Review the SWOT Analysis information located in Chs. 2 and 3 of the Strategic Management textbook, and additional University Library sources found on the Week 2 Electronic Reserve Readings page to see the types of information that companies or industries include.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the SWOT analysis.

I am only in charge of the above bullet point. About 200 words.

Select only one of the three essay questions provided at the end of the two articles presented below. Each question is related to one of the articles titled as “Talent programmes can lead to arrogant staff” and “Age-related bias still unmonitored in recruitment”. You are expected to answer the questions by following the issues raised in the articles. You should create your own solution and suggestions for the question you select to answer. You are not expected to conduct additional search to find more on the company/people covered in the article. However, you should aim to search the academic literature to answer the question. Searching the academic literature will help you to develop creative and feasible solutions to the problem at hand.

General Assessment Criteria:

• Demonstrate clearly that you understand the key issues in the question.
• Demonstrate grasp of relevant concepts and issues.
• Ensure you adopt a critical approach to your own work and the work of others; Application of theories, concepts and models properly. Logic and relevance of conclusions and recommendations.
• Creativity in your assessment of and suggestions.
• Breadth of relevant readings and out of class references.
• Presentation of report: structure, formatting, clarity of writing, referencing and bibliography.

more detail in the word document

I EXCEPT THE ANSER IN VERY HIGH STANDARD PLEASE. NO plagiarism .

The research paper should be a minimum of six typed pages and formatted in accordance with APA.  Topics should be relavent to intermodal transportation. 

The nature of a research paper is to prove or disprove a thesis or hypothesis, not simply produce a report or provide information on topic.  For example; a topic may be the impact of security on intermodal transportation.  The associated thesis could be; actions taken to improve the security  at ports has negatively impacted throughput, increasing costs and reducing the quality of operations.  The research  and body of the paper argues to prove the thesis statement.

Attached thesis statement.

Prepare a two- to three-page paper on funding strategies for your start up business. In the paper:

• Describe origination of funding for your business venture and include a description of the two main sources of funding (equity and debt funding).
• Explain the type of funding you think is most appropriate for your business and why it is the most appropriate.

The Funding Strategies paper

• Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources.
• Must document all sources in APA style.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.