Performance Management and Appraisal Systems

Performance management is an essential process of communication in any organization. The constant communication between a supervisor and the employees is a way of achieving its strategic objectives. Human Resource faculty plays a major role in the performance management process by designing and implementing performance appraisals. It is upon the...

A Caribbean Restaurant’s Marketing Plan

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

T-Account: Linda’s Transactions

A T-account is an informal term for a financial records’ set that contemplates the International Accounting Standards (IAS) double-entry bookkeeping rule. A T-account is also referred to as the ledger accounts. It describes the bookkeeping entries’ appearances by displaying them on a large letter T drawn on a page. The...

Ethics and Islamic Values in Business

Introduction The case study is based on the crash of the Costa Concordia in January 2012 off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. The captain of Costa Concordia abandoned the ship before all people were evacuated, and this is against the ethical and moral obligations for their professions (Stakeholders and Corporate...

Leadership Theories Chart. Breakthrough Leadership

Leadership Theory Definition Main Concepts Situational leadership A leadership theory that merges both directive and supportive dimensions, which need to be applied correctly in a given situation (Ghazzawi, Shoughari, & Osta, 2017). Situational leadership is based on the relation between the task behavior, listening, support, and value. It claims that...

Starbucks’ Social Responsibility and Brand Strategy

Introduction Starbucks is the largest international chain of coffee shops which has been consistently growing and expanding since the 1980s. In 2008, it faced a major crisis caused by the economic recession and the failure of the company’s aggressive expansion strategy. To address the crisis, it introduced significant changes to...

Customer Satisfaction Level at McDonald’s

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

Researching the Consumer Decision Making Process

The author selected Samsung Galaxy S21 5G and iPhone 12 and gathered related qualitative information to understand how consumers go through the different decision-making process stages before acquiring a product. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G is a new smartphone by Samsung and the most advanced in the Samsung Galaxy S series...

How to Create a Successful City Branding

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

Organizational Development and Change: Appreciative Inquiry

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

Logistics Operations in Aviation and Aerospace

In aviation and aerospace logistics, there are two directions, such as making aircraft and spaceship and moving people and products, where the latter is part of the integrated supply chain management. In this case, a supply chain can be understood as a network of organizations that cooperate through various connections...

International Strategy McDonald Corporation

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

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau: Hellas A.E

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

Cyberpunk, Nintendo Switch, and PS5 Advertising Survey

Number of Advertisements and Media Gaming marketers have capitalized on almost all social media and video platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, and Pinterest. For this research, I viewed five advertisements for each game on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram for a day. The promotions were similar on...

The Basic Components of Organizational Processes

Introduction Analyzing the basic components of organizational processes is a valuable approach that allows highlighting the key models and principles of sustainable clusters aimed to support the work of a specific entrepreneurial direction. Assessing the types of these processes, structural frameworks, and some other aspects can help obtain in-depth information...

Shell Company’s Product Marketing Analysis

The product chosen for marketing Shell is a multi-national British-Dutch oil and gas company. The company is one of the biggest companies in the world, being on the top of the chart as one of the richest businesses in the world. The company primarily positions itself as a dealer in...

Job Analysis in the Restaurant Industry

Job analysis remains a critical element for most Human Resource (HR) functions. According to Brannick et al. as cited in (Breaugh, 2017) “job analysis refers to a broad array of activities designed to discover and document the essential nature of work” (p. 12). According to Brough (2017), job analysis (referred...

Innovation in International Business

International business is the highest form of entrepreneurial activity, and innovation plays a vital role in the conceptual idea of gaining a competitive advantage. The latter is conducted through elaborate modifications in the business model, knowledge connectivity, research and development, and organizational innovation. For example, in the hospitality and tourism...

Sales Associate Recruitment Strategies by Tanglewood

Introduction The process of recruiting can define the success of an entire facility. To improve the results of the efforts of an organization, companies have introduced numerous methods that help them with obtaining an optimal candidate for a job. Depending on the focus of a company’s recruitment of staff, there...

Bolman and Deal’s Four Frames of Leadership

It seems reasonable to state that all companies come to a period when their performance starts being insignificant. This may take place due to various reasons – starting from severe rivalry and ending with pressing governmental policies. However, there are a plethora of cases when the mentioned insignificant performance results...

Comparison of Leadership Models and Styles

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

Human Resources: Job Analysis and Description

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...

Perspectives of the Interaction of Different Generations

The contemporary world is changing rapidly and it is essential to consider both the possible difficulties and perspectives of the interaction of different generations. This essay dwells upon the ways the four different generations (traditionalists, baby boomers, generation X, and Millennials) cooperate with each other. It is crucial to take...

