The Financial Performance Measurement

Calculation The values of operating leverage, return on investment, economic value added (EVA) and return on equity will be calculated. The calculations are presented below. 2013 (Millions) 2014 (Millions) Sales 146,917 144,077 Variable expenses 125,195 123,516 Fixed expenses 16,244 17,121 Total expenses 141,439 140,637 Operating income 5,478 3,440 Net income...

Postal Acceptance Rule or the Mailbox Rule

Brief statement of facts In this question, there are three parties, Perry, Athena and Dion. Athena has a house in Templestowe that she has agreed to sell to Perry for $800,000, an offer which is open until 30th January. However, Dion, who had previously bought property from Athena, offers $600,000...

Coercive Power in the Workplace

During chaotic situations, with numerous unknowns emerging, the proposition of coercing employees and pressuring them to conform to the leader’s vision may appear highly attractive. It would enable the team to work toward the same goal together as a unified body, at least temporarily, until the chaos passed. However, this...

Working in a Bureaucratic Organization: Pros and Cons

Bureaucracies are seen as an ideal type of formal organization. Max Weber, who pioneered the field of sociology at the beginning of the 20th century, outlined the four key characteristics of bureaucracy. According to Weber (2015), a bureaucratic organization has a clear hierarchy of authority, division of labor, explicit rules...

Business Prospectus: Initial Assumptions

Introduction The EcoLive company is a new business venture that seeks to operate in a food delivery sector across the United States. The company seeks to address the importance of eco-friendly food packaging and delivery from the perspective of recycling activities, as well as to meet elevating customer requirements for...

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...

The Case of Nutrition Food Inc

Introduction Following a widespread claim of food poisoning in Southern California and Seattle, Nutritional Foods Inc, contracted me as a consultant. My role is to discuss “The case of the Nutritional Foods”. In the foregoing consultancy, I will give a brief breakdown of the case, underline facts, issues involved, ethical...

Boards of Directors in Strategic Management

Strategic management is a critical aspect of any company which helps an organization develop and implement the policies and plans to gain a competitive advantage over its rivals. In Fortune, Walmart is leading the charts in the 2020 rankings once again as the most admired company, while other notable U.S....

Starbucks Corporation Overview and Analysis

Starbucks Corporation is a US company that is considered one of the largest global coffee retailers. This brief report analyses the company’s DuPont identity, which is calculated for the last three years, and compares it with that of a competitor company i.e. Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. DuPont Identity is a...

Basics of Consumer Behavior

When it comes to the field of marketing, consumer behavior is a significant phenomenon. Various researchers have tried to articulate the meaning of this term, and they have reached a consensus. Thus, Hawkins and Mothersbaugh (2012) stipulate that consumer behavior draws attention to how people and legal entities select and...

The Role of Risk Management in Reducing Loss Prevention

Definition of the Problem Introduction Risk management (RM) has been defined as the process of scheduling, classifying, directing, and managing organizational conduct in order to curtail the detrimental effects of fortuitous losses at reasonable costs on the organization. Risk avoidance involves eliminating all losses associated with a particular activity, loss...

Data Mining Approaches in Logistics and SCM

The efficiency of data mining in Supply Chain Management (SCM) is becoming increasingly prominent and crucial for business success. SCM involves coordinating production, distribution, and transportation processes both within and outside the company to improve its performance (Sener et al. 2019). Generally, these activities entail a considerable amount of data,...

Health Care Strategical Marketing Proposal

Introduction The selected company is Hospital for Special Surgery, which is located in New York. The hospital was founded in 1863 and is one of the most recognized orthopedic hospitals in the country. It is critical to mention that the hospital is known for its expertise in orthopedic trauma, spine...

Planning with Limiting Factors: Smithton Inc.

Companies are faced with various constraints of production and they are forced to plan accordingly. The limiting constraints may include limited demand, limited skilled labor and other factors of production, and limited finance that forces companies to work under situations of capital rationing. Planning with limiting factors forces companies to...

Corporate Governance and Ethics: Evaluation of Real World Ethical Problems

Introduction The proper functioning of an organization requires control and monitoring. Corporate governance comprises one of the ways of controlling and enhancing the monitoring of organizational operations (Caldwell & Karri 2005). At the heart of corporate governance is the need to mitigate or implement mechanisms of controlling and preventing conflicts...

Scarcity Principle: Important Tool in Marketing

Introduction The scarcity principle is an important tool in marketing and negotiations involving rival parties. The principle relies on the motivation generated out of fear of losing something which makes people to act. Scarcity can arise because of limitation in supply of a commodity or lack of time, prompting individuals...

Team Collaboration: Processes and Expectations for Communication

“Effective collaboration requires early involvement and the availability of appropriate resources” (Crow, 2002; Maddux, 2003). To achieve our objectives in the development of an extremely clean, professional, clear and easy to navigate and a dynamic institution’s website, our team members share ideas and information in the most explicit communication channels....

Workplace Bullying and Its Impact on People’s Mental Health

Workplace bullying turns out to be a serious theme for discussion because of a variety of reasons, and one of them is its impact on people’s mental health. According to Forbes studies, the number of employees who report being bullied at work continues rising and has already achieved 94% in...

