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BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com

FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT <br>www.bus475genius.com<br>The assessments in this course give you the opportunity to design a project plan. Throughout the 5 weeks, you will choose an organization, create a project, write project metrics, and develop a plan that includes a contingency plan. You may use the course textbook and outside

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  1. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com

  2. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 1 Degree of Alignment advanced organizer (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com The assessments in this course give you the opportunity to design a project plan. Throughout the 5 weeks, you will choose an organization, create a project, write project metrics, and develop a plan that includes a contingency plan. You may use the course textbook and outside resources for all assessments. This week you will choose your organization and learn about its corporate values.

  3. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 2 SWOT Analysis (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Using the organization you selected for the Week 1 assignment, review its corporate website and at least 2 other sources of information on the organization, including information on market trends. Complete a SWOT analysis from a global perspective, if applicable, using

  4. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 2 SWOT Analysis (Disney) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Using the organization you selected for the Week 1 assignment, review its corporate website and at least 2 other sources of information on the organization, including information on market trends. Complete a SWOT analysis from a global perspective, if applicable, using

  5. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 3 Project Metrics (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Now that you’ve identified the organization’s SWOT, you need to determine the project and its objectives and metrics. This project should be based on an unmet opportunity for the organization, or to minimize a potential threat. What does the organization need to do

  6. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 3 Project Metrics (Disney) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Now that you’ve identified the organization’s SWOT, you need to determine the project and its objectives and metrics. This project should be based on an unmet opportunity for the organization, or to minimize a potential threat. What does the organization need to do

  7. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 4 Project Plan (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com A project plan is based on research and organizational goals. Use the provided Project Plan template to create a project plan that outlines the operational steps needed to meet each project objective determined in Wk 3 – Apply: Project Metrics. • Use the textbook and other available resources to fill in the appropriate content. • Summarize the justification for your project plan. • Cite all sources following

  8. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 5 Contingency Plan and Executive Presentation (Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Project plans outline the intended course of events; however, things don’t always happen as intended. Organizations need to consider risks and develop a contingency plan.

  9. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Apply Week 5 Contingency Plan and Executive Presentation (Walmart) • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Apply Week 5 Contingency Plan and Executive Presentation (Walmart)

  10. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Apply Week 5 Contingency Plan and Executive Presentation (Wendy's) • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Apply Week 5 Contingency Plan and Executive Presentation (Wendy's)

  11. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Apply Week 5 Executive Presentation (Disney) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Project plans outline the intended course of events; however, things don’t always happen as intended. Organizations need to consider risks and develop a contingency plan. This plan is typically presented to management. Based on your prior research, determine potential

  12. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Entire Course • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Apply Week 1 Degree of Alignment advanced organizer (Apple) • BUS 475 Week 1 Discussion Mission and Vision Statements • BUS 475 Week 1 Practice Strategic Leadership

  13. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 1 Chapter 1 Practice what is strategy FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 1 Chapter 1 Practice what is strategy 1. Greener Grocers provides goods that are similar to competitor’s goods at a comparable price. Greener Grocers cannot lower prices more without facing financial difficulties. What is another way Greener Grocers could gain a competitive advantage? It could provide goods or services that its consumers would value more highly than competitor’s

  14. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 1 Chapter 2 Practice Strategic Leadership managing the strategy Process FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 1 Chapter 2 Practice Strategic Leadership managing the strategy Process 1. The stakeholders of a firm are 2. Which of the following are aims of stakeholder strategy? 3. True or false: the strategist’s job is to focus on shareholders only. 4. Which of the

  15. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 1 Discussion Mission and Vision Statements FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com The mission and vision statement guide an organization’s practices and operations. What 3 factors do you feel are most important to consider when producing an appropriate mission and vision statement for an organization?

