Information & Knowledge Assessment and Systems Design

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...

Business Environment: Ways of Improving

The first thing to do is establish why specifically the company has been losing money. There are many reasons such as low quality products, low demand of the products in the market, outdated versions and also the high competition from the other corporations. Usually, people are ready to pay extra...

Global Marketing Strategy Development Benefits

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

Wakegen Wire Company: Company Analysis

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....

Motivation Strategies and Approaches at Workplace

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...

The Need for an Automobile Industry Bailout Plan

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...

Leading System Change – Chaos

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...

The Concept of Servant Leadership

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...

Loyalty Programs by Mimouni-Chaaban and Volle

“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: Company’s Internal and External Factors

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...

Human Resource Selection: Interview Questions

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...

Strategic Planning for Collegiate Athletics

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 Hockey Club’s Performance

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

Revenue Sources for Hope for New Life Ministries

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...

A Travel Agency’s Budget Elements

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...

Kudler Fine Foods Company’s Strategic Plan

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...

Effective Leadership in an Organization: Practices and Theories

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...

Metric Systems for Measuring Leadership

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’...

Airgas Final Investigation Report: Case Study

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...

Custom Woodworking Company: Ccompany’s Management

Introduction The ‘Custom Woodworking Company’ is an average-sized traditional furnishing and cupboard manufacturing firm; with its head office and a large place site at the Industrial Estates. Based on this, this company is headed by Ron Carpenter who is old but his wife is a hardworking entrepreneur who because of...

Ethical Corporate Strategy in Contemporary Business

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...

UK Aerospace Industry: Key Policies

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...

Hope for New Life Ministries’ Organizational Capacity

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...

The Example of the Office Memo

Facts of the case The case here deals with the Rocky mountain mutual funds, which consists of around 250 employees, situated in suburban area of Utah. The place is well known for the professional landscape and the offices, which was not much expensive and was affordable by the firm. A...

Apple Incorporation: International Marketing

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...

International Hospitality Industry and Experience Economy

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

The Practice of Supply Chain Management

The supply chain incorporates processes aimed at meeting customer requirements and demands. The activities are associated with the flow of goods and transformation from the raw materials stage to point of end-use. Additionally, it entails the flow of information and funds (Terry and Hau 43). The stages involved include the...

Performance Management and KPIs in a Management Measurement System

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

HE Sara Al Madani: One of the Brightest Examples of Women’s Success

Introduction Her Excellency (HE) Sara Al Madani is one of the brightest examples of the success of women in the entrepreneurial domain. She has started her career as a designer at the age of 15 and has since managed to garner recognition both in the native country and on a...

East Coast Lobster Case Analysis

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...

Harvey Industries: Key and Underlying Issues

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...

Oxfam Australia’s Definition of Corporate Responsibility

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,...

Anheuser-Busch InBev: International Marketing for Success

Introduction According to Anderson (2010, p. 28), “internationalization is one of the most important and pervasive forces that reshape the competitiveness of business environments”. It has largely shifted the basis of competitiveness in companies and makes it necessary to understand global regions as one vast market (Forsgren, 1999). Internalization has...

Journal Article Review: Initiating and Leading Change: A Consideration of Four New Models

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...

Franchising: Advantages and Disadvantages

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...

Case Analysis of a Balanced Scorecard Approach

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,...

Wal-Mart: Management Accounting Proposal

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...

Business Ethics Concerns at an I-Factory

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...

Different Aspects of Utilitarianism

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...

Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective

The third chapter of the book ‘Business, Government and Society’ is identified as ‘Business Power.’ The chapter uses a historical concept to establish the essence of business power in the society. In Particular, it narrates the basic history of one, James B. Duke. He was born on 23rd December, 1856....

Reflection Upon the Leadership Situation

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...

Nike+: Advice and Recommendations for Development

There are not so many companies that may be called undoubtedly known to everyone in the world. Nike hardly needs to be represented as since its very appearance this manufacturer has been pursuing an active policy of development and attracting new partners. A virtual platform for runners Nike+ offer the...

Innovation as a Contemporary Issue in Business

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...

