Due:Thursday 3 October 2018Weighting:15% of total gradeFormat:700-word reflection (plus or minus 10%)
In preparation for this assignment, read the following article:
Denning, S 2015, ‘Salesforce CEO slams 'The world's dumbest idea': maximizing shareholder value’,Forbes,https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/02/05/salesforce-ceo-slams-the-worlds-dumbest-idea-maximizing-shareholder-value/#5daebc087883
The goal of financial management in a for-profit organisation is to make decisions that increase the value of the shares or increase the market value of the equity. However, this goal was criticised by above article.
Read the above article and relate it back to the knowledge gained from topic 1 regarding the goal of financial management. In this task, we ask you to reflect on the goals that should motivate your actions as the manager of the company.
Can your goal of maximising the value of the share conflicts with other goals? Do you think matters such as employees’ safety, the environment and the welfare of other stakeholders fit in this framework, or are they essentially ignored? Try to think of some specific scenarios to illustrate your answer. What challenges you faced in dealing with the situation and how you handled the situation. What have you learnt from this experience?
Acknowledge the sources of facts appropriately. Use a minimum of two (2) references.
All references must be from credible sources such as books, industry-related journals, magazines, company documents and recent academic articles.
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