The document outlines the structure for a paper analyzing Starbucks’ organizational strategy and culture, emphasizing key elements that contribute to its global success. It covers aspects such as management's role in sustaining culture, innovative offerings, key management competencies, and long-term sustainability without CEO Howard Schultz. In-text citations are stressed for supporting information and an APA-style reference page is required.

1. Running head: STARBUCKS’ STRATEGY 1
Starbucks’ Strategy
Your Name
Course Name; Number
Dr. Laura Jones
University Name
Date Submitted
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Starbucks’ Strategy
Place the title of the paper on the first line. Tab to the .5-inch
mark to begin your
introductory paragraph. To develop an introduction, begin with
some interesting facts about the
topic and then narrow the focus to the specific topics for

2. discussion. This could include an
overview of the company. An overview could include, but not
limited to the products or services
the company offers, the company size, customers, and the
countries in which the company
operates. Include relevant information about the CEO. Include
in-text citations to support the
information you present in the paper. An example of an in-text
citation that you place at the end
of the information you paraphrased is (Boone, 2012). The
introduction should include a thesis
statement and succinctly describe the order in which you
organize the body of the paper. Please
provide in-text citations for the information you provide.
Elements of Starbucks’ Organizational Culture
Chapter 3 provides a discussion on different types of
organizational cultures. Clearly
discuss the organizational culture for this company. Be sure to
identify the specific type of
organizational culture. Provide in-text citations for the
information presented in the paper.
Another approach to using in-text citation is to include the
citation at the beginning of the

3. sentence as follows: According to Boone (2012), then present
the information. Please note the
above heading is bold and the major words begin with capital
letters.
Suggest some key elements of the company’s organizational
culture that contribute to its
success in a global economy. Review the elements discussed at
the two levels of a corporate
culture shown in Exhibit 3.6. Clearly link those key elements to
the global success of the
company.
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Consider Exhibit 4.4: Key factors in the International
Environment, in making the link.
Provide in-text citations for the information presented in the
paper. If there are two authors for
the source you are using, an example of the in-text citation that
comes at the end of the
information you paraphrased is as follows: (Boone & Kurtz
2012).
Suggest as many key elements of the company’s organizational
culture you believe

4. contribute to its success in a global economy. Clearly discuss
the ways in which each element
contributes to the success.
Management’s Role in the Organizational Culture
Indicate the management role with creating and sustaining the
organizational culture.
Exhibit 1.7 lists ten managerial roles and activities involve in
management. Clearly link activities
within the management’s role to relevant aspects of creating and
sustaining the organizational
culture. Provide in-text citations for the information presented
in the paper. If there are two
authors for the source and the citation is at the beginning of the
sentence, use the word “and”
between the names of the authors as follows: According to
Boone and Kurtz (2012), then the
information would follow.
Provide in-text citations for the information presented in the
paper. In some cases, you
will find at least two sources to support the information you
provide. In those cases, an example
of an in-text citation that you place at the end of the
information is as follows: (McLean, 2005;

5. Draft, 2012). Note that a semicolon separates each source.
Management Decisions in Innovative Offerings
Assess the effectiveness of Starbucks’ management decisions in
providing innovative
offerings (e.g., WiFi, style of coffee, etc.) for its customers in
order to achieve its current
competitive marketplace advantage. Discuss what competitive
advantage is and link the
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management decisions regarding the innovative offering to the
company’s current competitive
marketplace advantage. Provide support for your rationale.
Provide in-text citations for the
information presented in the paper. In the cases where there are
at least two sources to support
the information, an example of the citation at the beginning of
the sentence is shown in the
following sentence. According to McLean (2005) and Draft
(2012), then the information would
follow. Please note the above heading is bold and the major
words begin with capital letters.
Key Management Competency

6. Determine one (1) key management competency that a
successful manager at Starbucks
is likely to have. Chapter 1 discusses some management
competencies and Exhibit 1.9 provides
a list of management competencies for managing the old and
new workplace.
Provide in-text citations for the information presented in the
paper. If there are three or
more authors for the same source, and the in-text citation is at
the end of the information you
paraphrased, include all authors in the citation the first time you
cite the source as follows:
(Boone, Kurtz, & Draft, 2012). The next time you cite the
source in the paper, use the name of
the first author only and then et al., in the citation as follows
(Boone et al., 2012).
Indicate one (1) way in which the particular competency is a
good fit for the
organizational culture. Be sure to align your rationale for the
organizational culture fit with
characteristics of the organizational culture you identified for
the organization. Include in-text
citations to support your information. If there are three or more
authors for the same source, and

7. the in-text citation is at the beginning of sentence, include all
authors in the first citation as
follows: Boone, Kurtz, and Draft, (2012). Use the name of the
first author and then et al., in
subsequent citations as follows: Boone et al., (2012). If you
use a direct quote, put the quote in
quotation marks. Include the page number or paragraph number
if there is no page number,
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as shown in this example (McLean, 2005, p. 45). Use “pp” for
quote taken from two or more
pages and use para for paragraph.
Evaluation of Starbucks’ Ability for Long-Term Sustainability
Evaluate Starbucks’ ability to achieve long-term sustainability
as a global leader in the
coffee industry without the organization’s CEO, Howard Shultz.
Support the evaluation with
sound research. Keep in mind also, if you include a direct
quote of more than 40 words, it must
be in block form. An example of block form is as follows.
McLean (2005) suggests that:

8. Start the quote on a new line. Note that quotation marks are not
used in this case. Indent
the entire quote on the left hand side. The information in the
block form should retain the
double-space formatting as shown. Indicate the page number
after the punctuation mark.
No additional punctuation mark should follow the page number.
(p. 45)
Conclusion
End your paper with a conclusion. After the conclusion, insert
a page break and begin
your references on a separate page. The sources listed in your
reference page should have a
hanging indentation and should be double-spaced. For
information on listing your sources,
please refer to the APA guidelines. Some examples are shown
on the sample reference page
below. Please note which information you should italicize and
which letters you should
capitalize.
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9. References
Boone, L. E. & Kurtz, D. L. (2012 Update). Contemporary
business (14th ed.). Hoboken, NJ:
John Wiley & Sons.
Daft, R. (2012). Management (10th ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage
Learning.
McLean, C. (2005). Evaluating critical thinking skills: Two
conceptualizations. Journal of
Distance Education, 20(2), 1-20. Retrieved from ProQuest
database.