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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Applying Strategic Financial Management in practice: case studies

SMP810 · Strategic Financial Management — Week 12 of 16

CourseSMP810
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Strategic Financial Management in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Financial Studies Conference: Asset Management Panel
  5. Institutional Trading Around Corporate News: Evidence from Textual Analysis
  6. Decision Tree Analysis (Financial/Performance Management /Quantitative/Operations Research)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Critically analyse the concepts, features and importance of cost accounting in an organisation.
  • 2.1 Analyse financial statements to assess the financial position of an organisation.
  • 3.1 Evaluate budgetary targets for an organisation.
  • 3.3 Critically evaluate budget and budgetary processes in an organisation.
  • 4.1 Assess the need for short term working capital and long- term funds for an organisation.
  • 4.3 Justify choices of sources of funds using a range of criteria related to cost and risk.
  • 5.2 Justify strategic investment decision for an organisation using relevant financial information.
  • 5.3 Critically analyse strategic investment decisions using information.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Financial Studies Conference: Asset Management Panel · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 84 min · for registered students
  • Institutional Trading Around Corporate News: Evidence from Textual Analysis · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 50 min · for registered students
  • Decision Tree Analysis (Financial/Performance Management /Quantitative/Operations Research) · YouTube · EZIKAN ACADEMY · 67 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
  • MIT 15.535 Business Analysis Using Financial Statements, lecture notes: Ratio Analysis and Bankruptcy Detection · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
  • MIT 15.535 Business Analysis Using Financial Statements, lecture notes: Detecting Earnings Management · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Cost Management and Systems Design
  • Week 2: Advanced Costing Optimisation and Pricing Strategies
  • Week 3: Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
  • Week 4: Corporate Portfolio Evaluation and Strategic Decision-Making
  • Week 5: Master Budget Architecture and Target Setting
  • Week 6: Critical Perspectives on Budgetary Control
  • Week 7: Strategic Working Capital and Funding Appraisals
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Long-Term Capital Structure and Funding Selection
  • Week 10: Capital Investment Appraisal Under Uncertainty
  • Week 11: Strategic Investment Governance and Qualitative Appraisals
  • 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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