Financial Discourse Under Financial Crisis 2007-2008

Introduction This paper studies financial columnists’ writing under the 2007-08 economic crash from world-leader newspapers such as Wall-Street-Journal, National-Post, Globe-and-Mail, and New-York-Times and related materials from the point of view of genre analysis. Particularly, the studies will focus on writings (texts) produced by financial columnists in Globe-and-Mail, and New-York-Times from...

Leadership in Different Spheres of Life

Leadership is that aspect of the personality of individuals which enables them to lead and manage teams and groups of people. Leadership traits are visible even in childhood when children play and interact with their friends and display the ability to lead and enable their teams to perform and win....

“The Leadership Factor” by John Kotter

In the article “The Leadership Factor”, John Kotter enumerates how modern firms develop practices to inculcate their leadership (Kotter, 1988). In doing so, Kotter explains why most of the big firms in the US do not have the leadership capacity that is required for a firm of their strength. Kotter...

Vodafone Company’s Strategic Analysis

Vodafone is an international telecommunications company that has its headquarters in Newbury, U.K. This company is the “world’s largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world’s second-largest measured by subscribers (behind China Mobile), with around 332 million proportionate subscribers as of 30 September 2010” (SWOT Analysis on Vodafone,...

Lulu.com as a Management Information System

Summary Lulu.com, founded by Bob Young in 2002 in Triangle Research Park in North Carolina, is a very significant name in the Print on Demand industry (POD). The founder of Lulu.com wanted to expand the name of the company to make it something beyond a Print on Demand Company. He...

Green Product: Supply Chain Management

Introduction Supply chains can be considered as the blood vascular system of business. The focus on the supply chain can be seen in that a large portion of costs is associated with the effectiveness of the supply chain, not to mention another factor of competitiveness such as time reduction. In...

“From 0 to 60 to World Domination” by Jon Gertner

The article under consideration From 0 to 60 to World Domination by Jon Gertner deals with the history of Toyota’s development into one of the leaders of the American automobile market. The article depicts the main landmarks of the company’s development and voices the main principles and philosophy of Toyota....

Efficiency Improvement Tool of Work Effectiveness

Introduction Work effectiveness is often regarded as the crucial moment for assessing the business performance rates and principles. The calculation of throughput rate and efficiency is required for defining the most effective efficiency improvement tool. Therefore, the application process cycle calculations will be the basis of defining the effectiveness of...

Team Building for Seagate Morale-Athon Company

Introduction Team building is a very important organizational practice and behavior that is highly recommended for any organization seeking to boost its performance. The essence behind any team-building strategy is that when employees work or pull together towards achieving a common goal, it is more likely that the organization will...

Leadership and Emotional Intelligence in Business

Abstract Leaders need to have traits that are visionary and should be competent enough to attain the intended goals of the organization; meaning that the future of the organization lies squarely on the ideas generated by them. Such people should be inspired and possess the capability to explain it to...

Safety & Lean: One Manufacturer’s Lessons Learned and Best Practices

In their article, “Safety & Lean: One manufacturer’s lessons learned and best practices”, Hallowell, Veltri, and Johnson consider the issue of safe and lean manufacture. They also provide steps on how to make work environment safer and production more effective and efficient. The number of organizations that begin to implement...

International Business. Li & Fung Company’s Supply Chain

Analyzing the relationship between the international supply chain and the seven principles of supply chain management advocated by Li & Fug, it can be stated that the principles are mainly concerned with optimizing the suppliers’ part. The focus on the customers as one of the factors (Czinkota, Ronkainen and Moffett...

Employee Retention in Healthcare Call Center

In the article “Stressful Work, Citizenship Behavior and Intention to Leave the Organization in a High Turnover Environment: Examining the Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction” Paillé (2011) presents the notion that a high stress environment has a connection with increased employee churn rates within particular organizations. He argues that job...

Commercial Project Management: The Project Heart of the City

Introduction Remarkably, Sheffield’s city center has been tremendously changed for the past several years. The attraction of foreign investors rose and the investment paid for itself. Speaking of the investments and profits, it is necessary to say that traveling and sightseeing are nowadays one of the most prestigious and profitable...

