Professional Documents
Culture Documents
5. POLICY CHANGE
The insurance company you work for is planning to make some changes on
their natural disasters coverage company policy. You have been asked to
contribute opinions on the matter.
Discuss and decide together:
*whether such natural disasters should be covered fully by your insurance
company
*what disadvantages there would be in failing to meet such claims
*what advantages your company would gain from offering risk coverage in such
unfortunate circumstances
6. FINANCING NEW START UPS
Your venture capitalist firm is involved in decision making on financing
new business ideas. The start ups present both risks and advantages and
hence the manager has asked you to put forward a proposal on the
business ideas you would advise to be financially supported by your firm.
Discuss and decide together:
*what assessment criteria should be used in the decision making process
*how to ensure risks on the part of your company are reduced
*what the follow up procedures should be used
7. IMPROVING SERVICES
The bank manager you are working for is concerned about the poor level of
Internet banking usage by the bank clients.
You have been asked to prepare a proposal about the situation and suggest
ways of improving it. Discuss and decide together:
*what the reasons for clients preference of traditional banking services could be
*what strategies for creating interest in online banking could be adopted
*what the benefits of the measures would be for the company
8. Discuss and decide together. Feel free to add elements to the list if
you want.
What is important when?
Providing a telephone helpline for bank customers
*controlling costs
*providing a high-quality service
*dealing with complaints efficiently
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9.
Discuss and decide together. Feel free to add elements to the list if
you want.
What is important when?
Dealing with cash-flow problems?
*negotiating with suppliers
*taking short-term loans
*laying off employees to reduce costs
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10. Discuss and decide together. Feel free to add elements to the list if
you want.
What is important when?
Choosing a partner company for a merger?
*the partners financial performance
*the partners previous experience
*the partners brand image
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11. Discuss and decide together. Feel free to add elements to the list if
you want.
What is important when?
Setting up the annual budget for training your bank employees
*types of training required
*other spending priorities for the company
*profits that were reached the previous year
12. The investment company you work for wants to provide start up capital
for new businesses. It is considering how to decide which new businesses
to invest in. You have been asked to make suggestions. Discuss the situation
together and decide:
*how the company should select the new businesses it will invest in
*how the company could advertise its service most effectively
whether the company should invest in a wide or narrow range of new
businesses
13. The company you work for is determined to be more effective in their
financial management. The plan is to assign a lot of importance to
controlling costs for the companys profitability.
Discuss and decide together:
*what measures could be adopted to reduce company expenses
*how to keep overheads low as an additional strategy
*how the employees could contribute
20. Discuss and decide together. Feel free to add elements to the list if you
want.
What is important when?
Dealing with customer enquiries
*politeness
*efficiency
*active listening
*good knowledge of products
21. POTENTIAL BUSINESS ANGELS
The tourism company you work for is planning to expand one of its leisure
resorts. A group of potential investors has been invited to spend a weekend at
the resort. You have been asked to prepare a programme for their visit.
Discuss the situation together and decide:
*what the programme should include
*what the potential investors would want to know about the company
*what preparation would be necessary