Assignment OverviewType: Individual ProjectUnit: Improving Decision MakingDue Date: Sun, 3/13/16Grading Type: NumericPoints Possible: 300Points Earned:Deliverable Length: 10-12 pages (body of paper, excluding title page, abstract, references and appendices, if any)View objectives for this assignment set below:Assignment ObjectivesComprehensive Analysis of a Fortune 500 CompanyFor this Individual Project you will analyze publicly available information about a Fortune 500 Company and develop an assessment of the corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage.This assignment requires you to obtain and analyze information at the company, industry and market levels using various databases and reports found in the AIU library, such as Hoovers and Dun & Bradstreet, in addition to at least eight (8) professional or academic peer –reviewed articles.A thorough analysis requires evaluation of various external stakeholders:Internal stakeholders that should be considered in the analysis include:A comprehensive SWOT analysis should be performed relative to the Company’s ability to improve its competitive advantage.The comprehensive analysis should include both qualitative and quantitative elements, leveraging information available in SEC Filings, business databases, and peer-reviewed articles.Your work should demonstrate your ability to:You will prepare a report presenting the findings of your comprehensive analysis examining the Company’s corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage. The written report will have a body length of 10-12 pages excluding title, abstract, references and appendices. Quotation limits should be Not more than 10% of the body of the paper can be quotations, all of which must be properly attributed in APA format.Article collections (scholarly databases) may be accessed in the Library. Suggestions are:There is no additional information to display at this time.
