Hiring Algorithms from the Utilitarian Perspective

Introduction Personnel selection is a challenging task: the right employee can make it or break it for the company. Recruitment mistakes can cost a company thousands of dollars a year, and the effects of hiring the wrong person may prove to be long-lasting. It goes without saying that the hiring...

Starbucks: Merger and Acquisition Financing

The largest four companies and their brands in the coffee industry include “Procter & Gamble” (with Folgers as a brand name), “Philip Morris” (with its Maxwell House brand name), “Sara Lee” (with its Hills Brothers brand name) and “Nestle” (with a brand name of Taster’s Choice) (Starbucks Coffee Company, n.d.)....

The Concept of Organizational Behavior

Introduction The concept of organizational behavior has been studied for several decades as theorists try to establish the link between individual behaviors and the performance of corporations. The concept was introduced in 1966 by Jim Naylor and George Briggs when they published Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Their publication...

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...

How to Starting a New Business

Starting a new business is always a great challenge for any entrepreneur – it involves the creation of a detailed business plan, the consideration of all accompanying opportunities and threats that await him or her in the future process of operation. Everything has to be planned carefully to achieve success;...

New Product Launch: The Case of Apple Watch

Numerous factors have all the power to influence the decision-making process of customers. While millions of people believe that the choices they make regarding different services or goods are rational, the reality is that individuals are driven by emotions determined by environmental factors. The first vital aspect relevant for the...

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...

Organizational Chart of a New-Entrant Air Carrier

There are a lot of differences between legacy carriers, which are at the forefront of the airline industry, and new-entrant air carriers that usually are not only new but also much smaller. The organizational chart is one of the most important issues in management and organization, so, naturally, it is...

Structural Functional and Dysfunctional Conflicts

Conflict is something that occurs in any workplace, it is an inevitable part of the work routine. Sometimes it can be actually helpful, as conflicts highlight a particular problem, and then it is possible to create a discussion around it and then find the solutions to the issue. Such type...

Fast Food Chain Locations, Non-Chain Restaurants and Bars

Industry Analysis As discussed in prior sections of the report, the competition for Moma Monaz can be distinguished into three categories: fast food chain locations, non-chain restaurants, and bars. The first category presence in the area is substantial, with McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC, and Subway all present. The other locations are...

Workplace Diversity Is an Essential Concept

Introduction The contemporary business world constantly goes through significant advancements and requires organizations to adapt to various changes. Companies no longer feel that their only aim is to fulfill the needs and desires of the clients but realize that creating a positive working environment determines the success of their operations....

Classical Conditioning and the Consumer Culture

Introduction What kinds of influences affect the way people behave and act? There are several internal and external factors that can alter an individual’s behavior. People’s actions ultimately reflect their surroundings, their physical and mental wellbeing, and can be swayed by the opinions of others, as well as many more...

Can High-Brand Companies Sell Substandard Goods and Get Away With It?

Introduction The market competition of the modern era consists of various factors influencing the consumer. The success of a product’s market sales is defined not only by its quality, functionality, or uniqueness; a high-quality promotion campaign or brand’s positive reputation often overweight the characteristics of a given product. Such an...

Taking Responsibility and Being Accountable

Each person, being in society, can occupy one of two positions. An individual can either obey or hold a dominant position. A leading place is the goal of many, but achieving this status requires the acquisition of appropriate skills, first of all, responsibility and accountability. The significance of these two...

Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Issues in Business

Introduction Communication plays an essential role in any organization and its performance due to the fact that the given process determines how freely essential information flows from one person to another. This exchange of ideas and information allows people to increase their performance because outstanding communication directly affects the overall...

Leadership and Management in the Patient-Centred Care

The terms of leadership and management are often used interchangeably within the nursing environment. Both leadership and management are crucial for high-quality delivery of health services (Francis, 2013). Though these notions are often seen in the same respect, they differ in behaviour, skills, or perspectives. Both qualities are demanded to...

Business Process Management With Sap Erp

Introduction The enterprise resource planning (ERP) is integrated software used to manage and coordinate various departments across the company. It is therefore used to efficiently centralize and combine the activities and operations from different departments. Basically, the ERP software enables information sharing between different departments; thus enhancing a smooth flow...

Bob Knowlton: The Case Study

Introduction Bob Knowlton received a leadership promotion to be the controller of Photon Unit in the organization. He viewed the position given to him as a miracle as he did not have enough confidence in his own skills as well as knowledge. In addition, Knowlton was not at ease with...

Lipitor: Business Model and Planning

Introduction Lipitor is a drug that reduces cholesterol levels and is produced by the Warner-Lambert company. This company has evolved significantly since its inception in the early 1850s and has become one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the globe. The three components that stand out the most from the...

US and UK Corporate Governance Frameworks

Introduction Corporate governance can be defined as how companies and corporates are controlled and directed. Since corporates play an important role in the society of wealth creation, tax payment, and provision of employment, there is the need for them to be controlled, so that their operations ensure the maximum realization...

