Auto Zone Case Corporate St Study
Business Finance
You are to write the research paper incorporating APA standards and citing a minimum of eight (8) journal sources, and/or business trade resources.
For your Minor paper, your paper submission should follow the below stated composition and formatting guidelines; and be composed unto a “Word Document.”
- Title page with your name, course, date, and an appropriate title.
- You can use single or double space, Times New Roman, and 12pt font.
- Support your position.
- When all is done, give a brief conclusion.
- Upon citing works, add a separate reference page.
These APA additions are NOT a part of the word count that should approximate 1200-1500 words. Do not simply answer the questions; provide support and articulate a path forward.The paper should answer all of the questions/topics below.
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1. Introduce the organization: basic facts and current status |
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2. Specifically identify the industry, life-cycle stage and the competitors – see IBIS World database |
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3. Analyze the potential profitability of the industry |
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4. Who has succeeded and failed in the in the industry? What are the Critical Success Factors? |
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5. What political/legal forces affect the industry? |
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6. What economic forces affect the industry? What is the market structure? |
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| 7: What social forces affect the industry? | |
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8. What technological forces affect the industry? |
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9. What is the current firm-level or corporate-level strategy? |
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10. What is the current business-level [generic] strategy? |
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11. What are the business strategies of the major competitors? |
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12. What is the organization’s Marketing Strategy? |
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13. What is the organization’s financial position and financial strategy – how do they make and invest their money? |
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16. / 17. What are the organization’s Strengths and Weaknesses? On what competencies should they build? |
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18. / 19. What are the organization’s Opportunities and Threats? |
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20. What strategic alternatives are available to the organization? |
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21. What are the pros and cons of these alternatives? |
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22. Which alternative should be pursued and why? |
