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Discussion Part A: PepsiCo Business Case Analysis:

Organizational/Environmental Analysis – FL19

Here is your opportunity to apply the business principles that you have been learning to a business case.

PLEASE NOTE: Discussions Part A AND Part B comprise your Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (Business Case Analysis) for this BUS 100 course. To PASS this BUS 100 course Assessment, it is REQUIRED that you complete and earn a grade of at least 70% on Part A (49 points out of 70 possible points for Part A) AND a grade of at least 70% on Part B (70 points out of 100 possible points for Part B). You MUST COMPLETE BOTH PART A AND PART B in order to pass the course SLO Assessment, since BOTH Part A and Part B Discussions are REQUIRED.

 Discussion Part A is Due: Not Later than Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 11:00PM.

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 Points Possible:

-- Initial Thread(s): Up to 55 points

-- At Least TWO Replies to At Least TWO Students: Up to 15 points

--REQUIRED: Any attachments that you submit MUST BE PDF files, so that ALL STUDENTS AND PROFESSOR can view and read them. It is your responsibility to check and make sure that your posts and any attachments are viewable in full by your professor or you will receive a grade of zero. So please check your posts and pdf attachments.

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 For your business case analysis, focus on PepsiCo, Inc. as the "organization".

 Please consider yourself to be a member of a strategic planning task team at PepsiCo, Inc. You and your team members are comprised of strategic planning executives at PepsiCo. Your ultimate team task is to develop a 5-years strategic plan for your organization. Your team will present the business strategic plan to the highest level management officers at PepsiCo, as well as to the Board of Directors, for their considerations.

 Please make sure that you have read and understand the "Business Case Analysis" handout, included as one of your "Resources". This resource specifically outlines the elements of a business case analysis. Note that you do NOT have to write an analytical paper that includes all of the elements in the handout for the purpose of this Discussion Board assignment.

 What do you have to do for Discussion Part A?

 Please follow the directions in this Discussion Board.

 You will be using the Discussion Board to post your in-depth business analysis. Please write well-written essays with complete sentences, paragraphs, correct spelling, and correct grammar. Please underline and bold key topics within your essay.

 Please consult the "Business Case Analysis" Resources included in the links below.

 Within the "Business Case Analysis" File, please read the

Resource entitled “How Do I Begin To Work On Discussion Part A – BUS 100 Online”

 Also, please consult the Business Case Discussion Resources. I have helped you by including some important resources for your research regarding this organization and its environment, including articles in various business journals to help you to begin your research. If the links do not work, you can try to “google” the article, or find your own reliable sources with the assistance of “How to Do Business Case Research” to analyze this business case.

 NOTE: The COC web site was redesigned recently, so that some links may

not work as they did in the past. If you conducted business research using

the COC web site in past semesters, you may find that the sources and

research materials are different or are located in different places. So please

be aware, understanding, patient, and persistent as you engage in your

research. You can also contact a COC Librarian for help. See the library

within the COC web site.

 Please read the resource dealing with "How to Do Business Case Research", so that you can do additional research to analyze this business case.

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Also, please make sure that you have read my handout

regarding "Number-crunching for Beginners" if you are

analyzing an income statement. This handout is included in

the "Business Case Analysis" Resources.

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For Discussion Part A, here are your sub-team assignments: 

 · If the first letter of your last name is A--K, your Initial

Thread Discussion Posts should analyze the

"Organizational Analysis".

o (Your TWO Required Replies Posts may analyze

either the Organizational Analysis or Environmental

Analysis or Both.) 

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· If the first letter of your last name is L--Z, your Initial

Thread Discussion Posts should analyze the

"Environmental Analysis". (Your Reply Posts may analyze

either the Organizational Analysis or Environmental

Analysis or Both.) 

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For Discussion Part A, please post an Initial Thread AND

At Least TWO Replies to the threads of at least TWO

classmates.

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1) Your initial thread should discuss your Organizational

Analysis if your last name begins with A--K, OR your

Environmental Analysis if your last name begins with

L--Z.

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Please indicate in Bold and underline your subteam,

namely either Organizational Analysis or Environmental

Analysis.

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Please read the "Business Case Analysis" handout, so that

you know what should be included in an organizational or

environmental analysis.

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2) Your initial thread should be at least 400 words in

complete sentences. You must submit a well-researched

paper for the Business Case Analysis, following the outline

of the Business Case Analysis Resource. This is Part A of

the Business Case Analysis.

· Note that this is the minimum number of words to

possibly get any credit for this discussion.

· There is no maximum number of words.

· Please feel free to include attachment(s) with your

analysis. All attachments must be submitted as a pdf file.

· You do NOT need to include every element of the

organizational analysis or environmental analysis listed in

the Business Case Analysis handout.

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 View this assignment as your contribution to your team

meeting with information that you have researched and

analyzed. In other words, if you are a member of the

Environmental analysis sub-team, you can choose to do an

analytical comparison of how PepsiCo compares with its

two main competitors. You do not have to also include the

in-depth political, technological, socio-cultural, or

economic analysis. Another Environmental Analysis sub-

team member may choose to do the economic analysis as

part of the Environmental Analysis.

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 3) Moreover, your initial thread must include at least one

chart, diagram, or graph that you have designed based upon

your research.· You should include a pdf file attachment

with the graph carefully labeled and referenced.

