Assignment:
You
have been hired by the Board of Directors of a firm in the U.S. Specialty
Apparel Retail Industry to provide macro-environmental and industry analyses.
The time frame is late September 2016. Your assignment has two parts:
1)
What is one (1) of the three (3) most significant environmental shift or
patterns in the macro environment over the last three years and what data
supports that this pattern represents a significant environmental shift?
·
Please properly cite data sources and use only reliable data
sources.
·
Please present the data that represents the shift, data for
another time frame or geographic region to provide context for the data
presented, and use compound average growth rates for all data cited.
·
Please cite only data from the past three to five years (2012-2015
if you use three years and 2010-2015 if you use five years).
·
Please do not speculate or add interpretation of what the data may
mean beyond the data presented.
2)
Which one (1) of the forces in Porterâs Five Forces Model is most critical to
understanding competition within the U.S. Specialty Apparel Retail Industry and
what data supports this force represents a critical element in competition with
the industry?
·
Please properly cite data sources and use only reliable data
sources.
·
Please present theindustry data that represents the level of power of this force,
please present data for at least three elements of each force, and use compound
average growth rates for all multiple-year data cited. The firms in the
industry are: AEO, ANF, BKE, EXPR, and URBN.
·
Please use data only from the industry firmsâ 10-K documents,
unless you focus on substitutes. Use data from the substitute industry firmsâ
10-Ks and the industry firmsâ 10-Ks if you focus on substitutes.
·
Please do not speculate or add interpretation of what the data may
mean beyond the data presented within the context of Porterâs Five Forces
Model.
The
complete paper addressing both questions should be no longer than three (3)
pages. No cover page is needed and do put your name on the top of each
page. Papers are to be submitted on Blackboard by 8 a.m. on October 7,
2016 (Friday). All work is to be done on an individual basis and all
work is to be typewritten in 12 point type, double-spaced, and with margins of
1â on all sides.
Notes:
1.
Wikipedia or Investopedia
are NEVERacceptable sources for graduate-level research
because they are not sufficiently reliable or trustworthy.
2.
Citation is required for all
sources. The format should be (author, year). The author of a
10-K is the company that issued it and the year is the year the 10-K was
published/released. The publication/release year MAY not be the same as
the year the 10-K covers. For example, a 10-K for a firm with a fiscal
year-end of December 31, 2015 will not publish/release its 10-K until 2016.
3.
Writing well is a critical
part of this course. Please be sure the answers are well-written in an
active voice, please follow the recommendations in Dr. Bubbaâs Writing Guide,
and please ensure words are correctly spelled and used.
4.
Clarity and brevity are keys
and excessive length is usually a sign of insufficient understanding of the
topic. More than three (3) total pages suggests a lack of understanding of
the topic or of the questions.
5.
All answers are to be
submitted by October 7, 2016 (Friday) at 8:00 a.m.
Answers should be submitted
via blackboard.
Late work will not be
accepted.
6.
All work is to be done on an
individual basis and all work is to be typewritten in 12 point type,
double-spaced, and with margins of 1â on all sides.
Rubrics:
A
successful assignment will address all of the following issues.
Macro:
1. Is the significant
environmental shift or pattern clearly identified?
2. Is the context data clearly
presented and appropriate?
3. Are the data and context data
presented for the past three to five years accurate and in compound average
growth rate (CAGR) format?
4. Are citations present, accurate
and formatted correctly?
5. Is the data presented
well-written with brevity, clarity, and proper spelling and grammar and in the
correct format?
Industry:
1. Is one of the five forces
clearly selected and the level of power clearly specified?
2. Are at least three (3) data
points for the force selected presented?
3. Are the evaluations of each of
the three data presented clearly and correctly?
4. Are citations present, accurate
and formatted correctly?
5. Is the data presented
well-written with brevity, clarity, and proper spelling and grammar and in the
correct format?
1.
Our Service Charter
-
Excellent Quality / 100% Plagiarism-Free
We employ a number of measures to ensure top quality essays. The papers go through a system of quality control prior to delivery. We run plagiarism checks on each paper to ensure that they will be 100% plagiarism-free. So, only clean copies hit customers’ emails. We also never resell the papers completed by our writers. So, once it is checked using a plagiarism checker, the paper will be unique. Speaking of the academic writing standards, we will stick to the assignment brief given by the customer and assign the perfect writer. By saying “the perfect writer” we mean the one having an academic degree in the customer’s study field and positive feedback from other customers. -
Free Revisions
We keep the quality bar of all papers high. But in case you need some extra brilliance to the paper, here’s what to do. First of all, you can choose a top writer. It means that we will assign an expert with a degree in your subject. And secondly, you can rely on our editing services. Our editors will revise your papers, checking whether or not they comply with high standards of academic writing. In addition, editing entails adjusting content if it’s off the topic, adding more sources, refining the language style, and making sure the referencing style is followed. -
Confidentiality / 100% No Disclosure
We make sure that clients’ personal data remains confidential and is not exploited for any purposes beyond those related to our services. We only ask you to provide us with the information that is required to produce the paper according to your writing needs. Please note that the payment info is protected as well. Feel free to refer to the support team for more information about our payment methods. The fact that you used our service is kept secret due to the advanced security standards. So, you can be sure that no one will find out that you got a paper from our writing service. -
Money Back Guarantee
If the writer doesn’t address all the questions on your assignment brief or the delivered paper appears to be off the topic, you can ask for a refund. Or, if it is applicable, you can opt in for free revision within 14-30 days, depending on your paper’s length. The revision or refund request should be sent within 14 days after delivery. The customer gets 100% money-back in case they haven't downloaded the paper. All approved refunds will be returned to the customer’s credit card or Bonus Balance in a form of store credit. Take a note that we will send an extra compensation if the customers goes with a store credit. -
24/7 Customer Support
We have a support team working 24/7 ready to give your issue concerning the order their immediate attention. If you have any questions about the ordering process, communication with the writer, payment options, feel free to join live chat. Be sure to get a fast response. They can also give you the exact price quote, taking into account the timing, desired academic level of the paper, and the number of pages.