Week 1 Discussion 1
"Strategic Competitiveness" Please respond to the
following:
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From the first e-Activity, determine which of the two primary drivers of
the competitive landscape is more influential. Explain your rationale.
Explain which model (I / O model or resource-based model) you believe
will best help a firm in the industry you researched earn above-average
returns.
Week 1 Discussion 2
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"Management’s Responsibility" Please respond to the
following:
From the second e-Activity, determine the level of responsibility
management had for the business failure you researched. Provide
specific examples to support your response.
Create a list of three best practices that not only would have helped
the company you researched from failure, but would also apply to the
rest of the industry your company was part of. Explain your rationale
for selecting these best practices.
Week 5 discussion 1
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Diversification" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, suggest one way the company you researched
could increase its level of value-creating diversification. Provide
specific examples to support your response.
Building on the topic above, determine how diversified the company
you research could become before it created a negative impact on the
company’s bottom line. Explain your rationale.
Week 5 discussion 2
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"Victory Motorcycles" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity and the case study, evaluate the business-level
strategy of Victory Motorcycles to determine whether you believe the
strategy is appropriate to offset forces in the industry. Provide specific
examples to support your response.
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Make recommendations for improving this strategy as well as
describing any challenges you foresee in executing those
recommendations. Provide specific examples to support your response.
Week 8 Discussion 1
"Corporate Governance" Please respond to the
following:
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Analyze the three internal governance mechanisms (ownership
concentration, boards of directors, and executive compensation) and
recommend a possible fourth mechanism that would help align the
interests of managerial agents with those of the firm’s owners. Provide
specific examples to support your response.
From the e-Activity, determine how U.S.-based corporations could
incorporate elements of the corporate governance practices you
researched to help top-level managers make better ethical decisions.
Provide specific examples to support your response.
Week 8 Discussion 2
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"Finding the Best Buy" Please respond to the
following:
Corporate governance has become a hot issue in the U.S. over the past
two decades. From your analysis of the case study, determine two
possible corporate governance challenges that might be faced by Best
Buy as a result of its rapid growth and why they could become
corporate governance issues.
Make recommendations for how Best Buy can overcome these
challenges. Provide specific examples to support your response.
