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Executive Summary (5 pts.)

Executive Summary (5 pts.)

Q Please complete the respective portion and send your file by 17th August 5 PM I. Table of Content (5 pts.) – II. II. Executive Summary (5 pts.) - III. External Business Environment Analysis - a. Macro-environmental factors (Which of the macro-environmental factors has the most significant impact on this industry? How? (20 pts.) - Porter’s Five Forces model Analysis (50 pts.) - b. Strategic Group Analysis (20 pts.) - c. Identification of potential Opportunities and Threats from above analysis (10 pts.) - IV. Internal Company Analysis a. What is (are) the firm’s strategy(ies)? (20 pts.) - b. Perform VRIO analysis on the company's resources and capabilities. (20 pts.) - c. Performance analysis (How well is the company doing?) (30 pts.) i. Use financial data in the case to perform your analysis. (No need for outside sources.) - ii. How does the firm compare to its competitors and/or the industry averages if data is available in the case? - V. What are the most salient strategic issues/problems facing the company based on the above analysis? (10 pts.) - VI. Strategy Recommendations and Future Expectations (Recommendation/Suggestions to solve the strategic problems/Issues). (10 pts.) - Regards, Company Name - Apple

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The following strategic analysis will be based on the mechanisms of the functioning of Apple Inc. to understand the extent to which the organization can maintain its sustainability in future. The analysis of the external environment of business of Apple Inc. will be traced from reliable sources to find out the external factors related to the macro-environment of the business run by the organization. Therefore, a macro-view will be taken into detailed consideration for getting a thorough idea about the prospects for the business.