Project Funding Sources and Methods

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...

Coca-Cola: Grand Strategy

Introduction Following modern trends and management models allows both large corporations and small companies to develop their business and promote products to the market. Based on the activities of such a world-famous organization as Coca-Cola it is possible to pay attention to some specific approaches and strategies. The purpose is...

Publix Super Markets’ Environmental Analysis

Publix or Publix Super Markets is an American supermarket chain with headquarters in Florida. It was founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins and it is owned by an employee that currently working in the company or has worked before. It is considered as one of the largest companies in...

Toyota Company: Organizational Learning and Solving Problems

Introduction Leadership requires detailed information to make favorable decisions. The Toyota Company recognized this and came up with strategies to provide the organization with a blueprint for leadership. The Toyota Way is a policy initiative for developing and sustaining leadership in organizations. Genchi Genbutsu Section IV of the Toyota Way...

The Management Styles in the UK Restaurant Sector

Introduction This part of the paper will discuss the research background, research problem, research hypothesis and the objectives. Besides, the section explores the significance and limitations of the study. In addition, this paper presents the research timeline. Research background Over the years, the UK restaurant sector has evolved in terms...

Clinx Clinic’s Organizational Structure and Staffing

Organizational structure refers to established formal relationships among various units of an organization. The purpose is to ensure that organizations get their work done. This is made possible by having some subdivisions in form of division of labor, which bring coherence within the whole organization. In the structure, each job...

PZ Nigeria Plc’s Packaging in Product Marketing

Abstract Over the last decade, the global market has greatly diversified due to the fast changing systems of consumerism and globalization. Owing to this fact, companies have found themselves at the receiving end as they try to re-organize themselves to fit in the highly competitive marketplace. This report provides an...

Kotler and Keller’s “Marketing Management” Fields

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...

Leader-Member Exchange Theory and Transformational Leadership

The Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory of leadership is often viewed as an entirely different methodology compared to other well-known approaches. A unique feature of this method is its focus on the actual interaction process between the frontrunner and followers, and in theory, it is often referred to as a dyadic...

SPAR Oman Compamy: Marketing Plan Report

Executive Summary The objective of this marketing plan report is to analyze the current market of SPAR Oman and recommend marketing mix strategies for improved competitiveness. Porter’s Five Forces analysis revealed a medium competitive rivalry from Carrefour and Lulu and a high supplier power. Rising demand for high-value halal food...

Future Business Plans and Their Feasibility

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...

Sales Process Flowchart and Its Analysis

Introduction A flowchart is a diagram representing a process by detailing the sequence of steps that are necessary to create a desired output. This graphical presentation uses symbols to connect one event to others by showing different outcomes at particular stages. Flowcharts can be used to analyze any process that...

The Treasure Trove of the Aging Workforce

Abstract Employers are increasingly becoming aware of the benefits of having a diverse workforce. As a result, the modern workplace is rapidly becoming diverse in terms of age. The situation presents both benefits and challenges to the employers. Among the most profound challenges that emerge from an age-diverse workplace is...

HSBC Bank’s Staffing Change: Communication Plan

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...

The Role of Employee Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Introduction Organisational behaviour (OB) is more than just a totality of individual employee job performances. It comprises the aspects of corporate culture, such as shared values; personal and organisational discipline; both task-specific and non-task specific practices; relationships among employees of all levels, etc. (Li, 2015; Mawoli and Babandako, 2011). The...

Uber Company: Critical Issues in Business Management

Introduction Innovation can be defined as a strategic change in the existing business aspects of the development of new ones that are aimed at the improvement of effectiveness, performance, and competitiveness (Research and innovation para. 1-4). The present paper considers the innovation of Uber company. According to the Uber case...

Employees’ Wellbeing in Workplaces

Introduction Nowadays the importance of mental illnesses grows steadily. Stress in today’s society has become a global problem. Moreover, a significant part of the tension connected with work. People experiencing stress, anxiety, and mild depression at work cannot perform their duties effectively. In this regard, it is necessary to examine...

Chinese Bank’ Human Resources Management

Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) is the most important corporate management department. It takes responsibility for managing the firm’s human resources to ensure its objectives are achieved according. Corporate leaders agree that people are the biggest assets of any firm (Armstrong, 2008). Unlike physical assets whose value can be easily...

Lenovo and DHL Express Companies: Manufacturing and Service

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...

Creativity and Innovation in Business

Critical Discussion of the Importance of Creativity and Innovation Creativity is a powerful thinking process whereby an individual focuses on new imaginations, intuitions, imaginations, ingenuities, and ideas (Byron 2006). Creative people find it easier to address the issues affecting them and others. Creativity is also associated with new risks. However,...

Alibaba Group’s Public Relations and Responsibility

Although the focus on marketing strategies and the development of effective public relations techniques is discussed as important for companies, modern consumers are inclined to pay more attention to the social activities of the organization (Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh, 2013). Therefore, companies usually try to address the highest expectations of...

