Select a company from those provided here. In addition to the information in the case study, research this company using at least (2) outside scholarly articles. Do not use a website as a reference. Your reference source must have an author. Discuss six selected topics from our studies throughout weeks one through four. Discuss these six topics in relation to your company and discuss how the economic situation of today influences the strategic decisions your company is making. Each of the six topics discussed should be in bold print. For example, one topic you may choose may be how your company handles competition (Five Forces Framework). Another topic may be your company’s life cycle. You may choose to discuss your company’s value chain. Choose your topics and explore them in detail throughout your paper. Use headings to introduce your topics. Chose your own topics.
Give examples using the terms and concepts in your textbook readings and your research articles.
A. What is the vision statement of your selected company and what is your company’s purpose?
B. What is the importance of each of the six topics within your company?
C. What is the usefulness of understanding this topic in today’s corporate economy?
D. Through what strategies does your selected company choose to excel over other strategically grouped companies? For example, what strategies does Apple choose that keep it on top?
Some of the 10 case studies have authors shown at the beginning of the case study. Formulate your reference listing from those authors listed. If no case study author is found, then use the text where the cases were derived. The reference listing for the older case studies is:
Dess, G. G., Eisner, A. B, & McNamara, G. (2015). Strategic management: Text and Cases. (8th Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
The reference for the newer case studies (without an author) is:
Dess, G. G., Eisner, A. B. & McNamara, G., Lee, S.H. (2020). Strategic management
text and cases, (10th Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
(Dess et al, 2020).