Books

Gamble, et al., Essentials of Strategic Management (6th ed., 2019).

Keller, T., Every Good Endeavor (2012).

Krogerus & Tschäppeler, The Decision Book: 50 Models for Strategic Thinking (Revised ed., 2018).

Rumelt, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters (2011).

1-Process vs. Strategic Thinking – It is important to differentiate between process (what to do, steps to take) and thinking (the thought process behind why you are doing what you are doing and what steps you take).

Be sure to use APA formatting for all elements of your Main Threads and your Replies. This should include Title Blocks, Headings, Citations, References, and general formatting.

Minimum of 600 words in the body

Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts Use the following outline:

• Introduction
• Process: Business Strategy Development – no less than 250 words
• Strategic Thinking: Key Decisions Necessary for making strategy decisions, why – no less than 200 words
• Decision Model: What are my decision models and how do they aid / hinder this process, why – no less than 150 words
• Conclusion
• Introduction
• Process: Setting the Company’s Direction with Strategy – no less than 250 words
• Strategic Thinking: Discussion of a Key Advantage or Disadvantage from Rumelt, why – no less than 200 words
• Decision Model: no less than 150 words
  • How do my decision models aid / hinder this, why
  • What decision models are being considered, why
• Conclusion

Include an Annotated Bibliography of the 2 additional Sources: Minimum of 250 words in annotation

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

2- Minimum of 600 words in the body

Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts Use the following outline:

Include an Annotated Bibliography of the 2 additional Sources: Minimum of 250 words in annotation

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

Note: Both responses 1 & 2 require an introduction and a conclusion.