Adidas Services Marketing Strategy

Introduction The presented service idea is strongly associated with the global pandemic, which has greatly influenced the international and domestic markets (Texel, 2020). This paper proposes a service marketing strategy based on these factors and the characteristics of the new service idea presented in the previous paper. It provides a...

Ford Motor Company Current Project and Long Term Project

Current project Presently, Ford Motor Company plans to install a photovoltaic system that is powered by solar energy at their Michigan plant. The project required a total of three million American dollars to be complete. Raising this amount of money appeared to be an insurmountable task, due to the after-effects...

The Need for Dual-Career Planning

Introduction The number of families where both parents work and pursue careers is increasing. Such couples need to consider long-term goals regarding their lifestyle and distribution of housework between parents. Also, when children are born, additional scheduling is needed to accommodate all responsibilities. The primary issue is that the majority...

Organizational Change in the Concord Bookshop

Introduction The current trends in the healthcare industry call for the implementation of several changes to achieve the organization’s mission and goals while satisfying patients and workers in general. These changes are triggered by both external and internal factors, which affect the organizations, employees, and the patients (Buchbinder & Shank,...

Business Innovation and Skill (BIS) Data Analysis

Introduction The present report was commissioned by the Chief Research Analyst. It presents the analysis of data provided by the Department for Business Innovation and Skill (BIS). The purpose of the present report is to compare the South East region with the North West region in terms of similarities and...

An Example of an Ethical Company

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., also known as Chipotle, is an American restaurant chain primarily serving Mexican food. Chipotle is an example of a company that demonstrates corporate social responsibility and commitment to human and environmental causes. The company promotes human flourishing by serving “food with integrity,” as stated in its...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Enters Brazil

Introduction Improving the efficiency of covering new markets in a competitive and dynamic financial environment requires understanding the mechanism of interaction between formal and informal institutions as two closely related processes. However, despite their connection, they differ in unique and crucial criteria. Informal market institutions, for instance, economic mentality or...

The Creation of an Effective Team

Introduction The creation of an effective team within an organization requires considerations of the mission, vision, and strategies of growth within a particular setting. The goal of the plan is to create a team that would work together over a period of nine months and reach the objectives of the...

Nike Inc.’s Sustainable Manufacturing Assessment

The Stakeholders Sustainable manufacturing is a matter of paramount importance in the 21st century in the context of the clothing and footwear industries. Jiang (2019) writes that the popularity of high-end athletic shoes is on the increase, and industry leaders must respond to growing demand. Nevertheless, growing competition poses challenges...

Evaluation of Monitoring Potential of Walmart’s Board of Directors

Summary The principal responsibility of the board of directors is to oversee the execution of strategies, plans, and activities performed by a company’s management. There are various areas that can be considered for evaluating the monitoring effectiveness of the board of directors. This paper evaluates the monitoring potential of Walmart’s...

Information Has Always Been Important in Warfare and Commerce

Introduction Different times in history has seen Information playing an important role in the lives of millions across the globe to either facilitate or complicate their daily activities, which are now demanding in nature. Such occurrences are perceptible in the contemporary Information warfare, and also as a way of doing...

Marketing Mix and Elements That Make It Flexible

The marketing mix is the combination of marketing elements crucial in accomplishing a marketing objective. There are four variables in the equation, which are product, price, place, and promotion. Each of these elements has its own constituents. The ultimate goal is to sell goods and services, therefore a marketer examines...

Offshoring Strategies Implementation

The increased competition from developing countries of Asia and Eastern Europe caused firms to implement offshoring strategies – moving the production abroad. Relocation has been an ongoing trend in the business area to achieve better results on global marketplaces (Lin et al., 2017). Such methods aid obtains these businesses several...

Resistance to Change in the Workplace

Introduction Resistance to change especially at the workplace is inevitable in any organization. It is considered a natural condition because it is a basic tenet of human behavior. Organizations should devise mechanisms for dealing with change resistance on organization policies. Change resistance may take different forms ranging from obvious ones...

Human Resource Recruitment Strategy

Recruiting New Talented Employees Human resource (HR) units are typically tasked with overseeing the recruitment process, designing employee benefits, performance appraisal procedures, reward management, and training and development. HR professionals are generally required to make significant decisions during the enlistment procedure (“The Role of HR”). Some of these decisions include...

Workers’ Compensation: Articles Review

FindLaw. (2016). Workers’ compensation overview. Small Business Law.  This article refers to workers’ compensation as a set of laws that provide guidelines for protecting injured employees by offering them health benefits. Although some states have unique insurance programs for workers, the Federal government outlines distinct compensation laws for specific industries....

Leadership Styles: An Effective Leader’s Critical Skill

Even if the leader is not aware of what kind of management style is typical for them, they still have an established behavior model. My former CEO is a striking example of a charismatic leader. He always had innovative ideas and endless optimism: employees rushed to work enthusiastically after his...

