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BUS 402 Entire Course   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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 BUS 402 Week 2
Assignment Starbucks S.W.O.T. Analysis BUS 402
Week 3 DQ 1 Market Positioning Strategies BUS 402
Week 3 DQ 2 Vertical Integration BUS 402 Week 4
DQ 1 International Markets BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 2
Multi-business Corporations BUS 402 Week 5 DQ 1
Corporate Social Responsibility
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BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Environmental Changes For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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 students posts.  
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BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Vision and Mission For more
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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?  
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BUS 402 Week 2 Assignment Starbucks S.W.O.T.
Analysis For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com   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 and weaknesses, and external
opportunities and threats), alternatives to
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BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 1 Components of External
Environment For more classes visit www.snaptutor
ial.com   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.  
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BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Components of Internal
Analysis For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.c
om   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 why the
firm is currently successful or unsuccessful (use
any metric you think is appropriate to judge
success)? Respond to at least two other students'
posts.
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BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 1 Market Positioning
Strategies For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   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?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of
consciously using a generic strategy? Explain
your position. Respond to at least two of your
fellow students posts

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BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Vertical Integration For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 1 International Markets For
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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.
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BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Multi-business Corporations
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  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) and food companies (Frito
Lay, Quaker,Sabritas, Gamesa, and Latin Americas
Foods). Do you think all the business units
should have the same strategy, or should they
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BUS 402 Week 5 Assignment Final Case Study and
Strategic Plan (Starbucks)   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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BUS 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Corporate Social
Responsibility For more classes
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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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