Crazy Eddie Inc. Case Study: Key Events Surrounding the Case

The key events surrounding the case Crazy Eddie Inc was a consumer electronics merchant founded in 1969 by Eddie Antar. The company soon expanded and opened various stores around New York City. Its success was accredited to Antar’s crooked salesmanship in forcing consumers to purchase, discounts from its bulk purchases,...

Ecolab Leadership Talent Pipeline

How it was instrumental The leadership talent pipeline as applied by Ecolab was instrumental in the company’s execution of its business strategy in a number of ways. First, the leadership talent pipeline enabled the company to identify the most important areas where personnel had to be trained in preparation for...

Public Relations in Organizations: Article Response

Introduction Hallahan, Holtzhausen, vanRuler, Vercic & Sriramesh (2007) explored the significance of strategic communication in fulfilling the mission of an organization. The authors indicated that communication directly affects all aspects of an organization including management, public relations, marketing, political communication, technical communication, and social marketing or information campaigns. Grunig (1990),...

Decisions of BP in 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Introduction Good management is vital in any organization if it is to realize its set objectives. An ideal management system is characterized by good planning, organization, directing, staffing and controlling. If there is a failure in any of these components, an organization is bound to fail. This paper seeks to...

Wells Fargo Management Style

Wells Fargo management style is particularly a leadership system that is known to recognize self-drive, team play as well as great execution. Teamwork is very important in creating an environment of business success since it allows diversity of ideas. Wells Fargo believes in teamwork and self-motivation by all employees as...

Effective Communication in Business Administration

Introduction Communication in business has curved its own niche as an important tool used to drive the activities of a business. It is used to sell a product, publicize a business entity and pass information to both the internal and external elements of the business, among other uses. This report...

Social Work: Career of Social Worker and Job Opportunities

Introduction Description and History of Social Work The history of society goes back to ancient human society. Social work entails charity giving to the poor and at times voluntary service to the needy in society says (Rosen 66). There has never been a time when all were self-sufficient in the...

Management: Personal and Professional Development

Introduction Management is an important part of any business. Many success stories in the business world have been due to effective management practices. This paper is an analysis of the concept of management and how it relates to business. It embarks on a series of research questions into the most...

Four Employees Stages in Career Development

Employees develop their knowledge, courage, and experiences through working within a profession. Essentially, the development of employees within their professions undergoes various forms of manipulations depending on the level of experiences. Researchers present four stages which employees undergo during their transformation in an organization (Noe, 2010). The four career stages...

The Models to Manage Change in the Organization

Organizational change is an essential part of any company’s development. In the contemporary management theory, there are three primary models that can be utilized to manage change in the organization. Those are – Lewin’s stages of action research (five phases involved in action research), Lewin’s change management model (three-step model),...

Human Resource Management: Turnover and Retention

Introduction In the sphere of human resource management (HRM), much attention is paid to distinguishing such notions as ‘turnover’, ‘turnover intention’, and ‘retention’. Even though these concepts are usually linked to each other, for this study, it is important to focus on the employees’ turnover intentions as a result of...

Work Structure Trade Shadow

Introduction LRH Products is planning to attend a major trade show event in Sacramento, CA. For attending this project, plan should be prepared. The project includes activities like updating the trade show display; re-stock the collaterals, giving new orders for the collaterals, transportation of the trade show materials, setting up...

Leadership in Organizational Knowledge Creation

The article by Krogh, Nonaka, and Rechsteiner (2012) presents the idea of organizational knowledge creation through the process of integration of knowledge assets. The authors first present a literature review on knowledge creation within organizations and then put forth the viewpoint that most of the researches have done in the...

Product, Branding, and Packaging Decisions

Summary The paper is focused on the concept of ultimate branding opportunity. In the first part, the complexity and types of products are discussed. Then, readers may learn information about the strategies that firms utilize to adjust their product lines with the purpose of responding to the changing market conditions....