Porter’s Five Forces Model: JW Anderson

Jonathan Anderson is enthusiastic about Fashion design, and his beautiful clothing and accessories brand him among the forward-thinking investors. Anderson has developed the Loewe and JW Anderson brands at the center of his amazing career, which renders his business sustainable in contemporary markets. JW Anderson faces stiff competition from Stella...

Corporate Governance of Big Business

Remuneration is the payment made to an individual for the services that he or she provided to the organisation. Director’s remuneration is a most energetic issue in the today’s business world. The range Director’s remuneration seriously varies in different organisation. All aspects of remuneration level, performance measures, yearly bonus design...

Competitive Advantage in a Firm’s Operations

A focus on the best of the three sources of competitive advantages to a firm ought to be the foundation for the others. For instance, concentrating on extra business advantages means ability to capture attention of more audience, thus the possibility to have more customers. Ensuring strict commitment to one...

Organization Development and Its Future

OD (Organization Development) is mainly the practice and theory of planned, methodical change in the values, beliefs, and attitudes of the employees through creating and reinforcing long-term training programs. It is paramount to note that OD is action-oriented and it begins with a thorough organization-wide investigation of the current situation...

Sindle v. New York City Transit Authority Analysis

Introduction Justification defenses are commonly used in our courts by defense attorneys to justify the crime that was committed by their clients. Herring (2012) defines justification defenses as a situation where “The defendants admit they were responsible for their acts but claim that what they did was right (justified) under...

Developing a Work Ethics Program

Code of ethics and Conduct All the employees of Fine Consultants shall be required to pay attention to the company’s policies in regard to the financial and advisory consultations addressed to or from the customer concerning his or her enquiries as given below: Ethics Training Program In order to make...

Changes of the Global Business Environment

Currently, the global business environment is undergoing major changes. Firstly, digital technologies take the driver’s seat in guiding the development of almost all economic sectors. New solutions cause disruptions that revolutionize entire industries once and for all. For this reason, the global business environment is as competitive as ever. For...

Koch Industries: Influence Tactics and Source of Power

Introduction The Koch brothers utilized different power sources and persuasion tactics in their long-running sibling rivalry for the control of Koch Industries. The company started in the 1900s by Fred, who spent most of his time fending off other established oil firms intending to drive him out of business due...

Double-Entry Accounting: Debits and Credits

The double-entry system of accounting is a concept underlying modern accounting processes. It implies that each financial transaction that is being carried out has an equal but opposite impact on at least two different accounts. The double-entry system is used for satisfying the Assets = Liabilities + Equity equation. Therefore,...

Ingvar Kamprad: An Example of a Strategic Leader

Translating a strategic plan into reality can be quite challenging. However, history knows many talented leaders who made it possible through meticulous planning and innovation. A prime example of such a leader is Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the world’s largest furniture retailer IKEA. Kamprad had humble beginnings: he came...

Slotting Fees: The War for Shelf Space

Supermarkets often demand thousands of dollars from manufacturers only to agree to trade their goods. For the products to get to a competitive place, they require even more. Characteristics of the goods’ placement affect the profits of retailers and suppliers that are confirmed by practice and well learned by manufacturers...

Entrepreneurship: From Startups to SMEs

Introduction Entrepreneurship remains a powerful practice that guides people to launch and grow their startups to become giant corporations. This development explains how individuals can experiment with a small or new idea and make it an evidence-based solution to the problems affecting humanity. Business owners should reflect and examine their...

Leadership Coaching Program in Healthcare

Medical organizations are complex institutions that need strong, collaborative, and comprehensive leadership; that is why I regard leadership training as highly important for health care professionals. Effective leadership skills play a central role in their ability to deliver high-quality care and improve both clinical outcomes and patients’ satisfaction. The purpose...

The National Education Association’s Activity and Issues

Introduction The presence of a powerful Union is a prerequisite for industrial peace. Decisions made in the collective bargaining process and agreements between employers and workers are usually productive. Trade unions have an important role to play and are beneficial in successful cooperation between workers and management. They offer guidance...

The Federal Trade Commission

The funeral services industry is essential since it allows grieving people to bury their dead ones in style. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposes and implements specific guidelines to meet the demands of both the professionals in the industry and the consumers. However, there are specific issues that affect the...

Mergers and Acquisitions: Time Warner Example

Introduction Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a corporate strategy that involves combining two or more companies to form one single corporation with an aim of expanding the operations of individual corporations in a certain industry without necessarily creating additional business entity. There is a slight difference between mergers and acquisitions...

Total Quality Management and Business Ethics

Introduction Total quality management and business excellence “is the culture of an organization committed to customer satisfaction through continuous improvement” (Taylor & Francis Group, 2011). As explained further “this culture varies both from one country to another and between different industries, but has certain essential principles which can be implemented...

Three Different Categories of Deceptive Marketing Practices

Marketers tend to implement deceptive practices that force the customer to believe they gain more profit than usual. Typically, these practices tend to provide misleading but appealing information about the product or service being offered. Even though deception is a commonly used method to attract more clients and increase sales,...

