2 case analysis 1) Under Armor 2) TOMS shoes

I have two seperate case files I need completed . The Under armor case analysis is due July 2. The second case analysis is due July 4.

Management 489 – Hoover
Case Analysis #3
Assignment and Grading Rubric
TOMS Shoes: Expanding Its Successful One For One Business Model (Case 9)
DUE: submit a 4-6 page paper using the template to the drop box in Canvas. Only papers submitted to “Case
Analysis 3” dropbox in Canvas will be accepted. Late submissions will not be accepted as the case will be discussed
in class on the due date. First person is not appropriate for this paper.
PREPARING THE CASE:
What is the name of the company?
When was it founded?
Mission? Vision?
Who is the CEO? Is management effective?
How many employees?
Where are the headquarters located?
How many locations?
In how many countries?
What industry?
Major competitors?
Who are its customers?
Market share? Increasing or decreasing?
How is performance measured?
What key factors will determine its success?
Is the company in sound financial condition?
Annual revenue? Increasing or decreasing?
Are annual sales increasing or decreasing?
What are the current products/services?
Does it compete on value or cost?
What is their competitive advantage?
How does it compare to competitors?
How is it trying to improve competitiveness?
How is the company excelling?
Opportunities for growth? diversification?
Where is the company struggling?
What is threatening its future?
Why is this company currently in the news?
What has changed since this case was written?
Legal/Regulatory issues?
Technology issues?
Branding/Reputation issues?
Customer issues?
Financial issues?
Competition/Substitute products issues?
Growth opportunity issues?
Supplier issues?
Environmental issues?
Market share? Increasing or decreasing?
Is the company in sound financial condition?
Annual revenue? Increasing or decreasing?
Are annual sales increasing or decreasing?
ASSIGNMENT:
Paper Quality:
• Grammar, spelling and syntax must be edited
• Page length should be 4-6 pages (Papers which do not reach 4 full pages will not receive full credit – the
references and grading rubric pages do not count in page length total)
• References are not required but if used must be properly cited
• Double-spaced and 12 point times new roman font; 1” margins
• Use the template located in Canvas
Include the title of the paper and your name in the top right-hand corner.
INTRODUCTION: Introduce the company and industry to be analyzed in this paper including a purpose
statement.
PART ONE: Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to a company’s duty to operate in an honorable manner, provide good
working conditions for employees, encourage workforce diversity, be a good steward of the environment, and
actively work to better the quality of life in the local communities where it operates and in society at large.
Figure 9.2 – The Five Components of a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
• Based on the five components of a socially responsible strategy depicted in Figure 9.2 in Chapter 9, does it
seem that TOMS Shoes has made a commitment to operating in a socially responsible manner? Explain. Make
sure to address all 5 components.
• What is TOMS Shoes’ competitive advantage? Does TOMS Shoes’ dedication to corporate social responsibility
contribute to its competitive advantage? Explain.
SECTION 2: Corporate Social Responsibility – Outcomes
• How does TOMS Shoes link rewards and incentives to strategically-important employee behaviors and the
company’s targeted CSR outcomes? Which CSR dimension is the reward supporting? What resources should be
allocated?
SECTION 3: Triple Bottom-Line Performance
• List 5 recommendations you would make to TOMS Shoes management to increase its triple bottom-line
performance. Make sure to note which dimension your recommendation is addressing. Provide a justification
for these recommendations.
PART TWO: Executing the Strategy
SECTION 1: Promoting Good Strategy Execution
• Has TOMS Shoes built an organizational structure capable of good strategy execution? Explain.
• Is the operating budget of the company driven by the strategy and cost-effective? Explain.
• How could the organization benefit from continuous improvement? What process management tools should be
utilized? Make sure to explain your answer.
• What policies, practices, support systems and management approaches underlie TOMS Shoes’ daily operations?
Has management instituted policies and procedures that facilitate good strategy execution? Provide examples.
What policies or procedures could impede strategy execution and how would these be addressed (Figure 11.1)?
• What operating systems does/should TOMS Shoes use? What data does/should they be tracking? How would
you know if the operating systems are adequate to gauge how well the strategy execution process is proceeding?
• What type of incentives and rewards could be used to promote strategy execution (this is different than for the
CSR outcomes)? How would you link rewards to achieving the right outcomes at TOMS Shoes?
SECTION 3: Corporate Culture and Leadership
• Identify the key features of the company’s corporate culture: values, principles, and ethical standards in actual
use; management practices and organizational policies; atmosphere and spirit embodied in the firm’s work
climate; how managers and employees interact and relate to one another; strength of peer pressure to conform
and observe norms, actions and behaviors encouraged and rewarded; traditions and stories and “how we do
things around here”; and how the firm treats its stakeholders.
