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1. BUS 480 Module 1 Assignment 3 Resource and
Competitive Position Analysis
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Using your text book and the Internet, research Panera Bread Company.
You have been hired by Panera Bread Company as a consultant to assess
their internal and external environments in relation to their current
competitive strategy. You are scheduled to meet executives at Panera
Bread this week to discuss your assessment and recommendations. In
preparation for your meeting, discuss the following in 2-3 pages:
Prepare a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread and discuss what your
analysis revealed about the overall attractiveness of the company’s
situation.
Does the company possess core competencies or distinctive
competencies? Support your response with examples.
What recommendations will you provide to the executives regarding the
actions Panera Bread needs to take to strengthen its competitive
position?
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2. BUS 480 Module 3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Ernst
and Young Strategic Analysis Organizational &
Competitive
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The goal of conducting a competitor analysis is to gather information
about the company’s competitors and systematically formulate a strategy
to become the market leader in the industry. In formulating any strategy,
it is imperative that the company understand its organizational structure
as well as the internal and external forces which could impact their
strategic decisions.
Based on the company you chose in the previous module, analyze the
organization’s mission, vision, and values, its ability to compete, and the
effectiveness of its management team in executing strategy. Some of the
factors to be considered in doing this evaluation include the company’s
internal resource capabilities, its relative cost position, and its
competitive strength. In addition, evaluate the competitive strategy of
your selected organization and examine how this strategic approach
drives the rest of the strategic actions the company undertakes in terms
of product line, production emphasis, marketing emphasis, and the
means for sustaining the strategy. Make sure to include at least one
analytical tool such as SWOT analysis, Porter’s, BCG, etc. in your
analysis

3. Research your selected organization’s strategy and analyze the following
elements:
The organization’s mission, vision, and values. What does it tell you
about the company, their culture, their direction? Does it convey the
purpose and primary objectives of the company? If so, how, if not what
is missing?
The organization’s strategic goals. Based on your research, what are the
top three strategic goals of your chosen company?
The relative alignment of strategic goals with the organization’s mission,
vision, and values. Include at least three examples of how the strategic
goals help and/or hinder the organization in achieving its mission,
vision, and values.
Additions or changes you would recommend to the strategic goals to
better achieve the company’s mission, vision, and values. Include at
least two additions or changes and justify your response.
Describe the relevant external factors and influences (at least 3) which
could affect the decisions the company makes about its direction,
objectives, strategy, and business model.
Describe the Internal factors and influences (at least 3) which could
impact the company’s decision making such as the company’s market
position and its competencies, capabilities, resource strengths and
weaknesses, and competitiveness.
Does your selected organization have a focused strategy that
differentiates it from other companies in the same marketplace? Explain
your answer.
Is the organization seeking a competitive advantage by taking the
initiative in the marketplace? Explain your answer.
Does the organization have a strategy for competing in international
markets? Does it appear to have a solid understanding of local customer
needs and preferences to create customized products or services? Does it
appear to know how to transfer company expertise to initiate actions to
compete internationally?
Make sure you utilize at least one analytical tool in your analysis of this
section.

4. Write up your findings in a 6 to 8 page MS Word format paper which
complies with APA standards, including proper grammar and spelling.
Include at least three scholarly resources in your report.
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BUS 480 Module 4 Assignment 2 Managerial
Tasks in Strategy Execution
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While companies must tailor their strategy-executing approaches to their
particular situation, there are eight managerial tasks which are common
elements in executing strategies. Review the eight components of
strategy execution and develop a PowerPoint presentation which applies
each of these components to an organization of your choice. Include at
least three visual elements such as charts or graphs to complement your
presentation.
Consider the following while developing your PowerPoint presentation:
Discuss what is involved in performing the eight key managerial tasks
that shape the process of implementing and executing strategy.
Explore building resource strengths and organizational capabilities
including: marshaling resources, instituting strategy-facilitating policies
and procedures, adopting best practices, installing operating systems,
and tying rewards to the achievement of good results.

5. Explain what role a company’s culture plays in executing these
managerial tasks.
Present your findings in an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation. Use the
notes section to clarify your work. Cite your sources and apply APA
standards for writing style to your presentation.
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BUS 480 Module 5 LASA Burger Kings
Organizational Design and Culture
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Many companies find they are forced to remodel their traditional
hierarchical structures, which were originally built around functional
specialization and centralized authority, to compete in today’s
marketplace. Companies often draw on the following five tools of
organizational design to make their organizations leaner, flatter, and
more responsive to change. The five tools are:
Empower managers and workers
Reengineer work processes
Implementing self-directed work teams
Rapid incorporation of Internet technology applications
Networking with outsiders to improve existing capabilities and create
new ones

6. In addition, there are many managerial tasks that shape corporate culture
and the leadership skills needed to engage the full organization to
produce great results. Examine the dynamics of the elements that must
be brought together to create a corporate culture, such as core values and
business principles, operating practices and behaviors, ethical standards
and attitudes, and work climate and people management practices.
Considering the five tools of organizational design, managerial tasks and
leadership skills, examine the practices followed by your selected
organization and include the following in a 8–10 page APA formatted
paper in MS Word:
Describe which of the five tools of organizational design your selected
organization uses to maintain and improve productivity while achieving
cost savings. Use detailed examples in your response.
Explain how work groups are utilized in your organization to
accomplish the stated goals of the company.
Describe the motivational practices used by the organization to promote
better strategy execution. Include some illustrative examples in your
response.
Explain how, if at all, the reward system in the organization ties
incentives directly to achieving higher productivity and performance
targets.
Explain the evaluation and feedback process used in your company to
assess employee performance.
Identify the elements in the organization that affect how cultural change
is implemented.
Describe the ethical model being used by the company.

7. Present your overall opinion of the organization’s corporate strategy
approach. Is the strategy execution effort delivering the expected
results? Explain and illustrate your conclusions.
Describe what specific actions have been taken to delegate authority to
middle and junior managers and to create a sense of empowerment
among employees. Explain and illustrate your answers.
Avoid plagiarism: Using someone else's words or ideas in your paper
without proper acknowledgement constitutes plagiarism and is
unacceptable in any situation. Make sure you have properly documented
the source of original facts, ideas, and interpretations that you use in
your paper. This must be done whether you summarize information or
paraphrase what you learned from a particular source.
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