The next section of this paper will discuss the internal environment of Nika Corporate Housing. The internal analysis is important because it identifies the firm’s organizational strengths and weaknesses, it evaluates how well the firm utilizes its resources and capabilities and how they can be used to obtain a competitive advantage. We will describe Nika’s business operations, identify their customers, address where they operate, define the firm size, and identify the company founding date and discuss Nika’s growth pattern. The paper will then go on to explain and evaluate the effectiveness of Nika’s mission statement. Next, we will describe the Nika’s assess performance using a three step process which includes: describing what the company’s generic strategy is, how well does the company meet the Key Success Factors (KSF), then the process will conclude with a financial analysis. After we discuss Nika’s assess performance the paper will then examine the resources and capabilities of the firm and will evaluate them using the Value, Imitability, Rare, Organization (VIRO) technique. We will then conclude the section with a summary of the strengths and weaknesses Nika Corporation has encountered.
About Nika Corporate Housing
This section will introduce Nika Corporate Housing by briefly describing its history, services, operations, key customers, location, firm size and annual sales figures. The information was obtained from the firm’s owners, financial statements, employee hand book and website.
Nika Corporate Housing is a Tampa based corporate housing firm that places customers in a furnished apartment or condominium for a temporary period of time. Its offices are located at 6102 South Mac Dill Ave Suite B Tampa, Florida 336...
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Financial Analysis
In this section, we will conduct a financial analysis for Nika. Financial analysis represents the viability, stability and profitability of the firm. To prepare a financial analysis, we used Nika Corporate Housing’s balance sheet and income statements from the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The financial analysis is prepared using ratios that assess the profitability, liquidity, solvency, and stability of the firm. Profitability represents a firm’s ability to earn an income and sustain growth whereas liquidity ratios are used to measure cash flows, and the solvency ratio is used to show that the company has the ability to pay debt obligations. Stability represents the company’s ability to remain in business in the long run. The balance sheets and income statements used were obtained from the owners of Nika Corporate Housing.
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