Motivational Pros and Cons of Teams in Organization

Introduction Both group and individual motivation are concepts used by organizations to explain social dynamisms in an organization. In either case, motivation is the driving force that directs and maintains behavior on a particular path that its purposefully intended to draw specific results desired by the individual or the organization....

Competencies in Organizational Management of Health Program

Introduction Healthcare management is a dynamic profession in the United States considering that the field experiences new and demanding challenges each year. As a result, healthcare managers and leaders are under intense pressure to carry out a wide range of roles using limited resources (Garman et al., 2006, p. 360)....

Role of Financial Institutions in Global Marketplace

The financial system is a multiple and complex concept. What makes it even more complicated is the fact that it should properly function worldwide. Since financial institutions provide the majority of financial services they are considered to be the core element of the global marketplace. The definition of financial institutions...

Wonderful Widget: Procurement Outsourcing Strategies

Introduction A company has to decide on the approach to use when producing goods for the market. Functional management in an organization ensures that a business has the best option for goods and services production. The following paper indulges on various approaches that Wonderful Widget Company can use in the...

Information of Walt Disney Animation Studios

The film production company “The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment...

Renewable Energy Programs in Five Countries

Introduction Energy is one of the fundamental aspects of human life. Ranging from domestic to industrial use energy, it is in great demand. The unlimited demands for the energy has necessitated the innovative ideas to ensure that the supply is constant even in future. Several countries have devised mechanism to...

Entering Chinese Dairy Market Advices

Options of entry modes The decision concerning how a business gains entry to a foreign market usually imposes significant impacts on the outcomes. The options of foreign market entry modes vary by the level of the risk that they impose to the business, the control and the dedication of resources...

Mobile Commerce Adoption in Saudi Arabia

In the recent years, several developments have been experienced in the field of information and communication technology. One of the major developments has been in internet and web development field. Accordingly, the increasing mobile phones usage has opened up avenues for mobile commerce services across the globe in the recent...

Birch Point Lodge Firm’s Information System

Introduction A major step necessary for the initiation of IS development is in identifying the current needs of Birch Point Lodge (BPL). In that regard, a strategic problem analysis might be required, in which the needs and the objectives for the system will be established. The initiation of the project...

Stock Market: Fundamental and Technical Analysis

Introduction The economic recession of 2007 affected the operations of many companies and the interests of the public regarding investing in the stock market. The Federal Reserve of the United States adopted immediate measures to intervene and stop insolvency. However, the bond-buying program did swell not only the central bank’s...

Design for Testing and Specification Compliance

Abstract This paper discusses the design process of testing and specifications compliance. Testing and specifications compliance is an issue that any venture introducing a new product into the market has to observe. This paper investigates how these parameters and stipulations are designed. It also contains an outline of how entities...

How the Internet Reconditioned Business Thinking

Evolution of the internet The internet has first revolutionized our thinking and then has continued to force evolution upon us. The internet revolution came upon us very quickly. This speed was driven first through the development of computer languages: HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Internet protocol suite...

Development of a Website for McDouglas Company

Introduction The project will involve development and finally hoisting of a website for McDouglas Company. Technological advance and enhanced professionalism allows static design and maintenance of websites. McDouglas website will not provide information about the company but will also act as its subsidiary marketing tool. It will provide updated information...

Military Leadership Characteristics in U.S.A

Effective military leadership depends on multiple performance capabilities of a person. One of the major characteristics that a military officer in the United States has is the ability to influence various people in various contexts (Ang & Chan, 2008). In the U.S. military, leaders in various categories influence others to...

Trader Joe’s Employees’ Emotions, Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Introduction A business where there is a constant interaction between the customers and employees, the performance of the employees greatly influences a company’s general performance (Hoffman, & Bateson, 2010). Employee’s attitude towards their work influences how they perform. For example, the management should put more effort into ensuring that the...

When Outsourcing Goes Bad

Introduction The process of globalization has led to intensive networking of the globe. This has made it possible for shifting of capital as well as labour across boundaries to different regions around the earth. A very common practice which has emerged among the developed countries is the practice of outsourcing....

