nswer these questions.Conduct Porter five forces analysis.Conduct a PESTEL analysis.Conduct a SWOT analysis. ECCO has a fully integrated vertical value chain. What are the pros and cons of this strategy? Based on your analysis should ECCO stick with in-house subsidiaries or outsource to 3rd party suppliers?

Go online and search for “strategic alliance,” and identify three recently formed alliances. For each alliance, identify whether the companies’ other products are generally competitors or complementary products.  What are the goals of the alliance? What brought them together? Discuss whether you think a strategic alliance is an effective way for these organizations to meet their goals.

Research a company of interest in the service or manufacturing industries and answer the following questions.  You may use an online source or a source from the Berkeley library. Usually, the company website is the best place to start.Q1.      Discuss your selected company's mission statement, target markets, and specifics of their product and service offerings.Q2.     How does their operations function support their business strategies?

What is and should be the relationship between an organization’s mission and its strategy? What are the key advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing and offshoring, and should these practices be regulated?  Explain why or why not! Why do stakeholders in the same organization often have different goals?  Would it not be best if they shared the same goals?  Explain your findings! Research a recent example of a company’s ethical violation in the news and briefly describe what you believe went wrong by covering the who, what when and were of the incident.