Business Analytics as a Key Tool for Industrial Workers

Introduction Business analytics has become a prominent area of study over the past few years. Current technology, as well as the understanding of business management, enables processing and using data in a way that helps businesses to become more successful. Knowledge of processes and tools involved in business analytics is...

Three Areas of Concern for Committee on Globalization

Introduction Globalization affects all states and creates opportunities through better access to global markets, improved cooperation, enabled by trade agreements, the unification of laws, and other practices that target international collaboration. However, when viewing globalization as an increasing dependency between nations, several economic, business and security problems become evident, and...

ORPIC: Integrated Management Plan

The promotion of strong and proactive risk culture is one of the major challenges that Orpic faces today as it needs to find a way to respond to existing threats and capture new opportunities more effectively. The lack of an integrated approach currently threatens the company’s employee and stakeholder safety,...

NAPP Business Research: Overview of The Company

Introduction NAPP is an American company specializing in providing babysitting services. The company has a network of babysitters who are matched with parents through the NAPP mobile application, currently available on App Store only. NAPP is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and its network of sitters is mostly limited to the...

Alphabet’s Financial Ratios Analysis

Introduction Alphabet is a large multinational company working in a field of innovation and technology, which also owns Google. Financial ratios help examine and analyze a company’s financial status. Based on debt and equity, assets turnover, liquidity, and return on investment, one can make a judgment regarding Google’s strengths and...

Procurement, Strategic Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Green Procurement, Its Relevance and Influence on Supply Chain Management One of the major concerns of modern society is environmental changes and challenges associated with this process. Large corporations have already started responding to the calls of the public and made green procurement one of their priorities because the focus...

Transforming the Texas Plant: Possible Solutions to the Problems

The “Transforming the Texas plant” case presents several important problems that may be of everyday occurrence at the workplace. That includes abuse of power, organizational behavior issues, the establishment of leadership and a healthy corporate environment. With the example of this particular case, it is easier to come up with...

Innovating Youth Employment Policies and Programs to Create Workforce

Introduction The unemployment of the youth is a pressing social and economic problem that causes strain for both developed and developing countries. Even though the number of unemployed young people around the world exceeds 70 million based on the United Nations findings, the issue does not receive the attention needed....

Complexity of the Project Manager’s Work

The first and most serious difference between a project manager and a routine manager is involvement. If a company has created a project team to solve a specific task, the project manager must provide almost round-the-clock support to all employees. The work of such a project manager is more complicated...

Critical Evaluation of Windsome’s Risk Management Strategy

Executive Summary This paper discusses vital components and processes of a risk management structure. The processes are designed for the purpose of helping companies identify and evaluate their susceptibility, enhance their resilience against threats, and augment their ability to resume operations after a man-made, technological, or natural event. This discussion...

Y Health and Wellness Studio: Technology Plan, Management, and Social Responsibility

Technology Plan Technology in Use Y Health and Wellness Studio business has integrated software and hardware technological devices to support its service delivery to its clients, who are young children. The hardware components include mobile phones, tablets, and computers with physical exercise apps installed in them. The company has also...

Paramount Decisions: Predictive Model Assessment, Implementation and Pattern Discovery

Introduction The decision-making process is a key activity of all organizations. Right decisions are a significant part of businesses’ success, a high level of performance, and competitive advantage. Thus, the choice of an appropriate decision support system based on the company’s needs and purposes is vital. This paper provides an...

Financial Statements of Titus Lake Hospital

Financial statements can provide substantial information regarding a hospital’s operations, including its revenue, assets, and cash flow, which display the ability of an organization to be profitable. The General Practice Affiliates intends to partner with the Titus Lake Hospital, which will provide the former with the ability to take advantage...

Golf Centers and Country Clubs in the United States: Grand Strategy Selection

Introduction The purpose of this memorandum is to determine the appropriate grand strategy for a Golf Center and Country Club company in the United States. The company in question has a significant number of strengths, such as an excellent image, high market share, and high-quality personnel. However, the organization requires...

MegaGlobe Business Solutions Expansion

Why Do We Need Diversity? The globalization of the world economy and the appearance of numerous companies operating in different countries across the globe has caused a shift in the financial consulting market. While localized services are still invaluable, especially for companies planning to expand into new countries, most clients...

Generational Health and Fitness: Strategic Position, Marketing, and Operations

Strategic Position and Risk Assessment The strategic position of Generational Health and Fitness (GHF) is a low-cost fitness program offering cycling classes to residents of the local community. The long-term goal of the enterprise is to create an environment where community residents could learn to love exercise, improve their health,...

British Rail: Understanding the Business Environment

Introduction British Rail is a private organization overseeing the operation and sustenance of the national railroad in the UK. It is one of the oldest railroad organizations in the world, encompassing 15,811 square kilometers of standard gauge lines (UK railroad industry n.d.). Over a third of them are fit for...

The United Arabic Emirates Telecom Sector

Introduction The Arab region is one of the fastest in the world regarding telecom services penetration growth. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) telecom sector is the second-largest contributor to the UAE Federal Government budget after oil revenues (Ellam, 2008). Two major companies with comparatively equal share distribution represent the telecommunication...

