In a progressively competitive business setting, companies inescapably shift towards identifying and maximizing their fundamental and characteristic competencies to stay competitive.  To do this, companies must participate in strategic management (Odiyo, Chepkilot & Ochieng, 2013).   “A transnational strategy is when a business is simultaneously attempting to achieve low costs through location, economies of scale, and learning effects; differentiate their products or services across a variety […]

  Throughout this course, you will compile a comprehensive marketing plan using one of the product/service scenarios listed below. (Note: You will use the same scenario throughout the course.) This scenario will be the basis of your start-up company and will be the catalyst for the three parts of the marketing plan that you will compose in Units II (Part I), IV (Part II), and […]

  Pick one of the following terms for your research: authority, competition, confrontation, dependency, empowerment, intergroup conflict, negotiation, organizational politics, power, or rational model.  journal Article Analysis Each student will select one of the key terms presented in the module and conduct a search  find 1 recent peer-reviewed academic journal article (within the past 3 years) that closely relate to the concept. Your submission must […]

Assignment is worth 20% of the overall assessment for this subject. Due date: Week 10     Length: Maximum word limit 3000 words (including Appendices)   This assignment requires you to form a group of two (2) to develop an audit plan. You must refer to Chapter 6 of the textbook for information relating to audit planning. Your submission for this assignment must not exceed […]

1) If in the opinion of a given investor a stocks expected return exceeds its required return, this suggests that the investor thinksa. the stock is experiencing supernormal growth.b. the stock should be sold.c. the stock is a good buy.d. management is probably not trying to maximize the price per share.e. dividends are not likely to be declared.2). The preemptive right is important to shareholders […]

QUESTIONS : CH 20 HW :   1. Which of the following statements about listing on a stock exchange is most CORRECT? a. Listing is a decision of more significance to a firm than going public. b. Any firm can be listed on the NYSE as long as it pays the listing fee. c. Listing provides a company with some “free” advertising, and it may […]

A project costs $1 million and has a base-case NPV of exactly zero (NPV = 0). What is the project’s APV in the following cases?a. If the firm invests, it has to raise $500,000 by a stock issue. Issue costs are 15% of net proceeds.b. If the firm invests, its debt capacity increases by $500,000. The present value of interest tax shields on this debt […]

BA350 Week 7 Questions     6-3 – Security A has an expected return of 7%, a standard deviation of returns of 35%, a correlation coefficient with the market of -0.3, and a beta coefficient of -1.5, Security B has an expected return of 12%, a standard deviation of returns of 10%, a correlation with the market of 0.7, and a beta coefficient of 1.0. Which […]

1. You are considering starting a walk-in clinic. Your financial projections for the first year of operations are as follows:Number of visits 10,000Wages and benefits $220,000Rent $5,000Depreciation $30,000Utilities $2,500Medical supplies $50,000Administrative supplies $10,000Assume that all costs are fixed except supply costs, which are variable. a. What is the clinic’s underlying cost structure? b. What are the clinic’s expected total costs? c. What are the clinic’s […]

Project Plan Part 3 Continue developing the comprehensive project proposal outline. Develop the strategies used to execute the project. Include the following: Strategies for management of human, physical, and financial resources, including the following: Temporary resources Permanent resources Work plan management (deliverables management) Quality assurance strategies Communication strategies Documentation management strategies Change request management strategies Contingency plans Develop the strategies used to monitor the project. […]