Trident MGT499 full course module 1 -4 all case and SLP

For your case assignment this session the organization you will be reviewing is Dish. You will be considering how this organization competes within a very competitive industry.

After reviewing the book section, presentation materials, and additional readings, consider the organization’s mission/vision/values and key stakeholders and discuss the organization’s position and niche in the competitive environment.

Make sure you present the company’s mission, vision, and/or values (whatever the company makes available to the public along these lines), and discuss the company’s most important primary stakeholders. Indicate whether you believe the company’s mission, vision, and/or value statements are in alignment with stakeholder needs. That is, does the organization treat key stakeholders in a fashion that is in alignment with its posted mission/vision/values?

Also, is the organization’s mission/vision/values in alignment with the volatile environment in which it competes?

Assignment Expectations

Your case assignment should be a minimum of 4 pages in length.

You are required to use APA formatting and you are required to cite and reference your sources. There should be a minimum of three reputable sources cited and referenced in your paper.

Please make sure you review the assignment rubric prior to writing your assignment.

In your SLP for this course you will be considered a strategic management subject matter expert and will be asked to blog about important aspects of the strategic management process and to provide examples to support your key arguments based on current events pulled from recent articles from reputable sources (such as a major national news source like the NY Times, Business Week, etc.).

Your main article(s) for each of your blog entries must be no older than 4 months old. If you use an older article as your primary focal article, you will be asked to redo the assignment. You may, of course, use older sources to support your discussion but the current event article serving as the main focus of your paper must be recent.

For your first SLP discuss why the mission and vision are important in helping to shape organizational strategy and find two recent articles (no older than four months old) that provide examples of organizations that seem to be living up to (or failing at) fulfilling their mission and vision.

Remember that you are playing the role of a person blogging about strategic management and the key here is to convey to the public the importance of the mission and vision statement in a strategic management context and to provide examples of organizations who do well (or poorly) in fulfilling their stated missions and visions. Also remember to keep your discussion focused on strategic management.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your SLP assignment should be a minimum of 3 pages in length.

You are required to use APA formatting and you are required to cite and reference your sources. There should be a minimum of three reputable sources cited and referenced in your paper.

Please make sure you review the assignment rubric prior to writing your assignment.

Module 2 - Case

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Case Assignment

In this assignment you will be asked to once again consider Dish in responding to the following two requirements:

Why is it best for large organizations like Dish to use both PEST and Porter’s 5 Forces analysis in helping its leaders to understand their particular external environment? Make sure you demonstrate understanding of both analytical processes in your discussion and give clear, Dish-related examples to support your arguments.

Second, describe how the information obtained from the organization’s macro-level external analysis might be used by an organization like Dish in performing their SWOT analysis.

In short, what should an organization like Dish be doing to analyze the external environment at the macro-level and how does that overlap with the organization’s micro-level analysis efforts? Make sure you provide well-reasoned and well supported arguments.

Assignment Expectations

Your case assignment should be a minimum of 4 pages in length.

Module 2 - SLP

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Current Event Blog 2

For this SLP submission you will be asked to submit your second blog entry about another important aspect of the strategic management process and to provide examples based on current events pulled from recent articles from reputable sources (such as a major regional or national news source like the NY Times, Business Week, etc.).

Recall that the main article(s) for each of your blog entries must be no older than 4 months old. If you use an older article as your primary focal article, you will be asked to redo the assignment. You may, of course, use older sources to support your discussion but the current event article(s) serving as the main focus of your paper must be recent.

For your second SLP submission, describe why environmental analysis is important and find two recent articles that demonstrate how one or two organizations have reacted to a turbulent or competitive environment in a fashion which indicates they have leveraged their strengths, overcome weaknesses, taken advantage of opportunities, or successfully faced threats to maintain a competitive edge. What is/are the lesson(s) to be learned that you want your blog readers to take away from your analysis?

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your SLP assignment should be a minimum of 3 pages in length.

Module 2 - Background

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Here is an e-text reading assignment that provides a good overview of the materials presented in this module:

Subba, R. (2009). Strategic Management [Including Skill Development]. Himalaya Publishing House. Retrieved as e-book from Trident University’s online library. Pp. 52 – 76.

Please open the Trident UniversityIBIS Worlddocument and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on the “Click Here” hyperlink at the bottom of the page. This will take you to IBIS World, an organization well known for conducting industry level research. Run a search on “Cable” in the search window. You will then see a list of links that will lead you to detailed industry specific report. Please click on Cable Providers in the U.S.

Also take some time to look at what’s going on in related industries.

