Assignment 5: Capstone\tDue Week 10 and worth 400 points\t\u00a0\tSelect a publicly traded corporation for which you would like to work or are currently working.\t\u00a0\tResearch the corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.\t\u00a0\tWrite an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:\t1. Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success.\t2. Analyze the five (5) forces of competition to determine how they impact the company.\t3. Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.\t4. Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.\t5. Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.\t6. Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.\t7. Select two (2) corporate governance mechanisms used by this corporation and evaluate how effective they are at controlling managerial actions.\t8. Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership within this corporation and make at least one (1) recommendation for improvement.\t9. Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.\t10. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.\t\u00a0\tYour assignment must follow these formatting requirements:\t“\ufffd Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.\t“\ufffd Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.\t\u00a0\tThe specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:\t“\ufffd Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.\t“\ufffd Identify how the six segments of the general environment affect an industry and its firms.\t“\ufffd Identify the five forces of competition.\t“\ufffd Analyze the external environment for opportunities and threats that impact the firm.\t“\ufffd Analyze the internal environment of a company for strengths and weaknesses that impact the firm’s competitiveness.\t“\ufffd Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.\t“\ufffd Assess the ethical implications related to strategic decisions.\t“\ufffd Predict ways in which corporate governance will affect strategic decisions.\t“\ufffd Assess the relationship between strategy and organizational structure.\t“\ufffd Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.\tWrite clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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