Home Depot

STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT

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I. CURRENT SITUATION

A. Current Performance

B. Strategic Posture

1. Current Mission

2. Current Objectives

3. Current Strategies

4. Current Polici

II. STRATEGIC MANAGERS

A. Board of Directors

B. Top Management

III. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (Please attach EFAS Table)

A. Societal Environment

1. Political-Legal

2. Economic

3. Sociocultural

4. Technological

B. Task Environment

IV. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT (Please attach IFAS Table)

A. Corporate Structure

B. Corporate Culture

C. Corporate Resources

1. Marketing

2. Finance (Please attach Ratio Analysis)

3. R&D

4. Operation

5. Human Resources

6. Information Systems

V. ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIC FACTORS (Please attach SFAS Table)

A. Situational Analysis

B. Review of Current Mission and Objectives

VI. STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES AND RECOMMENDED STRATEGY (Please attach TOWS Matrix)

A. Strategic Alternatives

B. Recommended Strategy

VII. IMPLEMENTATION

VIII. EVALUATION AND CONTROL

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