Analysis of the Concept of Dividend under the Companies Act 2013

Introduction The financial operations of a firm can be overseen by the government of the country where the business is listed and concern various aspects, including dividends. In India, dividends are controlled by The Companies Act (TCA) of 2013, which is a modified version of the initial Act of 1956...

Cultural Sensitivity in International Communication

Any successful business relies on international cooperation on different levels in the modern globalized world. While incorporating workers from different backgrounds and cultures into a team is a general practice, communicating with international clients can have issues for both sides if certain cultural specifics are not considered. Intercultural communication is...

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) at Unilever

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an essential modern concept that has become popular among businesses. CSR supposes that a corporation should play a decent role in society and take into account the social and environmental consequences of business actions. An example of a business that employs CSR in its model...

Bharti Airtel Limited: Strategic Outsourcing

Bharti Airtel Limited is an Indian multinational telecommunications corporation that was founded in 1995 by Sunil Mittal. At the time of the company’s establishment, Mittal’s starting capital was $900 (Palepu & Bijlani, 2012). The company mainly provides services in the field of mobile communications, broadband and telephone services, and long...

International Corporate Strategy: A Case Study of HYATT Hotels Corporation

Executive Summary The HYATT Hotels Corporation operates and franchises hotels, resorts, and vacation properties globally. The Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a renowned multinational hospitality company with 20 well-known subsidiaries. The Company’s objective to assist individuals in reaching their total potential influences its management decisions and expansion initiatives....

The Amazon Firm’s Strategic Business Plan

Abstract Amazon is a highly successful online retailer and one of the companies that pioneered the industry. The corporation has made efforts, through research and new product development, to achieve a market competitive advantage over its other competitors. The purpose of this strategic plan is to assess the effectiveness of...

Leveraging Soft Skills Into Career Opportunities

Soft skills can be defined as critical skills for a successful career and interpersonal communication in a team. They are necessary for any profession and are subject to change with diligent work on. At the same time, it is important to understand that this is an area that requires constant...

Entrepreneurship: Business Start-Ups

Introduction Entrepreneurship is one of the most widely taught subjects in schools, by organizations, and informally through family members and friends. Many people are reluctant to start a new business due to uncertainties regarding the growth and sources of finance. However, analysts have established that enterprises evolve in predictable ways...

Servant Leadership in a Police Organization

Introduction Servant leadership is one of the popular leadership theories that can be applied in different organizations to increase their effectiveness, improve the general performance of employees, and enhance the relationships between leaders and their followers. This paper studies servant leadership, explicitly comparing and contrasting its traits with the major...

DBS Bank’s Digital Transformation Strategy

Introduction DBS, Asia’s largest bank, was failing due to several factors; however, top on the list was how the bank was slow. The bank had gained a bad reputation in public, and thus, the introduction of new management changed everything. The management started digitizing the bank and changing its operations...

The Starbucks Company Change Report

Introduction Company Profile Starbucks is an international coffeehouse chain, with headquarters based in Seattle, Washington. Currently existing as the largest coffeehouse chain in the world, the brand is well-known and recognized all around the world. Starbucks locations are opened all around the global market, including Japan, China, Canada, the UK,...

Supply Chain Design at Crayola

Dynamic sales volumes – involves meeting the needs of volatile sales volumes that can stem from customer demand or internal promotions (Kajewski, et al., 2015). ColorWonder and WashableDeluxe are both highly popular global products that also contain products from diverse supply chains in the company. When designing the supply chains...

Assessment of CIMERWA PPC Using Strategic Analysis Frameworks

Introduction CIMERWA Cement Company was founded in July 1984 as a government parastatal in Muganza Sector, Rusizi District, in the Western Province of Rwanda. The company was initially called Ciments du Rwanda and was established under a cooperation trinity between the Government of Rwanda and the People’s China Republic. However,...

Employee Relationships From a Biblical Perspective

Introduction It is no secret that good, strong, and stable working relationships between colleagues, subordinates, and leaders of organizations provide a solid foundation for implementing productive work, effective results, and high achievements. It should be noted that the biblical motives, commandments, and dogmas, in this case, act as a “catalyst”...

The Zappos Firm’s Organizational Culture

A positive corporate culture is pivotal to any organization concerned about its employees, clients, productivity, and public image. Strong leadership and a growth mindset are essential components of a company’s ethos (Tuleja, 2022). In this regard, Zappos is known for its unique and inclusive working environment that can be considered...

Starbucks Corporation’s Supply Chain Operations Plan

Starbucks Supply Chain Plan Starbucks has a supply process involving its internal management with the external market. The internal process includes the factory production units and the logistics within the company process, which link each other to ensure regular production and sales. The chain comprises the inbound and outbound materials...

Expo2020 Dubai’s Accounting and Financial Management

Introduction Expo 2020 is the continuation of the World Expos that began over 170 years ago to provide a platform to showcase the world’s greatest innovations and creativity across industries. Thus, Expo2020Dubai, hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where innovation is an essential factor of development, is an...

Diversity and Inclusivity in the Workplace

Introduction A diverse workplace entails a variety of individual variations within an institution. Workplace diversity comprises color, sexuality, ethnicity, mental and physiological impairments, and other unique characteristics. An inclusive workforce is one where individuals with all types of diversity and impairments feel accepted and their efforts are recognized (Agarwal, 2021)....

Walmart’s Approach to Human Resource Management in China

In terms of retail sales, Walmart is one of the world’s largest companies. The company has expanded into foreign territories after its success in the U.S. market. Intending to expand its influence, Walmart entered the Chinese market in 1996. Walmart’s existing human resource management practices did not meet the needs...

