Treadway Tire Company: Addressing Foremen’s Job Dissatisfaction

This brief report deals with the most urgent issues that arise at the Treadway Tire Company and the methods to address them. The organization may face considerable difficulties since foremen’s job dissatisfaction can result in poor performance. The primary issues include ineffective knowledge management and low foremen’s morale. The concept...

The Cemex Way Company’s Success Story

A significant portion of the success of CEMEX Way can be attributed to its three main strengths, which are integration, innovation, and global trading. The post-merger integration (PMI) process enabled CEMEX to integrate its acquisitions successfully by making use of the best-standardized practices. After the company moved to Spain, it...

Bean-Coin: Vegan Website Currency for Healthy Food Activity

The suggested currency is called “Bean-coin” and it is a currency for vegan website activity. It is backed by the commodity such as ready meals sold by the website. The website awards users with a certain amount of currency for substantive activity such as posting, sharing, and commenting on posts...

Technological Factors of the United Arab Emirates

Technological Infrastructure: UAE and U.S. Innovations in technology open a plethora of opportunities for rapid and extensive progress in an array of domains, from personal communication to business to industry. Therefore, the analysis of the technological infrastructure of the UAE and comparison to the one of the U.S. as a...

Vision Bank Plans to Invest in Tanzania

Introduction Globalization is a powerful force making it possible for companies to do business in different parts of the world. Managers should implement powerful models if they want to achieve their aims much faster. This report provides detailed advice and recommendations to Vision Bank as it plans to invest in...

Optimizing Benefits Plan for Global Children’s Charity

Recently, Global Children’s Charity has seen a reduction in its workforce. The organization decided to lower operational costs so that a larger part of the budget could be used for helping children. Now, when 15% of the staff has been downsized, the company seeks to optimize its benefits plan. The...

Transformational Leadership of Jesus Christ

Introduction Nowadays, there are many different models of leadership, and one of the most common is the concept of transformational leadership. The leader-reformer motivates followers by increasing their awareness of the importance of combining their interests with a common goal and creating an atmosphere of trust. The transformational leadership model...

Boosting HR Efficiency with New HRIS at TorontoNorthAutoParts

Introduction The human resources (HR) department in every organization undertakes numerous studies to identify the challenges employees face and apply sustainable strategies to address them. At TorontoNorthAutoParts, the rate of rejects began to increase sharply, therefore forcing the company to introduce superior measures to minimize them. This occurrence might be...

Google Company’s Human Resource Management

Abstract Human resource management/human resource (HRM/HR) refers to the practice of managing people in an organization in order to facilitate the achievement of an organization’s mission and reinforce its corporate culture. It can be implemented from either an administrative or strategic perspective. Administrative HR focuses primarily on daily processes and...

Quantum Energy Marketing Plan: New Drink Launch

Executive Summary The present paper outlines a marketing plan for an up-and-coming fast-moving consumer goods company, Quantum Energy. The company intends to launch a new product, Quantum Energy drink, that is projected to stand competitions against the most serious market contenders such as Pepsico, Coca-Cola, and Monster. To make it...

Paid Search Marketing and Search Engine Optimization

Paid search or SEM is used for referring to the tasks that help Internet search engines such as Google to find a website and then rank it. For organizations who want to promote themselves and attract audiences or customers, the benefit of appearing as early as possible in search engine...

Predictive Analysis in Business: “Moneyball” Film

Introduction Predictive analysis is a powerful tool for businesses and individuals; it has started to be used extensively over the past several years. Its elements are portrayed in some movies, in which characters use predictive analytics for decision making. Moneyball (2011) can be considered one of the examples of movies...

Ice-Campusades Business: Supply and Demand Theory

Introduction Detailed knowledge of the concept of supply and demand is critical for any individual planning to start a small or large business. At equilibrium, there is no shortage or surplus of the targeted goods. This paper applies this theory to the presented case study of a small ice cream...

Six Sigma, ISO 9000, and MBNQA in Quality Management

Introduction Contemporary management theories attempt to develop a universal quality assessment system that comprehensively evaluates business processes and provides specific guidelines to minimize the occurred defects. However, currently, the one working methodology allowing to satisfy all the aforementioned criteria does not exist. Instead of generalizing the three most common programs,...

Keeping the Levels of Employee Engagement High During Mergers

Reasons The ethical dimension of business is often deemed as less relevant than the issues associated with the attraction of new customers and increase of a company’s profits, yet compliance with basic principles of Social Corporate Responsibility (CSR) and similar ethical standards allows a firm to gain an impressive competitive...

Business Analytics Aspects and Applicability

Introduction In today’s world, the popularity of business analytics is increasing; companies start to use its tools to guide their decision-making processes. This paper presents an overview of business analytics, evaluating its aspects and applicability. The report features opportunities and challenges business analytics presents. In addition, it addresses the features...