Nutrisystem for Men: Company Analysis

Title of commercial online weight loss program The site is labeled simply “Nutrisystem” after the company of that name based in Horsham, PA. Nutrisystem Inc. started up operations in 1972 as a telephone and subsequently online counseling service for those wanting to lose weight. At last count (end-2008), Nutrisystem reported...

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...

Effects of Organizational Culture on Communication

Introduction One of my family members once worked for a subsidiary of a famous Japanese manufacturer in the U.S., where the majority of the staff were from Japan. The company had a presence in different spheres ranging from automotive to industrial infrastructure, and I had a chance to witness their...

The Link Between of Communication and Organizational Change

Everyone strives to be understood, but with this desire, not everyone does everything necessary for the meaning of their speech to be clear. In case of misunderstanding, both parties of any communication are most often to blame. In particular, such problems can occur during changes in an organization. People do...

Finance: Financial Intermediaries, Financial Assets & Investments

Role of Financial Intermediaries in a Developed Economy Financial intermediaries, also known as financial institutions, are organizations that issue financial claims against themselves and use the proceeds from the issuance to purchase primarily the financial assets issued by individuals, corporations, government entities as well as other financial intermediaries. Financial claims...

Business Process & Information Technology: Supply Chain Management

The advent of Information Technology, internet and World Wide Web has brought down an era in which computer based technologies have minor or major role on almost all aspects of society, business and industry. The competitive environment of business and corporations has seen the most drastic changes like ecommerce, online...

Right Digital Marketing Channels for Business

Any business needs to find ways to be easily available to customers and clients. This goal is accomplished by adopting a marketing strategy. Digital technology and the Internet have allowed taking marketing to a new level. There are numerous various channels accessible to businesses in virtual reality. Properly diversifying digital...

Cellular Manufacturing Analysis

Functional Layout The functional layout is process oriented. When a factory has been described as to having a functional layout, it means that the operations which are followed in the manufacturing process are grouped in terms of the basis of the functions, the technology in use and the equipments which...

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 Perspectives: Indian Creek Foundation Case Study

Leaders have the ability to do right things and help others do right things. They choose a direction, build an inspiring image of what they want to achieve, and create something new. The main function of leadership is to choose the direction that a leader and his followers need to...

Benefits and Demerits of Investment Types

Introduction Basically, the banking firm offers a number of secure investments. In this paper, someone intends to invest 1000 dollars. The types of bank investments may encompass: Checking account; Money-market account; Passbook-savings account; and Certificate-of-Deposit (Bluman, 2005). The objective here is for the investor to receive the utmost probable interests...

Rationale Strategy: PetSafe Pet Insurance

These emails are directed at buyers who have subscribed to the newsletter. Pyroplasmosis is an infectious disease triggered by a tick bite and leads to the loss of appetite, decreased energy, and other long-term effects on animals (Niu et al., 2017). This text attracts people who care about their pets,...

Organizational Quality Improvement Plan: Veterans Affairs Hospitals

Introduction Managed Care in Veterans Affairs (VA) The role of Managed Care for Veterans Affairs is great due to the improvements implemented to manage the resources in this area properly. Escalating costs in community hospitals for people who are supposed to be treated in specialized Veterans Affairs hospitals can be...

Google vs. Oracle Executive Summary

Google v. Oracle case is the current federal trial in the United States. About six years ago, Oracle, namely Oracle America, sued Google for “patent and copyright infringement … over Google’s use of Java Application Programming Interfaces (“APIs”) in its Android Operating System” (Alam, 2019, p. 39). The case was...

Influence of Participation in Strategic Change

The article under consideration, “Influence of participation in strategic change: Resistance, organizational commitment and change goal achievement,” written by Rune Lines, examines strategic change implementation. It highlights the importance of participation in the process for a positive outcome and reflects the possible adverse effects of employees’ failure to contribute to...

Innovation and People Management in Business Processes

Innovation Activities Innovation is one of the most essential factors in the sustainable and efficient development of the company. The company’s executives might choose among different solutions and innovation activities, depending on the selected process. In the case of Nike, it was identified that sustainable manufacturing is vital for the...

Developing a Buyer Persona and Its Role in Market Strategy Development

A buyer persona can be defined as an image of a company’s ideal customer. An adequate and well-researched buyer persona is essential for target market identification. Besides, helping the customers evaluate the company’s services or goods on their own terms helps build a strong bond of trust with them (Buyer...

Time Management for Nursing Leaders to Consider

Among the variety of principles inhere to the sphere of nursing management, time management plays one of the most important roles. To succeed in time management, it is necessary to consider the following aspects and make sure these aspects are properly identified: Definition of time management is crucial to understand...

Long John Silver’s Restaurant’s Marketing Analysis

This paper aims at analyzing different advertisement strategies and mistakes made by businesses that lead to losses or closure. A food restaurant in the United States has been struggling to pay workers and make a profit. The business is among the poorly rated with an average daily income of less...

Cash Flow Statement as a Reflection of Financial Health

Lack of working capital (cash gaps), a constant search for money to repay debts to suppliers, employees, budget, non-payment of buyers, or customers all lead to the fact that a company cannot manage its obligations. These issues increase accounts payable in record keeping (Klammer, 2018). The solution to working capital...

