Discuss the process of evaluating the external environment.

Discussion Thread: External Environment, Power / Weakness,
and Decision Models
Evaluating the external environment that the company does
business in is critical to the process of developing a company’s strategy. When
evaluating the external environment, it is important to understand key sources
of power or weakness that exist. Decision models continue to impact strategy development
and should continuously be evaluated, and others considered.
For your main thread, perform the following:
Discuss
the process of evaluating the external environment.
Discuss
a key source of power or weakness.
Discuss
your current decision model(s) and others that are being considered.
Develop
an Annotated Bibliography for the references used in your discussion.
Support
all of your factual assertions with citations.

Use the following outline:·Introduction
·Process: Evaluating the
External Environment – What is the process
·Strategic Thinking:
Discussion of a Key source of Power / Weakness ‐ What is it and why is it important
·Decision
Model: ·How
do my decision models aid / hinder this process and why·What other decision models are
being considered and why
·Conclusion
·Support your factual
assertions with citations.Include an Annotated Bibliography, in current APA
format, of the 2 additional Sources no more than 5 years old: 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

Sources Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts anf they must be within 5 years

Textbook currently used in the course are listed below.
Access to vitalsource will be granted once writer is assigned.
Gamble, J., Peteraf, M., & Thompson, A. (2021),
Essentials of strategic management, McGraw-Hill Course Content Delivery (7th
ed.), New York, NY. ISBN: 9781260785791.
Keller, T. (2014), Every good endeavor: Connecting your work
to God’s work, Riverhead Books, New York, NY. ISBN: 9781594632822.
Krogerus, M., & Tschäppeler, R. (2017), The decision
book: 50 models for strategic thinking., W.W. Norton & Co. (Revised ed.),
New York, NY. ISBN: 9780393652376.
Rumelt, R. (2011), Good strategy/bad strategy: The
difference and why it matters., Crown Business, New York, NY. ISBN:
9780307886231.

Read: Gamble, Peteraf, & Thompson: Chapter 3
Page
Read: Rumelt: Chapters 11 – 14
Page
Read: Keller: Chapters 7 – 9
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