Knowledge Dissemination: Case Study

Introduction A lack of patient awareness of the need to ensure the consistency of their treatment is a serious problem in healthcare. In the given case study, the Amish population is identified by Michelle as the target audience that needs education on reporting about their utilization of non-traditional medicine. Taking...

Organizational Processes: Organizational Management Concepts

The program under consideration is dedicated to enhancing one’s knowledge regarding the concepts of corporate management. The most important course I have taken was change management of an organization. It is the most relevant one because it provided me with an understanding of the variety of factors that impact a...

E-WOM in Service Supply Chains: Current Research

Electronic or online word of mouth can be listed among the promising concepts in business management that are currently underresearched. As for the general definition, the term “word of mouth” or WOM is used to refer to either positive or negative statements made by people who have the experience of...

Role of Risk in Change Management

Introduction The identified risk is the fact that teller connects are currently being implemented in SunTrust Bank to allow clients to access banking services remotely (Santana, 2015). Traditional banking allows clients to physically visit a bank and do their transactions. However, through SunTrust’s teller connects, the clients can use just...

Dr. Johns: Profile of a Leader

Introduction Obviously enough, a leader in contemporary society holds a vast set of responsibilities that serve as a guideline for his or her activities. Accordingly, a leader that efficiently implements actions and plans in compliance with the organizational standards can have a large positive impact on society. Moreover, it is...

Employment Discrimination in the United States

Introduction Employment discrimination is a major issue not only in the United States but also in other countries around the world. Zimmer and Sullivan define employment discrimination as unequal treatment of employees or job seekers based on their gender, race, religion, nationality, physical appearance, age, mental or physical disability, and...

The Value of Evidence-Based Management When Proposing Change

Introduction To answer this question, it should be ascertained what exactly is evidence-based management. It is a framework that organizations are using to correctly measure, manage and improve the value that they get from their products. Evidence-based management focuses on improving the results that the company gets, be it PR,...

Business Plan: Generational Health and Fitness

This business plan is prepared to provide details of the proposed business Generational Health and Fitness (GHF) which will operate in the fitness industry. GHF will operate as an indoor cycling program provider to the local community. GHF will partner with the City of Seattle to operate out of Seattle...

Byfield Business College’s Change Problem

Introduction Organizational change is a challenging endeavour because it affects many structural units and employees. Without adequate change processes, such ventures often fail because of many resisting forces. Therefore, it is imperative to plan the implementation carefully and communicate the ideas to employees correctly. This paper analyses the case of...

Generational Differences in Galliford Try Construction Industry

Over the recent past, construction industries have steadily evolved to be among the best ventures globally. The rise is associated with the high demand for accommodation to cater for business, hospitality, housing and a range of other requirements. Although the need for construction services is increasing, the sector experiences various...

Kirkpatrick’s Model: Case Study

Kirkpatrick’s model is a framework that is widely used to measure learning outcomes. It features five levels, each of which represents a category that can be evaluated, including participants’ emotions, learning, behavior, results, and the return of investment (ROI). This paper features a case study of a training program conducted...

Temperton Accounting Firm Upgrading Exchange Environment

Summary Temperton Accounting Firm was interested in upgrading Exchange 2010 environment to Exchange 2016 environment to help address challenges that had been identified in the system. The firm handed over the upgrade project to Bytes to Bits Computer Consulting because of its reputation as one of the firms that understand...

Temperton Accounting Firm’s Environment Upgrade

Proposal Overview The Exchange 2016 environment has introduced new features in its new architecture that includes a hybrid configuration wizard (HCW), a cloud-based configuration, and its improved troubleshooting and diagnostics make it the most appropriate application in the modern society (Leonard, Svidergol, Wright, & Meloski, 2016). Firms that were previously...

Telecommuting as a Trend of Contemporary Business

Introduction The working climate is one of the critical factors impacting the performance of employees, their motivation, and the ability to achieve success. The positive atmosphere and the absence of serious stressors can contribute to the improved results and specialists’ ability to solve complex issues or engage in challenging processes....

Breather Company Website’s Keyword Analysis

Keyword analysis refers to the process of analyzing the keywords used in research to understand the most relevant ones as well as determine which words are the most popular and have the most results. In business, keyword analysis represents a starting point of search marketing campaigns, which companies use to...

Taco Bell Restaurant’s Target Market in Queensland

The expansion of Taco Bell to Queensland, Australia is a viable solution to attract more customers and increase the company’s profits. As a quick-service restaurant, Taco Bell is a cheap dining option for people who want affordable, crunchy, and fast eating. It is possible to choose students (17-24 year-olds) as...

Worker Organizations During the 1st and 2nd International

The second part of the nineteenth century was pivotal for world history. The colonial structure of the world that had been formed by that time and division of labor became global. The world economy of that period was characterized by the situation when the production of finished goods was concentrated...

Bank of America Launching New Online Services

The introduction of innovative new services helps firms to survive in the industry and succeed in their operations. The process enables businesses to increase their market shares, improve performance outcomes and adapt to various market situations in which they operate. In addition, the launch of new services is critical in...

Chicken Co.’s Performance and Talent Management

The Role and Advantages of a Performance Management System Performance Management as a Crucial Aspect of Success The role of performance management (PM) in a company’s operations and successful development cannot be overstated. Through the use of carefully selected approaches, one can provide high-quality work in all departments and at...

