Preparation
Select an organization to analyze. Ideally, the company you choose will be a familiar one and one to which you have easy access, such as your place of employment or a company close to where you live. You may use the same organization for other assessments in this course.
Deliverable
Complete the following:
- Use three articles written in the last six months, or as current as possible, about the industry of your selected organization.
- Consider the following questions as you do your research:
- What new opportunities and threats, or strengths and weaknesses seem to be emerging in this industry?
- Do you feel that your selected organization is using effective strategies?
- What recommendations would you offer?
- Write a 300-word document titled “Strategy Evaluation Report” in which you include the following:
- Summarize your organization’s strategy and performance in the current year.
- Identify strategic information about your organization’s competitors.
- Identify new opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses that seem to be emerging in the selected organization’s industry.
- Interpret the effectiveness of your company’s strategies.
- Recommend strategies based on strategy evaluation research.
- Use APA-formatted in-text citations for information you take from the articles, and provide complete references for all articles.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Ensure that resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
- Number of resources: Include a minimum of three current articles.
- Required length: The body of your document should be 300 words.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