Intervention Program of Human Resources in Emirates Airlines

While taking into account the need to implement changes in the management of human resources in Emirates Airlines, the chosen intervention program was based on several steps: Communicating the goals of changes to subordinates was an integral attribute of a successful optimization project, and at general meetings, crucial information was...

Social Justice and Sustainable Business Practices

Climate change and environmental degradation have become evident problems around the world, stemming from waste and emissions produced by human activity. Large businesses play a significant role in contributing to global emissions with practices ranging from manufacturing to transportation and overuse of certain materials such water, plastics, and others, creating...

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...

Nike Inc.’s Marketing and Manufacturing Principles

Nike is a worldwide leader in manufacturing, marketing, and sales of sportswear, footwear, accessories, and equipment. According to Childs and Jin (2018), its “sales exceed $21 billion in 2016, more than half of which is attributed to international markets,” and it is “an innovation leader in product development, marketing, and...

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...

Importance of Leadership in Business

The word leadership refers to a social process of persuading individuals to carry out certain duties. In the modern world, conservative meaning of this idiom has changed. An organization has some goals that are both long-term and short-term. To facilitate realization of these goals, the administration employs leaders who have...

Best All Round Roofing Firm’s Technical Proposal and Mission Capability

Using the approach of the best value putting into consideration the technical understanding and the approach BEST ALL ROUND ROOFING does depict an understanding of the requirements that are there of offering a heavily sound technical solution. Has put the expected risks under check and hence has put a mitigation...

International Expansion in China

Introduction Religious ethics, as applied to economics and business, dates back to the thirteenth century. Subsequent developments in this area have resulted in the intertwining of Christian faith and reason. This situation has given rise to a plethora of principles, guidelines, and criteria for action and a set of virtues...

Marketing Strategy for the Cloud-Based Platform “Swiftly”

Market Description The transportation market in the United States is evaluated at $1.6 trillion in 2018 by the International Trade Organization. Product Review Swiftly is a cloud-based platform for collecting and analyzing transportation data and managing the logistics of a business. Review of Competition Public transportation data can be found...

Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Accounting

Introduction With a chain of scandals hitting the American corporate world, its image in the public’s eye was greatly tainted. Accordingly, the government had to take a step that would restore the confidence and integrity and put corporate America back on track. The best approach was through stricter measures to...

Helping Professions: Social and Human Services Assistants

These are professionals within the human social welfare field who undertake various tasks to help clients in departments such as rehabilitation, psychology, and social work. They help experts, for instance, school counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists to deliver essential services to individuals (“Social and human services...

Coaching Impact on Organization’s Performance

Organizations often take advantage of effective coaching benefits. Coaching is used for different purposes of strengthening the organization’s operating, and medical structures are no exception. The purpose of this paper is to determine how coaching contributes to improved outcomes of the organization and the patient outcomes in particular. Additionally, it...

Teevo Corporation Case Study

Executive Summary Internet technology is by far the most important innovation in the world of communication. The evolution of communication from mere transfer of data to transfer of data, videos and pictures is the latest technology being used by many companies that desire to capitalize on the advantages of internet...

Cash Budget: Plan and Aspects

Introduction A budget is a set of combined plans that describes the organizations forecasted future operations quantitatively. Budgets are often used by organizations as a yardstick to measure actual operations, allocate funds and also plan for future operations. Overtime, it has proved to be an excellent management tool since on...

Ethics in the Business World Based on Dilbert TV Series

In the fourteenth episode of the second season of the Dilbert TV series, the main character faces an ethical dilemma that makes him choose between his personal principles and various temptations. Moreover, the situation is further complicated by the fact that the product, which becomes the source of this dilemma,...

GE Healthcare: Innovating for Emerging Markets

Abstract GE Healthcare is a division of GE that has headquarters in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Initially, the firm was known as GE Medical Systems, but it changed its name in 2004. The firm specialises in unique medical technologies and services that help patients to improve their health care outcomes across...

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...

Occupational Health and Safety: Precautionary Principle

Occupational health and safety officers in many industries are usually very concerned with the exposure of the workforce to potentially harmful situations including radiation, repetitive motion injuries, toxic chemicals and industrial accidents. As one of these officers working in a paint manufacturing plant, I have been, for years, concerned about...

Strategic Network Management: The Fault Management

Introduction The fault management is one of the major areas in network management. With the increase in the network capacity due to the purchase of competitors, there is need for TechCorp to develop a more reliable network management scheme to capture the needs of the entire network, in this analysis;...

Purdue Pharmaceutical Company’s OxyContin Opioid

General Information The case revolves around the success of Purdue Pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family. OxyContin is the opioid painkiller that was promoted as one of the best ways to alleviate and manage pain in patients with chronic and complicated conditions. Due to the extremely aggressive promotional campaign,...

Marketing Plan – Bradley Brew Project

Bradley Brew Project is a microbrewery founded and managed by Chelsey and Mike. This family business is focusing on the best ways to provide a personalized beer experience and community-based education to the local residents in Bradley Beach. The firm’s formulation for fermentation processes supports the provision of various services...

