Structural Functional and Dysfunctional Conflicts

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

Employee Motivation: Monetary and Non-monetary Motivators

Motivation is a significant factor in business, as well as life in general. It is necessary for any endeavor to succeed, from one’s day-to-day plans to major business undertakings. Furthermore, motivation has a major beneficial effect on the company, firm, or unit in general (Lorincová, 2019). Thus, maintaining motivation in...

Fast Food Chain Locations, Non-Chain Restaurants and Bars

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

Company Policy on Cell Phone Usage and Driving

Introduction The use of cell phones while driving escalates the risk of harming other motorists and pedestrians due to distracted driving. For instance, sending a text message when driving increases the car crash risk by 23 times (Carroll et al. 289). A study indicated that the accident severity increased to...

Project Review Barnes & Noble

Introduction It is evident that due to the fact that big online corporations like Amazon.com Inc took over the bookselling industry, it became even harder for bookstores to keep up. Barnes & Noble is one of these companies that flourished during the 1990s and 2000s; however, they almost fell out...

Classical Conditioning and the Consumer Culture

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

Economic Opportunities and Challenges of Investing in Ghana

In the context of recent years, private investor interest in African economies has been growing. Despite some setbacks of the COVID era and the challenges of the environment and infrastructure, experts predict that the private sector will play a critical role in the economic development of African countries, propelling them...

The Impact of Interpersonal Internal Communication on Organizational Effectiveness

It is almost impossible to overstate the importance of communication in management. Nearly everything managers do to make it easier for their organizations to achieve their goals requires effective communication. If people cannot share information, it is clear that they will not work together, formulate plans and execute those (Missiroli...

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

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

A Contract of Service or a Contract for Service Between Terri and Jackson Mortgage Brokers

A contract of service and a service contract are two distinct types of agreements that define a worker’s status in a company. A contract of service indicates an employer-employee relationship, while a service contract is preferred in the case of a self-employed individual (Canada Revenue Agency 7). Therefore, to understand...

Managing Demand at the Wild Dog Coffee Company

Wild Dog Coffee is a small coffee house offering espresso visitors a limited choice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So far, the company has only one branch office, but it is in the interest of management to open a new point. Expanding a business always involves risks, as it requires...

Tada Ride-Hailing Company: Business Environment Review

Porter’s Five Forces framework is used for evaluation of the competition in the industry, considering various factors that influence it. When applied to a particular company, this analytical method provides an understanding of the firm’s potential, as well as challenges and possible strategies for achieving the best outcomes. In this...

The Concept of Staff Welfare

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

The Key Elements of Zara’s Supply Chain Strategy

The success of Spanish retailer Zara can be measured by the number of its stores found in the most prestigious capitals around the world as well as in comparatively small towns in the middle of nowhere. The brand belongs to the INDITEX group and can be put under the umbrella...

Coffee Maker Supreme: Assessment of the Impact of Recent Changes in the Company

Background Coffee Maker Supreme is a worldwide manufacturer of coffee making machines. The company has achieved a global reach in the past few years through its modernized web-based sales approach. The company had manufacturing plants in four different locations across the globe. However, due to the increased demand for specialized...

Analysis of Management Research Methods and Strategies

Research activities aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of management are conducted not only by researchers but also by managers at all levels of organizational structure. In the process of management research, the researcher or manager often has to conclude the unknown based on existing knowledge. In this regard,...

Comcast Firm’s Forward and Backward Integration Strategies

Comcast Corporation is a giant American entertainment, information, and telecommunications company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm focuses on creating incredible communication technology that connects millions of people worldwide while generating the most exciting and treasurable experiences. Comcast Corporation is known for using backward integration to gain a competitive advantage...

Lidl: Leading Grocery Discounters in the European and Global Markets

Lidl is one of the leading grocery discounters in the European and global markets. The retailer’s worldwide volume in sales was €62.7 billion in 2014, which made it the ninth top grocery retailer in the world or number one in Europe (Schmid et al., 2018). The company was established in...

The Principle of Relativity in Marketing

With three price options, 59$ for an online subscription, 125$ for a print subscription, or 125$ for online and print, The Economist convinces customers to purchase the third option. This strategy uses more than two alternatives, generally three, to create price relativity in the consumer’s mind. In the case of...

Benchmarking Logistics Performance – Walmart

Abstract All successful business enterprises are committed to or stress quality service in product manufacturing and distribution. Insistence on quality, efficient firm management, and a compelling need to satisfy customers’ demands has led to new methods of addressing the same. Logistic management is one area calling for benchmarking. Benchmarking ensures...

