Reference no: EM132412469 , Length: word count:2500
Assignment - Global Business Model Analysis and Meta Level Changes
Assess the impact upon the respective firm's business model of one of the following risk scenarios:
1) Facebook and Data Localisation
2) Unilever and Water risk
3) Volkswagen and Electric Vehicles
4) BP and Energy Transition
5) Rosneft and Oil Price Instability
6) Deutsche Post and Artificial Intelligence
7) Toshiba/Sony and Demographic Transition (Industrial robots)
Business Model Risk Assignment Guidelines
1) The assessment should be written as a business report.
2) Remember this is an exercise in environmental scanning. As such you need to match main trends in environment and assess how they will impact on firm..
3) Use the lens of the business model to do so. This is a business report therefore theory light with a focus on practical issues. In terms of the business model you need to demonstrate you understand the core business model of the enterprise under examination (as guide no more than 10-15 %). There should be no theory but you will be expected to understand core terminology of the BM so far as it applies to the business.
4) The focus is on the corporate level analysis - though this identify core value proposition
5) Look to use risk frameworks to classify risk
6) Ask yourself how does shift in environment challenge the business to the extent that is threatens the BM?
7) Look at company reports/ documentation but also read more widely in industry, analyst reports etc.
8) Remember company reports are PR - they are not telling everything - you need to dig and draw conclusions - we want critical evaluation!!!
9) What is the company's global exposure? How does this shape risk?
10) Want use of data etc to underline core points.
Below is notional structure of essay.
Introduction - This section should
- Introduce case and approach
- Outline structure
- Demonstrate awareness of BM
- Value of BM frameworks
Case Business Model - This is a core section and should:
- Identify core features of case BM
- Focus corporate not SBU level analysis
- Outline the VP of the business
- Demonstrate and understand how its adds value
- An ability to apply core components identified in previous section.
- Core components
- Centrality of value proposition
- How BM are globalising
- Within context of BM what do risks imply
Risk - This is core and must form a large section of essay. In this section students should:
- Understand the nature and source of the risk
- Explain why it is a risk. Does it impact on cost, operations or revenue side BM or both?
- Examine risk through lens of the VP. How does it erode VP or firm value creating capability.
- Identify global forces shaping and creating this risk.
- Is this risk environmentally driven or a result of firm adaption or otherwise to its environment?
- Use of data and other research to explore the nature of the problem
- Research, analysis and critical evaluation is key to this section
- The risk should not be existential but really focus on supressing revenue or earning growth.
Risk Analysis - This section should offer an evaluation of risk and should
- Use appropriate risk framework
- Seek to prioritise risk
Militation - This is not a necessary section but better students might include this part. This will seek to explain how firms adapt to or seek to militate the risk or risks identified. This might be through a normal strategic processor through exceptional processes.
Note - Total 2500 words and use Harvard reference style.
Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar