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2. MGT 497 Week 1 Assignment Audit Exercise Paper One For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Audit Exercise Paper One. Write a four to five page paper (at least two pages per exercise) that addresses the following audit exercises, found at the end of each respective chapter. Include an introductory paragraph about the business you have chosen, its mission, and its immediate M.T.I goals. As noted in the Final Paper Guidelines at the beginning of the Course Guide, your business should remain consistent throughout the course.

3. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Planning Process For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Strategic Planning Process. Describe the three stages of the strategic planning process and how they impact the management of technology and innovation. Include an example of a company (excluding Wal-Mart) that has successfully utilized the three stages and explain. Respond to at least two other students’ posts.

4. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 1 DQ 2 Wal-Mart For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Wal-Mart. View the following video: A Brief History of Wal-Mart. Identify aspects of Porter’s Five Forces that impacted Wal-Mart. How did Wal-Mart Corporation integrate M.T.I and strategy? Include technical, market, and competitive advantage capabilities in your post. Also identify two social responsibility aspects that Wal-Mart embraces based upon your reading of Appendix 1. Respond to at least two otherstudents’

5. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 2 Assignment Audit Exercise Paper Two For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Audit Exercise Paper Two. Write a four to five page paper (at least two pages per exercise) that addresses the following audit exercises, found at the end of each respective chapter. Include an introductory paragraph about the business you have chosen, its mission, and its immediate M.T.I goals. As noted in the the Final Paper Guidelines at the beginning of the Course Guide, your selected business should remain consistent throughout the course.

6. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 2 DQ 1 How Culture Affects Innovation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com How Culture Affects Innovation. The discussion of how differentcountries’ governments are involved in the innovation process is a reflection of the culture of those countries. How do you believe the culture of the country in which your selected business is located and its view of innovation influence the organization’s climate for innovation? What should managers take into consideration when planning for innovation based

7. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 2 DQ 2 Product vs. Process For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Product vs. Process. How does implementation differ for product innovation and process innovation? Which of the four key implementation issues discussed in Chapter 4 do you believe is most affected? Explain. Respond in a substantive nature to at least two other students’ posts.

8. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 3 Assignment Audit Exercise Paper Three For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Audit Exercise Paper Three. Write a four to five page paper (at least two pages per exercise) that addresses the following audit exercises, found at the end of each respective chapter. Include an introductory paragraph about the business you have chosen, its mission, and its immediate M.T.I goals. As noted in the Final Paper Guidelines at the beginning of the Course, your selected business should remain consistent throughout the course.

9. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 3 DQ 1 Evaluation and Control For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Evaluation and Control. How are evaluation and control different for each stage of the strategic process (planning, implementation, evaluation, and control)? How are they similar? Respond substantively to at least two other students’ posts

10. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 3 DQ 2 Mergers and Acquisitions For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Mergers and Acquisitions. Find a recent merger or acquisition that has been announced in the media, it does not need to be related to your chosen audit exercise business. What are the implications for the merger or acquisition and what are the plans for implementing a blending

11. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 4 Assignment Program Comprehensive Exam For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Complete the comprehensive exam, which will take approximately two hours and will be graded based on your score. The full instructions for the exam are posted on the exam site.

12. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 4 DQ 1 Why Mergers ? For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Why Mergers? Why do so many firms still pursue mergers and acquisitions if the integration of these firms is so difficult and the results unsatisfying? Respond substantively to at least two other students’ posts.

13. MGT 497 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com MGT 497 Week 5 DQ 1 Managing Innovation For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Managing Innovation. Why are capabilities and value creation so interconnected with the management of technology and innovation? Give clear examples and be sure you answer in the context of strategic importance. Also, identify some strategies to turn around a troubled firm. Respond substantively to two other

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