Description
Purpose:
The goal of the strategy term project is to give you practical experience with the elements of strategic management. The strategy term project comprises 25 questions—1 to 3 per chapter. Each chapter (question set) requires some data collection about (and analysis of) the firm you select for this study, and relating that research to the concepts discussed in each chapter. By the end of the final module of this project, you will have gained practice in using key strategic management concepts and processes, increased your understanding of the material, and developed real experience in conducting a complete strategic management analysis of a company.
Procedures:
Pick one of these 10 public companies: Alphabet, Costco, AT&T, Microsoft, Home Depot, General Electric, Netflix, Starbucks, Tesla, or Walmart. *** My Firm is Home Depot **
Answer each of the 25 questions in orderly fashion (For the same company you picked in item 1).
Follow this specific format (Check the attached Example):
State chapter number (e.g., Chapter 1…).
State answer number (e.g., Q1, Q2…Q25).
Provide ONLY answer (at least 100-150 words answer per each question) to that question explicitly including how it relates to the information from that chapter while including the page number from the textbook in parenthesis. (Do not copy and paste the questions, just provide answers. Question not included in word count).
Reference your sources (APA style) for each chapter. (References not included in word count)
3. To retrieve the necessary information, you may use the company’s website and any of these sites:
https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/
https://www.bloomberg.com/markets
*CMU library also has sites and databases you can access for information – e.g., ProQuest One Business. Be sure to use the “Writing Resources” found in the left menu to aid you in your writing.
4. Formatting Stylistics: APA format (Check ‘Writing Resources’ tab for APA format guideline), Microsoft Word, Double-spaced; 1-inch margins; 12-point Times New Roman font; Word count (at least 100-150 words answers per each question). It takes 2500-3750 words to complete the report, excluding the title page and references.
Deliverable: 25 answers as specified in the procedures submitted in MS Word file.
Deadline: 11:59 PM Friday, Week 8
Evaluation Criteria: Up to 120 points, Answer quality (70 points, Thoroughness and Clarity, whether there is enough textbook content and originality; Word counts per each question), Evidence/Sources (20 points: Whether submission offered compelling and accurate evidence; sources are highly relevant, accurate, and reliable), Format (15 points, Whether the submission followed the APA 7th edition format guideline; MS Word, Double-space, etc.), and Readability/Grammar (15 points, Whether the submission is readable and free of grammatical and punctuational errors and typos).
I need the book for my course strategic management by Ben Rothearmal and the company website as sources used. Thank You, I’m sorry for the short time limit. If I can tip the tutor on this after I will.
