{"id":8444,"date":"2022-02-28T18:19:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/?p=8444"},"modified":"2022-10-13T18:18:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:18:55","slug":"strategic-management-of-resource-companies-assessment-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/strategic-management-of-resource-companies-assessment-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Management of Resource Companies Assessment Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Assignment Questions on Strategic Management of Resource Companies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment Detail:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number of Words: 4000<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SECTION 1: Market Strategy (Questions 1-5)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Hydrogen is considered a major market opportunity for future clean energy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Who are the potential \u2018natural owners\u2019 of the hydrogen market in 2030 from a corporate perspective in Australia? What role, if any, should Governments play in seeking to advance growth in the hydrogen market in Australia and elsewhere? Do you consider the future hydrogen market structure, whatever you foresee that to be, as an \u2018attractive\u2019 market or otherwise? Why?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Order Now\" href=\"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/MyOrder.php\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8283 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/order-now.jpg\" alt=\"Order Now\" width=\"700\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/order-now.jpg 700w, https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/order-now-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. There are several mid-tier (~$1-2 billion market capitalisation) gold companies listed on the ASX (e.g., SBM, WGX, RMS, WAF, GOR, SLR, RRL).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Do any of these companies own non-gold assets (including exploration potential)? If so, what should the companies \u2018do\u2019 with such non-gold assets?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. BHP is seeking to grow its market exposure to potash, nickel, and copper. <strong><em>How should BHP\u2019s strategy differ between these three markets in procuring future growth?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. You have been engaged to advise the Northern Territory (NT) Government to assess the potential for new downstream minerals and petroleum processing and value-adding opportunities in the NT through to 2030. The potential markets of interest to the NT include LNG, hydrogen, cobalt, copper, vanadium, lithium, manganese, zinc, phosphate, rare earths, tungsten, uranium, and potash, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>In which of these (or other) minerals and energy markets do you consider that the NT might plausibly attract and develop new investment into downstream processing industries within the decade ahead? Why?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. The current northern hemisphere winter has seen a major gas price spike in Europe, and especially the UK, due to a global shortage of natural gas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>What are the short-term (seasonal, cyclical) and long-term (structural) origins of the price spike? Is this natural gas shortage a potential opportunity for Australian LNG companies?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SECTION 2: Corporate and Business Strategy (Questions 6-10)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. Last year, Woodside acquired BHP\u2019s petroleum assets in an all-share deal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Which party got the \u2018better deal\u2019 or was the deal mutually beneficial? Consider the financial, strategic, and wider merits of the deal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">7. Nickel-copper-lithium company IGO recently announced the acquisition of Western Areas (WSA), an established nickel producer in Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Outline the strategic rationale for this transaction in the context of IGO\u2019s corporate strategy. What alternative pathways could IGO have considered to gain greater exposure to the nickel market?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">8. From 2024, Wesfarmers will join the ranks of lithium producers, via the company\u2019s interest in Covalent Lithium (with JV partner SQM), and the development of the Mount Holland lithium project in Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Will the value of the Mount Holland project be maximised under the current Wesfarmers-SQM ownership as Covalent Lithium, or should an alternative corporate structure be considered, such as an ASX- listed, lithium-focused corporate entity holding the asset? Explain your reasoning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">9. Deterra Limited (DRR) is an ASX-listed mineral royalties\u2019 company that demerged from Iluka Resources in 2020. The company\u2019s principal asset is an iron ore royalty over the BHP Mining Area C \u2018MAC\u2019 project in the Pilbara.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Assume that you have recently accepted a role as a non-executive board member at DRR. What are your initial thoughts on formulating and executing a growth strategy for the company?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">10. As a guest on a business podcast, geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer outlined a typology of how major technology corporations respond to the geopolitical challenges of globalisation, taking either a \u2018national champion\u2019 (e.g., Huawei, Microsoft), <em>[minimalist]<\/em> \u2018globalist\u2019 (e.g., Apple, Google, TSMC), or \u2018techno-utopian\u2019 <em>[or \u2018libertarian globalist\u2019]<\/em> (e.g., Facebook, Uber) approach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Convert this typology into EITHER the petroleum or mining sector. Suggest which companies may fall into each of these globalisation typologies. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach to globalisation? Cite practical examples of these approaches where possible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SECTION 3: Strategic Leadership and Culture (Questions 11-15)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">11. In his <em>\u201c2022 Letter to CEO\u2019s\u201d<\/em> Larry Fink of Blackrock comments that <em>\u201cNo relationship has been changed more by the pandemic than the one between employers and employees<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Drawing upon your own experiences in EITHER the mining or petroleum sector, and those of your network, how has the employer-employee relationship changed? What, in your view, will be the \u2018new normal\u2019 in terms of employer-employee relationship in the sector in a post-pandemic world?