Homework
Use Apple Inc. as the company.
The specific objective of this critical homework is to conduct a managerial examination of a company. This exercise will provide students with the opportunity to integrate and implement theory into practice.
For the purpose of this exercise, students will choose a company and conduct the following analysis:
i. Using information from news articles, company websites, digital library searches, etc. analyze the company's internal environment as it relates to its mission, values, and vision. See chapter two in the course's multi-touch book.
ii. Using information from news articles, company websites, digital library searches, etc. analyze the company's internal environment as it relates to its organizational culture. See chapter three in the course's multi-touch book.
iii. Using information from news articles, company websites, digital library searches, etc. analyze the company's internal environment as it relates to its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. See chapter five in the course's multi-touch book.
iv. Using information from news articles, company websites, digital library searches, etc. identify the company's corporate strategy. See chapter five in the course's multi-touch book.
v. Using information from news articles, company websites, digital library searches, etc. identify the company's competitive strategy. See chapter five in the course's multi-touch book.
Students should be able to:
i. Analyze the company's mission, vision and values.
ii. Analyze the company's organizational culture.
iii. Analyze the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
iv. Identify the company's corporate strategy.
v. Identify the company's competitive strategy.
vi. Demonstrate proficient writing skills.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) 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.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.