Why Companies Pay Dividends

Introduction Despite the fact that many companies have different policies on dividend payments; dividend payment still remains one of the most controversial issues in corporate finance (Investopedia 2011, p. 1). This issue is brought to the fore by the fact that companies such as Microsoft Corporation (despite its success over...

Checklist for Evaluating Internal Controls

Introduction Internal control is a key element that should be incorporated into the operation of a firm. The core objective is to integrate high standards in the operation of a firm. Effective internal control can be conducted through the integration of a checklist (Louwers & Strawser, 2007, p.65). For efficiency,...

Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Modern Corporate World

The corporate world represents a complex organism with various mechanisms and parties involved in its operations and potential risks that they impose. Fraud is a common practice within the corporation, and when massive scandals are shaking the world, it emphasizes the need for action and regulations to control this environment....

Adaptable Home Products Firm’s Marketing Strategy

The development of any marketing plan should start with analyzing the initial positions: the companys strengths and weaknesses, opportunities, and threats it faces. Adaptable Home Products (AHP) is a startup company ready to launch its first three product lines: furniture (1), kitchen appliances (2), and adjustable screens (3). One of...

Strategic Shipping Operations Management: Liquefied Natural Gas

Introduction The commercialized natural gas production on the global level has increased from 2.1% to 2,819.4 Bcm (99.5 Tcf) as of the year 2005. Lately, there has been a considerable increase in gas production, thanks to the advent of cutthroat competition that exists in customary power and gas markets coupled...

Risk Management and Its Process

Introduction Technical projects are exposed to risks that can be potentially damaging due to the cost of investments incurred in such projects (Kerzner, 2006). The exponential rise in project costs not projected before the start of a project are risks with the potential to damage project progress. McNeil, Frey, and...

Leadership Styles Integration Into the Nursing Practice

Leadership Traits of an Effective Communicator Transparency Accountability Expertise Integrity Empathy Communication is an essential part of leadership, and it requires crucial leadership skills and qualities for successful interaction. There are six basic styles at the intersection of leadership and communication: listening, coaching, teaching, advising, motivating, and directing (Prossack, 2018)....

Apple Inc.’s Logo and Its Marketing Functions

Visual symbols associated with the company form a significant part of its market image. As a rule, they reflect a firm’s marketing strategy and convey a particular message to potential consumers. Research indicates that a company’s logo and visual style can influence customers’ behavior, even if they are not aware...

Organizational Effectiveness: Change, Organizational Design, and Organizational Culture

Introduction Ensuring organizational effectiveness is one of the central tasks that companies face in the realm of the global economy. Due to the tight competition observed in the global market, as well as the presence of large corporations that pose an immeasurable challenge to new entrants, it is crucial to...

Leadership: The Efficiency of the Company

Leadership is a crucial component that allows to effectively perform managing tasks and maximize the efficiency of the company, which consequently catalyzes the goal-achieving process. Most of the time, high-grade leadership is responsible for the organization’s internal and external success as it shapes the way staff works and performs. The...

Aspects Related to Business Ethics

Introduction Ethics can be defined as a philosophical treatment of a moral order or the values that relate to human conduct with respect to the rightness and wrongness of a specific action. There are various codes of ethics established to govern different practices for example nursing, teaching and business codes...

Teleflex Incorporation: Marketing and Branding Healthcare Product

Introduction Teleflex Incorporation is a firm that is established within the hospital and healthcare industry. The firm has a global scale of operation with its headquarters located in the Greater Philadelphia Area in United States. Over the years, the firm has been able to attain sustainable growth. For example, during...

Emoticons Use in an Email at Work

In just a few years, the emoji icons found on most smartphones and e-mail programs have become an integral part of communication, including business correspondence. These funny little pictures can play an unexpectedly serious role in determining the emotional tone of business communication. Employers often use emoticons to soften the...

A Forced Organizational Change: Student Name Company

Student Name Company The working environment in the organization hugely affects its functioning and overall performance. When a forced organizational change occurs, it always brings a certain degree of stress on the employees and the working conditions. These shifts do not always bring positive change, so it is crucial to...

Financial Management Competencies Discussion

The Most Important Competencies of a financial manager A financial manager understands the environment that he is an operation in and makes a decision with this in mind. The outside world affects the kind of decision that a manager makes at a certain particular time. The success of an organization...

Customer Relationship Marketing in Business Marketing

Introduction The marketplace has become dynamic due to pressures of scientific advancement, demographic, economical upheavals, social evolution, and global politics. Business organizations are also experiencing changes and thus the marketing role in these organizations is also transforming. Due to these changes organizations are moving from marketing mix focus to relationship...

Financial Strategy: Risk Consciousness and Strategy of the Firm

Introduction It is generally argued that a company’s risk consciousness governs the underlying strategies that are employed by the enterprise. On the one hand, this is true, as risk management is the basic strategy that defines the frameworks of other business strategies. On the other hand, risk management depends on...

Healthy Fast Foods: Sector Analysis

Fast foods The term fast foods refer to foods that are prepared, readily available, and served quickly in restaurants or kiosks (Vendreys, 2011). Fast foods have been in existence for a lengthy period and are most common in urban regions. Fast foods include soft drinks, doughnuts and pastry, French fries,...

