MN101: Business Analysis and Decision Making 2011-12 ESSAY SUBMISSION DATE: 12 noon on 10th January 2013 Coursework You must submit 3 word-processed essays (word length: maximum 1‚500 words for each essay‚ excluding any exhibits and references) from the list below. Answer any THREE questions. 1. To what extent are a company’s annual report and accounts useful in understanding and analysing its market‚ productive and financial performance? Discuss using an extended example. 2. To what extent can
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Business Analysis of Harvey Norman Industry analysis While Harvey Norman trading as a multi-sector business selling computer‚ electrical‚ furniture and bedding goods‚ the retail industry in which HVN operates involves larger range of goods and services (all customer consumables). The largest product segment is clothing‚ footwear and accessories. However‚ driven by growth in product technology and functionality‚ electrical goods have overtaken goods from department stores over the past five years
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GAP Analysis Business Structure Every organization needs a structure to operate and develop. It is the configuration of authority positions and relationships within the business. The Business Structure is vital for a company’s performance and efficiency. It must be correctly designed and adjusted to the environment of the business. In order for the company to achieve its purposes and respond to the constant changes in trends and demands‚ a more flexible structure is more suitable. * Hierarchy
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entrepreneur in a small business‚ his opinion was “a person who takes control of his or her own destiny to become self employed either by setting up a business or taking over from someone else.” The purpose of this report is to investigate the nature of small business-owner-managers in the Information Technology industry and their managerial environment. The analysis comparison will be looking individually at the two entrepreneurs and their respective business as a small business owner-manager operating
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Many U.S. companies are doing business internationally‚ but many complex situations can arise. Having an understanding of cultural differences in the workplace becomes important‚ and to understand these differences‚ people need to know and understand a culture’s ecological correlations‚ or in other words‚ the concepts that describe a culture (Brislin‚ P. 278). In reading the case “Negotiations – BWA Discovers the Indonesian Way” in Understanding and Managing Diversity‚ many cultural issues had
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Global Business Cultural Analysis: KENYA GLOBAL BUSINESS CULTURAL ANALYSIS: KENYA Tonja Arnold Brooks Spring 2013 BUSI 604 Professor: Romanoski March 13‚ 2013 Kenya lies to the east of the African continent and has a coast on the Indian Ocean. The country straddles two of the most famous lakes in Africa - Lake Turkana and Lake Victoria. At its heart is Mount Kenya from which the country takes its name. The Kenyan population is heterogeneous‚ comprising seven
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Week 4 Business Analysis Part 1 R M Butler MGT/521 10/15/12 Melany Felton Week 4 Business Analysis Part 1 Costco Wholesale Strengths Weakness‚ Opportunities‚ Threats analysis of Costco Wholesale starts off with their strengths. Diversified products and services‚ rapid turnover of inventory‚ efficient operating structure‚ strong market position‚ low cost promotion and marketing strategy‚ and Costco offers its customers the lowest prices on a wide range of branded products. Provides
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They are market analysis‚ competitor analysis‚ and environmental analysis‚ and customer analysis‚ internal and external factors. The mobile network market is growing rapidly and has good opportunities for new entrants to enter market and gain market share. Though there is much opportunity in this market‚ there are some threats such as threat from existing competitor‚ high customer churn rates‚ etc. After conducting a Porter’s 5 forces model on Nokia‚ I felt a PESTLE analysis would analyse the
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31. Differentiate between Brainstorming and Reverse Brain-storming. Reverse brainstorming helps you solve problems by: combining brainstorming and reversal techniques. By combining these‚ you can extend your use of brainstorming to draw out even more creative ideas. To use this technique‚ you start with one of two "reverse" questions: Instead of asking‚ "How do I solve or prevent this problem?" ask‚ "How could I possibly cause the problem?" Instead of asking "How do I achieve these results?" ask
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Critical Analysis “ Junkie Business” It is apparent that Dr. Hoffer is well qualified to write this case study concerning two street junkies and the impact of heroin dealing on users’ beliefs and behaviors. Lee Hoffer holds a Masters degree in Anthropology and Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Colorado at Denver. He also holds a Masters degree in Psychiatric Epidemiology from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Since 1992‚ Lee
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