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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...
The internet is an avenue that comes with immense opportunities for growth. Essentially, the internet is a business platform that enhances efficiency in terms of operations and market presence. Doing business on the internet presents vast opportunities for expansion. Rapid spread of information on the internet is beneficial to online...
The Importance of Leadership A project team can work well and achieve high results or work poorly. Of course, the personal competence of each participant plays a significant role in the discussion of team productivity. However, the importance of leadership remains a determining factor. Even when everyone inside a team...
Particular ethical issues that should be considered in this case include health issues and the cost of the products. With regards to health issues, infant formulas have been associated with disease vulnerability among children in developing countries. The products have been considered as the major causes of serious infections and...
Introduction A leader has leadership roles to play. In this case study, Ted is charged with the responsibility to motivate, empower, communicate, and develop his employees. This essay looks at how he can act as a team builder, manage cultural diversity, and give a plan he can use to create...
Introduction Sigmund’s Gourmet Pasta is developing a popular consumer brand and expanding its customer base. The restaurant has created a signature line characterized by innovative pasta dishes, such as fresh mussels and clams in a marinara sauce and pesto with smoked salmon. It also serves distinctive salads, desserts, drinks. Sigmund’s...
Introduction The purpose of every business is to generate income by using available resources to satisfy unlimited wants. Each company and entrepreneur possess financial, physical, and human capital and aims to allocate and utilize them effectively to achieve maximum profit. Organizations and entrepreneurs differently manage human capital, with companies focusing...
Strategic Planning Process Strategic planning process focuses on purpose of existence of the firm and its objective according to company’s vision and evaluates both the internal and external environment of the organization and make strategies and amendments as necessary. It provides competitive edge and predicts profitable openings about future. Strategic...
Push and Pull management philosophies The origin of the term push and pull can be traced back to supply chain and logistics management (Hugos 214). However, according to Nigel, the term is also used in marketing (76). The term describes the flow of information or products from one subject to...
Introduction Currently, global companies make a significant impact on all aspects of life: economic, social, environmental, and even political, at times. Be it an energy company, or a fashion retail company – regardless of their field, the companies contribute in different ways to the society not only by their end-product...
The position of a CEO is a top of the corporate ladder, which means that a person not only receives great power to take over a large company but also has responsibility for decisions. The evidence shows that the highest leadership is prone to significant mistakes, which should be analyzed...
Leader-Follower Relationship in Creating a Performance-Based Organizational Leadership Relationship building between leaders and followers in a work-based environment serves a critical role in determining the nature and scope of organizational performance. Over the past years, many researchers have devoted considerable efforts to exploring this concept in the view of organizational...
In the workplace, all Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have the fiduciary duty to reject excessive pay. Before reviewing the article How Much Compensation Can CEOs Permissibly Accept? I always believed that there is a standard structure that directs the compensation rates for all executive employees, including CEOs. However, the resource’s...
When launching a business, an examination of the market is one of the major business plan constituents. However, the notion of the market consists of a number of definitions often confused. The examples of such definitions are the market segmentation and the target market. Although these terms are often misinterpreted...
Introduction One of the key functions of a food package is to present the food product contained therein in a manner that preserves and protects the food. However, with regard to the sales and marketing function of food products, the fundamental role of a food package is to serve as...
Creativity, vital for many modern jobs, can be promoted in both individual work and among an organization. Various ways can be implied to motivate workers to be more innovative, which overall leads to the improvement of their performance. Furthermore, managers can promote creativity directly and indirectly. To increase creativity in...
To begin with, the wine industry is well-developed in the United States. In 2018, the total US market reached $70 billion of total value (2019: the total U.S. wine market 2019). People across the country seem to be engaged in the consumption of this drink. New York communities are not...
Introduction As corporate organizations advance and come to be viewed as vibrant, coping systems, the concept of how they undergo change and the methods by which they manage change processes have continued to be refined (Ashraf, 2010; Newman, 2012). Managing a change process in a corporate organization can be a...
There are no successful teams that have never been in a difficult situation. Sooner or later, they will have to face challenging goals and prospects or a lack of resources and funding. In that case, employees will be baffled, upset, and nervous. Lack of motivation among staff leads to reduced...