The Eurotunnel Project Financing

Project Cost and Funding The overall project cost of Eurotunnel was 10,116 million euros (Goldsmith & Boeuf, 2019). Out of 10 billion, “roughly 80% were financed by debt and 20% by equity”, which makes 8 billion euros for debt and 2 billion euros for equity (Shueler, 2007). Eurotunnel had many...

The Ideas of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor: Efficacy in the 21st Century

Henri Fayol is a French figure who practiced management and was the founder of the school of management. He made an essential contribution to developing leadership and such a system. Frederick Taylor is an American entrepreneur who contributed significantly to developing management and management systems. These theories have greatly influenced...

Business Ethics in The Wall Street Journal Article

The article under analysis by Daves Michael (2022) deals with an issue of the breach of corporate ethics. Specifically, the report describes the egregious breach of ethical standards in relation to audits conducted at Ernst & Young. Michael (2022) makes it abundantly obvious that the described violation of ethical corporate...

Starbucks Corporation’s Business Case

Starbucks is an international American chin of roastery reserves and coffeehouses. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has 30 thousand physical stores in eighty countries (Starbucks, 2022). The current chief executive officer of the company is Howard Schultz, and it was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker,...

Apple Inc. in the African Market

Introduction International business is a unique civilizational phenomenon due to its scale and nature. Every year the concept of domestic business becomes more challenging to separate from the global one for marketing specialists and economists (Peng and Meyer, 2016). Markets are constantly intersecting, and their players are tirelessly looking for...

J. C. Penny Co.’s Strategic Analysis

J.C. Penney Company is a U.S.-based firm, which sells goods and services to customers through its department stores. Family-friendly clothing and shoes, cosmetics, exquisite and fashionable jewelry, aesthetic items, and furniture are all sold herein. James Cash Penney established the business, which has its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas, in...

Crisis Management in an Organization

Crisis management or communication refers to how an organization identifies a threat and responds to it effectively. Crisis management in an organization can viewed as a procedure whereby the old systems are no longer maintained so as to mitigate certain threats associated with them. This means that crisis management also...

Servant Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Performance

Introduction Traditional organizations were founded on the notion that the leader controls subordinates and that the organization’s strategy is dependent on the leader’s authority over followers. Daft (2017) acknowledges that there are four stages of leadership: control, participation, empowerment, and service. For instance, subordinates are supposed to be passive in...

Adaptation of Oil and Gas Companies to a Low-Carbon Energy Industry

Introduction As the world experiences the adverse impacts of climate change, countries have accelerated their efforts in transitioning from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy. The changeover poses a significant threat to the companies operating in the oil and gas (O&G) industry, as the prospective demands for nonrenewable energy sources are...

The Amazon Company’s Performance Management

Introduction The workplace culture of Amazon has often been observed with great contrast when compared to other tech giants such as Google or Microsoft. The trend of prioritizing employee comfort and well-being has become more popularised among tech companies, though Amazon does little to follow. For years, Amazon white-collar employees...

The Ford Fiesta Movement’s Marketing Techniques

Introduction The marketing plan that Ford implemented for the Fiesta is a forward-thinking approach to the business of marketing. The automotive business in the United States is a highly competitive market in which a large number of well-established brands currently operate successfully and have a substantial number of loyal customers....

Carlo Rino Innovation Assessment

Carlo Rino is a well-established fashion business that targets young women 18-35, who feel confident and daring. The brand sells bags from genuine and fake leather, using a developed network of suppliers. Carlo Rino is a successful business, but recently it discovered the need for an urgent innovation. At the...

Mass Customization at Hewlett-Packard

Introduction Mass customization is modifying and making products available on the market to fit a specific customer’s requirements. It refers to a marketing and manufacturing strategy that combines the adaptability and individualization of products created to order with the lower per-item costs typical of mass production. Mass customization can be...

The Value of Systems Thinking in Developing Corporate Strategy

Introduction Systems thinking in company management can significantly affect the organization’s success. This approach is of great value in developing a company’s strategy. First of all, it allows to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current affairs and prospects of the organization and to take measures to improve the situation....

Horizontal and Vertical Audits in Management

Introduction Different types of audits are capable of addressing the varying needs of an organization. In particular, horizontal and vertical audits exist to perform their unique types of analysis, capable of supporting a company in its growth and sustainable development. Vertical and horizontal analysis complement each other, allowing managers to...

Time Management: Mobile Application

Introduction It is important to note that a key part of one’s entrepreneurial competence involves an ability to properly spot and identify a critical problem or need, which requires addressing in a business-related fashion. The given problem identification and business venture proposition assessment will primarily focus on time management improvement...

The National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was created as a system for emergency management, response, and retrieval. The Incident Command System (ICS) is a typical approach to the administration, coordination, and organization of rescue operations that offers a standard structure under which personnel from many agencies can be productive. NIMS...

Monitoring Employees by Employers

Employers and employees have a very shaky relationship. Some workers could feel as though their privacy has been violated and that their bosses do not trust them. The problem in this instance lies within the lack of trust, which can lead to dissatisfaction and reduction in productivity. However, monitoring employees...

Preparing a Budget: Travel Expenses

Expense Details HKD Converted to CAD ($) 1 HKD = 0.17 CAD Flight CI031, CI903 and CI910, CI032 US $ 1,523 Your City (Vancouver) – Hong Kong, China Hot meal provided Duty free for sale on flight 1,982.06 Hotel Grand Hyatt Hong Kong 1 Harbour Road Wanchai, Hong Kong RHKE...

