ASSIGNMENT 1

On September 13, 2016, Bayer announced an acquisition of Monsanto Corporation. Give me details. Why was this acquisition done? Who will it benefit more, Bayer or Monsanto? Are you in favor of it? Why or why not?

ASSIGNMENT 2

To understand, strategy, it is essential that we relate it to other aspects of business, such as accounting. Please read this article and explain how Microsoft has lost over $1.6 b on account of the change in which they add revenue to their operations. Is this a good strategy for Microsoft in the long run?

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3060177/microsoft-windows/windows-10s-upgrade-model-temporarily-wipes-16b-from-microsofts-books.html

ASSIGNMENT 3

Many of you are football fans. Irrespective of whether or not you are, you know that the NFL is the premier sports property in the US. It has hit a major snag this year. Please provide commissioner Goodell with one concrete strategic suggestion to right the ship over the next few years. Include data from the linked article.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-03/nfl-was-a-sure-thing-for-tv-networks-until-now

ASSIGNMENT 4

This is the final "list discussion." The list is a lot quirkier than the last time. Please pick one unique topic, and write about it in about 300 words. Link it to the course. Please comment on other people's posts as well. Participation in this discussion is compulsory.

3. Li and Fung

ASSIGNMENT 5

When we think of commodity markets, we may think of oil and steel, but consider milk. It has the same booms and busts as other commodity markets.

Please read this article. Then comment on milk prices. If you were a milk producing company (say a large corporate dairy farm), what would you do to shield yourself from fluctuations in milk prices? What would a milk consumer corporation like Kraft do?

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/05/488708017/why-do-milk-prices-spike-and-crash-because-its-like-oil