Use your Apple Vs Microsoft organization selected during Week 2 for this assignment. COMPANY NAME, WEBSITE, and INDUSTRY State the company name, website address, and industry. BACKGROUND and HISTORY Briefly describe the company in the case analysis. What is their primary business, who were the officers or key players described in the case study? If the case study company is currently in business, list the company’s current CEO, total sales, and profit or loss for the last year where data is available. Identify key events or phases in the company’s history. Describe the performance of this company in the industry. Visit the company’s website and use http://finance.yahoo.com and/or some other financial search engine to find this data. (15 points) NOTE: Make sure to use APA citations throughout the paper. The textbook should be cited if it is the source of information. If you are not familiar with APA citation, check out the tutorial APA Guidelines for Citing Sources at the end of the course Syllabus. There are videos to help you with the APA format and business research in the Week 1 Lecture. ANALYSIS VIA PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL Analyze the competitive environment by listing the threat of new entrants, the bargaining power of buyers, the bargaining power of suppliers, the threat of substitute products and services, and the intensity of rivalry among competitors in the industry (Chapter 2). Summarize your key points in a figure. (25 points) STRATEGY USED How does this company create and sustain a competitive advantage? What was the strategy from the readings undertaken by this company? Were they successful? Can all companies use this strategy? How is the strategy affected by the life cycle in the industry? Remember to reference Porter’s generic strategies identified in Chapter 5 of the textbook, THIS IS CRITICAL. (40 points) Specific STRATEGY(S) Choose six specific strategies from this list. Ensuring Coherence in Strategic Direction (pages 26–32) Value Chain Analysis (pages 81–93) Resource View of Firm (pages 93–104) Industry Life Cycle Strategies (pages 187–195) Turnaround Strategies (pages 193–195) Vertical Integration (pages 210–214) Portfolio Management and the BCG Matrix (pages 216–226) Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures (pages 226–228) Achieving Competitive Advantage (pages 256–267) Entry Model (pages 267–272) Entrepreneurial Strategy (pages 292–311) External Governance Control (pages 340–347) Linking Strategic Rewards (pages 366–372) Creating Ambidextrous Organization Designs (pages 383–387) Leadership (pages 392–416) Apply them in detail to the organization. Be sure to think strategically and show the results clearly. Use the strategy as a sub-header for each section so it is clear what is being applied. (90 points)
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Use your Apple Vs Microsoft organization selected during Week 2 for this assignment. COMPANY NAME WEBSITE and INDUSTRY State the company name website address and industry. BACKGROUND and HISTORY
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