Purpose: To demonstrate your ability to $(1)$ apply the three$-$step process to preparing a memo

report, $(2)$ conduct and analyze research leading to your recommendation, $(3)$ organize your thoughts

in a logical and appropriate format, $(4)$ convey clear ideas and provide the audience with ethical

information on which to base a decision, and $(5)$ provide the sources $($at least $5)$ supporting your

analysis and recommendation using APA style referencing.

This assignment links to course objectives $1,2,4,6,7,$ & $8.$

Type of Assignment: The Recommendation Report assignment is worth $150$ points.

Situation: Students will do research on a US public company that they find intriguing or interesting.

This assignment builds on the memo assignment.

Audience: Prof Granger

Your Task: Research and analyze the US public company that you wrote about for the memo

assignment. Next, compare this company with another similar US public company

Ultimately, you$$ll want to make a recommendation on which of the two companies I should invest in$.$

y could do to increase its revenue or become sustainable, or reduce climate change, or promote

diversity. This will be your recommendation to the board of directors. Write up your research as an

analytical Recommendation Report in memo format to Prof Granger. You will follow up your written

report with a persuasive presentation.

Assignment Process: Follow these steps:

$1.$ Investigate$/$research the company $$ this is where you$$ll want to get help from a reference

librarian. You$$ll want to include the company$$s annual report and refer to the company$$s income

statement and P&L figures

$2.$ Investigate$/$research a similar company $$ How are they similar? How are they different.

$3.$ Analyze which of the two companies would be the best to invest in$.$ Why would one company be

a better investment than the other?

$4.$ Write your report recommending which company to invest in$.$ To make your recommendation

effective, you$$ll need to include facts and statistics from your research and use APA $7$th edition to

cite the sources where these facts and statistics come from. Include a minimum of $5$ and

maximum of $7$ outside sources$/$references$.$

Organization: Use these sections to organize your report:

$1.$ Introduction: Context, purpose, and preview

$2.$ Your recommendation: Name the company you believe is the best investment

$3.$ The two companies with a minimum of $3$ positives and negatives about each company.