Service and Product Marketing

Marketing is a core element to any business’s survival in the world. Marketing may be the key factor that determines if a business will hold on or go under. This is true especially at this time when the stiff competition has driven many businesses out of operation. People in the...

The Ethics of Performance Evaluation in Organizations

Introduction Many companies have relied on the performance evaluations to measure and improve the effectiveness of its processes, systems and employees. The success of any business, company or institution is pegged on its performance and just as the process of project or business management is characterized by monitoring and evaluating...

Human Resource Portfolio Analysis for Global Sports

Introduction This paper will illustrate the meaning and importance of human resource management (HRM), human resource planning, and strategic human resource management, which are critically important for an organization’s effectiveness and must be effectively managed. This study shows the current economic environment in the sports industry; the second part of...

Exxon Mobil in Guyana

Introduction The Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) is a significant oil and gas conglomerate worldwide. The Standard Oil Company was founded in Ohio in 1870, and by 1880, it had evolved into an oil empire that controlled between 90% and 95% of all oil produced in the United States. Extraction of...

Universalism and Relativism in Global Social Corporate Responsibility

Norms, values, and behaviors of different cultures can often contradict each other. Therefore, an international company and its employees can be torn between the ethical principles of the host country, where they meet a completely different set of moral values. However, proponents of cultural universalism believe humanity lives in a...

WorldCom as Example of Ethics

Introduction WorldCom was an American telecommunications company that highlighted the dangers of engaging in unethical conduct. WorldCom’s growth strategy was through acquisition of other companies. Rapid acquisition made WorldCom one of the largest telecommunications in the US. However, the company was secretly engaging in a massive accounting fraud, which created...

Strategic Management and Business Policy: SWOT Analysis

Introduction SWOT analysis refers to the analysis of the strategic environment that impact on the activities of an organization. Under SWOT analysis, the internal factors that originate from the firm are categorized into strengths denoted by S or weaknesses denoted by W, while those factors that are external to the...

The International Music Festival Event Industry as a Business Environment

Operations in the international music festival event industry are highly complicated due to involving a large number of participants, venues, managers, and visitors. Unlike companies responsible for small events, the international industry has to predict and try to avoid the risks associated not only with the artists but also with...

Amazon Supply Chain Integration Analysis

Amazon is one of the most successful companies in the modern world, and its history is an exciting one. Initially, it was a single book store opened by Jeff Bezos. However, the business soon turned into a reputable corporation that provided its services to customers from all over the world....

Lipitor: Business Model and Planning

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

International Logistics and SCM

Universally accepted criteria for assessing risks and vulnerability of infrastructural systems in terms of global logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) have not been specified so far (Mattsson & Jenelius, 2015; Kermanshah & Derrible, 2016). Therefore, an approach developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was implemented to...

Leadership and Management: Differences and Similarities

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

BlackRock, Inc.: Company Stakeholder Responsibility

Introduction The performance of organizations exerts influences on local communities, customers, employees, investors, suppliers, public authorities, social agencies, and other stakeholders. Therefore, despite today’s toughening economic conditions, complex business environment, and orientation towards profit-making, corporations bear responsibility to all ranks of stakeholders. While defining its strategic priorities and planning business...

Diversification Initiatives of Alibaba Group

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

How to Proper Establishing Objectives

Introduction An objective is a goal that guides the efforts of an organization to reach its target. Objectives are set as an element of effective planning. They are used to determine whether an organization has met set standards. Objectives provide direction for various activities and influence human behavior towards attaining...

A Proposal on E-Commerce with Sportswear

This proposal will be aimed at establishing an online retail clothing store that will specifically deal with sportswear. Digital sportswear collections will be a new apparel store that will cater to those people who are interested in sporting activities such as football, riding hiking and skating. As the name suggests,...

Boeing: Corporate Management Planning

Introduction Sound management is crucial to the good performance and survival of all corporate entities of any size. It is even more important especially for companies that operate on a global scale (McDaniel & Gitman, 2008, p. 215). Management entails among other perspectives the coordination and allocation of the resources...

Global Marketing Strategy Development Benefits

Abstract This paper examines the various marketing strategies that are essential for success of any company within the global market. It begins by introducing the idea of the global markets, and then discusses the common factors that influence the channel structures involved in distribution of products. Then it looks at...

The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club’s Performance

The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team from Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey League. In the paper, The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club: Skating Into The Future, Schnarr, Krizmanich, and Lee are focused on the structure of The Kitchener Rangers hockey club with paying a lot...