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">12. A previous MBA on this course who works in the petroleum industry commented that the industry would <em>\u2018see him through his career, but that he would not recommend new graduates should enter the industry\u2019<\/em>. Similar sentiments exist for the coal industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>What are the implications for corporate culture of working in a \u2018sunset\u2019 industry? What is the role of leadership in such industries? If you were mentoring a graduate student entering the petroleum or coal industry, what would your advice be?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">13. In 2021, junior resources company Venturex Resources (VXR), changed its name to Develop Global Limited (DVP) to reflect the appointment of former Northern Star Resources Limited (NST) executive Bill Beament and the adoption of a new corporate strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>What is the new DVP strategy? How does it differ from the VXR strategy prior to the appointment of Bill Beament (and other new execs)? What does success \u2018look like\u2019 for DVP by 2025? And finally, in your opinion, will the new strategy succeed?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">14. Business author Martin Lindstrom, in his book \u2018The Ministry of Common Sense\u2019\u00a0criticised an oil company for making visitors to their corporate headquarters read the company\u2019s H&amp;S standards and undertake a short questionnaire to ensure they understood them. Lindstrom believed that such activities were redundant in the office environment and showed a lack of corporate \u2018common sense\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Is Lindstrom correct in his analysis? What impact do such rigorous health and safety practices in the office environment have on overall safety culture? In turn, what impact do they have on overall corporate culture, strategy, and performance?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">15. In their paper \u2018Your Strategy Needs a Strategy\u2019, Martin Reeves and his co-authors outline four different strategy formulation \u2018types\u2019 \u2013 classical, adaptive, shaping, and visionary. The authors cite the petroleum industry (and other \u2018mature\u2019 industries, such as mining) as a major user of \u2018classical\u2019 strategy. The thesis of Reeves <em>et al., <\/em>paper, however, is that all companies are too reliant on classical strategy \u2013 assumedly including the petroleum and mining companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Using EITHER the petroleum or mining sector as an example, answer whether the sector is over-reliant on classical strategy techniques, or not? Then discuss, what examples of adaptive, shaping, and visionary strategy you see in the sector?<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach to strategy? Cite practical examples where possible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SECTION 4: Ethical and Sustainable Strategy (Questions 16-20)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">16. In January, ExxonMobil announced a \u2018net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050\u2019 strategy, making it one of the last major international oil companies to do so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Evaluate the strategy in terms of its global environmental impact, financial impact to ExxonMobil, and its overall strategic logic for ExxonMobil. How does it compare to rival oil majors? Is the strategy bold enough and is it viable?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">17. The destruction of Juukan Gorge in 2020 and subsequent inquiry\u00a0has renewed focus on the relationship between Indigenous communities and resources companies in Australia and suggests a \u2018reset\u2019 in the relationship is required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em> Using the findings of the Juukan Gorge inquiry and other sources, how should the new relationship between mining companies and Indigenous communities differ from the existing relationship? In practical terms, how should mining companies change the ways in which they go about exploration, development, operations, and closure on traditional lands?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18. Several companies are now trying to develop so-called \u2018green\u2019 steel, aluminium, or LNG.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Can fossil fuel, chemicals, and metals products be branded to command a \u2018green premium\u2019 in terms of realised price, when such commodities are produced with minimal environmental footprint and using a \u2018clean\u2019, ethically sourced supply chain? Refer to examples where possible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">19. In January, the European Union (EU) announced that it would include \u2018certain\u2019 nuclear and gas power activities as \u2018sustainable\u2019 under its \u2018sustainable finance taxonomy\u2019 that seeks to guide private-sector energy investment in Europe, with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The EU states that both natural gas and nuclear have a role as \u2018transition\u2019 or \u2018bridge\u2019 fuels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>What are the implications of this announcement for the EITHER uranium miners and explorers, or natural gas companies?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">20. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a major source of minerals production globally, and especially in developing world settings in Africa, Asia, and South America, however, it is associated with poor health and safety, and environmental protections. As such various authorities, such as the OECD, provide guidelines for stakeholders to help formalise the sector, with the aim of making it safer, cleaner, and more productive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>As a \u2018stakeholder\u2019 what should the relationship between formal (often foreign) mining companies and artisanal miners on the company\u2019s land be? Again, as a stakeholder what should the relationship between formal mining companies and artisanal miners in the local area (but not on the mining company\u2019s land) be? Should the formal mining sector be more involved with the formalisation of ASM at a global-level, beyond the places in which they specifically operate?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you need Strategic Management of Resource Companies <a href=\"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Assessment Answers<\/strong><\/a>? 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