Select a Virtual Organization using the student website. Assume your organization is privately held, wants to expand operations, and is faced with three options for expansion:
• Going public through an IPO
• acquiring another organization in the same industry
• merging with another organization
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast options and make a recommendation about which strategy the organization must choose. Address the following:
• Strengths of each approach
• Weaknesses of each approach
• Opportunities of each approach
• Threats of each approach
Also consider the following as it relates to all three options should the organization pursue an international location:
• Effects of globalization on financial decisions
• Factors that contribute to exchange rate risks
• mitigating exchange rate risk