Instructions:
Having completed the simulation, you will now prepare a report on your company’s results and then a reflection on your individual performance. This is your critical assignment.
1. Company Results
Report on your final results with respect to placement, as well as your metrics for each of the years (EPS, ROE, stock price, credit rating, image rating, and CSR). Graphs and a brief explanation would be appropriate for each metric. Lastly, include the market valuation of your company at the start (Y10), and then after the last year (shares outstanding x stock price + dividends paid out). This is the shareholder wealth you created over the duration of the simulation. Where would you put your money?
2. Analysis of Company Performance
Based on the final results, provide an analysis. What did you plan, and what happened? Be detailed…following each year’s performance and the result. Then, if you could go back and do it over, what would you have done differently and why?
3. Christian Worldview
With respect to your Christian World view, what advice would you give a Christian Business person confronted with having to manage a medium sized company? Draw upon your experience and at least two scripture references.
4. Business Proficiency (Update to reflect in rubric- HP)
You received a final score as reported in the simulation grade book. That score is a reflection of your team’s effort and your individual effort with respect to the activities listed below. In a paragraph, reflect on your performance for each element, using data where necessary. Lastly, as a conclusion, explain what your take-away is from this experience?
a) Leadership, collaboration and teamwork,
b) Applying analytical skills to manage business issues,
c) Applying your knowledge of financial ratios in a business setting,
d) Managing the production, operations and controlling production costs
e) Marketing a company’s product and controlling marketing costs
f) Applying your strategic planning and strategic thinking skills
g) Operating your company in a socially responsible manner and practicing being a model corporate citizen according to a biblical world view.
Mastering Strategic Management
v. 1.0
Publisher: Saylor Academy
Year Published: 2012
