Directions:
Select either an international service organization or a multinational corporation and conduct a preliminary assessment of their website.
In your review:
- Explain your initial impression of the organization based upon your initial review of their corporate website.
- Analyze their Vision, Mission and Goals in reference to the company’s competitive strategy, branding and messaging
- Analyze the company’s strategic approach to globalization and their approach to competition, sustainability, CSR, marketing, analysis (external, internal, industry), and cross border issues
- Examine the company’s financials included in their most recent annual report and review the profit margin statement from the CEO. What conclusions can you draw from their financial statements?
- Evaluate the firm’s Corporate Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. What expectations are presented in the policy? Explain the tangibility of the company’s policies
- Include an organizational assessment using SWOT or Porter’s Five Forces
- Explain the company’s capacity to be able to fulfill strategic missions while increasing profit margin
- Include an Introduction and Summary statement in your review.
Your paper should be between 7 -10 pages in length, in correct APA format and use 4-5 outside sources.
Submit your assignment June 7, 2014.
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points |
Explanation of initial impression of corporate website |
24 |
Analyze vision, mission and goals in reference to company’s competitive strategy, branding and messaging |
36 |
Analyze the company’s strategic approach to globalization and their approach to competition, sustainability, CSR, marketing, analysis and cross border issues |
40 |
Draw conclusions from their financial statements |
32 |
Evaluate expectations and tangibility of Corporate Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Policy |
36 |
Organizational assessment using SWOT or Porter’s Five Forces is included |
40 |
Explanation of the company’s capacity to be able to fulfill strategic missions while increasing profit margin is provided |
32 |
Writing components: Organization, usage and mechanics, APA elements and style |
60 |
Total: |