masana starts a paper route today. Every year she deposits N$500 into her bank account, which earns 4 percent per annum, compounded quarterly. After 10 years, she will use the entire balance in her bank account to invest in a contract that pays 9 percent per annum compounded annually for a further 5 years. How much will she have at the end of 15 years? (7 marks)
(b) Suppose you wish to invest $2,000 today so that you have $6,000 six years from now. What must the annual interest rate be in order to achieve your goal if interest is compounded monthly?
Ken invested $6,000 in a savings account that pays interest at the rate of 1% per quarter. At the end of five years, Ken withdraws only the interest. How much does he withdraw?
Part 1: The mini-case
The mini-case should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words in length. The mini-case can be on any strategic problem or issue, and must focus on a real organizational situation. Examples of such mini-cases can be found in your core textbook: R.M. Grant, Contemporary Strategy Analysis.
Your case may focus on more than one strategic problem or issue – make sure that the issue(s) you focus on are clearly defined and that you do not exceed the word count.
Ideally the title of the mini-case will be a provocative question that you intend to evaluate or critique. For instance, ‘It is no longer good enough’ (to depict a company that is not able to reconfigure its resources and capabilities in order to adapt to environmental changes).
At the end of the case, there must be one or two questions that could be set for readers of the case.
When writing the mini-case you must (a) think critically about what a strategic issue might look like, (b) consider which strategy framework(s) might be appropriate for analyzing the issue, and (c) recognize that strategy problems rarely fit neatly into one framework.
Part 2: The briefing note
The purpose of the briefing note is to critically analyze and ‘resolve’ the issue which you have set out in your mini-case study.
Use the briefing note to explain how the case material relates to one or two core strategic management concepts or frameworks).
Note: the briefing note should include an in-depth analysis of one or two core concepts or frameworks, rather than a brief analysis of many different concepts.
Note: we recommend that you do not use a SWOT analysis as your core concept.
We suggest that you begin the briefing note by introducing and ‘diagnosing’ the problem(s) set out in your mini-case, before moving into your in-depth analysis. Remember to keep your writing focused and succinct: don’t include case material that is not analyzed in your briefing note, and, make sure your briefing note is focused on the material presented in your case. The briefing not should be analytical rather than descriptive: do not repeat the material from your case, instead use the briefing note to draw conclusions, interpret the data and provide a critical analysis of the case.
Discuss the accuracy of the following statement: “Formal strategic planning systems are irrelevant for firms competing in high-technology industries where the pace of change is so rapid that plans are routinely made obsolete by unforeseen events”.
Using the Project Strategy Framework, individually, you are to present a proposal for managing the
project to build the new Sydney Cruise Terminal, as if you were delivering a tender to stakeholders. You
will also produce a 500-word supporting document with the relevant information and salient points of
your presentation for stakeholders’ reference.
In recording your video, you will address the criteria of the Project Strategy Framework of why what and
how ensuring you provide sufficient information to stakeholders regarding how your proposal will meet
the current business needs and strategy as outlined in the case study.
Your proposal should be linked to the case study and identify each of the key elements of the strategic
framework including the business background, objective and concept, the definition of your project as
well as its competitive advantage or value as well as the success and failure criteria. You will also be
expected to present a project definition and strategic focus.
Your video should clearly demonstrate how your team propose to deliver these results, clearly linked to
the case study criteria of what is expected by stakeholders.
Vicar Development Corporation (VDC) is a corporation with business address at Vicar, Catamarans, Philippines. Top management is contemplating of expanding its operations globally. VDC’s financial staff estimates that it needs to raise PhP1 billion to expand its operations globally. You were hired by VDC as Management Consultant and you are to recommend to top management whether VDC should have to use all debt, all stock, or a 50-50 combination of debt and stock to finance this market-development strategy. Your decision should be based on the following facts: a. 38 percent tax rate, 5 percent interest rate b. Price of stock is PhP50.00 per share and an annual dividend of PhP0.30 per share of common stocks. c. The EBIT range for the previous year is between PhP6.332 billion and Php9 billion d. A total of 1 billion shares of common stocks are outstanding. Develop an EPS/EBIT chart to reflect your analysis.
How will the organizational capabilities translate to core competencies that give Cisco a sustainable competitive advantage in their industry?
Why is it important for business strategy to drive organizational strategy and IS strategy? What might happen if the business strategy was not the driver? Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail Share an applicable personal experience Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
This assignment aims at ensuring that students have familiarized themselves with at least one
significant case study and are able to apply the relevant foundational strategy development models
that are applicable to the case.
Details
Select any case from the following aspects of competitive strategy and apply the theories of strategy
development and implementation as relevant to the case you choose:
• Business Strategy
• Competitive Dynamics
• Corporate Strategy
• Acquisitions and Structure
• International Strategy
In this report, the use of sub-headings is essential.
Be sure to use paragraphing.
Be sure to reference your sources in-text and provide a list of references at the end, all in Harvard
style.
Your final submission is due Friday of week 10 at midnight. Late submissions attract penalties at the
rate of -10% per day
Strategic evaluation report
- identify the key success factors that are the major determinants of success in the organization’s industry; and
- analyze the case organization’s resources and capabilities to identify its distinctive competencies.
- summarize the client’s situation as a SMART problem statement(s) that articulates the client’s needs, reflects the main challenges, and point towards the necessary analyses to be conducted to evaluate strategic options.
The report will need to address all three elements and how you structure the report is up to you. However, Glenda does prefer for key insights/conclusions to be delivered up-front, with no surprises. She often says “Suspense kills! If your audience knows your key conclusions from the get-go, the rest of the report can walk them through how you came to that decision, it’s easier for them to follow your line of reasoning!”
In this project, you are supposed to be a financial manager to apply the knowledge obtained to estimate the cost of debt, cost of preferred stock, cost of common equity, capital structure, and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for a publicly-traded corporation of your choice. You will use the estimated WACC as the discount rate to perform capital budgeting analysis for a hypothetical project (the information is given below) that is under consideration by the selected company, and decide whether the project should be accepted.
The one-year, five-year, and ten-year strategic objectives of the strategic initiatives presented as one strategic proposal for each time frame (3 strategic proposals in all), complete with implementation plans, potential ramifications, and feedback mechanisms
Analysis of hot topic relating to corporate strategic management: To research your hot topic, investigate the issue on the internet, useful sites include: Business Insider, The Economist, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Financial Review, Bloomberg, CNBC, The BBC, The Verge, and The Conversation etc.… You can also use material from academic journal articles (those included in the recommended reading list or any other relevant articles) to develop and support your analysis. All references used to develop your analysis (including web pages, TV reports, news feeds or apps) should be cited using the Chicago reference system). Details on how to use the Chicago reference system are available from the Murdoch University Library web page.
The analysis should introduce the firm, locate the firm’s strategic position within the industry sector (i.e.: is it a market leader, a mature firm in decline, a startup that only operates in a small local or regional market). The analysis should introduce the issue, explain its strategic significance for the firm and its industry sector and provide an evaluation of the firm’s actions or responses to the issue