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Peer Review (Global Financial) 300 or more words (Discussion Question) Due 3-12-2021

This assignment has 2 parts:

1. Post an executive summary of your Comprehensive Project in the body of a post in this discussion (please do not use attachments). An Executive Summary is a one-page document that outlines the purpose, process, findings, discussion, and findings of a report submitted to management. CEOs often read and assess an Executive Summary before deciding to read the entire report, so this must be high quality narrative that demonstrates the significance of the work undertaken, the objectivity of research and analysis underpinning the report, and the credibility of the resulting conclusions.

2. Please review the Executive Summaries of other students, providing an objective assessment and constructive feedback that will help strengthen the effectiveness of their efforts and the quality of the finished report.

This DB has three parts: (Discussion Question) – Business Research – 300 or more words (Due 3-12-2021)

1.  Compare and contrast vertical and horizontal integration.  What are some of the variables make each of these integrations valuable? Provide an example of a vertical and a horizontal integration that has happened recently.

2.  In what circumstances should an organization consider diversification as a viable strategy?

3.  What benefit does a global strategy provide an organization? Describe a situation when a global strategy would not be a viable solution for an organization.  

Assignment Description – Business Research (Be precise and follow directions). Due 3-16-2021

Comprehensive Analysis of a Fortune 500 Company

For this Individual Project you will analyze publicly available information about a Fortune 500 Company and develop an assessment of the corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage.

This assignment requires you to obtain and analyze information at the company, industry and market levels using various databases and reports found in the AIU library, in addition to at least eight (8) professional or academic peer-reviewed articles. Click here for a tutorial on finding company information in the library. Click here for a tutorial on finding industry information in the library.  

Your analysis should include an in-depth review of the Company's most recent SEC Form-10k Annual Report and Form DEF-14A Proxy Statement. These SEC filings can be found at the SEC Edgar Database located at the URL http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html . Pay particular attention to the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) sections of the SEC Form 10-K and the DEF-14A Proxy statement.  Direct competitors are identified in the "Comparator Group" section of the DEF-14A Proxy Statement. ) These SEC filings also contain information relative to external and industry analysis that will be helpful in your assessment of the Company's strategy and competitive position.

A thorough analysis requires evaluation of various external stakeholders:

· Competitors

· Industry

· Vendors

· Customers

· Governmental entities

· Communities

Internal stakeholders that should be considered in the analysis include:

· Shareholders

· Board of Directors

· Management

· Employees

A comprehensive SWOT analysis should be performed relative to the Company's ability to improve its competitive advantage.

The comprehensive analysis should include both qualitative and quantitative elements, leveraging information available in SEC Filings, business databases, and peer-reviewed articles.

Your work should demonstrate your ability to:

· Evaluate business situations using critical thinking skills

· Construct quantitative and qualitative research to analyze business cases

· Examine the opportunities provided by technology for businesses

· Propose effective communication techniques

· Apply the standard of APA style to all research and writing tasks

You will prepare a report presenting the findings of your comprehensive analysis examining the Company's corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage. The written report will have a body length of 10-12 pages excluding title, abstract, references and appendices. Quotation limits should be Not more than 10% of the body of the paper can be quotations, all of which must be properly attributed in APA format.

Assignment Description (5-7 pages of content) 5 references or more (Please follow directions) Due on 3-19-2021 but you can finish early.

The most popular way for international expansion is for a local firm to acquire foreign companies. One of the most benefits for international expansion is global distribution capability that helps expanding the market share.

There are different implications of running a company that is within or outside of the European Union. If you were the head of a firm based in the United States, please answer the following questions, providing the rationale behind your answers:

1. Would you seek to acquire a company within the European Union or outside of it? Why?

2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choice you made.

3. Describe the advantages and disadvantages inherent in the option you did not choose.

4. Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country.

5. Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country.

Please submit your assignment.

Grading Rubric:  

Grading Criteria	Percentage
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer's message and intent are clear	35%
Scholarly research which supports writer's position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.	20%
Critical thinking: position is well justified; logical flow; examples	20%
Structure: includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable	10%
Mechanical - no spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors	10%
APA - deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th Ed.)	5%