Reference no: EM133041040

COMPANY: AMAZON

Identify some strategic alternatives and financial analysis recommendations that offer the greatest opportunity for Amazon, and assess the risks involved in each. 

1. evaluate potential growth opportunities and strategies for your firm, using a SWOT analysis to assess the advantages and disadvantages of each. identifying how you determined your proposed strategic alternative(s) and calculated potential inhibitors to each. Expand upon your initial proposed alternatives to include financial considerations.
2. What information might assist you and your team in developing and suggesting value-enhancing strategic alternatives? What information would assist you and your team in better assessing and managing possible risks of the proposed alternatives?
3. When it comes to making strategic recommendations to management, financial considerations weigh significantly on the feasibility and viability of the available options. Describe your findings on the financial condition and performance of the firm respective to the risks and benefits of forming a strategic alliance, profitability ratios, and possible value-enhancing strategies.
4. considering how the financial markets have changed, how would assess the organization's current performance and financial strategies?
5. How would you use a decision matrix to determine the risks of your suggested strategic alternative and the potential financial implications for your company of pursuing this alternative? Is the decision matrix an effective tool for predicting risk? Why or why not? How does the application of the decision matrix alter what you previously chose as the most advantageous strategy?
6. Utilizing a risk matrix, identify a minimum of 10 unique risks associated with the strategic alternative you believe will provide the most significant opportunity for your firm to add value. Choose two or three of the most critical risks and discuss their potential impacts on your selected alternative.