(2011) stated that a bank is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities‚ either directly or through capital markets. A bank connects customers with capital deficits to customers with capital surpluses. Banking is generally a highly regulated industry‚ and government restrictions on financial activities by banks have varied over time and location (Cotter‚ 2003). In addition‚ Fabozzi and Drake (2009) declared that a commercial bank is one of the types
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1. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: WHAT IS IT? Financial analysis can be defined as a process that evaluates businesses‚ budgets‚ projects‚ and entities for analysis purpose. This evaluation is done with the purpose of determining the suitability for investment by a business. Usually‚ the main purpose of financial analysis is to analyze the stability‚ solvency‚ liquidity‚ and profitability of a business. The process of financial analysis is carried out by professionals who work by preparing reports with the
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incorporated in 1994 in the state of Washington‚ USA. It is now one of the world ’s largest online retailers with net sales of 61‚093$ in year end 2012 (Amazon.com‚ 2013). To understand more this business‚ the following will conduct a SWOT analysis of Amazon. 2. SWOT ANALYSIS 2.1. STRENGTHS Huge Global Brand Amazon was a pioneer in the application of information technology in the retail sector. Amazon has developed customer database up to the number of 30 million and become the leading online retailers
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management University of Bradford Model code: MAN0208M A Strategic Analysis of AXA Industries: Insurance/Financial Services Word Count: 2314 (not including Tables or Executive Summary) Executive Summary This report has to do with the investigation into AXA insurance company including internal analysis‚ external strategic analysis and strategy formulation. It is designed to analyse the whole organisation and make recommendations
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Next plc designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes clothing and home furnishing and accessory items to nearly 330 Next retail stores and through the company ’s Next Directory mail order sales catalog. Almost all of Next company-owned stores are located in England and Ireland. After ending a brief international expansion--in 1999 the company closed its seven company-owned foreign stores‚ including its five U.S. retail stores--Next has shifted its international strategy to brand expansion focused on franchising
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Milestone Two – SWOT Analysis Strengths (What do I do well?) Weaknesses (Where can I make improvements?) • I am a responsible person and I always finish my charges in time. • I can work late hours because I am purposeful and ambitious. • I can force myself to do my work even if the task is not interesting enough. • I am a fast learner and that helps me to put new skills into practice. • I often avoid long lasting tasks because the most important for me is to achieve successful results. • I
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Contents 1. Introduction 2. SWOT analysis 3. Stakeholder analysis 4. Strategic Initiatives 5.1 Suitability and Feasibility 5.2 Impact on major stakeholders 5.3 Shareholder value implication 5. Proposals to management 6. Strategy Map and Balanced Score Card 7. Conclusion Reference Appendix A External Analysis Appendix B Internal Analysis Executive Summary Myer‚ the largest department store retailer in Australia‚ re-listed on the Australian
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Question: 1.2‚ Review the issues involved in strategic planning (((The Author Paul Stuart Kregor is a Director of the MSI Consultancy Ltd Article originally publised in Pharmaceutical Marketing‚ June 2007))) Every year at about this time or a little earlier‚ we start the process of ‘strategic’ planning. The annual planning process‚ for all its focus on analysis‚ or template completion‚ can easily fall into the apparently comfortable tactic of merely updating the activity from last year’s plans
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HUONG HAAND KEN COGHILL E-Government in Singapore — A Swot and Pest Analysis HUONG HA Department of Management‚ Monash University‚ Australia Huong.Ha@BusEco.monash.edu.au KEN COGHILL Department of Management‚ Monash University‚ Australia Ken.Coghill@BusEco.monash.edu.au ABSTRACT This paper aims to review and evaluate the vision‚ the objectives and the strategic framework of e-Government in Singapore. Rapidity‚ Reliability‚ Efficiency‚ Cost-effectiveness‚ Customer-orientation and Accessibility
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lack of diversification. It availed the opportunity of easy load and credit sharing‚ introduces mobile tv for the first time‚ gives the service of location recognition. Threats are its local and international rivals. Its main threat in Asia countries lies in difference in culture. Swot Analysis The study of internal and external environment is an important part of the strategic planning process. Environment has two factors i.e. external and internal. environmental factors internal to the firm
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