Overview
Discussion Thread: Setting Direction, Advantages / Disadvantages, and Decision Models
Strategy is critical to the process of charting a company’s direction in the business environment.When evaluating strategic choices, it is important to understand key advantages and disadvantages of the various options under consideration. Decision models continue to impact strategy development and should continuously be evaluated, and others considered.
Minimum of 500 words in the body.
Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts.
Use bolded headings below in the discussion.
Current APA format must be used.
Use the followingoutline:
• Introduction
• Process: Setting the Company’s Direction with Strategy– What is the process for setting the company’s direction with strategy. Discuss the process in no less than200 words
• Strategic Thinking: Key Advantage or Disadvantage-What is a key advantage or disadvantage fromthe Rumelttext. Discuss the advantage or disadvantage and why it is important in no less than 200words.
• Decision Model- No less than 100words
• How do my decision models aid / hinder the process of setting the company’s direction with strategy andwhy? Discuss your model(s) and why they aid or hinder direction setting process.
• What other decision models are being considered andwhy? Discuss what models you are considering using as a better choice and why.
• Conclusion
Support your factual assertions withcitations.
Include an Annotated Bibliography, in current APA format, of the 2 additional Sources:
• Minimum of 250 words in each annotation
• Use the bolded headings below for each annotation
Use the following outline:
• Summary of Key Points
• Evaluation of the Quality of the Publication
• Evaluation of the Quality of the Author(s)
• Where this fits into the discussion