Strategic Analysis; Tools and Techniques – Essay 1, Essays (university) for Strategic Management

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Type Essay
Pages 12
Words 3859
Subjects Business Strategy

Executive Summary

This paper provides a strategic analysis of Wal-Mart International. Wal-Mart international is one of the biggest retail chain stores in the world. The company has been growing from strength to strength and now boasts of global leadership among retail chains.
Strategic management implies long term planning and doing everything in an organization with a long-term picture or vision. As defined by Mitzberg et al (1998), strategic planning consists in making long or midterm decisions with the aim of delivering a competitive edge to an organization. Strategic planning is not possible without strategic analysis. Through application of strategic tools, one deploys mechanisms of understanding the organization and the environment within which it operates (Yergin & Stanislaw, 2002).
Analysis of the business environment is the primordial function of strategic management (Sadler & Craig, 2003). In this paper, Porters Five Forces and PESTEL model are employed towards understanding the market and the macro environment within which Wal-Mart Operates.
From the market analysis anchored on the five forces model, it is clear that competition is the biggest headache for Wal-Mart International. The company operates in an environment characterized by high competition. Due to stiff competition, it has had to withdraw from some international markets like South Korea and Germany.
The strategies employed by an organization can be based on models and plans or on internal capacity of the organization. Models notwithstanding, the resource based view of strategy holds that organizational resources are the most critical factor in determining a competitive edge (Wernerfelt, 1984). This implies that organizational competencies and capabilities matter a lot when it comes to defining a competitive edge. A SWOT analysis done on Wal-Mart reveals that it has many strengths and hence competencies.
The company has an international presence, a strong work force and employs modern information technology platforms to remain ahead of competition. In terms of revenue, the organization is one of the highest revenue earners in the world. In the last year alone, the organization had a 15.4 billion (US dollars) as net revenue. The SWOT matrix on Wal-Mart reveals that it has enough strengths as well as opportunities that put it is a strong competitive position. The opportunities further offer a huge potential for growth.
Based on identified characteristics of the organization and the business environment within which it operates, managers adopt given strategies. Tools like the BCG matrix, the GE matrix or the grand strategy matrix are helpful when identifying the kind of strategies to adopt for a company (Ulwick, 2000). The grand strategy matrix was used in identifying the kind of strategies Wal-Mart can employ going into the future.
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“Before we measure something we must ask whether we understand what it is we are trying to measure.” (Gray et al, 2015)

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Before we measure something we must ask whether we understand what it is we are trying to measure.” (Gray et al, 2015) Critically discuss the above statement in relation to effectively developing the strategic knowledge base in YOUR organization.
Category (Subject Area): Strategic Knowledge Management
Volume of 11 pages (3025 words)
Assignment type : Coursework
Number of Sources:   15
Referencing style:           Havard
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Knowledge Management/Environment
Communities of Practice/Interest
The Challenge of Performance Measurement
Intellectual Capital and Social Networks
Organisational examples from the tutorial sessions should be used to illustrate the themes
covered in the essay. However, the essay is not a case study; it is a discussion of relevant theory.
Remember that a critical study aims to provide a balanced analysis of differing perspectives, and
points of view, before drawing the argument to a coherent conclusion
 
