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2. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Nature of Strategic Planning. In a 250-300 word post, answer the following questions: What is strategic planning? How does it differ from other forms of planning? Why is the strategic planning process important to entrepreneurs in starting a new venture? Respond to at least • Nature of Strategic Planning. In a 250-300 word post, answer the following questions: What is strategic planning? How does it differ from other forms of planning? Why is the strategic planning process important to entrepreneurs in starting a new venture? Respond to at least two BUS 433 ASH Courses BUS 433 Week 1 DQ 1 Nature of Strategic Planning

3. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Strategic and Entrepreneurial Thinking. In a 250-300 word post, respond to the following: Provide a definition of entrepreneurial thinking. What role does entrepreneurial thinking play in strategic planning? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings • BUS 433 Week 1 Quiz BUS 433 Week 1 DQ 2 Strategic and Entrepreneurial Thinking BUS 433 Week 1 Quiz et Funds

4. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Internal Competencies. In planning, one component to explore is how an entrepreneurial organization’s internal competencies help to achieve a strategic advantage in the marketplace. In a 250-300 word response, answer the following: What steps/actions would an • External Feedback. Select a company and in a 250-300 word response, identify what you believe are the company’s “listening posts” (key opportunities) for getting feedback from the external environment. Could the company expand its listening posts? How? Respond to at BUS 433 Week 2 DQ 1 Internal Competencies BUS 433 Week 2 DQ 2 External Feedback

5. BUS 433 ASH Courses • BUS 433 Week 2 Quiz • New Opportunities. Most successful businesses are focused on existing markets and may not have the vision to spot new products and services. Respond to the following in a 250 -300 word post: Is this happening where you work? Does this lack of vision BUS 433 Week 2 Quiz BUS 433 Week 3 DQ 1 New Opportunities

6. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Expansion. Identify an entrepreneurial venture and in a 250-300 word response, answer the following questions: What circumstances might encourage the entrepreneur to enter into a new business area by acquisition? What different circumstances would encourage the same entrepreneur to merge with another company? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings • BUS 433 Week 3 Quiz BUS 433 Week 3 DQ 2 Expansion BUS 433 Week 3 Quiz

7. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Strategy Change. In a 2-3 page paper, identify an organization that has changed its strategy (example: moving from differentiation to low cost) in the marketplace. Why do you think the company has made its strategic change? How did it determine the appropriate time to make the change? What have been the results? Use at least three references, two from ProQuest • Process of Innovation. Respond to the following in a 250 -300 word post: Discuss the four main elements needed to bring an innovative idea to the marketplace. What are then some of the difficulties facing successful innovation? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. BUS 433 Week 3 Strategy Change BUS 433 Week 4 DQ 1 Process of Innovation

8. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Global Expansions. In a 250-300 word post, answer the following questions: Are there different ethical risks an entrepreneur faces if entering a market in a developed • BUS 433 Week 4 Quiz BUS 433 Week 4 DQ 2 Global Expansions BUS 433 Week 4 Quiz

9. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Challenges to Industry Giants. In your lifetime, do you think companies such as Coke, McDonald’s, or Google will be overtaken by new, entrepreneurial companies? In a 200-250 word response, indicate why • Industry Change. Select an industry. In a 250-300 word response, describe the strategic turning points that caused change in the industry. Identify and describe how one company within the industry successfully reacted to the need for change. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings. BUS 433 Week 5 DQ 1 Challenges to Industry Giants BUS 433 Week 5 DQ 2 Industry Change

10. BUS 433 ASH Courses • Focus of the Final Paper • Imagine that you are the entrepreneur who has created a successful new venture. The venture is posed to expand domestically and internationally. In a 6-8 page paper, excluding title and reference pages, address the following: BUS 433 Week 5 Final Paper

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