Reed's Clothier Case Study

Criterion | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Exceptional | Score |

Content/ Organization | Basic elements of organization are missing, with weak introduction, thesis development, and conclusion.0 – 5.4 | Present an introduction with a clearly-defined thesis statement; develop thesis statement; and present a conclusion.Meets all specific requirements of the assignment: * 350-700 word paper analysis of the case study. * Succinctly summarizes the case. * Answers questions 1 – 8 posed in the case study. * All ratios in exhibit 4 of the case are calculated. * For all questions that require a calculation, all work in shown.5.5 – 6.2   | In addition to meeting the requirements of satisfactory, introduction with thesis, thesis development, and conclusion presented with excellent explanation, analysis, assessment, and evaluation as well as logic flow.  6.3 – 7.0Very well done! Just a few calculation issues. Very well written and excellent suggestions to help turn around the firm. | 6.3/7.0 |

Readability and Style | The paper is poorly organized with clumsy transitions from point to point.0 – 1.1   | The paper is very well organized (including headings and sub-headings, as applicable) with introductory paragraph that engages the reader, summary paragraph that communicates writer’s perspectives, excellent transition from point to point.1.2 – 1.5   | N/A | 1.5/1.5 |

Mechanics/APA Requirements  | Paper contains six or more spelling and grammatical errors, references not correctly indicated.0 – 1.1   | Paper contains fewer than six spelling or grammatical errors and most references correctly cited.1.2 – 1.3  | Paper contains fewer than three spelling errors and all references are correctly cited.1.4 – 1.5   | 1.5/1.5 |

Total | 9.3/10.00 |

Reed's Clothier, Inc. Case Study

Reed’s Clothier, Inc. was founded in 1934 to cater to the community of Lexington, Virginia (Sulock & Dunkelberg, 1997). The store’s clientele was primarily men, and the market to which...