Business Strategy Game Annual Report to Shareholders

8-10 page report on Business Strategy Game. Provided in attached documents is guidelines for assignment. Any questions or concerns I will happily answer. Will also include login info for bsg-online.com if needed or can upload all report information.

FINAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS

Prepare a brief Report to Shareholders (including your team’s decisions and results in the strategy simulation.)

This paper is due by 11:59 PM on 8 December 2020

FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS

1. This should be submitted as a Word © document posted on Blackboard by one member of the team (only) on or before the deadline.

2. The document should have the following title,

“_____ Company- 2020 Annual Report to Shareholders.”

(Do not deviate from this title)

2a. The file name should be __________Company 2020 Annual Report.doc

(Do not deviate from this title)

3. It should be in the format of a “Report to Shareholders” from the management of your company to the company’s shareholders.

4. The first page should be a cover sheet that includes the name of the company and the names of each of the officers of the company, and their respective titles.

5. The second page should be a “letter to shareholders,” signed by the CEO.

6. The third page should be a table of contents.

7. The fourth page should be an “Executive Summary”

1. (Collectively, the Executive Summery and the Letter to Shareholders should concisely summarize everything contained in the full report)

8. In addition to the above, there should be no more than eight to ten (8-10 maximum) pages of text, plus exhibits.

Your paper should provide the analyses and to answers the questions found below:

1. Identify your firm’s vision, mission, objectives, and business-level strategy. ⁱ

2. At what point did your team settle on your company’s [final] strategy? (Examples: At the very start? During the practice rounds? At the beginning of the graded rounds? Round 1? Round 2? Etc.)ⁱ

3. Identify your company’s opportunities and threats (minimum of four of each).ⁱ

1. What is the significance of each of these opportunities and threats?
2. How did your management team deal with each of these opportunities and/or threats?

4. Identify your firm’s strengths and weaknesses (minimum of four of each). ⁱ

1. Describe in one or two sentences of the importance of each strength and weakness (i.e., how did the strength help your firm, or how did each weakness impede your firm)
2. Identify how your management team worked to either create (strengthen) each strength or reduce each weakness.
   1. What did you do to create new strengths and why was that strength valuable?
   2. What did you do to either eliminate each weakness or to reduce its ability to hinder your firm?
3. Include a financial analysis of your firm, including at least the five (5) most representative financial ratios.
   1. Describe the trend for each ratio over the past three years (rounds) and why that trend occurred.
   2. Discuss each ratio, stating whether it represents a strength or weakness, and why.

5. Identify your firm’s two closest competitors. ⁱ

1. Describe why these two firms are your closest
2. Identify their specific business-level strategy.
3. Identify at least two key strengths and two key weaknesses of each of these firms.
4. How do their strengths and weaknesses compare to your firm’s strengths and weaknesses?
5. What specific actions did you take to either neutralize each competitor’s strengths or take advantage of their weaknesses?

6. Describe the business-level strategies of each of the other firms in your industry. ⁱ

7. Complete a “Balanced Scorecard” for your company.

1. How does the Balanced Scorecard compare to your Financial Analysis in Q4c above?

8. What advice would you offer to future students who participate in this case?