Leadership and Management: Differences and Similarities

Introduction Management and leadership are two closely related disciplines. These disciplines complete each other since there are instances when a manager has to show leadership qualities. Similarly, managerial skills are required of a leader. Despite the close correlation between the two disciplines, there are key disparities between the two disciplines...

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...

Organizational Change Theory: Evolutionary Model

Literature Review Evolutionary Model Purpose The evolutional model is one of the most commonly changing theories and it is discussed by most scholars in helping one to understand the subject and how a change would impact organizations and institutions. This model is mostly formulated and disguised in two main topics...

MBA Programs: Business Plan Proposal

Executive Summary Purpose of the Plan The main aim of this plan is to outline a start-up MBA program targeting the UK, China, and India Markets. The name of the proposed University will be London MBA School which will be located in southern London. The major activities of the University...

Social Work: Career of Social Worker and Job Opportunities

Introduction Description and History of Social Work The history of society goes back to ancient human society. Social work entails charity giving to the poor and at times voluntary service to the needy in society says (Rosen 66). There has never been a time when all were self-sufficient in the...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Strategic Alliances

Introduction Globalization has resulted in high competition hence; businesses are finding it necessary to put together their resources to ensure the achievement of the companies’ goals and objectives. The following paper indulges in the advantages and disadvantages of mergers and the central issues surrounding strategic alliances. Organizations form strategic alliances...

The History of Nokia’s Creation and Becoming an Influential Brand

Introduction In this assignment we will show some background of Nokia and demonstrate what problem it is facing in a current environment and what it needs to change, we will also develop possible solutions that Nokia might use to solve it. Our assignment will also include the evidence and concerns...

Human Resources Management: Job Analysis and Job Descriptions

Introduction The significance of job design is to develop jobs that fit effectively into the organizational workflow. The narrower focus of job analysis focuses on utilizing a formal system to collect data concerning what people do in their jobs and then use the collected data to generate job specifications as...

Tesla Motors Company’s Distribution Channels

Introduction Tesla Motors, established by three persons – Marc Tarpenning, Elon Musk, and Martin Eberhard is a corporation that creates a very high-routine electric games car and is supported by a large amount of elevated-profile shareholders. “Tesla’s goal is to produce increasingly affordable electric cars to mainstream buyers – relentlessly...

Lakota Hill: Strategy Analysis

The case shows the introduction of an entrepreneurship venture in the specialty food industry. The new venture hatched by Laura Ryan was to set up a venture to sell fry bread powder in a sack. She sold the age old recipe to the locally and then to the supermarkets to...

Business Communication: Business Email

Business e-mail First illustration To: capmbs@mail.com Date: 08.06.2010 Sub: Release of 5% Retention Money held by you for on our supplies of Plastic ducts in conformity to your Purchase Order CAPMBS/ PD/ 134051/ 2008 dated 12.01.2008 and inspected with your Materials Receipt Note Ref. CAPMBS/MRN/ 134051 dated 21.0.2008 Attn: Chief...

Ethical Treatment of Employees at BP’s Texas City Refinery

Case study (BP’s workers) This case study is about BP’s Texas City refinery which is the third-largest oil refinery in the U.S. It is regarding the safety of the workers. There was an explosion in the Texas City refinery in 2005, March. The government investigated the causes of a blast...

Design of Goods and Services in Hard Rock Cafe

Introduction Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of restaurants founded 39 years ago and gets its name from the cafe’s tradition to cover its walls with rock and rock memorabilia (Hard Rock Cafe, 2010). Currently, the cafe has a global presence in 53 countries and is headquartered in Florida. Recently,...

Pfizer Company: Case Study

Pfizer was already a dominant global pharmaceutical company in 2002, operating revenues amounting to $30 billion in approximation. The company was already running the largest R&D budget in the industry, amounting to $4.4 billion in 2000. The company was a leader in marketing and well known for its “massive sales...

The Competitive Advantage in the Aero-Engine and Global Retailing Markets

Introduction Competitive advantage refers to the ability of a company to make profits or returns more than the amount that it should make with regard to its capability and competencies that gives it an edge over its rivals (Kurtako, 2004, p.7). For a company to be said to have a...

Authenticity of Products on Consumers

Introduction This marketing research tries to investigate how product authenticity impacts consumers to decision-making. Product authenticity refers to the validity or genuineness of a product being sold in the market. Consumers need to be assured that the product and services that they buy and consume are actually the original and...

Employment at Will and Due Process

The relationship that employers have with the employees is a delicate one that calls for attention because ethical issues emerge very often. In Employment at will and Due Process, these issues are inevitable because employers dismiss employees without reason. The motives of the employers are not known and hence the...

Future Trends of E-Commerce

Outline This paper deals with the future trends of e-commerce. The research project is focused on how the e-commerce market place will look like next year and after five years. The transformed position of the e-commerce after a decade is also discussed here. The improvement that has been made by...

Li Ning Marketing Management: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities

Strengths The strengths of Li Ning are strong brand image and expert system, excellent web-site and customer support. Resource-based philosophy and innovations create new opportunities for market development and brand recognition. Customers’ loyalty can be achieved through the people who are employed by Li Ning. Innovations in technology and freezing...

