Industry analysis into the UK smartphone sector

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Description You have been appointed as a Senior Marketing Executive for Samsung. As part of your role you are required to produce an Industry Analysis Report into the UK smartphone sector. In particular, you are required to address the following issues: Q1 Undertake an industry analysis into the smartphone sector to identify key opportunities and threats within the UK market. (30%) Q2 Introduce a new product based on the opportunities identified from the analysis undertaken in Q1 and design a detailed marketing mix. (40%)  Q3 On what basis/competitive advantage would the new product compete in the market place in the long-run? (20%) Executive summary, summary, structure, presentation. (10%) 4000 words Assessment Marking Criteria and Guidance for Individual Questions: Assignment (Industry Analysis Report) As you would expect, the assessment is looking for evidence of an understanding of and application of the basic principles of the areas of marketing covered by the assignment as well as application of the principles to the company / situation in the assignment. Students who simply repeat chunks of the textbook and students who simply ‘theory dump’ without evidence of real understanding and application will not pass. Top mark students will show e.g. critical awareness, compare and contrast and otherwise show insights into the concepts and ideas and their application. You have been appointed as a Senior Marketing Executive for Samsung. As part of your role you are required to produce an Industry Analysis Report into the UK smartphone sector. In particular, you are required to address the following issues: Q1 Undertake an industry analysis into the UK smartphone sector to identify key opportunities and threats within the market. (30%) • A comprehensive analysis of all three levels using a recognised industry analysis model(s). • Highlighting key areas within each level with an appropriate level of explanation for the key areas. • Identification of key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats resulting from the industry analysis. • Prioritisation of opportunities and threats based on the industry analysis and overall business objectives. • Supported with referenced and up-to-date evidence throughout. Q2 Introduce a new product based on the opportunities identified from the analysis undertaken in Q1 and design a detailed marketing mix. (40%) • Rational and justification for introducing the new product. • Identification of and detailing of each element of the marketing mix (7Ps). • Supported with referenced and up-to-date evidence throughout. Q3 On what basis/competitive advantage would the new product compete in the market place in the long-run? (20%) • Identify the main competitive advantage approaches(s)/strategies and select and justify an appropriate strategy (the competitive advantage strategy should be integrated into the marketing mix). • Describe how the strategy will be maintained in the long-run. • Supported with referenced and up-to-date evidence throughout

Product processing

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1. a) Describe the new products process and point out why each component is important. b) Discuss how to develop a good quality PIC. 2. a) Describe your team’s process of developing your new product. b) Rate yourselves relative to the process as described in the text. 3. a) Develop a new products process for a new office supply service system, which includes a new copier product PLUS a delivery service; b) Do a PERT (or Gantt) chart; c) Explain the sequence of each task. Be specific! 4. Explain how Cathy Cooper’s methodologies of developing new products are similar and different from yours. Why? 5. Choose 4 examples from Straight Talk for Start Ups and explain why they resonate with you.

How Amazon has influenced and changed the way we shop

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How Amazon has influenced and changed the way we shop

Presentation will include an introduction, body, conclusion, and properly formatted reference/work cited slide in the citation style of your degree program (APA, MLA, Chicago). Clear evidence that the topic was researched and expanded. Presentation provides audience with information to increase their knowledge of the topic presented. Presentation engages the audience by using elements such as images, graphs, and charts. Appropriate citations must be included. Three (3) vetted credible sources.

Annual sales increase

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apparel related data analysis  Select one or two fashion brands(or retail companies) and decide an apparel related topic (such as 5 years’ trend in production export, annual sale increase/decrease, number of stores, etc). Formulate your topic as a question—should be measurable, clear and concise. Not too broad or narrow. Find and Identify the data sets. Create 3 charts you will use in your sheet and slides. Spell check and make sure the charts identify the appropriate units. Each chart should be able to tell a story as a standalone piece of your presentation. 1) Slides – three to five slides displaying graphs and bullet points to explain graphs with an intro slide. Source slide not required. 2) Fact sheet – single spaced in 11 point front (12 point for headings). Fact sheet with no graphs included (see example). Concise and clear explanation to go with the powerpoint slide. Each section should correspond to one of the slides with an overview or background section and a conclusion section. Include sources. Approximately 1,000 words but no more than two pages. (Avoid using the word “went up or inclined” or “went down or delined”, use “increase/decrease or positive/negative change in the trend”)

Project management business proposal

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Description To write project management proposal for real company. Proposal can be on christmas product and how to put them into home section in the company- Primark, ASDA or other one- writer can choose. It has to be realistic proposal. I attached proposal template, please follow. Follow all templates. Very important is about research methodology. All file as gantt chart (follow template- phases plus 10 tasks in gantt chart and arrow diagram), arrow diagra, budget, riska management, stakeholder register as appendices please. I begg you write good way proposal, someone already breake my instructions and I have to ask you for help. Thanks.

