Assignment

Select a Virtual Organization using the student website. Assume your organization is privately held, wants to expand operations, and is faced with three options for expansion:

· Going public through an IPO
· Acquiring another organization in the same industry
· Merging with another organization

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast options and make a recommendation about which strategy the organization must choose. Address the following:

· Strengths of each approach
· Weaknesses of each approach
· Opportunities of each approach
· Threats of each approach

Also consider the following as it relates to all three options should the organization pursue an international location:

· Effects of globalization on financial decisions
· Factors that contribute to exchange rate risks
· Mitigating exchange rate risk.