London Club House’s Strategic Human Resource Management

Importance of Strategic HRM and Values for LCH The importance of strategic HR management lies in improving the atmosphere, or “creative climate,” for employees (Iqbal, 2019, p. 181). Large companies are always united by ideas and values, which are sincerely followed by employees. Developed strategic HR management keeps employees in...

Impact of Online and Traditional Shopping on Society

Shopping has become an integral aspect of modern life. According to the rise in popularity of the internet, the development of online shopping turned the process from a necessity into entertainment and stress relief. The shift in consumer culture brought new possibilities but also unknown risks. While traditional shopping offered...

Writing an Email to Schedule a Meeting

Introduction Interoffice memos refer to short messages sent between individuals in different departments in an organization or institution. Generally, these memoranda are used to share confidential information, policy updates, project briefings, and news regarding departments. Nevertheless, they can share any information, including informal updates on non-business activities. Regardless, they observe...

Kodak: Operations and Innovations Management

Analysis of Kodak’s Situation Using the 3S model Theory Companies require a consistent theoretical and practical approach to maintain their competitive advantage. A channel of access, sharing, and integrating knowledge is important in every organization aspiring for innovation. In a disruptive business market, organization need a strategy-making process which enables...

The Nokia Company’s Strategic Thinking Models

Nokia is a large global company that focuses on information technology, telecommunications, and electronic devices. The mill operation that eventually became Nokia Corporation was established in 1865 (Bhalodiya & Sagotia, 2018). Nokia emphasizes respect, accomplishment, renewal, and taking on new challenges as pillars of the company’s culture. These principles serve...

Nestle Annual Report: Main Points

Company Overview 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...

Apple Inc.’s Analysis in the Chinese Market

Apple Inc. is a global corporation that operates all over the world and generates interest in its products among consumers from different areas. However, it is inevitable that specific markets are especially important to cover such a global brand as Apple. China’s emerging economic potency creates an environment in which...

DuPont Analysis of Apple Inc.

DuPont analysis is a commonly measure for the return on equity (ROE). The DuPont coefficient is a product of net profit margin, asset turnover ratio and equity multiplier (Jin, 2017). Net profit margin is the central measure of profitability which provides a percentage of revenues kept as net profit (Husain...

Decision Efficiency and Effectiveness in Company

Introduction There are some metrics concerning decision-makers’ performance and decisions themselves: efficiency and effectiveness. As a rule, decision efficiency is defined by the number of resources consumed in a decision-making process. Such resources may include time, during which all advantages and disadvantages are considered, money, which decision-maker is paid for...

CSL Limited’s Accounting and Financial Performance

Introduction In this research paper, the financial performance of CSL Limited is examined for the years 2020 and 2021. The research will look into the various ratios used in analyzing financial situations of businesses like the debt ratios, current ratios, return on equity ratios, profit margin ratios, dividends per share,...

Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance: Qatar Airways

The Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility (C.S.R.) is a developing idea that lacks a broadly acknowledged meaning at the moment. Generally, the concept is understood by how businesses incorporate environmental, social, and economic issues into their moral standards. Furthermore, they may entail customs, strategic plans, choices, and...

Analysis of Keurig and Dr Pepper Merger

This paper is about a merger involving two companies: Dr Pepper Snapple Group, a soda-making company, and Keurig Green Mountain, a coffee-making company. It was announced in 2018 that the two companies wanted to come together to have combined efforts that would enable them to make new attractive beverages to...

Feasibility Study and a Cost-Benefit Analysis

The method compares the cost of the total expected benefits from the project with the total costs of its implementation. The analysis has two goals: 1) at the project justification stage, determine whether the benefits from the project exceed the costs and, if they exceed, by how much; 2) create...

Sephora – A Beauty Products Company

Introduction Sephora is a beauty Products Company created in 1969 by a French beauty products enthusiast. However, in 1997, the business was acquired by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) (Moore et al., 2020). Over the years, the corporation has grown to become a leading retailer in the European beauty marketplace....

Starbucks Firm’s External and Internal Analysis

Summary It is hard to disagree that many people enjoy drinking coffee outside. One of the most famous companies offering such a service is Starbucks – an international and highly respected retail coffee and snacks store chain that provides people with high-quality goods and services. Despite the popularity of Starbucks,...

Amazon: Summary of the Company’s Products and Services

Amazon is one of the globe’s most influential corporations trading all categories of goods and services over the internet. The organization is known mainly for its online shop, but in pursuit of growth, the company has begun to dominate more than e-commerce (Arnett et al., 2018). Three years after its...

Analysis of Fastenal Company

Introduction The company headquarters are in Winona, Minnesota. The company serves both the retail and wholesale markets in the United States and Canada. Fastenal’s founder, Bib Kierlin mainly specialized in purchasing construction materials and distributing them to his suppliers. The company did not manufacture its products. Due to the dynamics...

Puma SE: Financial Management

Introduction Puma SE is a German corporation that manufactures casual and athletic apparel and footwear. With $6.8 billion in revenue and more than 16 thousand employees, the company is the third-largest sports brand worldwide (Puma, 2022). Significant challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic and environmental issues, enabled Puma...

HP Company Analysis: Human Resources

Introduction The rate at which HP’s revenue was from 15.3% to $16.4 billion made the HP Company; Hewlett-Packard, recognized as one of the best in that industry when John Young was the manager. By 1992, the company was ranked the best in office and computer equipment compared to apple, DEC,...

