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Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of operations and information management and related concepts. The description of operations and information management is informed by literature review. The influences made by operations management on different spheres are discussed. In addition, the researcher critically analyses the...
The topic of leadership development within organisations has become high on the agenda, as businesses need to become more competitive. Nevertheless, there is no clear answer to the question of what makes a good leader. While some think that effective leaders are born, others think that it takes experience to...
Although manufacturing and service companies are different in their purpose, both manufacturing and service environments prompt companies to rely on established processes to deliver their products or services to customers in the most efficient way possible. The concept of operations management describes the processes which are included in the production...
Abstract The following paper is devoted to strategy, strategic management, and strategic planning. The paper outlines the abovementioned notions, which constitute the baseline for strategic management as a whole, and discusses the importance of strategic management in business. The traits of effective strategies are outlined and some relevant examples are...
Introduction Business ethics has emerged as a critical field in different parts of the world. The term “business ethics refers to various principles of morality used to guide different business issues” (Sethi, 2012, p. 19). Unethical behaviors can have negative impacts on the performance of every business organization. The notion...
Abstract The study was carried out to develop an understanding of the intricacies and utility of brand effectiveness. Starbucks’ expansion in Bangladesh was chosen as the scenario for which the effectiveness of brand effectiveness was tested. Primary data was collected through the survey questionnaire while secondary data was collected through...
The market mix is described as the combination of the four main elements of marketing, which are the product, price, promotion, and place to meet a certain market need. The market mix model is usually used as a tool by many companies to define their marketing strategy to attempt and...
Abstract In this paper, the interrelation between air transportation and the supply chain is discussed to explain the impact the transportation industry may have on logistics. The United States increases costs on the air transportation industry. The goal of the article is to prove that air transportation cost changes may...
Understanding the strategies that a company employs at the business and corporate levels is instrumental to evaluating the efficacy of its performance. More importantly, the selection of business and corporate strategies within an organizational context determines the company’s viability in the target market (Hitt, 2020). By incorporating proactive and reactive...
Introduction Walmart is a global retail firm based in the United States: it operates a franchise of megastores, cheap retail chains, and grocery shops. The company was founded in 1962 and is the world’s largest company by revenue and one of the largest employers in the world (Luo, 2022). Walmart...
Introduction In analyzing the real data for the Regional Real Estate Company, there is a need to conduct a descriptive statistic for the available dataset. The analysis, therefore, assists in making decisions on whether the new advertisement designed adds value to the company or not. The company has proposed to...
Introduction While hiring interns for unpaid positions with a promise of real-life experience is not illegal, it is a highly debatable approach to finding new talents. An inside look into business operations may help significantly to a fresh graduate, yet the question regarding the sacrifices necessary to be made for...
Business Model Canvas The Business Model Canvas is a tool for strategic management for describing, designing, and analyzing business models. It is has a favorable influence on both new and current enterprises. Using the nine parts of the Business Approach Canvas model, the research tries to determine McKinnie real estate’s...
Modern times are characterized by the appearance of an increasing number of trading companies, as well as a significant increase in sales specialists. Although there are more and more sellers, there are not so many specialists among them. Professionals need to have several skills that will help them achieve significant...
Introduction Financial crises have the potential to disorient business performances and increase chances of bankruptcy. Organizational leaders should apply appropriate strategies to meet their financial obligations and maximize profits. Challenges emerge when corporations’ assets and financial instruments lose their value. The occurrence of this predicament makes it impossible for the...
Introduction Background Businesses have relied on communication for different purposes, including marketing, sharing crucial information regarding products and business processes, and keeping in touch with their customers. The sharing of corporate social responsibilities (CSR) information has been vital over the past two decades due to the increased attention the public...
Introduction The Asia-Pacific area is one of the world’s developed and fastest-growing economic regions. It has evolved as a crucial site for numerous multinational corporations, offering a broad range of benefits and prospects over the last decade. The introduction of Apple in the region has enabled realization of major challenges...
