The role of Audit Bureaus’ in ensuring that achievement

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The government’s responsibility in achieving financial sustainability and the role of Audit Bureaus’ in ensuring that achievement. A The paper should include: – introduction – methadology – discussion The discussion section should include these main areas : 1- The concept of financial sustainability and its importance as an indicator for the success of the fiscal policy produced by the government. 2- Elements and requirements for achieving financial sustainability 3- Challenges facing rentier countries and the role of development plans in achieving financial sustainability. 4- Methods of financing the budget deficit in the State without undermining its financial sustainability. 5- The role of the Audit Bureau in overseeing the government’s role in achieving financial sustainability. – conclusion.

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS MIND MAP

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ECONOMIC SYSTEMS MIND MAP :

Here are the Instructions: Your consulting company is now working with another company that would like to expand its business into other countries. You have been asked to provide a comparison of the different economic systems and how the company would need to operate in each country. Select two countries and write a 525- to 700-word paper in which you: Compare the economic systems of the two countries and their impact on business growth/development. Identify the major economic/political systems of each country. Discuss which major economic/political system the United States uses and why. Discuss the problems a business may encounter when operating in each country’s economic systems.

Cumberland Metal Case

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No specific sources required Subject Business Topic Cumberland Metal Case

There is a strict upper limit of six double-spaced pages of text (assuming 12-point font size and one inch margins). If you submit a lengthier write-up, it will likely be counted against you.

The assignment involves an analysis of Cumberland Metal Industries case. Outline the main issues of the case and layout the specifics. Once you define the problem, provide recommendations of what you would recommend Cumberland Metal should do in relation to pricing.

In preparing your write-up, consider the following questions: What’s your price for the curled metal pads? Why? How much do you think one of these pads is worth to a customer? Do the test data tell you anything about that? Explain.

How big is this market? What kind of an opportunity is this for Cumberland? Does your price affect how much of the market you’ll get? Explain. Is it more important to make high profits or to build market share? Explain. Who has to say “yes’ before you sell a CMI pad? Would any of these parties like to see curled metal pads fail? Why? How are you going to market these pads? Describe in detail the channel members, influencers, and others, and explain your plan. If the risk in a marketing plan can be described by technological uncertainty and market uncertainty, or knowing whether your product works and knowing what the customer needs, how does CMI pad stack up on these dimensions?

A report into selected aspects of capital appraisal and long term decision making

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Assessment brief Scenario Having recently graduated you are employed as a trainee accountant in the finance department of a large organisation. The Director of Finance has asked for a report considering asset investment decisions and capital rationing: the company is considering a major capital investment decision, a replacement of its fleet vehicles and the DOF wants to see any advantages of purchasing over leasing capital assets by the organisation in the environment of risk and uncertainty caused by Brexit. Requirement: Write a report using examples considering the evaluation of the choice between borrowing to purchase and leasing an asset. Your report should consider the following aspects of investment appraisal. How might the before and after tax costs of debt affect the debt decision? How might the decision be considered in an environment where capital availability is limited? What factors should be considered in making a capital investment in an environment of risk and uncertainty?

Social media influence on worldwide consumers and consumption behavior

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Conduct in-depth research on Social media influence on worldwide consumers and consumption behavior. List out sub-topics relating to the topic/issue to help you gather relevant information. Remember to view an issue from different viewpoints. If an argument is made, provide credible supports. Include at least five (5) references of information from credible sources (e.g., academic journals,  textbooks, government sources, trade organizations). For this project, APA style writing format must be followed. Double-Spaced using business-type font sized 12, with 1-inch margins.

Competitive forces and strategic issues shaping Nespresso’s business environment in today’s environment