An Organization’s Corporate Strategy

Introduction Comparative advantage is achieved when an organization has an edge over its competitors when attracting buyers. In business world, strategy is the creation of a unique and valuable position, where an organization can differentiate itself for the targeted customer and add value by an asset of activities different than...

Shinetsu Chemical Company: Organizational Culture

Introduction Organizational culture defines an institution, whether based on profit, the kind of products and /or services offered, their arrangement, goals, and employee behavior which sum up to create a feeling of culture in the organization. Most organizations in the world have different cultures, and this mostly depends on their...

Web Development Company: Organizational Processes

The organization which will be described in the context of this paper is a web development company. The services and the products typically provided by the company usually revolve around developing designing websites for customers and providing hosting and publishing services. The company consists of 3 office rooms in which...

Frontier Golf Simulator’s Market Analysis

Background Brian is a marketer and he is in charge of marketing and popularizing indoor golf simulators. The simulators are new trends that are currently emerging in the sport and their popularity is growing gradually. One of the main issues that pose a challenge to this new trend is the...

Hard Rock Café: Operations Management and Productivity

Operation management is a business area whereby a business is concerned with the production of goods and services. It makes sure that business processes are very efficient i.e. using fewer resources as required and effective in regards to meeting customers’ requirements. The ten decisions of operation management are very crucial...

General Electronics Company’s Demographic Factors

The diversity of the workforce has become commonplace due to the extensive wave of globalization, which has reduced differences between regions, religions, sex, race, and ethnicity. General Electronics (GE) being one of the largest companies in the world has a highly diversified employee base. The company spreads from the U.S....

Compensation and Benefits for Contingent Workers

The paper discusses the compensation and benefits issues associated with: Part-time workers For many years, there have been numerous benefit and compensation grievances that have been presented by part-time workers. Despite this group of workers being used by most of the employers, it has been identified that benefits given to...

Website Critique: Four Seasons

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Four seasons have chosen and owned a short and a suitable domain name. As a result, its domain name has been easily memorized by its clients. Website Health Check Form Design/Conversion Features Do the website show hotel and destination images? Yes Does the website show...

S&P 1000 Company’s Competitive Advantage

Competition has gone global and the market and industry dynamics have necessitated the need for companies to make concerted efforts streamlined towards ensuring that high quality goods and services are offered in the market at competitive prices. The American business concept and model embraces the fact that improved marketing abilities...

Measuring Supply Chain Performance

Introduction According to Chopra, Sunil, and Meindl as cited in Hugos, “A supply chain is a network of facilities and distribution options that performs the functions of procurement of materials, the transformation of these materials into intermediate and finished products and the distribution of these finished products to the customers.”...

The Value of Diversity in a Workplace

Diversity is commonly defined as knowing, perceiving, tolerant, valuing, and celebrating variations between individuals with value to sexual category, rank, culture, age, bodily and intellectual capability, race, sexual orientation, religious practice, and civic support standing (Esty, et al., 1995). I write this piece principally to educate business owners and managers...

China’s International Entrepreneurship & Business

The nature of international entrepreneurship China represents a unique country geographically isolated from the rest of the world. Historically, it follows its own economic and political traditions and way of life. In response to the shifts in global production systems, China has amplified its search for policies that will secure...

Online Business: Amazon vs Traditional Booksellers

The online business that I am going to compare and contrast is the online bookseller, Amazon, against any traditional bookseller. The question is really, how are there any traditional booksellers still in business? Amazon enjoys so many competitive advantages over the traditional bookseller and has so transformed the way in...

Marketing Strategies After Deregulation

The deregulation influenced the air transportation market in a variety of ways. In this essay, we are giving a brief overview of how deregulation determined the emergence of new marketing strategies. Before we pass directly on the post-deregulation marketing, it is necessary to describe the situation that preceded it. Before...

BHP Company’s Employee Incentive Systems

Introduction Broken hill proprietary company was first incorporated in 1885. Its major operations included mining of silver and lead at the broken hill in Australia. The current BHP Billiton Company was established in 2001 by merging broken hill proprietary company and Dutch Billiton plc. This resulted in the formation of...