Managerial Decision Making Process

Would firms increase their revenue if they were to lower hearing aid prices? Evaluate the situation by doing a critical analysis? When the price of a product increases tremendously the demand for that particular product tremendously decreases. The given situation is that the firm wants to maximize its profit by...

Steps for the Decision-Making and Final Decision

Introduction The business world is the specific sphere where people are to make decisions. There are a great many different techniques and methodologies in decision-making. The better method is used, the better decision is made and this decision is sure to influence the whole working process. Taking the scenario of...

Organic Milk Products’ Marketing Strategy

In order to succeed in a marketing activities, a marketing strategy is must have. This paper discusses how to go about developing a marketing strategy for organic milk products. It also outlines the target market for the products, a value proposition for the products through differentiation and marketing positioning strategy...

E-Commerce in the Airline Industry

Introduction The airline industry exemplifies the effectiveness of e-commerce and the way technology can re-create the industrial structure. Today a traveler from New York can book a return flight from New York to London, a car on reaching, and the hotel room. The traveler on reaching the airport can get...

Acer Group’s R&D Strategy: The China Decision

Introduction Acer group R&D is a Chinese technological company that mainly deals in the manufacture and supply of electronic devices used in communication. The information and technology industry has been the world’s most growing industry considering the various developments that are being done in the field. Acer group was established...

International Business Strategy: An Institution-Based View

Nowadays, there is the growing popularity of international business activities between both the developing economies and the emerging economies. Therefore, each company is searching for the appropriate strategies to interfere with the world market, as it opens new opportunities for development. Initially, there was an assumption that the industry-based approach...

Cultural Change at Texaco: Organizational Culture

Organizational culture has been known to be an operational concept of differentiating one organization or a firm from another. The same conception can be used to initiate the ethical culture capable of solving unethical issues arising in the organization. These rules ought to be part of the agreement where potential...

Managing Organisational Change: Contingency Approach

Value of contingency approach to organisational change The contingency approach to organisational change advocates that all decisions regarding change need to be taken contextually and it would not be deemed proper to have a “best way” fit all methods to address all issues connected to organizational change. (Jalnoah 2009). This...

Warren G. Bennis’ Contribution to Strategic Human Resource Management

Introduction Several scholars have had their share of contributions to the field of strategic human resource management. They have tried to point out the different factors that play an important role in the ensuring of an efficient Human Resource Management strategy. Among those whose contributions have stood the test of...

Xbox: The SWOT Analysis

The market of the computer and other innovative technologies expands every day. The computer and Internet became an essential part of people’s lives not only in their working places but also at homes. Microsoft, one of the most powerful companies in the computer field, has launched Xbox, a new video...

Boeing Company’s Customer Relationships Management

Introduction Modern world is competitive and every company tries to its best in order to get more profit from the products they produce. There are a lot of methodologies and techniques which are aimed to attract customers’ attention and what is more important to hold him/her. The assignment is to...

Petronas Group’s Products and Performance

Company history Petroliam Nasional Berhad is a multinational oil and gas firm that is publicly owned. It is located in Malaysian with its headquarters at Kuala Lumpur. The company was established in 1974 within the major integrated oil and gas industry. The company has a total of 29,236 employees worldwide....

Emirates Airline Company’s Market Research

Executive Summary Introduction A product is defined as ‘anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption that might satisfy a want or need. This includes both tangible and intangible goods and services (Kotler, P. & Gray Armstrong, 2008). For this paper, Emirates Airline has...

IBM Company’s Internal Pressures and Challenges

Introduction This paper talks about IBM as a company and what its functioning in terms of operations has been like. It particularly focuses upon IBM having issues or facing four key challenges, especially relevant to its marketing function as well as the logistics function. These challenges have been outlined as...

An Effective Economic Decision-Making

Introduction Decision-making is a challenging exercise, not only in business management (business decision making) but also in making decisions that involve personal or individual choices. According to Steve (2006: 62), decision making has always been and will always be a complex process and which requires the decision-maker to possess adequate...

Contemporary Marketing: Marketing Management

Introduction One of the most popular marketing models is tactical marketing. Tactical marketing is concerned with both the conceptual and operational levels, but programming mainly involves only the operational level. Programming encompasses accountability and the direction of particular activities, standards, budgets, and time schedules. The distinction, then, is one between...

Leadership Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Introduction Leadership is a very important skill which is not possessed by all; hardly very few people are blessed with this skill. Being a leader is not easy; it poses many challenges and the person who overcomes these challenges make a successful leader. A leader instills confidence and provides motivation...

Bank of Credit and Commerce International Case

Introduction When the branch offices of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) in seven countries were raided and taken control of by the law enforcing agencies in the respective countries in early July 1991 one of the major bank scams involving billions of dollars was brought to light....

Management. Do Brands Have Finite Lives?

