Please give a substantive response to the questions below, provide references used. Please No plagiarism.

1. Describe the competitive landscape and explain how globalization and technological changes shape it.

2. Use the resource-based model to explain how firms can earn above-average returns.

3. Explain the strategic management process.

4. Explain the use of three internal governance mechanisms to monitor and control managers’ decisions.

5. Describe how corporate governance fosters ethical decisions by a firm’s top-level managers.

6. Describe the managerial succession process using internal and external managerial labor markets.

7. Explain what must be done for a firm to sustain an effective culture

8. Discuss the importance and use of organizational controls.