Hyundai Motor Company Success and International Operations

What are the roles of comparative and competitive advantages in Hyundai’s success? Illustrate your answers by providing specific examples of natural and acquired advantages that Hyundai employs to succeed in the global car industry. The success of Hyundai Motor Company, a South Korean carmaker, can be attributed to both its...

Nestlé Animal Testing and Business Ethics

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...

Business, Government, and Society: Critics of Business

The chapter Critics of Business of the book Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective discusses the emergence and development of the concept of business criticism from medieval times to the present. The concept of business criticism originated from the belief that businesses were established with the main aim of...

Apple Corporation Ethical and Social Responsibility

Abstract The report aims at finding out whether practicing strong business ethics and good corporate social responsibility has an impact on the operations of Apple. In essence, these two concepts provide a coherent framework that is used to explore the relationships within the business and communities in which they are...

The Rationalisation Concept in the Work Process

When considering how human beings can get more out of work and life, it is important to consider the concept of rationalisation. Rationalisation as a concept has been defined by Max Weber a leading authority on issues of economy, employment, work, and capitalism. Rationalisation is a concept that applies to...

British Petroleum Company Risk Assessment

The issues related to climate change have attracted a lot of attention and have become a part of the agenda of socially responsible companies. Thus, many companies tend to implement research on development of ways to reduce negative impacts of industries on the environment (Where do companies stand on responsible...

Burger Hut Company Competitive Strategy

Executive Summary Burger Hut is a small company, yet it is striving to enter the global economy environment and operate in the world market. While the entrepreneurship is likely to face rather tough competition with the companies such as McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, etc., operating in the same market, it...

Tesla Motors’ vs. General Motors’ Financial Year 2021

Return on Equity (ROE) Return on equity, also known as ROE, is a measure of a company’s financial performance that is determined by dividing net revenue by the total amount of stock owned by stakeholders. ROE is commonly referred to as the return on net assets since shareholders’ equity is...

The Coca-Cola Company’s Origin, Structure, and Performance

Introduction The Coca-Cola Company is a multinational beverage company located in Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded in 1892 by John Stith Pemberton and Asa Griggs Candler. At its inception, the founders intended the company to manufacture non-alcoholic drinks purely. The company’s entry into the local and global market was...

The BrewDog Company’s Competitive Positioning

Introduction The given paper will primarily focus on the company called BrewDog by using it as an example to demonstrate the evolution of the competitive positioning view. Competitive advantage is of key interest to companies and firms, and many schools of thought were developed to identify the best strategies to...

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,...

Nissan’s Cogent: The Co-Development Regeneration Tool

Cross-Functional Teams Cross-Functional Teams are characterized by diversity in participants’ functions, complex and efficient reporting systems, and more efficient time management. These teams are built of members that specialize in different disciplines and, regarding their specialization, provide different functions in the team, yet the actions of every specialist are dedicated...

Developing an Expansion Plan for the LEGO Group in India

Introduction Expansion is the most fundamental element which constitutes growth and relativity to success. Its growth and expansionism strategy have mainly relied on innovation and creativity in its operation. As part of its expansion, it has adopted brand-related Innovation (Xiaohan, 2020). The LEGO Group has been on a soundtrack in...

Emotional Labor and Emotional Branding in Apple

Introduction Apple Inc. is a digital company focusing on mobile and digital product development, and its headquarters are in Cupertino, California (Malfona, 2018). The company involves a team of passionate and experienced mobile and web developers, designers, and product strategists who love to solve tough challenges and turn great ideas...

The National Hockey League’s Marketing Strategy

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) marketing strategy seems to depend on fans’ visits to the plays. The NHL attempted to establish hockey players’ presence in media affairs and publications. The NHL developed a number of grassroots marketing initiatives to promote the young public’s curiosity about street hockey, roller hockey, and...

Microsoft and Apple, Inc.: Leadership Styles

Microsoft and Apple operate in the same market and have the highest shares in it, competing for decades. While there is a strong imprint on their strategies left by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, the companies continue to change and adapt to the modern reality. Understanding how this process occurs...

Tesco Group’s Strategic (SWOT) Analysis

Introduction The UK-based Tesco is a grocery and general merchandise multinational retailer organization with its headquarters located in Hertfordshire, England. Besides being the 15th most valuable retail brand globally, Tesco is also among the most valuable brands in the UK. Additionally, Tesco is the leading grocery retailer in the United...

The SunRice Rice Production Company’s Strategy

Introduction SunRice is an Australian company supplying rice food products to almost 50 countries worldwide. The company consists of eleven businesses producing more than thirty brands and employs more than 2000 employees (SunRise, 2021, p 43). It is headquartered in Leeton, and its main growing area is New South Wales...

Analysis of the Build a Bear Company

The Build a Bear company is a prominent global company that produces “make-your-own” stuffed animal toys (Build-A-Bear Workshop). There are more than 370 Build-a-Bear Workshop stores across the world. They are located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France, and franchise stores in Europe,...