CB&I Supply Chain Management: Challenges and Strategies

Introduction CB&I is an American construction and building company that also supplies raw materials to various small and medium-sized firms. The problems of the development of CB&I’s logistics structures and, in particular, supply systems for manufactured products have been analyzed in sufficient detail. However, the question of creating highly integrated...

Continuity and Change in Innovation Management

Introduction In the modern world of business, innovation management turns out to be a significant process in terms of which organizational growth and competitiveness are possible. In 2010, Bhat conducted a study to investigate the peculiarities of managing innovation through the prism of continuity and change. The author began research...

Gardner’s Five Minds: Assessing Leadership Skills & Growth

Introduction Honing personal leadership skills should be accompanied by an objective assessment of individual capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Such an analysis may help determine certain key areas for professional growth and identify the most optimal ways of self-development. As an evaluation tool, the algorithm called Gardner’s Five Minds can be...

Ethical Breakdown in Social Media Marketing: A Deep Dive

Introduction Nowadays, due to the rapid development of modernized society, business organizations actively deploy social media to target their audience. Although such tendencies allow them to reach a new level of promotion strategies, they are not devoid of drawbacks. Among these flaws, one can find the problem of manipulating the...

Outsourcing Payroll at Sony Canada: Benefits & Risks

I was asked to compile evidence on the benefits and dangers of outsourcing the payroll function of Sony Canada Inc. as a part of the budget review this year. Since letting an outside company manage payrolls may be a viable option to improve the efficiency of company management and reduce...

Mission and Vision: Transforming Business with Sustainability

Vision and Opportunity Executive Summary The preservation of the environment is one of the main issues that bother modern society. As humans, we have the duty to reduce our influence on nature and resources in order to ensure that they remain in the best condition possible for future generations. In...

Intel Corporation’s Social Media Policy

Introduction Intel Corporation is one of the largest technology companies, invested in a variety of sectors ranging from chip and computer parts manufacturing to data storage and processing. Therefore, the company recognizes the tremendous role that social media plays in daily lives and the technology sector, which is partly the...

Best Buy Limited Payroll Costs: Investigating High Turnover Rates

I was asked to investigate the reasons for the high payroll costs of Best Buy Limited during the past year. A thorough investigation led to understanding that the current turnover rate may be the reason for the issue. The present report demonstrates how turnover affects payroll costs and offers two...

Impact of Ethical Issues on CSR Strategies: Starbucks, New Belgium Brewing, CVS

The impact of ethical issues on CSR strategies is illustrated in the cases of Starbucks, New Belguim Brewing, and CVS. The case of Starbucks presented in the book by Ferrell, Fraedrich, and Ferrell (2017) refers to the homogenization of the market and the role of employee happiness. According to the...

Chick-fil-A Fast-Food Network Brand Analysis

Introduction The analysis of this or that brand depends largely on consumer interest in specific products and clients’ satisfaction with the services provided. Based on customer demographic data, it is possible to analyze the Chick-fil-A fast-food network and compare some data to compile a relatively accurate picture of people’s preferences....

Cost Markup Pricing and Analysis Techniques

Cost markup pricing is a widespread pricing technique that organizations use. It implies the approach in which a price of a product is directly associated with the costs necessary for its production. First, a company calculates the average production costs. Second, the predetermined percentage of a markup (profit margin) is...

Recruiting Junior Buyer: Preparing a Job Interview

Companies should hire competent individuals to complete various supply management duties. The targeted professionals should possess adequate skills and be conversant with the legal, ethical, and economic aspects associated with this field. This paper gives a detailed analysis of the major issues that the interviewers at the targeted manufacturing company...

Performance and Data Analytics in HR Management

HR management is a complex and dynamic field that constantly undergoes changes and functions in a state of an ongoing flow. Since it deals with human resources and the global labor force, HR management responds to a variety of social trends that are highly changeable. In this paper, the reflections...

ACME Fireworks: Legal Guidelines and Business Growth

Introduction Investors and entrepreneurs must be aware of specific legal structures and laws that apply to their respective business operations, contracts, and human resource (HR) relations. Proper knowledge of such requirements can inform effective organizational decisions, options, and objectives. Existing laws should be guide issues such as liabilities, employment types,...

Marijuana Use in the Workplace: Employer Rights and Duties

Introduction This memo is a response to the inquiry made previously about the current state of the law concerning marijuana use in the workplace. I have reviewed some recent and Ontario Human Rights Commission publications to provide relevant information concerning rights and obligations relating to cannabis use. Before delving into...

