Project Team Resources: Project Resource Management

Availability of resources is one of the main factors to consider while deciding how to staff a project. This will help to ensure that the resources are optimally utilized to avoid wastage (Viter, 2021). It is possible to staff a dedicated team of resources if there is a constant, reliable...

Budgeting for Lucky Me Animal Rescue Adoption Event

Introduction It would be right to begin the discussion about the budget for the Lucky Me animal rescue adoption event by establishing the total amount of money required. Experts state that the initial costs range from “$5,000 to $10,000” (Rescue group best practices, n.d., para. 1). Taking the average of...

The Disney Company’s Strategy Assessment

Company Strategy The Disney Company is an international multimedia conglomerate produces many different types of products and services, primarily in the entertainment sphere. The company HQ is based in California, although most of the organization’s business is done both around the US and overseas (“Walt Disney”). The biggest markets for...

General Motors Firm’s Organizational Analysis

Introduction Organizations often change due to internal and external factors, and General Motors (GM) is one such company that has experienced a transformation. Kuppler (2014) describes the corporation as a major automotive manufacturer facing an ignition switch crisis that led to the deaths of several people. The enterprise’s main attributes...

National Office Machines and Nippon Cash Machines Merge

Major Issues in the Case Study The merging of National Office Machines (NOM) from the United States and Nippon Cash Machines (NCM) from Japan brings two different cultures together with contrasting marketing strategies. The two significant problems that result from this partnership include: the problem of the ideal compensation plan...

Greenway Hotel Group’s International Human Resource Management

Introduction International Human Resource Management (IHRM) can be described as a combination of actions aimed at worldwide personnel administration. It aspires to accomplish company goals and get a competitive edge over rivals on a domestic and global level (Carbery and Cross, 2018). On the other hand, strategic human resource management...

Hiring and Recruitment Plan for XYZ Company

Introduction The operation manager is a fundamental part of the managerial team that supervises high-level duties such as talent attraction, the establishment of training standards, the production of goods, and providing services. According to Akmal et al. (2022), operations manager analyzes and improves the organizational processes, while working on the...

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Introduction A disaster is an unforeseen incident that befalls a society or an individual causing damages or loss of lives, and goes behold the capacity to intervene using community resources. In this case, a disaster can be in different forms, including droughts, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. Therefore, a...

The Lenovo Firm’s Supply Chain Management

It goes without saying that high-quality customer service plays an immeasurably important role in the company’s stable growth and development. In the present day, Lenovo manages one of the largest and highly complex global supply chain networks with more than 30 manufacturing sites and 2,000 suppliers across the globe aiming...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Implementation

Introduction As a Chief Diversity Officer in an organization in the retail industry, recognizing the need to implement a DEI-oriented course is necessary. Since not everyone is ready to support new changes fully, this plan will provide information on the benefits of introducing DEI policies. The changes themselves and their...

Analysis of Keurig and Dr Pepper Merger

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

The Bvlgari Company and Brand Analysis

The Brief History Bvlgari is an Italian brand with Greek origins that has captivated the world. The company’s founder, Sotirios Bulgari, was born in 1857 in a small village in the Pindus mountains in northern Greece. For generations, the area was renowned for the art of silversmithing and craftsmanship that...

Understanding Workplace Discrimination Through Sociological Theories

Because the workplace is based on the relationship between employees, many different problems may arise. One of them that I expect to meet in the future may be discrimination. Despite the fact that movements to achieve equality in such aspects as gender and race are of considerable importance in the...

Gusto 54 Restaurant: Analysis and Report

Introduction Gusto 54 is a Global Restaurant Group (GRG) that has several restaurants across the country. Its story begins with Janet Zuccarini, whose Italian father, an award-winning chef, carried on his dishes to her German mother (Harris, 2018). Specifically, his spaghetti and tomato sauce were famous among Zucarrini’s acquaintances (Harris,...

A Path to Creating Steve Jobs Business

Introduction Steve Jobs, the founder of the world-famous Apple company, has become a symbol of everything advanced in the field of IT and an example of a person who built a sizeable profitable business from scratch. Steve Jobs moved into a little-studied field through trial and error, searching for perfection....

Moo Boutique’s Detailed Business Plan

Executive Summary Mission Statement Moo Boutique’s mission is to create farmhouse-style crafts, eccentric gifts, holiday décor, repurpose furniture, and love all things vintage. Objectives Moo Boutique strives to create things that add a unique value to one’s Interior and holiday decorations. This is done in an ethical and sustainable manner...

Decision-Making and Performance in Business

Introduction What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? The answer to this question is proper decision making and performance of the business contributed by the entrepreneur determine the prosperity of the business. Decision-making goes hand in hand with performance in the business. The performance of the business is...

Neutrogena Hydroboost’s Marketing Representation

Introduction Neutrogena Hydroboost is a line of skin-care and makeup products that focuses on hydration and refreshment. It belongs to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc, a widely established and affluent company. Currently, the central aspect of this company’s marketing is recovering and achieving one’s health and fresh look by offering...

