BUS 4993 Strayer University External and Internal Environments Case Study

Using  the corporation you chose from Assignment 1(Walmart), examine the industry in  which the entity operates. Use any or all of the following resources to  conduct research on the company:Company websitePublic filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database ( Strayer University’s online databasesOther miscellaneous sources. Note: the company?s annual report will often provide insights that other resources may not include.Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:Give  your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most  significant weaknesses. Choose either a strategy OR tactic the  corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths,  and the strategy OR tactic the corporation should select to fix its most  significant weakness. Justify your choices.Determine the company?s tangible and intangible resources, core capabilities, and core competencies.Choose  the two (2) segments of the general environment that would rank highest  in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these  segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it  operates.Choose  two (2) forces of competition that you estimate are the most  significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company  has addressed these) forces in the recent past, going back no further  than five (5) fiscal years.With  the same two (2) forces in mind, predict what the company might do to  improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.Identify  what you consider to be the greatest external threat to this  corporation. Discuss how the corporation should address this threat.  Justify your explanation.Identify  what you consider to be the greatest opportunity presented to the  corporation, and discuss how the corporation should take advantage of  this opportunity. Justify your explanation