HRM1101 – #4 Corporate Analysis Assignment
The objective of this assignment is to:
• Familiarize you with at least one company and begin to understand one industry
• Help you more holistically evaluate competitors
• Help you begin to evaluate possible employers
Instructions:
• Choose any publically traded company that interests you. Make sure that they are large enough to have been covered by the press.
• One primary source for information on the company will be its website.
• Read at least five articles about the company you are studying and complete the following grid. Do not write a separate essay – please just complete the grid. You may read articles the organization posts on its website; however, keep in mind that 1) they must be actual articles, with authors, citations etc. and 2) referencing articles from multiple, diverse sources will improve your grade.
• Complete the grid that follows. To complete the …show more content…
Verizon Residential faced a strike, which led to about 40,000 union workers to walk out hurting Verizon’s reputation immensely. The strike was due to Verizon closing some of their call centers and was making their employees work out of state for a few months until things were all sorted out. This all led people to have a pessimistic view on Verizon as a whole company. Verizon later handled the strike extremely professionally leading to the company back up and running as well as recouping some reputation. Recently, Verizon announced their unlimited data, which they haven’t announced for a while. This has increased their reputation greatly since they have the best network in America but just didn’t have unlimited data. Aside from the strike, I would say Verizon is a highly reputable company and issues happen all the time but it’s a matter of how professionally the company handles the
The objective of this assignment is to:
• Familiarize you with at least one company and begin to understand one industry
• Help you more holistically evaluate competitors
• Help you begin to evaluate possible employers
Instructions:
• Choose any publically traded company that interests you. Make sure that they are large enough to have been covered by the press.
• One primary source for information on the company will be its website.
• Read at least five articles about the company you are studying and complete the following grid. Do not write a separate essay – please just complete the grid. You may read articles the organization posts on its website; however, keep in mind that 1) they must be actual articles, with authors, citations etc. and 2) referencing articles from multiple, diverse sources will improve your grade.
• Complete the grid that follows. To complete the …show more content…
Verizon Residential faced a strike, which led to about 40,000 union workers to walk out hurting Verizon’s reputation immensely. The strike was due to Verizon closing some of their call centers and was making their employees work out of state for a few months until things were all sorted out. This all led people to have a pessimistic view on Verizon as a whole company. Verizon later handled the strike extremely professionally leading to the company back up and running as well as recouping some reputation. Recently, Verizon announced their unlimited data, which they haven’t announced for a while. This has increased their reputation greatly since they have the best network in America but just didn’t have unlimited data. Aside from the strike, I would say Verizon is a highly reputable company and issues happen all the time but it’s a matter of how professionally the company handles the