Essays on Buyouts

Internal Analysis

Internal Analysis

Introduction

According to David (2011), every organization has weaknesses and strengths in its functional areas. Organizations have several functional areas depending on the industry they operate in. A firm that seeks competitive advantage against rivals must build on its distinctive competencies, which are inimitable strengths that others cannot replicate. Similarly, it is important to build on weaknesses and to turn them into strengths. The process of internal analysis, therefore, involves establishing the company’s strengths and weaknesses within key functional areas. Once completed, an internal analysis helps employees to understand and perform their roles within the larger organizational ...

PART I

British Petroleum Company Profile BP plc, formerly known as British Petroleum, is a UK based multinational oil and Gas Company with its headquarters located in London, England, United Kingdom. As of 2012, BP is the world’s sixth largest energy company in terms of market capitalisation, fifth largest company by revenues, and sixth largest oil and gas company by production (BP. Financial and Operating Information, 2008-2012). BP is a vertically integrated organisation and it has a strong presence in all areas of the gas sector, including exploration and production, refining, promotion, distribution, power generation, and trading. The company also operates in the ...

Counter Argument: America is a diverse nation, which has built itself up through various struggles and valor. People of America need to have best of the resources as the land of dreams promises it, and government cannot let jobs to be outsourced to other nations. There should be more job opportunities American citizens inside the country at current prices rather than being outsourced to Asian countries, and then only, America can compete with China. There should be encouragement for American industry and more buyouts be introduced by the government to uplift it better performance. However, this whole function does not ...

Introduction

Wal-mart store has topped the Fortune 500 list for two years in a row in the annual ranking of America’s largest corporations. The retail goods and households dealer has been in the position for the eighth time now after beating Exxon Mobil (Wal-mart Stores, 2011). Its current profits stand at approximately 17 million U.S. dollars for the financial year ended January 2011 (Wal-mart Stores, 2011). Sales in the U.S. stores have declined for the last eight consecutive quarters (Our stakeholders, 2011 Nov 15). Although, it’s global revenues still remain high. In response, it ...