Porter Five Forces Analysis Paper must be in APA format Paper must be a minimum of 4 and maximum of 5 pages +references+5 forces diagram page+title page Company: Staples HIS You will be applying the Porter 5-forces model to Staples in its industry. This is a research analysis paper requiring outside sources. Do not depend solely on the company website and Yahoo finance. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for this paper. Paper requires at least 6 quality sources besides company website and the following Porter article: Porter, M.E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 79-93. Retrieved from Business Source Complete. To be clear, this paper is not: A SWOT analysis nor A company financial report or buy-sell recommendation In preparation for writing the paper, carefully read the Harvard article itself. You should use at least two of the criteria for each of the five forces to establish the strength (high or low) of each force. The article identifies many factors for each force that contribute to the competitive level in the industry and/or strength of any of the five forces. Please avoid fluff, its important that this writing should is concise and pertinent. This paper is a business analysis paper, using published research but written in your own words. The use of direct quotes is to be minimal. Please use articles that directly relate to the company, industry, buyers, suppliers, and competition. Plagiarism will be checked substantially, and read and reviewed thoroughly for feedback! This is important to note, because I understand that there are published SWOT and other analyses readily available on Staples. While this information may be helpful in building analysis, please do not rely primarily on these or copy directly from these or any sources. Here are a few additional pointers for this assignment: The 4 to 5 page limit refers to your analysis. The page limit does not include the reference page, the 5-forces diagram, nor a title page. If you prepare any supporting analysis that can be shown in an appendix page. So, you have 4 to 5 pages available for your written analysis. Introducing and describing the company (what it does, key products, markets, distribution) and the industry (key competitors, market size) should be no more than a half a page. Dedicate approximately 1/2 page introducing the company and it’s industry. Beyond that don’t spend much time or space describing basic info about the company. Providing the history of the company is probably not relevant to the model. The bulk of your writing should be specific to the model as it applies to Staples, evaluating each of the five forces thoroughly. Assume the reader is a business person who has a basic knowledge of the company/industry. Your analysis should inform the reader of those aspects of the business and industry relevant to each of the five forces. For example, if sales figures are needed to establish the company’s position in their industry, use that information in the industry competitors (rivalry) force. Thoroughly analyze each of the five forces. The Porter article gives you criteria and examples for each force that can be investigated as you prepare your analysis. Pick two or three for each force and use these to guide your paper. The 1-page model should be prepared after you complete your paper. It is nothing more than a visual, concise representation of your analysis. It does not have to be fancy. It does have to be clear and represent your analysis. Use the model in the Porter paper as your guide. Label each force as high or low, based on your analysis. Insert three to four (max) key bullet points related to each force into the five boxes in the model.
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