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• BUS 499 All Assignments and DQs (4 Set for each
  Assignment)
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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
  Competitiveness
• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
  Responsibility
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
  Corporation

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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
  Competitiveness
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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1
• "Strategic Competitiveness" Please respond to the
  following
• From the first e-Activity, determine which of
  the two primary drivers of the competitive
  landscape is more influential. Explain your
  rationale.

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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
  Responsibility
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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2
• "Managements Responsibility" Please respond to
  the following
• From the second e-Activity, determine the level
  of responsibility management had for the business
  failure you researched. Provide specific examples
  to support your response.

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• BUS 499 Week 1-11 All DQs
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• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic
  Competitiveness
• BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Managements
  Responsibility
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
  Corporation
• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
  Competition Model
• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
  and Strategic Competitiveness (Apple INC)
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• Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
  Competitiveness
• Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
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• Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry
  with which you are familiar. Research the company
  on its own Website, the public filings

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
  and Strategic Competitiveness (Dell Incorporated)
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• Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
  Competitiveness
• Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
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• Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry
  with which you are familiar. Research the company
  on its own Website, the public filings on the
  Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database
  (http//www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the
  University's

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management
  and Strategic Competitiveness (Ruby Tuesday)
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• Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic
  Competitiveness
• Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
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• Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry
  with which you are familiar. Research the company
  on its own Website, the public filings on the
  Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database
  

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific
  Corporation
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• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1
• "Union Pacific Corporation" Please respond to the
  following
• Perform an analysis of the social / demographic,
  technological, economic, environmental /
  geographic, and political/legal / governmental
  segments to understand the general environment
  facing Union Pacific. 

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• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of
  Competition Model
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• BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2
• "Five Forces of Competition Model" Please respond
  to the following
• From the e-Activity, analyze the industry you
  selected using the Five Forces of Competition
  Model to determine the impact of each of the five
  forces.

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• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands
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• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1
• "Strong Brands" Please respond to the following
• Several companies use their brand as a
  competitive advantage. Given your knowledge about
  the global economy, identify three brands you
  believe have the strongest likelihood of
  remaining a source of advantage in the 21st
  Century and explain why. 

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• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2 Internal Environment
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• BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2
• "Internal Environment" Please respond to the
  following
• From the e-Activity, analyze the internal
  environment of the company you researched to
  determine that companys strengths and
  weaknesses.

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
  Environments (Apple Inc)
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• Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments 
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
  Environments (GW Pharmaceuticals)
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• Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments 
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal
  Environments (Verizon Communications)
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• Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments 
• Due Week 4 and worth 350 points
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1 Business-Level
  Strategy
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• BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1
• "Business-Level Strategy" Please respond to the
  following
• From the first e-Activity, assess your
  satisfaction with the company you researched and
  make recommendations

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• BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 2 Apple, Inc Keeping
  the I in Innovation
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• BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 2
• "Apple, Inc Keeping the I in Innovation
  Please respond to the following
• From the second e-Activity and the case study,
  determine how market commonality and resource
  similarity impact Apples

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• BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 1 Diversification
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• BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 1
• "Diversification" Please respond to the
  following
• From the e-Activity, suggest one way the company
  you researched could increase its level of
  value-creating diversification. Provide specific

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• BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 2 Victory Motorcycles
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• BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 2
• "Victory Motorcycles" Please respond to the
  following
• From the e-Activity and the case study, evaluate
  the business-level strategy of Victory
  Motorcycles to determine whether you believe the
  strategy is appropriate to offset forces in the
  industry. Provide specific examples to support
  your response.

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
  Corporate-Level Strategies (Amazon)
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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
  Corporate-Level Strategies (Ford)
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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research the
  company

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
  Corporate-Level Strategies (Ikea)
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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
• Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry

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• BUS 434 Week 2 Discussion 1 Employee Motivation
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• BUS 434 Week 2 Discussion 1
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• Employee Motivation
• Search the Internet for at least 3 companies in
  an industry in which you aspire to work.  In a
  table, list the benefits these

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and
  Corporate-Level Strategies (Toyota Corporation)
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• Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level
  Strategies 
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• Choose an industry you have not yet written about
  in this course, and one publicly traded
  corporation within that industry. Research

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 1 Executive Pay
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• BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 1
• "Executive Pay" Please respond to the following
• Some evidence suggests that there is a direct
  and positive relationship between a firms size
  and its top-level managers compensation. Explain
  what inducement you think that relationship
  provides to upper-level executives. 