Starbucks Corporation’s Organizational Culture

Introduction Organizations have distinct cultures that evolve based on combinations of multiple factors. Starbucks is a company with a unique system of processes that have formed in response to several issues. After being founded in 1971, the corporation went public in 1992 as it completed its initial public offering (IPO)...

Succession Planning and Talent Management

Introduction The globalizing world is compelling companies to identify and implement evidence-based approaches that have the potential to maximize organizational efficiency. Firms need to rely on this knowledge to transform their managerial and human resources (HR) practices to ensure that they remain sustainable. In the international market, organizations tend to...

Conflict Management Steps and Styles

Steps of Resolving a Conflict Conflict management is not yet its resolution since the main structural components of the conflict remain. However, all regulatory actions are either prerequisites for conflict resolution or the actual moments of this process. Conflict resolution is in its final stage. In all the various forms,...

The Industry of Beauty Center

Introduction The services provided at a beauty center are varied and may range from haircutting to massage. Additionally, such salons have a section for makeovers, makeup, manicure, and pedicure. The hypothetical beauty salon chain named Paradise aims to offer beauty-based services that would attract and broad target market. Along with...

PepsiCo Firm’s Integrated Business Planning

PepsiCo’s transition to integrated business planning (IBP) seems rather convenient and beneficial for advancing financial integration and other crucial aspects that contribute to achieving strategic goals. As the company has united its departments, the shared data regarding delivery, manufacturing, and sales is now easily accessed and can be used to...

Nike Inc.’s Marketing and Promotion Mix

Introduction Nike, Inc., previously Blue Ribbon Sports is a Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear corporation. It was created in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Athletics by Bill Bowerman, a University of Oregon sports instructor, and Phil Knight, Bill’s student (Kim, 2020). By the early twenty-first century, Nike had store outlets and suppliers in...

The Online Streaming Industry Analysis

Introduction The 21st century embodied technological progress that has encompassed most spheres of human activity. In the current age, new advancements are developed at a rapid pace and introduced across various spheres of work, leisure, and entertainment. Furthermore, this unprecedented level of progress leads to profound transformations of the industries....

The Essence of an Accountant’s Work

There are multiple ways in which an individual can make the world a better place. Among them, a person’s career path remains one of the most important avenues of impacting their environment on many levels. This tendency is natural, as an average individual devotes a considerable portion of time and...

LVMH Group’s Marketing Practices

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...

Accounting Methods for Leaders

Introduction ZXY is an investment company that is considering investment in 2 new products. The company specializes in food products meaning they may not have difficulty in movement. The proposed expansion requires $7 million in initial investment. The equipment to be invested in has an estimated life of ten years...

Communication Failures and the Cases of Their Solution in Business

One of the main reasons for communication failures is insufficient awareness of the other’s culture and traditions, lacking background knowledge, and intentions to learn it. An accurate translation can improve the brand message and convey the desired meaning. However, some companies, such as Target Corporation, already have an established negative...

Comparative Financial Statement Analysis

Introduction A variety of similar patterns can be observed across the large-scale companies in the modern business environment, particularly in the area of budgeting and organizational financing. Provided the companies are operating within the same economy and industry, they are subjected to an identical set of laws and regulations, as...

Contemporary Leadership Challenges

The concept of leadership has attracted the attention of leaders over the recent past. I believed that leaders are born, as Shapiro (2020) argues, but this perception has changed as I continue to learn more about this concept. My personal experiences and knowledge gained from books and interaction with other...

Bubble Tea Shop: Hypothetical Marketing Strategy

The hypothetical company chosen is a Bubble Tea Shop called “Make by tea.” According to the 4 Ps of marketing, businesses are built on four constituents, which are product, price, place, and promotion (Manthei, 2017). The product bubble tea shop will sell bubble tea or boba, which can be considered...

Application of Leadership Theories

Good leadership is essential for every organization’s quest to achieve success. Three commonly used leadership styles of situational leadership, transformational leadership, and transactional leadership offer leadership direction in an organization. According to Buil et al. (2018), supervisory role plays a crucial role in the overall performance of frontline employees in...

Bribery Charges Against Samsung Company

Ethical issues in business create many problems that can extend negative effects on its reputation, productivity, and profitability. Companies are forced to bear responsibilities when their leaders or employees engage in unethical practices. They offer a reflection of the organization’s beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, and language that defines its culture....

Dick’s Sporting Goods: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

Dick’s Sporting Goods is one of the best performing firms in the sportswear and sports equipment industry. The firm has a well-diversified portfolio that has enabled them to succeed in the global market. Dick’s Sporting Goods can attribute its success to an effective SWOT analysis of the market, which enables...

Amazon Organization’s Management and Culture

Amazon is a transnational company widely used globally that deals with e-commerce, computer clouding, and artificial intelligence. It is ranked among the leading companies in the United States due to its growing economic influence. The company is based in Washington and was founded by Jeff Benzos in 1994 (Furgang, 2018)....

