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This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for program improvements.

Purpose of Assignment

Students should understand corporate risk and be able to use the financial models learned in the class to evaluate and calculate a company’s weighted average cost of capital and use the analysis to make company investment decisions.

About Your Signature Assignment

This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature assignments may be graded with an automated rubric that allows the University to collect data that can be aggregated across a location or college/school and used for program improvements.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products.

Scenario: Wilson Corporation (not real) has a targeted capital structure of 40% long term debt and 60% common stock. The debt is yielding 6% and the corporate tax rate is 35%. The common stock is trading at $50 per share and next year’s dividend is $2.50 per share that is growing by 4% per year.

Prepare a minimum 700-word analysis including the following:

  • Calculate the company’s weighted average cost of capital. Use the dividend discount model.  Show calculations in Microsoft® Word.
  • The company’s CEO has stated if the company increases the amount of long term debt so the capital structure will be 60% debt and 40% equity, this will lower its WACC. Explain and defend why you agree or disagree. Report how would you advise the CEO.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Research paper-nvironmental Scanning: Evaluate the Company’s External Environment

Environmental Scanning
Google can use environment scanning in creating value. Google has stayed ahead of Yahoo through its element of newness, development of its brand status, reduction of risk, customization, and reduction of risk. The ideas around the creation of value developed after the management analyzed the information about the competitors and its internal capacity.
Evaluate the Company’s External Environment
The analysis of the external factors provides the management with an understanding of the opportunities that are available and how to mitigate the threats in the market. Based on the PESTEL analysis below it is important for Google to focus its efforts on technological and economic factors.
The General Environment
Assessment of the general environment involves determining significance and timing of the trends and changes in the strategic management of Google Inc. The assessment under this section is done using Porter’s Five Forces.
The threat of suppliers is low and will remain as such as long as the company manages to maintain its dominance in the market (Chaneta, 2011). The ad system managed by the company is an important source of income since the ad-maker, and the ad-receivers are part of the customer portfolio of the company. The ability of the company to maintain customer and seller collaboration is critical to reducing the cost of revenue as a percentage of sales.
Industry Operating Environment
 

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Aspen Technology-Major Components of the Strategic Management Process:Discuss the following for the listed company- Goal setting ,Analysis

 
Company: Aspen Technology
Aspen Technology is a company that provides services and software products to process industries. The company has its headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts but has 30 branches across the world in six continents. This is meant to improve service delivery.
Major Components of the Strategic Management Process
Discuss the following for the listed company
1. Goal setting
2. Analysis
3. Strategy formulation
4. Strategy implementation
 
Evaluation of the Mission, Vision, and Strategies
 
Motivation Strategy
 
The Role of Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
 
 

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Diagnose the need for change and present a plan to transform the Wilson Company Ltd, utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach

Week 5 – Final Paper

Final Paper

Think of an organization you have worked for or one with which you are very familiar.
In this case, work with Wilson Company Ltd.  Diagnose the need for change and present a plan to transform the organization, utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach. 
Include the following sections headings and additional sections as needed:

  1. Introduction
  2. Company Overview
  3. Diagnosis
  4. Kotter’s 8-Step Approach
  5. Conclusion

The Final Paper for the course must be submitted to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. of the time zone in which you reside on the last day of the class

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Biotech Company Profile-integrate management theories and principles into management practices

 

  • Integrate management theories and principles into management practices
  • Organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organization goals
  • Demonstrate leadership skills by communicating a shared vision, motivating and empowering others, and creating a culture of ethical decision-making and innovation
  • Develop measures and assess outcomes against plans and standards to improve organizational effectiveness
  • Identify the essential characteristics of decision making and indicate the range and types of decisions a manager makes

Use the Biotech Company Profile in completing this assignment.
Create the Introductory Paragraph
The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper but is typically written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).  View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:
Read critically and analyze the following scenario:
 
Task 1:  Identify and discuss six major areas of the organizing process that Luis Montego must address in organizing the production floor for both existing production and the new project.
Task 2:  What specific area needs immediate attention?  Why?
Read critically and analyze the following scenario:
Biotech has always told workers that they want to keep people in the Biotech family.  The company encourages employees to get additional training and will pay for college tuition for those who want to advance their career opportunities within the company.
Task 1:  Identify and discuss the reasons for the morale problem;
Task 2:  Discuss specific ways Luis can motivate his existing employees that will build morale while ensuring production levels stay on track for the current contracts and the new project;
Task 3:  What critical factor could interfere with Luis’ attempt to build morale?

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prevention of the re-infestation; Scenario analysis

 
Question #2 Scenario 
You are the manager of a Starbucks here in Miami and want to remind your employees to clean up after themselves in the break room.  There was recently an infestation of cockroaches
discuss .
The building has since been fumigated but you still
 
require the cooperation of staff to prevent a re-infestation.
State:
the purpose of the memo,
your reason(s) for sending it
the kind of behavior you have noticed and
what actions you want taken.
 
