ICS Learn Formative Assessment 2 (40572/09) 7SBL Developing Skills for Business Leadership

Question:

TASK A

Select a large well known Plc organisation you are familiar with. Download a copy of the most up to date annual report which is available and write a critique of the businesses financial performance by comparing last year’s financial results with this years. Within this, highlight, clearly, the top 5 key future financial goals of the business.

TASK B

You have just acquired you first postgraduate HR role after graduating with a 2.1 Honours from Glasgow University. Your alma mater has asked you to write a short article for the student newspaper talking about the skills that you require both post-graduation and working in the HR department where you are based. Critically evaluate the skills you require citing any key literature which helps you explain this further.

All submissions should be in the region of 1,500 words and references should be added in the Harvard Referencing Format. There is a Harvard Referencing tutorial in the Resources Area which outlines the formatting required.

Solution:

Task A:

BP:

The results for the interim periods and for the year ended 31 December 2018 are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for each period. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. This report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended 31 December 2017 included in BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2017.

BP prepares its consolidated financial statements included within BP Annual Report and Form 20-F on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), IFRS as adopted by the European Union (EU) and in accordance with the provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006. IFRS as adopted by the EU differs in certain respects from IFRS as issued by the IASB. The differences have no impact on the group’s consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. The financial information presented herein has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies expected to be used in preparing BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2018, which are the same as those used in preparing BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2017 with the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Please contact our team to receive guidance and support on this assessment in its entirety based on your organisation of work, experience and level of expectations

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