MBA Programs: Business Plan Proposal

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

International Hospitality Industry and Experience Economy

Introduction Due to the stiff competition in the business world today, organizations have no choice but to offer memorable experiences for their products and services to every consumer they get into contact with. This is perceived as the only way through which organizations can attract and retain more customers. The...

Performance Management and KPIs in a Management Measurement System

Introduction Performance management plays critical roles in solving problems experienced by organizations. This emanates from firms with meager acquaintance and visibility regarding business-level metrics applied in reporting (Fluss, 2005). In addition, such businesses face problems arising from legal compliance thus requiring agile standards within speedily transforming markets. The process enhances...

Process Leading at Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. which was formally known as Apple Computer, Inc. is a multinational corporation based in California USA, which designs and market’s personal computers, computer software, as well as other consumer electronics such as phones and music players. The leadership at Apple especially under Steve Jobs has always identified the...

Competition Within Intermodal Transportation

Intermodal transportation refers to different modes of transport providing the same transport services. Intermodal transportation also refers to the use of coordinated transportation of freight on a single trip. Inland water, air, railroads, pipeline, trucking companies, and ocean carriers work together to move homogeneous units to offer improved services and...

Consumer Buying Behaviour and Advertising in UK

For consumers to make a purchase, they go through a decision making process which requires them to recognise their needs followed by searching for information that will influence their purchase. They then go through the other available alternatives which are vital in the choice they will make and finally settle...

“Contemporary Marketing” by Boone and Kurtz

“Contemporary marketing “written by Boone and Kurtz provides us with key marketing principles. The book covers the most up-to date issues including one-to-one marketing, customer care, strategic marketing as well as guerilla marketing among other topics. The book begins by giving the reader a concise definition of the term marketing...

Etihad Airways: Strategies Analysis

Introduction The major differences between the organizations that are successful and those that are not is the degree of the effectiveness of their strategies. Any organization hoping to succeed in the market must ensure that its strategies conform to the prevailing conditions in the environment which could have negative impacts...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Strategic Alliances

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

Contemporary Leadership: Transactional and Transformational

Having good leaders is an essential component of any company’s success. The leaders are those who set goals and empower the employees to perform well. Furthermore, the leader’s role goes beyond carrying out the managerial tasks. Rosenbach (10) argues that there is a significant difference between a good manager and...

Sexual Harassment in Workplace Consequences

Sexual harassment has negative effects on organizations as well as individuals especially the victims. For this reason, effective manager fulfills their legal responsibility and ethical obligation in the protection of employees from hostile working environments. Sexual harassment is a threat to organizations and individuals because, it entails power, as individuals...

Intercultural Communication in the Workplace

Introduction Culture covers vast societal issues that are shared such as values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts. This is handed down one generation after another through learning. Generally, it is the way of life of a particular people. In the current economic environment of globalized businesses, cultural difference is a major...

Bank Management and Business Report Analysis

Introduction Each report addresses certain needs of an entity. This report is particularly prepared in the interest of a bank that is planning to increase and improve their sales performance. The main aim of this report is to provide an opinion on how sales should be improved to a certain...

Comprehensive Strategic Plan for GM Company

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

Modernization: Varied Strategies in Our Modern Society

The modernisation process has always had this important feature: it is not possible without constant efforts to assist it. During the history of humanity, such remedies as sport, music, and art have been effectively applied to aid this process. With the beginning of an industrial era, science and technology have...

Human Resource Management: Functions, Activity, and Legal Framework

Human Resource Management is the exploration of the responsibilities that any organization has towards persons it has in its employment and the aforesaid persons’ (employees’) responsibilities to the organisation. Human Resource Management studies describe roles and tasks that human resource managers play and carry out in the organisation. Across different...

Do Organizations Need Managers?

Managing can be defined as looking over and ensuring that people are stay with what they are supposed to be doing. Managers ensure order, greater productivity and a continuous improvement in organizations (Youker, 1977, p. 564). In a more broad perspective, managers design and maintain environments in which other people...

Lakota Hill: Strategy Analysis

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

The Alan Louis General: Case Study

In the Alan Louis case study, the analysis of research data indicates a serious need for marketing. This is indicated by the fact that people who have received services from Alan Louis General and people who have never enjoyed their services have very different opinions of their services. The need...

Stages of the Product Life Cycle

Introduction Background to the study Marketing involves all activities carried out in the creation and satisfaction of customer needs profitably (Kotler & Keller, 2008, p. 43). The marketer is the liaison function between activities that constitute marketing and the clientele. Marketing activities involve the integration of the four Ps referred...

