Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies

Unacceptable

More than 8 errors present.

Needs Improvement

7–8 errors present.

Satisfactory

5–6 errors present.

Competent

3–4 errors present.

Exemplary

0–2 errors present.

w08a1 - Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies

Summary

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Overview

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for the assignments, Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness and External and Internal Environments.

Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database, the University's online databases, the Nexis Uni database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Use the Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies Template [DOC] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.

Requirements

Write a six to eight page paper in which you do the following:

Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion. Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion. Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Justify your choice. Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Use at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left- hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

Determine business-level and corporate-level strategies for a corporation's long-term success comparable to the competitive environment.

Scoring Guide

Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice, and justify your opinion. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Did not submit or incompletely justified your opinion.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Insufficiently justified your opinion.

Satisfactory

Partially analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Partially justified your opinion.

Competent

Satisfactorily analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Satisfactorily justified your opinion.

Exemplary

Thoroughly analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Thoroughly justified your opinion.

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Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice, and justify your opinion. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Did not submit or incompletely justified your opinion.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Insufficiently justified your opinion.

Satisfactory

Partially analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Partially justified your opinion.

Competent

Satisfactorily analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Satisfactorily justified your opinion.

Exemplary

Thoroughly analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Thoroughly justified your opinion.

Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor, compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term, and justify your choice. 25 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Did not submit or incompletely justified your choice.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Insufficiently justified your choice.

Satisfactory

Partially analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Partially justified your choice.

Competent

Satisfactorily analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Satisfactorily justified your choice.

Exemplary

Thoroughly analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation's most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Thoroughly justified your choice.

Determine whether your choice from question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. 20 %

Unacceptable

Did not submit or incompletely determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Needs Improvement

Insufficiently determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Satisfactory

Partially determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Competent

Satisfactorily determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Exemplary

Thoroughly determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Include three references. 5 %

Unacceptable

No references provided.

Needs Improvement

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Satisfactory

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Competent

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exemplary

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements. 10 %

Unacceptable

More than 8 errors present.

Needs Improvement

7–8 errors present.

Satisfactory

5–6 errors present.

Competent

3–4 errors present.

Exemplary

0–2 errors present.

Ⓒ 2020 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University.