Select an International Organisation and Identify its Closest Competitor: Global Financial Management Assignment, UrL, Singapore

Instructions for assessment

Summative assessment

There will be one summative assessment that involves a comprehensive analysis of the financial and non-financial performance of an international organization (of your choice) and its closest competitor. You are required to select an international organization (company A), identify its closest competitor (company B), and analyze their financial performance using ratio analysis.

You are then required to summarize and critique the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) literature and develop a balanced scorecard performance evaluation of the organization (company A) and its critical success factors. Finally, you need to provide critical analysis of the benefits and challenges of adopting Integrated Reporting for your selected organization (company A).

The assignment should address the following questions:

Question 1. Select an international organization (of your choice – company A) and identify its closest competitor (company B). Present the two organizations and the criteria used for the identification of the competitor. Use ratio analysis technique to evaluate the financial performance of the two organizations; draw a comparative evaluation and critically discuss the findings. You need to access the annual financial statements of the last two years and provide details of the ratio calculations. It is recommended to use graphs and tables to present your analysis, and cite academic literature.

Question 2. With reference to relevant literature, critically evaluate Kaplan and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System. Develop a proposed Balanced Scorecard to include critical success factors (CSF’s) for your selected organization (company A).

Question 3. Provide a critical analysis of the benefits and challenges of adopting Integrated Reporting (IR) for your selected organization (company A). Use academic literature and refer to the International Integrated Reporting Framework to support your discussion.