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MGT 498 Entire Course (With Final Guide Dec
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  MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
Planning and Strategic Management MGT 498 Week 1
Discussion Question 1 MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion
Question 2 MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question
3 MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment Building a
Competitive Advantage (2 Papers) MGT 498 Week 2
Individual Assignment Ethics and Social
Responsibility (2 Papers) MGT 498 Week 2
Discussion Question 1 MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion
Question 2 MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 3
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 MGT 498 Final Exam Guide (Dec 2016) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com All assets
capabilities organizational processes firm
attributes information knowledge and so on
controlled by a firm that enable the firm to
conceive of and implement strategies that improve
its efficiency and effectiveness most accurately
defines the term _____. resources functions capabi
lities priorities Which of the following
statements is true of corporate culture? Put
simply, culture is just how things are done in
any organization. Culture proves to be very weak
because it cannot inform action without the need
for supervision.
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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
Planning and Strategic Management FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com  Strategic
Planning and Strategic Management The purpose of
this assignment is to help students understand
strategic business terminology (vision, mission,
goals, objectives, specific objectives, internal
and external scanning), to recognize the
components of a strategic plan and to be familiar
with the core information and steps needed to
create a strategic plan. Furthermore, this
assignment allows students to recognize the
difference between strategic planning and
strategic management. Assignment Steps Write a
700-word analysis in which you complete the
following Describe and define the primary
components of the Strategic Management Process.
Describe and define internal and external
analysis.
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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 and
Social Responsibility (2 Papers) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Papers Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is to help students
understand the influence that ethics and social
responsibilities have on the strategic planning
process. Assignment Steps Write a 700-word
report in which you address the following
Define and explain the role of ethics and social
responsibility in developing a strategic plan
while considering stakeholder needs and agendas.
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MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment Building a
Competitive Advantage (2 Papers) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com  This Tutorial
contains 2 Papers MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment
Building a Competitive Advantage Purpose of
Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to
help students understand how manufacturing and
service companies can maximize their competitive
advantage. The Porter Model is discussed as a
method to categorize and assess businesses and
industries. Assignment Steps Write a 1,050-word
report in which you address the
following Examine and discuss competitive
strategies that manufacturers can use to gain
competitive advantage. Appraise costing and
financial strategies for manufacturing and service
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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 Signature Assignment Environmental
Scanning FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt498edu.com   MGT 498 Week 3 Signature
Assignment Environmental Scanning Purpose of
Assignment A strategic management plan addresses
four different management functions
environmental scanning, strategy formulation,
strategy implementation, evaluation and control.
Weeks 3, 4 and 5 individual assignments (Part 1,
Part 2 and Part 3) are integrated to generate a
strategic management plan. The purpose of the
Week 3 individual assignment is to evaluate the
internal and external environments of a company
selected by the student, to analyze the
competitive advantage of the selected company, to
evaluate a set of suitable strategies, and to
examine appropriate metrics.
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MGT 498 Week 4 Assignment Strategy Formulation
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   Purpo
se of Assignment The Week 4 individual
assignment is the second part of a three part
strategic management plan for the company
selected by the student in Week 3. The purpose of
the assignment is for students to establish
long-term goals and objectives indicate, specify
and discuss strategies and investigate, consider
and describe specific business strategies
including vertical integration and strategic
alliances, to achieve competitive advantage in
the industry. The student also generates an
appropriate organizational chart in alignment
with the stated strategies.
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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 498 Week 4 Team Assignment Long Term
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VISIT www.mgt498edu.com   MGT 498 Week 4 Team
Assignment Long Term Strategies and
Globalization Purpose of Assignment The purpose
of the learning team assignment is to offer
students the opportunity to investigate their
understanding of how globalization affects a
companys strategic plan. Additional objectives
include allowing students to assess the
effectiveness of strategic alliances in the
growth process of a company and to understand the
necessity for innovation to create a sustainable
long-term organizational environment. The
students will also identify how organizational
structures facilitate company growth and controls
in the global environment. Assignment Steps
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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 Strategy Implementation,
Evaluation and Control FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt498edu.com  WEEK 5 Strategy
Implementation, Evaluation and Control Strategy
Implementation, Evaluation and Control
Assessment Activity Purpose of Assignment Weeks
3, 4 and 5 Individual Assignments are integrated
to generate a Strategic Management Plan. This is
part three of the three part Strategic Management
Plan addressing strategy implementation,
evaluation and control. The purpose of the Week 5
individual assignment is to allow the student to
discuss and explain how the strategies discussed
in prior weeks are converted into implementation
activities both domestically and internationally,
in alignment with legal, social and ethical
considerations. Furthermore, the student has an
opportunity to explain and discuss how the
strategic plan and implementation activities will
be monitored. Weeks 3, 4, and 5 Individual
Assignments are integrated to generate a
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