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BUS 499 TU Business Strategy Managerial Leadership Questions

 

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1A. What strategy would you recommend for a small-sized company entering a highly segmented market, each segment with a complex set of needs and spending power?

1B. Imagine that you are the manager of a housekeeping service. Specifically describe how you would use the concepts of (1) scope of the firm, (2) horizontal integration, and (3) vertical integration to build and achieve a competitive advantage over rival housekeeping services.

2. Imagine that you are the manager of an aspiring multinational social media company. Identify and briefly explain two ways that your company could expand outside your domestic market to improve overall competitiveness.

3. Read Porter and Kramer’s assigned article for this week “Strategy & Society: The Link between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility” and address the following questions:

  • Provide key points of the article that show the link between      competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility.
  • Provide at least three examples of companies that pursue      sustainability strategies and explain what their activities entail.

4. For this week’s discussion, read Hansen’s assigned article on Zara retailer, “How Zara Grew into the World’s Largest Fashion Retailer” and address the following questions:

  • How has Zara gone about building an organization capable of      proficient strategy execution?
  • Is Zara’s strategy positioned for the long-term success? What      are some of the strategic threats that the company is facing and what      recommendation would you make?

5.Natalie and Vinnie own the Russian River Brewing Company, a craft brewer and taproom in Northern California.

  • What actions could the partners take to realize full value      from TQM or Six Sigma initiatives and promote a culture of operating excellence?
  • How might you go about developing and implementing an      incentive compensation system that will help drive successful strategy      execution for the Russian River Brewing Company?

6.For this week, read the following assigned articles:

Delk, C. W. (2019). Leadership: A Simple Situational Approach: Strategic Leadership for a practical leadership style. Leadership Excellence, 36(5), 14–16.

Braun, E. (2016). Multiplying Your Results with Culture. Leader to Leader, 2016(79), 6–11.

BLANCHARD, K. (2020). High-Involvement Change Leadership. Chief Learning Officer, 19(4), 15.

After reading these articles, address the following questions:

  • Discuss how managerial leadership can foster a      high-performance culture.
  • What is the role of managerial leadership in changing a      corporate culture that is problematic?
  • Identify leadership styles and organizational culture that      helps with strategy execution.
  • Discuss how COVID-19 global pandemic poses a challenge for      organizations to develop a sound strategy.