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Introduction The services provided at a beauty center are varied and may range from haircutting to massage. Additionally, such salons have a section for makeovers, makeup, manicure, and pedicure. The hypothetical beauty salon chain named Paradise aims to offer beauty-based services that would attract and broad target market. Along with...
Henry Mintzberg identifies ten key roles performed by managers of firms in his works. One of the first roles is a “figurehead,” which characterizes a manager’s legal, social and ceremonial functions and duties. In this case, a leader symbolizes authority, power, and high status. As a rule, subordinates see a...
Introduction Sustainability seems to be a buzzword everyone uses nowadays. Whenever I scroll my feed on whichever social media, I am reminded of how much of a grip this concept has on society today. Forbes, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and other globally prominent publications educate a large sum of...
Executive Summary The discussion focuses on the moral dilemma of staying or leaving an environmentally unfriendly company. It was found that Kant’s categorical imperative and ACS Code of Ethics imply that the former option is ethical. The decision-making model of Beemsterboer and Velasquez identified seven steps to come up with...
Introduction Rent the Runway is an innovative online business that rents out designer dresses for ten to fifteen percent of the retail price to young women. Co-founded in 2009 by Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss, it is marketed as “Netflix for fashion” that provides women with the best night of...
Introduction For a company to function effectively in the target business setting, it is vital to coordinate key corporate processes and different aspects of the firm’s functioning. Specifically, the structural, political, symbolic, and human resource-related frames should be considered as the key tools for characterizing the properties of a company....
Introduction The business context of focus for this discussion is SpaceX’s strengths and weaknesses. According to Pandya (2017), the United States is SpaceX’s primary customer with 23 launches. The company has launched various spaceships in its different missions, including geostationary transfer orbits, communications and weather satellites, human remains ships, and...
Introduction Choosing an appropriate marketing strategy is particularly crucial when starting a new business that needs to win its first customer and retain them. A restaurant with a starting capital of $50,000 is bound to face intense competition from many similar small businesses, and, as such, the choice of the...
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...
By definition, teamwork refers to a group’s collaborative effort to attain a specific objective or accomplish a task in the most efficient and effective manner. In the current world, teamwork plays an important role, especially in heightening efficiency and quality, determining firm governance and strategy, launching and designing products, and...
Introduction The current economic climate is characterized by stiff competition, which threatens the survival of many companies. Given that retail is a low-margin business, many companies consider entering the global market to improve profitability. Entering a new business market has always been disastrous but can also be rewarding in case...
The new product development is a compound process that consists of diverse stages directed to collecting and analyzing the data related to the market and developing a profitable offer based on the research. Each product development process includes such stages as idea generation, idea screening, feature specification, development, testing, and...
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...
Apple Inc. is an American tech company producing smartphones, tablets, personal computers, and other devices with a broad range of accessories for them. As a technological company, Apple is directly affected by the technology life cycle – a theoretical concept explaining the customers’ willingness to adopt new products based on...
It is evident that the COVID-19 unexpected challenges make most major companies change their strategies and adapt to the new circumstances and the needs of their customers. It is possible to say that all organizations were in relatively equal positions, but thanks to the outstanding skills of their managers, some...
Tenzing Natural Energy Tenzing is a purportedly natural plant-based non-GMO energy drink. The company was started by a Dutch businessman who was a former Redbull marketing executive. It is marketed as a recipe inspired by the brew of Himalayan climbers with a triple hit of natural caffeine, vitamin C, and...
Project cost and funding mix Ghandikota (2002) notes that the original project cost was $ 3.1 billion. It was subsequently reduced to $ 2.65 billion. The project was sponsored by well-known players in the sector with a solid technical and financial reputation. These include Enron Power Corporation (80%), Bechtel Enterprises...
The Amazon supply chain is an astounding advancement in retail logistics. It continually optimizes every link in the chain to meet customer satisfaction, aiming to become the preferred retailer in America and beyond. With regard to Amazon’s expansion to the European continent, it has been considered successful in spite of...
