Assignment from nickkynickky

No outsourcing please.

I have a case analysis that I need done by Thursday of this week, the 21st of September. Please review below.:

Hoover’s Industry Index (n.d.) describes aspects the TV broadcast and cable networks industry. This industry has seen acquisitions after federal restrictions were lifted, allowing for more cross-ownership of businesses among the different media (Hoover’s Industry Index, n.d.).

In fact, in 2013, Comcast completed its purchase of media conglomerate NBCUniversal from GE and strengthened its presence in the industry. Hoover’s Industry Index (n.d.) described this industry opportunity as follows: “A variety of digital platforms provides the TV broadcasting industry with new distribution channels and revenue sources.”

Select one of these top U.S. companies competing in this industry, listed below, and complete a more in-depth analysis of its strategy (if you see your chosen company for the final project on this list, do not choose it; select a new company to research for this assignment).

1. Once you have selected one of these companies, focus your analysis on Module Five topics to discuss how that company has strengthened its generic strategy through complementary strategic moves in this industry. In your analysis of its strategic moves, examine the timing of these moves.
2. Then, discuss this company’s strategies for competing in international markets. How does the company enter foreign markets, complete internationally, and leverage any operations internationally? Use topics from Module Six in your analysis. Can you recommend any additional strategies for international markets?

Include 6 to 8 double-spaced pages for your analysis.

Company	Sales	Employees	Location
General Electric Company	147,359.00M	305,000	Fairfield, CT
Comcast Corporation	62,570.00M	129,000	Philadelphia, PA
The Walt Disney Company	42,278.00M	166,000	Burbank, CA
News Corporation	33,706.00M	48,000	New York, NY
Time Warner Inc.	28,729.00M	34,000	New York, NY
NBCUniversal Media, LLC	19,200.00M	30,000	New York, NY
CBS Corporation	14,089.00M	20,930	New York, NY
Viacom Inc.	13,887.00M	9,880	New York, NY
DISH DBS CORPORATION	13,151.60M	3	Englewood, CO
Liberty Interactive Corporation	10,054.00M	22,000	Englewood, CO

(Hoover’s Industry Index, n.d.)

I have chosen Disney for this project. Module 5 topics that need to be covered in this paper are as follows: 

• Identify whether to pursue offensive or defensive strategic options
• Discuss the timing for strategic moves
• Outline complementary strategic options
• Review the challenges and benefits of the complementary strategic options

Paper needs to be 6-8 pages in length and needs to include references with APA style formatting. Please let me know if this can be done. 

 

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INSTRUCTIONS: Please RESPOND to this answer from the Point of view as a student. Use credible sources and respond as if you are a manager of a marketing agency. Tell this student what your marketing agency would think of each of these answers from a Management perspective in about 4-5 paragraphs:

Exporting

Exporting is a non-equity entry vehicle for a company to enter into a different country. It is a “form of selling production or service inputs or actual products and service aboard” (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008, p. 215). This entry vehicle has benefits of having low costs to enter a new market because the only thing that enters is the product, it may be parts of a final product or a final product but is used by other firms. Other benefits of using this vehicle are the distribution and marketing are handled by the firm receiving the product or service overseas so the only costs associated with the exporting firm is a cost of producing and transporting the product and making sure it meets packaging and other requirements to enter another country.

Ideas can also be exported as well, licensing and franchising is another branch of exporting as a developed brand is expanding and someone from the overseas market will take care of running the business and all the exporting firm will do is provide the resources and materials so the overseas firm can utilize it and build the business.

Alliances

Alliances is an entry vehicle for a firm and may be the first phase for a firm as it is a partnership with a firm in the overseas country you are trying to enter. Carpenter and Sanders (2008) mentioned three reasons why a firm might want to choose an alliance and it may be due to government regulations such as in China (in the past) where foreign firms cannot own companies there. A second reason is market familiarity, as a new firm entering a new market, having a partnership with a firm that is established can bring knowledge and possibly brand name and legitimacy to the new business. The third reason to choose alliances is operational complexity – where the operation is complex so your firm can focus on the product and service while the partnership firm focuses on the operation side of this new alliance.

