STRATEGIC ANALYSIS PAPER
You are to write a Research Paper on managerial economics and strategic analysis.
After our readings over the last three weeks, you should have an understanding of the types of strategic control, the need for balance between rewards, culture, and boundaries, the pros and cons of different organizational structures, the elements of effective leadership, ethics programs, and the types of risk a company may take.
Select a company from the 2022 Fortune 500 list. https://fortune.com/fortune500/
2022 Fortune 500 List
NOTE: The top three companies are off limits! Challenge yourself and research a company you are unfamiliar with for this paper. 👍
Discuss six selected topics from our studies throughout weeks one through three. Discuss these six topics in relation to your company and also incorporate the issue of managerial economics within your company as well as how the economic situation of today influences the strategic decisions your company is making. For example, Competition (Five Forces Framework, Organizational structure, or Strategic Grouping.
Your paper must address and include responses to the following questions:
What is the vision statement of your selected company and what is your company’s purpose?
What is the importance of each of the six topics within your company?
What is the usefulness of understanding this topic in today’s corporate economy?
Through what strategies does your selected company choose to excel over other strategically grouped companies. For example, what strategies does Apple choose that keeps it on top?
FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS
REFERENCES: You are to support your ideas, arguments and opinions with independent research utilizing at least three (3) supporting references or sources (No Wikipedia or investepedia).
NOTE: You may only use one webpage as a reference and NO unknown, or anonymous sources. Please visit and use the AMU’s library for scholarly resources recommended for this and other research papers.
Format your work in accordance with 7th edition APA formatting which includes:
A Title Page (No running head)
Title
Author name
Institution affiliation
Course number/name
Instructor name
Due date
Page number (top right header)
An Abstract with no more than 250 words
A minimum of 3 FULL pages of written content: Times New Roman, 12 font, 1″ margins, left justified, double space and
A Reference page
Your Title page, Abstract, and Reference pages do not count towards the 3 full pages of content.
ATTACHMENTS: Attached are documents to assist you with developing a 7th edition APA formatted paper.
NOTE: While this is a management course, it is expected you will adhere to academic standards of writing which include spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
You are to submit your work as an MS WORD ATTACHMENT titled with your last name-assignment name (IE: Hooper-Week 3 Paper). No jpg, bmp, or PP.