ACME Fireworks Firm’s Contracts and Expansion

Legal structures and guidelines are usually put in place to govern business contracts, human resource (HR) practices, and operations. Organizational managers should be aware of such laws if they are to implement appropriate models. ACME Fireworks is a small business enterprise that is planning to expand its operations after getting...

Enhancing Leadership Communication Skills for Effective Healthcare Management

Goals and Objectives Organizational communication implies an interaction between people at different levels. Internal communication allows building the necessary group dynamics, which will be aimed at achieving company goals and objectives. Such a form of interaction involves the exchange of information that is needed for employees to perform their functions...

Supply Chain Management in Globalization Era

The globalization process includes an increase in the geographic scope of economic activities of international companies. In today’s marketplace, companies realize that it is important to participate in the international market. Even though supply chains have become more international, they have also become more interdependent. That is why global supply...

Training and Development for Small Business Management in the UK

The rationale for Choice of Training and Development Sector for Small Business Management in the UK This assessment involves comprehensive research into a small business in the training and development sector for small businesses and producing a portfolio addressing a rationale for the choice of small business training and development,...

Todd McFarlane’s Leadership Approach

The contemporary global business environment dictates which capabilities, talents, and competencies company leaders should have. It is true that expertise and experience are vital to managing organizations well, but they may not be enough. Personal character traits, innovativeness, and inquisitiveness are important for being successful as well. This essay will...

Organizational Change: Strategies for Success

Change is an essential part of any organization. Without progress, a company is doomed to a failure since it is crucial to adjust to the ever-changing requirements of quality, as well as learning to meet the new needs of the target population (Judge, 2013). Therefore, learning to promote organizational change...

Leadership: Influencing Generations to Achieve Goals

Leadership is the ability to lead people through a process of influencing them to achieve specific goals. There is no leadership without followers, as there are no followers without a leader. Followers are simply some aggregate of people without a leader. All members of the group must interact with each...

United Airlines’ Employment Ethical Dilemma

Introduction Sexual harassment in the workplace is one of the most heinous and underreported crimes in the world. The rising effectiveness of awareness campaigns, the popularity of the #MeToo movement, and the increasing attention from the media and the press have managed to turn the tide and bring about the...

Necessary Skills and Knowledge for Foodservice and Hospitality

Necessary skills and knowledge Several skills are required for safe and effective work in the foodservice and hospitality industry. In particular, employees of a restaurant should be aware of not only the methods and means of handling, cooking, and serving food but also the responsibilities and guidelines of quality service....

Third-Party Mobile Apps: Enhancing Chick-fil-A’s Reach

Introduction According to the provided data and analysis, Chick-fil-A is in an excellent position to expand and to improve, becoming a major fast-food franchise. As such, it is in need to adapt a new marketing strategy. It should provide access to the broader audience, as it would improve upon the...

Boost Sales with Coupons and Daily Deals

The first option for retention of the customer base is the introduction of coupons and daily deals. This strategy is primarily aimed at price-conscious consumers. The coupons will be distributed directly in the coffee shop. Such a strategy is expected to be highly successful for two reasons. First, the current...

Mobile Parking Services Providers: ATB’s Strategic Alternatives

Introduction Upon analyzing the case, alternatives can be proposed for ATB to address the existing situation effectively. In proposing alternatives, it should be considered what different options the company has to deal with the growing competition from mobile parking services providers. Since ATB does acknowledge that mobile parking services will...

Overcoming Cultural Differences in Business Communication

Introduction It should be stressed that effective communication skills are important for any person especially in the business setting or at the workplace. They ensure that joint agreement can be met and allow eliminating the possible misunderstanding. Moreover, communication is significant for both efficient management and followership since it promotes...

Motivating and Encouraging Newly-Hired Employees

The topic of the meeting, its type, venue, type of meeting, and degree of formality Meeting topic: “Motivating and Encouraging Newly-Hired Employees.” The meeting will be held in a conference room as one of the series of meetings aimed at employee retention within the company. It is expected to be...

Candy Crush: How It Makes So Much Money

How Candy Crush Makes so Much Money Candy Crush is a smartphone application where the users are challenged to achieve the highest score by aligning matching pieces of candy together, within 2 minutes. Although the game is free to play, the game developers are using the “Freemium” business model by...

Navistar Company’s Supply Management

While Trimco is QS 9000 certified, its quality control procedure varies. Please find online how QS9000 certification is conducted, and develop a plan for Navistar to audit the performance of Trimco by itself (hint: you may determine whether you want to audit an area which has already been audited by...

New Ontario Employment Standards Act

Introduction Global development has an increasing impact on how people work, from determining areas where the demand for employees is high to offering opportunities for international cooperation. Preparing to work in the changing world is one of the central goals of the millennials, as they are required to find a...

