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Assignment Details:

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

· Analyze some of the changes occurring in the way that organizations structure themselves and their work

· Assess situations that present potential legal and ethical issues and develop solutions for those issues

· Assess the joint utility and importance of all aspects of the global business organization in the strategic management process

· Create plans to improve business operations.

· Differentiate the relationships between a firm and the political and economic forces within its community

· Evaluate business situations using critical thinking skills

· Evaluate the opportunities provided by technology for businesses

· Interpret examples of good and bad business practices in the use of strategy design components

· Propose effective communication techniques

This assignment has 4 parts.

1. Review the “Course Objectives”. How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management? What risks or challenges might a manager encounter if they have not mastered these objectives? Explain.

2. What is the importance of current data in a SWOT analysis?

3. How do you identify the SWOT factors in a fictitious firm?

4. Which SWOT Factors must be specific to the firm and which can be Generic? Why?

Deliverable Length: 250 words (minimum)