Here are some additional background readings related to macro-level environmental assessment:

Allio, R. J., & Fahey, L. (2012). Joan magretta: What executives can learn from revisiting Michael Porter. Strategy & Leadership, 40(2), 5-10. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Dobbs, M. E. (2012). Porter's five forces in practice: Templates for firm and case analysis. Competition Forum, 10(1), 22-33. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Eskildson, L. E. (2010, Apr 08). 5* Michael Porter's five competitive forces (4/2010). McClatchy - Tribune Business News. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Mind tools (n.d.). PEST Analysis: Identifying "Big Picture" Opportunities and Threats. Retrieved from:http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_09.htm

Here are some additional readings related to micro-level environmental assessment:

Agarwal, R., Grassl, W., & Pahl, J. (2012). Meta-SWOT: Introducing a new strategic planning tool. The Journal of Business Strategy, 33(2), 12-21. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Coman, A., & Ronen, B. (2009). Focused SWOT: diagnosing critical strengths and weaknesses. International Journal Of Production Research, 47(20), 5677-5689. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Crilly, D. (2012). STAKEHOLDERS: THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY. Business Strategy Review, 23(4), 59-61. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Helms, M. M., & Nixon, J. (2010). Exploring SWOT analysis - where are we now? Journal of Strategy and Management, 3(3), 215-251. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

You may also refer to the news article readings in Module 1 that provide background regarding the competitive environment faced by Comcast.

Mod 3 background

Here is an e-text reading assignment that provides a good overview of the materials presented in this module:

Subba, R. (2009). Strategic Management [Including Skill Development]. Himalaya Publishing House. Retrieved as e-book from Trident University’s online library. Pp. 77 – 118.

Please open the Trident UniversityIBIS Worlddocument and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on the “Click Here” hyperlink at the bottom of the page. This will take you to IBIS World, an organization well known for conducting industry level research. Run a search on “Cable” in the search window. You will then see a list of links that will lead you to detailed industry specific report. Please click on Cable Providers in the U.S.

Also take some time to look at what’s going on in related industries.

Here are some additional background readings on strategic planning and strategy formulation.

Collins, M. K., & Winrow, B. (2010). Porter's generic strategies as applied toward e-tailers post-leegin. The Journal of Product and Brand Management, 19(4), 306-311. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10610421011059621

Ormanidhi, O., & Stringa, O. (2008). Porter's model of generic competitive strategies. Business Economics, 43(3), 55-64. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Collins, J. M. (2013). Strategic planning. Printing Industries of America, the Magazine, 5(2), 4-6. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Chaneta, I. (2014). STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING. International Journal of Marketing and Technology, 4(2), 71-78. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Kukreja, D. (2013). STRATEGIC PLANNING: A ROADMAP TO SUCCESS. Ivey Business Journal Online, , 1. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Murray, J. (2013). Strategic planning missing its mark. Bottom Line, 29(14), 13-13,17. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Salvador, V. L. (2005). Competitive advantage and strategy formulation: The key role of dynamic capabilities. Management Decision, 43(5), 661-669. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Module 3 - Case

STRATEGIC PLANNING & STRATEGY FORMULATION

Case Assignment

In this case assignment, consider some key strategies recently implemented by Dish in its effort to succeed and compete in its current competitive environment. Discuss the strategic direction of the company and whether you believe the organization to be on the right track. Make recommendations that you believe would help Dish to gain market share (that is, hypothetically formulate what you think would be useful strategies for Dish to consider). Also comment regarding whether you believe Dish operates in a socially responsible manner and whether their CSR record helps or hinders their success.

Assignment Expectations

Your case assignment should be a minimum of 4 pages in length.

You are required to use APA formatting and you are required to cite and reference your sources. There should be a minimum of three reputable sources cited and referenced in your paper.

Module 3 - SLP

STRATEGIC PLANNING & STRATEGY FORMULATION

Current Event Blog 3

For this SLP submission you will be asked to submit your third blog entry about another important aspect of the strategic management process and to provide examples based on current events pulled from recent articles from reputable sources (such as a major national news source like the NY Times, Business Week, etc.).

Recall that the main article(s) for each of your blog entriesmustbeno older than 4 months old. If you use an older article as your primary focal article, you will be asked to redo the assignment. You may, of course, use older sources to support your discussion but the article serving as the main focus of your paper must be recent.

For your third SLP discuss the importance of the strategy formulation and planning phase. Identify one recent article that identifies a recent major strategic effort on the part of an organization. What would you have recommended if you were sitting at the strategy planning table? Examples of such an effort might include mergers, buy-outs, sell-offs, introduction of innovative products, strategic marketing campaigns …and the like.

Discuss to what extent you believe this effort will succeed given the organization’s external environment. What is the take-away for your reading audience? That is, what strategic planning lessons can be learned from the situation you highlighted in your blog entry?

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your SLP assignment should be a minimum of 2 pages in length.

You are required to use APA formatting and you are required to cite and reference your sources. There should be a minimum of three reputable sources cited and referenced in your paper.

