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STR 581 Wk 1 Discussion – Strategic Management Process
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 Day 3
The strategic management process is key to the leadership of a company.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Discuss the difference between the strategic management process and the day-to-day management of the organization.
- Include specific examples to support your response.
Due Day 7
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
STR 581 Wk 2 Discussion – How a Company’s Internal Environment Affects the Development of the Corporate Strategy
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 Day 3
This week focuses on internal capabilities and resources.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Discuss how a company’s internal environment might affect the development of the corporate strategy.
- Include product life cycle, personnel, and organizational structure in your discussion as these components must receive consideration for success of any strategy.
Due Day 7
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
STR 581 Wk 3 Discussion – Factors Influencing Strategic Planning
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 Day 3
This week focuses on external environment scanning.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Consider a company with which you are familiar.
- Discuss what might be in the organization’s external, general, or industry environment that would influence strategic planning for that company.
Due Day 7
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
STR 581 Wk 4 Discussion – Business Level Strategy v. Corporate Level Strategy
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 Day 3
This week focuses on strategic choice and evaluation.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Discuss the differences and relationships between a business-level strategy and a corporate-level strategy.
- Use examples from a company you are familiar with to illustrate these differences and relationships.
Due Day 7
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional in your responses.
STR 581 Wk 5 Discussion – Examining How Case Management Failed
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 Day 3
This week focuses on the creation of an implementation plan and associated change management.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Think of an example where change was attempted but failed.
- Using the concepts presented in this week’s readings, discuss what contributed to the failure and what might have been done to prevent it.
Due Day 7
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
STR 581 Wk 6 Discussion – Alleviating Stakeholder Concerns
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 Day 3
Think of a change in a company with which you are familiar.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Who were the stakeholders involved in this change?
- Discuss what concerns different stakeholders might have and how communication is needed to address those concerns.
Due Day 7
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.