Responsible Management Challenge for Alliance Boots

Topic  Responsible Management Challenge for Alliance Boots Instructions  Identify ONE major responsible management challenge your case company faces and then choose which ONE of the following corporate functions studied on the course you consider most relevant to addressing the challenge and why: 1. marketing, 2. HRM, 3. accounting/controlling, or 4. business information systems. Analyze this … Read more

Decision Making by Companies

Topic  Decision Making by Companies Instructions  Assignment Steps Resources: Corporate Finance Calculate the following problems in Microsoft® Excel®:  Stock Valuation: A stock has an initial price of $100 per share, paid a dividend of $2.00 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $125. Compute the percentage total return, capital gains yield, and dividend yield. … Read more

Derivatives Contracts

Topic  Derivatives Contracts Instructions What derivatives are and how are they used to manage risk. Distinguish between forwarding contracts and futures contracts. Compare and contrast the various types of swap contracts Answer Preview  Derivatives are private contracts that are derived from the value of certain assets such as bonds. The agreement between the insurer and … Read more

Stakeholder Register for Recreation and Wellness Program

Topic  Stakeholder Register for Recreation and Wellness Program Instructions Use the attached stakeholder strategy chart template provided and the “Running Case” on page 527 of the textbook to complete the following task for the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project. Complete a stakeholder register using the personnel information listed below. Indicate if you think the personnel … Read more

General Environment at JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd

Topic  General Environment at JB Hi-Fi Group Pty Ltd Instructions  1. Provide a Table of Contents(TOC) showing the section and sub-section headings you plan to use in your A1.3 Business Report. 2. Write a 500 word (+/- 10%) discussion on your chosen organization’s general environment and analyze the impact of one real-life dimension in its … Read more

Ice Innovation

Topic  Ice Innovation Instructions  This is a topic analysis paper on Ice Innovation Answer Preview  Innovation around modern fridge systems began with the natural harvesting of ice in early 1800.  Tudor was a businessman seeking to establish a large-scale supply chain of distributing ice to different parts of England (Rees, 2013). Within a few years … Read more

Business Ethics

Topic  Business Ethics Instructions  This is a paper on business ethics Answer Preview  Contemporary workplaces are characterised by ethical decisions experience which demands to be mediated and managed (Civlla, 2002). Management of ethical behaviour in a workplace requires the adoption of different policies and procedures. While the scope of management continues expanding in the modern … Read more

Efficient markets

Topic  Efficient markets Instructions  Describe an efficient capital market for stocks. Compare and contrast the weak form of market efficiency with the strong and semi-strong forms. Explain the relevance of market efficiency for financial managers.   Answer Preview  An efficient market is a market whereby share prices are up to date, accurate, and in real-time. … Read more

Existence of Corporates and Financial Leverage

Topic  Existence of Corporates and Financial Leverage Instructions  Distinguish how maximizing the value of the corporation differs from maximizing shareholder interests. Explain how leverage can improve returns to the shareholders. Describe the impact of corporate taxes on the weighted average cost of capital. Answer Preview  The main aim of the existence of corporates is maximizing … Read more

International Business Strategy

Topic  International Business Strategy Instructions  You have been hired as a business developer in UK. Your first task is to prepare a feasibility report for your organization as they wish to expand into the international arena.  AT LEAST TWO MODELS/THEORIES must be used (see below). You will need to include the following into your report: … Read more