Assignment 1: Analyzing Financial Management

By Monday, March 10, 2014, individually use the Argosy University online library or the Internet to research a
company—within or outside the healthcare industry—with a proven track record in financial management.

By Tuesday, March 11, 2014, use the information available about the company to create a feature story—about 500 words long—for a monthly business newsletter. Your story should answer the following questions about the company’s financial management:

What are the goals of the financial leadership of the company?
How does the management work toward achieving these goals?
What are the unique aspects of the financial strategies used in the organization?
What are three reasons that the organization has been able to manage its finances effectively?
Which aspects of its financial management can the organization improve further?

Submit your feature story, with an appropriate title, to the M3: Assignment 1 Dropbox by Tuesday, March 11, 2014.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Grading Criteria:	Maximum Points
Identified a company that has a proven track record in financial management	8
Created a 500-word feature story answering the required questions about the company’s financial management	8
Justified opinions using relevant and reliable references	4
Provided a suitable title to the story	4
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	4
Total	28