CAPSTONE IDA

Activity 1:

Answer the following questions after studying Week 1's content:

1. Effective management strategies often contribute to business success. Using the Internet, study Starbucks’ current performance. Based on the analysis, do you consider Starbucks a success? Could you explain your decision?

• Using their financial statements, compare Starbucks' performance from 2019 to 2025. The generative AI tool provides a longitudinal comparison of the company's performance. To obtain that information, ask the generative AI tool the following general prompt: "Hello, XXXXX. Please provide me with a longitudinal analysis of the Starbucks business model through its financial statements from 2019 to 2025." As part of the assignment, please include your conversation with the AI tool as an attached document in this assignment submission (it is required).
• Please share your insights on the company's performance from 2019 to 2025. What strategies do you believe Starbucks implemented in 2026 to achieve its desired results? What is, then, the future of the company we envision from the strategic standpoint?

Activity 2:

Please review the Hershey case study (HCS) and prepare a 500-word summary of its content.

Submission instructions:

Submit your Week 1 Assignment through this link; it must be totally original (written in your words, no AI-generated content), APA formatted, and original.

2 PAGES BOTH ACTIVITY 1 AND 2 IN SAME WORD DOCUMENT

DUE DATE OCTOBER 30, 2026 NO LATER

CANT HAVE MORE THAN 10% PLAGIO OR AI

APA FORMAT WITH IN TEXT CITATIONS REFERENCES FROM 2022-2026