PART 1
A mission and vision statement can tell you a lot about who an organization is and what they want to become. Most companies prominently display this information on their website. For this discussion board, you will find a company that you are passionate about and answer the questions below.
Instructions:
Part A (Initial Post)- 12 points:
- What are the mission and vision statements (word for word) of the company? Include citations in APA format.
- Why is it important for an organization to establish a mission statement, vision statement and associated goals?
Part B (Reply to someone else’s post)- 12 points:
- Based on what you know about the organization and are able to find through research, do the organization’s mission and vision statement align with the goals of the organization? How?
- Would you like to work for this organization? Why or Why not?
Credit will not be awarded for initial posts on a company that has already been mentioned, so make sure you read through companies listed before posting.
PART 2
Applied Assignment 6A - Considering either your current company or one which you want to work after graduation, discuss ways in which the company performs activities in a different way from their rivals.
- Describe the strategic position of either your current company or one for which you want to work after graduation, and discuss how this contributes to their competitive advantage.
- Describe the five steps of the strategic-management process.
- Discuss why it is hard for managers to accurately assess their firms’ current reality?
- Perform a SWOT analysis on your current company or one for which you would like to work after graduation (or UNCP).
- Identify benchmark performance metrics that UNCP could use in comparing its performance to other colleges or universities that could reasonably be considered competitive rivals.
- Why is it difficult to implement a firm’s strategy?
- Describe the characteristics of a good strategic plan.
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