Walmart.
In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1, 2, and 3. The corporation is Walmart- So the paper will be about Walmart Attached is the guideline and outline- Use the outline for the assignment(that’s where you will fill in the information) Guideline: Consider the corporation you have selected to use in your first three assignments. Identify one of the firm’s major competitors that you would consider working for. Research the corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. The company is Walmart – You may choose to compare your chosen corporation to a major competitor with whom you would like to work. -You will make recommendations to the Board of Directors based upon your analysis and decision on why the corporation remains or is not a good fit for you. -Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success as a competitive employer in the industry. -Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. -Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats. -Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability. -Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders. -Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response. -Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Guideline- This is the main work- answer the questions below here. The company is Walmart. 1. Impacts on Impact of Company’s Mission on Success insert a bullet or two describing the mission’s impact to overall competitive success Impact of Company’s Vision on Success insert a bullet or two describing the vision’s impact to overall competitive success Impact of Stakeholders on Success insert a bullet or two describing the impact of stakeholders to overall competitive success 2. SWOT analysis strategy Strengths and Opportunities Insert a bullet describing the strategy to capitalize on strengths and opportunities Insert another bullet describing the strategy to capitalize on strengths and opportunities 3. SWOT analysis strategy Weaknesses and Threats Insert a bullet describing the strategy to minimize weaknesses and threats Insert another bullet describing the strategy to minimize weaknesses and threats 4. Competitiveness strategy Competitiveness 1st bullet point of levels and types of strategies to maximize competitiveness 2nd bullet point of levels and types of strategies to maximize competitiveness 5. Profitability Strategy Profitability 1st bullet point of levels and types of strategies to maximize profitability 2nd bullet point of levels and types of strategies to maximize profitability 6. Communication Plans Competitiveness Strategies 1st bullet point on the plan to communicate the competitiveness strategies to stakeholders 2nd bullet point on the plan to communicate the competitiveness strategies to stakeholders 7. Communication Plans Profitability Strategies 1st bullet point on the plan to communicate the profitability strategies to stakeholders 2nd bullet point on the plan to communicate the profitability strategies to stakeholders 8. Corporate Social Responsibility Responsible (ethical) corporate citizen 1st bullet point on the assessment of efforts by the corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen – specific example 2nd bullet point on the assessment of efforts by the corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen – specific example Impact of efforts on company’s bottom line 1st bullet point on the impact the efforts have on the company’s bottom line – specific example 2nd bullet point on the impact the efforts have on the company’s bottom line – specific example 9. Reference Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D., & Hoskisson, R. E. (2013). Strategic management: Concepts and cases: Competitiveness and globalization (10th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. Insert second source Insert third source Insert fourth source