Homework – Case 7:
Guajilote Cooperative Forestal, Honduras (International Issues in Strategic
Management)
Conduct a strategic
analysis using the Executive Summary template. Prepare and submit a two
page executive summary that discusses what strategic alternatives are available
and provide a recommended strategy.
You
are to work alone to analyze and prepare the Executive Summary for the
case. NOTE: Click “Submit Assignment” in the upper right
hand corner of your screen to turn in your Executive Summary no later than
Sunday, midnight CT. Name your file with your name and the unit number, i.e.
Jones1 or Brown1. Your file should be in either Microsoft word (.doc or .docx)
or rich text (.rtf) format.
The
following information will be required for the Executive Summary. TEXTBOOK CASE ANALYSIS GUIDANCE(CAG)and theTEXTBOOK BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY TEMPLATEThese files are required for the unit textbook case studies.
Synopsis of the Case:The content of the synopsis should present
relevant background facts about the case under examination.
Relevant Factual
Information about the Problem or Decision the Organization Faced:State the precise problem or decision the
organization faced. The section should include information that addressed
the business issue under examination. This section should be no longer than a
single paragraph.
Explanation of Relevant
Concepts, Theories and Applications Derived from Course Materials:This section should be the bulk of your paper.
Analysis of the business problem or decision in light of the course concepts
must be presented, as well as the business lesson another organization could
learn from this situation. Besides citation to the text, learners must conduct
research in the University library related to the top. Citing the textbook only
is not enough to demonstrate you understand and can apply the course
objectives. Here is where comparative and contrasting positions should be
considered and examples and illustrations provided.
Recommendations:Provide logical recommendations to address the
business lesson identified above. The recommendations neednotto be specific to the organization
examined, but should consider how other organizations, if similarly situated,
could lessen the impact of the problem or decision identified. Recall, that the
organization under examination has already moved pasted this problem so any
recommendations made, at this point, are fruitless. The focus of this section
should be on what other companies should be aware of to address similar
problems or decisions. Citation to the textbook alone is insufficient for
analysis in this section. Learners should conduct research in the University’s
library to support their positions. Depth of scholarship isnotdemonstrated by
providing personal opinions alone, but by using examples, analogies, comparison
and illustrations from the academic literature. Not only does this synthesize
the material to assist the reader’s understanding, it is an effective way to
present the academic sources and extend the discussion of your ideas. This
section should be a paragraph or two.
Alternative
Recommendations:This section isnota continuation of the prior. Provide
suggestions for how to avoid the problem or decision the examined organization
faced. Analysis here should be may be forward- thinking, predictive or, most
likely, preventative in nature but tied to the thesis statement. Again, opinion
is insufficient to provide the required academic analysis. Sources, other than
the text, must be provided to sustain the statements made. This section should
be a paragraph, at most.
Conclusion:End the assignment with a summary of the important
points made in the document. No new information may be presented. Writing a
conclusion can be done by rewording the opening or reformulation the topic
sentences of each paragraph to make a summary for the reader. This section
should be a paragraph, at most.