Environmental Management System: Implementation, Maintenance, and Improvement

Introduction In essence, the ISO 14001: 2004 is based upon the methodology known as Plan-Do-Check-Act or PDCA. It can be further described in the following manner: Step one: Plan – establish the objective and processes necessary to deliver the desired results Step Two Do- Implement the process described in the...

Employment at Will and Due Process

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

Haier Group: Company Case

Introduction Most Americans pronounce it as “hair”, while others make it sound like “higher”. The latter is more like it, for Haier Global occupies a higher place in the world’s electronic and home appliances goods and products. This Chinese company with a global presence has a long history, from a...

Future Trends of E-Commerce

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

Li Ning Marketing Management: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Opportunities

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

Revenue Management: Strategy and Policy

Introduction Revenue management is the function of regimented tactics that predict consumer behavior. It has become a branch of the conventional business hypothesis and practices over the last few years. Revenue management has been widely also known as yield management. It largely deals with the progression of indulgence, speculation, and...

Managerial Decision Making Process

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

Customer Service in Rogers Wireless International

Abstract Rogers is a communication service provider that produces phones as well as other data devices. In my study of the services provided by Rogers wireless international, I looked at three of its customer care services and their impacts on the operations of the company. Three articles were studied which...

Adapting Organizations to Today’s Markets

Today’s markets experience an accelerated pace of change which has brought about a shift in the nature of business organizations. Most firms have shunned the old hierarchical model, with its clean functional divisions and clear lines of authority, and adopted flatter, less bureaucratic structures. They encourage the concept of flexibility...

Job Analysis, Descriptions and Specifications

The greatest objective of any company department is to have its workers working at their optimal levels and working on their respective right tasks properly. This can only be guaranteed to an appreciable level when there is a comprehensive detailed job description for all the employees. Job descriptions serve the...

Organizational Problems: Stress and Burnout of Employees

Stress and burnout are the major causes of employee-related problems in organizations. Stress is defined as happenings that cause anxiety, discomfort, and tension. Stress not only affects the performance of employees in the workplace but also affects their personal lives negatively. Stress responses refer to the physiological and behavioral effects...

Dole, Chiquita and Del Monte: Corporate Statements

Introduction The banana plant is considered to be the largest herb in the world and it belongs to a family of plants called lily plants. The plant matures in a period of nine months and after that it’s able to produce fruits all year round. The fruit was introduced on...

Marketing Project for the RedBull Energy Drink

Situational analysis Redbull is an energy drink which is produced by Red Bull GmbH which is a private limited company located in Australia. The firm was established in 1984 within the soft drink industry. The energy drink has managed to attain a significant market share of 46. 8% compared to...

Campbell’s Intelligent Quisine- Difference Between Theory and Practice

Introduction Campbell Soup Company is one the leading soup companies today but back in January 1997, the company decided to come up with a product line of healthy meals that aim to reduce health risks such as heart disease and diabetes. This product line was called Intelligent Quisine (IQ) and...

E-Tailing: Purpose and Characteristics

Introduction E-tailing refers to the commercial transacting of goods and services through the World Wide Web (www). In real terms, e-tailing could envisage transactions relating to B2B (business to business) and also B2C (business to consumers) transactions. The main question that confronts most people is whether internet business would displace,...

Delegation of Leadership Skills

Introduction Delegation of leadership is viewed as an essential tool for attaining improvement in operational performance of subordinates. Employees interested in responsible and challenging position can be motivated through effective delegation of leadership to them. Delegated works seem to be enhancing the operational performance of the employees. “Delegation is a...

Contingency and Situational Theory in Leadership

Outline This essay focuses on contingency theory and situational theory in leadership. It also compares these theories with an article. It mentions the importance of various factors affecting leadership. Introduction Leadership is good quality. It depends on many features as the leader, followers, and circumstances. The leader’s personality, his post...

TNT Express Company’s Supply Chain Management Components

As any company that operates in the sphere of transportation and logistics, TNT Express has to pay special attention to the development of supply chain management; in particular, its management has to concentrate on such aspects as planning and control, work processes, and organizational structure. It should also be taken...

Business Management and Leadership

The organization for which I am working is an FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company; which is facing problems related to the proper inter-departmental communication, tough corporate funding competition, outdating of a product line, and the declining of its market share. I am recently been appointed as a manager and...

Coca-Cola Slash Prices and Financial Outcome

Introduction Coca-Cola Inc. is one of the most respected firms who have celebrated more than a century of sustained business excellence, the company was incorporated in September of 1919. The 53 billion beverages consumed worldwide that bear the company’s trademark in which Coke owns or licenses accounts for approximately 1.5...

