Business Research for Decision Making (Management) Text: Research Methods for Strategic Management by Editorial Board Words of Wisdom, LLC 1 9781938390739 1503D MGT600 -03 Unit 1 Topics: Strategy and Managerial Decision Making Decision Making Common Biases Bounded Awareness Motivational Influences Emotional Influences Avoiding Uncertainty Risks Unit 2 Biases and Judgment Decision Making Common Biases Bounded Awareness Motivational Influences Emotional Influences Avoiding Uncertainty Risks Unit 3 Research Design and Analysis Research Design o Quantitative research o Qualitative research o Delimitations o Limitations o Reliability o Validity Company Analysis o Models o Resources and Capabilities o Analytical Tools Industry Analysis Unit 4 Escalation and Fairness Unilateral Escalation Competitive Escalation Improving Decision Making Analyzing Business Solutions o Integration o Diversification o Globalization Escalation of Commitment Ethics in Decision Making Unit 5 Assignment: Assignment Description Comprehensive Analysis of a Fortune 500 Company For this Individual Project you will analyze publicly available information about a Fortune 500 Company and develop an assessment of the corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage. This assignment requires you to obtain and analyze information at the company, industry and market levels using various databases and reports found in the AIU library, such as Hoovers and Dun & Bradstreet, in addition to at least eight (8) professional or academic peer -reviewed articles. Your analysis should include an in-depth review of the Company's most recent SEC Form-10k Annual Report and Form DEF-14A Proxy Statement. These SEC filings can be found at the SEC Edgar Database located at the URL http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html . Pay particular attention to the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) sections of the SEC Form 10-K and the DEF-14A Proxy statement. Direct competitors are identified in the "Comparator Group\" section of the DEF-14A Proxy Statement. ) These SEC filings also contain information relative to external and industry analysis that will be helpful in your assessment of the Company's strategy and competitive position. A thorough analysis requires evaluation of various external stakeholders: Competitors Industry Vendors Customers Governmental entities Communities Internal stakeholders that should be considered in the analysis include: Shareholders Board of Directors Management Employees A comprehensive SWOT analysis should be performed relative to the Company's ability to improve its competitive advantage. The comprehensive analysis should include both qualitative and quantitative elements, leveraging information available in SEC Filings, business databases, and peer-reviewed articles. Your work should demonstrate your ability to: Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations. Apply principles of quantitative and qualitative research to business cases. Describe the opportunities provided by technology for businesses. Appropriately use effective communication techniques. Apply the standard of APA style to all research and writing tasks. You will prepare a report presenting the findings of your comprehensive analysis examining the Company's corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage. The written report will have a body length of 14 pages excluding title, abstract, references and appendices. Quotation limits should be not more than 10% of the body of the paper can be quotations, all of which must be properly attributed in APA format. NOTE: Article collections (scholarly databases) may be accessed in the Library. Suggestions are: ABI Inform Global Academic Search Premier Business Source Premier Please, answer the following: 1) What questions do you have about these assignments in Units 1 - 4? 2) What questions do you have about the overarching Unit 5 assignment? Although not due until the end of the class, it is important that you begin planning for this project early in the course. 3) What are your initial thoughts about how you will approach this assignment? Explain. For me: I don't really have any questions with the assignments. Just have to submit them on time. But it is all up to you to discuss these questions. Intellipath takes a lot of time but it is indeed useful. Global Finance Text: Financial Management: Theory & Practice by Brigham, Ehrnhardt Cengage 14 9781285290959 1503D FIN630 -01 Unit 1 to 4; Topics: CHAPTER 1 An Overview of Financial Management and the Financial Environment, The Basics of Capital Budgeting: Evaluating Cash Flows, Excel Mini Case, Financial Statements, Cash Flows and Taxes, Analysis of Financial Statements, Excel Mini Case, Time Value of Money, Bond, Bond Valuation and Interest Rates, Risk and Return, Valuation of Stocks and Corporations, Financial Options and applications in Corporate Finance, and The Cost of Capital. Unit 5 Individual Project is: The most popular way for international expansion is for a local firm to acquire foreign companies. One of the most benefits for international expansion is global distribution capability that helps expanding the market share. There are different implications of running a company that is within or outside of the European Union. If you were the head of a firm based in the United States, please answer the following questions, providing the rationale behind your answers: 1. Would you seek to acquire a company within the European Union or outside of it? Why? 2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choice you made. 3. Describe the advantages and disadvantages inherent in the option you did not choose. 4. Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country. 5. Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country. Please, answer the following questions: 1) What questions do you have about these assignments in Units 1 - 4? 2) What questions do you have about the overarching Unit 5 assignment? Although not due until the end of the class, it is important that you begin planning for this project early in the course. 3) What are your initial thoughts about how you will approach this assignment? Explain. Note: I don't really have questions with the assignments but it is all up to you to make tis a pretty interesting discussion. Intellipath takes a lot of time but is very useful. Citation page Global Finance Nier, E., Osiski, J., Jcome, L. I. and Madrid P. (2011), \"Toward effective macro prudential policy frameworks: an assessment of stylized institutional models\Citation page Global Finance Nier, E., Osiski, J., Jcome, L. I. and Madrid P. (2011), \"Toward effective macro prudential policy frameworks: an assessment of stylized institutional models\