Introduction The profitability of a project is the major objective that propagates a project manager to maintain a strong and a focused team. In the creative field the roles of project managers varies from one firm to another. This is based on the fact that different firms have variety of...
Management theorist Simon Sinek believes that a leader is someone with whom employees feel safe, who creates a circle of trust. Successful leadership is not about power, authority, and influence, but about the ability to inspire. Individuals and entire organizations can achieve exceptional success if they understand why they exist,...
Introduction The enterprise resource planning (ERP) is integrated software used to manage and coordinate various departments across the company. It is therefore used to efficiently centralize and combine the activities and operations from different departments. Basically, the ERP software enables information sharing between different departments; thus enhancing a smooth flow...
For many industries where it is possible to sell products online, first-degree price discrimination associated with dynamic pricing is viewed as an effective method to generate higher profits. However, in comparison to more common and less controversial second- and third-degree discrimination, first-degree price discrimination provokes much debate regarding the fairness...
Introduction A leadership philosophy is a range of principles, beliefs, convictions, and mindsets, according to which a person decides what actions should be taken and what reactions and attitudes are appropriate in a particular situation. Leadership philosophy regards the existence of issues, mannerisms, goals, behavior in daily pursuits, and the...
Besides remuneration and health cover, firms can offer a wide variety of benefits depending on the sector, availability of resources, the needs of employees, and the creativity of the employer. These benefits include paid holidays, sponsored marriage anniversary or birthday parties, gym/club membership, tickets to special events, car grants, cash...
Every company or firm does its best to improve its overall performance. It is possible to use various tools to identify improvement opportunities, and value stream mapping is among them. This term stands for a kind of flowcharting tool that is used to understand the development of lean processes (Jacobs...
Introduction WorldCom was an American telecommunications company that highlighted the dangers of engaging in unethical conduct. WorldCom’s growth strategy was through acquisition of other companies. Rapid acquisition made WorldCom one of the largest telecommunications in the US. However, the company was secretly engaging in a massive accounting fraud, which created...
Introduction SWOT analysis refers to the analysis of the strategic environment that impact on the activities of an organization. Under SWOT analysis, the internal factors that originate from the firm are categorized into strengths denoted by S or weaknesses denoted by W, while those factors that are external to the...
With the development of management employee empowerment has become a popular topic nowadays. It does not mean just passing the part of responsibilities to workers it is the improvement of their skills too. Employee empowerment may be defined as the possibility of workers making their own decisions that are very...
Introduction The University of Virginia often abbreviated as UVa or sometimes UVA is by now the only UNESCO Heritage Site University in all of the United States of America. Located in Virginia at Charlottesville, the Public University is known for public research. It was founded by Jefferson Thomas and by...
Abstract This paper explores how team building and development is tied to the overall study of organizational behavior. The theories that sandwich motivation are also evaluated to understand the mechanisms through which organizations should put in place to ensure a work force that is motivated and satisfied. In respect to...
Introduction The ethnic hair care process in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Ethiopia has a number of peculiarities and considerably varies, depending on the consumer gender, social status, and personal idea about one’s identity and appearance. On average, the process is quite costly and laborious due to the genetic characteristics...
The success of an organization depends on its ability to secure a favorable advantage over its competitors. The trend of business today is the incorporation of computer technology into the operations of the business. IT resources are expanding the capabilities of businesses; hence enhancing market expansions, increasing processing, and communication...
Qualitative Analyses Accounting Policy The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted businesses, disrupting entities’ operations and financials. According to Grant Thornton (2020), some financial reporting areas can remarkably impact annual financial statements and determine the disclosures required. Even though some sectors might avoid severe damages or even benefit from the...
HR dilemma The two business cases are concerned with an HR management problem, which is to hire or fire an employee with a specific issue. In the case study of the employee with AIDS, Greg should hire and promote Joe. He possesses AIDS disease; thus, the person responsible for hiring...
Introduction Competition among businesses has enabled investors to seek better ways of remaining at the top of various business activities. The struggles to dominate the business world and expand markets to interior regions push companies to invest in marketing strategies. Doubtless, all companies are willing to pay a considerable amount...
Al Sheheen is an organization that is known for providing principal training as well as consultancy services to organizations in the region. The organization has adequate resources to support the programs and help bring out more motivation to trigger students to become active in their own learning. The resources need...