Amazon’s Marketing Audit: Strengths and Weaknesses, Marketing Objective

Background Amazon is one of the world’s most successful technology companies which uses artificial intelligence for practical eCommerce. Amazon was founded in July 1995 by Jeff Bezos in Washington DC (Sheth, 2021). The primary strategy Amazon uses is customer obsession which depends on Research and Development (R&D) to tailor its...

“Maple Leaf Foods”: Company’s Issues and Their Management

Introduction Contemporary businesses strive to be sustainable to be successful in the market. Sustainability in an organization involves being environmentally friendly and engaging in social participation to assist the society in achieving its objectives (Ellery & Ellery, 2019). Like other modern businesses, Maple Leaf Foods is working to become the...

Coca-Cola Company’s International Financial Management

Introduction International Financial Management (IFM) is an integral part of any company that has positioned its operations on the global market (Madura, 2020). This may explain why Coca-Cola is interested in the concept of the IFM to manage international finances and maximize shareholder wealth. Furthermore, the idea is of value...

John Kotter’s Eight-Stage Model: Benefits for Management

Executive Summary This report explains the role of management in forming a strong team in terms of its evolution and current state. As the contemporary models of leadership suggest, successful teams operate in a spirit of unity and shared vision instead of imperative assignments from the management. One of the...

Nonprofit Organizational Analysis

Nonprofit organizations’ activities require high reporting and are strictly controlled by the tax legislation governing the monetary liability of such firms. Under constant supervision by oversight boards, such companies often face challenges caused by legal or financial constraints. To promote charitable or other activities, this is crucial to adhere to...

Apple Products and Technology Adoption Lifecycle

The technology Adoption Model describes the lifecycle of a given product from the moment it first enters the market to the time it saturates it. From the perspective of customer segmentation, this model divides the products and their target customer groups into five categories: innovators, early adopters, early majority, late...

Business Plan for Landscaping Business OneEarth

Introduction OneEarth will operate as a sole proprietorship offering landscaping services to suburban communities in Oregon. The sales strategy will entail initial personal selling to create brand awareness and elicit referrals. Later, media advertisements will be used to market the business beyond Oregon. OneEarth will achieve a strong competitive position...

Covetella as a Business in a Foreign Environment

Introduction The analysis of case studies is essential for business and marketing management students because it shows the challenges and constraints entrepreneurs face running a business. The case study of Covetella’s experience is instructive as an example of a business in a foreign but quite attractive economic environment. Besides, Covetella...

Domino’s Pizza Restaurants’ Marketing Critique

In 2009, Domino’s Pizza’s famous pizzeria brand experienced a severe crisis. Preparing a marketing campaign for a pizzeria has become a difficult time for its leaders and employees. After many negative comments, sales and reputation fell, and the chain began to share the last places in the ranking with little-known...

Improving the Workplace Environment

Many people face a problem: it often turns out to be much faster and easier to do the work on their own than to entrust it to another person, who, in fact, should do it. Or there are examples where people choose their partners based on attractiveness to them, and...

Norrona Company’s International Marketing Plan

Introduction The current economic climate is characterized by stiff competition, which threatens the survival of many companies. Given that retail is a low-margin business, many companies consider entering the global market to improve profitability. Entering a new business market has always been disastrous but can also be rewarding in case...

Nike’s History of Fair Labor and Living Wages

Introduction One of the remarkable features of the globalization era is the wide availability of information, including of a preferably closed nature. In particular, with the development of information technology, every individual can share their opinions and experiences online, which can generate a public outcry if the issue being communicated...

Ferrero Group Opening Singapore Innovation Center: Strategy Analysis

Explanation of the Decision-Making The Decision-Making Process The decision to open an innovation center in Singapore was made by the leadership of Ferrero Group, namely by Ferrero Chief Executive Officer Giovanni Ferrero in 2017 (“Ferrero announces opening of Singapore innovation center,” 2017). Another party involved in the decision-making was the...

External Environment Analysis in Strategy-Making

The present paper conducts an external environment analysis for the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies. External environment analysis plays an important role in the strategy-making process because it helps predict possible risks and develop strategies to mitigate them. Although Huawei is a Chinese company, its products are sold in Asia...

Characteristics of Effective Teams

Teams have been regarded as a major element in enabling institutions to improve business performance. They push individuals to innovate faster, exemplify higher productivity, see mistakes more quickly, and develop better solutions. However, some teams do not succeed in attaining the organizational objectives. Teams that succeed, as evidenced by the...

Nike and Timm’s Vispac Model

Timm’s abbreviation VISPAC is a guide to exceeding customer expectations, and it contains six categories: value, information, speed, personality, add-ons, and convenience. The personality component in question is essential in achieving customer satisfaction. In this case, an important role is played by individuality. It can be manifested in the appearance...

The Role of Ethical Decision-Making in Business

Background Ethical dilemmas constantly occur in organizations and workplaces regardless of the industry and the size of an organization. They may differ significantly in terms of values, which are in conflict, or parties, which are at stake. Therefore, it may be essential to introduce a comprehensive approach to the decision-making...

Personal Ethical Dilemma: Adidas Case Study

Business ethics considers ethical and moral principles in the context of the business environment and governs the actions and behavior of individuals in an organization. Sometimes the companies face with a difficult choice – a moral dilemma, which is complicated by the factor of social responsibility and the contradictory nature...

