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1. BUS 475 All Assignments (New Syllabus) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com BUS 475 Assignment Week 1 Mission, Vision, and You (New Syllabus) (Under Armour) BUS 475 Assignment Week 2 Apply Internal and External Environmental Analysis (Hoosier Media Inc) BUS 475 Assignment Week 3 Apply Balanced Scorecard Template (New Syllabus) BUS 475 Assignment Week 4 Apply Implementation and Communication Plan Case Study (Hoosier Media Inc) BUS 475 Assignment Week 5 Apply Strategic Plan Evaluation (Hoosier Media Inc) ************************************************** BUS 475 Assignment Week 1 Mission, Vision, and You (New Syllabus) (Under Armour)

2. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Select a company and identify its mission, vision, and values. Address the following in 525 to 700 words: Evaluate whether the company's actions seem to align with their vision and mission statements. Examine how the mission and vision of the organization might affect or guide employees in the company. Describe the company's culture based on your analysis. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Assignment Week 1 Mission, Vision, and You (New Syllabus) (Walmart) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

3. Select a company and identify its mission, vision, and values. Address the following in 525 to 700 words: Evaluate whether the company's actions seem to align with their vision and mission statements. Examine how the mission and vision of the organization might affect or guide employees in the company. Describe the company's culture based on your analysis. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Assignment Week 2 Apply Internal and External Environmental Analysis (Hoosier Media Inc) (2 Papers) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com You work for a consulting firm whose primary objective is to help businesses improve their strategic operations. Your firm recently was hired by a newspaper company named Hoosier Media Inc. The client's print newspaper circulation and subscriptions have declined, resulting in 30% lower revenues over the last five years. Online ad revenues have increased but currently account for just 5% of the company's revenue.

4. You have been tasked with providing a comprehensive internal and external analysis to help the firm improve its business operations. Create a 700- to 1,050-word analysis that includes the following: Identify economic, legal, and regulatory forces and trends. Critique how well the organization adapts to change. Discuss the primary internal organizational considerations. Discuss the primary external organization considerations. Identify the major issues and/or opportunities the company faces based on your analysis. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Assignment Week 3 Apply Balanced Scorecard Template (New Syllabus) (2 Papers) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Develop three strategic objectives for each of the four balanced scorecard areas using the Balanced Scorecard Template. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Balanced Scorecard Template Background

5. Strategic objectives are measure of attaining your vision and mission. They reflect the vision, mission, and values of the business as well as the outcomes of the internal and external environmental analysis. Scorecard Areas Develop at least three strategic objectives for each of the four balanced scorecard areas. Financial Objectives Measures Targets Customers Objectives Measures Targets Internal Business Process Objectives Measures Targets Learning and Growth Objectives Measures Targets Reflection Assess, in no more than 350 words, trends, assumptions, and risks of Hoosier Media, Inc.’s business model after completing the strategic objectives for each area. ************************************************** BUS 475 Assignment Week 4 Apply Implementation and Communication Plan Case Study (Hoosier Media Inc) (2 Papers)

6. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Consider the following information relative to your consulting engagement for Hoosier Media, Inc. Marketing Currently Hoosier Media utilizes traditional media vehicles for marketing. This includes print advertising to solicit new and renewal newspaper subscriptions. Other marketing tactics currently used include regional television and radio advertising spots. Management has expressed interest in expanding its marketing reach through social media and mobile app technology but is unsure how to move forward in those areas. Information technology Hoosier Media's newsroom is in dire need of technological updates. All workstations currently have desktop computers; however, many employees have been requesting the ability to work from home as well as have access to company networks while on the road for business. Many of the younger employees would like to have access to iPads and would like to replace their desktop computer with lightweight laptop computers. For the next phase of your consulting engagement, address the following in a 700- to 1,050-word paper: Propose marketing and information technology implementation tactics for Hoosier Media, Inc. The paper should also reflect on how the company should communicate its strategic plan to key stakeholders by: Identifying the information that should be communicated. Defining the audience that should receive the communication.