• Is TOMS Shoes a strong culture company? Why or why not? How will their healthy culture be sustained or how
will their an unhealthy culture be changed in order to execute the strategy? Explain.
• How will this organization’s culture assist or impede the execution of the strategy?
• Has management exercised strong leadership? If so, how? If not, how could they improve? What is your
assessment of the internal leadership of TOMS Shoes? Does the company have the leadership in place to take
the company to the next level of performance? What issues do TOMS Shoes and the management team need to
address?
CONCLUSION: Write a concluding paragraph which summarizes the major points of the paper. The
conclusion should tie back into the introduction and provide one lasting thought for the paper.
GRADING RUBRIC – FINAL CASE ANALYSIS
Element Below average performance Average performance Superior performance
Introduction &
Conclusion
Introduction: Introduces
the company analyzed.
Purpose statement: State
the purpose of the paper
clearly.
Conclusion: Concluding
paragraph summarizes the
major points of the paper.
0-2
Does not clearly define the company to be
analyzed.
The purpose statement is absent or difficult to
determine.
The introduction and/or conclusion is not
included.
3-4
The company is not thoroughly
introduced.
The purpose of the paper is not
presented in a succinct statement; the
content that will be discussed is
unclear.
Conclusion is minimal and/or does not
summarize the major points.
5
Clearly defines the company to
be analyzed.
The purpose of the paper is
presented in a succinct statement
that informs the reader of the
content that will be discussed in
the paper.
Thorough conclusion tied to intro,
purpose statement, and
summarization of major points.
Part One:
Section 1 –
Corporate Social
Responsibility –
Commitment
0-9
Minimal answers and/or analysis is not
thorough. Significant inconsistencies within
the paper. Not all areas from the assignment
are addressed. Not all areas of CSR are
discussed.
10-12
Summaries or analysis lack depth or
support. Information is omitted and/or
the analysis creates inconsistencies
within the plan.
13-15
Thorough summaries and
analysis.
Part One:
Section 2 –
Corporate Social
Responsibility – Outcomes
0-2
Minimal answers and/or analysis is not
thorough. Significant inconsistencies within
the paper. Not all areas from the assignment
are addressed.
3-4
Summaries or analysis lack depth or
support. Information is omitted and/or
the analysis creates inconsistencies
within the paper.
5
Thorough summaries and
analysis.
Part One:
Section 3 –
Corporate Social
Responsibility – Triple
Bottom Line
Recommendations
0-6
Minimal answers and/or analysis is not
thorough. Significant inconsistencies within
the paper. Not all areas from the assignment
are addressed. Less than 5 recommendations
are presented. Recommendations are not
linked to a dimension.
7-8
Summaries or analysis lack depth or
support. Information is omitted and/or
the analysis creates inconsistencies
within the paper.
9-10
Thorough summaries and
analysis.
Part Two:
Section 1 –
Promoting Good Strategy
Execution
0-9
Minimal answers and/or analysis is not
thorough. Significant inconsistencies within
the paper. Not all areas from the assignment
are addressed.
10-12
Summaries or analysis lack depth or
support. Information is omitted and/or
the analysis creates inconsistencies
within the paper.
13-15
Thorough summaries and
analysis.
Part Two:
Section 2 –
Benefits and Incentives to
Improve Operations
0-6
Minimal answers and/or analysis is not
thorough. Significant inconsistencies within
the paper. Not all areas from the assignment
are addressed.
7-8
Summaries or analysis lack depth or
support. Information is omitted and/or
the analysis creates inconsistencies
within the paper.
9-10
Thorough summaries and
analysis.
Part Two:
Section 3 –
Corporate Culture and
Leadership
0-9
Minimal answers and/or analysis is not
thorough. Significant inconsistencies within
the paper. Not all areas from the assignment
are addressed.
10-12
Summaries or analysis lack depth or
support. Information is omitted and/or
the analysis creates inconsistencies
within the paper.
13-15
Thorough summaries and
analysis.
Paper Quality
Organization of ideas;
Grammar and syntax; 4-6
pages, 12 point times new
roman font, doublespaced. Sources are
properly cited. Template in
Canvas is used.
Below 2
Demonstrates poor ordering or organization
of ideas, inaccurate use of English language
vocabulary, editorial carelessness with
punctuation, spelling, English language syntax
or grammar. Paper does not meet minimum
page length. Template is not used. Grading
rubric is omitted. First person Is used.
3-4
Demonstrates average organization of
ideas; minor inaccuracies in use of
English language vocabulary and
punctuation; minimal spelling errors,
minimal errors in English language
syntax and grammar. Paper meets
minimum page length but not all
questions were answered.
5
Demonstrates superior
organization of ideas; accurate
use of English language
vocabulary and punctuation,
spelling, English language syntax
and grammar. Paper is fully
developed and meets page length
requirement. Paper is properly
formatted.