Push-Pull Strategies in Promoting Products and Services

To promote their products or services, companies may choose between push and pull strategies. A push strategy concentrates promotional activities on distribution channels and encourages customers to buy products or services using incentives, such as discounts (Vieira et al., 2018). In a push strategy, the company first produces products and...

The Interpretation of Matrices

The close analysis of Chipotle’s current standing on the market has resulted in the construction of three matrices: IE (internal-external), BCG (growth-share), and TOWS (a variation of the SWOT matrix). All the matrices are important for strategic planning that would advance the company and give it a competitive edge over...

Information System Design Analysis

Introduction In order to have a good information system (IS) its design should be carefully planned. In that regard, it can be stated that planning an information system starts with several important stages, among which is the identification of the IS mission and purpose, the identification of the users and...

Brasil Foods Company’s International Strategy

Globalization Globalization transforms the world into a single global market for goods and services, erases all types of borders between consumers and producers. All existing companies compete on the international market a priori, in connection with this, a qualitatively new approach is needed to develop a competitive international company strategy...

New Product Development Process and Its Stages

The new product development (NPD) process is critical to the emergence of new companies and the growth of existing organizations. To rationalize this process and derive the highest possible benefit from it, businesses structure it into several discrete stages, such as idea generation, market analysis, product development, commercialization, and market...

Distribution Chain in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The pharmaceutical industry requires supply chain managers to ensure that the product is in proper condition and delivered on time. Medical supplies are considered perishable goods, so they require adequate packaging, storage, and careful handling (Abideen & Mohamad, 2019). Moreover, many pharmaceuticals have a relatively short expiration period, which should...

Risk Benchmark Program Analysis

Introduction Risk management programs play a vital role in ensuring the safety of workers, patients, and any other stakeholders in a healthcare setting. Therefore, such programs should be implemented meticulously based on the provided guidelines to ensure that maximum benefits are derived in the long run. This assertion calls for...

“The Role of Entrepreneurial Leadership” by Newman

Organizations currently operate in a highly competitive environment, making creativity a critical tool to enable employees to generate innovative ideas, engage in critical thinking, and develop new business opportunities. In the article “The effects of employees’ creative self-efficacy on innovative behavior: The role of entrepreneurial leadership,” Newman et al. (2018)...

IT Project Risk in Apple Inc.

In a world relying on information technology to cope with the changing times, IT project risks are not hard to find. Most companies in the world rely on IT not only to deal with the changes that come with time but also to be able to keep up with the...

Risk Management Technique: Risk Analysis and Evaluation

Introduction Environmental Factors that Cause Risk Business is a complicated phenomenon that is regulated by its own rules and laws. Accordingly, when business decisions are made, they are adjusted to the reality of the business environment and potential developments of the markets. Forecasting and prediction of future thus play an...

An Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation

With the development of technologies, businesses begin to trust various computer programs with essential and vital processes. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a special type of software used by companies in managing everyday business activities, including supply chain operations, risk compliance and management, accounting, project management, and procurement (“What is...

Competitive Dynamics of Vipshop Holdings Limited

Introduction The present-day business world presents a challenge for companies requiring them to continuously realign their policies to remain competitive on the market. Vipshop Holdings Limited is no exception to the rule, and its management’s actions should correspond to the principles of competitive dynamics. In order to analyze them, it...

Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly

Monopolistic competition and oligopoly are the two most common types of imperfectly competitive market structures. Since the average company has less market power than a monopoly and faces less harsh competition than implied by the perfect competition scenario, most industries fall under one of those models (Mankiw, 2020). Both cases...

Board of Directors’ Role in Strategic Management

Apple Inc. has consistently dominated Fortune’s ranking of the most admired companies, owing to its focused board of directors led by CEO Tim Cook and board chairman Arthur D. Levinson. According to Fortune (2020), Apple boasts the top-most US and global ranking for several consecutive years, beating other tech giants...

FansivOps International: Information Security and Risk Management

Introduction As the Chief Information Security Officer of FansivOps International, it is essential to formulate a proper and effective information security and risk management policy to conduct an evaluation of information security management requirements in regard to opening a new branch office in the southern region of Sudan, Africa. In...

Knowledge Management in Bussines

Introduction Knowledge Management (KM) is, perhaps, one of the newest corporate practices that have taken the business world by storm. Its extensive use by enterprises all over the world has attracted a lot of research from scholars. Being the chief motivator of the contemporary practice of Business Process Outsourcing, KM...

Yum!: Brands Innovations and Commercialization

Innovations’ commercialisation has always been perceived as a critical prerequisite for the successful operating of a firm. Many companies’ practices and policies in this regard seem to prove such a statement. It might be relevant to investigate the experience of a notable enterprise in the mentioned theme’s framework. Yum! Brands...

Supply Chain Logistics Assessment

Introduction This paper is an attempt to discuss the notions of trade-offs between working areas of logistics, the relationship between the selection of location networks and competitive advantage, and logistics value proposition within the broader framework of supply chain management. It starts by giving an idea of what supply chain...

