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• STR 581 Capstone Final Exam Part 3
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• 1. A(n) ________ market share of exactly
  100 percent means that a company is tied for the
  market lead. A rise in relative market share
  means the company is gaining on its leading
  competitor.
• potential
• relative
• served
• overall

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• STR 581 Entire Course All Capstone Finals
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• 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

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• STR 581 Entire Course
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• STR 581 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics
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• STR 581 Week 1 DQ 1
• STR 581 Week 1 DQ 2
• STR 581 Week 2 Individual Assignment
  Environmental Scan and Summary

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• STR 581 Week 1 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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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• QNT 351 Week 1 DQ 2
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• How would you define dependent and independent
  variables? What is their significance in
  research? Explain with examples.

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• STR 581 Week 1 Individual CAREER CONNECTION
  Values and Strategy Paper (2 Papers)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
• Use an organization where you work or one in
  which you are familiar.
• Examine the process of strategic management.

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• STR 581 Week 1 Knowledge Check
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• 1.      For the past 28 years, ABC, Inc. has made
  a significant investment of time, money, and
  other resources to increase the literacy rate in
  adult Americans. This represents which of these
  principles of successful collaborative social
  initiatives?
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• STR 581 Week 2 Capstone Final Examination Part 1
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• 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.

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• STR 581 Week 2 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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
  Environmental Scan and Summary
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•   Individual Assignment Environmental Scan and
  SummaryThe Executive Team at Kudler has
  expressed a desire to grow more rapidly and as a
  result Kudlermust consider some alternative
  strategies.
•     Resources Kudlers Fine Foods within the
  Virtual Organizations    Perform an
  environmental scan of the Kudler Fine Foods
  Virtual Organization.    Write a summary of no
  more than 700-words of Kudlers internal and
  external environments.

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• STR 581 Week 2 Knowledge Check
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• 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)
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• 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.

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• STR 581 Week 3 DQ 1
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•  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
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•  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
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• Complete the external environmental scan for your
  organization.
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• Perform an internal competitive environmental
  scan for your organization.

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• STR 581 Week 3 Individual Assignment Mini
  Strategy (Gap Inc)
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• Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation for a Mini-Strategy using the
  Mini-Strategy Outline. Include the following in
  your outline
• Evaluate the organization's vision statement.

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• STR 581 Week 3 Individual Assignment Mini
  Strategy (Southwest Airlines)
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• Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation for a Mini-Strategy using the
  Mini-Strategy Outline. Include the following in
  your outline
• Evaluate the organization's vision statement.
• Discuss the organization's current goals and
  objectives.
• Assess the organization's current status.

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• STR 581 Week 3 Knowledge Check
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• 1.The structure of a simple organization

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• STR 581 Week 3 Learning Team Peer Evaluation
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• Share drafts of the External and Internal
  Environmental Analysis assignment with all team
  members.Provide feedback to be incorporated
  into each member's paper.

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• STR 581 Week 4 Capstone Final Examination Part 2
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 1.Firms that enjoy higher profit margins are
  using which of Michael Porters generic
  strategies?
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• STR 581 Week 4 Learning Team Peer Evaluation
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• Share drafts of the Strategic Choice and
  Evaluation paper assignment with all team
  members.Provide feedback to be incorporated
  into each member's paper.

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• STR 581 Week 5 DQ 1
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• 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 DQ 2
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• What problems have you faced when creating your
  implementation plan?  In your experience, where
  do risk management plans fall short?

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

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• STR 581 Week 5 Individual Assignment Mini
  Strategy (Sony Corp)
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• Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation for a Mini-Strategy using the
  Mini-Strategy Outline. Include the following in
  your outline
• Evaluate the organization's vision statement.

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• STR 581 Week 5 Individual Assignment Mini
  Strategy (Under Armour)
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• Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation for a Mini-Strategy using the
  Mini-Strategy Outline. Include the following in
  your outline
• Evaluate the organization's vision statement.
• Discuss the organization's current goals and
  objectives.

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• STR 581 Week 5 Knowledge Check
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• 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
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• 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 Individual Assignment Strategic
  Plan Update Final Version
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• Individual Assignment Strategic Plan
  UpdateFinal Version    Complete the 2003
  strategic plan for Kudler Fine Foods or your own
  organization, withapproval from your
  instructor.

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• STR 581 Week 6 Learning Team Project Selection
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• Resources Strategic Plan and Presentation
  assignment from each team memberReview all team
  members' Week 6 assignments.Discuss each
  project's strengths and weaknesses. 
• Write an analysis of at least 750 words including
  the following 
• Comparative analysis of the top 2 strategic plans
• Selection of one of the strategic plans
• Justification for the team's selection
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