пятница, 5 сентября 2014 г.

BUS 402 Strategic Management / NEW Course



BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Planning NEW
BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Leadership NEW
BUS 402 Week 2 Assignment Porsche’s Analysis
BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 1 Porter’s Five Forces NEW
BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Analyzing the Great Environment NEW
BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 1 Strategic Alternative Bundles NEW
BUS 402 Week 3 DQ 2 Triggers and Contingencies NEW
BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 1 Operational Planning NEW
BUS 402 Week 4 DQ 2 Deliberate and Emergent Strategies NEW
BUS 402 Week 5 Assignment Case Study and Strategic Plan
BUS 402 Week 5 DQ 1 Corporate Social Responsibility NEW
BUS 402 Week 5 DQ 2 International Strategies NEW

BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Planning NEW



Strategic Planning CLOs: 1,5,6. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Discuss the elements of strategic management and explain why it is crucial to an organization’s survival. Using a company as an example, explain the difference between a strategy and a business model. Please discuss in 200-250 words.

Guided Response:
Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Defend your position by using information from the week’s readings, the lecture, and other scholarly resources. 

BUS 402 Week 1 DQ 2 Leadership NEW



Leadership CLOs: 1,5. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Leadership is the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals. The changing of the environment in which most organizations are operating has significantly influenced leadership systems in recent years, and has contributed to a shift in how we think about and practice leadership. Analyze how leadership is changing in today’s organizations, including Level 5 leadership, servant leadership, and transformational leadership. Please discuss in 200-250 words.


Guided Response:
Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Defend your position by using information from the week’s readings, or examples from current events. 

BUS 402 Week 2 Assignment Porsche’s Analysis



Porsche’s Analysis CLOs: 2,6. Due by Day 7. Read What’s Driving Porsche? And History of Porsche AG – FundingUniverse and describe the company’s history, products, and major competitors in a paragraph or two. Assess the financial performance and condition of the organization. Then, conduct a SWOT analysis detailing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that may affect the organization. Finally, assess the quality of the decisions made by the company and provide recommendations for improvement. (NOTE: This will become part of your final paper).

Your paper must be five to six pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), incorporate at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library (other than the case and textbook), and be formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 1 Porter’s Five Forces NEW



Porter’s 5 forces CLO: 3. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Please review the required You Tube video Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, regarding Porter’s 5 forces. In the video, Mr. Porter discusses how Porter's Five Forces Analysis is an important tool for assessing the potential for profitability in an industry. As an example, Mr. Porter applied these 5 forces to the airline industry. Think of another industry where profitability is low. In a response of no less than 250 words, apply the 5 forces to your chosen industry and demonstrate how those forces can lower profitability.

Guided Response:
Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Agree or disagree with your classmate’s post. Defend your position by using information from the video and this week’s readings. 

BUS 402 Week 2 DQ 2 Analyzing the Great Environment NEW



Analyzing the General Environment CLOs: 3,4. 1st Post Due by Day 3. Your lecture and text this week discuss seven categorizes of the general environment. Think of a company (such as Apple Computers or Samsung) with which you are familiar. In a response of no less than 250 words, what are the three most relevant environmental categories that need scanning for that company? How have those categorizes impacted the success of the company? How do you, the consumer, view this particular company and the products it develops?

Guided Response:
Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Defend your position by using information from the week’s readings, the lecture, and other scholarly resources.