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Obtain the public financial records for at least 3 years for 1 domestic and 1 global organization selected in Week 3.

Analyze the current and expected performance of each organization using financial tools, such as: 

A ratio analysis

A common-size analysis

Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation that discusses the key decisions based on your analysis.

Include at least 6 charts or tables in your report to show the performance of the organizations so you can depict some of the trends in the financial factors.

Include the limitations of your decisions for a multidivisional organization and a multinational organization.

Address the following questions:

What are the limitations of your analysis if the organization has launched new products in the past few years?

How would your inference change if the firm has not launched new products in the past several years?

I’m studying and need help with a Marketing question to help me learn.

1. Go through the Reading on Digital Marketing Evolution( file attached below) and Identify an organization that has experienced significant growth during the COVID outbreak because of its existing or pivoting to a digital marketing model. Discuss whether in your opinion this growth is short term or not and what actions the organization can take to sustain its growth. Please use some of the concepts from the article that is reflected in this example (Cite your sources).

To find an organization, just search on google with the term: “brands pivoting during the pandemic” and see what you find. I am also providing a few links that you could use to find an example:

https://hbr.org/2020/07/how-businesses-have-successfully-pivoted-during-the-pandemic (Links to an external site.)

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/13/heres-how-the-beauty-industry-coped-with-the-coronavirus.html (Links to an external site.)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kaleighmoore/2020/06/29/despite-uncertainty-these-new-brands-launched-during-the-pandemic/#1db44cf81b9f

2. Respond to your class-mate:
“During and even before the pandemic started, Amazon has been the leading online retail provider for most of the world. Amazon’s profits have boomed while people have been stuck at home or in quarantine with nothing to do. During the first few months of the pandemic the stock price of Amazon went up ~55%. from march 20th to July 10.

With the convenience and ease of ordering a product from Amazon without leaving your home or finding a product you need or want with relative ease has made Amazon even more profitable and pushed it further in front of the online retail market. Before the pandemic Amazon has always done good with marketing to its customers and future customers, be it through targeted ads, paid promotions, or pushed to the top of Google searches related to the products you want. As the pandemic went on more companies have opened to deliveries and “no contact” drop-offs or using more products or services to be at a customers home. Amazon has even moved to purchase Sears and J.C. Penny location to develop distribution hubs to cut down on delivery time to make it even more convenient.

I have definitely used amazon in the last month, and some use it every day, proving that the strategy they have employed has worked wonders for them, as they have seen net positive growth through this whole pandemic. With the constant deals they advertise and product they know you want it is not hard to see why and how Amazon has dealt while in this pandemic.

Amazon sits now at $3,425.52 a share. (graph below shows share price on March,13, 2020)”

Watch the video The Future of Trade, at the World Economic Forum (WEF), then provide a summary of what was discussed in the video, the main topics, and your opinions about what was presented/discussed. Do you agree/disagree with the assertions that were made? Why, or why not? Your summary and opinions should contain a minimum of 600 words. Other articles or materials also can be used. Need APA intext citation and references page. Link of the video

https://www.weforum.org/videos/how-are-the-forum-a…

Watch the video The Future of Trade, at the World Economic Forum (WEF), then provide a summary of what was discussed in the video, the main topics, and your opinions about what was presented/discussed. Do you agree/disagree with the assertions that were made? Why, or why not? 

In case the link above cannot use, here is the website address: https://www.weforum.org/videos/how-are-the-forum-a…

Company: Ocugen,Inc

Step 1:?Go gather the 10-k statement from the most recent annual year of your company. Source: SEC Edgar

?Find the letter to shareholders that management released, preferably most recent, but do what you can. Company investor webpage news releases. Or other

?Take a look at the investors website for your company, just casually. They all are different.

Step 2:?Read the letter to shareholders in entirety, make notes

Remember,  this  is  your  first  step  in  understanding  the  business,  read  it  as  such.  This  is  what  the CEO/management team wants to say about the company. Legally, they cannot lie. There should be some information  on  the  structure  of  the  company,  past/present/&future  business,  capital  structure,  M&A, dividends,  etc.,  and  general  statements  about  the  company  and  its  people.  There  are  incentives  and unique  wording  used  in  most  every  letter  (i.e.  sentiment  is  attempted  to  be  extracted  from  letters,  as well). As an analyst of the company, use this as your first step to understand the business…every letter is different, so: 

– Extract  out  pertinent  financially  stated  information  in  a  bulleted  point  list,  typically  their overarching financial situation/goals/expectations

– Extract out non-financial information that is important to the business (e.g. how they create value or future prospects for growth, etc.)

– Extract out any interesting information otherwise, that either you think is valuable (no need for copy and paste unless there is a perfectly worded line or two, you can ‘quote’ this.

– Extract out a bullet point list of any parts you don’t understand what the management is saying. If you don’t know what an LBO is, for example, and they discuss it without clarifying, please add this to your list of “I do not understands”.