Branding as a Negative Social Phenomenon

Background – Branding has been a significant tool for promoting products, but it is recently becoming a point of attack. Identification of problem – Several companies have come under intense criticism over their brands being negatively so powerful that they mislead the consumers, and this has sparked debate over their...

Information Management in Different Organizations

Introduction Information Management has become a commonly used word in modern management enterprises systems and has gained lots of advantages over its usage in selected firms. Information management is defined as “the acquisition, recording, organizing, storage, dissemination, and retrieval of information. Good information management has been described as getting the...

Strategic Analysis of Arnold Leisure Centre

Executive Summary Arnold Leisure center is a sport, Leisure recreation outlet lead by a local authority. The core competence of its strategy is dedicated to the highest involvement of grassroots. The organization is more active for corporate social responsibility and equal opportunity. To organize the strategic analysis of the organization...

Leadership and Self Empowerment

Life of people is full of mutual relationships which then define the roles of the people in the community and the further implementations of their talents and abilities. Such approach tends to realize the levels of different people in social, financial and at least societal attitude. Though, the concepts of...

The Ajax Company: Case Study

Outline This White paper analyzes the case study about the “Automated Production Control System Case” of the Ajax Company. The paper identifies and describes the associated risks pertaining to the two alternatives under consideration. The report has been prepared in the form of a White Paper. Description of Problem and/or...

Leadership Application and Leadership by Example

Introduction Leadership, whether political or business is about influence and strategic planning, and organization. Good leaders are not unaware of the existing conditions and circumstances, but that they act to produce good results in those prevailing circumstances. The qualities, as well as the functions and roles of good leaders, have...

Mind of the Entrepreneur: Zuckerberg

Executive Summary Zuckerberg is one of the young millionaires as a result of this innovation and entrepreneurship that enabled him to create Facebook. Being the youngest billionaire Zuckerberg, has managed to supply the old businessmen who have toiled for many years but have not reached his levels. Zuckerberg has used...

Team Macgyver Experience Analysis

Introduction A team is a group of people working towards achieving the same set of goals. Though teams usually work to achieve these goals, they face a myriad of challenges right from their formation. When our groups were first announced, every student was nervous, quietly waiting to see which group...

Blockbuster INC.: Background and Factors for Decrease in Volume of Sales

Blockbuster’s decision to close 20% of its stores in the US Blockbuster Inc. has made an announcement in September 2009 that it will shut down 960 stores in the US which is almost 20% of its total stores in the country by the end of 2010 (Liedtke). This decision has...

Change and Restructure on Motivation the Workplace

Executive Summary In the last decades, businesses and organizations have been faced with the need for restructuring to make them more competitive globally and better positioned to meet their present needs. This development has led to the implementation of changes that have left the workplace a battleground between employer and...

Service Sector Marketing Planning

Abstract Good service businesses pay attention to clientele and workforce mutually. They realize how service earnings link proceeds from a service provider with human resource and consumer contentment. Service sector marketing entitles not only for outside marketing but for in-house marketing as well in order to encourage workers and interactive...

The Problem of Leadership

Introduction Leadership is the socially influencing effect that one person has in the form of aid and support on others with the aim of achieving a common goal. Kouzes and Posner (2007) say that leadership is all about creating a path for people to put in their ideas for the...

Warren G. Bennis’ Contribution to Strategic Human Resource Management

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

Ford Motor Company Organization

The organizing function of management is a critical management activity that is closely connected with planning and leading. At ford Motor Company, organizing plays a crucial role in the manufacturing and retail sector used as a coordinated effort in order to adjust and balance its resources, and produce programs of...

Business Management and Leadership Qualities

Introduction Leadership can be described as the art of inspiring or moving people’s interests in performing a certain job with a common motive of achieving a set objective or goal. It’s concerned with the capability an individual has in influencing other people to commit their efforts in succeeding in a...

Microsoft Corporation: The Future Development Strategy

Clear Focus and Competitors Information Technology (IT) Industry is one of the fastest developing areas of human activity at the present time. The overall proliferation of technology and innovations in society have brought the IT sphere to the spotlight of social relations. Computers are used at every single job and...

Marketing Research: Japan Market Environment

Introduction This study refers to the market environment in foreign countries to promote teambuilding activities in order to implement a white water center in Montreat. Under this study, the market environment of a foreign country (Japan) is considered to analyze the potential market opportunities and threats. The following is detailed...