Marking criteria:
(i) Introduction to the assignment describing scope, objectives, methods of investigation
etc.
a. Clear structure to the essay providing the course of the analysis
b. The essay should display a coherent introduction; analysis & conclusion
(ii) Discussion of key areas
a. The four main themes need to be clearly covered in the essay and it is important
to develop the links between them
b. Aspects of Knowledge i.e. tacit/explicit need to be clearly explored and discussed
in relation to how they can be developed
c. The categories of IC need to be developed and the reasons and challenges of
measuring should be examined
d. The potential for Communities of Practice to offer a way of developing
knowledge should be discussed, along with the challenges of managing them for
organisational benefit
e. The value and challenges of Performance Management need to be developed
within the discussion
f. Application of examples where KPIs and other measurement systems have been
used to develop performance e.g. Skandia, Essex police
(iii) Application of theory
a. Clear awareness of the relevant authors in developing the analysis of the main
themes e.g. Nonaka; Drucker; Rastogi; Nahapiet & Ghosal; Marr; Wenger &
Lave, etc
(iv) Structured analysis
a. The essay needs to display a coherent analysis drawing the themes together in
order to explore the question in a relevant way
b. The essay is not meant to be separate sections that should be left to the conclusion
to link. Weaker essays will fall into this pattern
(v) Creativity of thought
a. The essay needs to display a clear analysis drawing on the main theory being
explored to display the comfort with the ideas being covered
b. Examples from organisations can be effective in illustrating the thought of the
analysis
(vi) Presentation of document including clarity of expression and referencing.
a. The essay must be clearly set out and well written
b. Avoidance of confusing arguments and messy content e.g. overly long sentences
c. Consistent Harvard referencing is essential to support the analysis

CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF GRAY ET AL (2015) STATEMENT IN RELATION TO EFFECTIVELY DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE BASE IN AN ORGANIZATION

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Table of contents
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………3
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ………….………………….…….………….…….4
2.1 Knowledge Management/Environment……………………………………………………….5
2.2 Communities of Practice/Interest……………………………………………………………..7
 2.3Intellectual Capital and Social Networks………………………………………………………8
2.4Performance Measurement (Challenges)………………………………………………..……10
2.5 Systems Thinking……………………………………………………………………………12
CHAPTER III: CHAPTER III: CONCLUSION…………………………………………..……13
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………..14

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Strategic Financial Management (AF4S31-V2) Module Assessment 1

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University of South Wales
Strategic Financial Management (AF4S31-V2)
Module Assessment 1
Table of Contents
1.INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
2 .TESCO CORPORATE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ANALYSIS…………………………………………..2
2.1 Stakeholders………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2
2.2 Tesco Stakeholders……………………………………………………………………………………………….2
3. Performance of Tesco’s Stake holders…………………………………………………………….3
4. “ BENEDICT CORPORATE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ANALYSIS”………………………………….3
4.1 “Analysis of the Benedicts Co. Financial Ratios”……………………………………………………….4
4.1.1 “Profitability Ratios”………………………………………………………………………………………….4
4.1.2 “Use of Resources Ratios”………………………………………………………………………………..5
4.1.3 “Liquidity Ratios”……………………………………………………………………………………………..6
4.1.4: “Gearing ratios”………………………………………………………………………………………………6
4.1.5: “Investor ratios”………………………………………………………………………………………………7
“CONCLUSION” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
“APPENDIX”…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
1. “Industrial Financial Data”………………………………………………………………………………………9
2. “Benedict Co.’s Income Statement”…………………………………………………………………………9
3. “Benedict Co.’s Balance sheet”………………………………………………………………………………9
4. “Calculated Capital employed”……………………………………………………………………………..10
5. “Calculation of Benedict Co.’s financial ratios”………………………………………………………..11
“REFERENCES”…………………………………………………………………………………………………………15
1.Introduction
Tesco is one of the biggest British shopping marts with more than 3000 stores and more than
300000 employees in UK only, it started hundred years ago in 1919 in London and now
reaches more than 6800 shops around the world (TESCO PLC 2019). As any company in the
business TESCO works with stakeholders who is affecting and affected by TESCO.
In this report we will try to analyze the relationship of some stakeholders with the company
financial performance. also, we will evaluate the financial position of benedict co by analyzing
a range of financial ratios.
2.TESCO Strategic Financial Analysis
2.1 Stakeholders
Stakeholder is a group of people or individuals who shows any kind of interest in the activities
of a specific company or organization, the understanding of the relationship between the
different stakeholders and the company and the result of this link on the wellbeing of this body
is an important part any organization management.
Stakeholders can be divided into three categories:
INTERNAL, this type of stakeholders like employees are linked to the company duties and
they are important to make the daily tasks
CONNECTED this type of stakeholders are also connected to the functional part of the
company but on managerial levels like shareholders.
EXTERNAL, this type of stakeholder has an external supervision role as government
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