WK 2 Can any firm beat Amazon in the marketplace? If not, why not? If so, how can they best do so? How formidable a competitor is Google for Amazon? Please explain. Given the importance of understanding the external environment, why do some firms fail to do so? Provide examples of firms that did not understand their external environment. WK4 Assess your satisfaction with Aldi and make recommendations about how the company could modify its business-level strategy to both increase your overall level of satisfaction and to attract new customers. Provide specific examples to support your response.Analyze the five business-level strategies discussed in Chapter 4 to determine which strategy most likely applies to Aldi. Determine how a shopper's experience might change if it switched to one of the other four strategies (your choice). Explain your rationale. WK5 Evaluate the business-level strategy of either Starbucks or Lockheed Martin 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. Wk6 Using the Internet, research acquisitions that are currently underway and choose one of these acquisitions to discuss. Based on the firms' characteristics and experiences and the reasons cited to support the acquisition, do you feel it will result in increased strategic competitiveness for the acquiring firm? Why or why not?Of the problems that affect the success of an acquisition, which one do you believe is the most critical in the global economy? Why? What should firms do to make certain that they do not experience such a problem when they use an acquisition strategy? Wk 7 What incentives influence firms to use international strategies? What are the three basic benefits firms can gain by successfully implementing an international strategy? Why?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. Wk 8 Top executives and members of a corporation's board of directors have different roles and responsibilities. Traditionally, executives have been responsible for determining the firm's strategic direction and implementing strategies to achieve it, whereas the board of directors has been responsible for monitoring and controlling managerial decisions and actions. Some argue that boards should become more involved with the formulation of a firm's strategies. How would the board's increased involvement in the selection of strategies affect a firm's strategic competitiveness? What evidence would you offer to support their position?

**I provided the template to use. You do not need to include an abstract nor do I need part 1. I just need you to start at "Now apply each step of the model to arrive at a decision."Note: All character and company names are fictional and are not intended to depict any actual person or business.View Problem Scenario A to learn more about Bill and Joe's relationship.Joe has scheduled a meeting with his management team for next week to talk about the Peninsula Hotel chain contract. He hopes that he will be able to work with them to draft a contract favorable to Peninsula that will ensure its renewal for another year. He is reasonably sure that the contract renewal will ensure his continued success and employment with UWEAR.On his way out of the office today, Joe receives a call from Bill.Bill: “Joe, how are you doing? Got any great plans for the weekend?”Joe: “No, my wife and I are just planning on hanging out at home and relaxing. How about you?”Bill: “My family and I are planning a short trip on the yacht. We haven’t been out in a while, and the weather looks perfect. Maybe you and your wife could join us? We haven’t seen you guys in quite a while, and it will be good to catch up.”Joe is relieved to get the invitation from Bill because their relationship has been strained lately because of the contract negotiations.Joe must decide how he will answer Bill’s invitation to join him and his family on their yacht. Complete the following in a paper of 500–700 words, excluding cover and reference pages.Part I:Address the following:Apply the rational choice model to arrive at your recommendation for Joe regarding his response to the invitation to spend the weekend on Bill’s yacht.In what ways do you agree or disagree with the result of applying the rational choice model?Part II:What ethical theory supports the response to this invitation that you recommend to Joe?Why would you use this theory?What is an alternative recommendation, applying a different ethical theory?Compare and contrast your recommendation with the alternative.