Introduction In the past few decades, there has been a rapid growth of a global market. Organizations all over the world became multinational institutions and displayed an impressive success due to that change. Chinese companies follow this trend, although their achievement on a global scale could not be viewed as...
Introduction Lipitor is a drug that reduces cholesterol levels and is produced by the Warner-Lambert company. This company has evolved significantly since its inception in the early 1850s and has become one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the globe. The three components that stand out the most from the...
Being an ethical leader in an organizational context is essential due to the need to solve issues that often arise in the workplace and are concerned with moral decisions and their outcomes. In the Forbes article, Zwilling (2013) explores the ways in which leaders can make an ethical difference in...
America Express (Amex) is an American international business Services organization headquartered in New York City, 200 Vesey Street. The corporation was founded in 1850 and is one of the constituents of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (“100 best companies to work for”, 2020). Amex is widely acknowledged for its travelers...
Introduction Organisations are increasingly appreciating the role of global environment in their success. Moreover, corporate leaders have realised that their companies cannot function independently. Contemporary business world has become erratic, aggressive and intricate. It demands companies to re-evaluate their change-management strategies. Jalagat (2016) recommends that business leaders strike a balance...
The task of marketing appears to have evolved tremendously from the basic process of making a product recognizable to the process of helping customers to relate to the brand on a deeply emotional level. The described situation applies fully to the progress made by BabyCenter since the organization has developed...
A leadership style is a vital aspect of management, which contributes to the effectiveness a manager. However, the leadership style adopted is largely dependent on the organization and the personal traits of the leader (The East-West centre, 2009). The second article highlights how a leader adopts a leadership style. The...
Time Management Self-Assessment Implementation of time management finds manifests in various types of activity. For example, taking advantage of a learning time, finding strategies to learn better and faster, compiling a list of things to do, etc. All of these demonstrates that time management capabilities are well-developed and of a...
Nowadays, sexual harassment is a burning issue, and it is largely discussed in society. As far as I understand it, sexual harassment is a type of inappropriate behavior in society, when a person gives someone hints with a sexual overtone or expresses their sexual desires explicitly. Gutek (2015) defines sexual...
Introduction Effective leadership is among the crucial elements for the success of a corporate organization (Mears, 2010). Effective leadership is not only confined to approaches used by a leader within an organization, but it also depends on the situation at hand, which determines the most effective leadership style (Nohria &...
Hypotheses H0 (null): Poor leadership training is not the cause of the high rate of failure in small businesses. H1 (alternative): Military leadership training provides best practices for small business leaders underlying the success of small businesses. The null hypothesis demonstrates that for small businesses, the failure rate has no...
Introduction The process of production in the modern world involves numerous concerns. One of these concerns is organizing the logistics of raw materials and goods. These operations are considered parts of the supply chain. In our paper, we will examine supply chain management (SCM) and consider some aspects that should...
Universally accepted criteria for assessing risks and vulnerability of infrastructural systems in terms of global logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) have not been specified so far (Mattsson & Jenelius, 2015; Kermanshah & Derrible, 2016). Therefore, an approach developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was implemented to...
A studio can normally label as a class for artist and photographers, or a workshop or rehearsal space for dancers or actors. In relation to film, the workshop or construction for cinematographic, sound, or music recording is commonly referred to as a theater, and the word studios generally means “all...
Leadership is a vital aspect of running organizations. Failure in leadership results in many undesirable situations in organizations. The article from the times magazine seeks to analyze some personal characteristics that contribute to leadership through one of the most popular political leaders globally. Some of the characteristics portrayed by the...
Prepaid insurance is a kind of prepayment that stands for the instalments made for the expenses which have not been procured yet. Hence, the management of such an expense type should include reconsideration in terms of the accounting information on the overall budget. It is generally required to analyze which...
Introduction Maxwell (2005) and Kirimi (2007) argue that everything rises and falls on leadership. This means that leadership is a very important component of every organization. Therefore, this paper examines different leadership styles and their applicability within Clayton County Library System. Notable Elements of Servant and Delegative leadership Styles Robert...
Apple Inc. was formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. The company is a multinational corporation with headquarters in California, United States of America. Research indicated that Apple Inc. is the official designer and distributor of Apple personal computers, Apple computer software among other consumer electronics in the world. Macintosh is...
