Investment Bencharming for Bernard Lester
Essay title: Investment Bencharming for Bernard Lester
Running head: INVESTMENT BENCHARMING FOR BERNARD LESTER
Team Delta Learning Team Week 2 Assignment
Scott Myers
Sharon Stewart
Von Nelson
Larry Stafford
Lara Edna
MBA 540
University of Phoenix
Professor Brady
01 April, 2008
Table of Contents
Introduction Page 3
Internal and External Growth Strategies Page 3
Working Capital Management Strategies Page 5
Challenges of Cross-border Growth Strategies Page 6
Organizational Performance using Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis Page 7
Portfolio Management in Allocation of Corporate Resources Page 9
Conclusion Page 9
References Page 10
Team Member Synopsis Page 11
Scott Page 11
Shari Page 15
Von Page 20
Larry Page 23
Lara Page 25
Introduction
A company is a high performance organizational structure that is affected by internal as well as external forces; a company must align itself internally and externally in order to maximize its efficiency and potential to be successful in a business market. In the case of the Lester Electronics scenario, Lester Electronics, as well as its supplier, are in a position be acquired; this acquisition potential is from external market competitors and could be from a buyout or by hostile takeover. In order to learn of potential protection measures available for Lester Electronics and its number one supplier Shang-wa, Bernard Lester assigned his best research team at work doing benchmark research, in order to determine the best options for Lester Electronics and possibly for Shang-wa Electronics. These bench marking possibilities will be outlined as well as several topics of interest to Lester Electronics; these topics of interest include: internal and external growth strategies, working capital management strategies, challengers of cross-boarder growth strategies, organizational performance and portfolio management.
Evaluate Internal and External Growth Strategies
In the case of Lester Electronics and Shang-wa, both companies are at risk of being bought out by much larger and aggressive competitors. Internal and external growth strategies are important for all companies to implement; with the extra pressure on Lester and Shang-wa, strategies for growth also represent strength and independence. The situation is very similar to the situation Yahoo! Inc. is in right