Introduction This is one of the most debated issues among marketing professionals, both scholars and practitioners across the globe. Many research studies have been done in the area and different view points have evolved. The concept brand/ brand name is a vital element in the marketing strategy of all firms....

Operations Management in Business

“Our reputation rests on bringing these products to market in a timely, reliable and environmentally responsible manner” (Overview 2008). Reputation in business is an important contributor to its success. The manner in which a company carries out its operations is vital to developing a good name. The role of the...

BCG and GE Models in Strategic Management.

Introduction This paper to offer a strategic recommendation based on findings from a case involving two divisions as viewed using a BCG matrix where the electric division can be located at the upper right quadrant of the matrix while the appliance division is on the lower left hand of the...

S-S Technologies Inc.’s Organizational Growth

The case study on S-S Technologies Inc. portrays the importance of an effective organizational design for a continuously changing environment. SST, though was experiencing excellent growth in a period of recession, was plagued with problems that haunt fast-growing organizations. The case brings forth the dilemmas that SST top management faces...

Hewlett Packard Company’s Cost Accounting Analysis

Executive Summary The chosen company for financial accounting analysis is Hewlett Packard, American Information Technology Company. It is publicly traded company which specializes in personal computers, notebook computers, servers, network management software’s, printers, digital cameras, calculators and other technology related equipments in form of hardware and software. The company maintains...

Lead Like Jesus: Critical Book Review by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges

Thesis and Purpose of the Book In the book Lead Like Jesus, the authors Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges develop an entirely new approach to leading and influencing people – servant leadership. The idea is hardly unique as it is familiar for people from the Bible for thousands of years....

Waiting Lines Situation at Banking Organizations

Summary Queues represent a common occurrence that people can experience in multiple areas of life (Anderson et al., 2016). For example, people who visit banks are often faced with the problem of having to wait in lines to get help from a bank employee. Therefore, queues are highly standard at...

The Link Between Business Structure, Size, Scale, and Aim

It is important to note that the business structure, size, and scale are in a direct relationship with a business aim because the leaders of companies determine their goals and strategies depending on their size and perspectives for growth. This tendency can be examined with reference to the example of...

Operations Management and Production System: Case of Olive Garden Restaurant

Abstract The presented paper is devoted to the discussion of operations management and production system. The given field of knowledge delves into the peculiarities of organizations’ functioning with the primary goal to outline problematic areas and offer positive changes to align the sufficient work. At the same time, as a...

Differences Between Traditional and Digital Marketing

Introduction The primary objective of marketers is to inform and influence a target audience to buy a particular product or service. Therefore, they use the most suitable and effective ways to promote or advertise their products. Large companies carry out a marketing function to improve their position in the target...

H&M: Strategic Brand Management

Introduction Hennes and Mauritz or H&M is a Swedish retail company that specialises in clothing and accessories for the whole family within the fast-fashion paradigm. It operates in 60 countries and has a developed vast network of online shops. Under the main H&M brand, there are several sub-brands such as...

Amazon.com’s Strategy Implementation, Evaluation, Control

Introduction Development strategies supported by modern corporations are largely based on the implementation of not only domestic but also international steps to strengthen the brand value and expand the sphere of influence. Using the example of Amazon that is one of the largest online shops, it is possible to assess...

Organizational Change’s Effect on People

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation I have been working for more than thirteen years as a successful leader managing people and organizing their functioning in the most effective ways. At the moment, I am a section leader for the Mixing Department at the Bridgestone Aiken plant. There are 191 employees...

Digital Strategies Transforming Bonobos in the Fashion Retail Market

Introduction Fashion retail is one of the most popular business sectors in the modern era, and actors in this sector need to recognise how market strategies are rapidly changing in order to be profitable. E-commerce is among the highly successful approaches in the fashion industry since with its help, companies...

ASOS Online Retail Company’s Customer Loyalty

Introduction Customer loyalty, as a rule, actually highlights the extent to which a consumer can devote himself or herself towards the company products and services just because of the high level of satisfaction. This refers to the consumers’ tendency to like and choose any one particular brand over the available...

Burger King Whopper vs. McDonald’s Big Mac

Introduction Unrestricted, continuous, fast food alternatives, Burger King and McDonald’s represent the leading chains across the globe. Researchers should seek to establish the company that has cheaper, better quality, and healthier options of the two (Soo et al. 2117). It is for this reason that this paper presents a comparison...

Pret a Manger Company’s Foreign Entry Mode Selection

Introduction It is argued that a company should employ comprehensive and efficient expansion strategies if it strives to maintain a sustainable growth in the future. In the case under consideration, Pret A Manger, a British fast food restaurant chain, is the subject of the discussion of an appropriate foreign market...

Internal Promotion vs External Hiring: Advantages and Disadvantages

Internal Promotion Vs External Hiring: Introduction Employee recruitment is one of the most critical decisions that human resource managers frequently make. They can choose between internal promotion and external recruitment. According to Buckman, Johnson, and Alexander (2018), the decision to recruit internally or externally should be pegged on the corporate...

