unit 6 540

Fortune 500 Companies

In this assignment, you will select a Global Fortune 500 company and summarize its history, conduct a SWOT analysis, and address its future.

Course Outcome practiced and assessed in this assignment:

GB540-3:Analyze the relationship between knowledge-based economic decision-making and economic growth.

Directions

In this assignment, you will select a Global Fortune 500 company (it cannot be a company you work for) that operates in the United States and in other nations around the world. Make sure it is one you are interested in and has plenty of good sources of information available.

Summarize the company’s history.

Analyze the major economic forces that affect the company’s operation by using relevant data in the form of tables and/or graphs. Discuss the key social and major political forces that affect the performance of the firm.

Present recent and current operating results (financial performance) of the company by evaluating the firm’s current and recent operating results (sales, revenue, profit, etc.) for a few years by using relevant data in the form of tables and/or graphs.

Present SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) for the company.

Discuss the factors the company will need to predict, plan for, and adjust to in the future.