Consumer Decision-Making Process in the Automobile Industry

Introduction Vast literatures suggest that numerous environmental problems occur due to human economic activities. These activities, as Transport Technologies and Policy Scenarios to 2050 (2007) asserts, cause deposition of masses of pollutants into the environment to the extent that they destroys the natural beauty. In addition, economic activities consume enormous...

Zappos: Servant Leadership

Introduction Servant leadership is defined as an organizational style within a company where the leader’s purpose is to serve their customers and help their employees grow within the field. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how this philosophy is supported at Zappos, an online shoe and clothing retailer....

Selfless Service. Selflessness in Business

Selfless service is among human virtues that play a significant role in shaping a better society and the world at large. It can also be referred to as dedication to others or service to humanity (Ochnik, 2019). Its philosophy revolves around the idea that an individual can offer services without...

Community Based Stress Management Programs and Interventions

Developing Stress Management Programs The effectiveness of stress management programs depends on such factors as income and poverty levels in the society, among others. Researchers have undertaken studies on stress that negatively affects the destitute rural regions of South Africa. According to Crouch (2008), incapacity confronts poor people with distressingly...

Situation With Walmart Around the World

Can Walmart Break the Retail Code in India? Due to the fact that India is a growing economy, this state can become an essential destination for Walmart. India’s political environment is complex, with a large number of regulations obstructing large multinational companies from entering this market. Until recently, global retailers...

The Shift in Demand for Tesla Electric Vehicles

An article submitted to CNN describes the situation of competition between Tesla and Volkswagen. It is noted that Volkswagen significantly increased sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in 2020. Therefore, thanks to Volkswagen, an increase in supply in the electric vehicle market was recorded. Specifically, Volkswagen sold 231,600 battery...

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited: Analysis of Financial Performance

Introduction Financial performance of an entity changes from one period to another period depending on a number of factors. Some of the factors are economic (such as fluctuations in exchange rate, stiff competition and recession), social (such as people’s perception about the product), and climatic factors (adverse weather changes such...

Consultancy Report to Senior Management

Executive Summary This report addresses in detail all the factors that a company needs to analyze before deciding to start operations in another country. The report continues to elaborate upon the different types of structures that can be utilized and the logic behind each structure, for instance direct investment model...

Age and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Introduction Discrimination in the offices and among colleagues is a serious issue in the modern world that is claimed to be tolerant and equal for everyone. This topic and its causes and consequences are widely discussed by specialists in diverse spheres such as sociology, psychology, human resources, and management. It...

Team Decision Making Techniques

Decision-making is a process when a responsible person analyzes an issue and looks for possible variants of how to solve it. When a group of people is involved, a decision-making process becomes challenging. On the one hand, all the participants share the burden of responsibility, and they can unite their...

The Diversification Strategy of Disney

Summary In the current reality in which business has to work, the exceptional dynamics and turbulence of the external environment require a new type of thinking – not linear and one-sided, but flexible, rational, and critical. Making decisions, and pondering problematic situations, managers unconsciously start from the information known to...

Marketing Recommendations: Nike Air Jordans

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...

Abdullah AlOthaim Markets’ Organizational Overview

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

Improvement of Flowers Quality

Introduction My flower business specializes in providing customers with the best floral arrangements for their special occasions, including birthday parties, weddings, and anniversaries. One of the biggest problems facing my business is the preservation of flowers. I noticed that they remain fresh for up to five days, meaning sometimes I...

Contemporary Issues Concerning Security as a Profession

Introduction Security as a profession varies in terms of qualifications depending on the nature of the working situation (Simonsen, 1996). As a career, security is quite diverse since numerous factors must be put into consideration when defining the profession. In this case, there is no single definition that can stand...

Leadership Followership Relationship

Introduction Leaders have a great and crucial role in steering organizations if they are to acquire followership and achieve the goals and objectives of the organization. They have a great task of inspiring the followers for them to have their commitment and share the same interests and aspirations regarding the...

The Ageing Workforce in Air New Zealand Limited

Introduction The modern world passes through a period of radical change visible in all spheres. The advances in technologies created the basis for the improvement in the quality of life and increased attention to the well-being of individuals. Moreover, medicine supported by new scientific discoveries promoted a significant extension of...

Qualitative Research on the Gender Perception of E-Commerce

Research methodology The research methodology that will be chosen for the research proposal will be phenomenology. It refers to the narration of experiences in the perspective of the first person. Phenomenology best reflects the research topic because it applies the aspect of first-person narration. To identify the relationship between the...