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1. Provide an in-depth external analysis of the competitive forces and strategic issues shaping Nespresso’s business environment in today’s environment. • Approximately 700 words excluding use of supplementary appendices  • You should select and use any (in your own opinion) relevant strategic models from the course. Explain why you selected these models and apply them to make your analysis. These may include including macroframeworks, scenario analysis Porter’s 5 forces an d i n d u s t r y theory, including disruption analysis and customer analysis/segmentation. Please avoid listing and descriptive content. Give your own judgements instead:It must contain structured critical evaluation with your own judgement and opinion. • Use additional information sources, e.g. company web site, company reports, Internet search, etc. to gather further information and not just the case material, which is not including the latest developments, such as the alliance of Nespresso and Starbucks. 2. Undertake an internal strategic audit of the issues that the Nespresso business faces using appropriate organisational & strategic models to complete your critical assessment. Select several relevant models from the course, such as “purpose, mission and vision analysis”, “strategic capability analysis”, organization analysis”,“culture analysis”, “financial analysis”. Explain why you choose to use each model. Include in this your analysis and judgement of the strategic change s at different levels in the Nestlé coffee business in the past years, initiated by the CEO, including the deal with Starbucks. Assess critically a l l t hose changes and their impact on company performance ( financial and non -financial), not just as described in the case but also based in your own research an developements untill now. U s e t h e c o n c e p t o f “ the exponential organization” to assess the potential for Nespresso to survive and succeed in digital transformation. Advisory notes: • Approximately 800 words excluding use of supplementary appendices. • Your strategic audit should concentrate on the internal aspects of N e s p r e s s o a n d t h e N e s t l é c o f f e e b u s i n e s s as an organisation. You should s e l e c t a n d use any (including your motivation to use these) relevant strategic models from the course. Also explicitly include your judgement of pasts trategic choices by the CEO and how these fit or do not fit into your analysis • Assess whether, in your opinion, the alliance/deal with Starbucks as from 2018 is necessary / desirable to realize the strategy and how it helps in the strategic objectives of the coffee business overall and Nespresso specifically • Include a financial analysis and evaluation of the results of the strategy in the period 2010-2019. Evaluate whether the strategy delivered as promised on financial targets. • Aspire to being critical. Do not outline any theories in an explicit fashion. Simply apply them to the context of the case. • Use additional information sources, e.g. company web site, company reports, Internet search, Annual reports, press releases, etc. to gather further information. 3. Based on sections 1-2, you are required to summarise the strategic options that you judge to be appropriate to Nestlé’s Coffee business interceptor Nespresso now (2019) and make definitive strategy recommendations for the CEO of Nestlé’s coffee business on how Nespresso should develop to sustain its future position in the its industry. Make your own assessment using tools for strategic choices as explained in the course, such as “strategic choices models” (portfolio analysis, TOWS matrix etc), “strategic direction models” (such as Treacy & Wiersema or others) and elaborate on the ways to implement these strategic choices (organic growth, innovation, M&A or any other strategy). You should financially substantiate the feasibility of your recommendations with a summarized, small, but clear business case/forecast. Advisory notes: • Approximately 500 words. No supplementary appendices should be used in this section. It is not appropriate. • Give a sound strategic reasoning behind your selected option or combination of options on the long term. Explain why this is a good choice linked to your preceding analysis and judgement. Use one or more of the models as discussed in the lectures on “strategic decision making” in the course. • You should financially substantiate the feasibility of your recommendations with a summarized business case/forecast.

Compare and contrast Hard and Soft approaches to HRM

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Write an essay on which you Compare and contrast ‘Hard’ and ‘Soft’ approaches to HRM (Foot, Hook, and Jenkins, 2016, p.12-13) ensuring you identify why organisations might adopt either approach in their HR systems, and what specific features of HR policy and systems might indicate either a Hard or Soft approach. Please follow the assesment criteria from the attached file. Kindly use the sources from the 2nd attachment.

How to integrate two highly successful but different organizations without loss of momentum

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What you need to do: 1. Topic Question “How to integrate two highly successful but different organizations without loss of momentum ?” 2. Use the 6 stage design thinking model for resersch and analysis

Summary of 6 Stage of Design thinking process:

Stage 1- Sympathise– understand the problem which is the question above, do research primary and secondary research for my topic question in the research look at literature and academic research. Use real life examples of real companies who successfully merged o companies who failed this step.

Stage 2- Define- feed forward and back process use the fishbone diagram to define the problem to create a problem statement (paragraph for the problem statement)

Stage 3- Ideate- How to reduce tension of social psychological processes and social political processes (Gossan et al. 1999). Check models and theories and label them correctly. Brainstorm ideas for prototype at least 15 ideas

Stage 4 Protype- Pick one of the 15 ideas and say why chose it and the benefits of it and then produce a mind map how you will produce a prototype Stage5 Test-

How would you test the solution in the public. 25 references IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Go into more detail for each step of the 6 stages of design thinking process as I have just gave you a summary add a picture to show.

Use the link below as it explains each step perfectly.

Business Policy & Strategies

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MGMT 650 Case Study Each individual will write a case study on the current state of General Electric utilizing the topics discussed in class. It will be a 5-6 page paper (12 pt.

Times New Roman font, double-spaced with 1” margins with headings).

This project needs to assess all of the concepts and theories covered in the class and analyze the organization in its current state. A minimum requirement of the paper is to: • Provide a brief summary, including current strategy, leadership, and culture

• Provide a PESTEL (table and discussion), 5 Forces, and Core competencies examining the SWOTs of the organization

• Discuss the generic strategy, VRIO, and culture and its alignment with the current strategy.

• Using the measures discussed in class, evaluate GE’s innovation and corporate/ international strategy? Is it effective?

• Based on the above evaluation, what should GE do? How can it generate innovation of new product and services? Use concepts discussed in class! How should they progress – discuss with a detailed SAFe analysis. At a minimum you must utilize and apply theory using the text, GE’s annual report, investor reports, articles, and outside research.

You must read at least seven separate sources that provide enough detail to identify and provide detail regarding specific topics and relevant aspects of the situation. All sources, including any quotes, factual details about the company, or ideas acquired from the course’s assigned readings, should be clearly cited in the paper using APA format.

This paper should flow, and as such, should use headings to direct your paper and be written in paragraph format. This is not a question-answer written case.

Tottenham Hotspur case study

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Tottenham Hotspur case study

Using the content from the Financial Analysis course as a framework to review the financial records of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, please provide a detailed response to each of the questions below. Your responses should include the data from the case study’s summary and financial records to back up and add credibility to your responses. Responses missing details will be penalized. You will be graded based on proper application of the course content in your analysis as well as a comprehensive explanation of the rationale (story) behind the financial numbers which you are explaining.