Octopus Energy’s Sociotechnical System Analysis

Mapping Sociotechnical System Note: Red boxes include people inside and outside of the organizational system, green boxes ­– related organizations, and blue boxes – technology. The systems map presented in Figure 1 shows the crucial elements within the company and the external elements that may affect its business processes. It...

The Life-Cycle Model of the Smartphone Industry

Introduction For a leader of any company, be it a small business or a large corporation, it is essential to analyse its current state, define the factors that influence it and try to predict the future of the firm itself or its product. Various methods and models allow managers to...

Tesla Inc.’s Strategic Management and Competitiveness

This work is devoted to the analysis of strategic management and strategic competitiveness of the Tesla Company. This paper presents an assessment of the impact of globalization and technological changes on the Tesla Company and its activities. In addition, an industrial organization model and a resource-based model were applied to...

The Golf Equipment Industry’s Entry Barriers

Introduction At present, Porter’s five forces analysis is one of the most well-known evaluation methods of business performance. Michael Porter (1979) emphasized the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes, the bargaining power of customers and suppliers, and competition as five primary elements of economic rivalry. Specifically, the threat...

Lululemon Company: Poor Management Under the Conditions of Fast Corporate Expansion

Introduction Lululemon is a multinational company specializing in selling athletic apparel. While the company has been experiencing worldwide success and opportunities for growth and market expansion, some circumstances turned out to cause the corporation financial issues. Moreover, the customers grew unsatisfied with the selection of items they could reach in...

Ethical Theories in a Work Environment

Introduction Barns Group Limited is an organization like many others that encounters different forms of unethical acts. For instance, looking at the IT department, there is a scenario that has been mentioned earlier concerning asking for an employee’s login details from a manager. It is hard to judge whether the...

Target: Company’s Expansion Utilizing Kotter’s 8-Step Approach

Introduction As one of the largest American department store chains, Target Corporation has multiple competitive advantages, including customer loyalty, quality products, efficient price policy, optimized supply chain and logistics, advanced technology, a disciplined approach towards business management, and commitment to innovations and sustainability. At the same time, the company’s potential...

International Marketing Plan of Progresso Soups in Santiago, Chile

Abstract This report presents an international business proposal for the expansion of the GMI company through the marketing of Progresso soups in Santiago, Chile. The report focuses on the country analysis and the possible measures the company could take to allow the successful marketing of Progresso Soup products. Progresso Soups...

Organizational Culture in Starbucks

Introduction The organization of immense concern is Starbucks. This organization is an American multinational chain of roaster reserves and coffee houses. Its headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington. The time of observation was in 2019 when I was working there on a part-time basis. I worked with Starbucks between May...

Uber: Agency Law, Liability, and Recommendations for Limiting Legal Exposure

The Main Principles of Agency Law Agency relationships exist between the company and its labor force. Agency is a relationship between two parties – the principal and the agent – in which the agent acts on behalf of the principal (Miller, 1, p. 574). An agent is a person who...

Unilever’s New Global Sustainable Strategy

Unilever is a global company that sells its products in almost every country in the world and has dozens of brands. Despite some shortcomings, the new CEO Paul Polman has achieved significant results in the company, demonstrating his understanding of the company’s strengths and weaknesses in an international environment. This...

Education for Business Administration: The Importance of Soft Skills

Introduction Higher levels of education are meant to prepare students by providing the knowledge, competency, and skills necessary to succeed in their industry. Business administration is one of the most complex fields, both academically and practically, commonly requiring completing a challenging master’s in business administration (MBA) curriculum. While such academic...

Guinness Company’s Applied Marketing Strategy

Guinness is a well-known brand of alcoholic drink which was created in Ireland. Its origin dates back to 1759, when it was first manufactured at the brewing company of Arthur Guinness. The latter signed a lease agreement for his corporation at 34, where he sublet for approximately nine thousand years...

Financial Analysis of Marks and Spencer

Abstract This paper demonstrates the use of ratios in financial analysis. Financial data of Marks and Spencer for a two-year period from 2010 to 2011is reviewed. The study is based on comparative analysis of historical data for this entity. The study applauds the statistical highlights of this group and ratio...

Target Corporation’s Business Strategy & Recommendations

Executive Summary Target operates under a very competitive and challenging market environment characterized by aggressive and advanced competitors. Although it has a strong brand image, the company is lagging behind its key competitors. During the fiscal year 2020, Target had total assets amounting to $42,779 billion, while Walmart and Amazon...

Valero Energy and Chevron Corporations’ Financial Management

Stock Performance During the last four quarters, Valero’s stock price has fluctuated between $60.83 on 05/2020 and $72.14 on 04/2021 (Figure 1). During this period, the lowest stock price was spotted at $37.88, whereas the highest reached $84.39 one month ago. In March 2020, a powerful oil prices shock was...

Multinational Enterprises and Factors Affecting Their Growth

Introduction The international level of a multinational enterprise provides for a complex organizational structure that includes many divisions and branches located on the territory of different states. With colossal capital, multinational companies are the leading trade and economic relations participants in the international market. Most multinational companies are powerful associations...

Intel Inc.’s Financial Performance Trends

Introduction The present report aims at assessing the financial health of Intel Inc. in 2013. The report analyzes trends in key indicators of financial performance, including total revenues, gross profit, net profit, total assets, and total equity. The report also provides an analysis of liquidity, leverage, and profitability using relevant...

