Considerthe corporation you have selected to use in your first threeassignments. Identify one of the firm’s major competitors that you wouldconsider working for.

Research 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 canfind. The annual report will often provide insights that can helpaddress some of these questions.

You will do a 15 minutes presentationto the Board of Directors of the corporation. Develop an eight totwelve slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes or record avideo based upon Assignments 1 through 4. You may choose to compare yourchosen corporation to a major competitor with whom you would like towork. You will make recommendations to the Board of Directors based uponyour analysis and decision on why the corporation remains or is not agood fit for you.

Determine the impact of the company’smission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as acompetitive employer in the industry.

Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Based on the SWOT analysis, outline astrategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths andopportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.

Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.

Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.

Develop an executive level PowerPoint presentation with 8 -12 slides with speaker notes and appropriategraphics or professional video.

Assess efforts by this corporation tobe a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impactthese efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line.Provide specific examples to support your response.

Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

References must be submitted on a Works Cited page using SWS format. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Pleasetake a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
• Identify how the six segments of the general environment affect an industry and its firms.
• Identify the five forces of competition.
• Analyze the external environment for opportunities and threats that impact the firm.
• Analyze the internal environment of a company for strengths and weaknesses that impact the firm’s competitiveness.
• Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.
• Assess the ethical implications related to strategic decisions.
• Predict ways in which corporate governance will affect strategic decisions.
• Assess the relationship between strategy and organizational structure.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will bebased on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and languageand writing skills, using the following rubric.

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