Alpine Inn and Spa: Service Management Improvement Plan

Introduction Alpine Inn and Spa is a 2-star hotel situated in South Lake Tahoe, California. Its 38 non-smoking rooms are equipped with air conditioning, television, ironing facilities, and tea and coffee makers. The hotel offers its guests free Wi-Fi and parking, as well as an outdoor swimming pool and a...

Company Goals and Plans

The organization where the author works is currently trying to develop a new workforce planning approach that will help recruit the talent necessary to implement the management’s vision. The project involves increased interdepartmental collaboration, with different teams making their needs known and actively working with the HR department to hire...

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...

Edison International Company Analysis

Edison International (EIX) is one of the major Companies in the power generating industry in United States. As of 2009, it has annual total revenues in excess of $12 million dollars that recently peaked at $14 million in 2008 (YahooFinance, 2011a). Edison International is a conglomerate of three subsidiary Companies...

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...

Modern-Day Influencers and Thinkers in Strategic Hospitality Management

Hospitality is a continuously growing industry, which only recreantly reached its peak. Such phenomena as democratization and mass tourism considerably propelled it (Vainikka, 2015). Thus, new processes, methods, and theoretical frameworks are applied in the industry, including strategic management, which has accumulated a considerable body of literature (Köseoglu et al.,...

Cabell Huntington Hospital’s Performance Appraisal Tool

Introduction Organizations can ensure the improvement of their performance through so many ways. One such way is through performance appraisal systems with appropriate tools depending on the sections targeted for improvement. This paper aims at evaluating a performance appraisal tool based on the following; the model, the advantages and disadvantages...

An Overview of Trinity Industries

Trinity Industries is an industrial corporation that provides products and services for transportation, construction, and energy sectors. According to the official website of the corporation (Trinity Industries, n.d.), since November 1, 2018, Trinity Industries split up into two independent companies. Trinity focuses on the supply of railcar products and services,...

Reasons that May Make a Strategic Plan Unsuccessful

Introduction According to Marian C. Jennings, the president of a national health care consulting firm that specializes in strategy initiation and development. A strategic plan may be unsuccessful due to various reasons. One of the reasons is a strategy that focuses on a single possibility in future thus ignoring uncertainties...

Global Marketing Management: Theoretical Concepts

Abstract The paper introduces global marketing as the means of channelling resources in the world market then examines the theoretical concepts and extensions on global marketing management. It then discusses the various kinds of management orientations and their differences in relation to global marketing. Then it goes ahead to discuss...

HIPAA: Risk Management Scenario

Correcting HIPAA Violations All the sections face a threat for HIPAA violations, and protecting patient medical information should be the responsibility of all facility departments. Therefore, the security director will lead the initiative and help bring change. However, as the facility administrator, I expect each director to know that I...

Problem-Solving Processes Within the HBO Company

Organizational development (OD) aims to enhance the performance of organizations through the effective management of people and processes. The OD is a “long-term effort, led and supported by top management, to improve an organization’s visioning, empowerment, learning, and problem-solving processes, through an ongoing, collaborative management of organization culture” (Hodges, 2017,...

Modern Energy Technologies Introduction to Developing Countries

The significance of modern energy sources for the economic development of any country can hardly be overestimated. However, it is a daunting task to find easily implemented ways to transition developing countries to clean and cheap sources of energy. Energy consumption in developing communities is steadily increasing, which poses serious...

Sakhr Software Co.’s Marketing System

Executive Summary The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the peculiarities of the marketing system in such an organization as Sakhr Software Co. This company is located in Kuwait, and it specializes in natural language processing or NLP. It was established in 1982, and since that time, its...

Managing Financial Risks: Concept, Techniques and Processes

Risk Concept An adverse impact on an organization and its systems if it is created by a possibility or occurrence of an event or activity is called a Risk. If a given threat exploits sensitivities of an asset or cluster of assets that may cause damages or loss to the...

New Product Failure Overview and Analysis

Introduction Failed start-ups are not unique to a competitive business environment. However, in case large brands suffer losses due to unreasonably designed projects, this causes significant resonance and serves as an example for other organizations. As such a failure, the case of Coca-Cola in 1985 will be considered, in particular,...

Operations Management Definition

Operations management is an essential process that uses raw materials to turn them into goods and services. Cachon, Girotra, & Netessine (2020) mention that this phenomenon is connected with the supply chain because the two reflect the internal and external operational systems, respectively. That is why it is not a...

Ethical Dilemmas in Business

Ethical Dilemmas Moral values are an integral part of any companys successful functioning. Both personal and corporate values affect the behavior of employees and, thus, the whole company (Doochin, 2010). The ethical dilemma is concerned with the issue of teamwork and could be described as ambiguity in managers’ attitudes towards...

Bill Blass: Rebranding Case

Bill Blass was once one of the most valuable brands in the fashion industry; however, it failed to adapt to the new trends in customer preferences after its founder’s retirement. The initial Bill Blass peaked in the early 80s, catching the customers’ attention with urban, colorful silhouettes and innovative designs....