Module 4 - Background

STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & EVALUATION

Here is an e-text reading assignment that provides a good overview of the materials presented in this module:

Subba, R. (2009). Strategic Management [Including Skill Development]. Himalaya Publishing House. Retrieved as e-book from Trident University’s online library. Pp. 117 – 151

Please open the Trident UniversityIBIS Worlddocument and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on the “Click Here” hyperlink at the bottom of the page. This will take you to IBIS World, an organization well known for conducting industry level research. Run a search on “Cable” in the search window. You will then see a list of links that will lead you to detailed industry specific report. Please click on Cable Providers in the U.S.

Also take some time to look at what’s going on in related industries.

Here are some useful readings on strategy implementation that should also help with this module:

Salih, A., & Doll, Y. (2013). A middle management perspective on strategy implementation. International Journal of Business and Management, 8(22), 32-39. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Markiewicz, P. (2011). Change management in the strategy implementation process. Intelektine Ekonomika, (2) Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Aldehayyat, J. S., & Anchor, J. R. (2010). Strategic planning implementation and creation of value in the firm. Strategic Change, 19(3/4), 163-176. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Kohl, J. (2006). Mental Models That Block Strategic Plan Implementation. Reflections, 7(1), 30-42. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Here are some background readings on the issue of performance measurement as it applies to strategy implementation:

Albanesius, C. (2014). Verizon tips a la carte internet TV service in 2015. PCmag.Com, Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Nakashima, R. (2014, Mar 10). Dish, disney deal envisions internet TV offer similar to netflix. Telegraph-Journal Retrieved from Trident University International library.

CHOI, J., HECHT, G. W., & TAYLER, W. B. (2013). Strategy Selection, Surrogation, and Strategic Performance Measurement Systems. Journal Of Accounting Research, 51(1), 105-133. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Micheli,P., Manzoni, J.F., (2010). Strategic Performance Measurement: Benefits, Limitations and Paradoxes. Long Range Planning. 43(4), 465-476. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Mitchell, F., Nielsen, L. B., Nørreklit, H., & Nørreklit, L. (2013). Scoring strategic performance: A pragmatic constructivist approach to strategic performance measurement. Journal of Management & Governance, 17(1), 5-34. Retrieved from Trident University International library.

Module 4 - Case

STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & EVALUATION

Case Assignment

Please note that this assignment is unique in that your written communication skills will be assessed. This assignment also includes a specialized rubric focused specifically on written communication.

After reviewing the book section, presentation materials, and additional readings you will be asked to compose an argumentative essay where you will argue for or against the thesis identified below regarding the implementation process of a strategic management plan. Here is the thesis statement you are expected to support or refute using well-reasoned arguments:

The successful implementation of the strategic management plan in a large corporation like Dish is highly reliant on measurement and evaluation efforts during and after the implementation phase.

In responding to this assignment you should continue your review of the information available on Dish. Identifying strategies over the past couple of years that did not work out so well versus strategies that succeeded might be helpful in supporting key arguments. Some questions to ask yourself in formulating your arguments might include: What barriers might have gotten in the way of any less successful strategies? And what type of strategic evaluation efforts do you think are necessary to keep an eye on progress in a large company like Dish? How does measurement of implementation processes help assure success? How does the evaluation process help to assure future success?

In this assignment, make sure you clearly identify the position you are taking with respect to the thesis. Your essay should include an introduction, and well developed arguments in support of your position. You should wrap up your essay with a conclusion.

Assignment Expectations

Your case assignment should be a minimum of 5 pages in length.

You are required to use APA formatting and you are required to cite and reference your sources. There should be a minimum of three reputable sources cited and referenced in your paper but more is preferred.

Module 4 - SLP

STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION & EVALUATION

Current Event Blog 4

For this SLP submission you will be asked to submit your fourth blog entry about another important aspect of the strategic management process and to provide examples based on current events pulled from recent articles from reputable sources (such as a major national news source like the NY Times, Business Week, etc.).

Recall that the main article(s) for each of your blog entriesmustbeno older than 4 months old. If you use an older article as your primary focal article, you will be asked to redo the assignment. You may, of course, use older sources to support your discussion but the article serving as the main focus of your paper must be recent.

This final blog entry will be related to your case assignment in that it will deal with Comcast. For this assignment consider the short news article related to Verizon by Albanesius (2014) and the Nakashima (2014) article that discusses a deal made between Disney and the Dish Network. The articles deal with plans to provide video content on mobile devices and on home televisions in ana la cartemanner. As you know, Cable companies tend to bundle programming to cause customers to want to buy more premium packages to accommodate their home entertainment desires. The players in the industry have been avoiding thea la carteapproach to programming in order to cause customers to pay more through the bundling strategy.

Your assignment will be to present to your blog reading audience an argument as to whether you believe that Comcast is strategically poised to compete with upcoming changes in the environment related to providingan a la carteapproach to programming. What should large cable companies like Comcast be doing now so as not to go the way of Kodak?

Make sure you provide at least two very recent articles to support your key points (no older than 4 months old).

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your SLP assignment should be a minimum of 4-5 pages in length.

You are required to use APA formatting and you are required to cite and reference your sources. There should be a minimum of three reputable sources cited and referenced in your paper.