The Value of Advertising and Branding

Introduction Marketing, advertising, branding and marketing directors play a significant role in a business. These departments influence a business’ image to the public, accessibility of its products, brand image, customer loyalty, sales volumes and the products’ strength against competition. Depending with the size of a business and its budget, these...

Badmouthing Employers’ Obligations and Rights

A relationship between employers and employees can be a complex one because these individuals often have various priorities. While subordinates want to maximize their employment rights and freedoms, executives emphasize the employees’ duties and obligations. This situation results in disputes regarding whether subordinates may publicly criticize employers. Thus, some ethical...

The Rules of Effective Meetings

Introduction A meeting is a gathering of two or more people aimed to discuss a topic, often in a formal or business setting. The effectiveness of a meeting is determined by its agenda, the role of the meeting’s leader, and the environment. To organize a successful meeting, the person responsible...

Netflix Target Demographics and Market Segment

For this discussion post, I chose one of the most famous companies across the globe: Netflix. This streaming company is known for its innovative approach to entertainment, which includes content personalization, close relations with studios that produce new products for viewers, and strong brand equity (Sadwick, 2019). With a goal...

Proposing a New Hotel: Marketing Plan

Introduction This paper aims to propose the attractiveness of a new hotel at Port Rashid, Dubai. The hotel will be 30 stories, including suites, king rooms, and double rooms. It is expected to cooperate with foreign businesses to offer customers the best food and beverage outlets, Asian and Mediterranean cuisines,...

Hull and Machinery Insurance and Protection and Indemnity Clubs

Introduction Marine Hull and Machinery (H&M) insurance covers the damages incurred in fires, explosions, collisions, or earthquakes in the marine cargo transport sector. Piracy is a significant concern in hull and machinery insurance around Asia and Africa. In addition to the natural and unavoidable disasters, the insurance also covers damages...

Abdullah AlOthaim Markets’ Organizational Overview

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets is one of the leading Saudi food and non-food retailers. The company is famous for meeting the clients’ needs, participating in social responsibility programs, and others (Abdullah Al Othaim Markets, n.d.). That is why it is not a surprise that the business impresses with a significant...

Case Notes on Court: BGP Properties Pty Limited v Lake Macquarie City Council

The facts of the case The case is about an application filed by BGP Properties Limited against Lake Macquarie City Council. It is seeking to compel the latter to allow BGP Properties Limited to continue with its development plan on a site that is under the jurisdiction of the Council....

Enron Scandal: Risk Assessment

Enron was the second largest company in US history to be declared bankrupt. Recently, the Congressional committees have analyzed the company in order to establish the cause of its fall. Although the cause has not been determined with precision, some of the vital elements that caused its downfall are clear....

Supply Chains: Chipotle’s Supply Chain and Panera’s Supply Chain

Introduction A company can only be successful in the market if its operation is free from significant defects. That is why one can suppose that smooth internal processes indicate the effectiveness of a firm. It is necessary to analyze the performance to determine ways of how it is possible to...

New Hotel Concepts to Attract Guests and Tourists

Introduction The year 2020 has had immense adverse effects for the hospitality sector worldwide. This market slump is primarily due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has wreaked havoc in travel, hospitality, and social domains. In an effort by governments, legislative bodies, and health sectors to...

Risk Management is a Dynamic and Continuous Process

Introduction “Project Management: the art of directing and coordinating human and material resources throughout the life of a project by using modern management techniques to achieve predetermined objectives of scope, cost, time, quality and participant satisfaction,” (Wideman, 2010). For efficiently managing a project, a methodical comprehension and absolute information on...

Toyota Motors: Strategy Analysis

Introduction Toyota has been known as one of the major global corporations producing cars. Originally founded in Japan, the company quickly grew into a global enterprise represented on multiple levels and targeting a wide variety of buyers. However, despite the attempts at incorporating the latest advances in HRM the company...

Means of Creating a Healthy Work Environment

Introduction Today, as society is changing in an attempt to make daily routines comfortable for everyone, the question of a healthy work environment draws a lot of public attention. Now, in the context of a global pandemic, it has become apparent that, in some cases, various facilities, especially medical, need...

Testing a Contingency Plan in Business

Introduction Doing business and maintaining a good and productive one is quite a wide venture that requires the input of many factors. The success of a business venture is not all about the supply of goods and the demands of the customers. It also requires that the business is ready...

Diversification Initiatives of Alibaba Group

Diversification is the expansion of the product range and reorientation of sales markets, as well as the development of new types of production implemented to improve business efficiency, develop perspective areas, or prevent bankruptcy. It should be noted that diversification by its nature, can be related and unrelated. Related diversification...

Business Environment: Ways of Improving

The first thing to do is establish why specifically the company has been losing money. There are many reasons such as low quality products, low demand of the products in the market, outdated versions and also the high competition from the other corporations. Usually, people are ready to pay extra...