Australia Domestic Airline’s Market Structure

The airline market in Australia has a monopolistic market structure. Monopolistic market structures are made up of a few enterprises that operate in a comparable market and provide similar but differentiated items to a large number of clients (Bertoletti & Etro, 2017). They set their prices depending on their market...

The Samsung Firm’s Leadership Failure

Samsung is one of the most reliable companies designing and distributing mobile phones and other devices. Indeed, some cases with devices’ malfunctions might occur due to various reasons involving improper design. Organizations often strive to generate innovative gadgets, forgetting about safety policies. Moreover, in the case of Samsung, the battery...

Puma SE: Financial Management

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

Southwest Airlines: Competitive Advantage and Strategy

Introduction Advantages that may assist an organization in outperforming its rivals are referred to as competitive advantages in business. In addition to being the largest low-cost airline globally, Southwest Airlines Co. is based in Dallas, Texas. When other airlines have struggled for the previous two decades, Southwest Airlines has emerged...

A Questionnaire for a Client Interview

It goes without saying that a website development questionnaire plays a crucial role in project planning as it helps a company to clarify a client’s requirements. At the same time, a well-structured questionnaire frequently allows clients to understand and clearly express what they want, as well. As a list of...

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

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

“Business-to-Business Marketing Responses to COVID-19 Crisis” by Kang

Introduction Nowadays, it is virtually impossible to accurately predict human casualties and economic damage associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is advisable to consider the individual results of marketing strategies, which will provide a more realistic vision of the possible course of economic processes and assist enterprises in their...

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...

Cash Flow Estimation for Sneaker and Persistence Projects

Project Value Sneaker and Persistence are prospective projects that offer a lot to customers and investors. They benefit the customer as new products are released and the investors and owners when they make profits. The aim of this case analysis is to assess the two projects and provide a recommendation...

Employees Retention Issue in Business

Introduction Workforce retention refers to an organization’s capability to handle employee turnover, or the percentage of employees who leave their jobs, deliberately or accidentally, within a set period. Employee retention has a profound influence on an industry’s profitability and performance. For most firms, staff turnover, or the degradation of firm...

Cultural Dilemmas in Modern Management

The importance of cultural dilemmas in stakeholder negotiation and conflict resolution is determined by the fact that people traditionally communicate with each other within the framework of their cultural values and beliefs. Culture impacts all spheres of human activities, and its aspects strongly affects people’s behaviors and perceptions. At the...

Analysis of the Morrison Company

Introduction Based on the observations by Breen, the primary operational issue with Morrison Company was ineffectiveness and inefficiencies in production controls that resulted in supply shortages. Inefficiencies at the organization were attributed to deficiencies with the integrated circuits (ICs). The lengthy economic recessions had hindered chip manufacturers from upgrading their...

Apple Products and Technology Adoption Lifecycle

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

Hobby Store Business Plan of Market Growth

Executive Summary Achieving a sustained market growth is a major challenge that requires understanding of various factors that affect a firm’s operation. In this business plan, the focus was on a hobby store that seeks to achieve growth beyond the current market. The report discusses how this firm should prepare...

Aspects of Samsung Marketing Plan

Samsung is a very well-known smartphone brand with a long-standing corporate history and culture. In general, marketing plan objectives for any firm incorporate short-term aims that contribute to the achievement of long-term goals (Wood, 2017). The focus for such practices is external relationships and internal activities. However, as Samsung plans...

Covetella as a Business in a Foreign Environment

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

Flywheel and Doom Loop Principles in Criminal Justice Organizations

The development process of any organization, both commercial and public, depends on management and the correct allocation of resources. However, contrary to popular belief, such breakthroughs do not happen overnight. Although from the outside, such changes may look like a revolution, from the inside, this process is carried out step-by-step,...

Organizational Development Diagnosis and Intervention

Introduction Organizational development depends on multiple factors that are interconnected and illustrated through the overall outcomes of the company. While employee satisfaction, customer demand, and competitiveness on the market are vital factors that highlight how the business operates, specific negative implications may affect all these essential concepts. The identification of...

Different CSR Theories and Practical Examples

Introduction Any company has many areas of activities, such as marketing, finance, business, and supply chain management, that require consideration, support, and development for the successful operation of the business. As a worker in the hospitality industry, I understand the need to study these areas in detail to apply them...

The Toms Shoes Firm’s Recovery Process

Possible Alternatives Toms Shoes, a shoe manufacturing company, is on the verge of bankruptcy and, therefore, has been bought out by creditors to avoid disappearance. It is necessary to find out why this situation occurred and what mistakes are observed in the policy and its motions. The cause of the...

Business Model and Strategy for Success

It is vital to apply business models and strategies to reach the goal of any business. Owners of companies have to think and adopt various strategies to become successful and apply effective models to their enterprises to become one step ahead of competitors. A business model is a necessary tool...

Acme Pickle Company’s Cost Calculation & Accounting

Fixed vs. Variable Costs A company incurs costs during the production of its products. The costs that go into a product can be classified as either fixed or variable. Fixed costs are expenses that do not change over a period of time, irrespective of the volume of the output. Examples...

