This guide is for BUSI 690 Week 1 Rothaermel Exercise 1, start to submission. Experiential exercises from Rothaermel applied to a real organization, submitted through SafeAssign.
BUSI 690 is Policy and Strategy in Global Competition, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MBA. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI690; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 690 Policy and Strategy in Global Competition |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 1 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; follow the exercise instructions |
| Sources | Rothaermel and research on the organization |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA; submitted through SafeAssign |
What BUSI 690 Week 1 Rothaermel Exercise 1 asks for
Using the Rothaermel text, you complete experiential exercises applying the material to a real organizational situation in current APA, through discussion questions, ethical and social issues, small group and strategy term project exercises, submitted through SafeAssign. Exercise 1 is due in Module/Week 1 with Rothaermel chapters 1 to 5. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 690
In the published schedule, Rothaermel Exercise 1 is one of 10 graded written assignments in BUSI 690. It is the first written assignment in the course; the next is Week 2 Discussion Board Forum.
How BUSI 690 Week 1 Rothaermel Exercise 1 is graded
Liberty grades Rothaermel Exercise 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in BUSI 690 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Module/Week one begins on Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Modules/Weeks 2-8 begin on Saturday and end at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 690 Week 1 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
List the facts of the case first. Analysis that rests on a misread detail is the most common way case answers lose points.
Name the central problem
Decide what the core problem is and say it plainly. The rest of the analysis should be organized around it.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Lay out two or three realistic options, with the benefit and the cost of each. Graders look for judgment, which means showing what you rejected and why.
Recommend and justify
Make a clear recommendation supported by sources (Rothaermel and research on the organization), with the first steps of implementation.
Answer every question asked
If the case comes with questions, answer each one under its own heading, in order, within Not set in the guide; follow the exercise instructions.
Choose a company with good public information and use it across the exercises where allowed. Show each tool's result in a short table and then explain what it means for the company's strategy.
A structure for BUSI 690 Week 1 Rothaermel Exercise 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,100 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | The real company used. | ~180 words |
| Exercises | Each answered with chapter tools. | ~660 words |
| Ethical and social issues | Addressed where assigned. | ~150 words |
| Format | APA. | ~110 words |
A topic angle that works
Chapters 1 to 5 cover what strategy is, strategic leadership, external and internal analysis, and competitive advantage. Apply tools such as PESTEL, the five forces, the VRIO framework and the value chain to a real company.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Applying VRIO to Costco, its membership model is valuable (it funds low prices), rare among large retailers, and costly to imitate because it depends on decades of trust and supplier relationships; its organization, with lean operations and a culture of thrift, is set up to exploit it. The membership model is therefore a source of sustained competitive advantage, which explains Costco's high renewal rates.
- Each VRIO test.
- A conclusion.
- Evidence.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 690 Week 1
- Tools without conclusions.
- Hypothetical companies.
- Missing exercises.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; follow the exercise instructions
- Sources: Rothaermel and research on the organization
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many Rothaermel exercises are in BUSI 690?
Three, in Weeks 1 to 3, worth 50 points each.
How many points is BUSI 690 Week 1 Rothaermel Exercise 1 worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 690, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 690 Week 1 the same in every section of BUSI 690?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 690. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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