Browsing by Author "ASSAF HUMOOD AYED ALQURASHI"

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Behavioural Finance
(Saudi Digital Library) ASSAF HUMOOD AYED ALQURASHI; Dr/ Danial Hemmings
Introduction Behavioural finance knowledge is critical in informing business decisions. For instance, it is largely anticipated that analysing information is essential in aiding investment choices. Therefore, the current study considers key academic debates on capital markets’ informational efficiency; evidence of stock market overvaluation, pressures on listed companies’ managers because of market forecasts, and examples of equity overvaluation on financial and operating strategies.
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Business Planning (Home Sweet Décor)
(Saudi Digital Library) ASSAF HUMOOD AYED ALQURASHI; Dr/ Jeffrey Williams-Jones
This report provides insight into a proposed home décor business that will operate in the home textiles’ segment of this industry. This is an industry that has been gaining considerably in recent years as a result of increased disposable income, high rates of urbanisation, and the desire for people to improve their spaces. For this reason, this is a market offering considerable opportunities for new businesses. • The goal of this report is to create a business plan that a business will use as a guideline in its entry into home textiles. The business in this case is Home Sweet Décor, which will provide sheets and bedding; this includes sheets and pillow cases, blankets, bed spreads, mattress covers, and quilted textiles. • This report has provided useful information concerning the home textiles’ segment of the home décor market. This is a market segment that has been growing and is projected to continue augment. As a business, Home Sweet Décor will need to establish a system to monitor its growth in penetration as it enters the market. This will also include the capability to anticipate changes in demand. • The marketing strategy that this company will adapt should be carefully considered. A major aspect to consider in this case is pricing, which should be determined after careful consideration of certain factors, such as the customers, cost incursion, and competition. The pricing strategies used by Home Sweet Décor were value and loss leader pricing. Other essential aspects that the business will need to include as part of its marketing strategy are warranty policies, sales tactics, advertising budgets, and product improvement in the future. • There are processes that comprise part of the operations of Home Sweet Décor, which includes information flow, which will occur via cross functional communication and diagonal communication. The business has identified some equipment for use that will boost efficiency. Quality control will be vital due to its role in ensuring that only the best products are offered to customers. Home Sweet Décor 4 • The personnel of Home Sweet Décor will run the business, as they are the ones who, through their roles as per their job descriptions, will enable the business to occur. Accordingly, the CEO who is the owner of this business is part of the personnel. Other key personnel are the heads of the marketing, operations, sales, and human resources departments. • Regarding the finances of Home Sweet Décor, this remains vital towards its success. Therefore, this begins with the business developing its budgeted accounts and demonstrating that its finances will be required to initiate the business. Other essential aspects of finance that the business has explored in this report include: cash flow forecasts, financing of shortfalls, and determining the break-even position.
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International Business (Roche Holding)
(Saudi Digital Library) ASSAF HUMOOD AYED ALQURASHI; MR/ Stephen Jones
Introduction Roche is a global medical firm that specialises in two segments: medications and diagnostics; whose headquarters are based in Switzerland. It is the largest biotechnology business in the world, with 17 pharmaceutical products on the market. Bio-pharmaceuticals make up more than half of Roche’s development portfolio, enabling them to deliver better-targeted medicines (About Roche, n.d). Following the company’s founding in 1896 in Basel, Switzerland, they have been dedicated to enhancing people’s lives, and Roche now develops cutting-edge medications and diagnostic procedures that benefit medical care beneficiaries across the world (About Roche, n.d). The company feels that having a defined sense of objectives can help them to navigate through a volatile and ever-changing world. Their goal is to achieve long-term, stable growth while providing value to all of the company’s stakeholders (About Roche, n.d). In accordance, with the global value chains in turbulent times, the company strives to cater to the stakeholders and remain competitive in the pharmaceuticals and diagnostics business. Further, the company has a prevalent global presence, operating in the United States of America (USA), Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.
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“Leadership in Rapidly Changing Environments”
(Saudi Digital Library) ASSAF HUMOOD AYED ALQURASHI; DR/ Lorraine Hopkins
Introduction This paper is designed to provide an understanding of the problems that today's business leaders face. An analysis of the challenges facing today’s leadership is presented, together with the obstacles that leaders face in times of increasing changes, including the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, as well as the rapid adoption of technology and the possible solutions that are accessible. It is widely assumed that effective leaders would be those who react most effectively to the requirements of these different circumstances. When things are peaceful, great managers may rest, find agreements and make group decisions at their convenience. When turmoil occurs, however, an effective leader should be determined and demonstrate a relentless capacity to concentrate on the issues ahead, while ignoring the damaging critics (Grint, 2005). For such capacity, leaders in the present day are required to be equipped with solutions, as the business climate changes and unpredictability arises. The solutions discussed include: becoming transformational; developing trust; managing change effectively; investing in leadership; adapting leadership styles; utilising technology advancements, such as data analytics; and employee engagement. For better understanding of how leaders can handle issues with such potential solutions, the paper focuses specifically on the Coca-Cola Corporation. The Coca-Cola Corporation is among the most profitable and well-known corporations globally, and it represents much more than its trademark coke drink. The Coca-Cola Corporation is a leading distributor, producer, as well as marketer of non-alcoholic drinks, with more than 500 varieties available in over 200 nations and regions (The Coca-Cola Company, n.d). Since 1889, the Coca-Cola Company has operated a franchised supply chain network, wherein it exclusively manufactures syrup concentration, which is subsequently distributed to different bottling companies across the globe which have autonomous territories. The leadership of the Coca-Cola Company has embraced the potential aforementioned solutions to combat the challenges faced by businesses all over the world, such as the Covid-19 pandemic that has had an effect on ‘normal’ economic strategy, which created an unpredictable environment of lockdowns, and significant supply chain instabilities (Hartwell & Devinney, 2021). This provides insight into other leaders in their aim of gaining organisational productivity, even in the face of a crisis.
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