Employees’ Morale and Influencing Factors

Introduction My experience at a Legal Technology gave me an insight into the intricacies of Organizational Psychology and its effect on the employee’ morale. It’s no secret that an employer introduces the majority of organizational and motivational programs or events in order to increase the image of the firm for...

Hunter Harrison’s Corporate Governance and Shareholders

Analysis The phenomenon of risk is inseparable from the business environment. Therefore, the distribution of power in the business setting and the subsequent decision-making process have to occur very carefully, with maximum awareness among the key parties. For this reason, the power of shareholders may be limited due to the...

Leading and Controlling Theories in Addressing Challenges

Introduction Understanding the significance of management is intrinsic to the successful functioning of an organization. While the role of a manager might not seem as big, it defines a company’s performance. Therefore, the theories linked to the use of managerial functions are to be examined thoroughly. Theories Theory 1 As...

Managing Task Clusters in Organizations: Theories

Introduction The process of organizing tasks arranging them in a way that establishes a certain hierarchy within an organization is an important part of a manager’s role within the context of a company. Therefore, the theories that shed light on the subject matter and allow for scrutiny thereof should be...

Managers’ Roles in an Organization

Introduction The concept of management is often conflated with the phenomenon of leadership, which makes the role of a manager in an organization quite obscure for an uninitiated person. However, on closer inspection, a manager performs a range of set functions within a corporate environment, ensuring that a company delivers...

Managing Task Clusters in Organizations in Practice

Introduction At the Mixing Department, a range of staff members was unaware of the goals to which they contributed by performing their routine functions in the organizational setting. As a result, the arrangement of work was deplorable, with most staff members being quite disorganized. Experimentations However, after thorough clarifications and...

Environmental Protection Agency’s Guerrilla Tactics

This paper is dedicated to the application of guerilla tactics by the staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the 1980s. Here, the ethical issues that were present throughout the period will be described, and the solutions of EPA staff (the guerilla participants) will be evaluated. The case...

Leading Theories Testing and Application

Introduction While being rather basic, Mayo’s HRT worked miraculously well in the Bridgestone Aiken setting. The members of the Mixing Department were particularly impressed with the willingness of the organization to create the setting in which they feel most comfortable and remove the factors that they deem as distracting. Culture-related...

Performance Management: Employee Performance Documentation

One of the new realities of American companies is linked with the change of their evaluation system. For example, healthcare organizations are accredited not only on the basis of the quality of services that have been provided, but also based on the parameters, which are linked with patient satisfaction. Thus,...

Managers’ Roles in an Organization: Theories and Principles

Introduction The management of the described processes also required integrating theory and practice, thus drawing parallels between theoretical tenets and the management of practical tasks. Thus, the transfer from the abstract conceptualization of quality management to the actual enhancement of product quality had to be seamless and effortless. Although the...

Effective Models of Leadership

Introduction Effective leadership is one of the most important foundations for excellent performance. Leaders ensure the achievement of the established organizational goals through the use of various strategies and methods aimed at effective management of teams. In nursing practice, leadership is essential as it results in proper patient health outcomes,...

Customer Involvement in LEGO Group’s Innovation Process

Introduction LEGO Group is a successful designer and manufacturer of toys aimed at meeting the changing needs of different children. This company engages its customers through the use of various online platforms, such as its website and social media networks. The concept of innovation is what guides LEGO’s actions, initiatives,...

Idea Screening During New Product Generation

Idea screening is an essential step during the generation of a new product. It is necessary to select one concept that will be the center of the project from the multitude from suggestions generated during the ideation stage. Understanding the optimal methods that can be used to do so is...

Planned Parenthood Organization’s Philosophies

Abstract Planned Parenthood is a major healthcare provider and a nonprofit organization that faces multiple ethical issues. Most of them are related to the ethical challenges common for healthcare institutions, which means that they can be framed with the help of medical ethics principles. As a result, Planned Parenthood has...

Trimco and Navistar’s Supply Management Issues

Situation Analysis The lacking performance of Navistar’s supplier, Trimco, resulted in the delivery of low-quality components or kits that were missing specific parts. However, the company remained an essential partner, and “Navistar: Supply Management” describes it as key (5). The reason lay in the lacking quality control procedures conducted by...

Amazon: Company Analysis

Introduction Businesses that operate in the present-day competitive market may not record optimal performance if they disregard the prevailing regulatory standards. Such guiding principles have been put in place to inform companies’ economic decision-making processes. Contravening the laid-down ethical, accounting, monetary, and government policies may subject organizations to significant penalties,...

Alternative Organizational Change Theories

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation As the leader of a certain department, I correctly realize the fact that the functioning of an organization is a complex and multilevel process that might demand the introduction of multiple approaches or methods to achieve the best possible result. There were numerous situations in...

Communication Style Differences at Work

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Working in a diverse environment will inevitably lead to the necessity to reconcile differences in the approaches to communication that people belonging to different social groups have. These include specifics of interactions accepted within groups of particular gender, ethnicity, age, and culture. No matter how...

Scholarly Research Methods for Persuasion

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation My 13-year-old working experience at Bridgestone required the identification and development of multiple skills and knowledge in the field of leadership, cooperation, and management. To be persuasive means to be ready to present credible information and clear facts and explain how to use the material....

