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Use the Internet or the Strayer Library toresearch articles onstrategic managementof Apple Inc. andSamsung Group.Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:1.Analyze the existing business strategies, domestic and global environments, industry,andinternal capabilities for both Apple and Samsung. Assess the significant manner in which eachcompany's mission and vision align with the long-terms goals and strategic direction of theorganization. 2.Analyze the business-level strategy of each company by conducting a SWOT (Strengths,Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. Next, determine the fundamental way inwhich each sector influences its competitive position within the industry. Provide rationale tosupporttheresponse.3.Analyzethe central manner in which the strategies of each company'sbusiness leaders haveadapted to cultural differencesin ordertoboth facilitate effective operations withinglobal marketsand drivenew strategic initiatives with improved innovation excellence.Provide one (1) exampleof such strategies in use from each company to supporttheresponse.4.Evaluate the superiority of each company's organizational competencies in terms ofentrepreneurial capabilities, organizational design capabilities, and strategic capabilities gearedtoward increasedperformance and profitability. Include one (1) example of such superiority fromeach company to supporttheresponse.5.Recommend one (1) appropriate new business strategy for each company that may maximizeprofitability and improved competitiveness in the industry. Provide a detailed rationale for thisstrategy.6.Evaluate the success of both companies' corporate-level strategies in terms of horizontalintegration, vertical integration, strategic outsourcing,or diversification. Next, determine the typeof strategy that contributed most effectively to the creation of a successful and profitablemultibusiness model. Provide a detailed rationale to supporttheresponse.7.Analyzethe strategies that the internal leadership of both Apple and Samsung has taken todiscourage unethical behaviors. Provide at least three (3) examples of such leadership in actionfrom both companies to supporttheresponse.8.Assume that both Apple and Samsung are in need of organizational change and must alterexisting strategies. Recommendthree (3) specific ways in which Apple and Samsung couldchange functional, business, and corporate strategies, as well as organizational structure andcontrol in order to improve business performance and competitiveness in their industry. Providearationale to supporttheresponse.9.Use at leastsix(6) quality academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia and otherWebsites do not qualify as academic resources.Your assignment mustfollow these formatting requirements:?Be typed, double spaced,using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on allsides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with yourprofessor for any additional instructions.?Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor'sname, the course title, and the date.The cover page and the reference page are not included inthe required assignment page length.