In the competitive job market, most view politics, influence, and power from a negative perspective. However, we have to learn how to apply the concepts ethically in our workplaces to achieve our goals. Power to facilitate promotion can be acquired by ensuring outstanding productivity. In essence, one must ensure that...
Introduction Budget is an important component of a company’s financial structure and may aid in its growth. Debt often has cheaper funding costs than stock, making it an appealing alternative for CEOs. However, a firm’s cash might be harmed due to interest commitments. When corporations employ loan capital for commercial...
Introduction Mike Rose’s essay, Blue-Collar Brilliance, illustrates why blue-collar employees should not be labeled as incompetent or uneducated. He mentions his mother, Rosie Rose, and his uncle, Joe Meraglio, as personal examples to demonstrate that blue-collar employees put in a lot of effort and should not be stigmatized in society....
Nowadays, many companies face difficulties in decision-making processes, as, due to severe market competition and COVID-influenced recessed economies, the cost of mistakes becomes incredibly high. To offset the possible negative implications of wrong decisions on the company, more and more managers rely on statistical data to help them make the...
Consumer behavior, as well as factors influencing purchasing decisions, is what the marketing strategy of most companies is based on. The purchasing decision-making process includes several stages: problem recognition, information search, alternative evaluation, actual purchase decision, and post-purchase behavior (Qazzafi, 2019). The first stage, problem recognition, begins with the buyer’s...
Project cost and funding mix According to the S.C. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation S.A (n.d.), the principal company shareholders are the state-owned mining company Compania Naţională a Cuprului, Aurului şi Fierului “MINVEST” S.A. Deva (former Regia Autonomă a Cuprului Deva, until 1998), with 19.31%, Gabriel Resources Ltd. based in Canada,...
Project cost and funding mix According to Wapmuk (2021), the project cost of the Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited is USD 1.2 billion. The total debt financing is USD 800 million, and equity financing is USD 400 million. The main subjects of the financing were the International Finance Corporation...
Project cost and funding mix Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) is the largest infrastructure megaproject both in Egypt and Africa as a whole in the form of a public-private partnership. According to the Egyptian Refining Company (n.d.), this modern refinery is worth $4.3 billion. At the same time, equity capital is...
Introduction Due to the current issue of climate change, many organizations tend to come up with solutions intended to remove uncertainty and recognize the need to attain stability and focus on economic and environmental benefits. Unilever’s history shows that the company was interested in sustainable well-being from its founding date,...
Introduction Gaining entrepreneurial skills is an important component of a successful self-development practice aimed at training individual attainments in assessing current market conditions and introducing adequate methods of competition. During my study of current theoretical concepts in this industry, I have identified a number of meaningful frameworks that have shaped...
Workplace disputes are unpleasant, but unavoidable, and affect the overall atmosphere of the team. Workflows must be transparent and easy for employees to understand. If business processes are clearly defined, there is no room for confusion – the organization works smoothly. Because Diana had problems understanding the situation, a protracted...
Introduction Wells Fargo is one of the banking institutions in the U.S that faces significant ethical issues due to its distinctive practices. Over the decades, the company faced various lawsuits and scandals concerning customer relationships and breaches of their trust. A violation of clients’ rights in producers’ and consumers’ settings...
Introduction Accounting is a vast topic for discussion as it involves numerous smaller ones, all of which are interrelated. Therefore, accounting cannot be researched without understanding its complex structure and its impact on different spheres of public life, interactions with government, and people’s income levels. Consequently, it affects national economies...
In 2013, Zappos which is an apparel retailer, announced that it was shifting its organizational structure a more fluid, less hierarchical form known as Holacracy (Nisen, 2013). The principle of Holacracy is that it eliminates traditional hierarchy by essentially removing all position titles, managers, and other means of subordination. Instead,...
The objective of the writing is to identify and examine the values as well as priorities of servant leaders, on which those typically rely in their behavior. For maximal visual clarity, the author conducted research on two groups, comparing and contrasting them to explore the influence of particular decision-making patterns...
Large corporations that create resources for human comfort and well-being rarely think about their actions on the environment. Environmental pollution is a severe problem, and the fight against it has been going on for decades. Corporations must be aware of their responsibility and understand how their activities are connected to...
