You are required to process and analyse the given data to find at least 3 potential causes of recent poor performance and provide the recommendations accordingly.

You are required to write a report to consult on the potential causes of past bad business performance for your client. Your client has provided with two datasets covering the information on daily operations and boards of directors (Note that these two datasets have been provided Data 1.dta and Data 2.dta. You are required to process and analyse the given data to find at least 3 potential causes of recent poor performance and provide the recommendations accordingly. Guidance for the given datasets:

1. In Data1.dta, you are provided with accounting information, where the variables of profit_growth and sale_growth could be considered as a measure of company performance. Other variables tangibility, leverage and firmsize, may be considered as a factor that can affect company performance.

2. In Data2.dta, you are provided with director information, where the variables of NationalityMix, board_independence, boardsize, education_level and male_ratio may also be considered as a factor that can affect company performance.

3. To conduct your analysis, you need to merge Data1.dta and Data2.dta first by using two referencing variables.

4. Definitions of each variable you could find in the dataset label section. Note:

· The presentation and the structure of the report constitute 5 marks · Before starting work on your assignment, identify the scope and the purpose of the report, and the role of yourself in the report. · Use graphics or tables efficiently. Do not include too many. · Just as a suggestion for the word allocation, you may allocate the words by the weight of overall marks. · Remember to attach your do file in the appendix and ensure it is in a good format. Do NOT use the screenshot. The report should use no more than 1,500 words and contain the following sections:

1. Summary of findings (list your 3 potential causes underlying poor performance).

2. According to academic literature, justify why you think these 3 factors could be a cause of poor performance. (Note that use reliable sources, e.g., books, journal articles, and business reports. Other sources could be considered if applicable).

3. Present and interpret your findings, where graphs and tables could be considered.

4. Provide recommendations on how to improve business performance based on your findings. 5. Reference list 6.

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