Issues in Management

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  • Please answer only ONE of the following two questions stated.
  • The word limit is 1,750 words (excluding references and appendix materials).
  • It is highly recommended that you make full use of the core readings.
  • This is an individual assignment.

Question 1
With reference to the case of Walmart in Germany:

  • What challenges can companies face when entering new overseas markets?
  • Why did Walmart ‘fail’ in Germany?
  • What do you think Walmart has learned from this experience that it can use in other markets it enters?

Please note: Answer all parts of the question and use relevant theories and concepts in answering the question.
Question 2
The 2008 financial crisis has been described as a banking crisis. Which aspects of the banking systems of Western countries contributed to the financial crisis?
In marking your essay for QUESTION 1 we will take into account the following criteria:

  1. Answering the question set.
  2. Organisation, structure and argument.
  3. Supportive detail, evidence, examples.
  4. Appropriately wide reading.
  5. Understanding of concepts and ideas.
  6. Clarity and conciseness of expression.
 
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foreign exchange and portfolio

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Discussion 2
Direct versus Portfolio Investments. Clearly identify the differences between a direct foreign investment
and a portfolio foreign investment? Give an example of each. Which type of investment is a multinational
industrial company more likely to make and support your position?
Discussion 3
Forward Rate as an Unbiased Predictor of the Future Spot Rate. Some forecasters believe that
foreign exchange markets for the major floating by “unbiased predictor” in terms of how the forward rate
performs in estimating future spot exchange rates. Do you think that the foreign exchange market is an
unbiased indicator? Give examples to support you answer.
Discussion 4
Managing Operating Exposure.
The key to managing operating exposure at the strategic level is for management to
recognize a disequilibrium in parity conditions when it occurs and to be pre-positioned to
react most appropriately. How can this task be accomplished in a multinational
company.
Discussion 5
Argentina. In January 2002, the government of Argentina broke away from its currency board system
that had tied the peso to the U.S. dollar and devalued the peso from APs 1.0000/$ to APs 1.4000/$. This
caused some Argentine firms with dollar-denominated debt to go bankrupt. Should a U.S. or European
parent in good financial health “rescue” its Argentine subsidiary that would otherwise go bankrupt
because of the inept nature of Argentine political and economic management in the four or five years prior
to January 2002? Assume the parent has not entered into a formal agreement to guarantee the debt of its
Argentine subsidiary.
Discussion 6
Value-Added Tax. Answer the following questions:
a. What is a value-added tax (VAT)? And how many countries have adopted VAT?
b. Although the value-added tax has been proposed numerous times, the United States
has never adopted one. Why do you think the United States is opposed to the value-
added tax when it is so widely used outside the United States?
Discussion 7
Evolving into Nationalism. As a firm evolves from purely domestic into a true multinational enterprise, it
must consider 1) its competitive advantages, 2) its production location, 3) the type of control it wants to
have over any foreign operations, and 4) how much monetary capital to invest abroad. Explain how each
of these considerations is important to the success of foreign operations.
Discussion 8
Cost of Equity. A foreign subsidiary does not have an independent cost of capital. However, in order to
estimate the discount rate for a comparable host-country firm, the analyst should try to calculate a
hypothetical cost of capital. As part of this process, the analyst can estimate the subsidiary’s proxy cost of
equity by using the traditional equation: Define each variable in this equation and explain how the variable
might be different for a proxy host country form compared to the parent MNE
Requirements
 APA reference style
 Use at least 3 references for each one
 One page only for each one
 Times new roman
 Answer in detail no general
 Write professionally

 
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Human Factors Engineering

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Human Factors Engineering
As a professional human factor specialist, you were recruited by your current company to select from your daily work environment a single activity and apply Human Factor knowledge to analysis and provide recommendations to improve the working conditions and posture of that activity.
The following should be addressed to complete your task:
1) A comprehensive presentation on the area (Designing to fit the moving body/moving body ergonomics) selected.
Part 1:  (This part is important because its the gate why to investigate/ analyse our case and make improvements based on the the principles and guideline) so it needs to be comprehensive.
• Objectives. (The reason for Making this presentation)
• Introduction.
• Theories/principles and guidelines of Body movement Ergonomics.
Part 2: (This Part will be provided for you)
• A brief introduction of the activity selected.
• A description of the reason for selecting this activity.
• Few snap shots of the activity investigated (Before improvement).
• Identification of the major and minor areas of concern/investigation (Based on Analysis of the human factors (Body Movement ergonomics) principles and guidelines.

Part 3:
• A detailed description of the recommendations and suggestion proposed to improve the working conditions and posture of that activity based on lesson learned from the principles and guidelines mentioned earlier.
• Few snap shots of the activity investigated (After improvement).
• Summary (A brief conclusion on the outcomes of this investigation and analysis)
Note: the presentation attached shows the depth of the study, it is also neat will presented presentation, we want if not better same level.
slides between 30 to 40 slides with the slides (Part2) that would be given

Attachments area
 
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Construction Economics and Procurement

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Water Utilities Sector
The water utilities sector is capital intensive and dependant on complex supply
networks in the delivery of services. Procurement is a critical activity in this delivery.
Generally, the value of external expenditure on procurement of goods and services
amounts to around 55% of the revenue of water utility organisations (such as
Thames Water; Southern Trent Water, Scottish Water etc). Procurement makes a
substantial contribution to the overall cost or expenditure of operations and risk
within the organisation’s supply chains. To ensure success, it is critical that
organisations in the water sector strive for continual improvement in procurement
and implement procurement strategies that fully align with or is integral to the
organisation’s overall strategic vision and objectives. Continual improvements also
mean not only adopting best practice, but also embracing innovation and shaping
best practice. Procurement outsourcing is regarded as an innovative way to improve
the procurement practice in the water utilities sector.
The Water Services Regulation Authority or OFWAT is a non-ministerial government
department in England and Wales. In Scotland, the equivalent is the Water Industry
Commission for Scotland. They provide information, as requested, to the Treasury;
the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee. As the economic
regulator of the water sector these organisations role is to help the sector build trust
and confidence with customers and wider society. This means provoking,
challenging and where appropriate leading the sector, to ensure it has clarity on what
customers and society expect; overseeing how the sector is performing; seeking
assurance that service providers are acting efficiently, on the basis of good
information, a good understanding of the responsibilities and relationships they have
and overall being ready to step in, if service providers fall short.
You have been asked jointly by OFWAT and the Water Industry Commission for
Scotland to write a report that,
– Defines procurement and explains the relationship between procurement
strategy and the business case in the construction industry – 30%
– Defines procurement outsourcing in the in the context of Water utilities sector
– 30%
– Explains are the pros and cons of outsourcing procurement in general and the
water industry in particular – 15%
– Explains the key issues to be taken into consideration when making the
decision to outsource procurement and when evaluating and selecting an
outsourced procurement service provider? -15%
– Presentation – 10%
Word Count: 2500

 
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