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BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream/tutorilarank.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.tutorialrank.com<br><br>BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic Competitiveness<br>BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Management’s Responsibility<br>BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific Corporation<br>BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of Competition Model<br>BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands<br>BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2 Internal Environment

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  1. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com The Best way to predict the Future is to create it.....To Best way.... www.tutorialrank.com

  2. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 All Assignments and DQs (4 Set for each Assignment) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic Competitiveness BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Management’s Responsibility BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific Corporation

  3. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic Competitiveness For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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. •Explain which model (I / O model or resource-based model) you believe will best help a firm in the industry you researched earn above-average returns.

  4. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Management’s Responsibility For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 "Management’s 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.

  5. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 1-11 All DQs For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 1 Strategic Competitiveness BUS 499 Week 1 Discussion 2 Management’s Responsibility BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific Corporation BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of Competition Model

  6. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness (Apple INC) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Due Week 2 and worth 300 points 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  7. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness (Dell Incorporated) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Due Week 2 and worth 300 points 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  8. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 2 Assignment 1 Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness (Ruby Tuesday) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Due Week 2 and worth 300 points 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  9. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 1 Union Pacific Corporation For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.

  10. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 2 Discussion 2 Five Forces of Competition Model For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.

  11. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 1 Strong Brands For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.

  12. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 3 Discussion 2 Internal Environment For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 company’s strengths and weaknesses. •Based on the strengths and weaknesses you discovered, determine what steps the company could take to positively impact the company’s competitiveness. Explain your rationale.

  13. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments (Apple Inc) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments Due Week 4 and worth 350 points Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database

  14. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments (GW Pharmaceuticals) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments Due Week 4 and worth 350 points

  15. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 4 Assignment 2 External and Internal Environments (Verizon Communications) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments Due Week 4 and worth 350 points Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  16. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 1 Business-Level Strategy For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 about how that company could modify its business-level strategy to both increase your overall level of satisfaction and to attract new customers. Provide specific examples to support your response.

  17. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 4 Discussion 2 Apple, Inc Keeping the “I” in Innovation For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 Apple’s competitive standing in terms of its main rivals. Provide specific examples to support your response.

  18. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 1 Diversification For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 examples to support your response. •Building on the topic above, determine how diversified the company you research could become before it created a negative impact on the company’s bottom line. Explain your rationale.

  19. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion 2 Victory Motorcycles For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.

  20. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies (Amazon) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database

  21. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies (Ford) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  22. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies (Ikea) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.

  23. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Assignment 3 Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies (Toyota Corporation) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  24. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 1 Executive Pay For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 firm’s size and its top-level managers’ compensation. Explain what inducement you think that relationship provides to upper-level executives.

  25. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2 Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011 For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 6 Discussion 2 "Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011: Fighting to Prosper in a Highly Competitive Market" Please respond to the following: •The case study outlines six specific strategies that the firm has chosen to support its strategic direction. Determine which strategy is most likely to benefit the firm. Explain your rationale.

  26. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 1 International Opportunities For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Week 7 Discussion 1 Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response.

  27. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 7 Discussion 2 Cooperative Strategy For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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.

  28. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies (Lithonia Lighting) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points 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 the U.S. Research each company

  29. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 8 Assignment 4 Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies (McDonalds) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points 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 the U.S. Research each 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  30. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 1 Domino's Pizza For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Week 9 Discussion 1 Determine whether the current organizational structure at Domino’s is a good match for its corporate strategies. Explain your rationale.

  31. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 9 Discussion 2 Strategic Leadership For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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. As a strategic leader, determine if you would feel ethically responsible for developing your firm’s human capital and state why. Discuss whether or not you believe your position is consistent with the majority or minority of today’s strategic leaders.

  32. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Apple) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 5: Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working.

  33. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Coca - Cola) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 5: Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working. Research the corporation 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide

  34. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (FedEx Corporation) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 5: Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working. Research the corporation 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  35. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Victoria’s Secret) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 5: Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working. Research the corporation 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  36. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Assignment 5 Capstone (Walmart) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment 5: Capstone Due Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working. Research the corporation 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 online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

  37. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 1 Strategic Entrepreneurship For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Week 10 Discussion 1 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.

  38. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 10 Discussion 2 Innovation Applied For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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. Create one innovative approach that is not discussed in the textbook for increasing the amount of

  39. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 1 Summation For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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 . . .). Discuss the single most interesting or surprising thing you learned in the BBA program, as well as what made it so.

  40. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com BUS 499 Week 11 Discussion 2 Looking Ahead For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com 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. Predict what major issues this program will be addressing 10 years from now. Explain your rationale.

  41. BUS 499 Course Seek Your Dream / tutorialrank.com The Best way to predict the Future is to create it.....To Best way.... www.tutorialrank.com

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