Define and explain concepts, frameworks, and techniques of international strategic management.

Word Count: 3000

Assignment Objective:
The course is designed specifically not only to introduce students with key strategy concepts but also aims to help students to integrate and apply their prior learning to various business situations.
Assignment Question:
A listed company’s CEO appointed you as his Strategic Management Coach and asked you to prepare a detailed and complete report emphasizing the value and process of strategic management in the listed company ( or group of companies ). And asked you to prepare this Consultation Report to the readers of non-management background stakeholders.
In addition to familiarizing with new subject matter, You are expected in the report to integrate and apply their prior learning to strategic decision making in organisations. This Strategic Management consultation report is designed to explore an organisation’s vision, mission, examine principles, techniques and models of organisational and environmental analysis, discuss the theory and practice of strategy formulation and implementation such as corporate governance and business ethics for the development of effective strategic leadership.
Upon completion of this consultation report, students will be able to:
1. Define and explain concepts, frameworks, and techniques of international strategic management.
2. Illustrate the types of Strategic Formation
3. Execute the Strategic Implementation

In order to obtain a PASS under this assessment in the format of Consultation Report, topics shown herebelow all are required to illustrate your profound professional opinion by comparing and contrasting :

Define and explain concepts, frameworks, and techniques of international strategic management.
– Strategic Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
– Analyzing the External Environment of the Firm
– Assessing the Internal Environment of the Firm
– Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources

Illustrate the types of Strategic Formation
– Business-Level Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantages
– Corporate-Level Strategy: Creating Value through Diversification
– International Strategy: Creating Value in Global Markets
– Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics

Understand the key decisions and trade-offs involved in effectively managing manufacturing and service operations

-Strategic Control and Corporate Governance
-Creating Effective Organizational Designs
-Strategic Leadership: Creating a Learning Organization and an Ethical Organization
-Managing Innovation and Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship

Discuss how appropriate this rate is as a measure of risk.

Students will use two models for this assignment:
1)
the eVal
Financial Forecasting Model for this assignment.
2)
EVA/MVA
Excel Model must be used for the EVA/MVA analysis.
The Excel eVal
model and EVA/MVA Excel Model
completed for the company assigned for the project must be submitted with the assignment.
YOUR SPECIFIC
ASSIGNMENT IS:
1. Introduction (The paper should begin
with a short introduction (explains the purpose of the paper and provides an
overview of the contents that follow) (5%
of the project grade)
2.
DCF Company Valuation (40% of the project
grade) –
Prepare a DCF
Valuation of the selected company using the eVal Excel Model and the
projections developed in Week 4 for the Assignment #2. The model has an
embedded worksheet that accommodates the Discounted Free Cash Flow stock
valuation.

There is a separate worksheet
titled “Valuation Parameters” (tab at the bottom of eVal Excel model). To
proceed with the Discounted Cash Flow valuation of the company, it will be
necessary to update and carefully
explain the Valuation Parameters in eVal.

Please review Learning materials
for week 4 about Cost of Capital.
1.
It will be necessary to estimate the
cost of equity capital. Apply the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Security Market Line to estimate the cost of equity capital. Note that you will
need the risk-free rate, beta, and the market return.
a) To get the current yield on 10-year Treasury
securities go to www.finance.yahoo.com -click on Markets – U.S.
Treasury Bonds Rates. You will use the current yield on 10-year Treasury
securities as the risk-free rate to estimate the cost of equity capital.
Discuss how appropriate this rate is as a measure of risk.
b) The market return is estimated as 5.35%. We will use this number as
the market return for the CAPM. Discuss how
appropriate this rate is as a measure of return.
c) Beta is listed in www.finance.yahoo.com on the
company’s front page. What is the beta listed for the company? What does it
mean?
d) Calculate the cost of equity using
the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) Security Market Line. Please
show your work.
2. Please review Learning Materials for week 4. We provided some several
tools/sources for estimations WACC.
Include your findings about WACC for your company in you project.
3. Let the value of contingent
claims on common equity remain at 0.
4. Use today’s date for the date of
the valuation.
5. Let the value of the dilution
factor for splits remain at 1.0.
6. For the cost of net debt use
either the average cost of outstanding debt or use an estimate of what you
think it would cost to issue new debt. Explain
the assumption.
7. Enter the cost of preferred
stock if any is outstanding, otherwise enter 0%.
8. For the cost of minority
interest use the same percentage as you use for the WACC.
9. The model instructs you to adjust the WACC so that the two equity
values are approximately equal.
There are two values computed by
the model on the spreadsheet Valuation Parameters: “Equity values computed
directly from flows to equity holders” and “Equity
values computed indirectly as the Entity Value less non-equity
claims” (line 24). The model instructs you to adjust the WACC so that the two equity values are approximately
equal. You need to change weighted average cost of equity capital in line 9
(cell J9) to make these two numbers in line 24 approximately equal.
In previous steps you complete
several estimations of the WACC. What estimation of the WACC work better?
9. Estimated price per share
The estimated price per share
(intrinsic value) then appears in the Green-coded cell at the top of the
worksheet.
Discuss,
interpret and explain the results of the analysis. This involves comparing the intrinsic value
of the company’s stock valuation to the current stock price and carefully explaining
any differences.