 

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Strategic Planning and Implementation-provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

Final Strategic Plan

Final Strategic Plan Grading Guide
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Final Strategic Plan Grading Guide
STR/581 Version 12
Strategic Planning and Implementation
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Individual Assignment: Final Strategic Plan

Purpose of Assignment

The Strategic Plan is composed of four parts that the student worked on during this course. This provides students the opportunity to research and create strategies for a company based on real scenarios and bring together all the concepts they learned throughout the course and MBA program. The objective is to create and sell the strategic plan to investors or the Board of Directors.

Resources Required

Strategic Plan, Parts 1-4

Grading Guide

Content Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
The final project includes all the elements of the previous parts of the strategic plan assignments.  
The final project includes a table of contents.
The final project includes an executive summary (350-700 words).
The final project includes company background.
The final project includes a mission statement.
The final project includes a vision statement.
The final project includes a value statement.
The final project includes an environmental scan.
The final project includes an internal and external environmental analysis.
The final project includes a strategic recommendation.
The final project includes an implementation plan.
The final project includes organizational change management strategies.
The final project includes a risk management plan.
The final project includes a conclusion.
The final project includes references.
The presentation includes all elements of Parts 1-4 of the strategic plan.
The presentation is 25-35 slides with speakers’ notes and includes appropriate images and graphics.
Total Available Total Earned
7
 #/7
Presentation Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:
Organization
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
The introduction provides a sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference slide.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
Total Available Total Earned
  3
 #/3
Assignment Total # 10 #/10
Additional comments:
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Create the Final Strategic Plan. The Final Strategic Plan contains the elements of all the previous weeks' components and incorporates instructor feedback. The strategic recommendations will be evaluated and the best options chosen for recommendation. The final strategic plan contains: 

The week 6 final project will consist of the expansion and inclusion of papers 2 through 5 for both the final paper and final presentation. You will need to submit a full strategic plan paper and separate Power Point presentation.
Create the Final Strategic Plan. The Final Strategic Plan contains the elements of all the previous weeks’ components and incorporates instructor feedback. The strategic recommendations will be evaluated and the best options chosen for recommendation. The final strategic plan contains: 

  • Table of Contents
  • Executive Summary (350 to 700 words)
  • Company Background
  • Mission Statement
  • Vision Statement
  • Value Statement
  • Environmental Scan
  • Internal and External Environmental Analysis
  • Strategic Recommendation
  • Implementation Plan
  • Organizational Change Management Strategies
  • Risk Management Plan
  • Conclusion
  • References

Create a 25- to 35-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes to present the strategic plan, combining all relevant elements from previous weeks. The objective is to sell the strategic plan to investors or company directors.
Format the assignment according to APA guidelines.

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Capstone Project: identify and explore an emerging technology-Nanotechnology

Course Project: The Capstone Assignment
Objectives
This capstone course concludes with a research-based Course Project that starts during the first week of the session and continues throughout the duration of the course. It culminates with the submission of a formal, written report in Week 7.
For the project, each student will identify and explore an emerging technology. This will be a technology that may already exist but is drawing attention because of new applications, anticipated impacts, or potential controversies. Examples could include, but are in no way limited to, the following subjects. If you are thinking of a topic that is not on the list, please check with your instructor before proceeding.
· Nanotechnology
· Genetically modified organisms
· Drones
· Self-driving cars
· Remote or robotic surgery
· Wireless electricity
· Gene editing
· Virtual reality
· Artificial intelligence
· Cyber-warfare

· Hydraulic fracturing

Topics to avoid—these are old or have just been done too often.

· Online dating

· Identity theft

· ATMs

The student will address the historical, social, cultural, moral, and ethical issues presented by their selected technology.


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 define the chosen topic, provide a brief description of the emergent technology, and write a thesis statement (refer to the tutorial on Thesis Statements found in the Writing and Research Help area for help on this assignment). The proposal must then be submitted by the end of the week.

 

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Corporate risk-Wilson Corporation: evaluate and calculate a company's weighted average cost of capital and use the analysis to make company investment decisions

Purpose of Assignment
should understand corporate risk and be able to use the financial models learned in the class to evaluate and calculate a company’s weighted average cost of capital and use the analysis to make company investment decisions.
About Your Signature Assignment
Assignment Steps
Scenario:
Wilson Corporation (not real) has a targeted capital structure of 40% long term debt and 60% common stock. The debt is yielding 6% and the corporate tax rate is 35%. The common stock is trading at $50 per share and next year’s dividend is $2.50 per share that is growing by 4% per year.
Prepare a minimum 700-word analysis including the following:

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.