Group Structures and Goals Accomplishment

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation In my practice, I am responsible for a range of tasks to be accomplished by my employees. The goals may include leadership training provided to the crew leaders and team members as a part of process improvement activities. Performance management and safety issues are especially...

Organizational Management, Supervision, Leadership

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation From my personal practice at Bridgestone Aiken (BA), managers have always been concerned with developing various methodical ways and processes to reach organizational objectives in a systematic way, measuring metrics and other tools associated with achieving business goals. In my experience, effective managers should have...

Group Decision-Making and Conflict Management

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation My experience and the evidence show that continuous improvement and monitoring are the two key areas of effective conflict management and decision-making in a group (Griffin, 2017). In this connection, I train my supervisors on developing countermeasures and observing the results of the department. At...

Perception in Behavior, Learning, Decision-Making

Understanding employees’ perception of the workplace and evaluating changes in it is another step toward enhancing performance quality and changing the workplace atmosphere toward a better one. It is important to motivate staff members to excel in their workplace performance. With a change in the staff members’ perception of their...

Change and Its Elements in an Organization

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Any progress that occurs within our department is the result of the competent work of all its employees. The mode of changes promoted to improve such factors as performance indicators, quality control, effective interaction, and other criteria are achieved through preliminary planning and the evaluation...

Power & Conflict in Individual & Group Behavior

Relationships within work teams are pretty complex due to the intricate balance of power and conflict in the workplace setting. Understanding the principles based on which these relationships develop is the key to resolving workplace conflicts successfully and managing the power dynamics within a team to ensure that staff members...

Organizational Structures and Their Differences

To function properly, an organization has to have a specific structure according to which the relationships within its context are built, and the principles of the corporate culture are redesigned. An organizational structure defines the distribution of power across a company and the hierarchy within it. Thus, the quality of...

Effective Interpersonal Communications and Professional Growth

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Even though workplace communication is a natural phenomenon that remains self-sustainable in most corporate settings, it still requires managing numerous hindrances that may make workplace conversation more productive. For instance, reducing the levels of emotional strain and the pressure of workplace-related constraints should be regarded...

Legal Business Categories Definition

Introduction The structure of a business is essential to its functioning, as it defines the legal framework that surrounds the company, including taxes, ownership, and the overall status of the enterprise. A successful entrepreneur should understand the differences between various forms of organization, their advantages and disadvantages, and the conditions...

Effective Conflict Resolution Strategies & Theories

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation There are five behavior strategies in a conflict, such as withdrawal, coercion, compromise, concession, and cooperation. In my view, cooperation is the most effective strategy of behavior in a conflict. It implies opponents’ desire to the constructive discussion of the problem, paying attention to the...

Dynamics of Change in the Supervision of Others

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation The 13 years of professional experience taught me that there could be a range of external pressures and complications that affect organizations’ need to change. These can range from disruptions in the market to new technologies or shifts in the preferences of customers. Any organizational...

Amazon’s Innovation, Sustainability, Global Market

Introduction The current concept of Amazon is linked with growing its business through electronic commerce operations. It possesses a significant number of storages, covering the U.S. and other countries, providing a possibility of prompt two-day delivery. Nonetheless, the number of direct sales does not show sufficient growth. The paper is...

Persuasion Principles to Promote Compromise

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation My desire to become the best leader for my team made me read recent studies and visit several online courses to understand what steps and strategies can improve our company. In the list of available ideas and recommendations, my attention was paid to compromise and...

Motivation Theories Explaining Individual Behavior

Understanding the factors that motivate employees to perform and deliver better results is inherent to successfully manage organizational issues and meeting the set goals. However, motivational theories are numerous and varied, providing different perspectives on how staff members can be encouraged to perform better and attain stellar results. Although delivering...

Organizational Change’s Effect on People

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation I have been working for more than thirteen years as a successful leader managing people and organizing their functioning in the most effective ways. At the moment, I am a section leader for the Mixing Department at the Bridgestone Aiken plant. There are 191 employees...

Effective Persuasive Arguments and Methods

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation There are many important qualities that a person has to develop as a leader. For me, to be a successful leader means to be good at persuasion and details. When my employees know what I want to do, their cooperation and support are priceless for...

Power & Conflict in Individual and Group Behavior

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Since I interact with my subordinates and members of the supervisory board, the senior management, and regional supervisors, I can study the role of power and its influence in practice. When I use certain skills and knowledge gained in such interaction, I can notice that...

Employee Attitudes, Behavior, and Job Satisfaction

Employees’ philosophies and ethical standards affect the decisions they make in the workplace, the pace at which they acquire new competencies, and the extent to which they enjoy their work. Therefore, it is critical to cultivating the atmosphere in which staff members feel fulfilled and are eager to build commitment...

Personnel Recruitment and Equal Opportunities Law

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation In my company, the recruitment process involves an inquiry from a department for a specific position addressed to human resources. An essential element here is that managerial positions, such as mine, can be filled using the current employees if those possess the necessary skills. One...

Information Analysis for Persuasive Communication

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Leaders in business organizations are occupied with several tasks and duties. One of the experiences I obtain as a leader in data analysis is based on persuasive messages. A persuasive message is one of the central sources of information that may call to action, convince,...