Effective Negotiations in Business

Introduction Negotiations are one of the ways to resolve existing disputes that arise across different subject areas of business. For the most part, the concept of negotiation is closely linked to the notions of collaboration, settlement, and bargaining. Not only negotiations are a common element of business actions, but also...

The Case of Salesforce and Wegmans Food Market

Most organizations have unique practices that give them a competitive advantage over their competitors. It is true that employees choose to work in organizations that can enable them further their careers and at the same time also satisfy any of their other personal goals and objectives. The ranking of companies...

“Leading Change” by John P. Kotter

Leading Change: Overview The book Leading Change by John P. Kotter, Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School, explores the concept of change management in great detail. The author begins with a thorough explanation of reasons for failure on the part of managers to realize new strategic goals, motivate employees,...

Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange Business Model: Key Insights

The Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange Business Model Significant components of ADX’s business model are presented by resources and activities. Nowadays, it has five different trading locations, and it allows the stock exchange to collaborate with clients across the United Arab Emirates. In terms of its labor resources, ADX presents a...

Skills Approach: Personal Leadership Reflection

Introduction Leadership is not a singular term as it contains within itself a variety of approaches and types of leadership. Each of them holds its own strengths and weaknesses and applies to different types of people. This paper will provide a reflection on my personal leadership approach, and how it...

Drucker’s Approach to Managing Time and Productivity

One of the major Drucker’s principles is if something can be measured, it can be managed. However, one may inquire how can time be managed if cannot be precisely measured. This problem inspired the author to keep a spreadsheet to count the number of creative hours each day (Collins, 2016)....

Transformational & Transactional Leadership Theories

Introduction Organisational leadership is such a vital element, especially in shaping employees’ perceptions of work, responses to organisational change, and acceptance to organisational innovations to achieve high performance (Aarons 2006, p. 1162). Whereas transformational leadership aims at motivating and inspiring followers by paying close attention to their emergent needs, transactional...

Leadership Trait Questionnaire and Reflection

My Experience with the Leadership Trait Questionnaire After completing the questionnaire, I found that my traits suggest that I would be an average leader. Despite not finding any of my traits to have a score lower than three, a lot of them returned very average results. I believe that my...

Wal-Mart Company’s Growth and Organizational Theory

Introduction Sweeping demographic shifts, technological advances, competition, geopolitical realignments and other related pressures are combining with security concerns, changing customer preferences, expansion urges and organizational governance to generate momentous pressure for organizational change (Kotter 96; Howard 3). A diversity of studies (Haveman 20; Kotter 97; Amburgay 55) have found that...

Red Bull’s Sponsorship of Sports Events as a Marketing Strategy

Sports event As a student brand manager, I would sponsor different sports events on campus. Since the Red Bull brand is associated with sports events such as the Moto-GP among others, the on-campus sports event would give the brand an upper hand in promoting the message of performance vitality. Through...

“Rethinking Marketing” by Rust et al.

Main Messages, Ideas, and Implications Nowadays, there is a need to transform marketing based on the opportunity for direct interaction and customer cultivation. The formation of long-term relationships is the key message revealed in the article Rethinking Marketing by Rust et al. (96). At this point, a customer-manager-driven organization should...

Air New Zealand Airline’s Operations Management

Introduction Air New Zealand is a global airline with operations in passenger and cargo transport in the semi-premium market category. Its main operations are located in New Zealand and Australia (Deloitte Limited, 2017). However, it also has other operations in the United Kingdom (UK), the Pacific Islands, Asia, and North...

Marketing Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell’s TED Talk

The most important message delivered by Malcolm Gladwell in his “Choice, happiness, and spaghetti sauce” speech that can be linked to marketing (and pricing policy in general) is the innovation that should be brought to the pricing strategy. This innovation regards examples in which companies revolutionize their pricing policies, strategies,...

AirAsia Company’s Business Excellence

The rationale for selecting AirAsia The basis for picking AirAsia as the low-cost company for the study is due to the competitive nature of the South Asian market (Heracleous, Wirtz, & Pangarkar, 2005) The new entrants into the market like Malindo Air who seem to duplicate the company’s strategies have...

Leadership Example for Exxon Mobil Top Management

​Target Audience Having worked in Exxon Mobil as a human resources professional, I have acknowledged certain issues the company’s top management has. The company is one of the leading producers in the world oil market and strategic planning is essential for its development. Social responsibility and environmental sustainability have become...

Jones-Blair Company’s SWOT Analysis

Internal Strengths SWOT Quality and experience Sales and Services Market Internal Strengths Jones-Blair Company is known for providing the best quality products. The Company follows ISO 9001:2000 quality system and has an additional lab which performs quality assurance tests (Jones-Blair, 2010). Jones-Blair company was founded in 1928 and has mastered...

Toys R Us Company’s E-Commerce Strategy

Abstract This extended essay aims to examine whether Toys R us should Incorporate the use of online marketing in their sales plans within the vicinities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or not. My scope is to scrutinize the advantages and disadvantages of using online marketing to purchase goods from...

