence of execution play? What are the
attributes of Critical Success Factors in
general? Are these attributes in your industry?
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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   How have the
ideas of constant improvement processes such as
TQM, Six Sigma, and other improvement processes
affected the overall strategy of organizations?
How are the tactical plan and the goals related
to long-term objectives (LTO) and Critical
Success Factors in your experience?
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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 3 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What phases
does a product go through during its life cycle?
Is it possible for an organization to avoid the
eventual decline phase of a product or service?
Why? If so or not, how would your strategic
planning process be affected?
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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 4 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Research a
companys internal dynamics and the influence on
business continuity along with cultural and
structural leadership considerations incorporated
into the implementation of the companys
strategy. What resources are being used for the
company to implement its strategy?
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MGT 498EDU The learning interface
MGT 498 Week 4 Learning Team Reflection FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Discuss
this weeks objectives with your team. 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. Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word
paper detailing the findings of your
discussion.   Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.
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MGT 498 week 4 Team Assignment Competitive
Advantages Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
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2 Different Papers Resources Riordan Virtual
Organization and Environmental Scan Paper Use the
Riordan Virtual Organization and research from
last weeks Environmental Scan Paper for this
assignment. 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.
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MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   What is the
role of metrics and measurement in the strategy
process? Why are they so important to the
strategy process? What are the possible outcomes
for a company that decides not to put metrics and
measurement into its strategic plan? What steps
need to be taken before we implement an
organizational strategy? Why are time frames so
important to the implementation of an
organization's strategy? What role does the
sequence of execution play?
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MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   How has
globalization affected the measurement process in
an organizations strategy? Provide an example of
a company that has changed its measurement
process due to globalization. What changes were
made to the companys measurement process? What
are some structural, leadership, and cultural
considerations that need to be included in the
strategy implementation for the virtual
organization,Riordan Manufacturing?
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MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 3 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Describe
enterprise resource planning. How does enterprise
resource planning affect feedback and control in
an organizations strategy?
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MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 4 FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   How would
control processes and metrics differ between
various types of organizations? Include an
example of control processes or metrics for each
type of organization in your answer.
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MGT 498 Week 5 Team Assignment Strategic Plan
Paper and Presentation (2 Papers/Presentation)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   This
Tutorial contains 2 Different Papers/Presentations
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.
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