empirical investigation of factors affecting financial perfo…

1. Overview The written project in Strategic Management will challenge each student in addressing the learning outcome (see below) of the module through the topic mentioned below. 2. Learning Outcomes Successful completion of this project will contribute to the students proficiency in the following learning outcome: L3. Assess real-life business problems in various industry settings and formulate creative solutions using a strategic management perspective. L4. Critically analyze an organization’s internal and external environment and discuss implications for strategy crafting and implementation. 3. Content The following topic will form the basis for the written project for all students: Empirical investigation of factors affecting financial performance of companies. This project aims to identify and evaluate the company-specific factors influencing firm financial performance. Students are expected to apply critical thinking and independent judgment to determine the firm specific determinants that shape financial performance of companies. The following content is suggested for the analysis of the topic in question. 1. Summarize, based on a review of the relevant strategic management literature, the main factors that influence firm financial performance 2. Choose one or more specific factors from your literature review that you believe may serve as important key determinants (antecedents) of firm financial performance. These selected factors will form the focus of your empirical analysis 3. Collect secondary data for both the dependent variable (asuitable measure of firm financial performance) and the independent variable(s) (measures representing the selected determinant(s)). 4. Conduct appropriate statistical analysis such as correlation or regression analysisto examine the relationship between the Dependent and independent variables 5. Interpret your empirical results in light of the existing literature. Discuss whether your findings support or contradict previous studies and theoretical propositions. 4. Format Each student will prepare the written project using the following required format: * Title page Include the title of the project, the students name and the identification number, the course number and name and the word count. * Table of Contents Identifies the sections (introduction, project sections, conclusion, and the appropriate headings and subheadings throughout) in the written project and the associated page number for each. * List of Figures Identifies the figures of the report. List page numbers of all figures. The list should include the title for each figure. * List of Tables Identifies the tables of the report. List page numbers of all tables. The list should include the title for each table. * Introduction Includes a brief statement of what the student intends to accomplish in the project, and a summary of what follows in main body. * Project Sections Includes the development of the selected topic as described in the Content (with appropriate headings and subheadings within the main body). * Tables Tables should supplement, not duplicate, the text. Give each table a caption. Place a table caption single-spaced above each table. * Figures Give each figure a caption. Place a figure caption single-spaced below each figure. * References Identifies the academic sources and other published information which you have used (e.g., journal articles, books, your textbook in this course, conference proceedings); please refrain from using Wikipedia and other wiki sources, as generally, they are not considered to be academic sources. * Appendix Includes related material not deemed necessary to be in the main text, such as the dataset. 5. Mechanics Each student should adhere to the following technical requirements: * Documentation: APA style is required; a guide is available at: libguides.acg.edu Easybib Pro. * Word length: 3,000 – 3,500 words; it is compulsory to report the number of words at the end of the paper. A violation of the specified word limit results in a 10% grade penalty in the students work. * Submission: The project must be word processed, and each student should submit the project on Turnitin. * Typing: Use letter font Calibri 11. Please use line space at 1.15 and margins of 2.54 cm and 3.17 cm for top-down and left-right, respectively. Leave space between paragraphs of 6 pt. Use headings (Bold 12 font) and subheadings (Italic 11 font) where appropriate with space of 18 pt and 12 pt for headings and subheadings, respectively. 6. Project Due Date All projects are due in excellent form on a date to be announced at the beginning of class. Please follow carefully the progress of your work effort so that you will meet this deadline. Where coursework is submitted late and there are no accepted extenuating circumstances it will be penalised in line with the following t

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