Assignment you are to select a company from the list provided:
•Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
•Exxon Mobil Corporation
•ChevronTexaco Corporation
•General Electric Company
•Bank of America Corporation
•ConocoPhillips
•AT&T Corp
•Ford Motor Company
•P. Morgan Chase & Co
•Hewlett-Packard Company
•Berkshire Hathaway
•Citigroup Inc
•Verizon Communications
•McKesson Corporation
•General Motors Corporation
•American International Group
•Cardinal Health, Inc
•CVS Caremark
•Wells Fargo & Company
•International Business Machines Corporation
Then do some research on the company you selected. Prepare a minimum of 3 pages no more than 4 pages of a report using APA format on the company. In your paper you must answer the following questions about your company:
1. Does the firm have any core competencies? Are any of these distinctive (better than the competition) competencies? Does the firm have any competitive advantage? Provide an analysis using EFAS and IFAS Tables.
2. What is the likely future of this firm if it continues on its current path?
3. Would you buy stock in this company? Assume that your team has US$25,000 to invest. Allocate the money among the four to five primary competitors in this industry. List the companies, the number of shares purchased of each, the cost of each share as of a given date, and the total cost for each purchase assuming a typical commission used by an Internet broker, such as E-Trade or Scottrade.
Try to use the companies website and Google as much information you can on the company. Please write your references, even if they are websites, at the end of your paper.