Write 12 page paper on "JP Morgan and Chase". All the instructions are listed below.

ASSIGNMENT:

Write a final paper on a company – “JP Morgan & Chase” using the instructions below. (PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEPARATE EACH SECTION)

1) Section I -- Company Background and History • Section I should provide enough company background and history for the reader to feel prepared to read further about the case. This section is the lead-in to the story.

• Approximate length = 1 single spaced page.

2) Section II -- Corporate Management and the Background of Key Principals • Section II should familiarize the reader with who is running the company. Section II should cover two or three of the top officers of the company as one or two of the people in charge of the part of the country you are studying.

• Approximate length = 1 1/2 single spaced pages.

3) Section III -- Major Competitors and their Comparative Measures • Briefly describe two or three of major competitors of this business. Websites like Goggle Finance, Yahoo Finance, and others will often list who these competitors are. If the subject company is private, getting competitive information is more difficult, but not impossible. Look for competitive company strengths and weaknesses and their general standing. Look at measures like Bond Ratings and key financial ratios as well as legal information.

• Approximate length = 2 single spaced pages plus related charts or tables.

4) Section IV -- Analysis of the Company's Cost Position • Compared to competitors and other companies with which you are familiar, evaluate the target companies cost position. Use some of the measures we have covered in class. Compare profit margins, inventory turn ratios, tangible net worth and other measures with benchmark companies to analyze the target company’s cost position.

• Approximate length = 2 single spaced pages plus related charts or tables.

5) Section V -- Analysis of the Company's Differentiation •Compared to competitors and other companies with which you are familiar, evaluate the target companies product offerings and product differentiation (uniqueness in the minds of customers). Compare market shares, gross profit margins, inventory turn ratios, and other measures with benchmark companies to analyze the target company’s product or service differentiation.

•Approximate length = 2 single spaced pages plus related charts or tables.

6) Section VI -- Description of Present Managerial and Technical Processes

•Include some interesting examples of anecdotes that will provide some insights into the way the company operates and how these modus operandi are meaningful in the attainment of company objectives. Be sure to include employee development practices.

•Approximate length = 2 single spaced pages.

7) Section VII -- Apparent Company Operating Conventions • What is the company culture like? Do people like and admire the company, or are there reservations?

• Approximate length = 1/2 single spaced page.

8) Section VIII -- Analysis of the Company's Leadership & Organization • What is your assessment of how the company is being managed? Provide analysis with some of the managerial concepts we have discussed in class.

• Approximate length = 1 single spaced page

Term papers are evaluated against four main criteria:

· Useful Knowledge

· Rigor, References

· Style and Impact

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