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I need complete 3 pages answer of the following assignment as per provided instructions below. HALF PAGE LENGTH IS NOT ACCEPTED. Must address all steps properly. Must include 3 credible references cited in APA. Must provide 100% original answer.

Assignment:

Select one (1) out of the two (2) recommended cases listed below. Each case is located in the Cases to Accompany Contemporary Strategy Analysis section of the textbook.

Textbook: http://abiturient.bgu.ru/mag/files/inter/Robert_Grant_Contemporary_Strategy_Analysis_Text_Book.pdf

The recommended cases are:

• 1.      Case 6: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., June 2012
• 2.      Case 14: New York Times: Seeking Salvation within a Declining Industry

You may also use Internet and / or Strayer Learning Resource Center to research articles on your chosen case or company.

Based on the case, you will perform an industry analysis and develop a strategy for the CEO of your chosen company to help shape the company’s future. Write a complete three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

• 1.      Define strategy and examine how the definition of strategy fits your chosen company and its situation. Support your response.
• 2.      Summarize the main strategies that your chosen company’s management took leading up to this company’s recent development.
• 3.      Identify your chosen company’s industry and determine its main competitors. Next, select two to three (2-3) strategies that the competitors use, and analyze whether or not the selected strategies are successful. Support your response.
• 4.      Perform an industry analysis for the CEO of your chosen company in order for him / her to develop strategy for the company. Next, evaluate the company’s current standing in this industry taking into account the company’s resources and capabilities.
• 5.      Propose at least three (3) performance goals for the company for the next one (1) and five (5) year period respectively. Provide a rationale for your response.

Use at least 3-5 quality references cited in APA.  Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.