  16. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 1 Practice Strategic Leadership FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Required information Strategic Leadership: Formulating Strategy Across Levels This activity focuses on IBM and how it uses corporate strategy, business strategy, and functional strategy to build competitive advantage. This activity is important because it illustrates how such strategies are created through the strategy process. The goal of this activity is important because it illustrates how such strategies

  17. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Chapter 3 External Analysis Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic Groups Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Chapter 3 External Analysis Industry Structure, Competitive Forces, and Strategic GroupsAssignment 1. Which of the following help determine competitive industry structure? (Check all that apply) 2. Which of the following are characteristics

  18. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Chapter 4 Internal Analysis Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Chapter 4 Internal Analysis Resources, Capabilities, and Core CompetenciesAssignment 1. The organizational and managerial skills necessary to orchestrate a diverse set of resources and deploy them strategically are called --------------. 2. --------------

  19. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Chapter 10 Global Strategy Competing Around the World Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Chapter 10 Global Strategy Competing Around the World Assignment 1. A company should only expand abroad if 2. Benicio's Burritos is a leader in the Mexican fast-food category in the United States. It decides to expand internationally, starting in

  20. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Week 2 Discussion Internal and External Considerations • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • For an organization to be successful, its leaders must be fully aware of their environment. What are the primary internal and external organizational considerations for the development of a global strategic plan? In your opinion, which 3 considerations have the most impact and why? Share your response in a minimum of 175 words.

  21. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 2 Practice Internal and External Considerations FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Internal Analysis: Looking Inside the Firm of Honda Corp. The strategic actions managers take link firm resources and capabilities. For example, investments in R&D labs (managerial actions) are one mechanism that links the resource (engineers) with the firm capability (product innovation). This activity is important because when multiple resources and capabilities are aligned on a single goal, the firm

  22. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Week 3 Discussion Market Trends • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • An organization’s business model depends on the key trends of the market. These trends vary depending on the industry. Select an industry. What are the current trends and assumptions within that industry? Provide an example of a company that failed to follow market trends. How did it fail?

  23. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 3 Practice Developing and Communicating Strategic Objectives FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Required information Economic Value Creation This activity is important because it reviews the concept of economic value creation when measuring competitive advantage. The goal of the activity is to learn how economic value creation helps a firm measure competitive advantage. Familiarize yourself

  24. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 chapter 7 Business Strategy Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Platforms Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 chapter 7 Business Strategy Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Platforms Assignment 1. Taking on an economic risk in order to innovate is known as --------------------. 2. People who pursue entrepreneurship within an existing company are called------------. 3. Which of the following types of entrepreneurship involves leveraging innovation for competitive advantage? 4. True or false:

  25. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 chapter 8 Corporate Strategy Vertical Integration and Diversification Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 chapter 8 Corporate Strategy Vertical Integration and Diversification Assignment 1. A firm that is active in several different countries is pursuing a(n) ----------------diversification strategy.

  26. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 chapter 12 Section 3, Business Ethics Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 chapter 12 Section 3, Business EthicsAssignment 1. High – profit accounting scandals and the global financial crisis are example of -----------------. 2. True or false: Any action taken by a manager that is within the bounds of the is, by definition, an ethics action. 3. Which of the following have been found to be ethics normal in business? (Check all that apply.) 4. When facing an ethics

  27. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Week 4 Discussion Components and Considerations of a Strategic Plan • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • Companies use strategic plans as a course of action for success. What do you consider to be the most and least important factors to consider when implementing a strategic plan? What ethical considerations should you include in the strategic plan? Why?

  28. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 4 Practice Strategy Implementation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com Platform Strategy In the digital age, platforms are business model innovations that use technology (such as the internet, cloud computing, etc.) to connect organizations, resources, information, and people in an interactive ecosystem where value-generating transactions can be created and exchanged. This activity is important because it highlights how some platform business models have

  29. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 5 Chapter 11 Organizational Design Structure, Culture, and Control Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 5 Chapter 11 Organizational Design Structure, Culture, and Control Assignment 1. What is the main reason why boards of directors fire CEOs? 2. A firm’s unwillingness to alter how things are currently done is known as 3. Hiroshi is considering a job offer

  30. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 5 Chapter 12 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus475genius.com BUS 475 Week 5 Chapter 12 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics Assignment 1. An executive can legally earn a significant profit from stock options if _______. 2. The ratio of CEO to average employee pay in the United States is about _______ . 3. Incentivesthat are

  31. BUS 475 GENIUS Education System--bus475genius.com • BUS 475 Week 5 Discussion Evaluating Strategic Plans • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.bus475genius.com • After a strategic plan has been implemented it needs to be monitored to ensure progress is being made towards its goals and objectives Conduct a search for evaluating strategic plans. Review articles or websites for information on evaluating an organization’s strategic plan.

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