Introduction Organizational change has led to the improvement of a company’s performance at both local and international levels. Internationalization has not only boosted the overall performance of a accompany but has also provided various opportunities for members of an organization to retaliate. For an organization to increase its brand awareness,...
Introduction Amazon Inc. is a global online vendor and a pioneer within the online retailing space. It has achieved its popularity due to its positive and quality provision of goods and services to its customers, maintaining a competitive advantage within the market sector. However, the corporation has been experiencing cultural...
Process management Amazon is an internet-based retailer and web service provider with millions of customers. Its headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington. It has revolutionized online purchasing by making delivery quick, inexpensive, and painless for customers. This essay will focus on the process and location strategies it has put in...
The catering business is a good way to make money for those who love to cook since catering is not always about making lunch for hundreds of guests. However, the sphere is quite competitive today because more and more people consider it profitable and reliable and are trying to create...
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...
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)....
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....
Reflective Logistics/supply chain requires a myriad of skills, such as green logistics, purchasing, performance measures, and order processing, which are essential for creating a substantial impact in the clothing industry. Among the functions associated with the position includes providing support in surveying, pre-staging and ordering, inventory, and projecting performance measures...
Doing business with an individual from the USA differs significantly from an Asian customer. The varying nature of countries and regions propagates diverse cultural norms. Businesspeople should consider these aspects when conducting intercultural commerce. The world is getting increasingly connected with individuals exhibiting cultural differences. Our response to cultural variations...
Introduction As a business process, negotiations allow parties to discuss their differences and similarities in an attempt to reach an acceptable solution. This practice defines the inherent ability of sides that negotiate to find mutual benefits instead of completing transactions that do not lead to win-win scenarios. When parties build...
In marketing, product differentiation is generally defined as a tendency to develop a number of important characteristics for a product or a service, in order for those products to be easily distinguished from competitors’ offers. Product owners identify different features that are attractive and beneficial to the consumer, and try...
Introduction The company plans to use a push strategy that does not wait for customers to ask for a product. Instead, it creates products it thinks the customer will demand and then waits for orders. Inventory management helps respond to disruptions that make it challenging to drive towards proactive and...
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...
Zipcar is a great example of how marketing and sales tactics can be adjusted depending on customers’ changing needs. The company used to stick to two pricing models, whereas now a client can choose among three options that are different in terms of subscription duration and car models. Due to...
Evaluating the financial situation of the organization and its capabilities is an important task to establish an understanding of its development. Several economic and financial success indicators can provide a comprehensive overview of the company’s past and current activities, examining the overall progress achieved over the years. This paper focuses...
Organizations are continuously adopting alternative dispute resolution by involving third parties after failed direct negotiations in conflicts. It usually entails either arbitration, conciliation, and mediation processes. In particular, conciliation calls for a third party who improves communication and relationships and monitors the discussion. I like consiliation because the opinions of...
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...
It is important to note that ethical issues usually involve the notions of power, influence, and politics, where one’s rights or obligations are undermined in pursuit of personal goals. However, seeking promotion or other self-interests are not inherently negative if ethical approaches are utilized properly. When one thinks of terms...
Introduction Since the beginning of the 20th century, the phenomenon of cultural transference has become extremely relevant in the context of multinational enterprises’ development. According to recent research, the paradigm of business is now engaged in activities aimed at finding a balance between the globalization trend and unification of products...
The level of market maturity has a strong influence on the degree and intensity of competition. The industry life cycle sets specific rules for the enterprises. Organizations need to understand the market development stages to form an effective strategy for survival and market capture. There are four stages in the...
The Definition of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Skills Entrepreneurship is known as independent, related to risk activity that aims to systematically gain profit from property utilization, goods realization, rendering services, and order completion. Costin et al. (2018) define entrepreneurship as the ability of an individual to turn ideas into action; it...
The current research question is concerned with investigating the impact of worker and management diversity on US tech companies’ stock prices between 2010 and 2019. Therefore, it is important to find studies that show how gender diversity shapes organizations’ performance and what indicators point to either favorable or unfavorable results...