OM Sarawak Project in Malaysia

Project cost and funding mix IBP, Inc (2017) states that the project cost is estimated at $ 500 million. It was financed by equity capital received from shareholders and external borrowings. OM Sarawak comprises a joint venture between OM Holdings Limited (OMH) – 75% and Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB)...

Gas Utilization and Processing Advances

Executive Summary Advances and developments in gas utilisation and processing are significant research subjects because of their relevance to different industries worldwide. Moreover, the resource is necessary to form most countries’ economics and is involved in political decision-making. This research methods report explored how gas-related industries and studies change from...

The Coffee Truck: A Critique of the Business Project

Background Starting your own business always involves risks and economic threats; there is never a guarantee of success, no matter how effective the leader is. The initiation and profitable existence of a commercial project depend not only on the personality and skills of the leader but also on a combination...

The Airparking Project Analysis

Summary Airparking is a project that allows people to rent out their parking spots by using an application. Zhidong Feng Yueting founded Network Technology Company Ltd in 2015 with the intent of creating a platform that would assist users in placing parking spots that would then be used by other...

Leadership: Making Difficult Decisions

Jeffrey Stephen Wiegand is an American biochemist and former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson. Wiegand became known as a whistleblower when he appeared on the CBS 60 Minutes program and claimed that Brown & Williamson had intentionally manipulated its tobacco blend to enhance the nicotine...

Bontang LNG Plant Project in Indonesia

Project cost and funding mix Kimura et al. (2020) state that the company is a joint venture between the Indonesian Government (Pertamina) – 55%, TotalFinaElf Indonesia – 10%, VICO Indonesia – 20%, and Jilco – 15%. According to Bontang LNG Plant (Liquid Natural Gas Project), Indonesia (n.d.), the project was...

Kowloon Dairy’s Strategic Marketing Planning and Auditing

Introduction Before making a decision about the introduction of a certain new product to the market, it is vital to conduct preliminary analyses to assess the existing situation and likely prospects. A comprehensive approach to the market and its trends implies studying the external and internal situation for a given...

Marketing Communication Strategy for a Guest House

Introduction Hosting a guest house in a small town requires a well-designed marketing strategy to attract guests and establish profitability. Marketing for the low-involvement buying process requires developing a marketing strategy that includes objectives. Objectives and strategy implementation steps should be accurate and easy to measure for performance. Low-involvement Buying...

EHang Passenger Drones’ Marketing Plan

Executive summary Automated aerial vehicles (AAV), also known as drones that were previously used only in military operations, gained increased popularity worldwide in civic life. EHang, located in Guangzhou, China, is one of the first and most successful intelligence technology companies that has been producing AAVs for various purposes since...

Financial Markets and Their Importance

Financial Markets The article “The Importance of the Financial Derivatives Markets to Economic Development in the World’s Four Major Economies” by Vo et al., 2019 investigated the association between economic development and financial markets. According to the article, financial markets positively contribute to economic growth. Financial markets’ significance is realized...

Choosing Markets for Production and Sales

Introduction Any business entity pursues the goal of minimizing costs, while making the most profit. As Buckley and Casson (2019) write, “any general theory of international business must also analyze the external environment and internal structure” (p. 1424). The external environment determines how successful companies will be in selling, while...

Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry’s Prospects & Gains

Introduction Any country’s energy industry is impacted by an array of specific factors induced by the political environment, social and economic situation, as well as the geographical position, resource availability, and environmental issues. Alternatively, different economic sectors have their own particularities that predetermine their capabilities in a given market, opportunities...

Workforce Demographics, Diversity and Inclusion

Workforce dynamics are key determinants for the productivity of a given line of work in any country. There have been major changes in the economy not only in the U.S. but also in other parts of the world, which has led to demographic changes, posing challenges in the employment sector....

The Coca-Cola Company’s Marketing After Economic Downturn

Coca-Cola is the largest non-alcoholic beverage and one of the two most strong beverage brands. The soda industry has been hit hard by the economic downturn, and exchange rates have affected major soda brands’ earnings in the aftermath of the recession. This is because of the rising popularity of healthy...

Kodak Firm’s History and Technological Impact

A dry platform and machine for processing a large number of plates were created and patented in 1880 by George Eastman. In Rochester, New York, he also created the Eastman Kodak Company. He substituted a roll of film for photographic glass plates in 1884, because he believed in the potential...

Organizational Leadership Styles and Workplace Diversity

Every individual is unique; therefore, I believe that each leader’s method of directing a team is distinct. In my opinion, an individual’s personality is what determines their leadership approaches. Some managers are lenient, while others are strict, some are hesitant, and others are sympathetic. From my learning experience, the classification...

Controlling and Managing Interpersonal Conflicts in the Workplace

Introduction Interpersonal conflict is often referred to as a confrontation between two people or their disagreement on certain opinions and views. To form such a phenomenon, two contradictory opinions must appear. People, by their nature, often enter into various conflict situations and quarrels with each other. This is due to...

