Overview: For this assignment, you will select a bidding company and analyze its industry and competition, as well as its objective to expand. Why and how is your organization looking to expand, and how will its strategy meet the objective? Why is your company in a good position to expand? You will also consider ways that organizations position themselves to keep from being taken over, and you will research your bidding company to ensure it is not a potential take-over target. All of these items will give you a good overview of your bidding company and will inform you of appropriate strategies for your subsequent milestone assignments. Prompt: Choose one company, noting its provided objective, from the list of bidding companies below. Conduct preliminary research on that organization, discuss their objective to expand, and explain why the organization is in the position to do so. Bidding Company Objective Alphabet (Google) Growth Kroger Diversification Allergan Operational synergy (economies of scale) Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Introduction: A. Describe the background of your organization. Include information about the industry in which they are associated, products and services they provide, and major competitors, using specific examples. B. Explain how your organization is meeting the provided objective and support your explanation using your preliminary research of your organization. C. Explain why your organization is in a position to expand, and support your explanation using your preliminary research of your organization. D. Explain why your organization is not currently a possible target of being taken over, and support your explanation using your preliminary research of your organization. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document (not including the cover page and reference page) with double spacing, 12-po