Milestone Project Assignment
Guidelines
The project for this course is the creation of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) addendum to the business plan you created in MBA 560: Marketing and Strategy. The CSR addendum will include a brief discussion of the mission, vision, and values of the company; the impact of trends in corporate culture and social responsibility on business ideas; and the potential ethical or regulatory issues that affect the corporate strategy and brand development. The CSR addendum will conclude with a discussion of the best potential outcome of the company's CSR efforts and the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards for the company.
For this milestone, submit the Background Information portion of the final project (Section I), describing the company and business product, service, or other idea from the business plan you developed in MBA 560: Marketing and Strategy.
Note: If you have not yet completed a business plan, choose a company that you would like to research from the list below. Once you have chosen your company, you may complete this milestone.
• New Balance
• Stonyfield Farms or its parent company, Groupe Danone
• Whole Foods
• Starbucks
• Target
• Apple
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
• Concisely describe the company, its service or product, and business idea. Include the company's publicly traded name and stock symbol if these exist.
• Identify the target stakeholders and their relationship to the mission, vision, and values of the company.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.