Wells Fargo Management Style

Wells Fargo management style is particularly a leadership system that is known to recognize self-drive, team play as well as great execution. Teamwork is very important in creating an environment of business success since it allows diversity of ideas. Wells Fargo believes in teamwork and self-motivation by all employees as...

“Contemporary Marketing” by Boone and Kurtz

“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...

Hard Rock Café: Operations Management and Productivity

Operation management is a business area whereby a business is concerned with the production of goods and services. It makes sure that business processes are very efficient i.e. using fewer resources as required and effective in regards to meeting customers’ requirements. The ten decisions of operation management are very crucial...

Comprehensive Strategic Plan for GM Company

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to prepare a comprehensive strategic plan for ‘new’ GM Company. However, this report will discuss the vision, mission, objectives of GM, Porter’s 5 Forces, the position of GM in the BCG matrix, the grand strategy matrix, generic strategies, and so on. Background of...

BMW: Global Financial Management and Summary

Outline Global operating companies are always facing financial risk related to currency volatility. It affects all aspects of the global companies. Global automobile industry is a major industry which is affected crucially by the currency fluctuations. In this case study, the foreign exchange risk management strategy of BMW, a major...

Characteristics of a Learning Organization

Introduction A learning organization is a term used about a company that can transform its activities and mindsets as a result of experience. This enables them to retain the competitive advantage previously enjoyed. Organizational learning does not just entail individual learning; learning mainly occurs through the interaction of staff in...

Avon: Quality Assurance, Motivation and Attitudes Change

Avon Products is a leading cosmetics company based in the USA. The company operates in a highly competitive industry and requires high standards of products and environmentally friendly policies. Quality assurance programs will help Avon Products to improve its production and satisfy customers’ needs and expectations. The two major issues,...

Planning and Controlling the Supply Chain of DELL

Introduction Today we hear more about supply chain management. It is different from supply chain strategy which refers to how the supply chain is operated. Supply chain management refers to controlling the supply chain operations to reduce cost. The supply chain represents the value of a delivery system. To be...

Ethical Issue in Global and Local Marketing

According to Armstrong (12) ethics can be defined as a branch of philosophy that describes morals and values. It is therefore seen as a branch of philosophy that differentiate between what is right and wrong hence ethics can be seen as norms of conduct which distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable...

Information Systems at Boeing Corporation

Managers and business organizations invest in information technology and systems because such strategies provide real economic value to the business. The decision to implement or sustain an information system presumes that the profits on this investment will be higher than that of other assets. These higher profits can be expressed...

Lufthansa Group: International Growth Strategy

Introduction Background to the study Lufthansa is one of the largest firms in the European airline industry. The firm operates from two main hubs which include Munich and Frankfurt. In its operation, the firm serves approximately 242 destinations which are located in 87 different countries (Lufthansa, 2008, ¶ 3). Apart...

Audi Car Company: The Advertising Strategy

Audi Car Company can trace its roots back to the early 1900s. August Horch produced the first car in a partnership but went solo afterwards due to partnership problems. He chose the name Audi which means audible in Latin and from the look of things people really want to own...

Marks & Spencer: Detailed Equity Report

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the major UK retailers, that have a great chain of over 840 stores in 30 regions around the globe and they have over 600 domestic and 285 international stores. Marks & Spencer is commonly renowned as the major clothing retailer of the United...

The Coca-Cola Environmental Sustainability Claims

Introduction Sustainability is understood as the process of maintaining change with regard to environmental concerns. This approach encompasses the exploitation of resources, investments in lean manufacturing, and smart use of technology. Coca-Cola is one of the major players in the food industry that is trying to uphold the image of...

Application of Technological Success in Toyota Motor Corporation

Introduction This case study that is being currently examined relates to the success story of Toyota Motors in handling people, and more contextually, use of technology with greater degree of effectiveness and success in the global competitive automobile market. The main aspects that need to be considered that Japan has...

The Potential of Liquid Soap in the Thai’s Market

Introduction In this report, we decided to explore the possibility of introducing Simple liquid soap from the United Kingdom (the fifth largest exporter) to Thailand. Although the general soap market in Thailand is declining, the liquid soap market is growing continuously. For example, the leader of the soap market, P&G,...

Veronica Vargas: Career Counseling

Introduction Career counseling, as a broad sphere of theoretical and practical frameworks aimed at helping clients make the right professional choices at different stages of their life span, deals with a variety of specific cases. In order to develop an effective intervention plan and solve the client’s problem, a counselor...

Blue Ocean Strategy and Framework

Blue ocean strategy underscores a policy that challenges organizations to distance themselves from the aggressive competition through the establishment of unexplored markets that make extant rivalry inappropriate. One of the rationales behind Kim and Mauborgne (2004) using the colors blue and red is to portray different markets illustratively. In the...

