MGMT904 Global strategy and leadership

Read the attached case study: Mondele?z International: Has Corporate Restructuring Produced Shareholder Value?


Your task is to analyse the strategy of Mondele?z International from the facts presented in the case, and by reviewing information through publicly available sources. This involves conducting cross-business value chain analysis, to determine whether Mondele?z International’s portfolio exhibits good strategic fit, evaluating Mondele?z International’s restructuring strategy, identifying challenges and recommending actions to improve the company’s performance and boost shareholder value.

You have to submit a report addressing all questions listed below:

QUESTION 1

What is Mondele?z International’s corporate strategy? How has the growth strategy evolved over the past few years? Explain, with supporting facts from the case and by analysing Mondele?z’s current growth strategy. Provide sufficient data and evidence from the case and other reliable business sources in support your analysis (1 words).

QUESTION 2

What value-chain match-ups in skills transfer, cost sharing, or brand-sharing opportunities along the value chains of Mondele?z International’s business units do you see? Does Mondele?z International’s portfolio exhibit a good strategic fit? Justify your value-chain match-ups with supporting facts and figures from the case. Provide sufficient data and evidence from the case and other reliable business sources in support your analysis

QUESTION 3

Evaluate Mondele?z International’s restructuring by assessing its financial summary (Exhibit 3) and net revenues (Exhibit 4) from 2013-2015. Which product category and geographic region support a conclusion that Mondele?z International’s shareholders have benefitted from the restructuring? Justify your answer by provideing sufficient data and evidence from the case and other reliable business sources in support your analysis

QUESTION 4

What are some of the challenges faced by Mondele?z International, and what actions would you recommend that the present management of Mondele?z International should take to improve the company’s performance and boost shareholder value? Your recommended actions must be supported with convincing, analysis-based arguments. Provide sufficient data and evidence from the case and other reliable business sources in support your analysis