Research a company that has posted its mission and vision statement online. Include the following in your initial post:

• Identify the company and share its mission and vision statement.
• Review what the company is actually doing including innovations, initiatives, product development, marketing, and so on. How sincerely and effectively do you feel the mission and vision statements reflect the company's actions? Provide an example.
• Explain if the company's mission and vision statement have helped or hindered its overall success.

In responding to your peers, consider the following: Do you see any trends in what companies are doing? Are companies today more sincere in aligning their missions and visions with actions? Provide some examples with properly cited sources, when applicable.

For each discussion, you must create one initial post and follow up with at least two response posts.

For your initial post, do the following:

• Write a post of 1 to 2 paragraphs.
• In Module One, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
• In Modules Two through Eight, complete your initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
• Consider content from other parts of the course where appropriate. Use proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular sources.

For your response posts, do the following:

• Reply to at least two classmates outside of your own initial post thread.
• In Module One, complete your two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
• In Modules Two through Eight, complete your two response posts by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
• Demonstrate more depth and thought than saying things like “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in the discussion prompt.