UNESCO is a huge global organization, which promotes cultural, educational, and scientific development. It promotes important missions, which are aimed to benefit world society. Collaborating with the majority of existing countries, it has field offices in different parts of the planet. In Saudi Arabia, UNESCO actively helps preserve historical documents...
Introduction The bike rack market is growing and more relevant than ever – bicycles have always been one of the most common means of transportation or used for leisure purposes – but a renewed interest in fitness and outdoor adventure drives increased consumer demand worldwide. The major players in the...
Summary Many organizations and business enterprises are driven by the focus on profits arising from sales of goods and services. Our company has been experiencing rapid growth and advancements for the last few years. The management structure has undergone frequent changes as new tasks and obligations arise from expanded business...
Introduction Commerce is among the spheres, on which the pandemic of COVID-19 has had a considerable influence. The purchasing power of the population, the use of various payment methods, and the offline and online shopping rates – each of these aspects have undergone noticeable changes. The most substantial reframing, however,...
Introduction The organization of immense concern is Starbucks. This organization is an American multinational chain of roaster reserves and coffee houses. Its headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington. The time of observation was in 2019 when I was working there on a part-time basis. I worked with Starbucks between May...
Strategic planning is important to any organization regardless of size or sector of operation as it realizes effective corporate governance and enhanced ability to compete favorably in the market. However, having a strategic plan is not a guarantee that an organization will achieve success; rather, success lies in the successful...
Abstract Infortrack is a start-up company specializing in eCommerce and parcel delivery. The company operates on stand-alone offices distributed in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, and Chester. The different pickup stations use different data analysis applications such as Microsoft Excel, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), and WorkBooks to capture and...
A corporate strategy is exceptionally important for each organization to have for a number of reasons. The first one is that drafting a corporate strategy helps the management to assess the environment the organization operates or plans to operate in, as well as its strong and weak points. Thus, the...
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 process of new product development has eight major stages and starts from idea generation. It involves a systematic search for ideas about new products, which is carried out mainly on the basis of internal sources of the organization. Then comes the idea screening: an analysis of all the ideas...
Management, like many other career paths, is constantly evolving with practices in the industry and technological improvements. However, there are a number of rules of management and skills a manager should possess in order to observe efficient operations at their workplace. These include consistency, which can be observed as a...
Financial statements reflect the financial impact of transactions and other events by combining them into large classes according to their economic characteristics. These large classes are called financial statement elements. Elements directly related to the measurement of financial statements in the balance sheet are assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity. Only...
Introduction Business ethics is considered the standard of morality, meaning either doing wrong or right in the business environment. Ethics refers to the code of conduct at the workplace or any business, and it is an essential factor to consider as it dictates the company’s success. Misconduct at the workplace...
Introduction A “postponement” strategy is a business strategy that defers investment until the last possible moment. It is believed that this strategy reduces the risk of unsuccessful investments and the potential profit increases. This approach has several advantages. For example, in supply chain management, in cases where it is impossible...
Introduction Management is a complicated process that consists of various activities, including organizing, planning, directing, staffing, and supervision intended to achieve organizational goals. In this regard, diverse concepts and practices have been developed to improve the management efficacy and the overall performance of a company. This paper aims at describing...
Discrimination at the workplace is a severe issue because it implies that people are deprived of some rights or inadequately treated based on their ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and others. American legislative bodies understand that the problem exists. That is why Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act...
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...
Introduction Personal branding has existed for decades, but it is more prominent than ever with social media. It can be defined as the process of using one’s information to provide a comprehensive narrative to entice others for various purposes (Jacobson, 2020). For instance, traditional celebrities may use social media to...
Modern organizations are facing a great management succession crisis. This is an issue affecting small, medium, and large firms. This case was published some decades ago but the management problems that existed are still fresh in today’s companies. After the chief executive of a renowned company in Wickersham died, there...
Introduction Working for a company can easily change one’s perceptions of the processes behind a product or a service. Raith Nanofabrication provided me with an excellent opportunity to put my skills to practice and work in their IT department. The firm is a world leader in precision technology manufacturing. Raith...
