MGT 498 Strategic Management and Business Policy

MGT 498 Week 7 Quiz | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityWeek 7 QuizQuestion 1According to Hoftsede the US ranks highest in terms of this measure of distance:o Masculinity o Power distance o Uncertainty avoidance o IndividualismQuestion 2The CAGE distance formula in global strategy is an acronym for:o Cultural, administrative, geographic, and economic distances o Corporate, administrative, global, and economic distances o Cultural, ability, geogr

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MGT 498 Week 7 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityGlobal Strategy DiscussionPlease pick one of our five company cases from this semester and describe that company's international strategy and what specific international strategy from the lecture this week that you think they are following and why. Please also describe how you think they could improve their international strategy. You will not be able to read other's posts unti

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MGT 498 Week 6 Quiz | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityWeek 6 QuizQuestion 1What part of corporate strategy is concerned about what stage of the industry value chain the firm should participate?o Vertical diversificationo Horizontal diversificationo Horizontal integration o Vertical integrationQuestion 2What type of business diversification has 70-95% of it’s revenues from one business activity but also has revenues from at least one other busi

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MGT 498 Week 6 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityAlphabet's Google Case Discussion Do you think it is smart strategically for Alphabet as a whole to diversify into so many unrelated product areas beyond Google's specialty of online advertising? Do you think Google can sustain it's competitive advantage in online advertising? Who are Google's main competitors? What and who should Google worry about? What do you think Sundar Pich

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MGT 498 Week 5 Quiz | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityWeek 5 Quiz Question 1 What stage of the industry life cycle does the late majority usually come in? o Growth o Shakeout o Maturity o Decline Question 2 Which group of customers is the smallest percent of the market at only 2.5%? o Early majority o Laggards o Early adopters o Technology enthusiasts Question 3 Which stage of the industry life cycle does a fi

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MGT 498 Week 5 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityNetflix Case DiscussionBased on what you read in the case, why do you think Netflix was successful while Blockbuster ended up in bankruptcy? Netflix's growth in the U.S. seems to be maturing. How could Netflix increase demand for its service in the U.S.? What are Netflix’s core competencies? How can they help Netflix to sustain its competitive advantage moving into the future? Yo

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MGT 498 Week 4 Quiz | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityWeek 4 QuizQuestion 1When a firm combines __________ and ___________, it builds core competencies.o Resources; routineso Capabilities; resourceso Activities; processes o Skills; capabilitiesQuestion 2When a firm possesses resources that are valuable and rare but not costly to imitate, it has:o Competitive parity o Competitive ambiguity o Competitive disadvantage o Temporary competitive adva

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MGT 498 Week 4 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Mercer Universityesla Case Discussion Looking at Tesla’s core competencies do you think Tesla can gain (and sustain) a competitive advantage? Conduct a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) to analyze internal and external conditions Tesla must consider going forward. You must post before seeing the replies of others. You are expected to comment on another student's p

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MGT 498 Week 3 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityMcDonald's Case Discussion The main thing you are trying to answer is: What is McDonald’s Strategy? How has it changed? Please explain what strategy you think McDonald's is following: differentiation, cost leadership, or integration, and why? Do you believe that the competitive strategy at McDonald’s is the same as it was 60 years ago? Strategy is also about deciding what not to d

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MGT 498 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Mercer UniversityWeek 3 Quiz Question 1 _________ and __________ are two of the cost drivers that managers can utilize when trying to improve a firm's cost leadership strategic position. o Customer service; experience curve effects o Customer service; complements o Learning curves; product features o Input factors; experience curve effects Question 2 Economies of scale and economies of scop

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