Policies Related to Personnel Management Issues

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation The main issue faced in my industry is the motivation of employees, especially the newcomers. Laws and policies that regulate this problem in the US are connected to the incentives of empowerment of the staff and recruitment (“Employee motivation law and legal definition,” n.d.). The...

Group Participation Dimensions in Organizations

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation My professional experience consists of 13 years working as a leader for the Bridgestone Aiken plant in the flagship department. I currently manage 191 employees and five supervisors, focusing on operations, personnel, and customer satisfaction. As a qualified leader, I have substantial skills and knowledge...

Supervisory Process and Its Multicultural Factors

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation In my experience, the work of a supervisor in a multicultural context should be linked to support for cultural issues and openness to their discussion. Supervisors must provide opportunities for employees to work in multicultural contexts and increase the perceptions of supervisees” multicultural competence. This...

Organizational Change: Need and Process

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation From my personal experience, I can also state that the articulation and explanation of the need for change are among the most difficult phases of any transformation process. The fact is that workers already have some experience working in particular environments that remain comfortable for...

Bonobos: Digital Economy in the Fashion Retail Sector

Introduction Fashion retail is one of the most popular business sectors in the modern era, and actors in this sector need to recognise how market strategies are rapidly changing in order to be profitable. E-commerce is among the highly successful approaches in the fashion industry since with its help, companies...

Employee Training and Its Benefit to the Organization

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation Motivation and engagement are vital issues that I face in my work as a supervisor, and I think that this largely depends on the type of training that a company provides to its employees. Training of employees is the process that requires continuous attention from...

Ethical Communication and Its Principles

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation A leader has to follow ethical principles and standards when making a decision in the workplace. The essential ethical standards that a leader has to follow when managing communication in an organizational environment include reciprocity, clarity, and speed of data transfer (Mumby & Kuhn, 2018)....

Unionization and Right-To-Work: Arguments Against

Unions are formed to facilitate labor working in unionized workplaces. It is immaterial whether employees are members of the union or not but they all have to pay union dues. A union requires funds to remain proactive of issues related to the rights of workers. Therefore, unions charge membership fees...

Organizational Group Formation and Its Steps

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation As one of the group leaders, I have to monitor not only such significant performance indicators as productivity, initiative, and other criteria for success but also the quality of teamwork. When undergoing training for a managerial position, we were taught that group formation had several...

Employee Management Supervision in Complex Organizations

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation From my experience working at Bridgestone Aiken (BA), good supervision is always based on the relationships working in favor of organizations. It offers safe environments for critical reflection, professional support, and challenge. In my experience, setting the standards of quality and expertise for a position...

Persuasive Arguments to Maintain Ethical Standards

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation My experience in management and leadership at Bridgestone helped create several persuasive arguments in communication regarding ethical standards and organizational norms. It was not enough to demonstrate good skills in leading people. My goal was to achieve excellent results by demonstrating strong communication skills, developing...

Mediated Communication in Groups and Organizations

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation One cannot deny the fact that the recent technological advances and the massive breakthrough that has been made in the IT and ICT domains have affected the way in which people interact in modern society. The breakthrough in question includes the influence that communication technology...

Organizational Change: Stakeholders and Principles

Concrete Experience and Reflective Observation I have always realized that any complex process presupposes the existence of multiple stakeholders and contexts that precondition its further evolution. The same idea can be applied to the functioning of organizations. Traditionally, I am the person who prefers to consider all existing actors that...

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Organizations

Introduction Social responsibility and ethics are the integral components of organizational performance; they play a relevant part in developing a company’s strategic plan. The researchers define the mentioned plan as the scope of measures aimed at achieving long-term objectives and strengthening the firm’s position in the market (Setó-Pamies & Papaoikonomou,...

Uber Storms Europe: Europe Strikes Back

Introduction Modern technologies are currently transforming business operations and processes. Uber Technologies is one of the companies that have capitalized on the power of smartphones and apps to deliver high-quality services to the targeted customers. Unfortunately, the organization is facing various obstacles that have the potential to affect its future...

The Mitigating Effect of Servant Leadership

In every company and organization, the central role belongs to its leader as he or she is responsible for its prosperity and success. There are different kinds of leaders, and it is hard to disagree that the best leaders are the ones who care about their employees. The purpose of...

Collective Bargaining and Shared Governance in the Healthcare Sector

Collective Bargaining Modern organizations had to work in extremely complex environments characterized by a high level of rivalry, new demands to the quality, and pressure from society. For this reason, they have an increased sophistication of relations between various departments, coworkers, and managers. It means that there is a critical...

Staffing Policy of International Company Overseas

In the case under consideration, a British company, possessing a top secret manufacturing technology, decides to expand overseas, particularly, in China and Bangladesh. The company aims to establish new manufacturing factories in these countries. Therefore, the problem of choosing a suitable staffing policy arises. According to Subba Rao (2009), there...

Living Foods Company’s Business Plan

Executive Summary The proposed business is ‘Living Foods,’ which will produce and sell microwaveable healthy grilled-food items in the UK. The business owner is Mr. XYZ who has worked for more than seven years in different food companies. He has mastered the art of cooking and has developed amazing recipes...