In our ever-changing world, innovation is one of the most important processes to exist. Nowadays, people seek changes that would bring the largest amount of value to individuals, organizations, and the environment. It is crucial for one to take into consideration the business practices of today’s companies. In his paper...
Obtaining profits is the principal goal of every business, and it is a complicated process. It is possible to use various strategies and tools to achieve this result, and sales and operations planning is one of them. This term stands for the effort that firms take to keep supply and...
Business ethics is one of the fundamental aspects of the functioning of modern organizations. The firms have to meet requirements for their work and evolution because of the need for respecting all actors, customers, and partners. Unfortunately, there are some cases of rude violations of this code that also precondition...
Business, irrespective of its sizes and forms, is always an aggressive environment, where, in most cases, only the best survives and prospers. In other words, to compete with various market players, a company has to continuously develop and integrate new relevant decisions, technologies, and strategies that are in line with...
Financial analysis in both investment and corporate finance fields is conducted primarily to analyze available data and monitor an organization’s performance. The quantitative method to assess the operational efficiency, liquidity, and profitability of the company is known as ratio analysis. In their turn, analysts compare ratios of a particular enterprise...
Stiff competition has forced automobile companies to come up with better strategies that will help them compete successfully. Bankruptcy and economic crisis has threatened the existence of automobile industry. In order to create synergy, firms are trying to expand their operations through mergers and acquisition. A perfect example is Fiat,...
Introduction The performance of organizations exerts influences on local communities, customers, employees, investors, suppliers, public authorities, social agencies, and other stakeholders. Therefore, despite today’s toughening economic conditions, complex business environment, and orientation towards profit-making, corporations bear responsibility to all ranks of stakeholders. While defining its strategic priorities and planning business...
Summary Overview The three airline companies in the articles face challenges concerning the logistics of fuel; thus, they focus on the use of fuel hedging programs. It is documented that Southwest Airlines has been posting impressive results. Fuel contract issues made the firm record losses in its third and quarter...
Information about the Company Name of the company: Nurture Inc. Slogan: Healthy and tasty. The name of the company refers to nature and nutrition; moreover, “nurture” is about care, development, growth, and potential. Mission Statement: About 60% of a human’s body is liquid, about 70% of the Earth is covered...
The study by Kavussanu Maria, Boardley Ian, Jutkiewicz, Natalia, Vincent Samantha and Ring Christopher addressed coaching efficiency and usefulness, and also examined the predictors and a comparison between the information on the trainers and the athletes. In the report, they addressed the concern on the increased research on the conceptual...
Abstract Over the past few years, the issue of diversity has gained considerable significance. According to recent researches, workplace diversity contributes to the improvement of the relationships between the staff, knowledge management, and, therefore, the production process. In the late XX century, workplaces became rather diverse all over the country....
Introduction Currently, the business environment is characterized by a high level of dynamism. To succeed in the long term, it is paramount for organizations to have strong human capital. According to Homer and Griffin (2006, p.4), the importance of human resource management as a component of strategic management has increasingly...
The importance of a product’s retail packaging in modern consumerist society is difficult to overestimate. The way that a product is completed from the place of fabrication to the storehouse and finally to the end-user is protected and accompanied by its retail packaging. The product handling without proper packaging could...
After conducting a future outlook and Legal Concerns for my Urban-ware and clothing line business venture, the next thing that I will embark on is conducting marketing research for the venture. By this, I intend to look at find the best marketing strategies to use in marketing my products fully...
Introduction My experience as a follower came when working with Miwani distributors which a company responsible for distributing soft drinks. I happened to be one of those responsible of packing soft drinks and ensuring that stores were ever in good condition. In this position, I happen to experience numerous challenges...
Background Relaxing travel is a travel agent that is based in the UK. The main area of business of this company is medium-priced charter flights and package holidays to resorts which are mostly in the Mediterranean coastal resorts. The products that this company offers include; charter flights which it leases...
Introduction Intrinsic career self management is closely linked with motivation, inspiration, and the opportunity to communicate with other team members. The aim of this paper is to analyze the key elements of career motivation defined by Quigley and Tymon (2006), and analyze the effectiveness of these components from the perspective...