Perisher Blue Pty Limited: IT Strategic Plan

Executive Summary The main objective of this final report is to prepare an IT strategic plan for Perisher Blue Pty Limited. Australia’s biggest and most popular ski resort Perisher Blue was established in 1995, which provides alpine runs, cross-country skiing, valley and bowl skiing, snowboarding classes, snowboard equipment, clothing, jewelry...

Tesco Plc Retail Company’s Financial Analysis

Abstract The paper carried out financial evaluation of Tesco PLC. The company is a market leader in the UK retail industry. The retail industry is in the UK is quite vibrant and it contributes significantly to the economic success of the country. Based on the analysis in the paper, it...

Concepts of Brandt Company: Canada

Introduction Brandt Company is a group of industries primarily dealing with manufacture of engineering products. In the past the company was called Brandt electric, but to due to innovations and expansion of its manufacturing sector, it has gradually adopted the new logo “Brandt industries limited.” The company’s headquarter is in...

Brookside Dairy Limited Marketing Plan

About the company Brookside Dairy Limited is based in New Zealand. The company intends to enter the China and Middle Eastern markets with its milk powder product. This paper presents the company’s financial statement and a marketing plan to penetrate the markets in China and the Middle East. Financial statement...

Lidl Expansion to Norway and Mexico

Abstract Lidl, a Germany-based international discount retailer that primarily focuses on food, is considering entering another country’s market. It has narrowed its choices down to either Norway, where it had tried and failed to expand previously, and Mexico. However, the chain struggles to make the final decision and develop a...

Maybelline New York: Global Marketing Concept

Introduction The emergence of the concepts of global and international marketing was primarily due to the globalization of business activities and the liberalization of trade. Yet it raised many issues, for example, the need for identification of key markets, challenges and opportunities they withhold, development of strategic plans by company’s...

Global Marketing: Adaptation vs. Standardization

Marketing and trade are complicated and interconnected processes, and their complexity increases in proportion to their scale. Most companies start their activities in the domestic market and expand to other countries, achieving success. For this reason, marketers need to understand the difference between domestic, international, and global marketing, as well...

Corporate Financial Analysis of Gap, Inc

Industry: Apparel Stores Gap, Inc. Date: 01/09/14 Ticker Symbol: GPS – NYSE Recommendation: Hold Current price: $46.15 Price Target: $46.03 Earnings per Share Ratio 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Earnings per share 1.58 1.88 1.56 2.33 2.74 Price/earnings ratio 14.8 12.3 10.7 15.2 14.0 Highlights The company reported an increase...

Leadership and Management During COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction The corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has turned out to be an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has affected the entire world. The current period is characterized by uncertainty, volatility, ambiguity, and complexity that call for a high-impact type of leadership. Leaders have learned how to manage the elements mentioned...

The Disney Difference: Making Magic Happen

Magic is something that everyone around the world loves to get no matter how. Hence, Walt Disney Corporation (Disney) aims at doing it for society everywhere. Therefore, this essay will provide information about the Disney Difference and its effects on its corporate, competitive, and functional strategies. It will then highlight...

Multinational Enterprise: Siemens

Introduction Entry into a new market can either be highly profitable or catastrophic for an organization. There are several factors that have to be considered when trying to enter a new market. Some of the factors include SWOT and PESTLE analysis and an evaluation of the best strategies and mode...

Six Leadership Traits: Overview and Definition

There are six fundamental leadership traits: vision, honesty, empathy, determination, competence, and motivation. Every successful leader needs to have these traits to be successful. One of the greatest examples of a worthy leader is King David. First, he had a clear vision of what should be achieved and how it...

Influence and Persuasion

Influence is a powerful currency in the business environment that gives a lot of leverage to those who master this skill. It is not surprising that there is an extensive body of literature on the art of persuasion and its application in real life. Such is the book by Bob...

New Hotel Concepts to Attract Guests and Tourists

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

Corporate Social Responsibility: Concept Overview

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business model that emphasizes businesses’ obligation to be socially responsible and to give back to the community (David, 2013). The concept especially applies to large corporations: as they grow and expand, they accumulate a great deal of power that depending on its use, can...

HR Policies and Practices in Google

Correlating one’s personal traits and performance can be useful if the former is considered as one of many factors that affect the latter. However, I think that it should not be used as a sole basis for screening the potential candidates because personal traits cannot be only a performance predictor....