Brief Introduction of the Concept The proposed coffee shop concept is centered around combining three services, which include a traditional coffee shop, bookstore, and library. Dubai Healthcare City is a high-tech center with an emphasis on education and teaching on healthcare, where the competitive edge is achieved through intensive learning...
Corporate and cultural standards are formed under the influence of the environment in which they arise. The current environment requires openness of publicity to ensure non-discrimination and respect for the equal rights of employees. In this regard, Netflix is an excellent example of a well-established organizational ethic set of rules....
Introduction McKinsey & Company, Inc is a famous consulting company serving a huge client base worldwide and is widely known for its incomparable success. The firm holds offices in more than 50 countries all around the globe and serves more than a thousand companies from various sectors, such as commercial...
Located in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland, Nestlé S.A. is an international food and beverage processing diversified business firm. As other responsible businesses and firms around the globe, Nestle publishes publicly available annual reports, which encompass various types of corporate information, including financial statements. In general, ten essential financial accounting indicators were...
Introduction Amazon is a giant online retailer that sells everything from books to electronics and clothing. Moreover, the company is a significant provider of cloud services. Given its size and scope, the organization has one of the most complex supply chains. One of the biggest challenges Amazon faces is managing...
The brand is what differentiates a good or service from others. Thus, branding is implemented to distinguish something that one company offers from the same products produced by other entities. Having a solid brand facilitates high consumer loyalty, hence, profit (Keller, 1991). Since the provider of the goods is recognized...
The following paper aims to define and illustrate how power is facilitated in business settings. The roles of leadership and power in the business world will be categorized and explained, as this is essential in understanding the structures of business groups. The work will also analyze the functions of organizational...
It is important to note that ethical issues usually involve the notions of power, influence, and politics, where one’s rights or obligations are undermined in pursuit of personal goals. However, seeking promotion or other self-interests are not inherently negative if ethical approaches are utilized properly. When one thinks of terms...
Abstract LVMH Group is one of the largest corporations globally, specializing in the production and distribution of fashion and leather goods, wine and spirits, beauty products, and jewelery. The corporation makes billions in profits annually, making its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) one of the wealthiest men alive. The following paper...
The Definition of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Skills Entrepreneurship is known as independent, related to risk activity that aims to systematically gain profit from property utilization, goods realization, rendering services, and order completion. Costin et al. (2018) define entrepreneurship as the ability of an individual to turn ideas into action; it...
It is important to note that data analytics is a highly powerful instrument, which can be useful in order to improve the key strategic decision-making process. Starbucks is a global business, which serves coffee products in a wide range of coffee shops. According to an article, it is stated that...
Introduction The current report evaluates the financial position of Ford Motor Company, USA. The report will utilize a number of financial ratios in order to understand the profitability, cash flow, earnings, and financial risks associated with Ford Motor Company. The assessment will rely on the organization’s financial statements for the...
Short History of the Starbucks Company: Foundation The video “How Starbucks Became an $80B Business” describes the marketing strategies used by Starbucks throughout its history. Nowadays the sales of Starbucks account for 57 percent of the total coffee market, but it was started from only one coffee shop in Seattle....
Evolution of Integrated Marketing Communications New technical inventions have always served as a driver of the economy and social change, including the relationship between producers and consumers. The last decades of the previous century are characterized by the emergence of many new technologies and, consequently, new communication tools and channels...
An Accounting Information System (AIS) is a combination of the study of the norms of accounting and the design, execution, and supervision of information systems. AISs use new technological tools together with traditional accounting systems to give users the financial information required to run their firms. An AIS consists of...
Abstract International logistics is undergoing certain transformations due to technological advancements and other trends related to customers’ needs and preferences. Delivery companies now offer a wide range of services and try to satisfy their customers’ needs. FedEx, being one of the leaders in the market, provides numerous services and is...
Introduction The purpose of this report is to evaluate Under Armour’s marketing communications and formulate a strategy and a plan for their improvement. Due to the current circumstances, the company’s sales have declined despite their prior steady growth. Moreover, there are indications that its marketing may have become inadequate before...