Adidas Strategic Assessment in Germany

Introduction Background Adidas’ founder, Adi Dassler, became passionate about providing athletes with quality apparel to improve their performance. He made the first pair of shoes in 1920 but registered a company four years later in a small town in Germany known as Bavaria. In 1949, Adi Dassler registered a new...

Emirates Airline’s Operational Environment

Introduction Emirates Airlines also referred to as the Fly Emirates, is the largest airline company in the Middle East and the fourth largest globally. It is a subsidiary of the Emirates Group, with approximately 59,519 employees from 172 nationalities, and is owned by both the royal family in Dubai and...

Transportation and Logistics Management

Introduction Transportation is defined primarily as the activity of (or the system geared for) moving load (things or people) form point of origin to destination. Thus, when transportation service meets a need by moving load, then an economic demand is satisfied. While the logistics management, comes in to provide classified...

Marketing Audit of Mark and Spencer

Marketing is a fundamental component that contributes most to the development and extension of business regardless of its size, whether large, medium, or small. Thus, market analysis is needed to recognize the purchaser’s behavior and market conditions to adapt valuable insights on the market trends upon further business development (Clarke,...

Organizational Development and Change: Personal Practice

Appreciative inquiry is one of the organizational development approaches and change that emphasizes focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses. It deals with a team or, basically, the organization’s workforce by a comprehensive search of the best in an individual and the relevant skills and training they have in its line...

Communication Problems in a Workplace

Many people had once faced situations at work when a misunderstanding interfered with work and entailed harmful consequences. Problems are associated with internal communication in the workplace and seriously affect the effectiveness of all processes. It is necessary to solve it promptly by forming a team spirit, and the manager...

Corporate Social Responsibility of Starbucks

Introduction and Organization Overview In the face of various aroused challenges, including global warming and the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate social responsibility (CSR) acquires increasing importance for the prosperity of business and society altogether. In these contexts, Starbucks Corporation can serve as an exemplary entity with active CSR clearly determined and...

Internal and External Stakeholders’ Role in Company

Business success depends on many factors that are important to consider. The talented management of work processes enables organizations to maximize the value of their results and meet the business strategy they set. Among the factors related to the company’s work, stakeholders stand out. This concept includes individuals, groups, or...

“Shoe Dog” by Phil Knight Book Review

Introduction Shoe Dog is a true story about the founder of Nike, Phil Knight, and his struggle to come up with a strong shoe brand. The title shoe dog is symbolic of the struggles involved in the shoe industry’s manufacturing and distribution aspects. Phil explains how his dream of building...

Nissan Motor Company: Operations Management

Operation Process of Nissan’s Production System Nissan’s production system meets the modern standards of a competitive market and is based on several significant aspects. Firstly, this Japanese automaker maintains a constant interaction with the target audience by reacting to the demand indicators immediately and, thus, adjusting the pricing policy (Reuters...

Business Planning Process and Techniques

Planning is defined as the act of formulating a course of action. The business process involves defining the company’s objectives and goals and the determination of the necessary resources that may be needed to achieve the objectives and goals. The business process is important because in order to achieve any...

Honda: Logistics Management

Introduction Honda Motor Co., Ltd., hereafter referred to as Honda, is one of the leaders in the global automotive market operating in all continents. In 2019, the company produced 5,170,595 automobiles in its facilities that are located worldwide (Honda, 2020b). In 2020, the company had rather challenging times, as well...

Leadership Styles Definition and Analysis

An organization’s leadership is primarily focused on inspiring employees to achieve organizational tasks. It is also preoccupied with formulating a broader vision for an organization and developing stakeholder buy-in to support its achievements. There are various types of leadership styles used by managers to motivate their workers. Some of the...

A New Online Tailor Shop’s Marketing Plan

Introduction The digital business gained popularity due to its convenience and availability. For example, in 2017, approximately 40% of Internet users shopped online more than once (Ijaz & Rhee, 2018). The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown forced the global population to transition to an online mode, increasing consumers’ preference for...

McDonald’s: The Most Popular Fast-Food Restaurant

McDonald’s is one of the most popular fast-food restaurants, and its success is defined by compliance with the needs of the present-day business world. However, any company has specific strong and weak points, and their consideration allows the managers to readjust the operations according to the current situation. Therefore, the...

Boeing Company: Interesting Facts About Boeing Company

Brief History and Background Boeing Company is one of the giant aerospace firms operating globally and a prominent manufacturer of defense systems, commercial jetliners, security and space systems, and service providers of aftermarket support. Being the biggest manufacturing exporter in the United States, Boeing Company supports airline customers in over...

Importance of Process Strategy

Introduction Process refers to the procedures undertaken to ensure a product or service meets the end user needs. It is mainly concerned with planning, developing, implementing, documenting, and reviewing the system procedure. This is meant to make sure that the product is availed at the right place and time, as...

Supply Chain Management Game: Opportunities Given

Market Analysis and Estimations The supply chain game provided our team with a wonderful opportunity to analyze markets and make production and distribution decisions based on the analysis. Before the initial decisions in the game, several analyses were made. The present slide demonstrated crucial information in tables, including market summary,...

Employee Turnover in Manufacturing

Employee turnover is an essential organizational phenomenon with significant implications for corporations, individuals, and society. Reducing unwanted turnover is the goal of every organization. High employee turnover in industrial organizations continues to be a concern for various organizations. It is because organizations spend significant resources to train and invest in...