International Merger and Acquisition

Abstract Merger and acquisition refer to the process where one company acquires another to help in improving its operations. The process leads to the acquired company adapting the control mechanisms of the acquiring company. One of the examples of mergers is the one between InBev and Anheuser-Busch. The success or...

Business Behavior. Rational Decision-Making

Introduction Decision-making is one of the most important functions of the administration body of an organization. The sound decisions that are made by the governing body of the organization are the main determinant factors in deciding whether the business will reach its intended goals and objectives or not. For this...

Ethical Awareness. Detailed Analysis of the Ethics

In the report by Blessing (2010), there is a detailed analysis of the ethics that should be possessed by the employees at the work place. The article outlines the different means and mechanisms by which the ethics can be imparted into the employees to ensure a peaceful and harmonious co-existence...

The Minute Manager Builds High-Performance Team

Introduction Modern literature is presented by a variety of books and magazines, which cover different topics connected with the business, technology, or science. These books are very interesting for both, from the point of view of the way of presentation and information covered. They contain a lot of issues and...

Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning

Summary of chapter Segmentation, targeting and positioning are all marketing strategies that can be used by manufacturers of a product to survive in the marketplace and stay above its competitors. As the market tightens up and consumer tastes change, manufacturers use these techniques to make profits. Segmentation refers to the...

Behavior-Based Safety in the Food Industry: DO IT Method

Behavior-based safety management is an important part of any company because it helps eliminate risks in the production process. The food production industry is one sector that requires especially close attention to safety issues. The so-called DO IT method is useful when applied to jobs in the restaurant industry, leading...

Business Plan and All Aspects That Includes Successful Fashion Industry

Future outlook and industry trends According to recorded research, the fashion industry keeps on evolving every decade, and it is unlikely that a particular trend will spread past one decade. However, of all the trends that come and go, the urban trend and lifestyle never fade away and has remained...

Performance Management in Business

The Measurement System used by my Employer and Suggestions for Improvement My employer uses a balanced scorecard system as a guide for each staff and team to understand the company’s strategies; in the form of objectives, metrics, initiatives and tasks. Using the performance dashboard alerts, the employer is aware of...

Pricing as a Mechanism for Differentiation

Introduction When we enter a supermarket or a mall to look for items or products we need at home or in school, we see different products and prices attached to them. Price varies on every product, say for example, home appliance like television which has different prices; some are high,...

Worker’s Performance Issues: Problems at Home and a Manager’s Response to Them

High-quality employee performance is the main objective for any manager since this affects the performance of the business as a whole. Employee performance is thus something that should be taken seriously by management and this is the reason why the human resource department should have adequate personnel to ensure that...

Training Methods in Employee Management

Training is a prudent attribute facilitating the development of ideas and sharing of the existing knowledge across the globe. It is a reason why people retain a tradition of sharing information and create new discoveries to cover gaps in knowledge. Training is adopted by many sporting organizations where coaches assist...

Intermodal Transportation in the US and the EU

Introduction Transportation services contribute immensely to the economies of both the European Union and the United States of America. Other sectors of the economy such as the service and manufacturing industry rely heavily on the efficiency of the transport network in realizing their optimal value to the economy. The competitiveness...

IBM’s Management Accounting & Financial Practices

Introduction International Business Machines abbreviated as IBM is considered the undisputable champion in the field of technology (Buck 1986, pp 2). It deals with both computer hardware and software. Lately; it has taken a direction that is geared towards sharpening its focus on software development. IBM is a hot company...

Intelligent Systems, Collaboration Technologies Cigna Health

The Importance of communication &collaboration technologies in KM (knowledge Management) Knowledge management systems are designed with the aim of improving performance, facilitating easy sharing of information, to increase a company’s competitive advantage, and as a strategy towards continuous improvement of the company. Various communication tools are incorporated in the processes...

Persuasion in Business Communication

Communication is a process by which information is passed from a source to a receiver. This means that for communication to take place there has to be an expression of thoughts, opinions or transfer of information. This can take place through written or spoken word or through symbols and actions....

