Discussions in this course are set up as Literature Review. You are supposed to compare and contrast the opinions of the authors of the articles provided in the discussion and in weekly Learning materials, present the important information, data (if applicable), statistics (if applicable) to support your conclusions. It is important that the Literature review is written in your own words with small quotes from the articles. All quotes must have references in accordance with the 7th Edition APA Style.
For this week discussion please read Corporate Strategy and Financial Management Policies – For a review of the role of finance in the strategic planning and decision-making process refer to the article (Kono, P.M. and Barnes, B. The Role of Finance in the Strategic Planning and Decision Making Process. Graziado Business Review, v. 13, Issue 1.) that can be retrieved from:
The Role of Finance in the Strategic-Planning and Decision-Making Process
(The file is posted as #6 in Content – Week 1 – Content -Assigned Reading Materials )
Please also review other learning materials provided in the Content of week 1.
1. Examine and discuss the evolving role of the CFO. What significant changes have occurred in recent years? What changes do you see evolving in the next 10 years? Support each of your observations with credible references.
2. Prepare analysis of the selected company’s competitive strategy using Porter’s 5 factor model. What are the competitive strengths of the company? What are the competitive weaknesses? It is recommended that you acquire the SWOT report for the company (from the UMGC online Library).
3. What are the most important things that you learned from the study of this week’s readings and assignments? Remember to always include appropriate references.
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