Starbucks’ Social Responsibility and Brand Strategy

Introduction Starbucks is the largest international chain of coffee shops which has been consistently growing and expanding since the 1980s. In 2008, it faced a major crisis caused by the economic recession and the failure of the company’s aggressive expansion strategy. To address the crisis, it introduced significant changes to...

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau: Hellas A.E

Konigsbrau A.G is a corporation based in Greek, it produces premium beers, and its worldwide sales were estimated to 2.6 million US dollars. By the time its director was Mr. Wolfgang Keller, Konigsbrau was one of the companies that enjoyed recognition in the whole continent as it was the best...

Is Earnings Management a Good or Bad Practice?

Earnings management refers to the act of manipulating the process of financial reporting in order to achieve certain desired outcomes (Jones, 2015). Managers use several earnings management practices that include income minimization, income maximization, taking a bath, and income smoothing (Scott, 2015). In many cases, accountants use various accounting techniques...

Nokia: Communication Strategies

Introduction When mobile communication equipment manufacturers were recording declining sales in the 2000s, Nokia was experiencing some unprecedented growth in its mobile handsets sales. According to a journal article written by Carral and Kajanto (2008), Nokia’s success was as a result of its understanding of the communication industry’s inflection points,...

Mechanistic vs. Organic Form of Management

First of all, it is essential to explain what is meant by a management type. By management type or organizational structure is understood as a system that defines a hierarchy in an organization. It demonstrates each position, its function, and to whom it reports (Friend, 2019). Establishing a clear organizational...

Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency

The ultimate goal of studying the concepts of management and organizational behavior is to improve the effectiveness of organizations and the efficiency of their activities. The management and organizational behavior can be considered as controlled factors by which the organization can be transformed from a less active state to a...

Ergonomic Review of Workstations

Ergonomics is the study of the work of human beings and adaptation of environment, practices, and equipments to the demands of the people using them. It is concerned with establishing a work environment that fits the needs of all the workers in their workstations. Ergonomics narrows down its objectives to...

McDonald’s: Sustainability in Theory and Practice

Introduction In recent decades, societal development in different industrial representations experienced unprecedented growth. It was based on running various social and economic systems that brought developmental value while also consumed a significant number of resources that potentially caused environmental issues (Zuofa and Ochieng, 2016). Respectively, organizations faced the requirement of...

Warehouse Design for the Medical Supplies

Planning the design for medical supplies warehouses, developing storage, and elaborating retrieval methods, companies are left to make a decision on their own. Very little guidance has been provided for storing pharmaceuticals in the warehouses. However, there are several recommendations for keeping them safe before they get to the pharmacies....

JD Sports PLC: Business Expansion in India

Executive Summary JD Sports is a rapidly growing company realizing sportswear of popular manufacturers as well as its own brands. It is based in the UK and operates in nineteen countries, including not only Europe but also Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, and others. The situation for the business seems to...

The Diversification Strategy of Disney

Summary In the current reality in which business has to work, the exceptional dynamics and turbulence of the external environment require a new type of thinking – not linear and one-sided, but flexible, rational, and critical. Making decisions, and pondering problematic situations, managers unconsciously start from the information known to...

Walmart’s Balanced Scorecard and Strategic Plan

Walmart’s Balanced Scorecard Final Objectives Measures Targets: Timeline/ Metrics Increase market share Total revenue Increase 5% in first year Increase shareholder value Maximization of expected value Increase 5% in first year Increase in profit Total income Increase 5% in first year Increase innovation performance Innovation sales rate Increase 4% in...

Marketing Audit for Qatar Airways Company

Executive Summary Qatar Airways is an airline company that is fully owned by the government of Qatar. Started in 1993, the company has realized a consistent growth over the years, and it currently flies to over 150 destinations around the world. The study shows that despite the impressive growth, the...

IBM Hofstede Study in Understanding National Cultures

The IBM Hofstede study is useful in understanding national cultures, but its usefulness in understanding how this relates to workplace values is rather limited. Hofstede’s culture theory does not acknowledge diversities in national practices and hence their institutions. Territorial differences exist within any given nation, such that individuals in one...

Chipotle: Company Overview, Vision, and Mission Statements

Chipotle’s mission statement is “To provide food with integrity. Quality is a state of mind at Whole Foods Market” (“Chipotle’s mission,” 2016) It is a strong mission statement, as it has many qualities nailed down perfectly. It is concise, inspiring, socially responsible, and broad in scope to be applied to...

Definition of Internal Auditing

Introduction Accounting is an activity of maintaining final records that require an orderly procedure to achieve desired results. Internal auditing is a function performed by a profession where he analyses and evaluates business projects or activities, determining the best in overall to help in achieving the objective of the business...

Product Development: Process and Recommendations

Companies are always trying to attain new markets for more revenues and the most productive way of doing this is through the launch of new products. Due to the ever changing markets and advance in technology businesses have to keep up with the speed by being more efficient, produce high...

Being an Employee as an Asset to a Company

The importance of using appropriate human resource management techniques has always represented an important goal for companies worldwide. The significance of an appropriate HRM strategy has risen over the past few years due to the increase in the role of global governance and the promotion for diversity in the workplace....

Corporate Financial Analysis of Gap, Inc

Industry: Apparel Stores Gap, Inc. Date: 01/09/14 Ticker Symbol: GPS – NYSE Recommendation: Hold Current price: $46.15 Price Target: $46.03 Earnings per Share Ratio 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Earnings per share 1.58 1.88 1.56 2.33 2.74 Price/earnings ratio 14.8 12.3 10.7 15.2 14.0 Highlights The company reported an increase...