 If you designed the chart or graph by yourself, please

specify that you designed it yourself.

 If you did NOT design the chart or graph by yourself but

rather just found the graph or chart in a business journal

article, then please make sure that you indicate that you did

not design the chart or graph AND please give the full

bibliographic source of your chart or graph in MLA style.

 NOTE: It is plagiarism to use the chart or graph or essays

or sentences of a fellow student. If a student engages in

plagiarism or a violation of Academic Integrity, then the

student will be referred to the Dean and there will be

possible consequences, such as failing the course or

suspension from the college, etc. So do your own work and

submit your own work. You can do this assignment.

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· It is also REQUIRED that you include a verbal discussion

explaining any chart, diagram, or graph that you include.

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· Note: The chart, diagram or graph that you have designed

is worth up to 10 points of this Discussion Part A, and

· your verbal analysis explaining your chart, diagram, or

graph is worth up to an additional 10 points of this

Discussion Part A.

 4) In addition, please indicate in Bold and underline

whether the information presented is a Strength, Weakness,

Opportunity, or Threat (SWOT analysis).

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· If you are a member of the Organizational Analysis sub-

team, you should explain whether the research presented is an

organizational strength or weakness.

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· If you are a member of the Environmental Analysis sub-

team, you should explain why you feel that the

environmental factor is an Opportunity or a Threat.

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5) Please make sure that you specify at least five reference

footnotes within your written analysis AND at least five

bibliographic references for your research information at

the end of your analytical discussion paper. These

references may include the research sources that I have

included under "Business Case Discussion Resources" in

the menu to the left. The bibliographic resources should be

in MLA style and NOT just "www. . . . . . . ".

 If the links do not work, you can try to “google” the article, or find your own reliable sources with the assistance of “How to Do Business Case Research” to analyze this business case.

 NOTE: The COC web site was redesigned recently, so that some links may

not work as they did in the past. If you conducted business research using

the COC web site in past semesters, you may find that the sources and

research materials are different or are located in different places. So please

be aware, understanding, patient, and persistent as you engage in your

research. You can also contact a COC Librarian for help. See the library

within the COC web site.

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6) Please note also that Academic integrity is required in all

student discussions, papers, charts/ diagrams/graphs,

attachments, etc. in the Discussion Board and in your

business case analysis. All reference sources must be

properly cited, even the work of other students. For

example, posting another student’s chart or words without

indicating the source would suggest plagiarism and/or

cheating. Please read the "Cheating" and "College Policies"

sections in your course syllabus.

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 7) You must also post At Least TWO Required Replies to

the posts of at least TWO classmates. Your analytical

REPLY POST should be at least 100 words in complete

sentences. Note that this is the minimum number of words.

Please read your BUS 100 Syllabus regarding the

requirements of Discussions, AND please use your

Netiquette.

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 8) What are some examples of information that might be

researched and included in your organizational or

environmental analysis? (Please note that these are just a

few examples. Other examples were found in your Extra

Credit Optional Quiz O/E.)

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Example (a): In discussing the organizational analysis, you

could cite relevant information from journal articles dealing

with the leadership attributes of the leader(s) of PepsiCo,

along with the management approach used at PepsiCo.

Explain why you feel that these factors are strengths or

weaknesses for PepsiCo.

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Example (b): In discussing the organizational analysis, you

could discuss the financial strengths and weaknesses of

PepsiCo. For example, include a graph that shows the

revenues and profits of PepsiCo over the last three years,

and analyze your graph.

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Example (c): In discussing the environmental analysis, you

could create a competitive analysis chart comparing aspects

of PepsiCo with at least two of its major competitors

(threats).

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Example (d): In discussing the environmental analysis, you

could create a diagram showing the timeline and key issues

involved in the political regulatory, socio-cultural,

international, or economic environment that is affecting

PepsiCo.

9)NOTE FOR STUDENTS WITH LAST NAME STARTING WITH A—K:

 What is required for Organizational Analysis? Read it:

 "4) Organizational Analysis

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 -Organization's goals, mission, and strategies it has used to achieve its goals.

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 -Organization's core competency, its key strengths, resources, and weaknesses.

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 -Relevant organizational culture and history."

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 Basically, the Organizational Analysis deals with research regarding a

particular business, such as: the company’s mission statement, goals,

leadership, employees, history, financials (such as profits/losses), marketing

strategies, brand, products/services, etc.

10)NOTE FOR STUDENTS WITH LAST NAME STARTING WITH L—Z:

If your last name begins with the letter L—Z, then for Discussion Part A, you are assigned to

work on the Environmental Analysis.

What is required for the Environmental Analysis? Read it:

5) Environmental Analysis

 Competitive opportunities and threats, both present and forecast.

 Industry structure (suppliers, buyers, and substitutes).

 General environment (economic, social/cultural, political/legal, technological, and environmental sustainability factors, as well as any relevant government regulations).

Basically, the Environmental Analysis deals with research regarding elements

outside of the business that affect the particular business, such as: competitors,

buyers, suppliers, government regulations/laws, new technologies, social-cultural

trends, international demand for the company’s products/services, etc.

Have fun as you learn while you work on your

Business Case Analysis Part A!