The analysis associated with the
two parts of the assignment needs to include:
Explanation of the Variables Used in the DCF Valuation (20% of the
project grade) – Explain and
justify all of the variables used in the DCF valuation. These would include, but are not limited to,
the growth rates, capitalization structure, CAPM calculations, cost of capital
components, WACC, etc.
Explanation and Interpretation of DCF Valuation
Results (20% of the project grade) –
Explain the results of the DCF analysis.
This should include an analysis of any difference between the results of
the DCF analysis and the current stock price

Discuss and reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading (Keller, K. L. (2013).

In PowerPoint, design a new ad for your chosen brand to present on a social media platform. Detail who your audience (target market) will be and how often they will be reached. All 4Ps should be touched in the ad in some way (brand elements, price, how to access product, and a sales promotion). Include a script for a narrator and any actors explaining the brand’s attributes and benefits. Include a tag line or “brand mantra.”
Determine the media channels and promotional mix for your brand and explain its relevance based on the brand’s target audience. Demonstrate how the new ad would differ amongst the promotional mix but how the brand message would remain consistent based on the IMC principle.
Research anything about your brand that could be perceived as a brand crisis and design a plan that helps protects the brand’s image and discuss how your ad helps to restore confidence in its target market.
Your presentation should be 13-15 slides in length (excluding cover and references slides)
The presentation should be accompanied by details of each slide (which can be a word document or comprehensive slide notes). Discuss and reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading (Keller, K. L. (2013). Strategic Brand Management: Building, Measuring, and Managing Brand Equity. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education.),and relevant research. You must include a minimum of three credible, academic or professional references.

Discuss frameworks for ethical decision making.

Word Count: 3000

Assignment Objective:
The objective of this assignment is to assess the learners an introduction to business ethics. Part philosophy and part business, the course covers a diverse range of topics including the important ethical theories of relativism, Utilitarianism and deontology, among others. The concepts of moral decision making and predicting moral judgments are also explored. Additional course topics include ethics in employment, corporate social responsibility, fair businesses practices, corporate governance and legal compliance.

You will need to:
You are asked by the CEO of a listed public company as an Ethical Consultant to conduct an examination of the changing roles of business organizations in society. And the CEO also ask you to report above mentioned examination and discuss the topics including business as a socioeconomic institution, business ethics, social responsibility, consumerism, employee relations, equality in the workplace, ecological concerns, media relations, government interface, and community responsibilities.
Remember the reader of the report having no idea of Business Ethics, social responsibilities, integrity, related compliance and morals. You are expected to explain and to illustrate in very detailed in this complete report.

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
➢ Describe ethical challenges facing business.
➢ Discuss frameworks for ethical decision making.
➢ Explain how corporate culture impacts ethics.
➢ Evaluate models of corporate social responsibility.

In order to obtain a PASS in this report , you are required to illustrate your understanding with practically related case studies covering the topics herebelow
1 Ethics and the Law
2 Ethical Decision Making
3 Philosophical Ethics and Business
4 Corporate Culture
5 Corporate Social Responsibility
6 Responsibility/Rights
7 Technology
8 Ethics and Marketing
9 Environmental Issues
10 Corporate Governance

Explain the principal assumptions used in the DDM valuation?