Operational and Financial Performance Measurement

It is very important to measure customer perception as a regular part of performance measurement because by doing so, customer success will have been enhanced to the benefit of the firm (Bowersox, Cooper & Closs, 2009, p. 389). Bowersox, Cooper and Closs further assert that measurement of perceptions and opinion...

Business Intelligence and Data Mining

Electronic commerce (e-commerce) has made numerous innovative changes to the functional and structural frameworks of businesses by adopting advanced technologies in the age of global digitalization. In particular, customer-centered companies focus on aspects such as personalization, communication, and added value, which become ineffective without the implementation of business intelligence (BI)....

Internet Selling of Items of Crafts Business

Introduction Currently there is an emergence of the concept of entrepreneurship within the business environment. This requires that the potential investors have to scan the environment in order to determine the most viable business enterprise to establish. In line with this concept, my brother and I scanned the environment and...

Library Fundraiser’s Options and Approaches

Fundraising for any purpose can sometimes be an arduous task. People are usually not inclined to give their money, especially if the assignment requires them to take any action. However, there are many methods by which the attention of the target audience can be attracted to a particular problem. This...

The Resources Dependency Theory (RDT): Clothing Manufacturing Organizations

Introduction All modern organizations depend on other links of their supply chains. Maintaining stable and sufficient supplies has become a matter of survival for modern companies, and the resources dependency theory (RDT) examines this particular issue. It focuses on such aspects as limited amounts of materials and the manner of...

The Impact of Motivation on Employees

Introduction According to Chris Mittelstaedt, employee empowerment and collaborative teamwork are important elements to be considered when starting a company. His entrepreneurial path follows the need for change in his career life or business. His past professional background was instrumental when he began his company since he wished to treat...

Leadership Styles: The Example of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

Introduction The leadership style determines the way the manager administers the work process. It is the leader’s behavior model, not depending on a certain management issue. Through a specific pattern the leader can achieve job satisfaction among workers and increase their productivity. The effectiveness depends on a specific management style....

Toyota Company: Car Brand Analysis

Toyota has strategically made its way to become the world’s biggest car company. Toyota’s grip especially firm grip of the US and world car market came through capitalizing on rival’s weaknesses e.g. GM and expansion programs in China and other emerging markets around the world (Maynard and Tabuchi, 2010, p.1)....

Benefits and Drawbacks of Hiring Inexperienced and Experienced Employees

It is safe to say that the staff is a crucial element of any organization. This statement is relevant for both local small businesses and transnational corporations. The hiring process of inexperienced and experienced employees determines the company’s future performance, and hiring both of these groups has its benefits and...

Oral-B Electric Toothbrushes’ Marketing Campaign

Marketing Campaign Concept The concept of a marketing campaign for Oral-B electric brushes is to expand the number of buyers by reaching people interested in innovative technologies that can improve their daily life. The product will be presented as innovative rather than health supportive. The target audience contains middle or...

Bayer AG Corporate Governance

Introduction Headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, Bayer AG is one of the largest life sciences companies, and it was founded in 1863 through the partnership of Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich Weskott. The company has a wide range of products covering areas, such as pharmaceuticals (prescription drugs, specialty therapeutics, and radiology),...

British Airways Group: Financial Management

Introduction The skill of interpreting financial statements is just as important as preparing them. Accounting is a language used to describe the economic activity of a business unit. Many questions have been asked as to whether or not the best way of describing economic performance is to use figures in...

Case Study of Columbia: HCA Hospital Business Ethics

Key Stakeholders R.E. Freeman in his book “A Stakeholder Approach”, defines a stakeholder as” a group engaged varied interests and participants, each of them may contribute and attain rewards as a result of activities of a company or business.” It is to be noted there is an interrelationship that is...

Positive Qualities of Hotel Staff: Hilton Sydney

Background Information Hilton Hotels & Resorts is a global brand of luxury and full-service hotels operating in multiple countries around the globe. The company accounts for more than 215 thousand rooms in 85 countries and areas across six continents, including Australia. In Sydney, the Hilton Hotel is located on 488...

The Concept of Servant Leadership and Its Difference From Followership

Introduction The purpose of this essay is to analyze the increasingly popular concept of servant leadership and to show in what way followership contrasts and at the same time complements it. The attitude to leaders in various spheres has changed dramatically, as young generations tend to be motivated by the...

“New Revenue Recognition Guidance and the Potential for Fraud and Abuse”: Article Analysis

The article “New Revenue Recognition Guidance and the Potential for Fraud and Abuse: Are Companies and Auditors Ready?” by Douglas R. Carmichael (2019) raises an essential topic of whether the guidance and a standard introduced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board meet the objectives stated by the organization. The author’s...

Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a critical indicator of managers’ leadership qualities and skills since it determines their interaction with subordinates. At the same time, EI in health care is equally essential for ordinary employees and managers because of their constant communication with people and the complexity of experiencing emotions. My...

The Project Risk Management: Contemporary Approaches

This report examines contemporary approaches to Project Risk Management, their advantages and disadvantages. The paper further makes recommendations as to appropriate risk management process that should be implemented within the context of my organization. A risk is an issue that might come up. If it happens, it may affect the...

Cause Washing: Modern Tendencies

Nowadays, it is hard to deny that companies tend to use various marketing strategies to draw customers’ attention. Greenwashing is considered to be one of these ways, which implies that a company confuses a customer by creating an image of an ecologically-oriented organization. Cause washing, in general, is a modern...

Operations Management Research

Introduction Technological progress brought many changes to the way humans lived and, in particular, how they produced goods. The old ways of homesteading and self-sufficiency gave way to massive economies of scale. There was no other way, as the population soared and concentrated around economic and industrial hubs. Investigating what...

Examples of CRS Undertaken by Starbuck Corporation

Although organizations aim at making a profit, there is a need for them to act and do business in a way that accounts for the societal as well as environmental impact shaped by the business, this concept has been dubbed corporate social responsibility. There are several examples of CRS undertaken...

The Business Process – Reengineering

Introduction In a fast-paced business environment, it has become a necessity for organizations to come up with strategies to improve service delivery while reducing operational costs. Business process reengineering has to do with identifying, analyzing, and redesigning an organization’s major business procedures with the key aim of increasing or improving...

Unilateral Contracts: The IBM and Niels Jensen Case

The example of the business case concerning IBM and Niels Jensen is a controversial one. There was a brochure – a written proof of the work proposal and a conducted deal. What is more, a quota letter can help during the case investigation. The case deals with unilateral contracts –...

Pursuing Education in a Supply Chain

As I am about to get my Master’s degree, it is evident that further plans are to be prepared and executed. Nowadays, many companies prioritize their employees’ knowledge of the industry (O’Byrne, 2017). Logistics Supply Chain Management is a relatively new sector, which continues to grow and develop. According to...

Knowledge Sharing in Organizations

Introduction Knowledge Sharing goes beyond sharing; it’s about helping one another, working together and collaborating. Knowledge sharing takes place when people are truthfully interested in helping each other in initiating new abilities for action; thus forming learning processes. Different organizations have different methods of sharing knowledge; knowledge sharing is important...

Apple Organization’s Marketing Strategy

A strategy defines a company’s long-term business plan, which helps it execute its mandate based on prioritizing the goals and responsiveness to market demands. In essence, these tactics begin with a one-step identification of the market for a product in an industry. The company then begins to recognize the ways...

Strategic Leadership in Examples from Personal Experience

Introduction Leadership is interchangeably connected with a vision and the capability of an individual to create and share among the employees a unified perspective regarding why certain things should be done to help the organisation achieve its objectives. This is the central and crucial factor differentiation between managers and leaders....

Vendor Management: External Assessment

Introduction It is hard to disagree that the success of any company partly depends on its vendors. Their critical importance is that they ensure the ability of the organization to achieve profit goals and revenue and drive new growth within the particular industry. Therefore, vendors are at the heart of...

The Harvard University Strategic Analysis

Introduction and Factors and Forces that Affect Harvard’s Choice of Strategy Harvard University was founded in 1636 in the United States, making it the oldest higher education institution in the state. It is located in the cities of Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Each year this institution has an admission of...

Situational Analysis of Apple Inc. Corporation

Description of the Company Apple Inc. is a telecommunications firm that manufacturers sleekly designed communication gadgets such as iPhones, iPads, PCs, iMacs, and other software offerings that work together with telecommunication devices. Apple Inc is headquartered in Cupertino, California with over 350 retail stores globally (Hitt, Ireland & Hoskisson, 2012)....

The Effects of Micromanagement

Micromanagement is a highly inefficient workplace practice negatively correlated with the productivity and morale of an organization. The proposed research on the effects of micromanagement will help in growing the company by identifying the existing and potential issues with the style of organizational leadership and setting tools for prevention. Several...

Nova Energy Drinks Company

Nova Energy Drinks company is an innovative solution in the beverage industry, offering a healthy alternative to a conventional energy drink. Excelled both in sales and social performance, Nova Energy Drinks is ready to distribute its product past the US territory, looking for long-term investments. This case-study assesses the risk...