The products offered by Samsung very significantly, occupying various spots on the market and demonstrating different growth patterns. One of the highly developed brands is Samsung QLED, a home television (TV) appliance that manifested remarkable market expansion during previous years. Furthermore, the market share of this product is tremendously high,...
A team is an organization of two or more individuals aimed at performing a particular activity. The tasks are shared amongst the team members or can be handled by all the individuals. A team-based approach does not work well for all companies because teams encourage bureaucracy by prioritizing opinions and...
Introduction The concepts of cost, technology and the workforce type when totally focused on representing the ideal aspects that favor the incorporation of make or buy decision. This factor forms a basis on which the company can be able to advance or not or where the company can transform to...
Financial analysis is a process of evaluating the financial strengths and weaknesses of the company by establishing an efficient relationship between the financial statements’ items. As Ravinder and Anitha (2013) discuss in their article, knowing the operational efficiency “will enable the management to locate weak spots of the business and...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent regulations to reduce its spread, many countries have had to implement restrictive measures on people’s freedom of mobility. One of such measures includes regulations and recommendations that aim at reducing the number of people who physically attend their workplaces. In other words, governments...
The greatest takeaways from the course are all related to the importance of tailoring any organizational behavior interventions to the specific organization. An example from the latest reading, formalization, guides employees, an excessive level of formalization can unnecessarily complicate the decision-making process or prevent employees from resolving customers’ issues (Bauer...
The global trading relationship has become much more in-depth and faster as a result of globalization, which has contributed to the exchange of technology and information. Some people say that there are no new markets left to develop. I am afraid I have to disagree with this statement because businesses...
Introduction The present report aims at assessing the financial health of Intel Inc. in 2013. The report analyzes trends in key indicators of financial performance, including total revenues, gross profit, net profit, total assets, and total equity. The report also provides an analysis of liquidity, leverage, and profitability using relevant...
There are two types of distributions channels: indirect, which includes a chain of producer, wholesaler, retailer, and customer (sometimes without a wholesaler), and direct, which cuts of the intermediaries. Recently, I have purchased a portable fan via Amazon due to the high temperature in our house. My parents wanted the...
Fashion Nova was founded in 2006, and today, this fast-to-market apparel and lifestyle brand has over 25 million social media followers. The company’s clothing is worn by stars such as Cardi B and Kylie Jenner. In 2018, it was the most popular fashion brand on Google. Richard Sagian, founder and...
Leadership has become an essential topic for discussion and research in the era of globalization and society’s economic transformation. Some scholars equate leadership with management, others oppose these two concepts. They are undoubtedly connected; however, there are evident differences between them. Moreover, various qualities of a good leader are mentioned...
Introduction Organizational development is an ongoing process intended to improve operations, attract new talent, and redesign existing models to meet the demands of all key stakeholders. Different theories and models have emerged that business leaders can utilize to improve performance. The Star Model is an outstanding tool that can guide...
Introduction Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is a large enterprise that exists across various industries, including television broadcasting, publishing, household décor, and radio broadcasting. As a result of a series of socio-economic precedents of the company, the current SWOT analysis draft may be represented as follows: Table 1. SWOT Analysis Strengths...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate the effectiveness of the system of corporate governance in the UK. Corporate governance is “the system by which companies are directed and controlled” (Cadbury 2002, p. 7). There have been significant developments in the UK’s corporate governance system since the...
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...
Strategic decision-making requires a leader to possess critical thinking and an ability to see problems from different perspectives. Uncertain environments demand asking compelling questions to sufficiently solve the problem. Exploring the performative role of questions in leadership may disclose a strategy, which identifies a successful leader and ensures future triumph....
In logistics, time, place, and space utility present the concepts that determine the choice of transportation modes. Time utility refers to the availability of the products when they are demanded by customers (Lecture 9, slide 8). Place utility is understood as moving products from the locations with lower value to...
For decades, leadership has been considered to be a vital part of an organization’s competitive potential. There is a significant amount of research regarding various leadership styles that led to creating several classifications of their distinct properties. For example, Daniel Goleman’s analysis focuses on emotional intelligence as the basis of...
