Outline T-Mobile: Who are its competitors?
In week 2, I introduced the Final Firm Paper assignment and the following week you identified the publicly traded firm which would be the focus of your analysis. This week you are responsible for submitting the outline for the Final Firm Paper due in week 8.
The detailed outline is really a blueprint for your paper. It helps you to organize your thoughts and a good outline can make conducting research and writing the paper very efficient. Your outline page must include your:
Paper title
Thesis statement/topic
Major points/arguments indicated by Roman numerals (i.e., I, II, III, IV, V, etc.)
Support for your major points, indicated by capital Arabic numerals (i.e., A, B, C, D, E, etc.)
Sub points, indicated by numbers (i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc.)
I choose Tmobile for topic
Final Film Paper:
You will write an 8-10 page double-spaced paper that will be due during Week 8 of the course. The purpose of the paper is to help you understand the firm's position within the domestic and global marketplace. More specifically, your paper must include three parts:
Analyze the changes in your firm's stock price over the recent past. What is driving the changes in stock prices? Consider the relative importance of the firm's actions versus those outside its control.
Analyze your firm's position within the domestic and international market. Who are its competitors? What are its comparative advantages and disadvantages relative to these competitors?
What are the key issues the firm is currently facing with respect to government or regulatory actions? Discuss these issues from the firm's perspective (e.g., expected impact on future earnings).
Outline: T-Mobile
Student’s Name
Institution
Outline
Thesis Statement
T-Mobile is faced with a number of regulatory and political issues both in the domestic and international markets that it has to address in order to improve its competitive advantage.
Since 2012, the stock price of T-Mobile has increased steadily
The reason behind the growth of the company is the rise in the number of subscribers.
The company adds at least one million customers every quarter
Focusing on the needs of the customers has helped the company witness an increase in the number of subscribers
The increasing confidence in the services of the firm has attracted investors that have driven stock prices up.
Both internal and external factors affect the performance of the firm
The firm’s actions that determine performance include management, customer service, and technology
The external factors affecting its position in the market include competition, technology, economic growth, and change in the preferences and tastes of customers
T-Mobile operates in the US as well as in the international markets including Europe, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico
In the US, T-Mobile is the third-largest wireless carrier behind Verizon and AT&T that rank first and second respectively.
Apart from AT&T and Verizon, other major competitors for the company in the US are US Cellular and Sprint Cooperation.
The comparative advantages that T-Mobile has over the competitors above that have contributed to its growth include the growing number of subscribers, its ability to listen to...