Category: MBA

WEDO is a EBA software/platform company

WeDo Consulting started in 2001

Spinoff from Portuguese Optimus which was a telecom company

In 2004 WeDo had grown to 5 countries with annual revenues of Eur20 million and 270 employees

Products included RAID for telecoms – monitored billing and invoicing for abnormalities and triggered alerts and warnings when something did not look right. This allowed the company to react verus wait until the month end reporting was done

Company made various acquisitions to protect its market share and reduce competition

In 2010 the company made a strategic decision to innovate their product using internal funds

• To protect market share
• Expand their market to retail, fi, etc.
• Develop new capabilities
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This was a fun assignment during a Financial Management course analyzing a stock and sharing a report on your findings.

I. Executive Summary: The following is an analysis of the publicly traded Starbucks Corporation known by the ticker symbol, SBUX and referenced to as Starbucks in this document. We have taken an analytical approach to both the stock valuation and firm valuation. In our findings, the Sharpe ratio shows that Starbucks is currently outperforming the market even after risk adjustment. Through further analysis between financial performance, stock performance, and firm performance compared to both the overall market as well as industry-specific competitors we will conclude with a recommendation as to whether or not we believe one should purchase the SBUX stock while understanding external and internal risk factors. As a contingency on our recommendations, we acknowledge that Starbucks is exposed to risks from global trade as well as from a possible change in the economic situation and acknowledge that we have only estimated on a 5-year projection basis which limits our ability to predict further than a 5-year holding period.  read more

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QUESTION TYPE	VERBS / CUES	DEFINITION / STRATEGY
Factual Recall	NAME, LIST, STATE, SUMMARIZE, OUTLINE	Restate or summarize from your notes.
Analysis / Explanation of Relationships	EXPLAIN, DISCUSS  (Main ideas and Major supporting points)	Explain in detail, based on the information in a lecture or reading Note: Do not express your opinion! use Critical Analysis use Cause/Effect; (C/E) use Comparison/Contrast (C/C)
Synthesis / Application of previously learned principles	ANALYZE, EVALUATE, EXPLAIN, PROVE, SHOW, JUSTIFY, ILLUSTRATE, COMPARE/ CONTRAST	Transfer the principles or material learned in class to another example or situation (synthesis /“think”-question)  Note: Do not express your opinion!
Opinion	IN YOUR OPINION, …    WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT …?	State your opinion and prove it with examples and/or supporting points by referring to information from a lecture or reading.

Read the questions very carefully at least 2 or 3 times. 

Circle  the main verb (= action verb/imperative) in the question and decide on the necessary rhetorical strategy for answering the question (cause-effect, comparison-contrast, definition, classification, problem-solution). 

Make sure you understand what type of answer the main verb calls for (a diagram a summary, details, an analysis, an evaluation). 

Circle all the keywords in the question. 

Decide if you need to write a 1-paragraph or a multi-paragraph answer. 

Write a brief outline of all the points you want to mention in your answer. 

Restate the question and answer it with a topic sentence (for a 1-paragraph answer) or a thesis statement (for a multi-paragraph answer).  

Answer the question according to general rules of academic writing.  Use indentations; begin each paragraph with a topic sentence; support the topic sentence(s) with reasons and/or examples; use transition words to show logical organization; write a conclusion.  Use correct punctuation throughout. 

Read over your answer again and check if all the main ideas have been included. 

Check your answer for grammar and punctuation. 

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This was one of my first, and most enjoyable classes during my MBA at UNCC … We only had to read a portion of the book, but I enjoyed it so much I read it cover to cover. (Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 13th edition).

Behavioral knowledge and skills essential to becoming an effective manager/leader including behavior and motivation in an environment of complexity and rapid change and ethical implications of actions and their effects on demographically diverse and increasingly international work force.

The major objective of this course is to improve your effectiveness as a manager by providing you with a foundation of knowledge in topics including motivation, leadership, personality, and managing teams and to develop your ability to apply this knowledge to the solution of managerial problems. This course thus blends readings grounded in solid theory and research, class discussions focusing on real-world cases, examples from the popular business press, and exercises focusing on specific skills. An evidence-based approach to understanding and improving workplace health, well-being, and effectiveness, from an organizational behavior perspective, is emphasized. read more

Prepping for my MBA at UNCC I had to take multiple prerequisites in order to be accepted, this was due to my undergraduate degree being primarily technical focused. These were the courses I took and how many hours I needed to commit to complete them.

Economics
– Macro
– Micro
Statistics

Math for Management – 14 hours = Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, Probability, Finance

• 6/6 – 1.5 hour review + 1 hour notes
• 6/7 – 1 hour
• 6/8 – 1 hour
• 6/13 – 1.5 hours – finished Algebra review
• 6/20 – 1 hour – started on calculus
• 6/21 – 1 hour – calculus/statistics
• 6/22 – 1 hour
• 6/25 – 1 hour
• 6/27 – 3 hours
• 6/29 – 1 hour revision
• 6/29 – 7 hour test

Quantitative methods – 20 hours

• 7/5 – 2 hours
• 7/16 – 2 hours
• 7/17 – 3 hours
• 7/19 – 2 hours
• 7/20 – 1 hour
• 7/23 – 2 hours
• 7/24 – 3 hours
• 7/25 – 6 hours test

Finance and Managerial Accounting – 14 hours

• 7/31 – 1 hour
• 8/6 – 1.5 hours
• …
• 8/14 – 3 hours

Financial Accounting – 20 hours

• 9/12 – 2.5 hours
• 9/14 – 2 hours
• 9/15 – 3 hours + 1st test
• 9/16  – 1 hour
• 9/17 – 2 hours
• 9/19 – 1.5 hours
• 9/24 – 2 hours
• 9/25 – 1 hour
• 9/26 – 2 hours for the test

Microeconomics – 83 hours

• 1/30 – 2 hours
• 1/31 – 1 hour

Macroeconomics – 134 hours

Financial Accounting and Finance (Managerial Accounting)

Financial Accounting (ONLY): http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/79693070 To receive credit, you must pass Exam 1 OR 2 AND Exam 3. read more