United Airlines is one of the largest airline carriers in the world, which nevertheless faces certain problems concerning its reputation. For instance, in 2017, a man was taken by force from an overbooked United Airlines plane for refusing to give up his seat (Zdanowicz & Grinberg, 2018). Thus, the company...
Kitchen Koncepts sells gourmet cookware, kitchen tableware and other cooking appliances to the home cook. Kitchen Koncepts serves numerous clients from various geographical regions all over the world. Kitchen Koncepts not only deals with kitchen appliances, but also customizes the kitchen setting, designing and transforming kitchens, in the process making...
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 Coca-Cola Company is one of the most renowned brands in the world. The Coca-Cola brand is valued at $84 billion; the company controls 35% of the North American soft drink market and operates over 900 bottling plants worldwide (Gaille, 2021). Coca-Cola finished the 2020 fiscal year with $33 billion...
The Disney company is among the most profitable and successful actors in the industry nowadays. Such state of the art was achieved because of due diligence and policy that the top management has been applying for many years. However, there was a period when the corporation faced a plethora of...
Stress is a frequent phenomenon, not only in life but also at work. The sheer number of cases and tasks, plans and reports, associated problems, and turmoil are a part of the array of stress factors that can affect employees, and it cannot help but be worrying. At the same...
Introduction Strategy implementation entails the process of turning plans and strategies into actions to accomplish strategic goals and objectives. A strategic plan’s performance is more significant than the strategy itself, and many companies having strategic plans usually fail to implement them as required. Moreover, many businesses have a good plan...
Introduction Strategic information management is defined in the broad contexts as handling of information in an organization to provide value, maintain competitive advantage, and streamline core functions. Information management has become synonymous with strategic management especially in the current global village. Prosperous organizations capitalize on total quality management in all...
Introduction Any nonprofit organization’s work is motivated by the necessity to serve the public to make a positive social change. The needs of communities are met through nonprofits’ organized work through cooperation with multiple stakeholders, engage in volunteer work, initiate fundraising campaigns, and plan programs within their financial opportunities to...
The research proposal aims at describing the current situation and the problem of McDonald’s in Dubai. The company is among the largest players in the segment and was characterized with high performance until recent years when its level of sales experienced fall, both due to not sufficiently competent cross-cultural policy...
Introduction Shoe Dog is a true story about the founder of Nike, Phil Knight, and his struggle to come up with a strong shoe brand. The title shoe dog is symbolic of the struggles involved in the shoe industry’s manufacturing and distribution aspects. Phil explains how his dream of building...
Salesforces CRM is software that is designed to help managers organize their businesses efficiently. It is valuable because it uses the latest virtual advancements, like a cloud to connect all of its teams, leaders, and systematize customer data (Manchar & Chouhan, 2017). CRM stands for customer relationship management, and it...
Introduction Nike, formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports and later renamed in 1971, is the leading manufacturer of sports-related products. The company is headquartered in Oregon and was founded in 1964. Nike is a shoe company that designs, develops, and markets various athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment, and accessories (Liu,...
Planning is defined as the act of formulating a course of action. The business process involves defining the company’s objectives and goals and the determination of the necessary resources that may be needed to achieve the objectives and goals. The business process is important because in order to achieve any...
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...
Introduction As the company under consideration by Andres, the organization will be reviewed through relevant assessment indicators. In particular, the focus will be on its progress and performance to date. Based on the data on the production process, market segmentation, and financial performance, key conclusions will be drawn regarding the...
Charter schools are institutions developed and managed by parents, teachers, society, or education organizations. According to Renzulli (2005), the primary motivation behind the emergence of such schools is autonomy. Most members who started the charter schools aimed at providing different curriculum and services from those offered in traditional schools. However,...
Business responsibility cannot extend only to providing high commercial value. On the contrary, high business performance can be achieved by expanding employer social responsibility. This includes increasing corporate protection against stress. In general, stress has a severe negative effect on the mental and physical health of employees, and it is...
