Business Administration Capstone (BUS 499) Strayer, homework help

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Assignment 5:
Capstone

Select a publicly traded
corporation for which you would like to work or are currently
working.

Research the corporation on its own
Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online
databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often
provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary
    stakeholders on its overall success.
  2. Analyze the five (5) forces of competition to determine how they impact the
    company.
  3. Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths,
    weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
  4. Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize
    on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and
    threats.
  5. Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to
    maximize its competitiveness and profitability.
  6. Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies
    you recommend above known to all stakeholders.
  7. Select two (2) corporate governance mechanisms used by this corporation and
    evaluate how effective they are at controlling managerial actions.
  8. Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership within this corporation and make at
    least one (1) recommendation for improvement.
  9. Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate
    citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the
    company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.
  10. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia
    and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
    margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format.
    Check with your professor for any additional instructions.