The Task and Job of Recruiters

Introduction For recruiters, the onboarding and the orientation process can present some challenges overcoming which is an essential part of their job. The task of recruiters is not only about finding suitable candidates but also about having the employees prepared for the job and increasing their retention. There are several...

Promoting Team Effectiveness and Investigating the Causes of Decreased Productivity

Overview/Introduction Invitation by the manager to discuss reasons for the decrease in productivity prompted the writing of a report on that matter. This was blamed on the increase in the number of sick leaves, which decreased the working rate of employees. All the examined documents supported the decrease in productivity....

Advantages and Disadvantages of Strategic Alliances

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

Ethical Tactics Influencing Employee Behavior

Introduction Staples, inc. was a nationwide office supplies super store. Jeanne Lewis joined this superstore during her interim and even after her graduation she went back to this organisation (Suesse & Hill, 2000, p.1). At first she was the head of the sales and marketing department. She joined this department...

The M-Kesho Advert Review

Description The advert selected to be analyzed is from the telecommunication sector and for a company called Safaricom. The advert is dealing with a bank account interrelated with a mobile phone. The service as advertised is called M-kesho. The service is the world’s first bank account on a mobile phone...

Business Ethics – Libertarian View

The Libertarians have acknowledged that employers have some moral obligations to protect the welfare of the employees. Employers must disclose the safety risks during the employment process so that their employees will have to make an informed judgment about where they want to work. They view that provided the business...

Outsourcing at a Glance: A Theoretical Framework

Outsourcing theory Outsourcing is the exercise of utilizing external service providers with the job of performing in-house endeavors. This has attracted a rising interest in recent years as managers consider whether it is in their best interest to perform activities in-house or externally. Outsourcing is a contractual agreement whereby an...

Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

The emergence of emotional intelligence theory seemed quite incredible at first; however, its application in leadership gave tremendous results. The emotional intelligence theory in leadership postulates that “the leader’s moods and behavior drive the moods and behaviors of everyone else” (Goleman, Boyatzis, and McKee 44). This shows that the emotional...

What It Takes for a Company to Achieve It Success?

Introduction Business organizations are identifying the importance of processes in businesses that are linked to collecting information, processing this information, and disseminating it. It is the role of the chief information officer to ensure these processes run smoothly. The position of the chief information officer (CIO) was first brought about...

Cultural Differences in Business & Trade

Introduction and Background We live in a world of diversity. From one part of the world to the other we come across people of different races and cultures. These differences in most cases translate to a different worldview and therefore a different way in which people go about their day...

Correlation Between Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution is a way of solving indifference. The process of resolving conflicts involves processes such as negotiating on the conflict, mediation between the two parties in dispute, and diplomacy. For conflict resolution to be successful there must be clear communication between the two parties. Solving the problem is also...

Employment Communication: Informational Interviewing Tutorials

Introduction Informational Interviewing Tutorials are conducted in order to know more about the internal workings of business or not-for-profit organizations in order to collect information that may be useful for the interviewer’s study or employment prospects. “Informational Interviewing is a key strategy for career exploration and for building your network....

Business Ethics, Decision-Making and the Code of Ethics

Introduction A code of ethics does not only help in improving organizational performance and employee-employer relationships but also helps in improving the profitability of an organization. There are various approaches that an organization can use in ensuring that it makes ethical decisions. Some of the approaches include emergent and centralized...

Cisco TelePresence: Segmentation, Market and Values

Introduction The internet and the facilities it offers are the main consequences that influence the globalization of the world in general. Globalization, in its turn, leaves nothing for the business sphere as to get into the way with the internet and use it for the business running. The internet uses...

The History of Nokia’s Creation and Becoming an Influential Brand

Introduction In this assignment we will show some background of Nokia and demonstrate what problem it is facing in a current environment and what it needs to change, we will also develop possible solutions that Nokia might use to solve it. Our assignment will also include the evidence and concerns...

Sexual Harassment in Workplace Consequences

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

Collaborative Bandwidth and Transfer of Training

The relationship of these two terms is also illustrated by the assumptions they hold. Coaching is a transformation process believing that people have the ability to change from one character to another. This also applies in mentoring where it is assumed that humans are capable of transforming. Therefore, an individual...