An organization’s leadership is primarily focused on inspiring employees to achieve organizational tasks. It is also preoccupied with formulating a broader vision for an organization and developing stakeholder buy-in to support its achievements. There are various types of leadership styles used by managers to motivate their workers. Some of the...
Introduction The digital business gained popularity due to its convenience and availability. For example, in 2017, approximately 40% of Internet users shopped online more than once (Ijaz & Rhee, 2018). The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown forced the global population to transition to an online mode, increasing consumers’ preference for...
Introduction In recent years, diversity in the workplace has become a considerable aspect in multiple business spheres and in the departments of human resources in particular. In defiance of all expectations, the attitude of various companies to the significance of a diverse workforce is substantively controversial. Some managers may regard...
Brief History and Background Boeing Company is one of the giant aerospace firms operating globally and a prominent manufacturer of defense systems, commercial jetliners, security and space systems, and service providers of aftermarket support. Being the biggest manufacturing exporter in the United States, Boeing Company supports airline customers in over...
Abstract Airbus is a manufacturer of aircraft, spacecraft, and military technologies. The company operates in the aerospace industry, in particular in the sectors of commercial aircraft, defense and aerospace systems, civil and military helicopters. This paper provides a brief company history, current situation overview, internal and external analysis, evaluates challenges,...
Twitter’s Privacy Policy is a collection of the guidelines that govern the collection, storage, and use of users’ personal information. When a person agrees to the terms of use while joining the service, they give the company their consent to collect and use that information. This also includes its transfer...
Amazon is a transnational company widely used globally that deals with e-commerce, computer clouding, and artificial intelligence. It is ranked among the leading companies in the United States due to its growing economic influence. The company is based in Washington and was founded by Jeff Benzos in 1994 (Furgang, 2018)....
Talent management is a crucial principle in sustainable development of organizations. Different institutions apply varying strategies to ensure continued growth of their talent pool and fulfillment of their corporate social responsibilities within their market segment. In essence, much of these practices depend on multiple factors, including managerial skills alongside with...
Summary Nike is one of the best fashion firms in the world. It is an American corporation that has been performing well in the market for the past two decades. The company has invested in better strategic management and innovation, which has ensured its success in the market. As such,...
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...
Human resource management (HRM) centers around effective ways of organizing employees and can provide a crucial competitive edge. It is meant to enhance the overall performance of all employees by distinguishing their duties, establishing hierarchies, and promoting communication between various workers who occupy different positions. Proper management creates the atmosphere...
Introduction Information Communication Technology (ICT) has shaped different aspects of business performance by automating processes to create better and more efficient systems for completing workplace tasks. In this regard, technological use has changed how workplaces are organized and redefined techniques used by employees to complete organizational tasks (McStay, 2020). However,...
Introduction Sustainability is one of core Volkswagen’s business strategies for future growth and development. The company has set strong and measurable goals for decarbonization, responsible supply chain practices, e-mobility, and digitalization (Diess & Osteloh, 2021). The company is faced with multiple threats to its financial well-being and has incurred some...
Introduction The Social Security Administration (SSA) has unique structural and cultural organization attributes for being both a typical large federal agency and social welfare. While SSA plays a central role in serving millions of people with deserving cases, it has leadership challenges given that it is a top-down bureaucracy and...
The Nature of Negotiation in the World “Negotiations” is the dialogue between two or more parties that may occur at both the individual and organizational levels. The purpose of every negotiation process is to reach an agreement concerning a particular issue that should result in individual or collective benefits. According...
I intend to become a Logistic Specialist as I am currently doing a major in Business for Applied Arts and Science, Management, and Marketing. My concentration is on Logistics and Supply Chain Management. In this profession, the logistics specialist is responsible for maintaining logistics policies, coordinating in-house sales, and administering...
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...
Introduction At present, Toyota faces challenges caused by production globalization, market development, and increasing product complexity. In 2009 due to a pedal problem, Toyota recalled millions of automobiles because of unintentional acceleration and inability to manage the crisis. A quality problem for a brand that has been renowned for its...
Definition of Success Success is the creation of value – economic and social benefits and results to help individuals align with a set of values subscribed by the organization. Corporate success usually comes from a clear plan or strategy for carrying out a mission. But a process is not successful...