Apple Inc.’s Strategic Leadership and Innovation

Introduction Heracleous and Papachroni explore strategic leadership and innovation at Apple, Inc., performed by Steve Jobs, a founder of the organization. The authors point out that the company started to prosper after Jobs returned to work in 1997. For the period before 1997, however, the organization experienced financial difficulties and...

Business Analysis Tools and Their Purpose, Benefits, and Uses

Introduction Business analysis is an important process that can help outline current problems that companies face and develop a strategy for overcoming them successfully. Tools used for business analysis differ a lot in their structure, applications, and benefits. These tools can be used both by professional business analytics and by...

Singapore Telecommunications Limited: The Capital Structure

Introduction Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) is the leading telecommunication company in Singapore with revenue of more than $12 billion in the last reported period. The company’s history traces back to 1879, and the country’s telecommunication set up was restructured as a part of its privatization program in 1989 to form...

FedEx Corporation’s Leadership Experience Interview

About the Interviewee Claude R. who is among the key financial officers of FedEx was born in Jackson. Almost eighteen years ago, he graduated from the University of Mississippi and started his career in goods delivery (FedEx, n.d.). During that period, FedEx was a young and promising company providing freight...

The Globalization of Walmart

Why has Walmart viewed international expansion as a critical part of its strategy? After its incorporation in 1962, Walmart was growing and expanding at a rapid pace. The company was able to gain a significant competitive advantage and outdo its contenders due to its high levels of service, well-established and...

Ineffective Employee Behavior and Keys to Effectiveness

For the team to work effectively, it is important that each member has certain characteristics that ensure coherency. First, each individual should be focused on achieving the concrete result. For example, every person should set corporate goals prior to individual ones. Second, all workers should have an active position. It...

Employee Motivation and Minimum Wage

Critically discuss which theories of motivation may explain the establishment of a performance reward system with employing organizations Employee motivation is one of the hardest things for employing organizations to do right. Lack of motivation, stagnation, disillusionment, apathy, and laziness is probably the major banes of most businesses, which rely...

Wal-Mart Stores and Its Key Stakeholders

How does Walmart Stores organization involve its stakeholders in decisions? Unlike other organizations, which tend to focus on a single type of stakeholders and make important decisions based solely on the profitability of the company, Wal-Mart invites all stakeholders to participate in decision making. According to the company’s policy, it...

ABC Consulting Organization’s Innovation

Abstract In the innovation field, the existing theories have suggested that organizational culture affects the capacity of a corporation to innovate. Most organizations have been unable to innovate because of the prevailing culture that inhibits the propensity of the workforce to generate and effectively use new ideas. This paper has...

The Consultant Role in Providing Services to the Client

How do the roles of consultant, consultee, and client differ? Give two examples of how these roles can change depending on the job. Consultation is a helping relationship in which mental professionals either work with individuals or groups in various settings to help them work more effectively or face a...

Management Information Systems in Decision-Making

Introduction A management information system (herein referred to as MIS) can be conceptualized as a system or process used by managers and other stakeholders in the organization to make decisions. The system provides these stakeholders with information that they need to come up with these decisions. At the end of...

Challenges in Competitive Strategies Implementation

Introduction When the strategy was first introduced in the 50s and 60s, one of the pioneers- Alfred D. Chandler- said that “strategy follows structure”. He observed that the interactions between functions or departments should be coordinated to give the business structure, direction, and focus. Michael Porter was one of the...

Milton Hershey as the Most Admirable Entrepreneur

Introduction An entrepreneur is an individual who has the ability to turn what could be considered as a profitable venture to productive activity. An entrepreneur can be conscious, latent, or duty-bound (Burggraaf & FlöRen, 2008, p.40). Entrepreneurs are creative and innovative people who spend a lot of time building business...

Sky TV Business Analysis

Introduction Sky TV is a major pay-television provider in the United Kingdom and the neighboring areas. Sky TV offers various choices to its customers including TV broadcasting and internet broadband options. Sky TV’s PESTLE analysis mainly focuses on the business environment under which Sky TV operates. The PESTLE analysis is...

Business Communication: Refusing Credit

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...

Best Practices in Business and HRM

Introduction Human resource management has gone a long way from being an obscure and novel approach to a legitimate and widely recognized concept among all modern business practices. Academic efforts dedicated to studying and expanding the field of HRM have broadened the views on the subject and significantly improved the...

Autonomous Drone Delivery: Business Model

Business Opportunities Commercial transportation and logistics companies are in search of new delivery solutions that would be more cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and able to meet customer interests more efficiently − drones can be an elegant solution to these needs (Wang, 2016). Advantage of Opportunity The project provides an opportunity to expand...

Employee Monitoring, Its Legal and Ethical Issues

Introduction The increased development and use of technology in the workplace has led to the widespread practice of employee monitoring. Through the use of information technology, employers can monitor the activities of the employee that is utilizing company-owned online accounts, software, and electronic devices. In the growing concern for digital...