There have been numerous cases of fraudulent actions committed by organizations and covered in press. Employees who work in companies with toxic corporate cultures are often challenged by their need to speak up about illegal procedures they are made to do on a daily basis. They often have a psychological...
International as well as local companies of the 21st century have to change their missions, organizational culture, structure, power division, reward system, and leadership styles. These changes are unavoidable if the companies want to remain competitive in a global rapidly-changing market. As the world becomes more and more interconnected and...
Nike Air Jordans has 35-years of experience being in the sports footwear market and formed consumers’ brand perception as providers of luxury sneakers. The basis of its marketing strategy is Michael Jordan’s name and authority, however, relation to the celebrity is not enough in the current fashion industry (Childs and...
Introduction In April 2017, the now-infamous Fyre Festival was supposed to provide a luxury music festival experience. However, arriving at the private island in the Bahamas, the guests discovered that none of their expectations would be fulfilled. In fact, the festival was canceled the same day it was scheduled to...
This paper aims at analyzing different advertisement strategies and mistakes made by businesses that lead to losses or closure. A food restaurant in the United States has been struggling to pay workers and make a profit. The business is among the poorly rated with an average daily income of less...
Occupational health and safety officers in many industries are usually very concerned with the exposure of the workforce to potentially harmful situations including radiation, repetitive motion injuries, toxic chemicals and industrial accidents. As one of these officers working in a paint manufacturing plant, I have been, for years, concerned about...
Introduction Technical projects are exposed to risks that can be potentially damaging due to the cost of investments incurred in such projects (Kerzner, 2006). The exponential rise in project costs not projected before the start of a project are risks with the potential to damage project progress. McNeil, Frey, and...
Executive Summary Vision/Mission Statement Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an information technology company focusing on software and networking. Its mission is to introduce modern technological solutions for the benefit of the community’s business and everyday life. The company follows the principles of overall inclusion and aims to create equal opportunities...
Introduction Businesses often experience multiple changes necessitated by changing environmental and technological factors. Most organizations rely on websites and the Internet to reach out to new markets and clients worldwide. Therefore, the need to expand business operations on the Internet led to the development of powerful and complex servers that...
Summary Strategic management is an essential element of an organization that aims to analyze its external and internal factors affecting performance and sustainability. To thrive in a fast-paced business environment, corporations must understand different forces that influence production, financial growth, and societal cohesiveness. This essay delves into the specific processes...
Introduction: Current Situation Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) is one of the software instruments allowing organizations to monitor and control the operations of all of their departments and be a modernized institution. The current state of the US health care system, as stressed by scholars and even President Obama, leaves...
Ambush marketing was introduced by Jerry C Welsh during his work for American Express. It is necessary to mention that the current definition of ambush marketing is slightly different from the original one. This paper will discuss the actual meaning of ambush marketing and its role in the sphere of...
In the context of recent years, private investor interest in African economies has been growing. Despite some setbacks of the COVID era and the challenges of the environment and infrastructure, experts predict that the private sector will play a critical role in the economic development of African countries, propelling them...
The selected video is What will future jobs look like by Andrew McAfee, which focuses on the potential ramifications of automation. The reason why the given TED talk provides the most comprehensive answer is the use of data on two types of human capital. The author suggests that structural unemployment...
Introduction Luxury brands have been at the centre of interest for scholars and economists for a long time due to their specific and exceptional performance in times of economic hardships. In 2007-2011 the last severe and global financial crisis hit almost all areas of the world economy and trade. The...
Contemporary marketing efforts of businesses require the creative use of multiple channels that will allow connecting with a consumer and delivering a message about the brand. Integrated marketing communication (IMC) is a combination of all communication channels available to the company and the use of them as an advertising method....
Introduction Analyzing the current state of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR), it is possible to conclude that despite the ranks given by Forbes magazine, the company still has much to develop. Back in the 90s, GMCR reached great heights through collaboration with Keurig Inc. After merging with the Dr Pepper...
“Contemporary marketing “written by Boone and Kurtz provides us with key marketing principles. The book covers the most up-to date issues including one-to-one marketing, customer care, strategic marketing as well as guerilla marketing among other topics. The book begins by giving the reader a concise definition of the term marketing...