Introduction An objective is a goal that guides the efforts of an organization to reach its target. Objectives are set as an element of effective planning. They are used to determine whether an organization has met set standards. Objectives provide direction for various activities and influence human behavior towards attaining...
Introduction The case represents a good example of complex relationships among employers and employees. It also helps understand the distinction between employee and independent contractor, as well as shed light upon certain ethical issues. In this report, it will be argued that Janice from the case needs to be qualified...
In the world of business, companies need to choose appropriate plans to become successful in the market. Some of such strategies are connected with customer-oriented initiatives and waste elimination practices. Toyota is the company that first introduced the lean enterprise model and Toyota Production System, and it has already proven...
Introduction Kawneer Brand is a reputable company in North America that manufactures architectural building products from aluminum. There are other companies involved in manufacturing the same products but Kawneer Brand has proved to be an icon in this industry. Some of the goods it manufactures include framing systems, curtain wall...
Weaknesses and Justification of Situational Leadership Hersey and Blanchard developed a theory that reflects how a leader should behave towards workers in relations to their different levels of maturity to the work. They argued that a high-maturity subordinate possesses both the confidence and ability to perform a task. Conversely, a...
Introduction The need to ensure businesses compete and get profits makes them to establish policies and adopt measures that place them in better positions than their rivals. In addition, nations regulate business activities to ensure there is an equal playing ground for all investors and promote healthy competition. Investors must...
Supply chain management is one of the most important twentieth-century innovations in the business world. Practically, it is the managing of a “network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers” (Cooper et al., 7). In other words, it takes care...
Possible Solutions The very first decision in the setup of a business is the identification of all the costs involved. However, in order to arrive at that decision, the chosen solutions have to be identified and clearly stipulated. McDonald has to make decisions pertaining to business premises, equipments required, human...
Marketing is a procedure that is used for identifying and looking forward to satisfaction of customer needs. It is a process that works within the set target, anticipated output and goals to be met. Competitor’s strategies are also analyzed and exceeded. It deals with provision of changing requirements and needs...
Leadership is an interesting subject that excites so many people. When the term is mentioned, images of powerful individuals who head top Corporations in the world and army officials who have commanded victories in various big wars and politicians who shape nations come into our mind. We also think of...
The Main Goal of the Company Elemica main aim is to impact growth in the entire chemical industry in terms of the supply chain management and connectivity in terms of procedures and operations. It achieves this by providing web based orders hence chemical companies are able to purchase and sell...
The case study indicates that Linda Forbes is a self-driven, hardworking, and motivated person who seeks to achieve her professional and career goals. Forbes has managed to develop a conclusive study that explores the prospects of the autonomous transportation industry. The research director at HIG Capital LLC, Norman Driver, is...
Introduction This is a report on what should be done to improve coordination among divisions in Mountainside Industries Limited. This follows a request made by Mrs. K. Hill who had realized that things were not going on well in the company. Decision-making processes are usually initiated and completed at the...
In the music and movie industry of the United States, the exploration of productivity exhibits significant fluctuations because it has increased and declined over time. Specifically, revenues from the music and movie industry increased exponentially from $2 billion in 1973 to $14.6 billion in 2000, and they dropped to $6.7...
Abstract Personality assessments like Holland Code Career Assessment and Type Coach Verifier are useful tools that can help a person to distinguish some important personality traits relevant to career choice. The scores shown in the test give useful insights and are similar to the personal opinion of the personality characteristics....
Southwest Airlines is a company with a short history that began its operations approximately in the second half of the last century. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Southwest Airlines’ fleet grew from a couple of Boeings in Texas to a dozen planes that circulate between a thousand destinations....
Introduction One of the surprise acquisition announcements that was made and closed within a single month was the acquisition of Qik by Skype Limited (Venture Deal, 2011). The acquisition deal was announced at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on 6 January, 2011 (Indvik, 2011). The acquisition was completed within a period...
Introduction The modern world is widely discussing the environmental issues that uncontrolled human activities have led to during the last two centuries. Water and air pollution, soil damage, and melting of the Arctic ice are the most often cited effects of what is nowadays called technological progress. Drawing from this,...
Introduction eBay is an e-commerce company that was re-launched in 1997 and turned out to be the largest and most popular interpersonal e-commerce company. The company went public in 1998 and its ensuing spectacular increase in its stock prices turned its top three managers into overnight billionaires. The company has...