Literature Review on Organisational Businesses

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Literature Review Most research projects include a literature review to determine what knowledge exists on the subject under study and to develop the theoretical framework that will be used in the study. The literature review sets the context for the entire research project by explaining what others have found in researching the same or similar specific research questions. Literature reviews are also done to help summarize the current state of knowledge on a topic and the current knowledge gaps up to this point. In this format, they are often published as a pure literature review within peer-reviewed journals. One example can be found here specific to the literature on psychobiography as a method, here is another example article. Students often have a hard time writing literature reviews because it seems like a foreign way to organize information, however in a way you can equate the way that an essay is written to that of a literature review. In an essay one will bring in numerous references within each paragraph, the same would be the case for a literature review in that literature reviews are organized thematically. NCSU has a fantastic video (https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/litreview/) that helps explain what a literature review is an how they are written at the graduate and professional levels, I recommend taking a look as it will help give you some additional perspective on how these are written. For some additional information on how to organize your theoretical framework into your paper, check out this USC Library guide on Theoretical Frameworks. A literature review begins with an introductory paragraph in which the writer frames the research topic and its significance, or the puzzle or topic area that the researcher is addressing. To do that, the writer will summarize the major relevant arguments on the research subject, highlighting the main issues and how schools of thought might differ. If there are key terms to be defined, the writer would also do that here, if the literature review is part of a larger research paper. The body of the literature review tells readers what others have found in their studies about your specific research question, or topic under investigation (the extent of existing knowledge on your specific research question/current state of the research on a particular topic), critiques what is right or wrong with these other studies, and discusses how the body of knowledge needs to be moved forward (and/or how the work is distinguishable from the research study you are proposing). Your review should organize material by theme or method or what makes sense for the project. The conclusion should summarize the primary “sense of the literature”, encapsulating for the reader where the existing literature ends and if carrying out a study, where your research will start. Assignment Instructions: This assignment serves as a building block for your final thesis proposal. For this literature review, you need to select a substantive theory, either something that we discussed in the lesson, or something outside of the course, and focus your literature review around that theory. Your theory selection should make sense with the research question you intend to assess within your final research proposal. Since this is a literature review focused on a particular topic (i.e. the substantive theory) you will need to discuss the current state of the literature specific to that theory (for example, deterrence theory, social identity theory, and etc). You’ll want to start with a discussion on the early conceptualizations of the theory and how it has developed overtime. your conclusion should include a discussion on where the research on that theory needs to go next. What are some questions that remain? What new ways should it be applied? Format: Standard academic format will suffice: 1-inch borders on all four sides, double spaced, with times new roman 12-point font. As with all academic assignments (unless otherwise specified) you must include a references section and list your references. This literature review should include a critical review of at least 9-10 scholarly/peer-reviewed articles. Since multiple writing styles are in use within this course, on your title page, please note which style you are using within your assignment. This will help me cater my comments to the style you are using. The style you use needs to be the one that is used within your program of study. Please use the AMU library to locate resources in addition to whatever other resources the writer will utilize.

Finance – Corporate Governance

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1. Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected, indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors that led you to consider this stock. 2. Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your client’s profile. 3. Just list five resources you’ll use to complete this assignment and begin to build your reference list. Remember you must use at least five quality academic resources for the final assignment. Part 2 Due Week 9 (6 to 8 pages including #1 and #2 from Part 1) 1. Include your rationale, primary reasons for stock selection, and client’s profile from Part 1, making any revisions based upon Part 1 feedback if applicable. 2. Select any five financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past 3 years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the company’s financial statements. Determine the company’s financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include, but are not limited to, current ratio, quick ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio.) 3. Based on your financial review, determine the risk level of the stock from your investor’s point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks. 4. Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources, such as peer-reviewed articles, material from the Strayer University Library, and reviews by market analysts. 5. Conduct a literature review and list at least five quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: • Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. • Properly cite all sources. • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Calculation and Capital Budgeting

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NPV Calculation and Capital Budgeting For the first part, consider the following scenario: A project requires an initial investment of $200,000 and expects to produce a cash flow before taxes of 120,000 per year for two years (i.e., cash flows will occur at t = 1 and t = 2).

The corporate tax rate is 30%. The assets will depreciate using the MACRS – 3-year schedule: (t = 1, 33%); (t = 2: 45%); (t = 3: 15%); (t = 4: 7%).

