You will complete this assignment based on the four management functions and how they facilitate effective business performance, the

three levels of management and their role in planning, and the relationship of the SWOT analysis to effective strategy formulation.

Your Capstone employer boss is very impressed with your work on each installment and feels that it is time to discuss promoting you to a

manager. In order to consider you for this position, she has requested that you prepare an executive summary based on discussing the

content from your previous installments in the context of the management principles presented in this module, including the WOT Learning

Object

Respond to the following questions and provide a minimum of two paragraphs for #1, #2, and #3 (i.e. minimum of 6 total paragraphs):

3. Discuss the relationship of the SWOT analysis to effective strategy formulation by addressing the following:

a. Strengths: utilize your M8 Discussion: "Distribution & Promotion Focus" to describe an example of one strength related to

Procter & Gamble's promotional mix. Next, describe how this part of the SWOT analysis results in effective strategy

formulation for Procter & Gamble.

b. Weaknesses: utilize your M8 Assignment: "Marketing Strategy Focus" to describe an example of one weakness related to

Procter & Gamble's strategy for the product that you identified in the installment. Next, describe how this part of the SWOT

analysis results in effective strategy formulation for Procter & Gamble

c. Opportunities: utilize vour M2 Assignment: "Ethics & Social Responsibility Focus" to describe an example of one opportunity

that Kimberly-Clark can utilize in order to fulfill an additional economic, legal, ethical, or philanthropic responsibility. Next.

describe how this part of the WOT analysis results in effective strategy formulation for Kimberly-Clark.

d. Threats: utilize your M1 Discussion: "Business & Economic Environment Focus" to describe to describe an example of one

macroeconomic and one microeconomic threat that could affect PepsiCo. Next, describe how this part of the SWOT analysis

results in effective strategy formulation for PepsiCo.