10 Pg Business Management & Policy Paper

E xecu tiv e S um mary A n e x ecu tiv e s u m mary p ro vid es: ● A n o verv ie w o f t h e m ain p oin ts o f y our r e p ort. P le ase r e v ie w t h e U AGC W ritin g C en te r s e ctio n o n W ritin g a n E xecu tiv e S um mary ● L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ● . ● C om pan y H is to ry : D esc rib e t h e c o m pan y’s h is to ry . I n clu de t h e 4 P s ( P ro duct, P ric e, P la ce, a n d P ro m otio n). ● M is sio n S ta te m en t: E xam in e t h e c o m pan y’s m is sio n s ta te m en t a n d a sse ss i ts e ff e ct o n t h e o rg an iz atio n’s a ctiv itie s. S it u atio n al A naly sis ● C urre n t S itu atio n: E xpla in t h e o rg an iz atio n’s c u rre n t s itu atio n ( in dustr y , m ark et, a n d g en era l e n vir o nm en t a n aly sis ). ● S W OT A naly sis : A sse ss t h e c h ose n c o m pan y's S W OT a n aly sis ( s tr e n gth s, w eak nesse s, o pportu nitie s, a n d t h re ats ), h ig hlig htin g o pportu nitie s f o r c h an ge a n d a d dre ssin g c o ntin gen cie s. C hoose t h re e o r f o ur a re as f ro m y our S W OT a n aly sis a n d a sse ss w hy t h e a re as y ou h av e c h ose n a re e sse n tia l t o y our s tr a te g ic p la n . ● E nvir o nm en ta l S can a n d P orte r’s 5 F orc es: S um mariz e t h e r e su lts o f y our E nvir o nm en ta l S can a n d P orte r’s 5 F orc es. E valu ate t h e d eg re e t o w hic h t h e r e su lts a id i n c o ncep tu aliz in g t h e c o m pan y’s c o m petitiv e p ositio n i n i ts m ark etp la ce. ● I n te rn atio nal P erfo rm an ce: A sse ss t h e c o m pan y’s i n te rn atio nal p erfo rm an ce c o nsid erin g c u ltu ra l b arrie rs , m oneta ry e x ch an ge r a te s, a n d p olitic al i n sta b ility . O pera tio n al P la n nin g ● F in an cia l P erfo rm an ce: A sse ss t h e f in an cia l p erfo rm an ce a n d c o nditio n o f t h e o rg an iz atio n. ● O pera tio nal B udget a n d A sse ssm en t: R ese arc h a n d a sse ss t h e c o m pan y’s o pera tio nal b udget. A sse ss t h e p erfo rm an ce i n t e rm s o f k ey p erfo rm an ce i n dic ato rs . I n y our a n aly sis , b e s u re t o i n clu de r e le v an t p ro fita b ility r a tio s. P ro fita b ility r a tio s f a ll i n to t w o c ate g orie s ( a ) m arg in r a tio s a n d ( b ) r e tu rn r a tio s. M arg in r a tio s g iv e i n sig ht i n to a c o m pan y’s a b ility t o t u rn s a le s i n to p ro fit. R etu rn r a tio s o ff e r s e v era l w ay s t o e x am in e h ow w ell a c o m pan y g en era te s a r e tu rn f o r i ts s h are h old ers . F or y our f o cu s c o m pan y, p le ase c o m pute t h e f o llo w in g f in an cia l r a tio s. B e s u re t o ● D eriv e t h e f in an cia l f ig ure s f ro m t h e l a te st a n nual r e p ort o r F orm 1 0-K . ● I n clu de a n A PA c ita tio n w ith t h e p ag e n um ber(s ) f o r t h e s o urc e u se d . ● P ro vid e t h e e q uatio n f o r t h e r a tio y ou a re c alc u la tin g. ● S how y our w ork . R atio s ● W ork in g C ap ita l R atio : c u rre n t a sse ts a re d iv id ed b y c u rre n t l ia b ilitie s t o e sta b lis h a c o m pan y’s a b ility t o m eet i ts c u rre n t f in an cia l o blig atio ns.

