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Question

Select a company from any industry of your choice and conduct an industry/market analysis on such company. The analysis should include the following:

i. Identify the industry or market segment in which the chosen company operates.

ii. Analyze the specific factors influencing the demand and supply dynamics for the company’s products or services.

iii. Outsourcing Practices:

a. Identify the specific activities the company outsources.

b. Categorize these outsourced activities as either core or peripheral to the company’s primary operations.

c. Analyze and explain the rationale behind the company’s outsourcing decisions.

General Guidelines:

1. This assignment is to fulfill 5% of the coursework requirement. The Scoring Rubric is attached.

2. Make sure to include visual aids such as graphs, tables, diagrams and/or pictures to highlight your points clearly.

3. The online submission deadline of the assignment is on October 5, 2024, while hard copy submission is 9th October 2024 (In the class). Presentation will be a week after the midterm examination.

4. The report should be a minimum of 700 words and be submitted as a hardcopy in class and a soft copy via this email: iaoladapo@iau.edu.sa.

5. Late submission: Due dates will be firmly adhered. If assignment is not submitted by the due date, a penalty of 20% per day will be deducted from the assessment mark.

6. Writing Guidelines: Paper size: A4, Line Spacing: 1.15, Margins: Normal all sides, Font: Times New Roman, Font Size: 12 for text and 14 for heading. Make a title Page with your name and ID numbers. Provide reference and Bibliography in Harvard or APA Style of References.

7. Your report should be grammatically correct, well punctuated, clear, concise, neatly presented, and easy to read.

8. Plagiarism: will not be tolerated at all and will lead to serious action. Further details on plagiarism are available in the course syllabus.

Analytical Rubric

Assignment/Presentation

	Evaluation Code (AACSB)	E	M	DM	Marks
Sr. No.	Traits / Performance Dimensions	Exceeds Expectations Excellent work	Meets Expectations However, some improvements required	Does Not Meet Expectations
Marks Allocation		1 Mark	0.5 Marks	0 Mark	Total
1	Industry/Market Analysis:Conduct a thorough examination of the industry or market segment.
2	Demand and Supply Dynamics:Analyze the specific factors influencing the demand and supply dynamics for the company’s products or services.
3	Outsourcing Practices: Usage of Primary and Secondary data/information on outsourcing activities of the organization.
4	Presentation Framework: Opening/Overview, Body, and Closing
5	Communication & Delivery Style: Shows preparation, maintains interest, reinforces main points and manages the time.
	Total Marks