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Business Analysis Ford Motor Company



The paper compares the financial health of the company selected to at least two other companies in the same industry.
? The financial health of the selected company has been determined.
? An explanation for what has been learned about the company by reviewing the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow has been included.
? Concerning information the company?s financial information has been identified and explained.
? An explanation for how management can use the financial information to make decisions moving forward.
? The paper includes a summary of the company?s technological advantages, or lack thereof, in comparison to at least two other companies in the same industry.
? An explanation for how globalization has impacted the company?s business strategies is provided.
? The paper includes a benchmarking analysis that includes the following in comparison with other companies in the same industry:
o Best practices
o Operational processes and procedures
o Products or services

Essay Instructions: Business analysis paper
Conduct benchmarking analyses.
Explain the basic tenets of managerial accounting and financial accounting.
Identify the effects of technology utilization on business.
Identify the effects of globalization on business.

The Business Environment
Readings:
After the spill (VIDEO) (). The Economist.
Pra?nikar, J., Debeljak, ?., & Ahcan, A. (2005, March). Benchmarking as a tool of strategic management. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 16(2), 257-275.
Rogers, D. S., Daugherty, P. J., & Stank, T. P. (1995). Benchmarking programs: Opportunities for enhancing performance Journal of Business Logistics., 16(2), 43.

Essay Instructions: Write a paper 1800 words in which you assume the role of a mutual fund manager deciding whether to invest in a specific company. You will conduct a business analysis in the remaining weeks based on the company you select.

Select a Fortune 500 company.

Conduct a SWOT analysis for the organization you selected. Based on the information you have gained from this analysis which parts of the SWOT analysis are most relevant to your decision of whether or not to invest in this company?

Identify the company’s internal and external stakeholders.

Describe their wants and needs.

Explain how the company is fulfilling those needs. If the company is not fulfilling those explain why the stakeholders’ needs are not being met and what the company needs to do to ensure they are.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Essay Instructions: PART 2 - CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS ORDER Order ID A2032822


- Continue your business analysis using the company you selected (COMPANY FROM ORDER A203822)

- Write a paper no more than 2,400 words in which you research the company’s business environment.

- Review the company’s income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow to determine the financial health of the company. Be sure to compare your company to at least two other companies in the industry. Be sure to answer the following:

• What have you learned about the company by reviewing each statement?

• Is there information in any of these statements that concerns you? If so describe what it is and what it concerns.

• How can management use this information moving forward?

- Summarize the company’s financial health. How does it compare to other companies in the industry?

- Include a summary of the company’s technological advantages, or lack thereof, in comparison to at least two other companies in the same industry.

- Describe how globalization has affected the company’s business strategies.

- Conduct a benchmarking analysis. Be sure your analysis includes the following in comparison with other companies in the same industry:

• Best practices

• Operational processes and procedures

• Products or services