Foreign Direct Investments

This entry vehicle to foreign markets is explained in its name; foreign direct investments. A firm makes financial investments in an overseas market to start a new firm. A firm can buy up an existing firm through acquisition or build one up from scratch, this can be combined with another firm and also one from the overseas country.

Importing

Importing is a way for a firm to have a taste of internationalization and similar to outsourcing because the products or services are being “importing” and sold domestically. The added advantage might be the costs as it may be cheaper to produce elsewhere rather than producing it in-house. When firms decide to import, they must understand customs, compliance, and regulations to make sure it is legal and to not cost more than producing it in-house.

Outsourcing

International outsourcing is taking a part of the business and having an external firm from another country to handle it. This is similar to importing as firms from overseas are taking care of a part of the business so your firm doesn’t have to handle it such as production, manufacturing, marketing, etc. The clear different between the two is exclusivity – as outsourcing, the foreign firm provides the service of handling the item being outsourced whereas importing is just buying a product that the overseas firm just happen to produce – they can have other buyers of that same product or service.

Business process outsourcing is “delegation of one or more IT-intensive business processes to an external nondomestic provider” (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008, p.221). Bank of America, as well as many other firms, outsources tech support overseas, development of software, etc. processing centers etc. A benefit of using outsourcing is that the firm only has to pay for that service and would consider delegating this to another firm if the operation costs are higher to do in-house than with another firm.

Off-shoring

Off-shoring is different than outsourcing because even though the operations takes place outside of the domestic market, the firm still owns that part of the business, this can be justified if the labor costs are cheaper, closer access to raw materials, high fees for importing, etc.

References

Carpenter, M., Sanders, W. (2008). Strategic Management: A Dynamic Perspective. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall.

 

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Assignment: Case Study – Unhealthy Accounting at Health South

This assignment will assess the following competency:

EVALUATE the acquisitions and expenditure, production, and finance and investment cycle audits

Directions

Refer to the case study on page C14 and write a paper to address the 5 questions at the end of the case. Your paper should be 400-500 words and written in the APA format citing your references.

Case Study (See Attached)

 

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There are two assignments that will need to be completed , please complete both assignments . I have listed the assignments below .

Assignment 1 :

Analyzing Your Listening Effectiveness

Write an analysis that is at least one page in length where you analyze your own listening effectiveness. Using the textbook to guide you, analyze your strengths and weaknesses in terms of the text’s guidelines for effective informational listening and effective rational listening. Identify two listening skills you would like to improve and describe how you plan to develop greater competence in each.

Text Book :

Wood, J. T. (2016). Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters. (8th ed.).Boston, MA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.

ISBN: 9781337089647

Assignment 2 :

Constructive Conflict Communication

In chapter 7, we learned about obstacles to communication, specifically in effective and ineffective expressions of emotion. For your paper this week, give one personal example of an obstacle you have faced when trying to communicate your emotions effectively such as: social expectations, self-protection, protecting others, and social professional roles. Then, give one personal example of when you used an ineffective expression of emotions such as: speaking in generalities, not owning feelings, and counterfeit emotional language.

Each example should be around one to two paragraphs each

Finally, describe two relationships in your life: one in which you feel good about yourself and safe in the connection, and one in which you feel disregarded or not valued. Identify instances of each level of confirmation in the satisfying relationship and instances of each level of disconfirmation in the unpleasant one.

This section of your paper should be approximately two paragraphs long.

The total paper should contain a minimum of four total paragraphs (it can be longer). As you write, keep in mind that a good paragraph includes four to five sentences!

Text Book :

Wood, J. T. (2016). Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters. (8th ed.).Boston, MA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.

ISBN: 9781337089647

 

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