{"id":205066,"date":"2018-09-14T04:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T04:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/09\/14\/bus-485-week-2-assignment-1\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:58:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:58:57","slug":"bus-485-week-2-assignment-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/bus-485-week-2-assignment-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BUS 485 Week 2 Assignment 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Details:\t\u00a0\tStudents will create a strategic business plan in teams for their culminating project in BUS-485. The structure of this assignment is comprehensive and integrative. It requires synthesis and evaluation of information, skills, and knowledge developed throughout the BS program at COB.\t\u00a0\tYou will be required to submit a specific section of the capstone in each Module of the course as indicated in the assignment directions. Each section will be due by the end of the Module in which it is assigned. Review the Capstone Project Assignment Directions for additional information.\tUsing the Segments of the General Environment, write the environmental analysis for your organization developed in Module 1 (approximately 500-750 words). Refer to chapters 2 and 8 in the textbook for additional information. Include the following in your draft:\t\u00a0\t1- \u00a0 \u00a0Incorporate the Five Forces of Competition to help write the industry analysis for your organization (Chapter 2, Figure 2.2 \u00a0The Five Forces of Competition Model).\t\u00a0\t2- \u00a0 \u00a0Describe your sources of competitive advantage.\t\u00a0\t3- \u00a0 \u00a0Using the Modes of Entry and their Characteristics (Chapter 8, Figure 8.5), describe which mode(s) of entry you would use to expand globally and why you selected it (even if expansion is hypothetical at this time). Select one country, such as Canada, and discuss relevant cultural, political, and economic factors, and any language barriers that could impact your entry.\t\u00a0\t4- \u00a0 \u00a0Using the Parts of the External Environmental Analysis (Chapter 2, Table 2.2), identify the outlook, forecast, or trends for the type of organization you have selected.\t\u00a0\tPrepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.\t\u00a0\tThis assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.\t\u00a0\tYou are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Details: \u00a0 Students will create a strategic business plan in teams for their culminating project in BUS-485. The structure of this assignment is comprehensive and integrative. It requires synthesis and evaluation of information, skills, and knowledge developed throughout the BS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/bus-485-week-2-assignment-1\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}