Amazon.com Inc.’s Corporate Valuation

Overview The company to be analyzed is Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), a listed company located in the United States that operates in the technology industry and the consumer cyclical market. The company has online and physical stores and provides a third-party marketplace to buyers and sellers. In terms of retail, Amazon...

Global Selection, Hiring, and Merging Processes

In the case under consideration, an American beverage company plans to expand to French and Indian markets, also aiming to merge with some local companies. The first question is in which country the merging process will be easier to perform? Secondly, it is also essential to identify the best suitable...

Educare.com: Project Message and Brand Strategy

Introduction The positioning map for Educare.com can be placed into two dimensions that define the market of consulting and educational services: efficiency and customer-centric approach. The rationale behind this choice lies in the fact that the problems that customers, mainly teenagers, and their parents, address the organization with, are very...

Techsol Corporation’s Creativity and Innovation

Introduction TECHSOL is a high-tech start-up company that does not have any recent experience in the market. Nevertheless, its CEO, Pedro Gonzalez, is aiming to launch a social media monitoring and analytics platform for businesses. This technology is rather innovative since it provides the opportunity to understand what customers say...

US Corporate Executive’s Cultural Shock in China

The case under consideration investigates the situation in which Rick, an American corporate executive, experiences culture shock when he finds himself assigned to the company’s China branch. The problem is that Rick is unfamiliar with the country’s cultural norms and traditions. Thus, this case study aims to investigate how the...

VASA Company Reorganizing Distribution Logistics

Maintaining Current Partnerships Due to the increase in market demand and the company’s expansion to other markets, VASA faces various challenges and can consider several solutions. First, it is possible to focus on the solutions associated with the maintenance of the partnerships with the two transportation companies. This option can...

Ethical Dilemmas in MNCs International Staffing Policies: A Conceptual Framework

Introduction Multinational corporations face numerous challenges and ethical dilemmas in their global operation. According to Keinert-Kisin, one of the main issues that these companies face is the staffing dilemma (51). When a country chooses to open a new branch in a foreign country, it is always challenging to recruit the...

Cross-Cultural Personal and Professional Development

Introduction In today’s global economy, working with people from different cultures is becoming the norm. Although this brings many rewards, it also introduces challenges for both workers and management alike. All managers know that motivating their staff is the key to a successful business. To do this, they must understand...

Business & Reconciliation Call to Action in Canada

The selected Call to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRCC) is #92, focusing on the business and reconciliation category. It encourages the corporate sector to adopt the reconciliation framework in its values and operations. This includes building relationships and consulting indigenous people, ensuring equitable access to...

Expresso Espresso Coffee Shop’s Issues and Actions

The case “Expresso Espresso” gives a detailed analysis of a new coffee shop that is positioning itself as an emerging player in Mobile, Alabama. Its owner, Sylvester Todd, selected the best location since it is near a university with over 20,000 students and teaching professionals. The document reveals that the...

Twitter’s Use of Google Analytics for Marketing

The selected company is Twitter, which is a social networking platform that was launched in 2006 (“About,” 2019). The venue currently boasts of over 100 million active users posting at least 340 tweets every day (“About,” 2019). The success of the platform has been pinned on several factors. For example,...

&pizza Brand’s Situational Analysis

The 21st century has brought people various new possibilities in marketing and sales. Nowadays, opening a new place, whether it is an expensive restaurant or a small coffee shop, has become more accessible than ever before. On the other hand, however, the constant expansion of the market makes it complicated...

CAVA Company’s Recruiting Practices

At the moment, CAVA company faces some challenges that might prevent it from further development and growth. The low entry-level payment in fast casual restaurants might serve as a limiting factor for the acquisition of new employees and cooperation with talented workers. For this reason, there is a critical need...

Dealing With Millennial Leaders: Characteristics and Effectiveness

At the end of the 21st century, people began approaching the world in a more complicated manner. Traditional views on leadership, management, and corporative psychology were interchanged by the paradigms that account for the complexity of human character. The context is another crucial factor that influences the ability to lead....

Coca-Cola Company’s Strategic Analysis and Management

The development of many modern and well-known brands depends largely on how effectively the principle of managing all the areas of work is organized. In various corporations, directors pay specific attention to those spheres that they consider the most significant – interaction with consumers, building partnerships, attracting sponsors, and other...

Leadership Theories and Examples

Trait Leadership Definition/Characteristics The timeframe in which the theory was popular is between the 1880s and the middle of the 1940s. According to it, one can be born a leader; thus, no further efforts would contribute to the development of the needed skills (Nahavandi, 2015). Trait leadership theory takes into...

Twitch: Organization Analysis

The rapid development of digital technology throughout the 00s has made possible the spread of fast and high-quality Internet connections around the world. In 2011, Justin Kan launched Twitch, which allowed a large number of viewers to watch live how other people play video games (Dave). According to Investopedia, “Twitch.tv,...

Ethics in Business: Child Labor in Chocolate Industry

Business organizations are required to act ethically if they have to meet the demands of all stakeholders. Unfortunately, some companies will pursue specific malpractices in an attempt to maximize profits. This paper describes a newspaper paper that discusses an unethical business practice and how the affected companies can improve its...

