Search: DePaul Industries in 2012: Financing Growth in a Social Venture1

1. DePaul defines itself as a social venture.What is DePaul's social mission?How does it balance/integrate its social welfare and its commercial goals?
2. Assess the long-term profit potential of the three industries in which DePaul competes (staffing, security, contract packaging) by applying Porter's five-forces model.
3. Assess DePaul's capabilities (at least 3), and thereby its potential to maintain long-term profitability, by applying Barney's V.R.I.O framework.
4. Consider DePaul's current corporate strategy exploring how the businesses are related. Are there economies of scale or scope among these businesses?
5. Building on the answers you provided answer YES or NOT to the following question: should DePaul restructure its operations by getting out of the contract packaging business? Provide a couple of sentences explaining your choice (building on your answers)