ASSIGNMENT | Assessing Business Strategy

This assignment will require intensive interpretation skills. Be sure to read this Case Analysis Guide to prepare.
Scenario:

Choose an award-winning company from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website to study. You will evaluate the “Award Application Summary” as a business case. You are the director of strategy and business intelligence for your chosen company. You are conducting an evaluation of your chosen company for an upcoming annual report. Your goal is to demonstrate skill and expertise in the evaluation of the strategic position of your company. You will be submitting this report to C-level executives for consideration. Use the following criteria to evaluate your chosen award-winning organization to determine how its business strategy positions the company to achieve competitive advantage over its competitors.

Create a thesis statement. Explain what is meant by business strategy (read pages 3–4 in your textbook). Use theories, principles, and concepts from various research resources. Give examples.
Provide background information about your chosen company, including the company name, industry sector in which the company operates, products, and target market. Elaborate and use research.
Describe the type of competitive advantage your chosen company has established (read pages 4–6 in your textbook). Explain. Use examples.
Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic research resources (including your textbook) to substantiate your critical thinking and to provide viable reasoning for your perspectives.
Apply proper APA style citation and reference format.
Use headings to segment the topics in your writing in order to create a flow of ideas for your reader.
Write in third person to develop your business report.
This discussion is designed to help you get an early start on the Unit 1 Assignment. You will post your essay to the Discussion Board by the end of Unit 1. You are not required to collaborate with your fellow learners on the Unit 1 Discussion Board. You will collaborate with one another about this strategy research in accordance with the instructions found on Unit 2 Discussion Board.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Mary Greeley Medical Center
Mary Greeley Medical Center is a regional medical facility situated in Ames, Iowa, serving locals of the 13-county area in Central Iowa (Mary Greeley Medical Center, n.d). The company is one of the most successful healthcare organizations in the region owing to its strategic management and a positive business culture that has been the…