?Read the 10-k statement, take notes. 

– Get the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows into an excel sheet (yahoo finance or other may help you export one), but double check it in the 10-k.

– Find out what is said or posted about their investments, capital expenditures, etc.

– Find  out  what  is  said  about  their  debt.  Try  to  see  the  characteristics  of  their  debt/bonds/bank loans/etc.?Continue  to  make  notes/bullet  points  on  possibly  important  info  both  quantitatively  and qualitatively.

– Check  the  footnotes,  see  what  is  being  said.  This  is  where  some  information  gets  hidden  and clarifies certain aspects of a 10-k.

– Extract out a bullet point list of any parts you don’t understand what the management is saying to a list of “ 10-k I do not understands”.

The  output  will  probably  be  a  relatively  long  document  with  a  combination  of  small  segments  of  writing,  lots  of  bullet point takeaways, some headings and sub-headings for organization, and should be organized in structure (probably going to be a very ugly document as you begin building, but then you’ll go clean it up at the end to submit). There should be clear  sections  of  information  obtained  from  Letter  and  10-k  for  (it  will  be  smart  for  certain,  non-obvious  items,  to  also make a quick note of where you saw it (i.e.“(letter p.8)”). These are long documents so it’s nice to have a reference point occasionally.After/as you build the above, remember “CTRL F” will be your friend. “CTRL C and V” are not expected to be used much. This is your first knowledge building of the company. Also, hard work is expected, I know this is a big task. Let’s dig deep. If you can’t find something like the letter, start emailing/calling the company asking for the latest one as a future investor.

Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that discusses the following questions through your research and analysis on the effect of emerging technology on the economy of the selected country. Note that this assignment will be used as the basis for your Benchmark – Executive Summary assignment in Topic 8.

1. Define a current problem in the selected country. Who is affected? Where are the individuals located? What are the resulting socioeconomic costs of the problem to the affected individuals?
2. What global or local technologies are emerging that could be used to solve the problem? What are the costs associated with implementing the technology solution?
3. Apply the Hype Cycle and the 6 Ds of disruption model (also known as 6 Ds of exponential change) to the emerging technology.
4. To what extent will this emerging technology foster sustainability practices on the economy in the selected country?
5. Explanation of how an existing MNC in the selected country could solve the problem by implementation of the emerging technology while supporting sustainability practices.

1. When it comes to situations like this, you have to be extremely careful of the way you handle them. You need to be respectful while still getting your point across that this is not up for discussion. If I were put in the situation, I would make sure to pull this specific person aside so no one else could hear (out of respect for this individual). Then I would just explain that this is a requirement and that they need to have this done by a certain time that day. Sometimes being stern is the only way to get things done. If you act as more of a friend to people then they will not necessarily respect you the way that they should. If a person is above you in a company, they will sometimes act as if they are too good or too busy to do something that everyone else in the company is required to do. If I am unable to change her mind then I would have to talk to someone in a higher-up position about her specific job and what goes into it so that I would be able to make a job description for her. It would seem extremely disrespectful if I had to do this so I would hope that this person would act like an adult and give me a few minutes of her time to get this accomplished so that I did not have to go to someone else

2.In reviewing my role as the job analyst, I can see the importance of the question I give out and the responses I receive in order to best prepare the various job descriptions which I am assigned. During the moment the coordinator manager has scoffed at me, though I would feel inclined to react with anger, I would instead take a moment and ask her if why she felt the questionnaire was a waste of time. If she continued to brush me off, I would them clarify the importance of such a questionnaire and how it would be used to get more application in. If more people apply, there is a better chance of finding a candidate that could make a difference in the company. My approach to this situation would be to remain calm and allow opportunities for the coordination manager to speak their mind and even offer advice as to how I can incentivize employees to complete the questionnaire.

Let us now assume that the manager had no time for me or my supposed busy tasks. In this case I would speak to a few employees whom I have a good relationship and ask if they could fill out the questionnaire as a favor. In addition, I would approach upper management and ask if they can offer any minor rewards, such as a Starbucks gift card, for anyone who fills it out, or to put a deadline on the form. Upper management may also offer me advice as to how I can get employees to complete the form.

To summarize my approach, I would remain calm, look to others for advice, and speak to employees on my own account to see if I can convince anyone to fill it out myself. Ultimately I would like to have the respect and credibility for others t naturally want to listen to me. In other words, I would like to be a leader in any position I have, and this will help in finding creative solutions to problems just like this.

Answer the question with the information from document: Adrien’s first alternative was to maintain the status quo and promote Heineken as a beer brand for restaurant, pub, and home consumption alike. Innovations such as the DraughtKeg and BeerTender were already in place to suggest a lifestyle that combined premium beer and home consumption. Adrien wondered what other initiatives might help HNV attract new consumers at the point of purchase for home use. And, if he takes this approach, would it make sense to target the current customers of specific brands such as Mahou, Coronita, or Budweiser, to switch to Heineken?