The company’s tax situation is such that it can use all applicable tax shields. The opportunity cost of capital is 12%. Assume that the asset can sell for book value at the end of the project. Calculate the NPV of the project (approximately).

Based on your results, please explain in a one page write up whether or not you would accept or reject the investment.. For the second part of this assignment, summarize the “Applying the Net Present Value Rules” as outlined in the text. In your summary, please provide your interpretation as to why these rules are important, and why financial managers must be cognizant of misinterpreting these rules.

Management

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The purpose of this project is to provide students with the opportunity to thoroughly research a publicly-traded company by employing many of the tools introduced in the course.

In addition, this project introduces students to many of the business analysis tools, as well as the grading scale for written reports used in Strategic Management. FOR THE FOLLOWING THE TOPIC WILL BE ON “DISNEY Co.: STUDIO ENTERTAINMENT” SWOT Analysis

○ Create a standard SWOT graphic with 3-5 bullet points under each section of S-W-O-T.

○ Follow the graphic with approx 100 words for each area (S-W-O-T) expanding on the bullet points you put in the graphic. Products and Services

○ Group these together to give the reader a clear view without too much detail (graphic or max 2 paragraphs) Financial Performance Overview

○ Include at least 5 key financial ratios, what they mean to the company (2 paragraphs max) ○ Include graphics as needed to demonstrate the most significant numbers. Ethics ○ Following the ethical framework from BUS 300s, identify main groups of key stakeholders.

Macroeconomic Concepts

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Due Week 9, worth 175 points This assignment is aligned to this course outcome: Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal economic events and decisions. In addition to writing about macroeconomic concepts, it’s equally important to be able to convey your understanding of these concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing briefs (like you did for Assignment 1), creating presentations, or writing reports for your manager or team. An example final report and optional template are provided below. For this Final Report assignment, you can build off your previous economic brief and selected industry from Assignment 1, or you can select another industry such as Finance and Insurance, Health Care, or Manufacturing, and examine one of the macroeconomic indicators or policies below: GDP growth Unemployment rates Inflation rates Interest rates Imports and exports Government fiscal policy and issues related to taxation, government spending, and budget deficits FED (central bank) monetary policy and issues related to the FED’s mission to stabilize the economy Example Final Report, Assignment 2 Template, Strayer Writing Standards Review an example final report. Use the optional template to help you get started. Review the Strayer Writing Standards. (See Instructions below.) Instructions Use Microsoft Word to prepare a Final Report that is a minimum of two to three (2-3) pages long in which you: 1. Introduce your selected industry with a brief one-paragraph introduction. Refer to the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) to review the details about your industry. 2. Assess your selected industry’s relative size and growth rate in the economy. These macroeconomic resources will help you find the size and growth rate of your industry in the U.S. economy and/or relative to GDP: • Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.6 (select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). • % Change in Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.1 (select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). • GDP by Industry – Steps: 1. Select “Interactive Data.” 2. Select “Industry Data Tables.” 3. Select “Begin Using the Data.” 4. Select “Gross Output by Industry.” 5. Select “Real Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q).” 6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.” 7. Select “Next Step.” Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). • % Change in GDP by Industry – Steps: 1. Select “Interactive Data.” 2. Select “Industry Data Tables.” 3. Select “Begin Using the Data.” 4. Select “Gross Output by Industry.” 5. Select “Percent Changes in Chain-Type Quantity Indexes for Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q).” 6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.” 7. Select “Next Step.” Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). 3. Identify one newsworthy macroeconomic indicator or policy (e.g., GDP, unemployment, inflation rates, interest rates, government taxation and spending decisions, and/or FED decisions) that the industry should monitor and explain why it’s important and how it might impact your selected industry. These resources are available to help you measure and track macroeconomic indicators and outcomes of macroeconomic policies.You’ll use one or more depending on the macroeconomic indicator selected. • Unemployment rates – Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov). • Inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov). • % Change in Real Exports and Imports – Select Section 4, then table 4.2.1. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency.) Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). • Government receipts, expenditures, and savings – Select Section 3, then table 3.1 for total government and table for 3.2 for federal government. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency.) Data is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). • FED Funds Interest Rates. Data is from Trading Economics (tradingeconomics.com). 4. Describe a recent trend in the macroeconomic indicator or policy. Include a graph, chart, or table that illustrates the observed trend. 5. Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future. Provide support for your rationale. 6. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different compared to other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard login credentials to view these standards.) Your brief should include a cover page. Your brief should be a minimum of two to three (2-3) pages in length (not including the cover page), double-spaced, 12-point font. Your report should include a minimum of two (2) references/citations in the text.