This proposal will be aimed at establishing an online retail clothing store that will specifically deal with sportswear. Digital sportswear collections will be a new apparel store that will cater to those people who are interested in sporting activities such as football, riding hiking and skating. As the name suggests,...
Managerial accounting aims to provide managers with measurement and interpretation of accounting information so they can make informed decisions to maintain and improve a companys performance. This occupation requires possession and development of several essential skills and qualifications. There are also certain ethical standards employees working in this sphere have...
The world of business is competitive. Companies and their leaders take numerous steps that can fit their strategies, core values, and resources. As a rule, all steps of an acquisition process are time-consuming and require much work to be done (Abraham 2013; Pignataro 2015). Last year, Amazon shocked the world...
Introduction Eli Lilly and Company was one of the biggest pharmaceutical firms across the world in the 1980s and the early 1990s (Christensen, 2004). It controlled the largest market share in the sale of diabetes medication (insulin), supplying over 50% of the global insulin needs. Another company to be considered...
Every partnership may or may not experience emergence of barriers that prevent organizations from collaborating with partners or receiving important grants. The barriers are a serious problem for business relationships as well as for the organizations’ clients. In this paper, the obstacles that may negatively influence Indian Creek Foundation will...
Introduction Sound management is crucial to the good performance and survival of all corporate entities of any size. It is even more important especially for companies that operate on a global scale (McDaniel & Gitman, 2008, p. 215). Management entails among other perspectives the coordination and allocation of the resources...
Planning is a mental process that requires the use of intellectual faculties, foresight, and sound judgment. Strategic planning entails putting forward ideas that form a comprehensive and integrated plan that gives an advantage to the company against environmental challenges. The process of planning consists of various procedures. The first step...
Introduction Structural and financial adjustments are vital tools for promoting performance in companies and giving them an upper hand while competing with others. This essay is an assessment of how Sony Corporation is designing its technology systems to meet the market demands and make profits as projected by the management....
Research Proposal The proposed research is focused on the investigation of the company Soft Drinks S.A and its failure to capture the expected market share by its new product. The need for the given research is justified by several factors. First of all, the inability of soft drinks to attract...
The given article reminds us that the management of change and risk management in organizations are interconnected. Many accidents, which entail significant human and material losses, are caused by the inability to recognize and manage changes correctly. It has repeatedly been confirmed in the course of investigations of the causes...
The Malaysian United Methodist Church maintains a budget to fulfill its objectives and goals (Tipton, 2007). The research focuses on church budget preparation. The research focuses on the researcher’s contribution to the success of the church budget. The church budget significantly contributes to the church goals and objectives of evangelizing...
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...
Introduction Motivation deals with the reasons why people behave the way they do or do things the way they do. For example, at the place of work, there is a reason why some people come late while others come early. It may be that those who come late to work...
Introduction Since the advent of globalization, new forms and types of businesses have emerged across the world (Robson, Leonidou and Katsikeas, 2001; Gong, Shenkar, Luo and Nyaw, n.d). One of the popular forms of business that characterize society today is the Joint Ventures (JV), which is perceived to be more...
Research Study It is a well known and established fact that employee engagement augments the performance of organizations. Top executives recognize that employee engagement can increase the productivity and performance of organizations, while minimizing the costs of recruitment (Markos & Sridevi, 2010). The world market has become very competitive in...
Introduction In most countries around the globe, there is an established minimum wage and subsidies for the workers, which aim is raising the life quality of the population, reducing unemployment, and decreasing the income disparity. However, is such an instrument effective? Does it have negative side effects? This paper analyses...
Introduction Theoretically, the process of change in an organization begins with an awareness of the requirement for change. Organizational structural change is an economic process that involves changes in the functions or operations of an industry (Armstrong, 2006). It is the process of ensuring that an organization can develop and...
Treatment of data, information, and knowledge Access to market information is often identified as one of the most crucial tasks of the marketing team, where the particular market needs that a company seeks to satisfy are identified and evaluated. The communication of the same information from the market to the...
Abstract This paper examines the various marketing strategies that are essential for success of any company within the global market. It begins by introducing the idea of the global markets, and then discusses the common factors that influence the channel structures involved in distribution of products. Then it looks at...
