This document provides instructions for a strategic management assignment requiring students to analyze how globalization, technology, industrial organization models, resource-based models, vision/mission statements, and stakeholders impact the success of a public corporation. Students must research an company of their choosing, apply the course frameworks to assess how these factors influence the company's above-average returns, and evaluate how each stakeholder impacts overall success. The 4-6 page paper must be double-spaced, follow APA or school formatting, and include at least two quality references beyond Wikipedia.

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Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic
Competitiveness
Due Week 2 and worth 300 points
Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry with which
you are familiar. Research the company 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 a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. Assess how globalization and technology changes have
impacted the corporation you researched.
2. Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-
based model to determine how your corporation could earn
above-average returns.
3. Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of
the corporation influence its overall success.
4. Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the

2. overall success of this corporation.
5. Use at least two (2) 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; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and
the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
• Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and
stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues
in business administration.
Write clearly and concisely about business administration
using proper writing mechanics