Create a case study analysis focusing upon the company’s mission statement.
Management policy and strategy unit 2Case Study Analysis Paper: The Mission Statement
Conduct a SWOT analysis on the case study companies’ mission statements.Create a case study analysis focusing upon the company’s mission statement.Review the Unit 2 videos from the Webliography section on SWOT analysis where Dr. David Furse discusses “What is a SWOT analysis?” and Erica Olsen shows you “How to do a SWOT analysis.”View the Learning Activity presentation .Perform a Personal SWOT analysis using the Personal SWOT analysis template.Transform your weaknesses into strengths and provide at least two items to work from for your Outcome List. Include the benchmark timelines as to when you will start and complete the task.Transform your threats into opportunities and provide at least two items to work from for your Outcome List. Include the benchmark timelines as to when you will start and complete the task.
Assignment 1
Case Study Analysis Paper: The Mission Statement
Prepare a case analysis for Vertu: Nokia’s Luxury Mobile Phone for the Urban Rich. http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/pl/13869357/13869379/8c9f5c6e71f70c7e1656143f94c6f6dd
Closely follow the Case Study Analysis Template by clicking on the hyperlink or you can also find it in Doc Sharing. Please utilize this template format for this Assignment. Use titles and subtitles per the format for readability purposes.
Focus upon the idea of conducting a SWOT analysis with respect to Vertu’s and Nokia’s mission statements (you can include its core values, purpose, and goals too). Be sure to include the SWOT analysis as shown in the Appendix of your paper (after the References page).
Reference:
Kwong-Kay Wong, K. (2011, September 28). Vertu: Nokia’s luxury mobile phone for the urban rich. (Report No. W11208). Watertown, MA: Harvard Business Publishing.
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Assignment 2- Learning Activities
There are two Learning Activities in this unit.
Part 1-Learning Activity Topic: Personal/Career SWOT Analysis
Part of being a keen strategist is to be prepared to sell yourself in the competitive industry or field of interest. Remember, you are the product to the one who is interviewing you for the next step in your career. One way to sell the product (you) is to reflect upon where you currently are in your career through a Personal SWOT analysis.
The Personal SWOT analysis template has some ideas for you to drawn from to get you started. You might want to strive to have at least five (5) items to list in each of the four quadrants.
After completing the SWOT analysis, create an Outcome List in how you plan to transform at least two Weaknesses into Strengths, and at least two to transform from Threats into Opportunities. You will also need to include benchmarks (timelines) as to when you will start and complete each task.
Learning Activity Checklist:
Submit your Personal SWOT analysis and outcome list to the Learning Activity Dropbox for Unit 2.
Review the assignment instructions and grading rubric, Assignment 2.
Practice What You Learned: Please take time to complete the interactive Learning Activity here. This will help you practice important concepts related to skills you have learned and will improve your success with Assignments and Discussions.