Qatari Family-Owned Businesses and Management

Data Analysis Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. As such, various features of the data were presented in their simplest forms and summaries to aid understanding of Qatari family-owned businesses. Alongside simple frequencies, percentage, and graphics analysis, a robust quantitative analysis was conducted to describe and present data...

Marketing Strategy in the Business

Evaluate this statement: “Internet marketing objectives that are associated with any type of communication strategy in the business resemble those marketplaces.” Internet marketing is gaining popularity day by day because of the fast pace and high-efficiency level that is demonstrated through the use of Internet marketing strategies. Internet is an...

Hilton Hotels’ Information Technology Application

What are the problems associated with measuring the ROI on a CRM system? ROI is the acronym for return on investment, a measure of performance that helps in evaluating the efficiency of an investment singly in comparison with other investments. The enterprise-wide impact, the effect on revenue and costs, the...

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.’s Supply Chain Relationships

The rationale offered by Oceanic spray in support of the idea of using a 3PL firm The third-party logistics provider is a firm used by companies for supply-chain management functions and it provides one-stop-shop services. The firm specializes in transportation and warehousing operation services that are scaled according to the...

The AtekPC Project Management Office

What is the purpose and mission of a PMO? The PMO mission of AtekPC had been growing slowly since 2006, when it began. A year later, in spring, the purpose was still not clearly visible. This is because the documents highlighting these functions did not exist. The initial function was...

Team Building and Leadership Styles

Leadership styles for different situations Autocratic leadership Under autocratic leadership, the leader has complete control over employees. Workers are not given a chance to express their views on pertinent issues affecting the organization (Biech 20). Most people dislike working under this type of leadership. As a result, a company or...

Market Potential Indicator for Laptop Company

MPI Factors Seeing that the Market Potential Indicator (MPI) must provide a precise analysis of the opportunities that a certain market has for an average company, the need to incorporate not only basic economic factors but also the ones concerning the population of the market in question, the commercial infrastructure,...

European Low-Cost Airlines Market Entry Strategies in Asia

Executive Summary The Asian aviation market, albeit challenging, holds most of the potential for growth in the global aviation market. Comparatively, European airlines have been struggling to make a profit, even as they wade through the challenges of operating in a fragmented market and overcome the challenges brought by high...

Employee Burnout and Vacation Length Relationship

Adopting a One-Sample T-Test Approach to an HR Issue: A Scenario Analysis What factors should the vice-president consider in determining the presence of employee burnout? In order to determine the workplace burnout rate among the staff members and identify whether a 1.4-week rest is enough for the staff to recover...

Leadership Simulation Using ExperienceChange Model

Theories Employed To complete the online simulation of managing organizational change, I used the ExperienceChange Model. The model is based on models developed by Kurt Lewin, John Kotter, Edgar Schein and David Nadler (Chisholm & Warman, 2007). First, I wanted to apply Kotter’s model. The method involves the establishment of...

Purchasing Extra Equipment for Business Expansion

Scenario The owner of a small printing company is considering the purchase of additional printing equipment to expand her business. If the owner expands the business and sales are high, projected profits (minus the cost of the equipment) should be $90,000; if sales are low, projected profits should be $40,000....

David Beckham and His Celebrity Endorsement

Introduction In the last three decades, most companies have focused on joining international markets in response to rising competition in the domestic market. International marketing is one of the concepts that have helped companies to join overseas markets successfully. International marketing refers to “a multinational process of planning and executing...

Online Shopping: Buying Sport Footwear

Being a consumer, I want to get products I need at fair prices. People often become loyal to certain brands as they like the quality provided (Parker, 2012). If I am looking for a particular brand, I will be quite determined to find it, especially when it comes to athletic...

Costco Corporation: Porter’s 5-Forces Analysis

Costco began its operations in the United States in 1976 where its first business location was an abandoned airplane Hangar. Costco experienced extraordinary revenue growth during its first six years of operation. Costco has changed its name twice in the course of its history. Also, Costco has since operated in...

The Coca-Cola Distribution Centers: Manual Distribution

Intro to Coca-Cola Distribution Centers Interested in learning more about the world of Coca Cola distribution centers? We have prepared an excellent study for you on this complex process. You’ll find out what path your favorite drink takes to get to your supermarket on the shelf. We have considered all...

AndFound Company’s Strategies and Problems

Introduction This case study presents a story of a start-up company and found, which was created under the premise of opposing corrupt and unfair practices of companies that make a living by charging exorbitant fees from angel investors and start-up entrepreneurs alike. However, after a period of expansive growth, the...

General Motors Company’s Poor Management Issues

Organization development is defined variously by different scholars. According to Brown (2010), it can be conceptualized as a planned and strategic move to enhance the efficiency of an entity. The aim of such undertakings is to help the organization attain its objectives. A number of factors affect the efficiency of...

Microsoft Company: Employee Motivation and Retention

Executive Summary For companies to stay at the peak of their performance and to make their competitors struggle, retaining motivated employees who have positive attitudes is essential. High rates of employee turnover usually lead to additional expenses while also contributing to lowering the morale of those workers who are retained....