Introduction Any organization that engages in the trade of goods and services with its clients is referred to as a business organization (Sullivan et al, 14). In any business setup, reports are generated to show the performance in a given area. Different types of reports are created for different purposes....
Abstract Employees require motivation at workplace. Motivation is a crucial factor of consideration that management teams are supposed to execute when managing employees. From this research study, the best motivation strategies have been identified and discussed in regards to two different types of employees working in the same organization. One...
Introduction The current global financial crisis has affected major parts of the economy from agriculture sector to the industrial sector. One industry that has been caught in this crisis is the Auto industry. It is amazing that that this crisis has not only caught up with America car makers but...
Introduction: From an Orderly System to Chaos and Back Since the dawn of time, the battle between Chaos and Order has been going on without a single break; at certain point Chaos has been in the winning position, and there have been the times when Order was going to take...
Servant leadership, according to Christians, is a form of leadership that was exemplified by Jesus. However, servant leadership is a philosophical leadership theory pioneered by Robert Greenleaf in 1970. Servant leadership advocates for a leader to be a servant before leading others. A servant leader has empathy, care and is...
“Perceived Benefits of loyalty programs: Scale development and implications for relational strategies,” by Aîda Mimouni-Chaaban and Pierre Volle is an informative article which provides information concerning the perceived benefits regarding loyalty programs. The article offers discussions regarding managerial and theoretical implications of the perceived benefits in relation to marketing strategies....
SWOT Analysis This is a technique in strategy planning used as a measure of the company’s internal and external factors that may impact on its performance and sustainability. The strengths are the factors that are found internally while the opportunities and its weaknesses are seen to be external to the...
Introduction The process of interviewing potential candidates is a significant part of Human Resource Selection. Interviews vary depending on specifics of the job, but their main purpose remains to evaluate applicants’ abilities according to the same criteria. For this objective it is important to prepare a set of question, the...
Yow (2000) states that planning in sports entails goal identification, analyzing one’s environment, and choosing actions that will assist the athletes in meeting their objectives. It must also involve giving feedback on results. These aspects are vital because the sports administrator, coach, or team leader will get successful results if...
The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team from Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey League. In the paper, The Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club: Skating Into The Future, Schnarr, Krizmanich, and Lee are focused on the structure of The Kitchener Rangers hockey club with paying a lot...
Funding for Hope for New Life Funding for non-profit church ministries has remained a challenging concern for most church ministries. The Hope for New Life ministries has come a long way in their course for improved finance status of the ministry (New Hope Ministries, 2003). Although the ministry has made...
No one is likely to deny that traveling is rather popular nowadays. Any demand is acknowledged to create its supply, so there are many travel agencies, which results in a fierce competition in the segment. Therefore, being competitive happens to be a goal to attain. Although there are a plethora...
Introduction The expected expansions Kudler Fine Foods is currently evaluating some prospective commercial sites within Southern California in order to stimulate the projected expansion of its business lines. The region which has been earmarked for this purpose is anywhere within the Carlsbad area. Specifically, it is considering any spot located...
Discussion of leadership issues from two articles According to transformational leadership theory by Warrilow (2009, para. 1-5), there are four vital components that are required for one to effectively manage changes within an organization. For effective changes in organizations, leaders need to spur consciousness within their subordinates so as they...
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...
The choice of a business leadership style is, perhaps, the most important step in defining the future of an organization (McLean-Cobban, 2013). While leadership is clearly only one of the elements that make a company work, it still predisposes the elements that create the environment for such phenomena as employees’...
The purpose of an investigation report is not only to examine the possible causes of an incident but also to make evident the potential solutions that will prevent further complications from happening. Following a set of established rules and standards, the authors of a report are capable of pinpointing the...
Goatse Security firm possible objectives when they hacked into AT&T’s Website When Goatse security firm hacked AT&T website, their action was not malicious, the company did not intend to harm the image of AT&T. A member of Goatse security noted that, there was absolutely nothing wrong with their action. He...
Introduction The aerospace industry of the UK is controlled in accordance with three policies that involve Inventory Location Management, as well as Cycle Count policies. These are regarded as the key factors of successful aerospace development, and the aim of the paper is to overview the entire sphere from the...