Change Leadership Techniques: Change Management

Many of the change leadership models represent the ways for an organization to make the most painless transition, yet they take different factors into their focus. Lewin’s theory is one of the oldest, and it has only three steps: unfreeze, change, and refreeze an organization to implement change (Hughes, 2016)....

Tiffany & Co. v. LVMH: Negotiation and Takeover

Discussion of the Problem The story of Tiffany & Co’s negotiation and takeover began back in October 2019. The companies officially signed the takeover agreement on November 24, which was supposed to be completed within ten months. However, they did not meet the deadline because the negotiations were complex and...

The Effect of the COVID-19 on the Automotive Industry

Abstract The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on various industries around the world, including the automotive industry. In this paper, the primary focus was to investigate the effect of the pandemic on the financial performance of companies in the automotive industry. The researcher collected data from secondary sources....

Demographics, Psychographics, and Geographics in Corporate Communication Strategy

In today’s globalized word, the corporate environment becomes increasingly complex. In fact, the success of contemporary business operations has become highly dependent on the organization’s ability to form strong, trusting relations with its stakeholders. The social aspect of business holds special significance in the 21st century, as important players across...

Fast-Food Expansion Strategy for Indian Market

With the increasing globalization of the world economy as a whole and the fast-food industry in particular, major fast-food chains continuously seek new markets to expand their operations. Populous and rapidly developing non-Western countries are a fairly obvious option in this respect, but due to cultural differences, operating there entails...

The Interplay Between Leadership Styles and Organizational Change Management

Introduction The contemporary business world is highly competitive and rapidly transforming, which implies much change in both the external and internal environments of a company. Throughout the different stages of organizational development, multiple shifts and alterations take place, thus impacting the individuals, groups, and organizations at large. Indeed, change is...

McDonald’s in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Hong Kong is one of the largest dynamic financial centers globally, with correspondingly high food and lodging prices. McDonald’s in the region is often open 24/7, which is why some residents use the restaurant as a home to sleep. In 2018, a study was conducted that showed that 72% of...

Risk Management and Its Dimensions

Introduction Risk management is a process that assists businesses in detecting, monitoring, evaluating, assessing, and managing unanticipated business incidences by providing a consistent framework. This technique has been discovered to be helpful by disaster management groups worldwide. Nature and human social life, tourism, entertainment, and events, are all impacted by...

The Walt Disney Company’s Generic Strategy

The Walt Disney Company, one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world, utilized various business models. In the present time, the company uses the generic strategy to obtain a competitive advantage by the unique structure of the entertainment, mass media, and amusement park industries (Williams, 2019). Generally, generic strategy...

Effects of Dubai Quality Award on Organizational Performance in the UAE

Although ENOC is in an outstanding position in regards to its management quality metric, European Foundation for Quality Management’s Excellence model or EFQM can still be utilized in order to make further improvements on the key issues of the business. It is important to note that the main strength of...

European Brewery Industry’s Environmental Analysis

Analysis of the Macro-Environment The macro-environment where the European brewery industry operates is analyzed via the PESTEL framework. PESTEL assists in the understanding of political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal peculiarities of the environment. Firstly, the governments are fighting drunken driving leading to a reduction in the consumption of...

Organizational Structures and Management

The selection of either mechanistic or organic organizational structures is conditional upon their applicability to different environments, and, therefore, these models have nothing in common. Even though they are never met in a pure form, there are no similarities between the work modes corresponding to them regardless of the position...

Amazon’s Decision-Making: Non-Financial Factors

Investment activities are crucial for every organization because they allow businesses to generate revenue, promote future growth and development, and many others. That is why companies typically consider many factors and features to decide when and how to invest their funds. On the one hand, a business can rely on...

Meaning of Customer Value Propositions

Over the last couple of years, the customer value proposition has been a commonly used term in business markets, although no evidence exists on what constitutes persuasion. A supplier needs to demonstrate and document a superior value offering for a customer manager to consider. The customer value proposition can be...

Nike as the Best and Largest Sportswear Brand in the World

Nike is the world’s number one designer and marketer of sportswear and the distributor of athletic footwear, equipment, and accessories for different sports and other fitness activities according to marketing research conducted on Nike (Khan et al,. 2020). Nike’s sports products are focused on many categories such as men and...

Regulations of Small and Medium Enterprises

According to Drucker and Maciariello (2015), the economy of the United States recently experienced a significant shift in approach: from “managerial” one to “entrepreneurial”. Moreover, Mitra (2020) suggests that technology-based ventures and technological innovations play an increasingly big role in today’s market. Hisrich and Kearney (2014) confirm that the changing...

Best Buy Inc.’s Dual Branding in China

Best Buy’s case in regards to its attempts to implement a dual branding strategy in China demonstrates the importance of taking into account the local consumer population behavior. The latter was the main factor in determining the overall success or failure of such an approach because, ultimately, it is consumers...

Relationship Between Strategy and Operations in an Organization

Strategy refers to the pattern of integrating an institution’s goals, regulations, and actions into a collective section. A well-generated strategy depending on its weaknesses and strengths, changes in the environment, and liable steps by a witty opponent, assist in collecting and assigning resources in an organization. For a competitive strategy...

