Industry Analysis Team Competition

Team Building Workshop
Closed
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Phani Radhakrishnan
Associate Professor
(9)
5
Timeline
  • September 6, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 15, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 16, 2020
    Project Presentation
  • November 1, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
3/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Accounting Leadership Communications Market research Product or service launch
Skills
competitive analysis data analysis research qualitative and quantitative research communications and presentation skills
Student goals and capabilities

1st year Masters students in accounting and finance at the University of Toronto will work in teams of 6 to conduct research on an industry and develop recommendations on how/whether to invest.

Students
Graduate
Any level
40 students
Project
40 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 6
Expected outcomes and deliverables

A 15 min oral presentation with a slide deck, appendix and speaking notes for the employer. Employer will need to attend presentations virtually, and ask questions. Students will answer questions posed by employers re: data and future steps of recommendation

Project timeline
  • September 6, 2021
    Experience start
  • September 15, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 16, 2020
    Project Presentation
  • November 1, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Pharmaceutical Industry

Sharing/Gig Economy

Cannabis Industry

Virtual Entertainment Industry

1. Is this an attractive industry? What is the evidence showing it is attractive? What is the evidence showing it is not?

2. How will we define/measure ‘attractiveness’? What are the issues with these measurements/definitions of attractiveness?

3. What explains why the industry is attractive? What explains why the industry is not attractive?

4. What future actions will promote make it more attractive for investment? What future actions will overcome the obstacles for the industry’s growth?

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

attend virtual presentations of student groups, ask questions or provide feedback to students about their presentations