Competitive Advantage and Competitive Differentiation

When it comes to business management, the aspect of competitive advantage always appears in the discussion. According to Kotler and Keller (2015), competitive advantage (CA) is a “company’s ability to perform in one or more ways that competitors cannot or will not match” (p. 304). In other words, it is...

Price Policy of Hillside Veterinary Clinic

Hillside Clinic is a veterinary facility that prides itself on the quality of its services and individualized approach to its customers. One of the provided services is the emergency treatment of pets at night and on weekends. However, the price of delivering care on these hours is twice the normal...

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...

Apple Customer Satisfaction: Anticipating Customer Needs

Anticipating customer needs is imperative for businesses willing to grow their market share. In highly competitive markets, the ability to meet customers’ evolving needs with each new product is among the main predictors of business success. The technology sector is an excellent example of a market where companies have to...

Apple: 10-K Report Analysis

Introduction The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the federal government. It pursues many objectives, including protecting investors, maintaining efficient markets, promoting capital formation, and others. The SEC has multiple means to achieve its goals, and a 10K annual report is among them. Thus,...

The Myers-Briggs Personality Test in Business Management Environment

Katherine Briggs, in cooperation with her daughter Isabel Myers-Briggs introduced a robust questionnaire that has become a powerful tool for psychologists to identify and classify individuals according to types of personality (Knights and WIllmott, 2007). The theory developed by the scientists is premised on the psychological types developed by Carl...

Materialism in the Contemporary World

Introduction Materialism has a long history that began in the middle of the 19th century with the second industrial revolution and the advancement of electricity and the production of steel. Materialism implies a belief that industrially created goods, new technologies, and scientific developments underlie human happiness and are the key...

Effective Leadership Styles and Its Roles

Introduction The world is always changing, and so do the principles and approaches to management. New Science offers a range of methods that help managers to run organizations more effectively. According to Wheatley (2006), the world evolves when people interact with it. She states that it is more important to...

The Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurs

Introduction The prevailing literature asserts that the entrepreneurial character of a person or society is influenced by a myriad of demographic, environmental and personal factors (Hisrich, Peters and Shepherd, 2013, p. 24). The demographic factors impacting on the enterprising behaviour include gender, personal and family background, and the person’s early...

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,...

Fundraising Plan for an Athletic Team

Fundraising Plan There are different possibilities of external fundraising for an athletic team. From these sources, one can note concerts, auctions, sales, and sports events (Mullick, 2018). After considering the key variables, hosting a field day seems to be an appropriate activity to perform and raise the funds needed. To...

The Democratic and Participative Leadership Styles

Introduction For my future career, I plan on developing and implementing the democratic and participative leadership styles. I believe that this is the most effective way to manage an organization and guide it to success. With this approach, I will be able to encourage the team members to participate in...

A Business Profile for Personal Trainer

The Personal Trainer is a supercenter located in the Toronto area which offers basic services such as exercise equipment, a swimming pool, sporting goods shop, health food store, teen center, and snack bar, and special services that include child fitness programs and a computer café. The aforementioned functions will require...

Relevance of Categorical Imperatives in Business

Business ethics is an essential part of a successful company, regardless of its niche. In his article “It Seems Right in Theory but Does It Work in Practice?”, the author states that the business must be competitive and build trust to achieve its goal. To operate successfully, people should develop...

Leadership and Management in the Patient-Centred Care

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

The Benefits of Data Importing

Microsoft Excel’s ability to import data from a variety of sources and process it within a single medium without wasting time on matters such as processing is a significant advantage. It enables the researchers to minimize the time spent unproductively and devote their attention to the analysis of the available...

Gas Guzzlers’s Demand and Fuel Price Changes

Background Hurricane Katrina and Rita Churning which knocked the Gulf of Mexico destroying oil rigs caused a substantial rise in oil prices (Zikmund and Babin 150). As a result, analysts anticipated a significant fall in the demand for gas guzzlers and high-performance vehicles such as SUVs. Nonetheless, the sale of...

UnitedHealth Group Human Resource Management

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is a managed healthcare company located in the United States of America. In 2019, it was ranked as the second biggest healthcare provider in the world with a revenue of 240.3 billion dollars. Certain factors most likely contributed to its high place in the industry, including...

Ethical Controversies During COVID-19 Pandemic Regulations

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic brings a global display of ethical controversies. The health threats posed by disease outbreaks and epidemics and the accompanying anxiety are associated with multiple economic risks. The severity of the consequences of such a scenario for the global economy will depend on how well the government’s...

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...

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...

