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Citibank. A Case Analysis. Cheryl Bluthardt , Brandy Church, Dawn Townley, and Amanda VanKoevering. Profile. Gaining familiarity with the Citibank organization. Critical Facts of the Case. Global, multidimensional financial institution Leaders include:
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Citibank A Case Analysis Cheryl Bluthardt, Brandy Church, Dawn Townley, and Amanda VanKoevering
Profile Gaining familiarity with the Citibank organization
Critical Facts of the Case • Global, multidimensional financial institution • Leaders include: • Sanford Weill, Citigroup’s chief executive • Jorge Bermudez, Citigroup’s executive vice president • Employed > 325,000 staff • Serviced > 200 million customers • Operated in > 100 countries Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Company’s Mission and Vision • Become the world’s leader in e-business. • Strategy – Connect, Transform, Extend • First priority – meeting customer needs. • “We are here to serve our clients: whatever our clients want us to do we’ll do it for them.” • Caroline Wong, Head of E-Business Group (Cash & Trade), Citibank Hong Kong (p. 105) Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Symptoms Indicators that something is not as expected or desired
Symptoms • Citibank experienced difficulty: • meeting diverse customer needs • earning profit • maintaining supremacy amongst intense business competition Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Goals Goals for the future
Goals • Provide customers with technology to conduct secure business anywhere • Align with partner companies • New technology to streamline A/R, A/P, and liquidity management • Reach new markets • Improve customer service • Cut costs Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Analysis Models used to conduct the analysis
General Environmental Analysis • Industry Trends include: • Use of technology to increase banking efficiency (Hitt, et al, 2011) • Use of electronic payments (Hitt, et al, 2011) • Increased number of consumers with credit cards (Citibank, 2006) • Preference of brand recognition and proven history of financial security (Hitt, et al, 2011).
SWOT Analysis Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Financial Analysis • Profitability Ratios = acceptable • Liquidity Ratios = acceptable • Leverage Ratios = acceptable • Activity Ratios = acceptable • Shareholders’ Return Ratios = acceptable Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
A look at Citibank’s Consumer Citigroup. (2006). 2005 Financial Information. Retrieved April 13, 2011 from http://www.citigroup.com/citi/fin/data/k05c.pdf?ieNocache=353.
Diagnosis Discrepancies between Citibank’s goals and actual performance
Root Problem • Rapidly changing customer needs with limited resources to provide technologically advanced products.
Selected Goal • Align with Square to make their credit card processing software/hardware available to current Citibank customers, allowing customers to conduct secure credit card processing anywhere anytime at low cost.
Action Plan How to improve Citibank’s situation
References • Citigroup. (2006). 2005 Financial Information. Retrieved April 13, 2011 from http://www.citigroup.com/citi/fin/data/k05c.pdf?ieNocache=353. • Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2011). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (9th ed.).Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.