In the aftermath of the debt ceiling debate S&P downgrade, the C-Suite has to deal with increased complexity and ambiguity. This webinar delivered basic research and feedback from C-level execs, and offers guidance on utilizing action focused planning to increase competitiveness.
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CBO makes baseline economic and budget projections covering the next 10 years and also the next 30 years. The projections incorporate the assumption that current laws generally do not change. To produce the 30-year economic projections, CBO uses its policy growth model, which relies on a standard economic framework that focuses on the inputs that drive growth in the supply side of the economy: the amount of labor, the productive services provided by capital, and total factor productivity.
Presentation by Robert Shackleton, an analyst in CBO’s Macroeconomic Analysis Division, at the NABE Foundation 17th Annual Economic Measurement Seminar.
These are our views (macro, technical as well as quantitative) on the financial markets for the month to come...
FinLight Research is a quantitative cross-asset research firm with an expertise in real assets analysis and a focus on some specific issues: risk budgeting, asset allocation, trading systems and business intelligence.
From here, we are rethinking, day after day, the investment paradigm, preparing optimally for what lies ahead… This is our pretension!
During Reynolds Business Journalism Week 2014, business journalism professors created sample lessons that can be implemented in new and existing journalism courses.
"Telling Stories with Economic Indicators" was presented by Aje-Ori Agbese, associate professor at The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg; Jim Schiffman, assistant professor at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville; Edgar Simpson, assistant professor at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant; and Dick Weiss, Spring 2014 Reynolds Visiting Professor in Journalism at the University of Oklahoma.
For more information on business coverage training for journalists, please visit businessjournalism.org.
This presentation looks at the health of manufacturing in the USA including factors that may impact expansion of manufacturing including government policies as well as slow growth in emerging markets in Asia
EY Global Capital Confidence Barometer (12th Edition)EY
Innovation, complexity and disruption define the new M&A market.
Our 12th Global Capital Confidence Barometer finds the global M&A market maintaining the positive momentum that developed during 2014. For the first time in five years, more than half our respondents are planning acquisitions in the next 12 months, as deal pipelines continue to expand.
In the marketing world we spend so much time looking for trends and data to explain the world and consumer behavior. But it seems like we often overlook the biggest trend of all - the macro economic cycle.
What if this one cycle is the macro-trend that explains changes in brand value, changes in innovation, and changes in customer values?
CBO makes baseline economic and budget projections covering the next 10 years and also the next 30 years. The projections incorporate the assumption that current laws generally do not change. To produce the 30-year economic projections, CBO uses its policy growth model, which relies on a standard economic framework that focuses on the inputs that drive growth in the supply side of the economy: the amount of labor, the productive services provided by capital, and total factor productivity.
Presentation by Robert Shackleton, an analyst in CBO’s Macroeconomic Analysis Division, at the NABE Foundation 17th Annual Economic Measurement Seminar.
These are our views (macro, technical as well as quantitative) on the financial markets for the month to come...
FinLight Research is a quantitative cross-asset research firm with an expertise in real assets analysis and a focus on some specific issues: risk budgeting, asset allocation, trading systems and business intelligence.
From here, we are rethinking, day after day, the investment paradigm, preparing optimally for what lies ahead… This is our pretension!
During Reynolds Business Journalism Week 2014, business journalism professors created sample lessons that can be implemented in new and existing journalism courses.
"Telling Stories with Economic Indicators" was presented by Aje-Ori Agbese, associate professor at The University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg; Jim Schiffman, assistant professor at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville; Edgar Simpson, assistant professor at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant; and Dick Weiss, Spring 2014 Reynolds Visiting Professor in Journalism at the University of Oklahoma.
For more information on business coverage training for journalists, please visit businessjournalism.org.
This presentation looks at the health of manufacturing in the USA including factors that may impact expansion of manufacturing including government policies as well as slow growth in emerging markets in Asia
EY Global Capital Confidence Barometer (12th Edition)EY
Innovation, complexity and disruption define the new M&A market.
Our 12th Global Capital Confidence Barometer finds the global M&A market maintaining the positive momentum that developed during 2014. For the first time in five years, more than half our respondents are planning acquisitions in the next 12 months, as deal pipelines continue to expand.
In the marketing world we spend so much time looking for trends and data to explain the world and consumer behavior. But it seems like we often overlook the biggest trend of all - the macro economic cycle.
What if this one cycle is the macro-trend that explains changes in brand value, changes in innovation, and changes in customer values?
Real Estate collapsed, Global Stock Market imploded, consumer confidence is waning, sales decline, and production slows. What were the warning signs? When will it end? What should do to get through it, and how will we know that the economy is coming back? A look at the domino effect and response as it applies to reverse logistics.
Over the last year or so, there has been much talk about another impending recession and how it could impact channel management. The recession theory is based upon historical trends, which suggest business cycles tend to last around five to seven years each. That means every five to seven years we experience some sort of a recession. Eventually the economy recovers, and then something else happens to triggers another recession.
ECO/561 Week 6 Assignment Rubric
Individual Assignment: Challenges of Expansion to a Foreign LocationPurpose of Assignment
This week students will review and revise their Week 3 Research Analysis for Business assignment based on economic analysis and the feedback provided by their facilitator. Students will also expand their Week 3 analyses to evaluate the challenges of expanding their chosen company's production to a foreign market.