One of the finest ‘quick casual’ food chains in America is Panera Bread and these stores are really a one stop solution for hunger and a delicious meal at the end of the day. It has 70 shops in 10 states across US. The products available at Panera Bread are...
Introduction Campbell Soup Company is one the leading soup companies today but back in January 1997, the company decided to come up with a product line of healthy meals that aim to reduce health risks such as heart disease and diabetes. This product line was called Intelligent Quisine (IQ) and...
Corporate social responsibility is a broad term which can be defined in several ways. A concise way of defining would therefore mean that it is the social responsibility which the organization exercises on the societies within which they exist. In other words, it is the responsibility linked with the employees,...
Introduction The success of an individual and/or an organization to some extent depends on the individuals and/or the leaders in the organization. Strong leadership will develop a strong organization in terms of organizing resources for its own and people’s benefits. Leaders are important in influencing the organizations through decision-making and...
Introduction In the scant ten decades since employee relations evolved from productivity-increasing ‘time and motion’ studies to ‘strategic HR’, the role of human relations practitioners has changed many times. Welfare management came and went. This was followed by administration, negotiation with newly-assertive unions, legal compliance and organisational development, all roles...
Executive summary In project evaluation, the following tools can be used to aid managers in project financing decision making: Net present value, Internal rate of return including modified internal rate of return and Payback period including modified payback. The project evaluation the following criteria can be used in deciding whether...
Introduction Yahoo is an internet services provider in the global community; it has grown for a period of time now as a portal company. The company has had its share of challenges and success just like any other company in the market. The company has a huge market share and...
Introduction: Need for accounting All types of business concerns require to record financial data relating to various transactions to provide necessary information to the interested groups of persons in the firm. For taking adequate decisions relating to the business firms requires an overview of their past business transactions. For this,...
This paper discusses the Hawthorne experiments; a brief description of the background of these studies is also given. It describes the social and environmental effects of the time that were observed on these theories. The relevance of these theories to the present time is also discussed. The various drawbacks and...
Introduction In order to sustain the business operations in a competitive environment, a company requires to have sound strategies for marketing, communication, research and development, sales, social responsibility and of course in managing the workforce. This calls for an effective management development plan for running the organization. In today’s competitive...
Executive Summary Details A meeting with about 50 delegates is being considered. The venue should be able to accommodate a one day meeting for 50 delegates with “break –out” facilities for the delegates to 2 smaller seminar rooms each seating 25 delegates. An 8-hour delegate rate will be calculated. In...
Overview The following paper shows a critical analysis of theories and practices of the compatibilities within diversity, equality and HRM. In an era of international networking and mobility, the social and cultural composition of communities in which people live and work is becoming increasingly diverse. (Kram et al., 1996, 108-136)...
Mike bike advanced (MB-A) is a stimulating system business that entirely deals with computers. It can also act as an interactive tool that can be used in learning business subjects. Its practical decisions are based on real-world modeling. MB-A is a bicycle-making industry in Evehwon which manufactures real cool and...
Introduction Across the world, luxury fashion is a dominant sector in the luxury industry since it registers consistent growth in sales and profits. According to D’Arpizio et al. (2019), over decades, the growth of sales in the luxury fashion has increased by about 6% from 76 billion euros in 1996...
Introduction Project financing is an essential aspect of project success. A detailed and well-incorporated process should be applied in the planning, controlling, and managing records of a project. It is not easy to attain the goals and objectives of a project since the process is constrained by challenges in finance...
Introduction Customer loyalty, as a rule, actually highlights the extent to which a consumer can devote himself or herself towards the company products and services just because of the high level of satisfaction. This refers to the consumers’ tendency to like and choose any one particular brand over the available...
Customer Relationship Management In the Coca-Cola company, customer relationship management is at an advanced level due to effective and modern interaction strategies. The evaluation of this parameter is carried out by analyzing consumer satisfaction as a key indicator of brand success. According to Habib and Aslam (2014), Coca-Cola leadership promotes...
