Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies

Business-Level and Corporate-Level Strategies Overview In this assignment, you are to use Microsoft Corporation. Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filing & Forms page, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Use the Business -Level and Corporate -Level Strategies to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements. Requirements Write a 6–8-page paper in which you do the following: Analyze the business-level strategies for the Microsoft corporation to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion. Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the Microsoft corporation to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion. Analyze the competitive environment to determine the Microsoft corporation’s most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Justify your choice. Determine whether your choice from Question 3 in the Business -Level and Corporate -Level Strategies Template  would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Use at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.  The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows: Determine business-level and corporate-level strategies for a corporation’s long-term success comparable to the competitive environment.   Supplemental Resources ·        Mohammad Ali Abdolvand. 2012. The Study of Strategic Industrial Planning for Using Model SWOT. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268351149_The_Study_of_Strategic_Industrial_Planning_for_Using_Model_SWOT   ·        Omri Morag. 2010. Business at the Speed of Light – The Role of Time and Speed on Business Strategy. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c780/159fee2342afd90ef3d608fa203f14dad54f.pdf   ·        C. Parke. 2012. Preparation Meets Strategic Planning: Organizations Without a Vision for the Future Won’t Get There. https://doi.org/10.1108/sd.2012.05628gaa.004   ·        Mehrdad Rezvani. 2011. Strategic Planning: A Tool for Managing Organizations in Competitive Environments. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287728496_Strategic_planning_A_tool_for_managing_organizations_in_competitive_environments   ·        Wan Fadzilah Wan Yusoff. 2011. Knowledge Management Strategy and Design: The Role of Corporate Culture. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290573315_Knowledge_management_strategy_and_design_The_role_of_corporate_culture   ·        Jin Zhouying. 2011. Sustainable Development and Long-Term Strategic Management. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Sustainable-Development-and-Long-Term-Strategic-Jin-Bai/3fe03a3bea333a980ef4cf0a37951b0234725b9b       Unacceptable Needs Improvement Satisfactory Competent Exemplary   Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice, and justify your opinion. Points: 0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Did not submit or incompletely justified your opinion. Points: 14.95 (13.00%) Insufficiently analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Insufficiently justified your opinion. Points: 17.25 (15.00%) Partially analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Partially justified your opinion. Points: 19.55 (17.00%) Satisfactorily analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Satisfactorily justified your opinion. Points: 23 (20.00%) Thoroughly analyzed the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Thoroughly justified your opinion. Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice, and justify your opinion. Points: 0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Did not submit or incompletely justified your opinion. Points: 14.95 (13.00%) Insufficiently analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Insufficiently justified your opinion. Points: 17.25 (15.00%) Partially analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Partially justified your opinion. Points: 19.55 (17.00%) Satisfactorily analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Satisfactorily justified your opinion. Points: 23 (20.00%) Thoroughly analyzed the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether or not you judge this to be a good choice. Thoroughly justified your opinion. Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor, compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term, and justify your choice. Points: 0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Did not submit or incompletely compared their strategies at each level and incompletely evaluated which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Did not submit or incompletely justified your choice. Points: 18.6875 (16.25%) Insufficiently analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Insufficiently compared their strategies at each level and insufficiently evaluated which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Insufficiently justified your choice. Points: 21.5625 (18.75%) Partially analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Partially compared their strategies at each level and partially evaluated which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Partially justified your choice. Points: 24.4375 (21.25%) Satisfactorily analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Satisfactorily compared their strategies at each level and satisfactorily evaluated which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Satisfactorily justified your choice. Points: 28.75 (25.00%) Thoroughly analyzed the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Thoroughly compared their strategies at each level and thoroughly evaluated which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Thoroughly justified your choice. Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Points: 0 (0.00%) Did not submit or incompletely determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Points: 14.95 (13.00%) Insufficiently determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Points: 17.25 (15.00%) Partially determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Points: 19.55 (17.00%) Satisfactorily determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Points: 23 (20.00%) Thoroughly determined whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets. Include three references. Points: 0 (0.00%) No references provided. Points: 3.7375 (3.25%) Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor-quality choices. Points: 4.3125 (3.75%) Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor-quality choices. Points: 4.8875 (4.25%) Meets number of required references; all references high-quality choices. Points: 5.75 (5.00%) Exceeds number of required references; all references high-quality choices. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements. Points: 0 (0.00%) More than 8 errors present. Points: 7.475 (6.50%) 7–8 errors present. Points: 8.625 (7.50%) 5–6 errors present. Points: 9.775 (8.50%) 3–4 errors present. Points: 11.5 (10.00%) 0–2 errors present.