Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitivene

Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

Due Week 2 and worth 300 points

Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry with which you are familiar. Research the company 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.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
2. Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
3. Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success. 
4. Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation. 
5. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 assignment page length.

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.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION ABOVE AND THE RUBRIC PROVIDED BELOW!!! USING THE EXEMPLARY COLUMN!!!

Content

Name: BUS499 Week 2 Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

Description: BUS499 Week 2 Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

 Unacceptable Below 60% FMeets Minimum Expectations 60-69% DFair 70-79% CProficient 80-89% BExemplary 90-100% ABUS499-A1-11. Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.Weight: 20%

Points Range: 0 (0%) - 35.97 (11.99%)

Did not submit or incompletely assessed how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.

Points Range: 36 (12%) - 41.97 (13.99%)

Insufficiently assessed how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.

Points Range: 42 (14%) - 47.97 (15.99%)

Partially assessed how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.

Points Range: 48 (16%) - 53.97 (17.99%)

Satisfactorily assessed how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.

Points Range: 54 (18%) - 60 (20%)

Thoroughly assessed how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.

BUS499-A1-22. Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.Weight: 25%

Points Range: 0 (0%) - 44.97 (14.99%)

Did not submit or incompletely applied the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.

Points Range: 45 (15%) - 52.47 (17.49%)

Insufficiently applied the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.

Points Range: 52.5 (17.5%) - 59.97 (19.99%)

Partially applied the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.

Points Range: 60 (20%) - 67.47 (22.49%)

Satisfactorily applied the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.

Points Range: 67.5 (22.5%) - 75 (25%)

Thoroughly applied the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.

BUS499-A1-33. Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.Weight: 20%

Points Range: 0 (0%) - 35.97 (11.99%)

Did not submit or incompletely assessed how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.

Points Range: 36 (12%) - 41.97 (13.99%)

Insufficiently assessed how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.

Points Range: 42 (14%) - 47.97 (15.99%)

Partially assessed how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.

Points Range: 48 (16%) - 53.97 (17.99%)

Satisfactorily assessed how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.

Points Range: 54 (18%) - 60 (20%)

Thoroughly assessed how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.

BUS499-A1-44. Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.Weight: 20%

Points Range: 0 (0%) - 35.97 (11.99%)

Did not submit or incompletely evaluated how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.

Points Range: 36 (12%) - 41.97 (13.99%)

Insufficiently evaluated how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.

Points Range: 42 (14%) - 47.97 (15.99%)

Partially evaluated how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.

Points Range: 48 (16%) - 53.97 (17.99%)

Satisfactorily evaluated how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.

Points Range: 54 (18%) - 60 (20%)

Thoroughly evaluated how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.

BUS499-A1-55. 2 references Weight: 5%

Points Range: 0 (0%) - 8.97 (2.99%)

No references provided

Points Range: 9 (3%) - 10.47 (3.49%)

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Points Range: 10.5 (3.5%) - 11.97 (3.99%)

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Points Range: 12 (4%) - 13.47 (4.49%)

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Points Range: 13.5 (4.5%) - 15 (5%)

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

BUS499-A1-66. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements.Weight: 10%

Points Range: 0 (0%) - 17.97 (5.99%)

More than 8 errors present

Points Range: 18 (6%) - 20.97 (6.99%)

7-8 errors present

Points Range: 21 (7%) - 23.97 (7.99%)

5-6 errors present

Points Range: 24 (8%) - 26.97 (8.99%)

3-4 errors present

Points Range: 27 (9%) - 30 (10%)

0-2 errors present