Portfolio Project (240 Points)
Applying Concepts to Your Selected Organization Where you Work or Desire to Work
Now that you have completed an in-depth analysis of the company where you work or would like to work, review each assignment to identify your key findings and insights. For this final project, create an executive summary. Executive summaries are succinct and include key findings. The executive summary includes the following topics based on your previous coursework:
- Describe the company, including if the company is publicly traded or not, the product or service provided by the company, and the target market for the product or service.
- Identify the company’s leaders (you can use names or titles). Identify the key strengths of each leader and explain why these strengths contribute to the success of the company.
- Describe a key strategic and non-strategic decision that you make in your position within this company. If you are not employed at this company, describe key strategic and non-strategic decisions you anticipate making in this career position.
- Explain how collaboration impacts the successful implementation of the strategic plan.
- Describe your recommendations for developing employees with a focus on longevity.
- Identify five external factors that affect or potentially could affect company performance. Categorize these five external factors as either an opportunity or threat to the company.
- Categorize the resources and capabilities of the company as either a strength or a weakness.
- Describe the generic competitive strategy(ies) and corporate-level strategy(ies)used by your company. Describe the strategies used by your area/functional unit. Do these area/functional unit strategies support the business-level and corporate-level strategies of the wider organization or are the area/functional unit strategies unique?
- Given the company’s long-term goals, are the company’s strategies and policies appropriate–why or why not? (This question should be judged by goal attainment and performance.) Are the company’s strategies and policies ethical and sustainable, and do they demonstrate good corporate social responsibility–why or why not?
Your paper should be 4-6 pages in length and conform to APA guidelines in the CSU Global Writing Center (available in the left-hand navigation panel). Include at least 3 scholarly references including the course textbook. The CSU Global Library is a good place to find these references (available in the left-hand navigation panel).