MGT 526 Wk 2 Discussion – Stockholder Reports

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MGT 526 Wk 2 Discussion - Stockholder Reports
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MGT 526 Wk 2 Discussion – Stockholder Reports

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to one the following scenarios outlined below in a minimum of 175 words:

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

Summary

Let’s leverage this discussion thread to gather the concepts and content from Ch. 8 and/or Ch. 10 that we may need to complete our assignments and that will most benefit us in advancing our careers. Avoid reading word-for-word, and use the following questions and scenarios to guide your inquiry.

Resources

Jones, G. R., (2020). Contemporary management (11th ed). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Instructions

Do not start a new thread. Select one of the following scenarios, develop a response, then post the response as a reply to this discussion starter. Limit your response to 175 to 300 words, demonstrate understanding of and use APA formatting to cite the required readings or other credible sources that you apply, and look for opportunities to engage with and learn from others.

***Note: Please include the name of the scenario that you are responding to so that we all know which prompt you are discussing. For example, Scenario 2: Planning Process.***

Remember: Students need to contribute three substantive posts in this discussion by the due dates indicated above. The substantive posts can be any combination of responses and replies. This includes your initial post to a scenario prompt and 2 replies to other students.

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Scenario

Scenarios 1: Stockholder Reports:

The global business environment is constantly evolving based on the forces in the general and task environment. In order to sustain the company and maintain a competitive foothold, organization leaders must consistently analyze the global environment and adjust their strategy as needed. Managers play an important role in implementing strategies to achieve a company’s mission and goals (Jones, G.R. (2020).

Share your response in a minimum of 175 words and include citations. Be constructive and professional.

Research a company with stockholder reports available. These reports can usually be found on a company’s website. Use the report to answer the following questions:

Discussion:

  • What is (are) the main industry(ies) in which the company competes?
  • What business-level strategy does the company seem to be pursuing in this industry? Why?
  • What corporate-level strategies is the company pursuing? Why?
  • Have there been any major changes in its strategy recently? Why?

Scenario 2: Planning Process

According to Jones, G. R.) 2020 to perform the planning task, managers identify and select appropriate organizational goals and courses of action; they develop strategies for how to achieve high performance.

Share your response in a minimum of 175 words and include citations. Be constructive and professional.

Discussion:

  • Describe the three steps of planning. Explain how they are related.
  • How can scenario planning help managers predict the future?

 

 

Scenario 3: Business-Level Strategies:

Business-level strategy outlines the specific methods a division, business unit, or organization will use to compete effectively against its rivals in an industry. For example, General Mills’ Asia and Latin America division managers continue to develop growth strategies for its Yoplait yogurt brand in the Chinese market (Jones, G.R., 2020).

Share your response in a minimum of 175 words and include citations. Be constructive and professional.

Discussion:

  • What is the relationship among corporate-, business-, and functional-level strategies, and how do they create value for an organization?
  • What is the difference between vertical integration and related diversification?

Scenario 4: Corporate-Level Strategies

Jones, G.R. (2020) notes corporate-level strategy is a plan of action that determines the industries and countries an organization should invest its resources in to achieve its mission and goals. Managers of effective organizations actively seek out new opportunities to use organizational resources to satisfy customer needs.

Share your response in a minimum of 175 words and include citations. Be constructive and professional.

Discussion:

  • Pick an industry and identify four companies in the industry that pursue one of the four main business-level strategies (low-cost, focused low-cost, and so on).

Scenario 5: Strategies – Missions and Goals

Strategies involve choosing the industries and countries in which a company will invest its resources to achieve its mission and goals. Based upon the results of a SWOT analysis, managers at the different levels of the organization then select the corporate-, business-, and functional-level strategies to best position an organization to achieve its mission and goals (Jones, G. R., 2020).

Share your response in a minimum of 175 words and include citations. Be constructive and professional.

Discussion:

As it relates to the role managers play in implementing strategies to achieve your organization’s mission and goals.

  • What kinds of planning exercises does he or she regularly uses.
  • What are the purposes of these exercises, and what are their advantages or disadvantages?

References

Jones, G. R., (2020). Contemporary management (11th ed). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.