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Assignment:
This assignment will require you to watch some videos, review an annual report, and examine online strategic materials about Microsoft. You will then respond to the questions outlined in Canvas.
- Examine the Microsoft 2022 Annual Report (make sure to carefully read the Shareholder Letter)
- Review the various strategic materials on the Microsoft - Investor Relations website link
- Review the Microsoft 2022 Environmental Sustainability Report
- Listen to the TED podcast Satya Nadella is building the future on ReThinking with Adam Grant
- Watch the video Microsoft Build opening - Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO and Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft CVP and Consumer CMO
Answer the following questions in your Strategic Analysis Paper:
1. Describe the various components of Microsoft's strategy that you discovered in the Microsoft 2022 Annual Report and strategic materials on the Microsoft - Investor Relations website link. What is Microsoft's competitive advantage? Did Microsoft perform successfully in 2022?
2. Identify and explain the two most impactful items that you discovered in the Microsoft 2022 Environmental Sustainability Report from a strategic standpoint.
3. Discuss your two most compelling takeaways from the TED podcast Satya Nadella is building the future related to the integration of strategy with the workplace, leadership, and culture at Microsoft.
4. What did you learn about the role that innovation plays in Microsoft's strategy after watching the video Microsoft Build opening?
5. Outline some strategic recommendations for Microsoft.