Cash Flow Statement as a Reflection of Financial Health

Lack of working capital (cash gaps), a constant search for money to repay debts to suppliers, employees, budget, non-payment of buyers, or customers all lead to the fact that a company cannot manage its obligations. These issues increase accounts payable in record keeping (Klammer, 2018). The solution to working capital...

Decision Making Within an Organization

Decision making is described as the process of choosing which action to take when there are a number of alternatives to consider. Wise decisions should always be made so as to achieve best results from the decisions made (Van & Schein, 1979). However, it should be noted that an individual...

The Economist: Report on Outsourcing and Offshoring

The current trends, outsourcing and offshoring, affect the business activity of the present-day companies. The former means an organization’s initiative to send the work to be done outside of firm. The latter is sending work overseas to other companies or their own branches in other countries (Collins, 2020). According to...

A Case Study of Mission Command

Leadership is a significant concept in many spheres of life, and the military sector is not an exception. Leadership denotes actions that are taken to provide people with purpose, direction, and motivation to make them perform a specific task. Current security threats demonstrate that it is necessary to draw particular...

Warren Buffet and Bernie Madoff Ethics Case Analysis

Investing has always involved taking risks with many unknowns in the equation. Markets change rapidly, stock prices can rise and fall quickly, and partners can break promises. Two business figures, Warren Buffet and Bernie Madoff, have raised fortunes and enjoyed impeccable reputations, yet one of them is still praised as...

Benefits and Drawbacks of Hiring Inexperienced and Experienced Employees

It is safe to say that the staff is a crucial element of any organization. This statement is relevant for both local small businesses and transnational corporations. The hiring process of inexperienced and experienced employees determines the company’s future performance, and hiring both of these groups has its benefits and...

Walmart Tactics and Action Plan

Introduction Walmart is known across the globe for its revolutionization of retail strategy. It has maximized the cost-efficiency of all processes, including logistics, manufacturer relations, distribution, as well as human resources (Reich, 2018). Throughout its history, the company was one of the first to introduce numerous changes that helped streamline...

Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

Abstract This research paper will focus on exploring how corporate mergers and acquisitions affect a company’s financial well-being and the effectiveness of the employee’s performance. Particularly, it will examine the above-mentioned issues from the perspective of financial and HRM effects on the employees whose management was changed due to the...

Apple Watch Product’s Marketing Communications

Integrated Marketing Communications The Big Idea The Apple Watch features activity tracking capabilities introduced by other wearable technologies such as the Fitbit, Jawbone Up, Nike + Fuel band, and so forth. However, the Apple Watch will be compatible with the iPhone. With this seamless integration, the watch can receive phone...

Social Entrepreneurship Analysis

Introduction Social entrepreneurship is an activity that is aimed at solving or smoothing out social problems. During the course, we learned that social entrepreneurs are businessmen who work at the intersection of charity and traditional business, addressing social issues, promoting charity and philanthropy, and giving the company a human face....

Situational Analysis of Apple Inc. Corporation

Description of the Company Apple Inc. is a telecommunications firm that manufacturers sleekly designed communication gadgets such as iPhones, iPads, PCs, iMacs, and other software offerings that work together with telecommunication devices. Apple Inc is headquartered in Cupertino, California with over 350 retail stores globally (Hitt, Ireland & Hoskisson, 2012)....

The Impact of Organizational Politics on Employees

Introduction Once in a while, employees working in an organization engage in workplace politics. In most cases, these occurrences arise when some employees tarnish their colleague’s reputations, hoping to receive favors from their seniors. Workplace politics refers to the act or process which encompasses human interactions with power and authority...

The Effects of Micromanagement

Micromanagement is a highly inefficient workplace practice negatively correlated with the productivity and morale of an organization. The proposed research on the effects of micromanagement will help in growing the company by identifying the existing and potential issues with the style of organizational leadership and setting tools for prevention. Several...

Followership and Servant Leadership

Introduction As a relatively new concept, servant leadership poses numerous challenges for modern leaders seeking the best management approach. This style is often critiqued for being too similar to followership. While it has some identical core characteristics, understanding what is different is essential in shaping one’s approach to an organization....

The Concept of Staff Welfare

Introduction Contemporary businesses are continually working on improving the environment in their corporations and influencing the outcomes of various activities in a positive way. This tendency is relevant mainly because the emergence of new organizations is able to create a competitive atmosphere and challenge individuals in different ways. For this...

Maersk Company: Case Study

Introduction The case scenario “A. P. Moller-Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives” is expounded retrospectively, throughout the company’s ideological changes since the pre-2003 era till recent times. After reading the article, it becomes clear why human resources function is crucially important and should be aligned with the strategic plan...

Team Building and Development in an Organization

Abstract This paper explores how team building and development is tied to the overall study of organizational behavior. The theories that sandwich motivation are also evaluated to understand the mechanisms through which organizations should put in place to ensure a work force that is motivated and satisfied. In respect to...

Marketing Yourself and Social Media

Introduction: Social Media For many businesses, marketing strategies are aimed at obtaining the attention of consumers to their products and services. The 21st century has seen marketing strategies move from physical company-consumer interaction, television and radio modes of marketing to social media marketing due to technological advancements especially in the...

Four Employees Stages in Career Development

Employees develop their knowledge, courage, and experiences through working within a profession. Essentially, the development of employees within their professions undergoes various forms of manipulations depending on the level of experiences. Researchers present four stages which employees undergo during their transformation in an organization (Noe, 2010). The four career stages...