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Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Business Expansion and Stakeholder Impact

AF704 · Strategic Financial Management — Week 5 of 16

CourseAF704
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Business Expansion and Stakeholder Impact

  1. Mergers, acquisitions, and organic growth strategies
  2. Strategic alliances and joint ventures
  3. Impact of restructuring on debt and equity holders
  4. Applied stakeholder analysis of corporate expansion
  5. Mergers and acquisitions - ACCA (AFM) lectures
  6. Mergers and acquisitions (1) - CIMA F3 lecture

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Analyse business expansion methods and their impact on stakeholders.
  • 3.3 Apply stakeholder analysis to a named business organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse business expansion methods and their impact on stakeholders.

Study materials

Videos

  • Mergers and acquisitions - ACCA (AFM) lectures · YouTube · OpenTuition · 15 min · for registered students
  • Mergers and acquisitions (1) - CIMA F3 lecture · YouTube · OpenTuition · 26 min · for registered students
  • ACCA AFM | Mergers and Acquisitions - Part 1 | Lecture 47 · YouTube · Tutor Star · 23 min · for registered students
  • The valuation of mergers and acquisitions (part 1) - ACCA (AFM) lectures · YouTube · OpenTuition · 25 min · for registered students
  • Mergers and acquisitions (2) - CIMA F3 lecture · YouTube · OpenTuition · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 8: Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 237–272 · for registered students
  • Business Ethics, ch. 3: Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 69–92 · for registered students
  • MIT 15.414 Financial Management, lecture notes: Financing Decisions (2) · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Financial Environment and Resource Allocation
  • Week 2: Key Financial and Capital Structure Theories
  • Week 3: Strategic Implementation and Portfolio Management
  • Week 4: Stakeholder Analysis and Corporate Governance
  • Week 5: Business Expansion and Stakeholder Impact
  • Week 6: Risk, Return, and Capital Investment Appraisal
  • Week 7: Corporate and Business Valuation Techniques
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Organisational Culture in Strategic Formulation
  • Week 10: Change Management and Cultural Dynamics
  • Week 11: Financial Analysis and Performance Measurement Systems
  • Week 12: Applying Strategic Financial Management in practice: case s…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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