Big Data Fraud Management

Introduction The growth of eCommerce systems has led to an increase in online transactions using credit cards and other methods of payment services. These transactions mainly require that a user provide their personally identifiable information, which significantly increases risks associated with credit card frauds and identity theft. The article by...

Supply Chain of Lee Cooper Jeans

The existence of intricate global supply chains is one of the defining characteristics of the modern world economy. It is typical for a product sold in one location to be assembled in another from parts created at a third site using raw materials from all over the planet. As a...

Teamwork: Reflective Account on Group Work

Group experience reflection First of all, reflecting on the group experience, it should be mentioned that the management style adopted by the group was the democratic style. Such a choice of management style met the requirements set before the group the most efficiently. The group work was organized in the...

Organizational Development and Human Resources in Organization

Introduction Human resource management holds responsibility for the presence of the most relevant constituent of a successful and fast growing business. In financial circles, this component carries the name of the workforce. It is considered that without a properly arranged HR department a company is a priori configured to the...

Organizational Behavior Practical Application Field

Organizational behavior is a science that studies the behavior of people (individuals and groups) in organizations. Its aim is the practical use of knowledge to improve the efficiency of a person’s labor activity (Reeve Bunn, 2013). Human behavior at work is much more complex and varied than is suggested by...

Organizational Culture in the Army

The army is a large organization. It involves multiple units that have different tasks. For instance, there is a unit that is involved in the recruitment of soldiers. A second unit deals with the management of the training process. A third unit consists of deployed soldiers in different wars. The...

BMW Automobiles: Case Study

Main trends are identifiable in the business environment Despite the information provided being limited, there is a clear indication that the industry is mature and competition is fierce. This is more especially in relation to price save for companies which have managed to achieve product differentiation. BMW’s industry is one...

Leader Role in the Organizational Culture and Change

Introduction Corporate culture is defined as the collective behavior of individuals, who are part of a corporate organization, and the interpretations that the individuals attached to their behavior and actions (Alvesson, 2012). Organizational culture provides a platform on which employers and employees share mental assumptions and determine the right conduct...

Yogurtland and Micromax: Marketing Strategy

Yogurtland strategy Yogurtland is a chain of cafes and restaurants where people can buy frozen yogurt. Yogurtland operates in the United States of America mostly; however, it has several international branches which are a part of global franchise. The major features of the brand are self-service and a big number...

Joy Daycare Marketing Plan

Joy Daycare is a recently established business that has been in existence for six months. The center offers full and part time day care services for toddlers between the ages of three to five years. In addition, the center has modern child development facilities to ensure that toddlers grow up...

An Interest in Supply Chain Profession

Introduction I developed an interest in the supply chain profession when I was still in high school. My motivation was the many job advertisements seeking graduates in supply chain management. The global economy is still recovering from the recession, and unemployment rates are high in most industries. Many college graduates...

10 C’s for Effective Business Writing

Introduction Today, in the time of mass media and instant communication tools, people have more and more information to process and makes it necessary to filter and arrange the information. Professionals usually receive dozens of messages every day, and their time to read and answer them is very limited. This...

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...

Marketing Variables and Research for Auto Dealership

Competitors’ Strategies This is very crucial to the success of the auto dealership. It has to have competitor strategies for various activities. These include the types of products they intend to launch in the near future and their financial status. This information will help the company to plan for the...

Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s & MGM Las Vegas’ Culture Vision and Mission

Companies working in the hospitality industry face the need to develop their own vision of their mission, and to express it in their Vision and Mission Statements. The success of any particular company in this area depends on how wise and well-thought-of these statements along with their implementation to life...

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...

Apple Inc.’s Change and Innovation

Introduction The theory of Business Model Innovation (BMI) discusses the creation and reinvention of a business model in the decade of globalization and in more recent times, that of recession. The business model innovation theory offers ways in which a time-consuming company can increase to competitiveness by the importance scheme...

Sony’s Projector Manufacturing Market in 1989

The competitive situation on the projector market considering Electrohome production in 1989 and the strategy applied by Sony will be discussed in the present essay. Electrohome was a Canadian company, a relatively small batch manufacturer, by 1989 mostly specializing in projector production. The company proclaimed key advantages of its products...

Organizational Requirements for a Dynamic Work Environment

Introduction In a competitive and rapidly dynamic corporate world, it is important for an individual to diversify their areas of knowledge to become successful. Through experience and vacation jobs, I learnt that the business environment is ever changing. Therefore, organizations require an intellectual person who can quickly adjust to the...

