Wk 3 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Aligning Operational Needs with Business Strategies

Assignment Content

1. 
   Use your selected company from Weeks 1-2 for this week’s assessment. (APPLE INC)

   
   

2. 
   A primary technique of deeper analysis of an organization is the Porter’s Five Forces Model. This technique is often used when looking at your competitive advantage. Looking at your competitive advantage is important to aligning your operational needs with your business strategies.
   
   
   
   
   
3. 
   Review sources on your company. Analyze the company using Porter’s Five Forces.
   
   
   
   
   
4. 
   Write a 1 to 2 page proposal to the company of your plan to align the operational needs with business strategies based on your analysis. Include the following in your proposal:

   • An analysis of the company based on Porter’s Five Forces
   • An analysis on the effectiveness of the contingency leadership model the company is currently using
   • Recommendation for the following actions:
   • Leadership model changes
   • Further actions needed to align operational needs with business strategies identified in Week 1

   Include and cite 2 resources besides the text.
   
   Format your citations according to APA guidelines.