examine different aspects related to the strategies of the two companies

Select two companies that are listed on any stock exchange (preferably the same one). You
will examine different aspects related to the strategies of the two companies.
Criteria for selection of the two companies.
1. Each company must have at least two businesses (so corporate strategy can be studied)
a. One of the major business of the company should be in the global tissue industry. Check the
‘segment information” section of the company Annual Report for past three years to
ensure: i) segments are based on products not geography, and ii) tissues are listed as
an important product in one of the segments.
b. Each company must operate in more than one country (so global strategy can be studied)
c. The two companies must be competitors in the global tissue industry through one of their
businesses.
*Check the annual reports of the company for information on the above items.
Collect information about the two companies from multiple sources such as news articles,
annual reports, consumer magazines, and business articles (going well beyond the
company website) for at least three years.
Use the information collected, and apply the concepts learnt in this course.
Each group will analyze and compare the two companies as follows:
Each member, one of the following (based on group size)
1. Corporate Strategy of Company 1
2. Corporate Strategy of Company 2
3. Business strategy of Company 1
4. Business strategy of Company 2
5. Global strategy of Company 1
6. Global strategy of Company 2
7. Strategy Implementation – briefly – in both companies
Each group
8. Group report – evaluation of each strategy using analysis done by each member.
Work based on Group size
2‐member groups: Items: Items 1, 2, and 8
3‐member groups: Items 1, 2, 7, and 8
4‐member groups: Items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8

5‐member groups: Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8
6‐member groups: Items 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 8
7‐member groups: Items 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and 8
The above allocation of work has been planned so that there is NO advantage/
disadvantage to any student or group, based on group size. Every student and group is
treated fairly in terms of the work to be done.

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Deliverables:
1. Send names and QU Id of group members, name of companies that will be studied,
and topic to be done by each group member via email by by 0900, Monday 25‐
February‐2019. Subject line of email should be “MAGT405‐Classtime‐Groupname‐
ProjectInformation”.
2. Presentation material and presentation by each member: 10 marks
Each member
 analyzes his/her topic (one type of strategy for one company) and prepares a 5‐minute
powerpoint presentation.
 each presentation slide should include relevant notes below
 puts full list of references as the final slides, with a brief description of the information
taken from each reference provided next to each reference.
 submits online and printed copy – see deadline below.
The Presentation slides with details in the presentation notes below each slide should
be converted to .pdf format.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddTXt63GGYo)
https://www.quora.com/How‐do‐I‐save‐a‐PowerPoint‐presentation‐with‐the‐notes‐
page‐as‐a‐Word‐document‐or‐as‐a‐PDF‐file
 Each presenter’s slide must have her/his name and QU Id # on the top right hand side.
 Go to Course site – SAFE ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT Individual Presentation in .pdf
format. Submit one .pdf file of 10MB of your presentation file by 0900, Monday,22‐
April‐2019.
 Give your instructor a printed copy of your presentation before the first presentation
on Monday,22‐April‐2019.
3. Group report. 10 marks.
i. Evaluate each of the strategies done by each member, using the evaluation criteria
discussed in the lecture. Provide at least one recent evidence for each criterion.
ii. Financial information including ratios, and data over three years, should be used,
whenever relevant.
iii. Word limit: 500 x # members (i.e. total words available for a 3‐member group is 1500
words, 2000 words for 4‐member group etc. The group report is a joint group effort.
It should NOT be 500 words written by each member!). Write the number of words
on the cover page. Word limit does not include references and appendices.
iv. Appendix 1: Information extracted from Annual reports of the companies to show
that the three criteria for selecting the two companies (see top of page 1) are met.
v. References: List references alphabetically and cite in the text of the report. Use the
APA referencing style guide.
The above word limit has been planned so that there is NO advantage/
disadvantage to any student or group, based on group size.

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 Go to Course site – SAFE ASSIGNMENT/ PROJECT Group Report. Group leader to
submit ONE .pdf file 10MB or less of Group Report by the 0900, Monday,22‐April‐
2019.
 Give your instructor a printed copy of your Group report at the start of the first
presentation in class on 0900, Monday,22‐April‐2019.
NOTE:
 All group members must be present and do the presentation in sequence.
 Use facts about/ actions &activities of the company to conduct your analysis and reach
your conclusions. Go beyond description to analyze the actions of the company.
 Provide specific references that have information about the actions & activities of the
company.
 All work should be original and done only by group members. If any group is using
outside help, please inform the instructor. Plagiarism may result in a failing grade
for the entire group and/or specific members.