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• BUS 402 Entire Course

• BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Environmental Changes

• BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Environmental Changes
• BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Vision and Mission
• BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 1 Components of External
  Environment
• BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Components of Internal
  Analysis

• Week 1DQ 1
• Environmental Changes Provide an example of an
  industry or company that has changed its strategy
  over time as environmental factors such as
  technology, competition, and consumer preferences
  have changed. Explain the changes in environment
  and in the industrys or companys evolving
  strategy. Respond to at least two of your fellow

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• BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Vision and Mission

• BUS 402 Week 2 Assignment Starbucks S.W.O.T.
  Analysis

• BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Vision and Mission
• Vision and Mission Share the vision and mission
  statement of your firm (or one with which you are
  familiar). How is that vision and mission
  statement communicated to employees and the
  public?

• S.W.O.T. Analysis Watch the video, How to Perform
  a S.W.O.T. Analysis, and then conduct an S.W.O.T.
  analysis using the Starbucks Global Quest 2006
  Is the Best Yet to Come? Case provided in the
  Course Materials section of your course shell.
  The analysis should address the components of the
  organizations environment (internal strengths

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• BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 1 Components of External

• BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Components of Internal

• Week 2DQ1
• Components of External Environment What are the
  two most relevant externalities from Exhibit 2.6
  for a firm with which you are familiar? Have
  these externalities made the industry in which
  the firm operates more, or less, attractive to
  you as consumer? Explain your rationale. Respond
  to at least two of your fellow students posts.

• BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Components of Internal
  Analysis
• Components of Internal Analysis Using The
  Seven-S Framework from pages 58-59 to examine a
  firm with which you are familiar and address how
  the firm stacks up in respect to the qualities
  of excellence list on page 59. Does alignment
  with this list help explain

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• BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 1 Market Positioning Strategies

• BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Vertical Integration

• Week 3DQ 1
• Market Positioning Strategies Chapter 4 addresses
  timing and positioning (or market niche)
  strategies. Using Exhibits 4.8 and 4.9 to assess
  a firm of your choice. What generic strategy is
  this firm employing? Are they using a combination
  approach?

• BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Vertical Integration
• Vertical Integration Is your company vertically
  integrated? If so, is it fully, or partially,
  integrated? If not, would such a move yield
  potentially high competitive rewards? Explain
  your rationale. You can also use a past firm or
  one with which you are familiar. Respond to at
  least two of your fellow

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• BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 1 International Markets

• BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Multi-business Corporations

• Week 4DQ 1
• International Markets. What issues are likely to
  arise in a developing country when a global giant
  like Coca-Cola begins operations there? What
  kinds of advantages does such an expansion bring
  to the globalizing organization? Support your
  thoughts with research. Respond to at least two
  of your fellow students posts.

• BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Multi-business Corporations
• Multi-business Corporations Consider how a large
  diversified organization sets strategy. PepsiCo,
  for example, has beverages (Pepsi, Mountain Dew,
  Gatorade, Tropicana, Aquafina, Dole,and tea and
  coffee through partnerships with Lipton and
  Starbucks)

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• BUS 402 Week 5 Assignment Final Case Study

• BUS 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Corporate Social

• Focus of the Final Paper
• Read the Starbucks Global Quest 2006 Is the
  Best Yet to Come? case provided in the Course
  Materials section of your course shell. From the
  perspective of an executive with the firm,
  prepare a ten- to twelve- page, three-year
  strategic management proposal to Starbucks
  managing board of directors.

• Week 5DQ 1
• Corporate Social Responsibility Think of
  companies that are concerned not only with the
  bottom line, but also with being good corporate
  citizens. Share examples and the reasons why you
  think these companies practice social
  responsibility. Respond to at least two of your
  fellow students posts.

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