Outline the action steps Wal-Mart must take to execute a successful business strategy. How will the organization ensure that effective staffing/leadership is supportive of the strategy execution process? Be clear in defining the steps and provide measurable deliverables for the action steps you have provided. Approach to the assignment: 1. You will be expected to conduct additional research to complete this assignment. 2. The section title must be centered and bold. Sub-sections, based on your content coverage, must be left aligned and in bold. You must include an introduction and conclusion. 3. This paper should be at least 2 pages long, excluding your cover and reference pages, and must be fully compliant with APA standards for academic writing.

 1.What are the four major external threats facing Chipotle and the four major opportunities? Realizing the importance of quantification in stating key factors, how could your factors be quantified? Identify specific estimates (numbers) for your factors. 2. Imagine you are working for a company that has $1 million to spend on a new strategy and is considering market development versus product development. In this case, what determining factors would be most important to consider? What recommendations would you make to the CEO?

Read the following Shapiro Library article: Linking Compensation to Business Strategy. Identify two companies, one that you believe pursues a lowest-cost strategy and another that pursues a differentiation strategy. Relying on personal knowledge or articles in newspapers or business periodicals, discuss these companies’ competitive strategies.

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