Expo 2020 Dubai Through PESTEL and Marketing Analysis

Introduction In the contemporary world, there is a variety of events intended to show different organizations’ improvements and innovations in distinct areas of activity. It is possible to state that World Expos is essentially a large exhibition for countries to display the last achievements and advancements made. This event happens...

Transactional and Transformational Leadership: Advantages and Disadvantages

Introduction There are two widely discussed leadership types, which are usually applied to different organizations and industries. One of them is transactional leadership, which focuses on rewards and punishments as tools to motivate workers. The second is the transformational style, which encourages employees by demonstrating an organization’s path. Both of...

Work Groups vs. Teams: What Is the Difference?

Many people believe that the phrases “work group” and “work team” are interchangeable synonyms, but there is a significant difference between these concepts. A working group means employees who work together, striving to achieve specific organizational goals and sharing information, but “actually working independently of each other” (Fritz, 2019, para....

Selfridge & Co.’s Integrated Marketing Communications

Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) tools comprise a number of marketing instruments designed to ensure efficient and consistent communication with the target audience. The tools include advertising, sales promotions, public relations activities, social media, direct marketing, public relation, and sales campaigns (Juska 2017). According to Percy (2018, p. 4), marketing communications...

The Playboy Magazine’s Marketing Issues

At the moment described in the case study, Playboy has certain pros and cons within the market. On the one side, the distribution of the adult magazine has grown wider due to publications sold in European and Asian countries. This practice has guaranteed high revenues for the firm and the...

Sweets Bakery & Café – New Employee Orientation

History of Sweets Bakery & More Welcome to Sweets Bakery and Cafe, where we serve the best specialties. We have been a part of this incredible community since 1995, when we opened our doors to the public of Houston. Since then, we have been proving our allegiance to the community...

Furbo Dog Nanny: International Marketing

Introduction Furbo Dog Nanny is an artificial intelligence-based service which helps pet owners to facilitate the process of caring for their animals. Officially manufactured by an American start-up referred to as Tomofun, the former is a global-based firm specializing in developing pet technologies (Wood et al., 2017, p. 442). This...

Classification of Rumors in Business

Rumors are unique, usually unreliable information and a distorting form of transmission of any information. According to psychological definitions, rumors are a mass phenomenon of interpersonal exchange of distorted, emotionally colored information. There are two main typologies of rumors: one classification of rumors is based on the degree of their...

Formula of Incremental Cash Flow

I agree with James’ definition and formula of incremental cash flow. However, in my opinion, more information could be given on the structure of the incremental cash flow, such that it consists of three components: initial investments, operating cash flow, and terminal year cash flow. I believe that it is...

The Tehindo Supply Chain Management Issues

Supply Chain Configuration The Tehindo supply chain begins right at the tea plantations, from where the tea leaves are picked and transported to the factory for manufacturing into jasmine tea and fruity flavor. The final products are transported to wholesalers, who then sell them to retailers. The retailers then sell...

Workplace Bullying and Its Implications on Organizations

Discrimination is one of the major challenges that organizational leaders face within the workplace. Workplace bullying refers to any acts intended to intimidate a colleague perceived by the oppressor as weak. In most cases, bullying within the workplace applies in a pattern that is directed at specific individuals. Any form...

Ford Motor Company: Corporate Analysis

Introduction The current report evaluates the financial position of Ford Motor Company, USA. The report will utilize a number of financial ratios in order to understand the profitability, cash flow, earnings, and financial risks associated with Ford Motor Company. The assessment will rely on the organization’s financial statements for the...

Valero Energy and Chevron Corporations’ Financial Management

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

Pricing Negotiation Planning Strategy

Purpose of Negotiation The purpose of negotiation is to improve the price for the negotiated product. Desired outcome The desired outcome presupposes the increase in the price for an item sold by the company and the attainment of higher revenues. Pertinent information The negotiated product has outstanding quality and almost...

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...

The V8 Infused Water Product Line Introducing New Beverage Favor

Executive Summary Introduction Ten years ago, if one asked food and beverage executives about the US consumer’s future, few would have predicted how fast and relentless change has come. In their purchases – or lack thereof – Americans have contributed to abrupt landscape shifts, less a development than a historical...

Emirates Airline’s Operational Environment

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

Comparison of DOD and CMBOK Competency Models

Contract management is a complex process that involves the principal and agent. For a particular study, the role of the principal is given to the government, and the role of the agent is any contractor who is providing services. Usually, the government’s and the contractor’s objectives are conflicting. The objective...

Great Man Theory of Leadership

Leadership is an essential factor that determines the level of performance and success in organizations. Leaders influence relationships among employees and between their institutions and various stakeholders. The great man theory is one of the perspectives used to explain why some individuals have abilities to guide others, teams, or organizations...

How Small Businesses Be Supported?

