Strayer BUS499 Assignment 3
Choose an industry you have not yet written about in this
course, and one publicly traded corporation within that industry. 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 six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation
you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important
to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a
good choice. Justify your opinion.Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation
you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important
to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a
good choice. Justify your opinion.Analyze the competitive environment to determine the
corporation’s most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each
level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in
the long term. Justify your choice.Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ
in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia
and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.