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M25293 CORPORATE STRATEGY EXAM QUESTIONS - MAY 2022 Section B (50 marks) Answer only ONE case of the below questions in an essay format word limit 500-750 Case 1: Shell quarterly profits Espiner T. (2022, May 5th). Shell profits nearly triple as oil prices surge. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business- Energy giant Shell has reported its highest ever quarterly profits as oil and gas prices surge around the world. Shell made $9.13bn (£7.3bn) in the first three months of the year, nearly triple its $3.2bn profit it announced for the same period last year. But the firm said pulling out of Russian oil and gas due to the Ukraine conflict had cost it $3.9bn (£3.1bn). The invasion of Ukraine has helped oil and gas prices skyrocket. Russia is one of the world's major exporters but Western nations have pledged to cut their dependence on the country for energy. Oil prices were already rising before the Ukraine war as economies started to recover from the Covid pandemic. Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden said the war in Ukraine had caused "significant disruption to global energy markets, the impacts of this uncertainty and the higher cost that comes with it are being felt far and wide. "We have been engaging with governments, our customers and suppliers to work through the challenging implications and provide support and solutions where we can." Answer the below: . Critically assess the performance of Shell based on: 1- economic outcomes and 2- organizational effectiveness (10 marks) ● Though Shell reported highest ever quarterly profits; critically assess whether Shell should consider different strategic options and why (10 marks) ● Employ SAFE to identify optimal strategic options using at least three different techniques for evaluating options on financial and/or non-financial grounds (20 marks) ● Identify Shell different stakeholder groups; critically discuss stakeholders' conflict of interest and expectations (10 marks)