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Successful businesses regularly analyze their processes to ensure they're operating as efficiently as possible and maintaining their competitive advantages. Although you can assess a company in many ways, a common technique is the SWOT analysis. In this homework, you will practice using a SWOT analysis to better understand the factors involved in making business decisions that promote sustainable competitive advantage.

Select and research a company from the 2019 Fortune 500 list that demonstrates a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Evaluate the selected company's sustainable competitive advantage using the SWOT analysis technique.

Write a 700 to 1,050 words modified SWOT analysis that includes the following:

o An introduction with a detailed description of the company

o A SWOT analysis diagram that includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

o An evaluation of how specific internal factors (strengths and/or weaknesses) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:

o Financial, physical, or human resources

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o Current processes (employee programs or software systems)

o An evaluation of how specific external factors (opportunities and/or threats) support and/or promote a competitive advantage; examples may include:

o Market trends (new products or technology advancements)

o Economic trends (local and/or global)

o Demographics

o Regulations (political, environmental, or economic)

o Conclusion with an evaluation of how the company has retained its competitive advantage

Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:

o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.

o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

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