7. Identifying the channel(s) of communication. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Assignment Week 5 Apply Strategic Plan Evaluation (Hoosier Media Inc) (2 PPT) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Refer back to the Week 2 company, Hoosier Media, Inc. Your consulting firm is now ready to present suggestions regarding the strategic plan of Hoosier Media, Inc. In a 10- to 20-slide presentation with speaker notes, address the following which will be presented to the Director of Marketing: The best possible options for evaluating a strategic plan Corrective actions that should be taken to ensure company operations are correctly aligned with the strategic plan Include the following in your presentation: How should the company measure organizational performance? How will the company examine what progress is being made toward the stated objectives? What criteria will be used when determining whether company objectives are measurable and verifiable? Based on your knowledge of the company, what changes should be made to reposition Hoosier Media competitively for the future?

8. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Capstone Final Exam Part 1 and 2 (New, 2019) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com BUS 475 Capstone Final Examination Part 1 (New, 2018) BUS 475 Capstone Final Examination Part 2 (New, 2018) ************************************************** BUS 475 Capstone Final Examination Part 1 (New, 2019) For more classes visit

9. www.snaptutorial.com BUS 475 Capstone Final Examination Part 1 From the following information calculate the net increase in cash. • $88,780 • $18,620 • $13,220 • $23,380 Irvin’s Ice Creams a popular chain of ice cream parlors located only in the United States is looking for opportunities to grow its business. Which of the following suggestions, if provided by the company’s marketing manager, would present the least amount of risk to the firm? • Leveraging the firm’s brand value by selling children’s toys • Increasing sales by increasing the number of stores in the United States • Selling Irvin’s branded clothing in a new market • Selling its current products in an attractive new market raise purchase orders to FarmFresh. It takes two days for FarmFresh to process the orders and dispatch the products. The process proves to be marketplace for sports goods. Hush Sports still relied on customers to call the store for feedbacks or complaints. To speed up the process, the company updated its Web site with options for the customers to review the products they purchased. Positive reviews attracted more customers, and negative reviews helped the company improve its products. Which of the following strategies has Hush Sports included in its business process? • Crowdsourcing • Cooperative advertising

10. • Blogging ************************************************** BUS 475 Capstone Final Examination Part 2 (New, 2019) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com BUS 475 Capstone Final Examination Part 2 A company declared a cash dividend of $8560 on December 5 2015. are inclined toward Jeremia’s idea of using social media, while others are content with the present promotional strategies. Which of the following stages of the group development task goal objective goal The CEO of Wrenn Corporation is convicted of The chairperson of Telda Corp.: I believe that if employees work in the same office for a long time, issues like favoritism, complacency, and misuse of authority are likely to develop. Therefore, I propose Purchase returns 12,800 , weakens the CEO’s argument?

11. The price of Gharial LLC’s shares has remained constant over the past year. Gharial LLC specializes in high-end cars. The current ratio of Gharial LLC is higher than one. A majority of Gharial LLC’s current assets are in the form of inventory. CodeGiant Inc. is a startup company that specializes in software development. The government levies a sales tax of 7.5% on the sale of the company’s services. Mathew, the company’s CTO, decides to introduce a new functional structure that will reduce the time taken to develop each software. He believes that this will reduce the company’s costs and compensate for the taxes. When he presents his idea to the company’s investors, they become apprehensive that such changes may lead to internal conflicts. The respective department heads are also apprehensive because they do not know whether they will fit into the new structure. They question the validity of Mathew’s suggestion. Which of the following stages of the group development process does this scenario portray? Adjourning Norming Storming Forming ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 1 DQ 1 For more classes visit

12. www.snaptutorial.com What is strategic management? What are the roles of mission and vision statements in strategic management? Can an organization have a successful strategic plan without effective mission and vision statements? Why or why not? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 1 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Select a small business that you may want to start. What is strategic management and planning? Why would a strategic plan be important to the success of this business? How are the four functions of management relative to creating and implementing a strategic plan? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 1 knowledge Check

13. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. Reaching a valid decision is based on the evaluation of arguments. If we know that a valid argument has true premises, then a decision based on the argument______________. 21. The relationship between jurisdiction and venue of state and federal courts 22. Businesses owe customers (business invitees) visiting their stores 23. A legally enforceable contract always requires 24. Regulatory (or administrative) law arises from 25. The purpose of a clear ethical code in a business is ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 2 DQ 1

14. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is a SWOTT analysis? What is its purpose in strategic planning? Must you conduct a SWOTT analysis to have an effective strategic plan? Why or why not? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What are the key planning factors for competitive success? Provide an example of an organization that has achieved competitive success through planning. Provide an example of an organization that has failed to achieve competitive success as the result of failed planning. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 2 Individual Assignment Business Model and Strategic Plan Part I:

15. Conceptualizing a New Product or Service Division of an Existing Business (2 Papers) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com This tutorial contains 2 Papers Business Model and Strategic Planning Outline as a guide to complete sections of your capstone project each week. A final paper is due in Week 5. Cite your resources. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the importance of innovation in your selected business's vision, mission, and values, and determine your business model for this new division. Include the following: Propose a new product or service for the new company division. The division should be customer-focused with an innovative mission statement. Ensure that you are differentiating your product or service. Describe how the division addresses customer needs and achieves competitive advantage. Create a vision and a business model for this new division that clearly demonstrates your decision on what you want your business to become in the future. Explain how the vision, mission, and value of the new division align with the company's mission and vision. Summarize how the vision, mission, and values guide the division's strategic direction.

16. Define your guiding principles and values for your division in the context of culture, social responsibility, and ethics. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 2 Knowledge Check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com 1. Compared with other approaches to business, the marketing concept is distinct in that it 2. A company provides its advertising agency with a statement about a new product to use in designing an advertising campaign, and this statement includes a description of the target market, the product type, the primary benefits of using the product, and how this product is different from, and better than, competitive products. What type of statement is this? 3. The sales analysis of a product revealed that profits were highest when it was initially introduced into the market with a high selling price. However, the price was gradually reduced as it started facing competition as substitutes entered the market. This is an example of a(n) 4. Blending the firm's promotion efforts to convey a complete and consistent message is the goal of 5. According to the

17. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 2 Team Assignment Value Alignment (StarBucks) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Discuss with your Learning Team an existing organization with which you are familiar that is different than the one you used for the Conceptualizing a Business paper. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze the individual values and the organization’s values as reflected by the organization’s plans and actions. Include the following in your paper: · Analyze the origin(s) and subsequent evolution of your personal and workplace values. · Explain how your individual values drive your actions and behaviors, and analyze the alignment between your values and actions and behaviors. · Analyze the degree of alignment between the organization’s stated values and the organization’s actual plans and actions.

18. · Explain the differences and analyze the degree of alignment between your values and the organization’s values as reflected by the organization’s plans and actions. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Prepare to discuss this assignment with the class. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 3 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What are strategic objectives? What is the purpose of strategic objectives? What makes an effective strategic objective? What are examples of strategic objectives for you organization or one with which you are familiar? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 3 DQ 2

19. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What is the difference among strategic, long-term, and short-term objectives? What is the relationship between objectives and goals? What are examples of this relationship? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 3 Individual Assignment Business Model and Strategic Plan Part II: SWOTT Analysis Paper (2 Papers) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com This tutorial contains 2 Papers Conduct an internal and external environmental analysis, and a supply chain analysis for your proposed new division and its business model. Create a SWOTT table summarizing your findings. Your environmental analysis should consider, at a minimum, the following factors. For each

20. factor, identify the one primary strength, weakness, opportunity, threat, and trend, and include it in your table. External forces and trends considerations: oLegal and regulatory oGlobal oEconomic oTechnological oInnovation oSocial oEnvironmental oCompetitive analysis Internal forces and trends considerations: oStrategy oStructures oProcesses and systems oResources oGoals oStrategic capabilities oCulture oTechnologies oInnovations oIntellectual property oLeadership Write a synopsis of no more than 1,050 words in which you analyze relevant forces and trends from the list above. Your analysis must include the following: Include economic and legal and regulatory forces and trends. Critique how well the organization adapts to change. Analyze and explain the supply chain of the new division of the existing business. Share your plans to develop and leverage core competencies and resources within the supply chain in an effort to make a positive impact on the business model and the various stakeholders. Identify issues and/or opportunities:

21. oIdentify the major issues and/or opportunities that the company faces based on your analysis. oGenerate a hypothesis surrounding each issue and research questions to use for conducting analysis. oIdentify the circumstances surrounding each issue; classify the circumstances; attribute the importance of each classification; and test the accuracy of the importance for each classification. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 3 Team Assignment Functional Area Interrelationships (Kudler Foods) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Select one organization of the Virtual Organizations from the student website. Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper in which you complete the following: · State the primary reasons for the organization’s existence from an analysis of the mission, vision, values, and goals.

