29 Jan If you were an entrepreneur

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit I Discussion

Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals.

Part II: Do you think that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been effective in eliminating corporate scandals? Why, or why not? If necessary, include companies as examples.

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit II Discussion

If you were assigned to a committee performing a SWOT analysis, which section of the analysis do you think would be the toughest to investigate? Why?

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit III Discussion

When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR), do you think companies should lean toward Friedman or Carroll’s ideology? Explain why you think your answer is better for the company and its stakeholders.

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit IV Discussion

Do you think that companies place enough emphasis on environmental scanning? Why, or why not? In your discussion, give an example of a company that does or does not place enough emphasis on environmental scanning.

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit V Discussion

In today’s economic environment, which of the five steps in the strategic planning process do you think is the most important? Give an example of an industry where this would be the most important step. Do you think that a different industry might place more emphasis on another step in the strategic planning process? Why?

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit VI Discussion

Of the three steps in the strategy implementation phase, which do you think is the most important? Why?

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit V Discussion

In today’s economic environment, which of the five steps in the strategic planning process do you think is the most important? Give an example of an industry where this would be the most important step. Do you think that a different industry might place more emphasis on another step in the strategic planning process? Why?

MBA 5101 Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit VI Discussion

Of the three steps in the strategy implementation phase, which do you think is the most important? Why?

MBA 5101Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit VII Discussion

If you were an entrepreneur looking to open a new company, what do you think would be the biggest benefit to researching case studies of other companies in the same industry? Why?

MBA 5101Strategic Management and Business Policy

Unit VIII Discussion

Discuss how you could apply the concepts learned in this course to your current or future career. Name at least one strategic management model discussed during this term that you would use, and explain why you selected this model. How might you incorporate information from this model to positively impact your career success?