British Airways: Business Functions

Structure and Culture at British Airways British Airways is governed by six members in the leadership team. These leadership posts include the posts of Commercial Director, Chief Information Officer, Director of Engineering, Director of Investments and Alliances, Director People and Organisational Effectiveness and General Counsel (British Airways). These leaders basically...

Parker Pen Company Marketing

Introduction The international marketing demands new and innovative approaches to business which takes into account cultural and national differences of product perception and product value. International marketing is aimed to reach diverse consumers and sell products on the international scale. Supranational marketers apply different strategies and techniques in order to...

CVS Caremark Company’s Motivational Problems

Introduction Motivational problems at work places are a great hindrance to performance and creativity. Motivation can be termed as a strong desire or urge that drives, maintains and invigorates a person to keep on going towards achieving his/her goals or targets. There are different things that motivate people, and vary...

Emirates Airline Company’s Market Research

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

Nokia Company’s Financial Analysis and Management

Acknowledgements I would like to thank my teacher for giving me an opportunity to research and write on such an important topic. The research work has not only increased my knowledge in the area of financial management but has also enabled me to apply these techniques in practical decision making....

General Motors Structure Company

Introduction The recent global economic conditions have caused a lot of controversy in the business world and affected the global industry leaders in different ways. General Motors Corporation is one of the examples of the negative influence of both improper government policies and global economic recession upon a business company...

An Effective Economic Decision-Making

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

Rock of Ages Company’s Value Chain Analysis

Summary Strategic planning and management have become a very critical aspect of the success of businesses and developments in the past three decades. From 1980s consumers around the globe have become more informed and continuously demanded more in terms of quality and price (Howe, 2006). Again the globalization and high...

Fashion Industry Analysis: Interview With J. Jamshed

The fashion industry is as dynamic and changing as a business could ever be. Just when one gets a firm hold on the existing trends, the fashion industry takes an unpredictable turn. To be able to evolve as an entrepreneur in this industry, one requires more than just talent for...

Contemporary Marketing: Marketing Management

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

Dividend Policy in Business

Rights issues Selling of ordinary shares to the existing shareholders of the company to raise capital is called right issues. The law necessitates that the new ordinary shares must be first issued to the existing shareholders on a pro rata basis. Shareholders through a special resolution can forfeit this pre-emptive...

Pink Label Hair Company’s Business Plan

Executive Summary The present business plan is dedicated to an overview of Pink Label Hair Company, a limited liability entity, operating in the cosmetics and beauty industry. The business’s product portfolio includes 100% virgin hair bundles in Brazilian, Peruvian, and Malaysian styles. It has an offline location in [Name of...

Organizational Behaviour Analysis and Evaluation

Organisational behaviour study is a discipline that is gaining more and more important because organisations are becoming larger and more complex now than ever before. Even though human behaviour inside organisations have been studied since the early days of the industrial revolution, most of these have focused solely on improving...

Effective Leadership Skills in Practice

It is a common belief that leadership is important for organizations and societies to function. Leadership is an overall activity that is visible in people and even animals. Whereas it is easy to identify leadership in a situation, it is difficult to define it precisely (Avery, p.4). There is no...

Balanced Scorecard and Analysis

Introduction The balanced scorecard translates an organization’s mission and strategy into a comprehensive set of performance measures that provides the framework for implementing its strategy. (Kaplan and Norton, 1966) The balanced scorecard does not focus solely on achieving the financial objectives of the firm. It also highlights the non-financial objectives...

Statistical Process Control (S.P.C)

Statistical Process Control as a function and tool of management aiding the best possible evaluation and implementation of programs, portfolios, and processes in organizations and enterprises by adhering to process centers consistent with outcome expectations. It is possible to engineer the best efficiency of time and product quality, thus optimum...

Entrepreneur’s Harvest Goals and Their Achievement

Introduction If an entrepreneur was asked why he set up his business in the first place, the inevitable reply would be to build up the company to great heights and manage it so that he may ultimately leave it to his children. The purpose of course would be to gain...

Staff Relocation: The Strategies That Will Ensure the Project Succeeds

The project is intended to relocate the company headquarters from the current position to the new proposed location which is 73 miles away. The new building will have two new departments that will be incorporated into the existing departments. In the project, the main area of study is to analyze...

British Petroleum Company’s Marketing Plan

Introduction British Petroleum – BP ranks third among the worlds largest producer of ol and natural gas. The organisation is among the top 6 energy sector companies and is active in the oil and gas exploration, petroleum products refining and marketing and non conventional energy systems. For the year ending...

