Introduction
The participants shall analyse a real problem from a real firm, and give their advice as to the decision to be taken. The Bachelor's Thesis in Business Economics can be considered as a report, produced by the use of well-known economic models. The challenge will, in all essentials, consist of how to:
- Use the economic models correctly
- Collect information and to analyse, to be able to use as correct data as possible
- Discuss the models answers, and how to take in consideration the models weaknesses and other decision - relevant factors, typically qualitative factors, not taken account of in the models
- Present a proposal for decision, discussion of the proposal and, what next?
Examples of relevant approaches to problems are:
Accomplish a cost analysis regarding an activity, a series of activities, a department, a customer, a product or another relevant cost object, as a foundation for a proposal related to:
- Cost efficiency
- Profit considerations
- Outsourcing
Accomplish a real investment analysis, using a multi-period model. Examples of relevant problems are:
- Expansion or reduction decisions
- Outsourcing decisions
- Efficiency decisions
Accomplish a valuation of a firm, or parts of a firm, related to:
- Sale
- Quotation
- Generation change