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Evaluated current global economic conditions and their effects on macroeconomic indicators in your selected country. Provided forecasts for population growth, gross domestic product (GDP) growth, GDP per capita growth, export growth, and sales growth.14 points
Evaluated any competitors' existing production in the chosen country. 11 points
Assessed sales forecasts in the selected country. 11 points
Categorized the type of economy that exists in your selected country as closed, mixed, or market. Explained the difference between these types of economies and how might this affect your expansion. 11 points
Assessed how the chosen country's current credit market conditions, especially interest rates and the availability of financing, affect demand for your product or service and your planning or operating decision for your production in that country. 11 points
Analyzed the role of the selected country's central bank on that country's economy. 11 points
Compared the availability, education, and job skills of the work force in the selected country. Discussed any additional challenges of international production, such as political stability, availability of government financing or other incentives, threat of capital controls, and exchange rate risks. 11 points
Explained any additional supply chain challenges you anticipate if attempting to make your product in your chosen country and selling the product in other countries. 11 points
Conclusion:
Created business strategies, including price and non-price strategies, based on your market structure to ensure the market share and potential market expansions and explore global opportunities for your business in a dynamic business environment and provide recommendations. 4 points
Develop a recommendation for how the firm can manage its future production by synthesizing the macroeconomic and microeconomic data presented. 4 points
Proposed how the firm's position within the market and among its competitors will allow it to take your recommended action. 4 points
Recommended strategies for the firm to sustain its success going forward by evaluating the findings from demand trends, price elasticity, current stage of the business cycle, and government. 4 points
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This strong appetite for deals perseveres against a backdrop of geopolitical or emerging policy concerns, which are seen as the greatest risk to economic growth for 69% of businesses. Yet according to the Global Capital Confidence Barometer, the disruptive impact of technology on potential deal outcomes and business models remains at the forefront of the minds of the majority of executives.
Satisfaccion de Cliente y Crisis Financiera (Ingles)CFIGroup
Presentación sobre la como las políticas de Satisfacción de Clientes en las empresas han servido para defenderse mejor de la Crisis Financiera del 2009. Claes Fornell las presentó en el Aula Magna de Esic el 25 de febrero de 2009.
M&A Outlook: Turning Point or Roadblock Ahead for the Capital Markets?
Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project presents the findings from its Spring 2011 survey of private lenders and investors, and the privately-held companies they serve.
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4. Original Study Purpose Determine perceived impact of debt limit debate on general business sentiment Ascertain forward looking expectations of: Revenue trends Hiring plans Fixed asset investment Continuous improvement projects
5. Something Interesting Happened S&P downgrade Stock market crash Market recovery A large amount of bad economic news all at once
6. A Lot of Data Floating About Bad News Housing starts down Consumer sentiment weak Employment gains have been far too slow Import costs up S&P Downgrade Fears of a double dip Good News Shift to multi-family units Consumer spending up Weaker dollar helps export &domestic consumption Energy costs down Lower interest rates Industrial production spiked
7. Two Narratives Being Told “My business looks fairly solid” Fact driven personal narrative Order books holding strong into 4th quarter Cautious optimism about the future “The economy is faltering” Opinion driven global narrative Fear about “them” making a mess of things Waiting for the shoe to fall
9. Survey Set Reached out to thousands of C-level decision makers Responses from 115 Broken into two distinct groups: Pre August 8th August 9th and later
18. Direct Comparison (cont’) Pre S&P Downgrade Continuous Improvement 66% expect increased CI 4% expect decreased CI Worries Post S&P Downgrade Continuous Improvement 61% expect increased CI 6% expect decreased CI Worries
21. Significant Ambiguity Will the economy fall into recession? What happens to commodities? Will the consumer stop spending? Are industrial production numbers a mirage? What about automotive? Where will construction go? Will we have jobs? What about the debt reduction plan? What happens if Europe collapses? Will a slowing China ruin everything? Will energy prices skyrocket? What happens if stagflation returns?
22. Traditional Business Planning Insufficient Chart a single course of action Heavy on outcomes, weak on tactics for implementation Three to five year goals Assume too little Unresponsive to changes in market realities
23. Solution: Action Based Planning Responding to Crisis: Planning and Execution as Competitive Advantage
24. Expectation: Managed Ambiguity Multiple higher-likelihood scenarios Timeline and action driven Heavy focus on next 90 days Well defined future state Clearly outlined assumptions Short term focus on revenue, internal obstacles
25. A Well Managed Business Goals Direction Feedback Objectives Objectives Objectives Action/ Behavior Action/ Behavior Action/ Behavior Action/ Behavior Action/ Behavior
26. Elements, In Triplicate Please Clearly defined future state Small number of achievable objectives Understanding of external threats Documented list of assumptions for success Internal focus on why it won’t work 90 day action plan
27. Plan the Work, then Work the Plan Review weekly Sales activity General assumptions KPI Review monthly Revenue Specific objectives
28. Harness Your Team Small group of leaders who can get things done Define a game plan, playbook for each scenario Fewer meetings, more joint work In God we trust, all others bring data
29. In Review C-suite sentiment has softened somewhat Ambiguity has increased dramatically Traditional planning approaches are too rigid, timeframe too long Action focused planning is a better option Listen to the business Nothing matters more than the next 90 days
31. Need Support?Contact us:Phone: 616.635.2920Email: Andrew@SimplicityPartners.com Responding to Crisis: Planning and Execution as Competitive Advantage