The Service Encounter – Journal and Analysis

Executive Summary There exists a lot of differences and ambiguity regarding the marketing of services essentially due to the intangible nature of services. Product marketing is easier as there is a tangible item that may be shown to the customer or make them feel it literally. But in the case...

Benefits of Time Compression in Supply Chain

This paper is going to focus on the creation of a customer-driven supply chain. It will look at the benefits of the supply chain time compression in the Tesco Company. According to Daniel T Jones and Philip Clarke (2002) putting up supply chains that pay attention to the customer requires...

The Accounting Profession and Ethics: Analysis

Ethics in an organization is observed when the rules and regulations that govern the operations of the organization are effectively followed. The accounting profession should adhere to ethics because people rely on that information to make decisions on whether to invest in the company or not and therefore reports should...

Marketing Communication for Building Strong Brands

Introduction Research indicates that marketing communication is a very important tool in any business set up; it is even more important in the modern business world. For a business organization to be successful and attain its marketing objectives the marketing managers have to use very effective marketing communication strategies. This...

The Coca-Cola Environmental Sustainability Claims

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

What Is the Role of Marketing in the Company and to What Extent?

Introduction Before attempts to discuss the role of marketing in the company and to what extent the marketing strategy of the company is effective, it is essential to consider about marketing and marketing process. Satisfying the target customers, behavior facilitating exchange, selling and advertising are the important role of marketing....

BCG Growth-Share Matrix – Hewitt Packard Company

Introduction Portfolio analysis is one of the most important strategy tools that multi-product or business unit companies employ to ascertain their product situation and take their decisions regarding the product’s future. One of the most widely used analysis tools is the BCG matrix. This article aims to understand the usefulness...

Management. Do Brands Have Finite Lives?

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

The Field of Employee Relations

Introduction The employee relations have been changed last 30 years for many reasons for developing for information dissemination, employee feedback and employee assistance program. These are a most important factor which provides significant change. By virtue of the European Communities Act 1972, UK incorporated all EU law in domestic law....

Life Straw Project Analysis

Introduction Business is a way of making money and being successful, as poor people can become richer when they start making some business. But another aim of businesspeople is the help to those who live beyond the level of poverty. This kind of activity of people dealing with some business...

Supply Chain Management in General Electric

In organizations, it is important for management to understand the stage that followed when purchasing their raw materials so that the right products are delivered and produced at the appropriate time. General Electric Company is a multinational organization that is located in America. This company conglomerates services and technology that...

Sony: Marketing and Business Analysis

What have been the key success factors for Sony? Sony Corporation is one of the worlds’ most recognized and respected companies. Since its humble inception as a radio repair shop in 1957, it has now grown into a huge multinational with interests in electronic items, multimedia, music, films and televisions...

Lakeland Wonders: Case Study

Executive summary The case of the Lakeland Wonders is the classical example of the conservative outlook of the business world. Cheryl Hailstorm, CEO of Lakeland Wonders, proposes progressive modifications of the company’s development strategies, while the senior management resists them stressing the possibility of failure in international markets resulting in...

Analysis of Toyota Strategic Planning

Key Issues Toyota Company is the largest car manufacturer in today’s world. This company, founded in 1937 by Kiichirro Toyoda, is developing rather fast. 2007 brought $15.09 billion to Toyota as annual revenue. However, the modern world sets new tasks for market players, and Toyota has also to take into...

Strengths and Weakness of Using Employment Agencies

Introduction Human resource is one of the greatest assets of any organization. It determines the failure or success of any corporation. This is the asset of the company that ensures things are happening in the organization therefore their acquisition through recruitment plays an important role. Recruitment is the process of...

Business Plan Critique: Live-e-Care

Evaluation of marketing plan & operation’s strategy Live-e-Care is a web based customer service supports venture that have planned to enter into a market of e-business by providing quality and cost-effective online customer management operation for various companies. According to the reports released by Boston Consulting group, the online sales...

The Role of National Training Awards in the United Kingdom

Introduction There is a well known cliché among business circles that an organization is only good as its employees. This suggests that the success of an enterprise depends not only on the quality of the product or service it delivers, but also on the quality and commitment on the part...

Evaluation of Marketing Strategy

In this paper, I am going to check out all those features that are related to the adaptation of strategic management about have a hold over the market. The process is to have proficiency systematically in the competitive marketplace. The target of this paper is to discover the consistent approach...