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• BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2 Dr Pepper Snapple
  Group 2011
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• BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2
• "Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011 Fighting to
  Prosper in a Highly Competitive Market" Please
  respond to the following

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• BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 1 International
  Opportunities
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• Week 7 Discussion 1 
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• Determine why, given the advantages of
  international diversification, some firms choose
  not to expand internationally. Provide specific
  examples to support your response.
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• BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 2 Cooperative Strategy
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• Week 7 Discussion 2 From an ethical perspective,
  determine how much information a firm is obliged
  to tell a potential strategic alliance partner
  about what it expects to learn from the
  cooperative arrangement. Explain your rationale.

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• BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
  and International Strategies (Lithonia Lighting)
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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company

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• BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
  and International Strategies (McDonalds)
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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company

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• BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
  and International Strategies (Under Armour)
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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company and operates
  internationally and one (1) that does not have a
  history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
  solely within

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• BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition,
  and International Strategies (Whole Foods Market
  Inc. and the Energizer Holdings Inc.)
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• Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and
  International Strategies
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• Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry
  with which you are familiar one (1) that has
  acquired another company and operates
  internationally and one (1) that does not have a
  history of mergers and acquisitions and operates
  solely within

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• BUS 499 Week 8 Discussion 1 Corporate Governance
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• Week 8 Discussion 1 
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• Analyze the three internal governance mechanisms
  (ownership concentration, boards of directors,
  and executive compensation) and recommend a
  possible fourth mechanism that would help align
  the interests of managerial agents with those of
  the firms

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• BUS 499 Week 8 Discussion 2 Finding the Best Buy
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• Week 8 Discussion 2
•  Corporate governance has become a hot issue in
  the U.S. over the past two decades.  From your
  analysis of the case study, determine two
  possible corporate governance challenges that
  might be faced by Best Buy as a result of its
  rapid growth and why they could become corporate
  governance issues.
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• BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 1 Domino's Pizza
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• Week 9 Discussion 1 
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• Determine whether the current organizational
  structure at Dominos is a good match for its
  corporate strategies. Explain your rationale. 

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• BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 2 Strategic Leadership
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• Week 9 Discussion 2 Compare and contrast
  strategic controls and financial controls.
  Provide specific examples of how each may be used
  to best serve a corporation. 

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• BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Coca -
  Cola)
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• Assignment 5 Capstone
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (FedEx
  Corporation)
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• Assignment 5 Capstone
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Samsung)
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• Assignment 5 Capstone
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Victorias
  Secret)
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• Assignment 5 Capstone
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• Research the

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• BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Walmart)
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• Assignment 5 Capstone
• Due Week 10 and worth 400 points
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• Select a publicly traded corporation for which
  you would like to work or are currently working.
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• Research the corporation

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• BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 1 Strategic
  Entrepreneurship
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• Week 10 Discussion 1 
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• From the e-Activity, evaluate the lessons learned
  in this chapter to determine which single lesson
  would be most beneficial to the company you
  researched. Provide specific examples to support
  your response.
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• BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 2 Innovation Applied
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• Discussion 2 
• Analyze the different approaches to innovation
  discussed in this chapter to determine which
  approach you think would be the greatest value to
  the greatest number of organizations. Explain
  your rationale.
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• BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 1 Summation
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• Week 11 Discussion 1 
• Create a metaphor or analogy that captures the
  essence of the major lessons learned in the BBA
  program (e.g., business administration is like .
  . .).
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• BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 2 Looking Ahead
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• Week 11 Discussion 2 Discuss how you will use the
  lessons learned in your BBA program to be more
  productive in your current (or future) career.
  Provide specific examples to support your
  response.

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