Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

College Of Accountancy, Business, Economics And
International Hospitality Management
Batangas City

FINAL EXAMINATION IN MGT 108

(Business Policy and Strategy)
2nd Semester, AY 2017-2018

Name : _______________________________________ Score : _____________

Section : ______________________________________ Date : ______________

I. CASES IN BUSINESS POLICY ISSUES

As per approved syllabus, the course MGT 108 covers Cases in Business Policy Issues, Industry Trends
and International Strategy for the final period of the semester. Thus the students enrolled in this subject shall be
tasked to do the following as an application and analysis of the discussed module:

1. Have a recent case article of an organization approved by the undersigned prior to the final
examination.
2. Read, analyze and solve the case following the guidelines and format specified below.
3. Identify and enumerate alternative courses of action; and
4. Develop as sound strategy execution and implementation of each course.

Guidelines for Preparing the Case Analysis

Required Sections Guidelines

I. Executive  One to two paragraphs in length

Summary  On cover page of the report
 Briefly identify the major problems facing the manager/key person
 Summarize the recommended plan of action and include a brief justification of the
recommended plan.
II. Statement of the  State the problems facing the manager/key person
Problem  Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems
 Differentiate short term from long term problems
 Conclude with the decision facing the manager/key person
III. Causes of the  Provide a detailed analysis of the problems identified in the Statement of the Problem
Problem  In the analysis, apply theories and models from the text and/or readings
 Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the
readings.
IV. Decision  Identify criteria against which you evaluate alternative solutions (i.e. time for
Criteria and implementation, tangible costs, acceptability to management)
Alternative  Include two or three possible alternative solutions
Solutions  Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative against the criteria listed
 Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate
V. Recommended  Identify who, what, when, and how in your recommended plan of action
Solution,  `Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the
Implementation and previous section
Justification  The recommended plan should include a contingency plan(s) to back up the ‘ideal’ course of
action
 Using models and theories, identify why you chose the recommended plan of action – why
it’s the best and why it would work
VI. External  5 external sources (in addition to your textbook) should be referenced to back up your
Sourcing recommendations or to identify issues. This information would be ideally sourced in current
journals, magazines and newspapers and should reflect current management thought or
practice with respect to the issues identified.
VII. Spelling  Your case analysis should :
Grammar and  Include the 5 sections listed in the outline
Presentation  Be double spaced and the pages should be numbered
 Have 1inch margins – top bottom left and right
 Use 12 point font size
 Be free of spelling errors
 Use an established referencing system
 Present the executive summary on the first page of the assignment along with your name (s),
student number(s), course section and due date
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Rubric for Assessing the Submitted Case Analysis

Case Study Grading Rubric

0.00 – 57.50 – 76.25 - 93.75 -
Undergraduate Percentage Scale: 57.49% 76.24% 93.74% 100%
Undergraduate Scaled Score: 0.0 – 0.6 0.7 – 2.1 2.2 - 3.5 3.6 - 4.0
% Below Approaching At Exceeds
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Clear explanation of key strategic issues 20% Shows little Shows some Shows Shows
• The problems, scope, and seriousness was clearly understandin understanding adequate superior
identified in the discussions. g of the of the issues, knowledge knowledge
• There was a well focused diagnosis of strategic issues, key key problems, of the of the
issues and key problems that demonstrated a good problems, and the issues, key issues, key
grasp of the company’s present situation and and the company’s problems, problems,
strategic issues. company’s present and the and the
• Effective Executive Summary present situation and company’s company’s
• Did not waste space summarizing information situation and strategic present present
already found in the case. strategic issues. situation and situation
issues. Executive strategic and
Executive summary issues. strategic
summary inadequate Executive issues.
missing or summary Effective
poorly adequate Executive
constructed Summary

Valid arguments; analysis of financial performance 20% Critical Critical issues Critical Critical
with relevant supportive detail issues and and key issues and issues and
 Logically organized, key points, key arguments, key problems problems that key key
and important criteria for evaluating business that supported the problems problems
strategies were easily identified supported the Case that that
 Critical issues and key problems that supported the Case Analysis supported supported
Case Analysis were identified and clearly analyzed Analysis were not the Case the Case
and supported. were poorly clearly Analysis Analysis
identified, identified, were were
analyzed, analyzed, and partially clearly
and supported. identified, identified,
supported. analyzed, analyzed,
and and
supported. supported.

Appropriate analysis, evaluation, synthesis for the 20% Analysis of Analysis of Analysis of Analysis of
specific industry identified key change key change key change key change
 There was complete data on which to base a drivers and drivers and drivers and drivers and
thorough analysis the the the the
 Key change drivers underlying the issues were underlying underlying underlying underlying
identified. the issues the issues the issues the issues
 Synthesis, analysis, and evaluations were clearly inadequate. were not were were
presented and supported in a literate and effective identified. partially clearly
manner. identified identified
Conclusions and recommendations are congruent 20% Effective Effective Effective Effective
with strategic analysis recommenda recommendat recommend recommend
 Specific recommendations and/or plans of action tions and/or ions and/or ations ations,
provided. plans of plans of and/or plans solutions,
 Specific data or facts were referred to when action not action of action and/or
necessary to support the analysis and conclusions. provided. inadequate. were plans of
 Recommendations and conclusions were presented Specific data Specific data partially action were
and supported in a literate and effective manner. or facts or facts were provided. provided.
necessary to not referred Specific Specific
support the when data or facts data or
analysis and necessary to were facts were
conclusions support the occasionally referred
was not analysis and referred when
provided. conclusions. when necessary
necessary to to support
support the the analysis
analysis and and
conclusions. conclusions
.
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Proper organization, professional writing, and 20% Key points Key points Key points Key points
logical flow of analysis. APA formatting were poorly were not were were
 Logically organized, key points, key arguments, identified identified and partially clearly
and important criteria for evaluating the business and supported identified identified
logic easily identified. supported with a well and and
 Key points were supported with a well thought out with a well thought out supported supported
rationale based on applying specific concepts or thought out rationale with a well with a well
analytical frameworks to the data provided in the rationale based on thought out thought out
case. based on applying rationale rationale
 Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, 3rd person applying specific based on based on
objective view, professional writing, and syntax. specific concepts or applying applying
concepts or analytical specific specific
analytical frameworks concepts or concepts or
frameworks to the data analytical analytical
to the data provided in frameworks frameworks
provided in the case. to the data to the data
the case. Grammar, provided in provided in
Grammar, spelling, the case. the case.
spelling, punctuation, Adequate Excellent
punctuation, professional grammar, grammar,
professional writing, and spelling, spelling,
writing, and syntax needs punctuation, punctuation
syntax needs improvement professional ,
significant writing, and professiona
improvement syntax l writing,
and syntax

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