BUS 499 Week 5 Discussion

  • 1) Use the Internet to research a large corporation headquartered in your home state, with a focus on its current level of diversification. Be prepared to discuss. 
         
  • 2) Use the Internet to research the corporate-level strategies of Victory Motorcycles. Be prepared to discuss.

1) 

“Diversification” Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity, suggest one way the company you researched could increase its level of value-creating diversification. Provide specific examples to support your response.
  • Building on the topic above, determine how diversified the company you research could become before it created a negative impact on the company’s bottom line. Explain your rationale.  
2) 

Victory Motorcycles” Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity and the case study, evaluate the business-level strategy of Victory Motorcycles to determine whether you believe the strategy is appropriate to offset forces in the industry. Provide specific examples to support your response.
  • Make recommendations for improving this strategy as well as describing any challenges you foresee in executing those recommendations. Provide specific examples to support your response.