Innovative Leadership Reflection

An Example of a Good Leader Moving a company forward and ensuring its strong position in a target market, is a challenging task due to the necessity to motivate employees and foster loyalty to the firm among them. Apart from providing directions and building plans for the future development of...

Human Resource Management Practices

Introduction One of the primary roles of the human resource management (HRM) function is to ensure that human assets are highly motivated to assume the required productivity levels. This role is actualized through the application of various motivational programs and ensuring that the management is always committed to enhancing the...

Application of Leadership Theory

Effective leadership is essential for a successful organization. However, it is not a simple role to fulfill, and it can involve a lot of different situations, goals, and interactions. This is why there exist many leadership theories that can be applied in various situations. This paper will provide a case...

Amazon Company: Organization and Leadership

Since Organization and Leadership Review (OLR) has two goals – finding and preparing future leaders, and identifying the least effective employees and making them improve on their skills – it might present a good motivation for the workers. It devises a system of promotion based on assessing actual skills of...

GM Company’s Capacity, Scheduling and Location Planning

GM’s use of forecasting and the way it drives the capacity planning strategy Forecasting is necessary for generating the strategy and the plan for carrying it out because it is close to impossible to design the company’s development plan without trying to figure out the future prospects. The company might...

Bidco Oil Refineries Ltd.’s Mission, Vision, Goals

Introduction BIDCO has over the decades grown in springs and jumps to establish a strong presence in both local and international market. This has been with a strong marketing and technological advancement in manufacturing and channel chain of its distribution system. The company has attained this through the strategic planning...

Spotify and South Korean International Market

Introduction This paper focuses on Spotify as a music streaming company. The aim of the report is to recommend South Korea as an ideal international market for Spotify. The analysis below is based on macroeconomic factors. In addition, the strengths and weaknesses of the music streaming industry in South Korea...

Market Segmentation, Orientation, and Positioning

Market segmentation Market segmentation is critical for the success of the organization. As such, firms have to be tactical while deciding on the market segment to be targeted by a particular product or service. The reason is that consumer demands are varied depending on several factors including age and income....

Blackberry Company’s Marketing Challenges

Introduction The contemporary world is dominated by technological innovations, which have led to introduction of sophisticated electronic goods. At present, many individuals are seeking technological solutions to their social and economic challenges. For example, there is a high demand for reliable and cheap communication systems. Indeed, many companies and individuals...

Decision Making: Selection of Suppliers

The supplier selection process is quite complex due to the wide range of unpredictable and uncontrollable factors, and thus, it requires wise decision-making addressing the arising issues. Besides the cost, considered the primary basis for this choice, there exists a row of crucial parameters. In the following paper, the research...

“Trendsetters Glamorama” Beauty Salon Business Plan Sample

What is a beauty salon business plan? Keep reading to find out! Here, you’ll get an idea of how to write it with the example of Trendsetters Glamorama salon business plan. Executive Summary Trendsetters Glamorama is a proposed full-service salon and day spa with an upscale and therapeutic atmosphere for...

Cultural Diversity in the Workforce

Introduction With the global boundaries becoming more and more irrelevant owing to increasing international migration, the United States is gradually becoming multicultural. Individuals from all over the world have over time appreciated the United States as the land of opportunity. Hence, many persons ranging from professionals to unskilled individuals are...

HR Analysis of Walmart Inc.: Progress Report

Human Resource Management is essential to an organization since it controls the workforce and is responsible for the efficiency and production of the business. Walmart Inc., a worldwide retailer, prioritizes its employees and develops policies and measures to improve their working circumstances. The work done thus far on the final...

Political, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Business

Businesses, politics, legality, and ethics are interconnected phenomena. The existing political, legal, and ethical issues impact companies’ business operations and financial activity differently. Although these phenomena are integral to the whole world’s functional system, they have imperfections and problems. Businesses may suffer from insufficient regulation, underdeveloped laws, or unacceptable corporate...

Internationalizing the Bershka Brand to Canada

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...

The Lululemon Athletica Firm’s Business Strategy

TOWS Matrix The strength and opportunity of Lululemon Athletica is product innovation, which blends functionality and style to meet the needs of the consumers. To utilize this, the company seeks product features superior to others and looks for ways to reduce environmental impacts (Zhu, 2022). Lululemon Athletica’s tactics include partnership...

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...

Organizational Culture in Schneider Electric India

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...

The DC Shoes Firm’s Marketing Strategy Analysis

DC shoes is a brand of footwear for action sports, which includes skateboarding and snowboarding. It also manufactures various sports-related paraphernalia, such as hats, bags, t-shirts, and other merchandise. The company is valued at over 1 billion USD, and is considered one of the most successful companies on the market...

Walmart’s Online Marketing in Various Social Media

Facebook Boost Website Traffic Walmart can contribute to boosting online traffic by providing links to Walmart’s website. Advertising That Is Specifically Targeted Facebook advertising enables Walmart to target particular demographics based on place, age, gender, and interests. Creating Business Leads An excellent place to start is with the Facebook audience...

