最新HND 大综合1 GU1答案Word下载.docx
《最新HND 大综合1 GU1答案Word下载.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《最新HND 大综合1 GU1答案Word下载.docx(9页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
![最新HND 大综合1 GU1答案Word下载.docx](https://file1.bdocx.com/fileroot1/2023-1/26/1ec0e71b-04e6-4119-be34-bf47f09a0565/1ec0e71b-04e6-4119-be34-bf47f09a05651.gif)
Advantages:
Firstly,thepartnershipagreementscanprovideOpalwithtechnologyassistance.ItallowsOpalforthejointdevelopmentofnewproductsandthesharingoftechnology.Secondly,aChinesepartnershipnotonlygivesOpalaccesstolocalknowledgebutalsoprovidesanairofacceptabilitythatisimportantwhenconductingbusinessinChina.Thirdly,localfirms’well-reputationandwealthofexperiencewillalsohelpOpaltoensurethatproductdevelopmentandcustomerserviceisspecificallytargetedatmeetingthelocalneedsanddemandsofthelocalmarket.Fourthly,companiesinpartnershipcansharethecostsandreducetherisk.
Disadvantages:
Asforthedisadvantages,firstly,theowntechnologyofOpalmightbeleakedbecauseofthesharingoftechnologywhichmayresultinthelossofOpal’scompetitiveadvantages.Secondly,inapartnershipwithothers,thecontrolpowerofOpal’sowncompanymightbedistributedbecauseoftheconsiderationofotherpartners’benefits.Thirdly,firmsneedtosharetheprofitsandtheremightbeconflictssincethosecompaniesareprofitableorganizations.
PARTB
IdentifyandjustifypossibleoptionstheseniormanagementmayhavewhichwillenableOpaltomaintainitscurrentlevelsofsuccessandprofitability.8
Firstly,sinceChinesemarkethasenormouspotential,OpalneedscontinuetoinvestinChinesemarkettogainmoremarketsharesforitsexpansion.
Secondly,Opalcansignthepartnershipagreementswithmorecompanies,togainmorecomprehensivemarketinformationandsharethetechnologyanddevelopnewproducts.
Thirdly,inordertomaintainthecharacteristicsandgoodreputation,Opalneedstokeepthestrongstanceinrelationtotheenvironment,usemoregreenandenvironmentalmaterialstoproduce‘environmentallyfriendly’productsandservices,andkeepofferingacomprehensivemobilephonerecyclingscheme.
Fourthly,itisnecessarytodeepentheagreementwithHuawei,sinceHuaweiisalongestablishedandwell-respectedplayerintheChinesetelecomsmarket.Bydoingso,Opalcanachievethefurtherexpansion.
Question2
PARTA
AssessthestrengthsandweaknessesofOpalastheyseektoexpandinginthecomingyears.12
Strengths
Firstly,thefurtherderegulationofthetelecommunicationsmarketsenabledOpaltocapitalizeonanumberofopportunities.
Secondly,Opalhasitscoremarkets,andtherecent‘opening-up’oftheChinesemarketiscurrentlyprovidingOpalwithopportunitiesforfurtherexpansion.
Thirdly,themobiledevicesdivisionhasallowedOpaltoselltheirphonestocompetingnetworksallowingaccesstoamuchlargermarket.
Fourthly,astheircharacteristic,Opalhasadoptedastrongstanceinrelationtotheenvironment,andtheywereoneofthefirstphonemanufacturersintheworldtoofferacomprehensivemobilephonerecyclingschemeandoffersenvironmentallyfriendlyproductsandservices.
Weaknesses
Firstly,thefirsthand-heldphoneswerehighpricedbecauseofthehighresearchanddevelopmentcostsandtheneedforhighlyspecializedproductionfacilities.Andthismaycausetheneedsofalargeamountofinvestmentcapitalandthedecreaseinsales.
Secondly,Opalisamediumsizedproducerofhandsets,whichmeansitownslimitedproduceresourcesandinvestmentcapitalresources.Itmaynotbeabletomeettheneedsofcooperationwithothercompanies.
Thirdly,theregulatorycomplexitiesofoperatingwithintheChinesemarketmayhinderthedevelopmentandexpansionofOpal.
Lastly,theregulatorycomplexitiesofoperatingwithintheChinesemarketandthefiercecompetitionmayhindertheexpansionofOpalandincreaseacertainlevelofrisk.
ChoosetwoKeyvalueshighlightedinAppendix3andforeach,explainhowithasimpacteduponthecompany’sactivities.8
Firstly,thecustomerdeservesserviceexcellence.
Opalisacustomer-focusedorganization.Enterprise'
scorevalueistofocusoncustomerserviceanditsquality.Bydoingso,thecustomersatisfactionandloyaltycanbeestablishedandthenthegrowthofsalesandprofitscanbeachieved.
Accordingtothecase,inordertoenhancethequalityandsatisfactionofcustomerservices,theOpalhasestablishedtheServiceDevelopmentSectionandCustomerCareDepartment.Withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,theServiceDevelopmentSectionistaskedtoenhancethecustomerexperienceofthemobileandweb-basedservices.AndtheCustomerCaresectionistaskedtoensurethatcustomerexpectationsareconsistentlymet.Bothofthemareaimtoprovidecustomerswithexcellentservices.