Educare.com Service Provider for Young People

Why and Who The majority of organizations in the modern world focus on gaining profit and concentrate merely on the financial aspect of a business. Many fail to understand that many customers struggle with various interpersonal issues that need addressing, and companies can contribute to addressing these problems. Because of...

Corporate Governance and Hedge Fund Activism

Introduction Corporate governance can be defined as a system of norms and rules implemented to control how a company is managed. Boards of directors play a primary role in corporate governance. According to Tricker, their main duties include but are not limited to the selection of chief executive officers (CEOs),...

Employee Motivation and Involvement Types

Employee motivation and involvement have been a long-debated topic in the workplace. Whereas some critics state that issues revolving around the topic give employees too much entitlement in the workplace, others agree that the subject is essential in ensuring employees are as productive as possible. There are several ways companies...

MyRepublic Corporation’s Rebranding Project

Introduction Rebranding is one of the elements of this or that company reorganisation with the purpose of expanding the client base, increasing profits, and creating new and interesting offers for consumers. Nevertheless, this measure is necessary not for all organisations but only those that have some business challenges and are...

Facebook Company’s Marketing Development Plan

This document contains information relating to a marketing campaign aimed at increasing the market share of Facebook among young people aged between 16 and 24 years. It is informed by a declining interest of the same demographic in the online social networking site and its struggle to keep existing users...

Solar-Powered Bicycles’ Market Barriers

Barriers to entry into the market are objective and subjective factors that can complicate the process of introducing solar-powered electric bicycles. When it comes to bicycles as an alternative to road transport, people tend to note the environmental dimension of this choice. Of course, cycling, especially solar-powered electric bike, eliminates...

Multinational Companies’ Marketing in Vietnam

Expansion Opportunity Entering the Vietnam market was a rather controversial decision due to the presence of the factors such as corruption and bureaucracy. However, the opportunities that an educated workforce and comparatively low production costs opened for MNC in the economic setting of the Vietnam market made the specified endeavor...

Organizational Change: Description and Analysis

Concept and Types of Organizational Change The idea of organizational change is linked to the necessity to update the quality of the company’s services in order to meet the standards set in the market and create a competitive advantage over key rivals. Therefore, organizational change can be described as the...

Treasury and Risk Management Functions

Introduction The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is the representative of 60 central banks from around the world which holds the responsibility for about 95% of the world GDP. It was established in 1930 on the quest of being a trustee in connection, facilitating collaboration among the international financial institutions,...

“Beware the Pitfalls of Global Marketing” by Kashani

Summary Kashani addresses some of the problems that he believes to be characteristic of the global marketing environment. Five propositions, including the issue of expansion into a wider market, the transfer of promotion activities from local to global levels, the need to adopt a different branding technique, the use of...

“The Globalization of Markets” Book by Levitt

Summary The process of globalization has affected modern economic relationships on a range of levels, including changes in the market system. In his article, Theodore Levitt reviews the effects that globalization has had on markets. Providing an interesting retrospect into the market relationships in the early 90ies, the article indicates...

International Marketing: Global Corporation vs. Company

EPRG Framework The Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, and Geocentric (EPRG) framework allows defining organizations based on their scale and scope. Specifically, ethnocentric companies shape their customer segmentation strategies based on culture-specific characteristics thereof, whereas regiocentric and geocentric ones focus primarily on geographic location. The regiocentric approach also serves as the link...

Negative Impact of the 2020 COVID Pandemic on World Industries

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a serious and widespread impact on the global economy. Different countries’ issues resulted in economic failure as most economies depend on international trade, tourism, raw materials exports, and external financing. Governments in many developed countries have taken effective stimulus measures, while lower-middle-income and emerging countries...

Online Shopping: Security Concerns vs. Convenience

Results This study is based on the data obtained through a survey that involved 23 volunteering participants (13 males and 10 females). The age of the people who completed the questionnaire ranged from 18 to 35, so the research reveals the views of young adults and adults. The participants were...

Rebranding Project for Local and Global Companies

Introduction The use of such marketing technique as rebranding can be effective for various reasons – insufficiently high consumer demand, inability to withstand competition in the market, and other factors. In order to assess the success of this method, five companies will be analysed to find the best ways to...

ING Direct Canada and USA Companies’ Development

Executive Summary This paper analyzes the case study of ING Direct, an online banking-company founded by Arkadi Kuhlmann. The data on the organization’s income suggests that the business became profitable within a short period. The aim of the paper is to understand the strategy the banker used to lead his...

Fitbit Firm’s Application of Buyer Behavior Model

Introduction The Buyer Behavior Model is a useful tool that represents the various influences affecting consumer behavior and purchase decisions. The model includes external and situational influences, as well as internal factors and processes that result in the purchase and evaluation of a particular product. The present paper will apply...

Sexual Harassment Education for Managers

Sexual harassment has become a prevalent and important issue in the workplace. It is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, the conduct of a sexual nature, or solicitation of sexual favors that are inappropriate, intimidating, or make the victim feel uncomfortable. There is a broad range of examples for sexual harassment,...