Hypothesis Testing for Regional Real Estate Company

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...

Impact of Job Stress on Employee Work-Life Balance

Introduction Postmodern society is anchored on the emphasis on work to achieve a fulfilling life. This review analyses the center of work-life balance and explores its presence in the life of executive-level expatriate employees in Oman. According to Fapohunda (2014), work-life balance is the evenness between work and lifestyle. Work...

Apple Inc.: Challenges in the Asian Region

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...

Flow Zone Coffee: The Coffee Shop Concept

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...

Prospects of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry

Introduction The world depends significantly on the energy sector to survive. That explains the lucrative nature of the energy industry both globally and nationally. Generally, economies producing oil and natural gas worldwide exhibit significant stability due to the monetary gains associated with the highly demanded energy products. A substantially small...

Reflection on International Human Resource Management

Introduction In the era of globalization, many companies seek to expand their business, yet facilitating knowledge transfer is a difficult task. It requires an employee who is not only knowledgeable in their sphere of competence but also willing to live in a foreign country for an extended period. Their communication...

Business Planning and Strategic Planning

Introduction For successful functioning, any company organizations need to establish a business plan. This allows the management to clearly follow the given actions and cover all the necessary aspects. Moreover, all corporations strive to organize a strategic plan and develop goals. It is important to understand that all companies should...

Performance and Ratio Analysis of Companies in the Automotive Industry

Amazon Company Performance Amazon is among the top online retailers as well as one of the highest-earning e-commerce aggregators with three hundred and eighty-six billion dollars in net sales. It also has approximately five hundred and seventy-eight billion dollars in digital online and physical gross merchandise volume in 2021. During...

Wawa Inc.’s Reinvention Through Blue Ocean Strategy

Brief History Like nearly all merchants, Wawa felt the pain of limited consumer spending as the financial crisis of 2008 progressed. Companies were actively copying Wawa’s products in reaction to the recession. Faster pumps with shorter lines and did not charge credit card fees became increasingly prevalent. Stoeckel summoned top...

Tesla Inc.’s Corporate and Competitive Strategy

Introduction Companies’ corporate and competitive strategies determine how well they will operate their respective markets and compete with other players. Tesla Inc. is an automobile manufacturer that competes with other large firms that have been in the market for decades, such as General Motors Company and Bavarian Motor Works (BMW)....

Dr. Rosser-Mims’ Diversity Model and Leadership Style

At some point in the past, I volunteered at a local conference, and the organizers intended to meet the diversity quota. However, they limited their inclusive practices to primary characteristics, such as race (D. Kerry Palmer, 2020). Meanwhile, personal preferences in managing individual tasks were entirely ignored. As a result,...

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....

Case Study: Nike and the Environmental Effect

Nike is one of the biggest players in manufacturing sports equipment field, such as shoes, clothes, etc. It has been one of the biggest names on the market since its establishment in 1964 and one of the most recognizable brands worldwide (Hsieh et al.). One of the most significant distinguishing...

Cost-Benefit Model and Inventory Management

Introduction Inventory management is critical to a business’s success since it ensures that there is never a surplus or a shortage of goods on hand, reducing the danger of stockouts and erroneous records. The topic of the cost/benefit model is essential and relevant since it highlights efficient and effective assessment...

Job Design and Human Resource Management

Current and future work systems are extensively defined, and thus, strongly linked to management’s strategic decisions. Employees are getting more active in work design and reengineering. Cross-functional teams are advantageous from a strategic standpoint, but they can also be problematic. Managing their activities efficiently is a difficulty for them, which...

Leadership in the Hospitality Sector

Introduction On the surface, leadership in the hospitality sector has very few distinctive features that make it any different from leadership in any other domain. Indeed, like most other industries, the hospitality sector seeks primarily to promote innovation (Shariff et al., 2020). However, several specific characteristics that make the hospitality...

Total Societal Impact: Contextualizing and Applying

Government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are doing a lot more than some might give them credit for, yet the humanity is still far away from reaching any of its sustainability objectives. Over the past decades, the global community started to recognize the role the private sector could potentially play in...

CrossHelmet: Marketing Strategy

Introduction A data-driven integrated communication strategy for CrossHelmet’s Kickstarter campaign would increase brand awareness, generate more sales, and differentiate the company from competitor smart helmets. In this paper, a yearlong promotional drive is developed for CrossHelmet based on the analysis of the product, characteristics of the most likely customers, and...

Performance Improvement Plan: Logistics, Communication, and Behaviour

Reflective Logistics/supply chain requires a myriad of skills, such as green logistics, purchasing, performance measures, and order processing, which are essential for creating a substantial impact in the clothing industry. Among the functions associated with the position includes providing support in surveying, pre-staging and ordering, inventory, and projecting performance measures...