Prepare a report discussing a specific organization within any industry, except for the soft drink industry, that contains the following requirements:
1. A description of the chosen organization (e.g., size, mission, product lines, etc.), its industry (e.g. geographic regions, competitors, etc.), and its chosen strategy, based on Porter’s Four Competitive Strategies.
2. An assessment of the organization’s industry using Porter’s Five Forces model.
3. Describe the organization’s Information System(s) with a brief overview and a detailed description of its various components. Note that you are free to choose any of the organization’s Information System as long as there is publicly available information for it. You are required to cite your sources of information using the APA citation style.
4. Describe how the Information System discussed in Requirement 3 is essential to the organization’s strategy, productivity, innovation. As well, discuss how it supports the organization’s decision-making and at least one specific business process.
The body of the report must not exceed a maximum word count of 1,500 words and all external information must be sourced using the APA citation style. The report must also be accompanied by an Executive Summary that summarizes the key points of your report. This summary should state the purpose of the report, highlights major findings, and close with a conclusion. It should have enough information so the readers can quickly understand the contents of the report.
Use the following outline to structure your report:
1. Cover Page (APA Format)
2. Your signed Declaration of Academic Integrity for Individual Assignments
3. Executive Summary
4. Body of Report (1,500 words maximum)
5. References (APA Format)
Additional Notes:
1. Do not leave this report to the last minute. You must choose an organization for which information on the organization and its Information System(s) can be found. If you select an organization for which information is not available, you will need to start over by finding another organization.
2. Use your textbook to guide you in writing this report, however, do not simply “copy and paste” textbook content as it is the application of this content to a real-world organization that is being evaluated.
3. Before submitting, be sure to review and edit your report for spelling and conciseness. Writing that is incoherent or incomprehensible to the Teaching Assistant or Instructor will not be marked.
The Cover Page, Executive Summary, and References are not counted within the word limit.