● P ric e-E arn in gs ( P /E ) R atio : d iv id e t h e c u rre n t s to ck p ric e b y e arn in gs p er s h are ( E PS) t o d ete rm in e t h e p ric e i n vesto rs p ay f o r $ 1 o f a c o m pan y’s p ro fit. ● R etu rn o n A sse ts ( R O A): d iv id e n et i n co m e b y t o ta l a sse ts t o d is c o ver t h e p erc en ta g e o f p ro fit a c o m pan y e arn s w ith t h e r e so urc es i t h as a t i ts d is p osa l. ● R etu rn o n E quity ( R O E): d iv id e n et i n co m e b y s h are h old ers ' e q uity t o u nders ta n d h ow e ff ic ie n tly t h e c o m pan y's m an ag em en t u se s t h e i n vesto r's c ap ita l ( L ib erto , 2 021). B ase d o n t h e d ata , e v alu ate t h e o vera ll c u rre n t f in an cia l c o nditio n o f t h e c o m pan y. A sse ss h ow y our O pera tio nal B udget a n aly sis a ff e cts y our t h re e-y ear s tr a te g ic p la n . R eco m men d a n o rg an iz atio nal s tr u ctu re r e g ard in g t h e o rg an iz atio nal d esig n ( A bra h am , 2 012, s e ctio n 2 .6 ). A sse ss t h e e ff e ct o f t h e s tr a te g ic p la n o n t h e o rg an iz atio nal c u ltu re . S tr a te g ic G oals : C ore S tr a te g ie s a n d T actic s ● S tr a te g ic G oals : C re ate m easu ra b le c o re s tr a te g ic g oals f o r e ach o f t h e t h re e t o f o ur a re as a d dre sse d f ro m t h e S W OT a n aly sis , a d dre ssin g a n y c o ntin gen cie s a sso cia te d w ith t h e s tr a te g ie s y ou r e co m men d a n d p rio ritiz in g t h em a cco rd in g t o e ase o f a ch ie v em en t a n d t im e t o c o m ple tio n. ● P rio ritiz ed C ore S tr a te g ie s: P rio ritiz e t h e c o re s tr a te g ie s, e stim atin g t h e e ase o f a ch ie v em en t a n d t im e t o c o m ple tio n. ● R eco m men ded O rg an iz atio nal S tr u ctu re : R eco m men d a n o rg an iz atio nal s tr u ctu re a sse ssin g t h e e ff e ct o f t h e s tr a te g ic p la n o n o rg an iz atio nal c u ltu re . ● R eco m men ded M ark etin g P ositio ns: R eco m men d m ark etin g p ositio ns a n d o pportu nitie s f o r g ro w th i n y our s tr a te g ic p la n . A dd s p ecif ic l a n guag e t o t h e s tr a te g ic p la n t h at a d dre sse s t h e c o m pan y’s C orp ora te S ocia l R esp onsib ility ( C SR ).

E xpla in y our p la n t o m easu re t h e s u ccess o f y our s tr a te g ic p la n . T he S tr a te g ic P la n f in al p ro je ct ● m ust b e t e n t o t w elv e d ouble -s p aced p ag es i n l e n gth ( n ot i n clu din g t itle a n d r e fe re n ces p ag es) a n d f o rm atte d a cco rd in g t o A PA S ty le ● L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ● a s o utlin ed i n t h e W ritin g C en te r’s A PA F orm attin g f o r M ic ro so ft W ord ● L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ● r e so urc e. ● m ust i n clu de a s e p ara te t itle p ag e w ith t h e f o llo w in g i n t itle c ase : ○ t itle o f p ro je ct i n b old f o nt ■ S pace s h ould a p pear b etw een t h e t itle a n d t h e r e st o f t h e i n fo rm atio n o n t h e t itle p ag e. ○ s tu den t’s n am e ○ n am e o f i n stitu tio n ( T he U niv ers ity o f A riz o na G lo bal C am pus) ○ c o urs e n am e a n d n um ber ○ i n str u cto r’s n am e ○ d ue d ate ● m ust u tiliz e a cad em ic v oic e. R ev ie w t h e A ca dem ic V o ic e ● L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ● r e so urc e f o r a d ditio nal g uid an ce. ● m ust i n clu de a n i n tr o ductio n a n d c o nclu sio n p ara g ra p h. ○ Y our i n tr o ductio n p ara g ra p h n eed s t o e n d w ith a c le ar t h esis s ta te m en t t h at i n dic ate s t h e p urp ose o f y our p ap er. ○ F or a ssis ta n ce o n w ritin g I n tr o ductio ns & C onclu sio ns ○ L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ○ a n d W ritin g a T hesis S ta te m en t ○ L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ○ , r e fe r t o t h e W ritin g C en te r r e so urc es. ● m ust u se a t l e ast f iv e s c h ola rly / p eer- re v ie w ed a n d/o r c re d ib le s o urc es i n a d ditio n t o t h e c o urs e t e x t.

○ T he S ch ola rly , P eer-R evie w ed , a nd O th er C re d ib le S ourc es ○ L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ○ t a b le o ff e rs a d ditio nal g uid an ce o n a p pro pria te s o urc e t y pes. I f y ou h av e q uestio ns a b out w heth er a s p ecif ic s o urc e i s a p pro pria te f o r t h is a ssig nm en t, p le ase c o nta ct y our i n str u cto r. Y our i n str u cto r h as t h e f in al s a y a b out t h e a p pro pria te n ess o f a s p ecif ic s o urc e. ○ T o a ssis t y ou i n c o m ple tin g t h e r e se arc h r e q uir e d f o r t h is a ssig nm en t, r e v ie w Q uic k a nd E asy L ib ra ry R ese a rc h ○ L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ○ t u to ria l, w hic h i n tr o duces t h e U niv ers ity o f A riz o na G lo bal C am pus L ib ra ry a n d t h e r e se arc h p ro cess, a n d p ro vid es s o m e l ib ra ry s e arc h t ip s. ● m ust d ocu m en t a n y i n fo rm atio n u se d f ro m s o urc es i n A PA S ty le a s o utlin ed i n t h e W ritin g C en te r’s A PA : C itin g W ith in Y o ur P aper ● L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ● g uid e. ● m ust i n clu de a s e p ara te r e fe re n ces p ag e t h at i s f o rm atte d a cco rd in g t o A PA S ty le a s o utlin ed i n t h e W ritin g C en te r. R ev ie w t h e A PA : F orm attin g Y o ur R efe re n ces L is t ● L in ks t o a n e x te rn al s ite . ● r e so urc e i n t h e W ritin g C en te r f o r s p ecif ic atio ns.