Organizational Policy Core Principles and Its Functions

From the learning course, I understand that business policy requires recognition and authority at the top decision-making level. Organizational programs must be carefully planned and based not merely on knowledge of internal corporate affairs, but also on knowledge of external environments. A homeostatic point of equilibrium between customer wants and...

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...

Labor Turnover: Reasons and Strategies for Reduction

Introduction One of the major problems that have rocked organizations’ human resource departments is managing labor turnover. The rate of staff turnover in organizations continues increasing. Overcoming staff turnover within organizations helps in enhancing employee retention, improving labor recruitment and reducing organization’s cost. It also improves employee morale and nurtures...

Human Resource Management Aligned With Business Strategies

Introduction Ensuring the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy When formulating a strategic plan for businesses, managers or business owners sometimes leave out an essential aspect of these plans. Human resources are often not included during consultation in the planning process, but aligning HR with the business...

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...

Limitations of EC Analysis

This paper deals with a critical aspect of limitations of EC and how it could impinge upon business progression and development. It is seen that there are fundamentally two types of limitations, non-technological and technological. Non-technological could be more easily remedied, since it could be in terms of market focus,...

Disney Corporation: Company Analysis

Introduction The Disney Corporation is a popular company in the entertainment industry. This report will briefly examine the history of the company and discuss its products and services. The financial position of the corporation in the last five years will also be briefly discussed. This paper aims at presenting a...

Business Strategy: Leading Change at SJHC and LHSC Hospitals

The case under analysis describes the challenges that SJHC and LHSC faced while trying to transfer all the equipment and processes that were formerly carried out in SJHC to LHSC as planned by the Health Services Restructuring Commission (HSRC). The five major challenges that the organization faced in this process...

Strategic Planning and Outsourcing

Introduction Strategic planning is very important in business management. Doing business entails managing scarce resources to ensure a good return on investment. While making decisions in business, there is the need for decision-makers to evaluate all factors involved in coming up with the best decision. Strategic planning defines a strategy...

Preliminary Investigation on a Workplace Problem

Introduction Employers are constantly faced with the challenge of investigating employees. An increasing number of employers are appreciating the central role of employee investigation in discovering workplace problems and thus initiating measures and control in preventing their occurrences. Each type of workplace problem demands a specific approach of investigation. “The...

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Graduates

The rate of employment has been reported to increase with time according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For example, the rate increased to 4.7% as of July 2009 as compared to the rate of 2.8% for the same time in 2008. Attainment of job after the completion of degree...

WalMart Stores’ Operation Management

Introduction In today’s world, in order to ensure the smooth running of the business, every organization must be ready to deal efficiently with different issues concerning the business. The organizations must be ready to accept changes and move accordingly. Each and every employee of the organization should work hard to...

People Management: Training Program Development

Introduction Training of both new and already working employees is one of the key factors to an organization’s success. Most organizations plan to develop towards meeting higher goals. Organizations are employing people every day and these people are not aware of the operations in the organizations. The trends in organizations...

Shoe-Polisher Machine as a Perspective Product

Introduction The unique innovative product proposed for implementation belongs to a home product category. The name of the product is a shoe-polisher machine in the shoe closet. It is recognized that the newly invented machine makes business people life easier: its users will be able to make their life less...

Business Communication: Business Email

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

The Corporate Culture of the Trader Joe’s

Introduction Corporate culture entails the behavior, ethical, and social standards of any business or organization. The standards are founded on the organization’s precedence, ideas, and most importantly the attitude of the members (Singh, 2004). For a business like Trader Joe’s, it would be difficult to change the existing culture since...

Hilton London Paddington Hotel: External Influences

Introduction External influences are those factors that affect business and the business has no control over these factors. Many external influences do exist. These influences can be economic, legal, environmental or technological. This paper is going to look at these four categories of influences in relation to the hotel industry....

Leadership Styles: Buffet and Ghosn

Introduction One of the most prominent names amongst leaders of the modern business arena is that of Warren Edward Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Another such important leader is Carlos Ghosn, current CEO of Renault S.A. France. Their approaches towards businesses and leadership styles prove that theoretical expertise single-handedly is...

Product Launch Plan Analysis

Target is a key factor to consider when setting up the strategy for the entry of products in the market. New products in the market have some forces that make them remain in the market but do not automatically qualify them to dominate the market. There are specific requirements that...

J.M. Smucker Company: The Internal Analysis

Executive Summary Internal analysis of an organization helps the organization determine its internal strengths and weaknesses. The J.M. Smucker Company is the leading manufacturer and marketer of branded food products in Northern America. It manufactures ice cream toppings, fruit spreads, beverages, health and natural foods, natural peanut butter, and shortening....