Discussion Questions

150-200 WORDS MINIMUM

Discussion Question 1: "International Opportunities"

Please respond to the following:

• Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response.

• As firms attempt to internationalize, they may be tempted to locate their facilities where business regulation laws are lax. Discuss the advantages and potential risks of such an approach, using specific examples to support your response.

Discussion Question 2: "Cooperative Strategy"

Please respond to the following:

• From an ethical perspective, determine how much information a firm is obliged to tell a potential strategic alliance partner about what it expects to learn from the cooperative arrangement. Explain your rationale.

• From the e-Activity, determine which type of cooperative strategy would most benefit the two companies you researched. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Discussion Question 3: "Corporate Governance"

Please respond to the following:

• Analyze the three internal governance mechanisms (ownership concentration, boards of directors, and executive compensation) and recommend a possible fourth mechanism that would help align the interests of managerial agents with those of the firm's owners. Provide specific examples to support your response.

• From the e-Activity, determine how U.S.-based corporations could incorporate elements of the corporate governance practices you researched to help top-level managers make better ethical decisions. Provide specific examples to support your response

Discussion Question 4: "Finding the Best Buy"

Please respond to the following:

• Corporate governance has become a hot issue in the U.S. over the past two decades. From your analysis of the case study, determine two possible corporate governance challenges that might be faced by Best Buy as a result of its rapid growth and why they could become corporate governance issues.

• Make recommendations for how Best Buy can overcome these challenges. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Discussion Question 5: "Domino's Pizza"

Please respond to the following:

• Determine whether the current organizational structure at Domino's is a good match for its corporate strategies. Explain your rationale.

• Evaluate alternative structures to determine which one would be most appropriate for Domino's to consider and discuss likely benefits Domino's would realize from adopting that structure. Provide specific examples to support your response

Discussion Question 6: "Strategic Leadership"

Please respond to the following:

• Compare and contrast strategic controls and financial controls. Provide specific examples of how each may be used to best serve a corporation.

• As a strategic leader, determine if you would feel ethically responsible for developing your firm's human capital and state why. Discuss whether or not you believe your position is consistent with the majority or minority of today's strategic leaders.