Coca-Cola Company’s Supply Chain

Introduction A supply chain is one of the most important systems for any company. It includes organizations, specialists, information, and resources that are involved in transferring a final product from a supplier to a customer. There are different supply chain activities that are closely interrelated. The example of the multinational...

Walmart Company: Long-Term Development in China

Wal-Mart is one of the leading retailers in the world with a net income of over $13 billion and sales of $457.5 billion (Morning Star 2017). This multinational is also one of the fastest-growing companies. This success is partially due to the retailer’s successful expansion in the Asian market. The...

Build & Imagine Company’s Ethical Dilemmas

Introduction Apart from the need to maximize their profits, businesses face the need to be ethical. Principles of business ethics may conflict, and this is when a company finds itself facing an ethical dilemma. It means that any possible decision in such a situation will violate certain ethical principles but...

Al Ghandi Auto Group: Electric Car Marketing Plan

Executive Summary Al Ghandi Auto Group holds a leading position in the UAE automotive market. In existence for more than 50 years, the company has established itself as a reliable brand that provides the highest-quality service, the best customer care, and the best overall value for money spent. The company’s...

Volkswagen Company’s Emissions Scandal

Introduction According to Bowler, the infamous VW emission scandal refers to a controversy that revolved around software that was strategically embedded in the company’s vehicles with the aim of fraudulently confusing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The software, popularly known as the “defeat device”, had been fitted in about 11 million...

Organizational Change Theories and Practices

Organizations that implement change successfully will record positive outcomes within a short period. Any form of transformation will present new ideas, practices, and initiatives that can deliver desirable results. The issue of proper leadership is critical since it supports the entire process. This paper describes some of the key aspects...

How P&G Company Brought the Diaper Revolution to China?

Why Entry to the Japanese Diaper Market Failed The initial attempt by P&G to enter into the Japanese diaper market failed because it had not discovered the need to understand the needs of the consumers to make products that best suit them. They had confronted the Japanese market with the...

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...

PESTLE Analysis and the Resource-Based Theory

Introduction Organizations often determine their intended objectives and goals before establishing their specific course of action to help them accentuate and realize their goals. However, the most appropriate course of action can only be verified after a thorough analysis of the industry’s characteristics to determine the forces that influence its...

Boeing’s Quality Management Tools and Technique

Boeing is a celebrated brand because its products serve the needs of many clients across the globe. Most of the company’s customers are governments and military organizations. The company’s “products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, advanced information and communication systems, launch...

IKEA Company’s Circular Economy Model

Description of Organization The subject for this report is IKEA, a Swedish producer of furniture and other home accessories. IKEA provides its customers with a wide range of products including furniture (home, outdoor, and for storage), home electronics, indoor gardening, diverse textiles, lighting, decoration, leisure and safety products, kitchen and...

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...

New London Coffee Shop’s Marketing Project

Introduction Nowadays, the coffee shop market undergoes considerable changes and improvements. Organisations that make their decisions to enter this market and open new shops have to be ready to work hard and develop effective marketing plans to identify important goals and actions. In this marketing report, several elements of the...

EasyJet Company: Strategic Capabilities

Introduction EasyJet Airline Company Limited is an airline that is part of a large holding EasyGroup. This British company, which has existed since 1995, at present is one of the largest and most influential corporations in the airline industry in the category of low-cost flights (Anderson 2014). EasyJet serves both...

Burger King’s Image and Mass Media Impact on It

Introduction Background Throughout the past decades, the priorities of the business management have undergone critical changes. Thus, it is now evident that one of the key determinants of a successful performance is the customer’s positive perception of a company’s image or the so-called “brand’ (O’Guinn et al. 2014). According to...

Nike Company’s Digital and Online Systems

This case study analyzes digital and online Nike information systems. Check it out to learn all about Nike management information system and its applications. Company Overview Nike Company has managed to build a household name, particularly in the field of sports footwear, equipment, apparel, and sports and fitness accessories. This...

General Motors Company: Operations Management Concepts

Introduction General Motors (GM) is an international motor vehicle company founded and currently based in the United States. Apart from designing and distributing vehicles, the company also owns a number of manufacturing facilities all over the world (GM, 2016). Due to the high competition in the automotive industry and the...

Financial Performance of General Motors: Analyzing Trends and Strategic Insights

In 2016 and the first three quarters of 2017, GM has been experiencing significant financial issues, namely a steep growth in liabilities. According to the WSJ (2017), the company’s liabilities over the five-year period increased from 53,992 in 2012 to 85,181 in 2017 (Figure 1). As a result, GM’s total...

Wal-Mart Company’s Balanced Scorecards

Balanced Scorecard is concept that is used in performance management as a tool to automatically manage performance and keeps track of the appropriateness of the execution of the tasks and activities by the workforce depending on their capacities and also helps in monitoring the consequences that arise from these activities...

EasyJet Airline: Strategic Management

Introduction Strategic management encompasses a group of continuous deeds and well-calculated practices that businesses deploy to organise and/or set their assets in line with the established goals. Actions in strategic management have t be in line with the organisation’s mission, vision, and values. Activities in the discourse change the static...