Introduction Chain store creation has debilitated markets, eroded public character, and disadvantaged communities and traditional life. Furthermore, consolidation has minimized competition and could hurt customers in the long run. In contrast to the conservative wisdom, the decline of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is not inevitable, nor is it simply...

Scientific Management Principles by Frederick Winslow Taylor

Introduction The theory of scientific management was published by Frederick Winslow Taylor at the beginning of the 20th century. At present, the principles of scientific management introduced by Taylor are called “Taylorism”. The concept of this theory is different from traditional management methods based on initiative and rewards. It is...

An Analysis of The Matrix-Based Decisions

A decision matrix is an invaluable tool for companies looking for ways to maximize efficiency and determine the ultimate improvement option which will deliver the most benefit. Yet, it can be applied in numerous other scenarios and situations (“What is a decision matrix,” n.d.). For instance, when a company is...

Business Plan for a Full-Service Beauty Salon

Close Evaluation of Different Business Plans Entering the world of business is not an easy task. The highs and lows are phenomenal, and they shape the success path and destiny of any venture, regardless of the size. A business plan is an integral tool to navigate the problems and risks...

Positive Organizational Change at Ericsson Telecommunication Company

Business organizations today face rapid changes that have never been witnessed before. Notably, organizations’ rapid growth and development and the fast-changing trends in business globally have poised a highly competitive business market. Many organizations are striving hard to integrate new and improved sustainability tactics to keep abreast of their competitors....

Nissan Disruption Response Evaluation

The world’s production gets severely impacted by a number of macro and microeconomic factors daily. They are essential to consider and plan the potential response to any arising issue. However, in the regions most susceptible to natural disasters, such as seismological activity in Japan, these plannings become more challenging due...

Corporate Social Responsibility of Starbucks

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

The Importance of Employee Training and Development for Organizational Growth

Effective Training Needs Analysis Training needs analysis refers to the identification process of employees’ development and training needs to enable them to carry out their tasks more efficiently to realize personal and organizational goals. Based on the scenario, the components of an effective training needs analysis include information regarding the...

Nine West: Target Market, Customer Profile

Target Market of Nine West An analysis of consumer behavior determines those customer market segments that can best be served by the firm. These segments are the target market. Target market can be defined as potential consumers to whom a product is marketed. Firms cannot meet all needs of all...

Heidi Roizen’s Career, Work Principles and Habits

How have the various stages of Roizen’s career leveraged assets and competences acquired on previous stages Heidi Roizen managed to make use of her past experience and networks at each of the following stages of her professional path. Her first job was at Tandem, a technology company in the Silicon...

Fiji Water Case Study Analysis

Identification of the Main Problem Brandon Miller aims to establish a business that is the distribution of Fiji water for Monroe and Wayne market areas. However, before making a decision, he intended to conduct a quantitative and qualitative analysis to ensure that this opportunity is an affordable and profitable one....

Strawberry Business: Software Project Management

Multiple tools are available and essential to use when making business management decisions. With the advancement of informational technologies, more and more industries and businesses benefit from using software for analysis and better-informed decision-making. The strawberry industry in general and the Labedo Berries company, in particular, also use business management...

Management of Working Capital in Business

Working capital demonstrates how much liquid asset is accessible to satisfy the short-term cash requirements obligatory by current liabilities in a business. The working capital assumes that current asset and current obligation are short-term concepts; thus, it is defined as a short-term concept. A working capital shows the efficiency and...

The Australian Biscuit Market Analysis

The Market The Australian biscuit market is facing rapid growth due to the changes in preference for snacks. Relevant sources have projected the consumer market of the Australian biscuits to rise to an average of $4 billion by the year 2025. The market recorded a 2.2% growth rate from 2010...

Exploiting Virtual Value Chain

Executive Summary Over the past decades, the world has changed dramatically, and the business realm has not been left behind. The scenario is exemplified in the article “Exploiting the Virtual Value Chain” by Rayport and Sviokla, published in 1995 in the Harvard Business Review. The authors argue that businesses nowadays...

Organizational Behavior on Lack of Motivation

Organizational behavior plays a significant role in the analysis of groups’ conduct in a corporate environment. The observation of the features of lack of motivation and dissatisfaction helps identify its role in the company’s functioning. The managers should identify the manifestations of lack of motivation and job satisfaction because this...

Acculturation and Enculturation: Business Issues

Abstract This essay will examine the concepts of enculturation and acculturation in the context of their impact on business ethics. The current state of business ethics and issues related to the moral issues of doing business will be discussed. Researchers began to single out the two analyzed terms relatively recently;...

Red Bull’s Sports Marketing

Introduction The relationship between sports and marketing has been studied for decades. Today, many businesses have recognized and embraced the potential of sports marketing to generate sustainable revenues and to ensure the survival and competitiveness of firms. In other cases, brands have used sports as a platform to launch and...

Porter’s Five Forces and Its Business Application

Michael Porter described the strategic model of the five competitive forces analysis. The analysis is conducted on five factors, or so-called forces: customers, suppliers, existing competitors, new competitors, and substitute products. With the help of these structural units, it is possible to consider how a company, in the long run,...

