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I. Strategic Profile and Case Analysis purpose (INPUTS and OUTPUTS: Chapters 1-3)II. Situation Analysis (INPUTS and OUTPUTS: Chapters 1-3)a. General environmental analysis (This involves demographic information) b. Industry analysis (Remember the Five Forces Model)c. Competitor analysisIII. (SWOT Analysis): Identification of Environmental Opportunities and Threats (External) and Firm Strengths and Weaknesses (Internal). What are some economic and market indicators that could impact your organization’s ability to compete? In addition, provide the following financial ratios: (1) return on total assets, (2) operating profit margin (or return on sales), (3) net profit margin (or net return on sales), and (4) current ratio. Describe what these mean to your organization.IV. Strategy Formulation (Remember Chapters 4-9)a. Current Strategy—Business Level and Corporate Level Strategies, M&A, Alliancesb. Strategic alternatives to the strategies in (a) abovec. Alternative evaluation (different from what is currently being used by the organization, if applicable)d. Alternative choice (if applicable)(In this section, you will identify the strategies discussed in class: business level and corporate level strategies, cooperative strategies, merger and acquisition strategies, and international strategies). V. Strategic Current and Alternative Implementation Strategy (Remember Chapters 10-13)–governance polices, current organizational structure and controls, leadership style.a. Action items

3b. Action plan(Here, you will identify implementation strategies discussed in class in addition to identified strategies discussed in class that included: corporate governance, organizational structures and controls: strategic and financial controls, what kind of leadership is being used, and corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic competitiveness as part of the Action items and Action plans).