Question: PESTLE is a strategic analysis tool. It is often seen as the most effective analytical tools to analyse the impacts of external issues. It is an extended version of PEST analysis. Other forms of this tool are PESTEL, STEEP, and STEEPLE. The acronym PESTLE stands for 6 factors which affect the business. The factors are: Political Economic Social Technological Legal Environmental PESTLE Analysis of Starbucks The constant global...
Question: As the CEO of a hypothetical U.S.-based international business, you will create a strategy for successfully marketing a product in an emerging market country. This will include production, distribution, and supply chain management. You will analyze business and organizational situations, employ key models and applications, use ethical approaches to decision making, and demonstrate critical thinking. Instructions There are thr...
Task Assignment 1 This assignment consists of FIVE TASKS, which are focused on the two learning outcomes given below. They are based on the models/frameworks/conceptual ideas from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the textbook by Slack & Lewis (Kindle Edition). You can also find these models in other printed editions of this textbook, however, the page numbers, Figure numbers, Table numbers might be different but that shouldn’t scare you f...
Task 1.1: Selection of the case upon which the database design and implementation is to be based First, you need to identify a suitable case study (your choice or a choice from the list provided in the appendix) from which to derive your database requirements. This may be a situation based on a company with which you are familiar or in which you are (or have been) employed, or may be one (or based on one) that you have read about within the trade...
Tasks: Learning Outcomes a) Analyse, select and apply systems modelling tools in integrating, optimising and enhancing business processes within contemporary organisations. b) Synthesise technological and non-technological solutions to business problems that promote integration and that optimise whole-of-enterprise operations Context:There are two approaches towards improving systems, short-term approaches that normally addresses th...
Questions: Why Do Firms Become Multinational Enterprises? Using Examples, Explain What Motivates Lorganisations To Engage In International Business And How They Internationalise Answers: Introduction This report is based on identifying the reasons why do firms become Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). In this context, the paper will find which factors motivate organizations to engage in international businesses (MSG, 2020). Moreover, thi...
Assignment Description: The assessment is based on a business and management case study which requires a critical approach to identifying and problem-solving a range of business and management challenges within the case. Throughout the term you will undertake research and analysis which will inform your individual report. Within the individual report you will include a summary and key justifications for the resolution of one of the problems in t...
Competencies In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies: Make decisions informed by macroeconomic principles and the business cycle Determine the economic impact of historical and current events using models of macroeconomics Assess how changes to macroeconomic policies impact the economy Scenario You have just completed your seven-year term as the chief economic policy advisor responsible for managing the ec...
Question: Fictional Case Study – Nuts & Bolts Fasteners (NBF) Nuts & Bolts Fasteners (NBF) is a family owned business based in Adelaide Australia. About NBF business.The business was borne out of a family passion in engineering.NBF began in 2013 with humble beginnings in a single garage. Starting as manufacturers of a limited number of products, they are now also resellers of local and imported products.The limited liabilit...
Questions: Climate Change Writing Assignment Use the resources provided in the Canvas page (and any other reputable sources you may find to support your arguments -- i.e., from NASA, NOAA or other government agencies, from published scientific journal articles, or from published articles in reputable news sources) to completely answer the following four questions regarding global change. Each essay should be at least 500 words in total (but no m...
Questions: Case: Ethical Dilemma As a buyer for a discount retail chain, you find yourself caught in a maelstrom. Just last month, your chain began selling an economy-priced line of clothing endorsed by a famous movie star. To be price competitive, you have followed the rest of the industry and sourced the clothing from a low-wa region of Asia. Initial sales have been brisk; however, the movie star has recently called you screaming and crying...
Questions: 1.Take a company of your choice (which could be your own organisation) and consider what capabilities are necessary to internationalise, and the trade-offs that may emerge, when considering different modes of entry into high risk and low risk countries. 2.Critically discuss how the characteristics of the host country environment influence the internationalisation decisions of the firm? Justify your argument with relevant examples. 3...