Leadership Types in Theory and Practice

Rachel Adams, the president of the Independent Center for Clinical Research (ICCR), exhibits some transformational leadership traits. Rachel is a liberal thinker and also a positive person who relishes in nuances of life, in addition to being a risk-taker (Northouse, 2016). Moreover, Rachel inspires many women in ICCR, and they...

The Insurance Industry in Saudi Arabia

Introduction The insurance system is an important sector and it plays an integral role in the economic growth of a country. This system guarantees the social security of the population and leads to notable and positive effects on economic growth by directly enhancing the financial system of the country. In...

Equity and Debt Financing in Business

Introduction Many companies gain funds both by equity and bond issuing, maintaining a low debt-to-equity ratio. The latter helps them to avoid higher interest rates and benefits them in the future when seeking additional funding (Maverick, 2021). RRE currently relies on equity financing and considers adding some debt to its...

Candy Crush Saga App Business Model

The success of the Candy Crush Saga app business model can be attributed to the perfect combination of the identical components of fun and pain that fit in the short attention span of customers (Shanley). This bite-sized entertainment convinces users to pay for extra levels because of their psychological vulnerability...

SpaceX Company’s Procurement Strategy

The industry of space exploration in the U.S. has always been dominated by NASA, the government agency responsible for operating in the sphere of aeronautics, yet, the emergence of SpaceX changed the status quo. The company, led by entrepreneur Elon Musk has proved over a short period of time that...

Risk Management Program Analysis

I defined risk management in the previous assignment as identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk factors that arise over the course of a company’s operations. A critical part of the assignment involved developing a brief risk management program that our health organization would adopt to help inform its risk management...

The Impact of a Strategic Management Plan on the Success of a Project

Abstract The strategic management plan is an ongoing process of planning, observing, and analyzing all the essential needs of an organization using calculated processes. The business world is competitive and ever-changing to absorb cutting-edge technology. The strategic management and planning process aids an organization in taking stock of the current...

The Analysis of Healthcare Organization

Master Organizational Chart The chart includes the senior executive leadership tasked with providing healthcare governance and giving priorities to initiatives. The Guidance team performs the role of providing a steady-state domain while the clinical team refines the output of workgroups and general implementation. The workgroup is responsible for providing the...

A Caribbean Restaurant’s Marketing Plan

Restaurant Plans The business I would like to start is a restaurant that targets people from the Caribbean. To reach this target audience, it should focus on offering cuisine and atmosphere that are popular among this demographic. It should also focus on preferentially hiring staff who are themselves from the...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Honda

Summary Despite being a large international company, Honda has incurred the negative consequences of the world pandemic to a large extent. First of all, the demand for cars has considerably decreased. Business Today reports: “Japan’s No. 3 automaker expects profit to sink to 200 billion yen ($1.89 billion) in the...

Amazon Company’s Macro Environment Audit

The macro environment audit examines external forces that affect the performance of the online shopping industry in general and the Amazon Company in particular. Amazon Company is the global leader in the online shopping industry. This analytical treatise presents a macro environment audit of the Amazon Company from the findings...

Servant Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Performance

Considering the notion of leadership in the modern organizational culture, the meaning behind this term has undergone some drastic changes over the past decades. Previously, the idea of leadership was driven by the desire to achieve the maximum quality result in the shortest time possible. Whereas the overall productivity was...

Customer Satisfaction Level at McDonald’s

Purpose and Method The purpose of data analysis was to identify factors that affect the level of customer satisfaction of McDonald’s. In order to achieve the purpose, a survey consisting of 20 questions was conducted. The acquired data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. First, the analysis of...

How to Create a Successful City Branding

Introduction A brand is a name, graphic, or sound that distinguishes a company’s products from those of the competitors. Branding traditionally has its application to commodities. However, research by Hankinson (2001) concludes that “the branding of places and locations is not impossible” (p.1). Many people, irrespective of whether they consume...

Organizational Development and Change: Appreciative Inquiry

Scenario 1: Turnover Issue in the Human Resource Department The company aims to analyze the high turnover issue that the human resource department faces and arrive at a solution that will solve the problem. As a problem-based approach confined to a specific area of the company, the safest option is...

SWOT Analysis for Best Buy Company

Introduction Becoming a leader in any field relies on strategic approaches to marketing and analyzing the competitors, weaknesses, challenges, successes, or failure to lay a baseline of success. Internal market analysis entails the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), allowing organizations to identify for areas for improvement, understand advantages and...

Personal Leadership Experience: Case Analysis

Introduction This paper is a personal leadership experience analysis of my encounter with a community-based organization where I worked as an intern in 2018. The organization faced serious management challenges triggered by the decision to focus on gender dynamics in the community. The organization’s primary objective is to alleviate poverty...

Communication Technology Overview

Communication technology has evolved to become a critical part of human life today. By creating new and innovative modes of communication, people can talk over long distances. Such connections have played an important role in developing the world, with a majority of human beings benefiting from them. Communication technology revolutionized...

