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In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1, 2, and 3. Consider the corporation you have selected to use in your first three assignments. Identify one of the firm’s major competitors that you would consider working for. Research the corporation 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. Develop an executive level Power Point presentation with 8 -12 slides with speaker notes and appropriate graphics or professional video. You will do a 15 minutes presentation to the Board of Directors of the corporation. Based upon Assignments 1 through 4 - develop an eight to twelve slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes or record a video. Each slide should include your research/citations as noted below. The following order is suggested. Note that each slide should include some text and/or graphics….but don’t overdo it. Put the content required in the Speakers Notes or Video. If more slides are needed, feel free to expand them as required to accommodate your information.

SLIDE 1: In the Speakers Notes: Introduce the firm you selected for Assignments 1, 2, and 3. Provide its industry, background, history, competitors, etc.

SLIDE 2: In the Speakers Notes: Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as a competitive employer in the industry.

SLIDE 3: In the Speakers Notes: Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. SLIDE

4: In the Speakers Notes: Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.

SLIDE 5: In the Speakers Notes: Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.

SLIDE 6: In the Speakers Notes: Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.

ASSIGNMENT 4 INSIGHTS 2 SLIDE 7: In the Speakers Notes: Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response….this will require external research on your choses firm.

SLIDE 8: In the Speakers Notes: You will make recommendations to the Board of Directors based upon your analysis and decision on why the corporation remains or is not a good fit for you. To help with this, consolidate all of the information studied in the previous 10 weeks in the Learn, Discussions, and Assignments. Apply that learning now – explain why you would (or would not) want to continue working at this firm based on a business case. Avoid opinion and feelings – you your business learning from this course to make a business case for working (or not working) there. Remember, you are presenting to the Board of Directors who need to hear from you as a business consultant.

SLIDE 9: Works Cited Use at least three (3) quality references, one of which should be the course textbook: Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D., & Hoskisson, R. E. (2013). Strategic management: Concepts and cases: Competiveness and globalization (10th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. References must be submitted on a Works Cited page (Slide) using APA format.