Secondly,weacceptthatwhilewearedrivenbytechnologywewillalwaysaspiretodrivetechnology.
ThedevelopmentoftechnologycanprovideOpalwithhighertech-competitiveness,andhelpittodevelopnewproductsandexpandtolargermarket.AsforOpal,theycontinueinvestinotherinnovativeproductsandmarketresearch,andhasbeenverysuccessfulinidentifyingmarkettrendsandthenusingthelatesttechnologicaldevelopmentstosatisfycustomerneeds.And,thereisaSpecialprojectssectioninOpalwhichrequiressignificantinvestmentandprovidestheleading-edgetechnologyrequiredformobileandothers.
Section2
Question1
EvaluatepossiblesourcesoffinancethatGoldcouldaccessasitseekstoexpanditsbusinessoperations.
Firstly,issuingsharesareafinancingwaythatOpalcanaccess.ItcanmeetapartoftheOpal’scapitalneedsduringitsexpansion,eventhoughtheamountofsharecapitalissuedwillbelimitedtotheauthorizedsharecapitalamount.
Secondly,issuingdebenturesareausefulwaytoo.Debenturesareloansmadetocompaniesthatcarryafixedrateofinterest.However,thedebentureholdersneedtorepaytheprinciplesontimeandtheydonotparticipateintherunningofthecompanylikeshareholdersdo.
Thirdly,eventhoughbothissuingsharesanddividendsareappropriateforOpal,therestillsomedifferencesbetweenthem.Theshareholdershavethecontrolrightofthecompany,butthedividendholdersdonot.And,thedividendsholdersneedtorepaytheprincipleontime,whileitwon’tbenecessaryforshareholders.Lastly,theshareholderscangetbenefitsfromthedividendswhilethedebentureholderscangetthemfromtheinterests.
找到一类可以同时满足Opal公司股东和Opal在中国市场合作伙伴用来检验企业效率的财务数据信息.请解释这类数据是如何满足这些利益相关者要求的。
IdentifyONEitemofinformationwhichbothashareholderandanyofthe
organisationsGoldworkswithwithintheChinesemarket,coulduseasameasuretomonitortheeffectivenessoftheorganisation.
Theturnover,profit,costs,dividendandearningspersharecouldreflecttheeffectivenessofacompany.AsforOpal,ithasinvestedalotinthehighresearchanddevelopmentandtheneedforhighlyspecializedproductionfacilitiescostsalottoo.Meanwhile,thedownwardpressureonpriceshasledtolowerprofitmarginsandareducedrateofgrowthinturnover.Exceptforthat,thedividendsdirectlyaffectontheshareholders’benefits,itdeterminestherepaymentsofinvestmentandwhethertheinvestorsarewillingcontinuetoinvestornot.ThedividendandearningspershareofOpalisincreasingwhichmeansitisattractingmorepotentialshareholderstoinvestinOpalandtheexistingshareholderstoinvestmore,anditisessentialforthefinanceandtheexpansionofOpal.
PARTC
ExplainthepossibleeffectsthattheexpansionintotheChinesemarketcouldhaveupontheprofitabilityofthebusiness.
Firstly,inthelongrun,theprofitabilityofDiamondwouldincrease.BecauseChinaispotentiallythelargestglobaltelecommunicationsmarket,anditprovidesDiamondwithanunrivalledopportunitytogenerategrowth.ThesizeofChina’spopulationishuge,andthereareroomremainsformassiveexpansion.
Secondly,intheshort-term,theprofitabilityofDiamondwouldnotgrowrapidly.Chinaisanemergingmarket,thecompetitionislikelytobeseverewith43foreignnationalmanufacturersandnetworkprovidersalreadyhavingapresenceinChinaandafurther25mediumtolargefirmssettoenterthemarketoverthecoming3years.Diamondneedstoinvestanumberofmoneyintothenewmarket,andthecostscannotbetakenbackintheshort-term.
Thirdly,theprofitabilityofDiamondwouldnotgrowrapidlyintheshort-termbecauseinordertoenterthenewmarket,Diamondmayfacingthebigfundinggap,anditwouldcostalottofinancetheneededcapital.
Fourthly,theprofitabilitywouldnotgrowrapidlyintheshort-termbecauseofthelow-pricecompetition.Inordertogainalargermarketshareandcoverage,andsurviveintheintensecompetition,DiamondmaychoosetolowerthepriceatthebeginningofenteringtheChinesemarket.
ExplainanychangestothepoliciesofgovernmentsthatmaysupportthemarketprogressionandexpansionofOpal.8
Asthe‘night-watchman’,thegovernmentshouldnotdirectlyintervenethemarketoperation,soitshouldprovidefurtherderegulationforcompanies.
Exceptforthis,governmentshouldsupervisethemarketandregulatetheeconomicactivitiestoprovidecompanieslikeOpalwithastableandpeacefulenvironment.Besides,governmentcanprovideOpalwithmorefinancialsourcesorsupportandimplementsomerewardinvestmenttofacilitatetheexpansionofOpal.AndOpalneedstomakemoretradeagreementswithothercountries’government.
AnalysethemainfactorsthatwillaffectdemandfortheproductsofOpal.6
Firstly,thepricehasaninverserelationshipwithdemand,thehighertheprice,