Question: Part 1 Evaluate existing business processes by applying appropriate concepts, theories and methods Using the specific operations performance objectives it can be argued that Primark UK is focussed on satisfying its customers’ requirements for fast and dependable services at a reasonable market price, through strategic partnerships that assist its customers to improve the services they offer (value for customers). Outline th...
Task: You may find the information for Primark UK retailer online, in Keynotes in the Library,Company reports, cases online, and the financial press. The literature sources should be books, journals, refereed papers and appropriate online sources. You should find the sources of information that you will use to deliver the three assessment parts within the first four weeks of the course. This is important and failure to complete this task will je...
Task Overview and Aims The policy brief provides a brief analytical introduction to a specific policy and its effects, and provides an analysis of alternative options. This assignment should be structured as an advocacy brief, in which the argument is normative in nature, articulating a policy reform or set of reforms that would improve upon the status quo. The argument itself should be solidly grounded in IPE theory and evidence. Its intended ...
Answer: Introduction This report is examining the economy and the factor of the UK’s economy which impact business. This report has covered the market structure in which the EasyJet industry is operating. EasyJet is one of the low-cost airlines of the UK which has global representation through its huge networks (easyJet, 2021). The report has also covered all the economic factors impacting the business of the organization EasyJet. The r...
Question: On successful completion of this module students will be able to: •Understand the catalysts for international expansion, including country, industry, and firm influences; •Understand unique management issues that confront international business units; •Analyse different competitive strategies in globalising industries; •Understand the process of international expansion generically; •Examine how changes i...
Questions: Topic 1: State Centrism Discussion Questions 1. Susan Strange argues that the Westphalian state system had failed as a mode of governance internationally with respect to three key areas: (1) environment, (2) economic and financial institutions and markets, and (3) addressing the gap between the “haves” and the “have nots.” Discuss each area with reference to the examples provided by Strange. Are you persuaded...
This assignment requires you to write a Macro Analysis report, based on a global company of your choice. Your report must: Critically evaluate the focus of the business and its market(for example, what is the main focus of the business, where are its main markets and/or sites of production, who are its key competitors?) Identify and critically evaluate the geopolitical, economic and legal challenges and issues that are currently and could p...
Question: Instructions: Choose a business process that can supported by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Give a brief description of the business process. Being a system analyst, how could you improve the business process through the implementation of an ERP? Write a short proposal that contains the description and design of the elements below. List and describe the most important ones.. Data. Processes. Reports All repor...
Answer: Introduction: Global Mindset indulges in specific abilities, skills, sound knowledge that has been defined through scientific research. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the interlink-age between the global mindset and intellectual capital and how psychological capital can be included in the global mindset. The specific qualities of individuals for the role of Global Mindset permit the leaders in influencing organizations and le...
This assignment requires students to provide a Risk Management consulting report to a client. A marking rubric will be used to mark this report. In the report, students will need to address the issues faced by the client as mentioned below. The report should follow the general format of a consulting report. Scenario: Suppose you are a risk management professional working for iManageRisk firm which is located in Singapore. iManageRisk provide...
Questions: A. Project backgroundStory of Scotch Extract taken from the Scotch Whisky Association web page. Scotch Whisky must, by law, be distilled and matured in Scotland in oak casks for at least three years and bottled at a minimum alcoholic strength of 40% abv. The robust legal protection of Scotch – vital to safeguard a spirit globally renowned for its quality – has grown over time. `The first definition of Scotch in UK law was ...
Task Assignment You have recently joined the marketing team at Kickerco, a company which has been trading nationally for many years. The company would like to start to trade internationally. The company has recruited you because you have worked for organisations which have traded internationally and they want to use your experience and expertise to assist in the development of this area of work. 1 Formal brief The senior management team...
Questions: The Extent To Which Firms Vertically Integrate Is Determined By The Trade-Off Between Technical And Agency Efficiency”. Evaluate This Statement With Reference To The Relevant Theory And Empirical Examples. Discuss How The Principal- Agent Relation Is Linked To The Issue Of Moral Hazard? Using a Suitable Empirical Context, Assess The Severity Of The Problem And Briefly Suggest Possible Solutions To The Problem/s You Have Ident...