I’m working on a management writing question and need a sample draft to help me study.
Please read the questions carefully and answer them in order.
Part 1:
8-3 Some analysts say that huge New York Stock Exchange IPOs from companies such as Alibaba, headquartered in China, should be illegal in the United States because under communist governments there are not sufficient safeguards in place for financial transactions. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
8-5 To raise capital, what are the pros and cons of selling bonds compared to issuing stock or borrowing money from a bank?
8-19 Explain how and why top executives can and do, on occasion, legally manipulate financial statements to inflate or deflate expected results.
8-22 True or False? Retained earnings on the balance sheet are not monies available to finance strategy implementation. Explain.
8-25 Under what conditions would retain earnings on the balance sheet decrease from one year to the next?
Part 2:
9-5 Which of the three core strategy-evaluation activities do you think is most critical to be performed well? Why?
9-9 How does an organization know if it is pursuing “optimal” strategies?
9-14 What types of quantitative and qualitative criteria should be used to evaluate a company’s strategy?
9-23 Do you believe strategic management is more an art or a science? Explain.
9-24 Regarding the strategic-planning process, give four “should be” guidelines and four “should not be” guidelines.
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