Strategic Management at Alcoa, Inc.

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The paper relates that with a company history that spans more than a century, Alcoa, Inc. is a leading global provider of a wide range of engineering products for consumers and industries alike. The paper shows that Alcoa, Inc. is a global provider of a wide range of aluminum and non-aluminum products for both consumers and industrial applications. This paper provides a brief history of Alcoa, Inc. and an analysis of the company and the industry in which it competes. The paper analyzes the company's financial performance and presents a summary of the research. The paper concludes that Alcoa has emerged as a premier global enterprise in the 21st century. The paper recommends that the company continue to place a high priority on corporate governance and its strategic partnerships to help it continue this pattern of growth in the future.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Company Analysis
Industry Analysis
Financial Performance
Conclusion and Recommendations

From the Paper:

"The company changed its name from Aluminum Company of America to its current version, "Alcoa Inc.," in 1999, based in New York City (Alcoa, 2006) but with its headquarters in Pittsburgh (Aluminum Company of American, Inc., 2006). Today, Alcoa, Inc. (hereinafter alternatively "Alcoa" or "the company") is a leading producer of aluminum. The encyclopedic entry for Alcoa reports that the company's operations range from mining bauxite and other ores to smelting and processing aluminum, fabricating aluminum products, and marketing and shipping; further, the company has a majority ownership of Alcoa of Australia Limited, a leading producer of aluminum oxide (alumina)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Alcoa at a glance. (2006). Alcoa, Inc. Retrieved June 21, 2006 from http://www. alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/overview.asp.
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• Aluminum Company of America. (2006). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved June 21, 2006, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Premium Service: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article- 9005956.
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