DISCUSSION QUESTION

  Explain why firms experience evolutionary cycles in which there is a fight between strategy and structure, punctuated with periods in which strategy and structure are reshaped. Provide examples of global firms that have experienced this pattern. Choose a CEO of a prominent firm that you believe exemplifies the positive aspects of strategic leadership. What … Read more

DISCUSSION QUESTION

  Please respond to the following: Top executives and members of a corporation’s board of directors have different roles and responsibilities. Traditionally, executives have been responsible for determining the firm’s strategic direction and implementing strategies to achieve it, whereas the board of directors has been responsible for monitoring and controlling managerial decisions and actions. Some … Read more

WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT

***PLEASE USE AMAZON AS THE COMPANY AS BEFORE**** In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for the assignments, Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness and External and Internal Environments. Research the company on its own website, public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filing & Forms page, … Read more

WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENT

 In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for the Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness assignment.Using the corporation you chose from the Week 3 assignment, Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness, examine the industry in which the entity operates. Use any or all of the following resources to conduct … Read more

Discussion post

Analyze the steps involved in building a strategic plan for a health care organization. Discuss which step would be most difficult to implement. Propose three ways in which a health care organization’s board of directors can influence a strategic plan for a health care organization. Provide specific examples to support your rationale from readings throughout … Read more

BUS 687 DQ 1 Wk1

In 150 words or more, what information or detail is important to add to a SWOT analysis in general? How can a complete SWOT help a company succeed? These thoughts should be qualitative and generic – not discussing/providing specific applications of how you may have gleaned competitive advantage (e.g., listing the SWOT components applicable to … Read more