Go to AnnualReports.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and review the annual reports recently released by two corporations in the same industry. Review each report and discuss the following questions: What organizational differences, if any, do you see in the way each corporation discusses its annual performance? Is the data presented clearly so that shareholders can draw conclusions about how well the company performed? What goals, challenges, and plans do top managers emphasize in their discussion of results? How does the format and organization of each report enhance or detract from the information being presented? Write a two- to three-page report (excluding the title and reference pages), formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, that discusses your findings from the annual reports. Make sure you appropriately cite your sources from AnnualReports.com. Carefully review the Grading Rubric

Discusses Any Organizational Differences in the Way Each Corporation Discusses its Annual Performance Total: 1.50 Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses the organizational differences in the way each corporation discusses its annual performance. Proficient - Discusses the organizational differences in the way each corporation discusses its annual performance. Minor details are missing. Basic - Briefly discusses the organizational differences in the way each corporation discusses its annual performance. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the differences in the way each corporation discusses its annual performance; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance - The discussion of the organizational differences in the way each corporation discusses its annual performance is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Discusses the Goals, Challenges, and Plans Top Managers Emphasize in Discussion of Results Total: 1.50 Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses the goals, challenges and plans top managers emphasize in the discussion of results. Proficient - Discusses the goals, challenges and plans top managers emphasize in the discussion of results. Minor details are missing. Basic - Briefly discusses the goals, challenges and plans top managers emphasize in the discussion of the results. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the goals, challenges and plans top managers emphasize in the discussion of the results; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance - The discussion of the goals, challenges, and plans top managers emphasize in discussion of the results is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Discusses How the Format and Organization of Each Report Enhance or Detract from the Information Presented Total: 1.50 Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses how the format and organization of each report enhance or detract from the information presented. Proficient - Discusses how the format and organization of each report enhance or detract from the information presented but minor details are missing. Basic - Partially discusses how the format and organization of each report enhance or detract from the information presented. Relevant details are missing. Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss how the format and organization of each report enhance or detract from the information presented; however, significant details are missing. Non-Performance - The discussion of how the format and organization of each report enhance or detract from the information presented is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics Total: 0.13 Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors, and is very easy to understand. Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors, and is mostly easy to understand. Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader. Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors, which distract the reader. Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. Written Communication: APA Formatting Total: 0.13 Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page. Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA. Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. Written Communication: Page Requirement Total: 0.12 Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages. Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages. Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions. Written Communication: Resource Requirement Total: 0.12 Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment. Proficient - Uses required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment. Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly. Below Expectations - Uses inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly. Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.