Question

Choose a business you want to establish in the future

Conduct a thorough research about the business, what it takes to establish it (fund, location, experience, etc….) and why you choose that kind of business?

Develop a business plan

Conduct a SWOT analysis about the business of your choice

Summary: Write two pages about the project

Please Note the whole document has to be not less than 1500 words

Answer 1

Business : Smartphone Phone Manufacturing

Landscape analysis : Manufacturing business requires licensing from state and federal government, high cost lf setup and installation, revenue expenditure, strong management amd research teams, additional legal and consultancy help. Location majorly can be urban, rural amd semi urban areas with demographic of age 15 to 60 gears, both male and females and all socio economic classes.

SWOT Analysis :

Strengths

Access to local market

Economies of scale and
Highest patent growth
Innovation and design capability

Weakness

High dependent on OEM
Product cannibalization due to less differentiation
Focus majorly on high prices and premium segment

Opportunity

Tieups with Telecommunications operators for handset SIM selling
Focus on rural markets
Focus on low price segment
Focussing on diversified products like smartwatches, IoT products, Smart sensors, Smart devices

Threat

Chinese products and hypercompetition
Uncertainty in government policies
High taxation
Changing customer preferences

High depreciation and low resell value.

Business Plan Management

Any successful business is run by teamwork as corporate management is like playing football where all players cojointly strive forward for common goal.

Starting with HR which forms crux of employment and widening and talent acquisition, employee engagement, talent spotting, reserving and growing talent, promoting talent, corporate governance, ethical management and industrial labor relations has the potential to build strongest base for organisations.

Financial team comprises of risk management and investment banking, accounting, payments, and legal and audit requirements.

Marketing teams handle sales, marketing, public relations, digital marketing, analytics, strategy development.

Operations team make up for supply chain management, logistics, purchase, procurement, maintenance, supervision and engineering.

IT forms technical and analytical support and cyber security rusk support.

Thus we see all teams are intee related and it is cross functionality that drives success. Eliminate any one function and whole organisation gets paralysed. If HR doesn't work the administration collapses. If Finance doesn't work out no marketing expenditure can be taken ahead. If Operations doesnt work there is no production nor sales.
If IT doesnt work there is no marketing and no payment mechanism.

Hence all functions are extremely important and independent. However in overall opinion Hr forms the base because HR function recruits people who are biggest stakeholders and any degradation or malfunctioning in HR can destabilise any organisation.

Staffing global organisation requires methods like Social Media Hiring, Referral Hiring, and Thid Party Consulting based Hiring which gives quality candidates.

Social media hiring is best for cultural fitments however can be skeptical which is disadvantage as it doesnt give an holistic view.

Referral hiring is another effective way because of trust and Recommendations shown. However it can be disadvantageous if referrences are unchecked and unverified.

Consulting based hiring gives top level candidates based on requirements and expectations. However disadvantages being cost of hiring is very high.

Organisinations must check for quality and skills as well as qualification like global experience, overall countries travelled, cross border cross domain management skills, Leadership skills, International relations management, Team building.

Predeparting on boarding opportunity is very critical for global success and hence candidates must b egiven training in global countries and should be given sufficient time to adapt to its culture and way of doing business and then should be expatriated. Here entire family expenses are taken care of and sufficient financial and administrative support is offered for ease if transition to new nation.

Ongoung training will incorporate learning through peers, transition counselling through past expatriates, reverse mentoring and case studies and collaborative approach like on job training with senuor leaders. Here expatriates are offered regular support to understand working culture, management style and organisation structure and systems.

Repatriation policies like attractive remuneration and total rewards package, career development plan for next 5 years, family health and insurance, children schooling and education support, long term stock options and bonsues, flatter hierarchy.

US employments laws like Equal opportunities as per Civil Rights act Article VI is most important and critical to be considered when in UsA as major emphasis is given on non discrimination policy of hiring. Other Acts being Sarbanes Oxley Act and Foreign Corrupt Practice Act which leaders must be aware of for ethical compliance and demonstrating integrity and honesty.