Question Module 1 Discussion Examine the five mission statements by completing Learning Exercise B on p. 59 in your text.

Examine the five mission statements by completing Learning Exercise B on p. 59 in your text.

Examine the five mission statements by completing Learning Exercise B on p. 59 in your text. Identify the best and worst of the five mission statements using the “Characteristics of a Mission Statement” identified in Table 3. Explain why you selected the best and worst examples based on Table 3’s criteria and post to the Discussion Board no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Prepare an EFE and CPM matrix for The Walt Disney Company using Universal Studios and Dreamworks for competitors. Indicate your conclusions, including any strategic implications for areas you would leverage, or weaknesses you believe need to be addressed.

• Post your EFE and CPM matrix to the Discussion Board

Develop an IFE Matrix for The Walt Disney Company – 2011 using Exercise B on page 142. Complete the financial ratios on Disney using the first step of Exercise C on page 142.

• Post your results with a short narrative on the strategic implications of the results of this exercise as it relates to Disney’s strategy to the Discussion Board

Complete Learning Exercise E on p. 101.

• Post your results no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.
• Review your classmates’ answers and find two answers that differ from yours on any of the company examples. Post a response to those classmates as to why their or your answer is more accurate or may need to be reconsidered no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Create both a SWOT and a BCG matrix.

For the SWOT, follow Steps 1-3 of Learning Exercise A on pp. 215-216 in your text.

For the BCG, follow Steps 1-2 of Learning Exercise E on p. 216 in your text.

• Post to the Discussion Board no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.
• Respond to your fellow students’ posts no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Complete Learning Exercise D on p. 349 in your textbook.

• Post to the Discussion Board no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.
• Review your classmates’ answers and find one answer where the two of you don’t agree. Explain why you believe your answer is correct or if you changed your mind after reading his or her answer no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Complete Exercise A, Steps 1-3, on pp. 297-298 of your text. Then write a brief narrative to state your conclusions on Disney’s position relative to the competitors and post to the board.

• Post to the Discussion Board no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

• Respond to your fellow students’ posts no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

Complete Step 1 of Exercise D on p. 380 of your text. In place of Step 2, write a short (2-3 pages) paper with outcomes and conclusions from your interviews and post to the board.

• Post to the Discussion Board no later than Thursday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.

• Respond to your fellow students’ posts no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT