Determine the company’s resources,capabilities,and core competencies.

External and Internal Environments

Week 6 Assignment – External and Internal Environments
Overview
In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for the Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness assignment. (Amazon)

Using the corporation you chose from the Week 3 assignment, Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness, examine the industry in which the entity operates. Use any or all of the following resources to conduct research on the company:

Company website.
Public filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings & Forms page.
Strayer University’s online databases.
The Lexis Advance database.
Other miscellaneous sources. Note: the company’s annual report will often provide insights that other resources may not include.
Use the External and Internal Environments Template [DOCX] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.

Requirements
Write a 4-6 page paper in which you do the following:

Choose the two segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose.
Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.
Considering the five forces of competition, choose the two that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose.

Evaluate how well the company has addressed these two forces in the recent past.
With the same two forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.

Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation.
Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.

Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses.

Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.

Determine the company’s resources,capabilities,and core competencies.

Go to the Strayer University Online Library to locate three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

Analyze the effects of the general environment,competition,threats,opportunities,strengths, and weaknesses relative to a corporation.

Describe the level of volatility of the currency and the level of government intervention, if any.How have these factors influenced the MNC’s business,especially over the past financial year?

QUESTIONS 1 – 5

What stock markets are the MNC listed on? Give the stock price at the MNC’s year end and explain any fluctuations in price over the past year. Does it appear that the MNC issues stock in foreign countries? 5 marks

What are the main currencies that the MNC uses to conduct its international business? Prepare a chart or table showing the direct and indirect quotation of each foreign currency in relation to the home currency of the MNC at the last year-end and the previous one. Also prepare a cross-exchange rate chart for these currencies for the same dates. 8 marks

Illustrate, using diagrams or tables and calculations, how the values of these currencies have changed (appreciated or depreciated) over the past year relative to the MNC’s home currency, and comment on the main reasons for these changes.

To answer this question, review a foreign exchange table provided online for the company’s year-end and another table containing quotations from the previous year-end date. The answers to this question will be used in later sections to determine how the firm was affected by changes in the values of these currencies. 10 marks

For each of the main foreign currencies used by the MNC, describe the level of volatility of the currency and the level of government intervention, if any.How have these factors influenced the MNC’s business,especially over the past financial year? 6 marks

Using actual rates for the main currencies where the MNC conducts international business illustrate and determine if any type of arbitrage is possible (locational, triangular and covered interest). 9 marks

Identify the risks.How might your firm be negatively impacted by fluctuations in the money supply?

Risk Analysis of Final Project Company

Overview: In this short paper, you will address the risks confronting the firm you have chosen for the final project. The paper will inform your work on Milestone Three (due in Module Seven) and the final project (due in Module Nine).

Prompt: Referring to the prompt in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document (in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course),assess the potential for the macroeconomic events described in the scenario to pose financial risks to the firm you have chosen for the final project (JPMorgan Chase & Co., AT&T, or Qualcomm).

Specifically, address the following critical elements:

Accurately identify the risks. For example, how might your firm be negatively impacted by fluctuations in the money supply? Provide specific examples to illustrate each identified risk.

Use appropriate financial tools to measure (i.e., quantify) the risks. For example, consider calculating your firm’s debt-to-capital ratio, debt/equity ratio,interest coverage ratio, and degree of combined leverage.

Write an initial post in which you explain the relationship between TIPS and the consumer price index.What are the benefits and drawbacks of buying TIPS?

Discussion 6-1 Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

In two to three paragraphs.

Inflation-linked bonds, also known as treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), are used to protect against inflation. A good understanding of TIPS is necessary for capitalizing on market opportunities.

Once you have read the chapters assigned for this module, Write an initial post in which you explain the relationship between TIPS and the consumer price index.What are the benefits and drawbacks of buying TIPS?

How long will it take for the initial investment to recoup its initial investment based on the Payback Period and the Discounted Payback Period?

Statistic Problems

Write your answers in an MS Word document

Question 3 (20 marks)

You have built your model and generated the results. You will now present your findings and
recommendations to the board.

The board has indicated that they would prefer to recoup their investment within seven years, if possible.

They also would like to earn at least 25% internal rate of return on this investment, given the level of risk associated with this transaction.

Answer the following questions

What do your results from the Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return tell you about the viability of buying Hepal? (4 marks)

How long will it take for the initial investment to recoup its initial investment based on the Payback
Period and the Discounted Payback Period? Comment on your findings (5 marks)

Identify two key risk factors in this transaction and conduct the sensitivity tests using your model to
see how these factors will affect the profitability of this transaction. Discuss the implication of your
findings. (8 marks)

Is it a good idea for Darwin Brighton to make an offer of $370 million to purchase Hepal,given the
constraints set by the board? Explain your reasoning. (3 marks)

Explain how the Income Statement relates to the operational budget?Are they the same thing?

Week 2 Discussion

Reply to the following using at least 175 words per reply. Reply to each post separately. Be professional and constructive with your reply. Be sure to use FULL APA references and in-text citations.

1.Find below a brief explanation about financial structure, financial policies, and financial management practices. This list is by no means complete. Financial Policy Guidelines and Examples (https://www.propelnonprofits.org/resources/financial-policy-guidelines-example/) provides a more in-depth review of this subject.

What are some other structures, policies or financial management practices that you can identify in addition to what I’ve provided below?

Financial Structure
Governance
Tax Status
Public ownership versus private ownership

Financial Policies
Acceptance of patients without insurance
Adherence to GAAP and/or GAGAS
What is the primary goal of profit maximization

Financial Management Practices
Profit distribution
Distribution of assets upon dissolution
Managerial control

2. Building upon the information discussed during week one, the Balance Sheet shows the organization’s assets, or things of value, and liabilities, or the amount owed against those items of value. The difference between assets and liabilities is called the net worth or owner’s equity. The simple math or Accounting Equation is Assets = Liabilities + Net Worth. What does the weekly readings say about this equation being kept in balance. Explain this “balance concept”. Is there anything that financial managers have to do to maintain this balance?

The Income Statement also called the Profit and Loss Statement or the Statement of Revenue and Expense, states revenue at the amount earned, the expenses incurred to generate those revenues, and the difference between those numbers, which is called the Net Income. Explain how the Income Statement relates to the operational budget?Are they the same thing?

Health Care Organization Financial Statements: Understanding Best Practices (http://blog.richterhc.com/health-care-organization-financial-statements-understanding-best-practices) is a great explanation of this concept.

Critically evaluate the appropriateness of businesses adopting these at each stage of the PLC,giving real examples of prices of products/services from businesses.

Explain each stage of the Product Life Cycleb) With reference to FOUR pricing models.

Critically evaluate the appropriateness of businesses adopting these at each stage of the PLC,giving real examples of prices of products/services from businesses.

Setting the price of a product or service is a crucial part of the marketing strategy adopted by a business.

Businesses can adopt several pricing models depending on the type of business, how the market operates and where the product is positioned in the market. The product life cycle (PLC) can be used by business managers to determine prices according to the stage of the PLC. You are required to link your discussions on each pricing model in relation to the stage of the PLC. example of companies using certain price strategies.

Critically analyse the response of UK Banks to vulnerable customers during the crisis.

Critically analyse the response of UK Banks to vulnerable customers during the crisis.

Your answer should include both the customer’s and the bank’s perspectives

Make sure its a critical essay not descriptive

Defining vulnerable customers

Include ethics and cover the 3 types: Virtue Based, Deontology and Telegony. and CSR

Have uploaded references that must be included in writing this critical essay and please add more.

Cover the responses of Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds and include customers and banks perspectives.

Fin-tech

How does a health care provider indicate the obligation of providing care under a managed care contract that has been paid in advance?

Week 2 Discussion

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

How does a health care provider indicate the obligation of providing care under a managed care contract that has been paid in advance?

In a publicly traded organization, does the valuation of owners equity represent the worth of the organization to its owners? Explain your answer.