22. · Analyze the reason for the type of organizational structure employed by the organization, and identify the key positions that support that organizational structure. · Identify and explain the steps of the collaboration process among the functional areas that must be employed to achieve organizational goals, and prepare an action plan to implement the collaboration process. · Identify and provide an example of the use of lateral collaboration and vertical collaboration within the organization, and prepare an action plan to use lateral and vertical collaboration. Identify the key stakeholders and their roles needed to achieve the organizational goals, and recommend the collaborative interactions among the key stakeholders to facilitate the organization’s success. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 4 DQ 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Why is it important to continuously update the implementation and communication of a strategic plan? Who should be responsible for updating and communicating a strategic plan? Why?

23. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 4 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com What things should be taken into consideration in the creation of a roadmap for a strategic plan? What are examples of external and internal change agents? What role do change agents play in the execution of a road map for a strategic plan? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 4 Individual Business Model and Strategic Plan Part III Balanced Scorecard and Communication Plan (2 Papers) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

24. This tutorial contains 2 Papers Identify key trends, assumptions, and risks in the context of your final business model. Develop the strategic objectives for your new division of the existing business in a balanced scorecard format in the context of key trends, assumptions, and risks.The strategic objectives are measures of attaining your vision and mission. As you develop them, consider the vision, mission, and values for your business and the outcomes of your SWOTT analysis and supply chain analysis. Consider the following four quadrants of the balanced scorecard when developing your strategic Customer retention or turnover oCustomer satisfaction oCustomer value l stakeholders, and the communication plan. Format paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 4 Knowledge check For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

25. 1. A fast-food restaurant asks customers to evaluate the drive-thru service as good, average, or poor. What level of data measurement is this classification? 2. In order to determine the average amount spent in November on Amazon.com a random sample of 144 Amazon accounts were selected. The sample mean amount spent in November was $250 with a standard deviation of $25. Assuming that the population standard deviation is unknown, what is a 95% confidence interval for the population mean amount spent on Amazon.com in November? 3. A shipment of 20 DVDs has arrived at a video ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 4 Team Assignment Communication Plan Outline For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Develop a generic communications plan and template. This template will be used to develop a communication plan for your Final Strategic Plan, due in Week Five. ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 5 DQ 1

26. For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Why is itnecessary to monitor and control strategic plans? Who should be responsible for monitoring and controlling strategic plans? Why? What are the pitfalls of failing to monitor and control strategic plans? ************************************************** BUS 475 Week 5 DQ 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com As an employee of an organization, what role do you play in the strategic planning process? What role do you play in the implementation process? What role do you play in the monitoring and controlling process? **************************************************

27. BUS 475 Week 5 Individual Assignment Final Business Model and Strategic Plan For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Business Model and Strategic Planning Outline; Innovation Business Model, Vision, Mission, Values; Supply and Value Chain; SWOTT Analysis; Balanced Scorecard; Communication Plan Write a 700- to 1,050-word section for your business model and strategic plan in which you add your strategies and tactics to implement and realize your objectives, measures, and targets. Include marketing and information technology strategies and tactics. Develop at least three methods to monitor and control your proposed strategic plan, being sure to analyze how the measures will advance organizational goals financially and operationally. Explain the ethical issues faced by the organization, summarize the legal and regulatory issues faced by the organization, and then summarize the organization's corporate social responsibility. Develop a 350-word page executive summary defining the new division of existing business. Share your Vision, Mission, final business model, value proposition and list your key assumptions, risks, and change management issues. Quantify the growth and profit opportunity and planned impact on various stakeholders. Note: Any investor should be eager to meet with you after reading your executive summary. Business Model and Strategic Planning Outline as a guide, combine Parts 1, 2, and 3 of your completed business model strategic plan with

28. your Final Business Plan Model assignment and Executive Summary. This includes the Business Model, Vision, Mission, Values, SWOTT Analysis, Supply Chain Analysis, Balanced Scorecard, and Communication Plan from prior weeks. Your consolidated final strategic plan should be 4,200 to 5,250 words in length. Format paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. **************************************************