THIS IS IS A PROJECT FOR A COMPANY ANALYSIS PAPER. THE COMPANY IS MICROSOFT. DO NOT USE AI!!!!! DO ...

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THIS IS IS A PROJECT FOR A COMPANY ANALYSIS PAPER. THE COMPANY IS MICROSOFT. DO NOT USE AI!!!!! DO NOT USE AI!!!!! ACCEPY THIS JOB ONLY IF YOU ARE NOT USING AI. I AM GOING TO ATTACH MANY STUFF THAT YOU NEED TO USE- LIKE APPANDEXIS AS WELL. THE LIST OF STUFF THAT I WILL PROVIDE AND WILL BE ATTACHED ARE: outline of the paper SWOT Report Company Financial Data Competitor Financial Data AND ALSO A FULL PROJECT OF SOMEONE ELSE SO YOU CAN COMPARE: 1. Consider you are hired as a consultant for a multinational company. Your task is to analyze the chosen company, and determine the critical issues it faces in its strategic management. Provide solutions/recommendations for the identified issues using the theories and concepts learned in. The final outcome is a company report that should also address: • Mergers and acquisitions • Market selection & entry mode choice • Firm strategy • Corporate social responsibility 2. A typical project should include the following sections: • Executive Summary (1/2 page) If you submit projects without this section your grade will be significantly negatively affected. DO THIS SECTION LAST!!!! • Introduction (1 pages) Brief company overview and context of analysis. • External Analysis (3 pages) o General assessment of the environment o Stakeholder analysis o Porter’s 5 forces • Internal Analysis (3-4 pages) o Financial analysis o VRIO analysis o Value chain analysis • Strategy identification (1 page) • Recommendations (3 pages) o Recommend 3 potential strategies o Commit to one of the recommended strategies o Outline a strategic implementation plan 3. You will need to present a minimum of 7 sources of information in your citations. Some of the following sources will help you gather information about your assigned company as you conduct your analysis: • Chosen company website • http://www.economist.com/ (you can set up a free account to search articles) • http://online.wsj.com • http://www.businessweek.com • LIBRARY DATA BASE THAT I WILL PROVIDE Do not include websites such as: • www.google.com • www.wikipedia.com (while you may use it in your initial information gathering, you must go further and dig deeper into other sources) • Please document your sources in a proper APA format. 4. The final report should have the following characteristics: • 11-12 double-spaced pages, excluding the title page and any attachments, • such as figures, tables, appendixes, and references • Use Times New Roman 12 point font, and 1” margins all around. • Subtitles and Table of contents are required • Cover page must include: o Your name o Date you turn in the project o Course name and number 7 • Please follow the APA style for the citation format • You must submit a hardcopy of your project PLUS upload it to the Turnitin link in Canvas. Your paper will not be graded if it is not uploaded to Turnitin. • Late submissions will not be accepted.