Business Policy - Internal Assessment

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The Internal Assessment

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Internal strengths/weaknesses

External opportunities/threats

Clear statement of mission

Nature of an Internal Audit

Basis for Objectives & Strategies

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Internal Audit

Information from:

Management

Marketing

Finance/accounting

Production/operations

Research & Development

Management information Systems

Parallels process of exter nal audit

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Resource Based View (RBV)

 Approach to Competitive  Advantage

Inter nal resources are more important

than exter nal factors

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Resource Based View (RBV)

3  All Encompassing Categories

1. Physical resources

2. Human resources

3. Organizational resources

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Resource Based View (RBV)

Empirical Indicators

Rare

Hard to imitate

Not easily substitutable

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Integrating Strategy & Culture

Pattern of behavior developed by anorganization as it learns to cope with its

 problem of external adaptation and 

internal integration«is considered valid 

and taught to new members

Organizational Culture

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Cultural

Products

Values

Legends Beliefs

Heroes Rites

Symbols RitualsMyths

Integrating Strategy & Culture

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Management

Planning

Stage When MostImportantFunction

Strategy Formulation

Organizing Strategy Implementation

Motivating Strategy Implementation

Staffing

Controlling

Strategy Implementation

Strategy Evaluation

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Marketing

Customer Needs/Wants for Products/Services

1. Defining

2. Anticipating

3. Creating

4. Fulfilling

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Marketing

Marketing Functions

1. Customer analysis

2. Selling products/services

3. Product & service planning

4. Pricing

5. Distribution

6. Marketing research

7. Opportunity analysis

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Finance/Accounting

Finance/ Accounting Functions

1. Investment decision (Capital budgeting)2. Financing decision

3. Dividend decision

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Key Financial Ratios³They can be classified into five

types

Liquidity ratios measure a firm¶s ability to meetmaturing short-term obligations

Leverage ratios measure the extent to which a

firm has been financed by debt. Activity ratios measure how effectively a firm is

using its resources

Profitability ratios measure a management¶s

overall effectiveness as shown by retur nsgenerated on sales and investment.

Growth ratios measure the firm¶s ability tomaintain its economic position in the growth of the economy and industry.

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Liquidity ratios

1. Current ratio = Current Assets/Current

Liabilities

2. Quick (acid-test) ratio = Cash+ Accts

Rcvbl/Current Liabilities

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Leverage ratios

1. Debt-to-total assets ratio =

Total Debt/Total Assets (Debt Ratio)

2. Debt-to-equity ratio = Total Debt/Total Equity

3. Long-term debt-to-equity ratio =

Long-term Debt/Total Equity

4. Times-interest-ear ned (coverage) ratio =

Profits B.I.T./Total interest

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 Activity ratios

1.In

ventory tur 

nover =

Sales/Inventory of Finished Goods

2. Fixed assets tur  nover =

Sales/FixedA

ssets 3. Total assets tur  nover = Sales/Total Assets

4. Accounts receivable tur nover =

Annual Credit Sales/ Accts Rcvbl

5. Average collection period =

Accts Rcvbl/(TotalCredit Sales/365 Days

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Profitability ratios

1. Gross profit margin = Sales-C.o.G.S./Sales

2. Operating profit margin = EBIT/Sales

3. Net profit margin = Net income/Sales

4. Retur n on total assets (RO A) =

Net Income/Total  Assets 5. Retur n on stockholders¶ equity (ROE) =

Net Income/Total Equity

6. Ear  nings per share (EPS) =

Net Income/# Shares Common Stock Out

7. Price-ear nings ratio (PE) =

Market Price per Share/Ear nings per Share

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Growth ratios

1. Sales

2. Net income

3. Ear  nings per share

4. Dividends per share

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Production/Operations

Production/Operations Functions

Process

Capacity

Inventory

Workforce

Quality

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Research & Development

Research & Development Functions

Development of new products before

competitors Improving product quality

Improving manufacturing processes to

reduce costs

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Management Information

Systems

Information Systems

CIO/CTO

Security

User-friendly

E-commerce

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Competitive Analysis: Porter¶s Five Forces Model

Potential development

of substitute products

Bargaining power 

of suppliers

Rivalry amongcompeting firms

Bargaining power 

of consumers

Potential entry of newcompetitors

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Inter nal  Analysis (IFE)

Five-Step Process:

List key inter nal factors

Strengths & weaknesses

 Assign weight to each (0 to 1.0)

Sum of all weights = 1.0

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Assign 1-4 rating to each factor 

Firm¶s current strategies response to the

factor 

Multiply each factor¶s weight by its

rating

Produces a weighted score

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Sum the weighted scores for each

Determines the total weighted score for the

organization 

Highest possible weighted score for the

organization is 4.0; the lowest, 1.0.  Average

= 2.5

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IFE± Gateway Computers (2003)

Key Internal Factors Weight Rating WtdScore

Strengths

1. Several new senior executive with world-

class skills an

d leadership experien

ce

0.05 4 0.40

2. Continuous decline in operating costs

and cost of goods sold0.05 3 0.15

3. Well-known brand name 0.05 3 0.15

4. Con

sumer R

eports (Sept 2002)recommended Gateway 500X as #1 0.10 4 0.40

5.  As a direct seller, Gateway holds high

brand recognition0.05 3 0.15

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IFE± Gateway Computers (2003)

Key Internal Factors Weight Rating WtdScore

Strengths (cont¶d)

6. Gateway is diversifying into non-PC

products

0.10 3 0.30

7. Good relationship with its suppliers. 0.05 4 0.20

8. Economies of scale, the 6th largest PC

maker I the world0.05 4 0.20

9. Gateway retails stores excellent 0.05 3 0.15

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IFE± Gateway Computers (2003)

Key Internal Factors Weight Rating WtdScore

Weaknesses

1. High operating expense (22% of revenue

vs. 10% for Dell)

0.05 3 0.15

2.  Almost no budget for R&D vs. Dell¶s 18%

of revenue0.10 1 0.05

3. Low retur n on assets ratio 0.025 1 0.10

4. No niche market 0.025 2 0.05

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IFE± Gateway Computers (2003)

Key Internal Factors Weight Rating WtdScore

Weaknesses (cont¶d)

5. Shortage of cash due to successive

losses

0.10 2 0.20

6. Limited number Gateway stores 0.05 2 0.10

7. Weak performance in overseas market 0.10 2 0.20

TOTAL 1.00 2.85

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