This is an individual assignment that you will submit by Thursday, April 18, 2024 11:59 PM on Brightspace. Choose a publicly listed company; it can be a U.S. firm or a multinational company. Position yourself as its chief executive officer of Johnson and Johnson, and then perform a due diligence that encompasses the following aspects:
- Describe the company’s background and situation;
- Conduct external analysis with tools and techniques that you have learned before the mid-term exam (Chapter 3);
- Perform internal analysis with tools and techniques that you have studied (Chapter 4);
- Elaborate the firm’s business strategy: generic strategies (Chapter 6), innovation (Chapter 7);
- Explain its corporate strategy (Chapters 8 and 9) and global strategy (Chapter 10);
- Offer 2-3 strategies to maintain and leverage its competitive advantages.
You should apply concepts, frameworks, tools, and techniques covered in this course. You may also substantiate your paper using additional literature (academic papers, related cases, current news, etc.) and supporting data from various sources. The length of the paper should be minimum 15 pages, double spaced, including tables, figures, and references. Plagiarism and AI is strictly prohibited; We have AI detectors that we pay for and if detected, your paper will not be graded, and you will lose the final paper score component.