Mental health issues are currently contributing to a high number of ailments such as stress and fatigue, all of which result in employees’ absenteeism and, consequently, poor organizational performance. Managers are bestowed with the power to create an environment that is conducive to all employees. As revealed in this paper,...
The chapter “Team and the group” are based on how does a team works and to differentiate a team from a group of people. It is very often that people consider teams and groups as one thing whereas there are many differences through which they are called by different words....
Introduction A risk is any occurrence that has the potential to alter the progress of a project significantly. A risk may be positive or negative. A positive risk results in desirable consequences for a project. On the other hand, a negative risk brings about some form of loss to the...
Trends in the steel industry and its impact on Nucor’s strategy The current trends in the steel industry involve mergers and acquisitions. This is happening in the United States and other parts of the world. The rationale for the mergers can be attributed to the need for strong companies to...
Market segment, Target Market, Position The major segmentation variables are – Geographic: Geographic segmentation indicates the division of the market into geographical units, for instance, countries, cities, suburban, urban, rural, or regions (Kotler & Keller, 2008). However, this approach is helpful when there are clear cultural differences in case of...
Are any employees of your company represented by labor unions or covered by collective bargaining agreements? Are any of these employees working outside of the United States? For now, Apple has no employees that are represented by labor unions or covered by collective bargaining agreements because they are considered to...
Describe Disney’s international products or services. What locations and countries do they operate in? Walt Disney Company is an international corporation focusing on entertainment and media businesses. Walt Disney and Roy Disney founded the corporation in the early 1920s. During its inception, the corporation was registered as Disney Brothers Cartoon...
How Successful Was the Post-Meeting at Horizon Consulting? The post-meeting can be deemed as rather successful as each member was assigned a specific role and a set of responsibilities that served the common goal. Moreover, the participants teamed up with the partners that they felt like working with. Thus, rather...
Refusing credit to a good moral risk with bad finances or in a poor economic environment Some individuals have good records in loan repayments. These people are always credited with reasonable moral risks. They usually get their loans processed fast since they are known to be conscious of their financial...
Leadership style is an essential managerial characteristic. According to Lewin’s model, there are three types of leadership: authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire (Marquis & Huston, 2011). Authoritarian leadership is characterized by rigidity, strict control, and discipline. Such leaders mainly focus on the desired results. Within organizations, authoritative leaders tend to ignore...
Introduction I cannot fail to notice that our company is progressive. For that reason, we must ensure continuity by projecting our focus to future possibilities. The technological changes as well as diversification of business ideas such as additional production efforts, provision of supplements to enhance the company’s future growth have...
Total Cost and Book Value Based on the historical cost principle, companies are required to record the assets in the balance sheet statement at cost. This value is reduced periodically using accumulated depreciation. The cost of an asset should be calculated properly because failure to do that can affect the...
External Environment Opportunities and Threats The creation of the Alphabet has presented a variety of new opportunities. For Google, the launch of a new parent firm gave an opportunity to concentrate on working as a highly successful and leading searching engine and allowed it to focus on developing digital ads...
Introduction According to Bowler, the infamous VW emission scandal refers to a controversy that revolved around software that was strategically embedded in the company’s vehicles with the aim of fraudulently confusing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).1 The software, popularly known as the “defeat device”, had been fitted in about 11...
Germany is one of the largest economies in Europe and the fifth-largest economy in the world; some of its largest cities (e.g., Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt-am-Main) are significant business hubs that rely on the operations and activities conducted by thousands of large and small organizations (Nedelko 5). To ensure that business...
Executive Summary Rogers Communication is one of the leading Canadian telecommunication firms. It is proposed that it should consider expanding its operations to the Indian market because of the size and increasing purchasing power of the population. The country analysis shows that India’s population, socio-cultural and political environment and good...
The Need for the Change in Staffing and its Impact on all Stakeholders HSBC Bank wishes to appreciate the contribution of all its employees to the organization’s productivity, thanks to the company’s advanced knowledge sharing base and its excellent connection with the widening array of co-workers and consultants. The outcome...