Collective Bargaining – Historical Trends & Developments

Overview Workers all over the world have often attempted to put pressure through a collective power so that their requests and demands can be heard. Such demands usually range from wages and salaries to terms and conditions of working. It is however important to explore the historical and current trends...

Marketing During Recession Importance

Marketing is regarded as the process of researching, distributing, selling and promoting products and services with an aim of increasing sales. It involves arousing interest of potential customers to consume your products or services. Contrary to the belief by firms directors that spending on marketing is an expenditure, research has...

Company Keyence: HR Training Program

Training Medium To begin with, it is necessary to emphasize, that each variant has both merits and demerits. The selection of any particular variant should be base on the individual approach to a trainee. The selection of the training process and medium should be based upon the human resources principles,...

Coca-Cola Company Analysis and Success Story

Introduction Coco-cola in the current age has been synonymous with soft drinks, and they provide much enjoyment and freshness for people during leisure hours. The various enchanted experiences by the individuals had made the drink a universal brand among the soft drink industry. The coca-cola belongs to an iconic category,...

Discrimination and Affirmative Action in Wal-Mart

Introduction There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that while the US society, in general, has been clamoring for gender equality, gender discrimination in the form of unequal promotions and pay still haunt the American workplace. The level of discrimination has indeed come down to a large...

Applications of Skills Gapping in Organisations

Introduction The greatest challenge for organizations is to identify the workforce which will meet its needs in terms of service provision. Many organizations find it difficult to match the job opportunities they have and the workforce to employ. Each area of the organization requires different skills and expertise to ensure...

Strategic Financial Management: Diageo plc and SAB Miller plc

Introduction Strategic financial management involves making complex decisions by the high management to bring success to an organization. Financial management interacts with strategic management and comes up with financial criteria that the management uses to make decisions affecting the finances in an organization. Organizations with competitive advantage over others that...

The Efficiency of Fixed National HR Policy in Driven High Growth Economies

Introduction Human resource policies are codified decisions that an organization establishes to support its administrative personnel functions, employee relations, performance management, and management resource planning. This report tries to determine the effectiveness of human resource policies by focusing its study on Qatar (Budhwar & Debrah 2009; Budhwar & Mellahi 2007)....

The Profession of Technology Coordinator

Introduction The last half of twenty-first century witnessed tremendous advancements in technology that ushered in new inventions at the beginning of this millennium. Chip technology led to introduction of multiple user computers customized to suit specific demands. Similarly, the diversity of computer technology field meant creation of various professions to...

Outsourcing in Supply Chain Management

Introduction Outsourcing is a strategy used in supply chain management to reduce the overall running costs of a firm. For instance, firms procure material inputs or services from outside instead of generating them from within. The strategy aims at reducing the primary cost of establishing such a production or service...

A Manufacturing Plant in the Global Marketplace

Introduction One of the most important technological joints in the Modern times is the manufacturing plants. In recent times, the environmental aspect is one of the bigger setbacks for the manufacturing plants in recent times (Luo 2006). To set up a successful manufacturing plant of any type, there are some...

Leadership and Role Management in Organization

Introduction Managers are the custodians of every organization and are responsible for the management of the organization’s affairs. This includes the responsibility of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and also controlling the affairs of the organization. The leadership of the organizations, therefore, calls for the recruitment of effective managers who are...

Nokia E71: Marketing Plan

A marketing plan is a written document that contains the essential measures, which help a company to realize one or more marketing goals for a period of five years. In this case, our marketing plan for NOKIA E71 targets a certain number and type of customers. On the other hand,...

Board of Directors of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Analysis

Introduction The analysis of corporation cannot be complete without approaching such a significant governance instrument as the board of directors. In simple terms the board of directors is an elected or assigned body of members who are given the authority and the responsibility to manage the corporation (Mancuso 47). Additionally,...

The Charity Organization in the Electronic Market

Doing Business Via the Internet Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an element that has profoundly affected all aspects of human life in the developed world as well as in developing countries. Business at local and international levels has significantly been affected by this new technological advancement, so much that...