Assignment

Topic: Social Innovation / Corporate Governance

In order to bring current examples of strategic issues and problems into the class, each student will present a current business strategies report. The report should be drawn from material in the business press and must deal with a topic within the last 12 months. The article(s) should highlight the strategic issues facing a particular firm or industry and should be directly related to specific topics of this course. Your oral report should include the following points:

1. A very brief review of the key facts of the story.
2. Identification and explanation of the key course concepts, tools, topics that this report relates to.
3. Your analysis/evaluation of the effectiveness of this firm's strategy and actions with respect to the relevant topic.

Format: In Class 3-minute oral presentation + Report submitted online (due on the day of presentation).

Oral Presentation: Present (do not read) a 2-3 minute summary of your report in class.

Report Length: Typed, one-page (max) summary of your report online. Be sure to attach a copy of the article and any other materials from which the report is derived.