Introduction Organizations often determine their intended objectives and goals before establishing their specific course of action to help them accentuate and realize their goals. However, the most appropriate course of action can only be verified after a thorough analysis of the industry’s characteristics to determine the forces that influence its...
Marketing Strategy for Pet Food Product This paper outlines the marketing strategies that I intend to use for launching my pet food product. The product is titled Nature’s Best and it is unique in that it provides natural ingredients that appeal to pets’ tastes and conforms to emerging market trends....
The Top Ten Companies The franchise list features firms from different franchise categories. According to the Entrepreneur’s (2016a) ranking, the top ten companies that pursue franchising as a mode of international expansion include: Jimmy John’s Sandwiches (Food). Hampton by Hilton (Mid-price hotel). Supercuts (Hair salon). Servpro (Insurance/disaster restoration and cleaning)....
Introduction “Trader Joe’s has become a multi-billion dollar national chain partly through its ability to find cheap real estate, skip name brands, and smartly manage its supply chain” (Sheeran, Harris & Epton, 2014, p. 511). The employees of Trader Joe’s are very friendly. They are ready to go to all...
Introduction In the contemporary business environment, businesses do not exist in isolation. Nor do they just pursue the objective of making money. All the stakeholders, including the employees, customers, suppliers and the local community, are affected by the activities of the business in one way or another. The products of...
Unfortunate events or occurrences affect the profitability and performance of organizations (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2013). Stakeholders expect their respective companies to have crisis management plans to tackle such events whenever they occur. A crisis that is not properly managed draws negative ideas or perceptions from different stakeholders such as...
Executive Summary Turkish Airline is the major carrier that operates in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North American markets. It has experienced impressive performance in the market because of its market strategies. Easy Jet is currently one of the leading low-cost carries based in London but operates internationally. The airline companies...
Introduction Founded in 2014 in Dubai Silicon Oasis, Lavender Landscaping is a fast growing company that specializes in providing affordable, but high-quality services to customers that value natural surroundings and want to embellish their houses or officers with beautiful gardens. The company owns a plant nursery with flowers and other...
Introduction Jeep is an automobile company, which was established in 1941 in the US. The firm is a subsidiary of Chrysler Group Limited Liability Company, which is owned by Fiat S.P.A and it is headquartered at Toledo, Ohio. Jeep has expanded its operations into the global market by establishing outlets...
Summary Bershka was established in 1998 in Spain and focuses on fashion and designs of clothing manufacturing. The company started its operations in 2000 when it recorded an increased demand for its fashion products from Spanish citizens (About us, 2022). Up to now, the firm has opened thousands of its...
Ethics often consist of a gray and fuzzy area that may not have a sensibility of wrong and right. Given the widespread practices of unethical marketing in today’s world, it is necessary to evaluate specific topics that challenge an understanding of ethics in business. Unethical marketing may send the wrong...
Introduction Organizational culture forms the basic structure and ethos of every organization. It is the shared understanding of how people within an organization interact with each other. Schneider Electric India’s culture is a blend of traditional and contemporary values. Before onboarding Samir Mishra, the culture was dominantly hierarchical, where seniors...
Abstract This dissertation analyzes the effects of digital marketing techniques on consumer behavior using Netflix as a case study. Netflix’s recommendation model of advertisement, which uses an algorithm-based marketing system to influence consumer-purchasing decisions, is the focus of the current investigation. From this background, this probe is designed to understand...
Project Description (Statistical Process Control, SPC) The project is concerned with the implementation of SCP through the introduction of lean management at Starbucks. Lean management entails producing of higher value for zero waste, saving time on serving customers and becoming more efficient, improving process monitoring during implementation, and reaching higher...
Introduction CVS Health Corporation is a leading American healthcare company. It provides a vast range of services and is not a classic medical group that owns a chain of pharmacies. Instead, the company is primarily a healthcare provider, which makes it expand its network. It drives management and administration offerings,...
Introduction The United States and India are the world’s leading countries based on the number of gun ownerships; however, the exposure, culture, regulations, and impacts differ across the two, with the US experiencing adverse events. The American gun culture is as old as the country’s Constitution, which can be traced...
