Strategic Management Process: Competitive Analysis & Value
1. Introduction to Strategic Analysis
Strategic analysis involves assessing the company’s competitive capacity and meeting management requirements. This includes analyzing potential environmental changes, resources, and capabilities.
2. Environmental Analysis
Environmental analysis evaluates the impact of the external environment on the company’s mission and overall results.
2.1 Analysis of the Global Environment
This involves assessing the competitive business environment and the specific factors that
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Session 01: Ethics and Financial Reporting
HSBC Scandal: Tax Evasion and Money Laundering
- 2007: HSBC employee Hervé Falciani leaked data showing the bank helped clients evade taxes and launder money.
- USA: 400 clients had $13 billion in secret accounts to avoid paying taxes.
- 2012: HSBC paid $1.2 billion in fines to settle charges in the U.S.
- Bank’s Response: Promised to improve policies and prevent future fraud.
The Importance of Ethics in Financial Reporting
- Financial reports are only useful if they are
Service Marketing Essentials: Process, Strategy, and Consumer Behavior
The Service Purchase Process
Need Recognition and Definition
The process begins when an internal department or individual identifies a specific business need that a service could fulfill (e.g., IT support, consulting, or maintenance). They must clearly define the scope, objectives, and specifications of the required service to move forward. This stage sets the foundation for a successful procurement.
Supplier Identification and Sourcing
The organization searches for suitable service providers capable
Key Concepts in Finance: Markets, Capital, and Regulatory Bodies
The Green Shoe Option (Over-Allotment Provision)
The Green Shoe Option is a special provision in the underwriting agreement that allows the underwriter to sell more shares to investors than what has been planned by the issuer in the Initial Public Offering (IPO).
Green Shoe Manufacturing Company (now known as Stride Rite Corporation) was the first company to incorporate the green shoe clause in its underwriting agreement. Henceforth, all underwriting agreements that include an over-allotment option
Read MoreModern Leadership & Organizational Dynamics
Core Leadership Concepts & Styles
Defining Leadership & Organizational Structures
- Leadership: The process of influencing individuals and groups by understanding their dynamics and actions to accomplish a common goal.
- Hierarchy: A governance mechanism characterized by power and status, often seen in a corporate ladder where managers are restricted to giving orders, potentially leading to poor communication.
- Heterarchy: Values both vertical and horizontal connections, emphasizing interconnected
Financing Social Enterprises: Investment and Impact Analysis
Key Issues in Social Enterprise Financing
Triple Bottom Line Complicates Investment Analysis
The triple bottom line (TBL) requires social enterprises to measure success across three dimensions: financial, social, and environmental. Traditional investment analysis focuses only on financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like ROI, ROE, and net profit. In contrast, impact investing involves metrics such as Social Return on Investment (SROI), well-being levels, CO₂ reduction, or underserved populations
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