1. Prepare a
valuation of a large financial and banking institution. This should involve: (1) Dividend Discount
Model valuation; (2) Valuation by Comparables (use multiples – Price to
Earnings Ratio, Price to Book Value Ratio, etc.; Morningstar.com has several
ratios under “Valuation”); and, Damodaran’s Excess Returns Model (Excel model
provided).

2. Explain the
principal assumptions used in the DDM valuation?

3. Are the
valuations consistent – why or why not?

4. What special
challenges or issues did you encounter with the valuations?

When thinking of leaders communication, would you describe the leaders’ communication style as persuasive, manipulative, or coercive?

Examining the Team
Last week, you identified your team for the final assignment, including your role, your leadership style, and the change you hope to bring to the team. This week, you will refine some of those observations and begin to examine your team using the concepts from your readings and lectures. Consider the following categories and answer the questions:
EI
How does the leader handle his or her emotions?
How does the team deal with emotions?
Describe the team’s level of EI. Is this an area that the leader needs to help the team develop?
How might leaders enhance team EI? Give specific examples.
Communication
When thinking of leaders communication, would you describe the leaders’ communication style as persuasive, manipulative, or coercive? Why?
Think of at least two different team members in the team and describe their communication style.
Is there a certain communication style that is most dominant on this team?
How does the leaders’ communication style affect team members?
Philosophy and Style
What type of philosophy (theory X or theory Y) seems to be held by leaders and other members of the team?
What type of leadership style have you adopted as a leader (authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire)?
What action steps would help enhance the leadership style in the team?
You might need to interview some team members to gather answers. You should do some research by using the South University Online Library or the Internet to help you formulate the necessary action steps. If you are the leader of the team, you should ask members of the team to help you develop answers to the questions.
Submission Details:

What key people need to be contacted for approval, advice, support, and so forth?

The population that I work with are kids that are in the foster care system from the ages of 0-17 years I was think about a proposal for Single Teen Mothers were we give them advice about motherhood and have parenting class etc….
Group Proposal Outline:
The following outline is designed to assist you in planning a successful group.
What unmet needs will be met by the group?
What is the purpose of the group? (By the end of the group, what will the members have achieved?)
What will the structure of the group be?
Number of meetings
Frequency of meetings
Length of meetings
Location of meetings
Size Of group
What will the composition of the group be?
Age and sex of members
Social/emotional level and capacity of members
Behavior patterns relevant to members
How will members be oriented to the group?
What will the general pattern of meetings be?
Are there agency or organizational policies that will affect the group’s development?
What key people need to be contacted for approval, advice, support, and so forth?
Describe the process that will be used to evaluate the group.

Identify and define a key concept or a claim from one secondary essay and apply that concept or claim to a scene from Borden’s Born in Flames.

2-page application of one analytical secondary source essay to a scene in Borden’s Born in Flames(1983), plus a separate Works Cited page
Skills: Applying a concept or a claim to the analysis of a test object
Due: Thursday, June 24 (full first draft due before class, full final draft due by end of class)
Sources: 1)Lizzie Borden’s Born in Flames and 2)Colmon’s “Queer Afrofuturism”or Kilgore’s “Difference Engine”
Assignment:
Identify and define a key concept or a claim from one secondary essay and apply that concept or claim to a scene from Borden’s Born in Flames. Analyze what the lens’s concept reveals about the scene and the film generally, using specific details from the analytical passage to create a claim about the film.
Steps:
Identify a key concept or claim in a secondary source that you think can be applied as a lens to help you analyze the details you’re focusing on in the novel.
Summarize the relevant concept or claim that you’ve identified in the secondary source
Explain what the concept you have taken from the essay helps you see and understand in the film in a new way
Analyze details in the passage that support your interpretation and use of your secondary source’s concept or claim.
Criteria for Evaluation:
Identifies a relevant lens from a secondary source Defines the lens without changing its meaning and in a way that would make sense to a reader unfamiliar with the essay.
Offers a new interpretation of the film made possible by the lens. Explains what the lens reveals about the film
Supports points by analyzing concrete details in the film scene
Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and MLA citation
The film is on Kanopy called Born in flames

fill the sheet and write a 2 page paper