Introduction My role, activities and focus for improvement of the ministry As a leader in Hope for New Life Ministries, I will focus on a number of issues that will improve the organization’s performance. My analysis of the current state of the organization seeks to address leadership diversity and the...
Introduction “Top bosses are often eager to try out the latest management theories and while they can be beneficial, often they become ‘flavor of the month’ and then thrown out of the window” (Daft, 2011).The key managerial functions however, remain defined and important regardless of how they are applied. The...
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...
Introduction Performance management plays critical roles in solving problems experienced by organizations. This emanates from firms with meager acquaintance and visibility regarding business-level metrics applied in reporting (Fluss, 2005). In addition, such businesses face problems arising from legal compliance thus requiring agile standards within speedily transforming markets. The process enhances...
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...
This paper is a case study, aiming to describe how Atlantic Fisheries Marketing Board might successfully enter various European markets. It covers problems of corruption, market diversity and entry methods which are most likely to bring success. Interactions with Corrupt European Markets Interactions with corrupt governments can be detrimental to...
Introduction In the past, scientific information was concealed, but the Internet filled this gap. However, did this unlimited access to information complicate the research process? These changes in access to information highlighted the rising significance of leadership and the integration in information literacy. In the context of scholarly research in...
Introduction A competent approach to workload planning and allocation of resources can have a significant role in the functioning of a particular company and its competitiveness in the market. The problems of Harvey Industries are caused mostly by the unreasonable allocation of resources and insufficiently rational measures used to determine...
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...
Leadership is one of the most important skills that every nurse should obtain. Nurses need to be able to adopt various leadership behaviors to be effective in their work. The purpose of this essay is to define my leadership role and assess how it is applied to the nursing practice....
Dominant business practices have been interpreted as driven by greed and characterized by total disregard for other people’s welfare. Business decisions are based on and defined by their profitability. Corporate managers hold as their priority the maximization of profits, and total commitment to shareholder interests. Consequently, interest parties like consumers,...
Amazon.com Amazon.com is an international company which has been in operation for about fifteen years specializing in retail internet marketing. The company has grown by leaps and bounds, from a small corporation to an international master offering a myriad of services in retail sector. Its corporate culture has been focusing...
Abstract Change is inevitable in the contemporary world of business. Novel innovations coupled with the desire to attain competitive advantage underline the massive changes in business strategies. Hence, in today’s competitive business environment, effective management comprises managers who are flexible and quick learners of new changes in management strategies. Change...
It may not be appropriate to underestimate the challenges associated with initiating and running small business entities. As a matter of fact, there are several small-scale businesses that often fail even when the economic climate is favorable (Dant, 2008). In a nutshell, there are a number of substantial hurdles and...
Introduction The balanced scorecard approach is one of the techniques utilized by businesses to evaluate their performance with reference to customer satisfaction and performance efficiency (Kaplan, 2005). There are four different perspectives used when referring to the balanced scorecard approach, these being the Customer perspective, financial perspective, internal business processes,...
Introduction This would comprise a brief description of Walmart, the major US food chain conglomerate whose management accounting systems would be the main area of focus in this study. The Company whose management accounting information would be taken up for discussion is Wal-Mart. The reason for this is that this...
Goree (2007, p. 132) notes: “ethics refers to the morality of human conduct that can be evaluated in terms of either being good or bad, so if related in a business situation it will mean corporate ethics, which combines both applied and professional attributes that examines principles and moral problems...
Introduction Relaxing Travel Company is facing serious challenges following the economic downturn in the UK. On top of this, there have been other factors that have posed a big challenge to the business operations of the company and they include; Regular customers create their packages using budget airlines and the...
Introduction Utilitarianism refers to a theory, which teaches that the course of any action should be that which ensures pleasure, minimizes pain and maximizes the attainment of happiness (Bentham, 2009, p.54). It is a way of finding solutions to problems and ensuring that the solution reached at is best suited...
Inasmuch as leadership is concerned, different people adapt to different approaches of leadership styles. Furthermore, different organizations require or rather adapt to certain leadership styles, which can best address or meet their needs and make them achieve their objectives. There exist various theories by various researchers that best explain the...
Introduction There are severs approaches that can be applied by manager in order to survive the economic hard times that have constantly characterized the new millennium. Change and innovation is now equated to the survival through turbulent times. When businesses attain a very strong economic advantage it means that they...