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...
Summary Segmentation targeting and positioning are marketing approaches that are used by marketers towards achieving positive outcomes from a certain market depending on the consumer behavior that is characterized by that market. Before comparing these 3 forms it is important first to identify and define each of them in comparison...
5-Step Critical Thinking Decision-Making Model Step 1: Identify the problem(s) and uncertainties What exactly is the problem… The overall profitability of Clif Bar & Company is dependant on outsourcers since they do not own any manufacturing plants or distribution centers. The problem is this … Due to the recent shifts...
The present-day is often called “The Information Age,” but not everyone understands the reason behind it. People are generally aware of the ever-increasing opportunities to find knowledge, share experience, and obtain competence, but the information goes even deeper. To truly excel in most entrepreneurial undertakings, one must be aware of...
The first noticeable mistake is in the article’s abstract. While an abstract should contain all the significant points of the study, the authors did not mention their key findings in the abstract. Instead of clearly stating the findings or results, the authors noted that “the results represent an important step...
U.S. GAAP standards are more focused on practical application in different accounting situations compared to IFRS standards, contain more recommendations developed for specific accounting issues, and leave less room for interpretation. In general, the accounting principles and reporting forms of these financial reporting systems are largely the same. Accordingly, a...
Introduction To avoid conflicts of interest, comply with the set laws and standards and bring credit to the profession, the contact managers are expected to hold a specific code of ethics in line with the profession. The skills and competencies needed vary depending on the details of creating and administering...
Unilever is a Dutch-British multinational firm headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and London, United Kingdom. It is one of the oldest and biggest consumer goods enterprises globally – only topped by Procter and Gamble and Nestle. The organization attracts various types of consumer merchandise brands in beverages, personal care, foods, and...
According to the Oxford English oxford dictionary, a tort is an intentional or unintentional harm to another person or property. In most organizations, employees are exposed to various risks as they perform their daily tasks. The risk may be intentional when both parties, that is, the employer and the employee...
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...
Introduction World is becoming complex though the technology has been keeping its effort continuously to make the life easier. People are now living in such an environment where everybody is busy to run the life in a higher status then the existing. In these busy days, the people have no...
The supply chain serves as the core of today’s enterprises, becoming the foundation upon which effective business operations are based. The correct organization of a supply chain is key to navigating along the optimal path in today’s globalized, changeable business landscape. As such, logistics networks hold special significance within vital...
Jack Welch’s book, titled “Winning”, provides a framework of qualities required for the success as a business leader in an enterprise. These qualities include the necessity of a strong mission and concrete values, the absolute necessity of candor, the power of differentiation, and giving value to each individual, respecting their...
Interpretation The summary under consideration demonstrates the air transportation supply company’s data and focuses on the employees’ salaries, bonuses, and performance. The analysis of this information results in the rise of a few questions. The first question is whether the company indeed needs many employees in its divisions. It refers...
Introduction Roberts (1997) asserts that Human resource management is an organization’s function that entails all aspects that are associated with the human resource or work force in a particular organization, company or institution. It entails aspects like recruitment, coordination and control of the people working in an organization. Some of...
Nike Air Jordans has 35-years of experience being in the sports footwear market and formed consumers’ brand perception as providers of luxury sneakers. The basis of its marketing strategy is Michael Jordan’s name and authority, however, relation to the celebrity is not enough in the current fashion industry (Childs and...
A theory of change is a comprehensive description of how the desired change is expected to transpire in a work context. An organization or individual should admit three factors for succeeding in any change. It includes dissatisfaction with the current situation, a clear vision of the future, and the first...
All the companies strive to acquire the secret of success. In that matter, each particular business has its own secret of success. Thus, businesses require simple models, which will allow understanding and implementing the factors for success. In that regard these models should also be innovative, where models focusing functionality...
The term “human factors” encompasses the various influences on the project that its participants can have. In some cases, they will be positive, such as creativity or motivation, which can drive performance beyond expectations. However, in other situations, they will have an adverse effect, such as when team members engage...
