MGT498 Week 5 Quiz   Firms pursuing a cost-leadership strategy seek to There exist important trade-offs between value creation and low cost because value creation and cost tend to be All of the following are tools primarily used to achieve cost-leadership except While Influx Electronics Inc. incurs $350 to manufacture a laptop, its competitor, Hearthstone Electronics […]

MGT498 Week 4 Quiz   Which of the following best illustrates backward vertical integration? An inverted U-shaped relationship between the type of diversification and overall firm performance indicates that North Carolina National Bank (NCNB) used its unique core competency of identifying, appraising, and integrating acquisition targets to be rebranded as Bank of America, one of […]

MGT498 Week 3 Quiz   In terms of the key features of organic organizations, which of the following firms is most likely to have an organic structure? A tightly coupled system of strategy and structure is prone to break apart when Why is strategy implementation referred to as the “graveyard of strategy”? Which of the […]

MGT498 Week 2 – Practice: Week 2- Quiz   Alexander works for Salamon Telecommunications Inc., a large corporation. His work requires him to travel extensively and, as a result, he spends much time working remotely. Taking advantage of the situation, Alexander often works on personal projects instead of company projects. Salamon Telecommunications has difficulty checking […]

MGT498 Week 1 – Practice: Week 1 – Quiz   Which of the following has contributed to Tesla’s competitive advantage in terms of stock appreciation? If a company chooses to keep its vision customer-oriented rather than product-oriented, what will be the implication of that decision? Organizational core values are the answer to which of the […]

MGT498 Week4 Innovation, Sustainability, and the Global Market MGT498 Week4: Review the Strategic Management Project Background. Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: vertical integration, taper integration, backward vertical integration, forward vertical integration, strategic alliances, global strategy, international strategy, innovation. Create a 700 to […]

MGT498 Week1 Strategic Planning and Strategic Management – The Fundamentals MGT498 Week1: Purpose of Assignment  Read the Strategic Management Project Background. Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: strategic management, competitive advantage, strategic plan, mission statement, vision statement, core values statement, AFI. Create a […]

MGT498 Week5 Strategic Plan Evaluation, Control, and Feedback MGT498 Week5: Review the Strategic Management Project Background and your strategic management research journal entries from Weeks 1–4. Create a 10-slide presentation for Caterpillar Inc. leadership in which you summarize your key findings, propose recommendations, and provide rationale for your recommendations. Respond to the following prompts: Summarize […]

MGT498 Week3 Tactical Implementation and Metrics MGT498 Week3: Review the Strategic Management Project Background. Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: organizational structure, organizational culture, inertia, Holacracy, PESTEL model. Create a 700 to 1,050-word entry in your strategic management research journal. You will use […]

MGT498 Week2 Building a Competitive Advantage MGT498 Week2: Review the Strategic Management Project Background. Familiarize yourself with the following terms and concepts discussed this week in preparation for completion of this assignment: market capitalization, economic value created, sustainable strategy, business-level strategy, differentiation strategy, strategy canvas. Create a 700 to 1,050-word entry in your strategic management […]