International Strategy McDonald Corporation

Introduction This paper requires an “International Strategy” formulation for a multi-national company to invest in a country to achieve desperately higher growth. Here the preferred company is “McDonald Corporation”, the US largest fast-food chain restaurant and famous delicious food and prime quality services. Here the target host country is India,...

Human Resources: Dual-Career Family Lifestyle

Dual-Career Family Lifestyle The problem of dual-career family lifestyle is that it requires a significant investment of resources from individuals, and the sustainment of work-life balance becomes more difficult as employees try to stay committed both to their work and their family. The negative impact of such lifestyle can be...

Financial Performance: The Impact of Sustainability

Executive Summary The concept of sustainability in the present-day world is the defining factor for the financial success of companies in different countries. However, its practical implementation is complicated by the need to include a variety of spheres of influence and address all of the corresponding issues. In this way,...

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau: Hellas A.E

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

Is Earnings Management a Good or Bad Practice?

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

Procter & Gamble’s Febreze Product Technology

Procter and Gamble, also known as P&G, have been filling people’s homes with grooming, baby, health care, and cleaning products since the 1800s and continue to do so successfully. In 1998 P&G released one of their innovative products called Febreze.“Febreze has the technology to clean away bad odors at the...

Tencent Analysis. Micro Innovation Strategy

Introduction Tencent is a Chinese multinational company situated in Shenzhen, China. The company is a technological conglomerate and works both domestically and abroad to bring innovation and improvement into people’s lives (Tencent’s Innovation Strategy 2020). Founded in 1998, its influence has significantly spread throughout the world with the popularization of...

Harley-Davidson Company’s Marketing Improvement

Introduction Marketing plays an essential role in every business, irrespective of its size, specialty, and others. An adequate marketing strategy allows companies to reach targeted customers to achieve prosperity and economic benefits. That is why every firm should take significant efforts to implement an effective marketing strategy to achieve these...

Sprouts Farmers Market Company’s Performance Analysis

Sprouts Farmers Market is a specialty grocery store that sells organic foods and a variety of other natural products. At present, its popularity is defined by the increasing demand for the realized goods boosted by customers’ particular attention to their health during the pandemic. This fact explains the business’s ongoing...

A Company’s Alignment of its Mission Statement

Abstract A company’s mission statement essentially defines the company’s reason for existence. It ideally incorporates the company’s most important values, as well as provide direction for short term activities necessary for the attainment of the entity’s long-term purpose. Companies will not often change their mission statements precisely because they define...

The Impact of E-Commerce on the External Audit Process

Introduction Technology is here with us, it is here to stay, and therefore adopting technology has become a trend in many sectors of the economy. Despite the adoption of technology as a trend, it has proved to be the only way to survive in this competitive environment. Competition in all...

Dollar Shave Club’s Value Proposition and Business Model

Dollar Shave Club’s value proposition and how does it differ from Gillette’s One of the major factors explaining DSC’s success is the unique approach to working with clients and the company’s value proposition. It presupposes a fair price and a client-centric service focused on the increased level of satisfaction among...

Hilton Hotel Sydney’s Business Environment

Introduction The purpose of the current report is to brief management on the business environment for Hilton Hotel Sydney. The paper contains an analysis of political and legal, economic, social and cultural, technological, and environmental factors. The report also discusses the competitors of Hilton Hotel Sydney to identify its weak...

The Ethical Issues in Business

Introduction Business ethics is a kind of ‘applied ethics’ that seeks to assess the ethical principles as well as the ethical or moral issues which have a potential of arising within a business environment (Hartman, 2004). The dawning of the 21st century has resulted in marketplaces that are increasingly becoming...

Developing Relationships in the Workplace

The Needs and/or Expectations of Others Identification Stakeholders are individuals and groups that the organization impacts directly or indirectly. Therefore, businesses must identify and prioritize the needs and expectations through surveys, interviews, and feedback. My organization provides business IT solutions to individual and corporate clients locally and internationally. Customers expect...

External Business Analysis With Six Questions

The external analysis, also known as environmental analysis, is a process through which companies objectively evaluate changes that might influence their current operations to their industries and the wider world. Companies do this to make sure they can adapt and succeed in a drive in the context of changes. The...

Nomura Securities International: Case Study Analysis

The case under consideration represents a bright and almost “academic” example of a crucial lack of cross-cultural communications, motivation, and management skills in the company’s top leaders. Nomura Securities International (NSI) is Japan’s‘ giant,’ with a kind of superiority complex due to sound success in the past but not adapted...

Comparison of Leadership Models and Styles

Introduction An appropriate leadership model is a significant phenomenon since it provides health care professionals with the necessary skills and techniques to influence their followers. I understand this fact and do my best to choose a suitable leadership style. In my working practice, I try to follow transformational leadership principles....

Share-Based Payments and the Positive Accounting Theory

Introduction Share-based payments are notable aspects of employee remuneration offered to directors, senior managers, and other employees. Share-based payments mainly include share options and shares offered to senior managers in an organisation. Besides, an entity can offer share-based payments to parties such as suppliers and key business stakeholders. The aim...