MGT 498 competitive success--snaptutorial.com

1
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
2
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Entire Course (No Final Guide) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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)
3
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Entire Course (With Final Guide Dec
2016) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m   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)  
4
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Final Exam Guide (Dec 2016) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
5
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Final Exam Guide (New, 2018) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
6
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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.
7
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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.
8
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 1 Discussion Question 3 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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.  
9
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic
Planning and Strategic Management For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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.
10
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
11
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
12
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 3 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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
13
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 2 Discussion Question 4 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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. 
14
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics and
Social Responsibility (2 Papers) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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 
15
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 2 Team Assignment Building a
Competitive Advantage (2 Papers) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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.
16
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
17
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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
18
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 3 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
19
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion Question 4 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
20
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 3 Signature Assignment Environmental
Scanning For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.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
21
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 4 Assignment Strategy Formulation
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Pur
pose 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.
22
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
23
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
24
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 3 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
25
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion Question 4 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
26
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 4 Team Assignment Long Term
Strategies and Globalization For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
27
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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?
28
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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
29
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 3 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Describe
enterprise resource planning. How does enterprise
resource planning affect feedback and control in
an organizations strategy? 
30
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion Question 4 For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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.
31
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com
MGT 498 Week 5 Strategy Implementation,
Evaluation and Control For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
32
MGT 498Competitive Success/snaptutorial.com