Stephen Djokotoe.
WK1 - INSTRUCTIONS.
Assignment Due Date: June 14, 2015. 6:oo PM.
FORMAT: Single Spacing, Font Size 12, Word document or rtf, Reference - APA, No Title Page, No Running Headers, insert charts and graphics, 1" margins.
Total pages 5 excluding references.
This assignment is to be done by my expert Dennis who has done 23514-31 and 23514-32 because he is familiar with Dell which I have used as my company for the purposes of this course.
Assignment: DA#1 - Personal Application.
Provide your thoughts about the fundamental strategic issues facing the industry in which your organization exists (DEll - Computer Technology Industry)
- Compare the performance of your company (Dell) against the industry within which it operates, for 1 year through 5 years using the Morningstar database( if you are in a publically listed company or use a similar publicly listed company (hp ) or some other performance measure if you are not. (For example, hp and Gateway, lenovo, etc) Morningstar Database Industry Return on Investment. Please cover the followingquestions in your response.
- Do some industries have better evolution of the stock value than others? You can compare them using Search for your organization or a similar one (hp) ; use the"interactive chart" "Comparison" and compare its evolution for the longest possible period to the main stock indicators, ( Dow, NASDAQ, S&P500 ) and competitive firms.
- Do some industries have inherently better probability growth and market value than others? To analyze this, rely on the Morningstar Database, Compare for your firm (Dell or hp) the key ratios of Profitability, Growth and Valuation / Market to Book value.
- Is your organization performing well against the others in the industry?.
- What factors explain the differences in company performance in the same industry?
Stephen Djokotoe
WK1 - INSTRUCTIONS -2-
Required Reading Materials:
Collis, D.J., & Montgomery, C. A. (1995 July - August)Competing On Resources: Strategy in the 1990s. Harvard Business Review 73(4).
Porter, M.E. (1996) What is Strategy? Harvard Business Review 74(6).
Harvard FSS. Where Do Great Strategies Come From?
Youtube:
What Is Strategy?
Resource Based View of the Firm by Jay Barmey.
Barmey - Resources and Competitive Advantage.
*** A sample work by one of my colleagues is attached for reference.
It does not mean the work meets the standards required. just how it was done and I believe we can do better.