Assignment 1: Evaluating Diversification Strategies

	On Monday, March 31, 2014 of this week, individually use the Argosy University online library or the Internet to research a
company—within or outside the healthcare industry—with an effective diversification strategy, which has put it ahead of competition. (Hint: To decide whether a company has an effective diversification strategy, determine whether the company operates successfully in more than one country or if it has multiple product lines.)

By Tuesday, April 1, 2014, create a list of recommendations for diversification based on your analysis of the selected company. Present your recommendations as a memo. Add a suitable title to your memo and submit it, with rationale and references as appendices, to the facilitator and your peers for review by posting it to theDiscussion Area by Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Respond to at least two other classmate's response before the end of the module.

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

Grading Criteria:	Maximum Points
Selected a company with an effective diversification strategy	4
Analyzed the diversification strategy of the selected company and created a list of recommendations for diversification	4
Provided rationale and references to support the recommendations for diversification	4
Responded to at least two peers and participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a relationship between one or more points of the discussion. Demonstrated ability to respond to peers in a sensitive and respectful manner.	8
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	24