Strayer BUS599 assignments +week 4-8 discussions

Assignment 2: Executing
Strategies in a Global Environment: Examining the Case of Federal Express
Due
Week 6 and worth 250 points
Review
Case 7 “The Evolution of the Small Package Express Delivery Industry, 1973
– 2010”, located in the textbook to complete this assignment.
Write
a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
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Analyze
Federal Express’s value creation frontier, and determine which of the four
building blocks of competitive advantage the company needs in order to continue
to maintain above- average profitability. Provide a rationale to support the
response.
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Determine
the main aspect of product differentiation and capacity control that Federal
Express could use in order to maintain an edge over its rivals. Justify the
response.
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Assess
the efficiency of Federal Express’s current business model, and recommend one
(1) new business-level strategy that gives the company a competitive advantage
over its rivals. Provide a rationale for the recommendation.
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Examine
the manner in which overall global competition may impact the new business
strategy that you recommended in Question 3. Next, suggest one (1) significant
way that Federal Express may confront its global competition.
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Use
at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia and similar
type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·
Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.

·
Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.?The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:

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Describe
strategic planning techniques used to formulate alternative strategies designed
to achieve stated business goals.

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Recommend
effective business strategies based on an analysis of domestic and global
operating environments, market dynamics, and internal capabilities.

·
Use
technology and information resources to research issues in strategic
management.

·
Write
clearly and concisely about strategic management using proper writing
mechanics.
Assignment 3: A New
Strategy for Kodak
Due
Week 9 and worth 300 points
Review
Case 28 “The rise and fall of Eastman Kodak: Will it survive beyond 2012?”
located in the textbook. Assume that you have been hired by Kodak as a business
consultant to recommend a new corporate-level strategy for the company to
improve declining sales, increase profitability, and expand the company to the
Cloud service industry.
Write
a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
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Establish
five (5) key objectives for Eastman Kodak that encompasses the operational,
financial, human resource aspects of the business. Next, argue that each of the
established objectives is essential to the success of the company within the
Cloud service industry.
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Analyze
Kodak’s horizontal and vertical integration strategy and determine the
corporate level strategy that is more appropriate for the company to establish
a competitive advantage in the Cloud service industry. Provide a rationale for
the determination.
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Determine
five (5) ways in which pursuing a multibusiness model based on diversification
may increase profitability for the company. Provide at least two (2) examples
of such use of a multibusiness model from industry to support the rationale.
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Recommend
one (1) implementation strategy for Eastman Kodak that considers organizational
design, strategic control systems, structure, and the type of organizational
culture fitting for the organization and its new industry. Justify the
recommendation.
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Speculate on the way in which both the corporate-level
strategy and the implementation strategy you recommended in Question 2 and
Question 4 would support ethical business behaviors. Analyze the significant
manner in which ethics, corporate social responsibility, and environmental
sustainability impact the implementation of the strategies that you have
recommended.
•
Use
at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia and similar
type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·
Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.

·
Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the
professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.?The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:

·
Recommend
effective business strategies based on an analysis of domestic and global
operating environments, market dynamics, and internal capabilities.

·
Analyze
a plan to implement a firm’s strategy and manage the change from current
operations.

·
Assess
how ethics, corporate social responsibility, and environmental sustainability
impact?strategy.

·
Use
technology and information resources to research issues in strategic
management.

·
Write
clearly and concisely about strategic management using proper writing
mechanics.
Assignment 4: Capstone
Project
Due
Week 10 and worth 480 points
Use
the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on strategic
management of Apple Inc. and Samsung Group.
Write
a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:
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Analyze
the existing business strategies, domestic and global environments, industry,
and internal capabilities for both Apple and Samsung. Assess the significant
manner in which each company’s mission and vision align with the long-terms
goals and strategic direction of the organization.
•
Analyze
the business-level strategy of each company by conducting a SWOT (Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. Next, determine the
fundamental way in which each sector influences its competitive position within
the industry. Provide rationale to support the response.
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Analyze
the central manner in which the strategies of each company’s business leaders
have adapted to cultural differences in order to both facilitate effective
operations within global markets and drive new strategic initiatives with
improved innovation excellence. Provide one (1) example of such strategies in
use from each company to support the response.
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Evaluate
the superiority of each company’s organizational competencies in terms of
entrepreneurial capabilities, organizational design capabilities, and strategic
capabilities geared toward increased performance and profitability. Include one
(1) example of such superiority from each company to support the response.
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Recommend
one (1) appropriate new business strategy for each company that may maximize
profitability and improved competitiveness in the industry. Provide a detailed
rationale for this strategy.
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Evaluate
the success of both companies’ corporate-level strategies in terms of
horizontal integration, vertical integration, strategic outsourcing, or
diversification. Next, determine the type of strategy that contributed most
effectively to the creation of a successful and profitable multibusiness model.
Provide a detailed rationale to support the response.
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Analyze
the strategies that the internal leadership of both Apple and Samsung has taken
to discourage unethical behaviors. Provide at least three (3) examples of such
leadership in action from both companies to support the response.
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Assume
that both Apple and Samsung are in need of organizational change and must alter
existing strategies. Recommend three (3) specific ways in which Apple and
Samsung could change functional, business, and corporate strategies, as well as
organizational structure and control in order to improve business performance
and competitiveness in their industry. Provide a rationale to support the
response.
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Use
at least six (6) quality academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia and other
Websites do not qualify as academic resources.