Procurement and Delivery Strategies: Conclusion and Recommendations

Recommendations The procurement authority should adapt fixed-price lump-sum contracts where cost over-runs are met solely by the contractor in case of any. Introducing this new direction in the procurement and bidding world will be fundamental to protecting taxpayers from such risks. Armstrong and Sambamurthy (2006) assert that risk-sharing between the...

Wounded Warrior Project’s Performance Problem

Organization’s Mission and Vision To promote and provide increased public awareness through transparency, education, and knowledge. The community sensitization and engagement will create advocacy and solicit the society’s aid for the needs of wounded soldiers. The vision of the organization is yielding faithful contributions and support for our most impacted...

Exxon Mobil: Performance Evaluation

Introduction The financial performance ratios look at how well a company has been able to turn its assets into revenues as well as how efficiently a company converts its sales into cash. (Investopedia) The purpose of calculating and analyzing these ratios is to have an insight into the company’s financial...

The Psychological Effects of Downsizing on Employee

The term ‘downsizing’ refers to the reduction of the workforce through either voluntary or involuntary means or a combination of both. Before the early 1980s, organizations were forced to reduce their workforce whenever they experienced stress and not much thought was given to it. In recent years, however, there has...

Starbucks Corporation’s Sustainable Marketing Principles

Introduction In the modern world, it is very popular to be involved in business activity. While social and mass media proclaim new business trends, business conferences, meetings, and workshops are held by various companies in different parts of the world. The words as “businessman” or “businesswoman” become more and more...

Nokia Company’s Changes in Corporate Strategy

Introduction It is not easy to find a person without a smartphone in 2019. However, just a few decades ago, this was hardly the case: most of the world used wired phones. When precisely the change came around is difficult to say. IBM introduced the first device characterized as a...

Restaurant Management: A Career Perspective

The job of a restaurant manage is one of the most varied careers in existence. It is the manager’s responsibility to offer service, food and drink to the public at a price they are willing to pay. This sounds more simple than it really is. Many people think managing a...

Buyer Behavior: External Variables in Marketing

Consumer behavior is one of the most important subjects, especially in the field of marketing. It mainly deals with the study of how people choose to buy a certain product, what, when, and why they buy. In fact, it is a multidisciplinary subject that blends elements from psychology, sociology, socio-psychology,...

Japan: Impact of Culture on Business Management

Abstract Japanese culture influences the work practices and business practices in the country. The culture of stressing the process than the results has brought out large changes in the way the work is done in the companies. The loyalty to the companies that they work for and the pride that...

Workplace Conflict Management Strategies and Examples

Introduction The work in any organization that concerns interpersonal relationships and communication is likely to impose conflicts. The difficulties in mutual understanding have their causes and outcomes, which deter the performance quality and imped the comfortable environment for the employees. It has even more adverse effects in the field of...

IKEA in South Korean Business Environment

South Korea Potential for IKEA South Korea is currently among the countries with a stable economic and political situation that attracts foreign business. IKEA is a Swedish enterprise that entered the Korean market in 2014 and currently operates two facilities, and the third one is under construction (Bae, 2018, para....

Hewlett Packard Company’s Cost Accounting Analysis

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

Strategic Marketing Approach: The Case of Kraft Mac and Cheese

The food production industry is undergoing substantial changes due to the development of technology, as well as the shift in political, social, and cultural domains. Modern hectic life makes packaged food popular among diverse groups, including students, young working adults, childless couples, and families (Casini, Contini, Romano, & Scozzafava, 2015)....

Motorola: Absorption Costing and Variable Costing

Motorola is a manufacturer of smartphones, which it supplements with a unique system of accessories. As such, it uses cost-based pricing, with each unit costing a set amount of money to produce and selling at a fixed price. It can use either absorption or variable costing for its financial statements,...

Bower and Paine’s Theory on Shareholder Influence & Governance

To sustain an organization, one needs to delineate the roles for each participant clearly, which includes the shareholders as crucial agents of the business setting. However, locating the extent of the influence that shareholders should exert on a company is quite a challenge due to the unique circumstances in which...

Sports Marketing Strategy Article Critique

Sports sponsorships are ubiquitous for various enterprises, particularly those that produce goods associated with physical activity. However, many companies with a more general orientation also make use of sports to gain recognition and spread their message. The study reviewed in this work, conducted by Ghezail, Abdellah, and Mohammed (2017) defines...

Strategic Importance of Forecasting

Introduction Forecasting refers to the method of being able to predict what is going to happen in the future, and in business, the future is narrowly defined by the existing economic conditions. When organizations want to develop a forecast associated with their immediate performance, they collect data on previous experiences...