Amazon Inc.’s Strategy and Financial Expenditures

Introduction Amazon is among the most successful electronic trading businesses in the United States. Being founded more than twenty years ago, the company has managed to create the largest online marketplace in the world, which indicates the presence of a well-developed marketing strategy. Considering that studying the experience of market...

Emotional Intelligence: Experiences and Skills

Emotional intelligence (EI) is regarded as one of the important components of effective leadership. Batool (2013) points to the strong link between EI and leadership style. It is also found that leaders tend to receive higher EI scores than their followers (Siegling, Nielsen & Petrides 2014). Being a Human Resources...

Coca-Cola Company: Management Overview

Introduction The purpose of this report is to assess management’s effectiveness and efficiency in the Coca-Cola Company. According to the official information available at website, the Coca-Cola Company is an American corporation, a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. The company owns...

International vs. Financial Accounting Standards Board

The Financial Standard Accounting Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are the two worldly recognized authorities that determine the field of financial reporting for organizations as well as various regulatory bodies (Hlaciuc, Grosu, Socoliuc, & Maciuca, 2014). A single, unified system of international accounting standards is necessary...

United Continental Holdings, Inc.: Ethical Dilemma

Introduction In theory, entrepreneurs and corporations will always do what is desirable and right to their customers and stakeholders. Many companies focus on existing principles, values, and laws to ensure that their processes are admirable. Ethical businesses also implement and promote appropriate action plans and initiatives that can maximize customer...

Needs-Based Business Plan and Project Management

Project Proposal Based on the investigation of the needs of the correctional institution that is the workplace of the researcher, the present paper will offer a business plan that will target the identified issue. The latter is concerned with the lack of staff training on the topic of dementia management,...

Importance of Negotiation Contracts in the Business

Introduction Contracts enable the parties that are willing to cooperate to agree on and set a list of rules that will guide their collaboration. Written contracts may consist of different sections, including the preamble, definitions of terms, the words of agreement, and the duties that each side promises to fulfill....

Jack Wills in China: Fashion Consultancy Project

Methods of Entry In 2018, the Chinese market offered a vast opportunity for a fashion company, with a plethora of resources and extensive options for reducing the number of expenses taken in the course of producing clothes, promoting them, and delivering the end product to a target demographic (Bonetti 2014)....

Management vs. Leadership: Functional Application

Introduction The concepts of management and leadership have been misused and misinterpreted to mean the same thing. Actually, leadership and management are two distinct concepts that are complex in application and coverage. This report differentiates leadership and management from functional application perspectives. The paper also explores the theoretical application of...

Organizational Behavior in the Workplace

Connection Between OB and Selected Job Skills Organizational behavior (OB) is an extremely important aspect that impacts the functioning of all organizations. It describes how to manage people at work and what qualities and competencies might be demanded to improve cooperation among employees (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015). The matrix provided...

Recycled Mobile Phones: Marketing Strategy

Companies should develop superior models to ensure that their products are available to more customers. Firms that fail to design proper marketing strategies will find it hard to achieve their aims. This paper describes how my company will launch a new innovative idea and implement it successfully. Innovative Idea The...

Environmental Balanced Scorecard for the Everest Retail Company

Introduction Over the last decade, the environmental attributes of the business organization have been outlined as significant in affecting the outcome and general sustainability. The environmental concerns are propelled by the rise in legislation, pollution, and stakeholder pressure. This means that evaluation of environmental performance for a business is an...

Major Reasons for ‘Rise and Fall’ of the Nook Media

Barnes and Noble is a 6.8 billion company with 675 locations throughout the country, which also operates 686 college bookstores that make up the company’s Nook Media unit. During the tenure of William Lynch as the head of Nook Media in 2010-2013, the company suffered significant losses (Berfield). This paper...

Bbusiness Plan for Fictional Biotech Company

A fictional company that I would choose is a biotech business. I know several people who work for an international pharma group and have experience protecting medical inventions through intellectual property patents. I asked them about their knowledge, and they told me that a biotech business could be profitable. The...

Developing Yourself as an Effective HR &L&D Practitioner

Introduction Creating a capable HR department in any given organisation is traditionally aimed at generating additional value by attracting and managing talent in an administrative role. However, in recent decades, HR departments have been striving for a more strategic role in the business organisation and an advisory role to the...

Best Buy’s Strategy Elements

Best Buy Co. is a company that operates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and focuses on the delivery of various technologies to enrich the lives of people. The range of services varies from entertainment to food preparation and health wellness, and the company promotes services that aim to...

The Impact of a CEO in an Organization

In general, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) have a significant influence on their respective organizations. From the perspective of organizational psychology, CEOs have a considerable effect on the performance of an organization as a whole because of their influence on the lower levels of management. Liden, Fu, Liu, and Song (2016)...

Saint Louis Medical Center: Business Plan Assignment

Introduction Enhancing the range and scope of services provided by an organization can help it to attract new customers and generate more revenues. However, when undertaking new projects, it is critical for the management to understand their long-term outcomes and possible considerations. The proposed project is to open a new...

Apple iPhone: Brand Forecast

Current Business Situation and Sales Projections Apple’s iPhone is arguably the most popular and recognizable smartphone on the planet. Since its launch in 2007, the corporation has sold over 1.3 billion iPhones. Between the years 2001 and 2018, the stock price of Apple had increased by an impressive 15,000%, which...