Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Due Week 2 and worth 300 points Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry with which you are familiar. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
2. Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
3. Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.

Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments  Due Week 4 and worth 350 points Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: 1.       Choose the two (2) segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates. 2.       Considering the five (5) forces of competition, choose the

Executive Pay" Please respond to the following:

• Some evidence suggests that there is a direct and positive relationship between a firm’s size and its top-level managers’ compensation. Explain what inducement you think that relationship provides to upper-level executives.
• Recommend what can be done to influence the relationship so that it serves shareholders’ interests.

"Dr Pepper Snapple Group 2011: Fighting to Prosper in a Highly Competitive Market" Please respond to the following:

• The case study outlines six specific strategies that the firm has chosen to support its strategic direction. Determine which strategy is most likely to benefit the firm. Explain your rationale.
• Briefly outline at least one other strategy the firm could take to support its strategic direction. Illustrate why this new strategy would be successful.

• Determine whether the current organizational structure at Domino’s is a good match for its corporate strategies. Explain your rationale.
• Evaluate alternative structures to determine which one would be most appropriate for Domino's to consider and discuss likely benefits Domino’s would realize from adopting that structure. Provide specific examples to support your response.

"Strategic Leadership" Please respond to the following:

• Compare and contrast strategic controls and financial controls. Provide specific examples of how each may be used to best serve a corporation.
• As a strategic leader, determine if you would feel ethically responsible for developing your firm’s human capital and state why. Discuss whether or not you believe your position is consistent with the majority or minority of today’s strategic leaders.

"Strategic Entrepreneurship" Please respond to the following:

Assignment 5: Capstone  Due Week 10 and worth 400 points Select a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working. Research the corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

1. Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success.
2. Analyze the five (5) forces of competition to determine how they impact the company.
3. Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

From the scenario, propose two (2) strategies that you as an HR manager will use to determine if employees have the specific skills needed to fill a position. The strategies which I will use in determining whether the employees exhibit the skills which are perceived to be necessary for their positions are the use of the process which will enable me to get the detailed information with regards to the job and analyzing prospective employees to check if they meet such qualifications. In doing this, I will be able to determine what is needed in the job position and thus carry out the selection efficiently. After selecting such qualified individual to the organization, I will further test their level of skills. In doing this, I will use a questionnaire to ensure that the person chosen is well qualified. Select one (1) of the following functional areas of Human Resources that you would consider pursuing as a career: Employment, Employee Relations, Training/Development, Compen