Write an in$-$depth managerial analysis of a selected organization, e$.$g$.,$ a corporation, company, firm or

association $($ideally$,$ an organization which the students have some interest in joining as an employee,

work already or within an industry of interest $$ public companies have most available information$).$

Project is worth $200$ points or $20\%$ of your total grade.

Minimum of $5$ pages double spaced.

Topics to research and analyze with point breakdown:

$20$ points $$ Introduction: name of company, overview, competition, where business is

conducted, company$$s annual revenue and profits over past $5$ years, growth over $5$ years, return

based on stock performance if public over the last $5$ years, and why this company interests you.

Provide some insight into how this company compares financially to a competitor and the

outlook. Choose one competitor to highlight and compare against for the duration of the

project.

$80$ points $$ Organization Structure: mission, goals, strategies, executive structure, leadership

and management $($centralized or decentralized$)$ and style, culture, diversity, management and

entrepreneurship priorities. Conduct online research on what it is like to work there, what

analysts and employees say about the company. Explain how the company is managed and how

that compares to the competitor.

$50$ points $$ Controls, Operations and Human Resources: analyze how this company measures

and controls its finances, behavior and overall culture. State its focus on operations. Analyze

the trend in human resources planning $$ hiring, firing, outsourcing, changes in leadership. Are

there priorities in training and building managers and leadership? Is the company tightly

managed or more entrepreneurial? How does all of it compare to the competition?

$50$ points $-$ Feedback on Research: based on what you have researched, what do you think of

the organizational structure, management, strategy, controls, culture and WHY? Is this still a

company that you admire or would like to work for one day? WHY or WHY NOT? Is this how you

would manage a company or department? WHY or WHY NOT? Is this company superior to

competition or lagging?

Deadlines:

$1.$ Nov $5$: Company chosen, Introduction & Organization Structure Draft submitted

$2.$ Nov $26$: Controls, Operations and Human Resources Draft submitted

$3.$ Dec $11$: Submit Project