MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic Management
Process Paper
Write a 350- to
500-word paper in which you complete the following:
Describe the primary components of a strategic management
process, and indicate why a strategic management process is needed for a
company.
Research at least one company and describe the strategic
management process that the company uses.
Format your paper according to APA standards.
MGT 498 Week 1 DQs
MGT 498 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics Paper
Write a 700- to 900-word paper in which you do the
following:
Explain the role of ethics and social responsibility in
developing a strategic plan while considering stakeholder needs and agendas.
Include at least one example of a company overstepping
ethical boundaries for stakeholder agendas, and what types of preventative
measures could be taken to avoid this type of situation.
Format your paper
according to APA standards.
MGT 498 Week 2 DQs
MGT 498 Week 3 Individual Assignment Environmental Scan
Paper
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you complete the
following:
Research and describe
the internal and external environments of 2 to 3 real-world companies using an
environmental scan. Fill out the SWOT Analysis form provided by the instructor
and attach it to your paper.
Determine what
competitive advantages each company has and what strategies each company is
using.
How does each company create value and sustain competitive
advantage through business strategy?
What measurement
guidelines is each company using to verify its strategic effectiveness?
How effective are the measurement guidelines that each
company is using?
Format your paper
according to APA standards.
MGT 498 Week 3 DQs 1 ,2 ,3 Included
MGT 498 Week 4 Team
Assignment Competitive Advantages Paper
Resources: Virtual Organizations available through the UOP
website and Environmental Scan Papers from last week
Use research from last week’s Individual assignment and your
team assignment – to help you with this assignment
Decide which competitive advantages your new organization
may have in common with the companies researched last week for your individual
assignments
What competitive strategies could your organization use for
innovation and sustainability of business operations both in the United States
and in the global market.
Explain why you chose these competitive strategies and
estimate how they might affect sustainability of long-term organizational
performance.
Explain how the global market would affect the business
strategy of your organization.
Summarize your findings in a 700- to 1,050-word paper.
Format your paper
according to APA standards.
MGT 498 Week 4 DQs 1
,2 Included
MGT 498 Week 5 Team
Assignment Strategic Plan Paper and Presentation
Resources: Riordan
Virtual Organization, Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy, and
Competitive Advantages Paper
Scenario: The board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing
has asked your team to create a strategic plan for the organization.
Create a 2,500- to 3,500-word strategic plan for Riordan
Manufacturing starting from what you learned in Week One and using a similar
strategic management process as Concepts in Strategic Management and Business
Policy by Wheelen and Hunger. You may also use information from the
team project you completed for Riordan Manufacturing in Week
Four to create the strategic plan.
Cover thoroughly the areas of environmental scanning,
strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control.
Address the following questions in your strategic plan:
• Why does Riordan need a strategic plan?
• What role should ethical and social responsibility
considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan?
• What competitive advantages does Riordan have, and which
competitive strategies should Riordan utilize to improve innovation and
sustainability in both domestic and international applications?
• What measurement guidelines should be used to verify
strategy effectiveness?
• What internal dynamics along with cultural and structural
leadership considerations should be used in implementing business strategy for
Riordan?
• How do they influence business continuity?
• What assessment and feedback controls should be used to
determine the direction to take Riordan? If the strategy of Riordan does not go
according to plan, at what point would you consider altering the strategic plan
you have suggested?
Explain and justify
all of the decisions you have made for your strategic plan, using research and
understanding learned from the reading material.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Present a completed strategic plan to the board of directors
for Riordan Manufacturing.
Outline your
strategic plan for Riordan Virtual Organization in a 20- to 30-slide
presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint®.
Describe why Riordan needs a plan, and walk the audience
through
every step in the strategic management process.
Include ethical
considerations, environmental scanning for competitive advantages, innovation
and sustainability considerations, measurement guidelines, internal dynamic and
resource considerations for strategy implementation, and what feedback
considerations Riordan should put into
place to ensure the success of the company.
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