Nike Company’s Marketing Principles and Practice

Branding Branding is a marketing concept that refers to the process of creating a unique name for a product with the view of differentiating it from the substitutes offered by the rivals. The reason for branding a product is to make it easily identifiable by customers. It may help a...

Chipotle Mexican Grill and Burgerville Chains

Chipotle’s Original Supply Chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) differentiates itself as a quick-service restaurant chain that uses natural ingredients produced in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. However, the restaurant has faced a food safety crisis following contamination incidents with “E. coli, norovirus, and Salmonella” that affected over 514 people...

Organizational Culture Importance: Disney and Fox Companies

Introduction Organizational culture is a very important aspect for any company. It promotes the company’s values and fosters the performance of employees. The Walt Disney Company and Fox Broadcasting Company are two entertainment giants that are famous for their unique methods of business dealing. The main goal of this paper...

Corporate Social Responsibility for Supply Chain Management

The role of business in the social sustainability can be described from multiple perspectives. To grow, develop new products, and ensure profitability, companies should establish a long-term and beneficial relationship with various groups of stakeholders. Some of those stakeholders, i.e., clients, employees, suppliers, etc., are of great influence on companies’...

Optimizing LEGO’s Online Marketing with Social Media & VR Innovations

Introduction Successful online marketing requires the ability to deploy digital media tools successfully to establish a strong bond with all types of customers. For the LEGO Group, the specified objective is crucial to the firm’s further success in the global market. Therefore, the LEGO Group will have to incorporate all...

Lenovo Group Ltd.’s Operations and Information Management

Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of operations and information management and related concepts. The description of operations and information management is informed by literature review. The influences made by operations management on different spheres are discussed. In addition, the researcher critically analyses the...

The New Balance Company’s Analysis

Introduction With a history of over a hundred years, the New Balance Company started as the organization that produced shoes for people, who were incapable of using standard footwear due to health issues. William O’Riley founded the organization in 1906 and started expanding into the sports industry three decades later,...

Corporate Social Responsibility: Concept and Definition

Introduction In the contemporary business environment, businesses do not exist in isolation. Nor do they just pursue the objective of making money. All the stakeholders, including the employees, customers, suppliers and the local community, are affected by the activities of the business in one way or another. The products of...

Management Functions: Internal and External Factors

Introduction Internal forces refer to all the situations affecting a business organization from within like innovation and diversity. These situations are usually under the control of the company. External forces on the other hand are the driving factors that are out of the company’s control like competition, political interferences and...

The Sikorsky Aircraft Organization: Quality Assurance

Carrying out the essential quality assurance procedures is a rather complicated task for the member of the Quality Assurance Department at the Sikorsky Aircraft Organization. Apart from making sure that every single detail meets a series of specific and rigid criteria, the quality assurance stage involves dealing with careful planning;...

The Micromanager by Bronwyn Fryer

While exploring and trying to explain the role of leadership and performance management, Jamail (2012) offers a fascinating and insightful look as to what should be regarded as micromanagement and which one should not. From his point of view, micromanagement is a contextual issue—it should be defined or looked upon...

Bad Management Theories and Good Management Practices

Introduction The business environment has become increasingly multifaceted and unpredictable because of the unremitting changes that affect every aspect of life. This situation has led to counterarguments concerning the relevance of school curriculums in terms of shaping business practices. Various management theories have been developed in an attempt to improve...

Nintendo and Sony Companies’ Financial Fundamentals

The company’s strategy determines its choice of financial decisions, and revenues depend on the effective realization of this strategy (Piper, 2010). The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to apply such steps of the financial assessment process as the evaluation of strategies and revenues to the analysis of...

Comparing Accounting Standards: IASB, GASB, FASB, and SEC

Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the process of accounting standard-setting and financial statement presentation among different accounting regulatory agencies in America. The key focus is on the SEC, FASB, IASB, and GASB because they are the main regulatory bodies in America. Comprehensively, this paper shows that these regulatory bodies...

Outsourcing, Its Importance, Pros and Cons

Introduction Every business from baking to banking depends, to some degree, on others for producing its products and services. The process of acquiring products and services for running one’s business is called ‘outsourcing’ in the business world. Though, outsourcing is not a new phenomenon for the companies, but in recent...

The Role of Transportation in Value Chains: Analyzing Impact and Efficiency

How Does Transportation Add Value in a Supply Chain? The significance of the transportation processes in the supply chain management setting can hardly be overrated. Being an essential part of SCM (Wang, 2012), transportation affects the way, in which the products and services of a company are perceived by the...

Merrill Lynch: From Trusting Culture to Profit-Driven Strategies

Background Since its foundation in 1914, Merrill Lynch transformed from an investing consultant for small businesses to one of the largest firms in Wall Street. The company’s uniqueness was in its friendly, open, and trusting culture. Merrill Lynch’s past culture inculcated a culture of “backslapping”, friendly, hardworking culture that demanded...