Please assist with the given response:
An external analysis is very important for the success and survivability of a company. Look outside the company (Caterpillar INC).
1) What are the major threats to the organization's ability to compete and succeed?
2) What are the major opportunities available to improve the organization's ability to compete and succeed?
Please write 2 to 3 pages (double spaced), give or take, on this issue and try to think creatively. I am more interested in you really thinking this through than I am with research and facts.
You do not need to disclose any private information. But it should be fun to play the role of an organizational strategist for the moment and analyze what the major external threats and outside opportunities are at play.
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NOTE: Please make proper citations and references in APA format. You must use the sources from the background material together with the sources you find your own. Provide a list of references on the last page for cross check.
This response should include:
An introduction stating the thesis, position, or central theme you plan to take in your paper, a main body focusing on the key assignment specifications, and a conclusion concisely stating the main points of your analysis and the conclusions you reached.
Be sure to document your sources and provide in-text citations whenever you use information you obtained from a background reading or other outside source, as well as a separate reference list at the end of the paper. You may use footnotes instead, if you prefer, but you MUST document where you got the information.