Golden Child Daycare’s Business Plan

Executive Summary The current business plan is prepared to determine the viability and possible success of a new business that will operate under the name Golden Child Daycare. The report begins with the situation analysis which indicates that this business has significant growth opportunities. The company will be located in...

Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange Business Model: Key Insights

The Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange Business Model Significant components of ADX’s business model are presented by resources and activities. Nowadays, it has five different trading locations, and it allows the stock exchange to collaborate with clients across the United Arab Emirates. In terms of its labor resources, ADX presents a...

Marriott Hotels: Fast Foods, Drinks & Lodging

Introduction Marriott Hotels is one of the best hotels in the US. It offers various goods and services that include fast foods, drinks, and lodge services where customers can get rooms to rest after taking part in heavy duties either during the daytime or at night. The management realized that...

Teamwork During Product Design and Launch Process

Executive Summary The aim of this report is to investigate the conduct of the team selected to promote the new product that the company intends to launch in the near future. The main particular interest will be the characters of members of the team and the effect of such characters...

Advertising Analytics and Marketing Innovations

Advertising Analytics The modern advancements in computing, communication, and analytics can provide significant benefits to any organization looking to improve its marketing strategy. One of the main barriers to modern analytics comes from the overwhelming amount of data being registered and monitored by various electronic devices. The use of cloud...

Car Wash Company’s Employee Management

Introduction The situation in the Car Wash may lead to its eventual collapse. When employees are not satisfied with their work environment, they will not work to their full potential. In addition, they may reveal the secrets of the business to competitors. When a competitor learns about its rival’s weaknesses,...

Price Wars in the Wireless Market

Who are the key players in the industry? Out of the five cell phone companies, two of these hold a larger market share. These are Verizon Wireless, with 32%, followed by AT%T at 29%. They account for 61%, which is more than half of the US’s mobile subscribers. From the...

Effective Logistics Network Design

Introduction Designing an effective logistics network is critical for the success of a firm. Crandall, Crandall, and Chen (2015) define logistics as “the management of the flow of items from the point of origin to the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations” (p. 68)....

Effective Team Leadership in Diverse Healthcare Settings

Diversity in the Workplace As a registered nurse in Orchard Health Care Center, Alabama, I have witnessed the importance of promoting diversity in the workplace because it affects different aspects of patient-nurse and nurse-nurse relationships. Particularly, I have noted that patients are becoming increasingly multicultural and, as proposed by Beheri...

Strength-Based Leadership in Nursing Management

Strength-based Leadership I believe that my communication skills and a general sense of emotional stability are two of my greatest strengths. My communication skills are linked to my ability to listen and speak well with my colleagues and patients. They have also been instrumental in helping me to assess patients’...

Leadership Styles: Opportunities and Challenges in Product Rollout

Introduction In the process of rolling out a product or service, the likelihood of dealing with a wide array of leadership styles increases significantly. Therefore, it is necessary to acknowledge this possibility, estimate the most probable outcomes, and outline feasible prevention and mitigation measures. The following paper describes the interactions...

Global and Multi-Domestic Marketing Approaches

Introduction In the contemporary world, marketing is used mainly to realise sustainable growth, to survive in the local market that is much threatened by global players and also to target international markets that have increased in influence. What is always a fundamental principle in the international market is for an...

Entrepreneurship Lessons from The Next Big Thing Game

The Next Big Thing might seem a simple fun game, yet it also sheds light on some of the most challenging business tasks, which is a choice of a possible investment (Hisrich, Peters, & Shepherd, 2017). The activity provided a lot of food for thought about what makes a good...

Marketing Manager Job Description and Total Compensation

Job Summary A manager working in a marketing department has to be involved in the formation and shaping of the organization’s marketing initiatives. This is a leadership position that includes people and resources management for the purpose of helping the organization retain the existing customers and attract new ones. The...

Mailroom Clerk Job Description and Total Compensation

Job Summary An indoors job focused on the sorting and delivery of mail that comes in and out of the organization. Mailroom clerk has to work with a variety of kinds of mail. Since this is a large long-term organization, mailroom clerks have to process large amounts of mail. Sometimes,...

Employee Retention Committee’s Meeting Failure

Omissions and Occurrences The presented case study describes a situation where an Employee Retention Committee is attempting to have a meeting, but it fails for a variety of reasons. The committee consists of only four people but the organization was mishandled almost completely, and no results were achieved at all....

Snooze Restaurant’s Sous Chef Training

Introduction The following Snooze Thesis represents the overall experience of training for a sous chef position in the Snooze restaurant. In general, I should state that within the period of the training program, I improved my skills in various spheres. These spheres include my experience as a sous chef as...

Effective Compensation Planning for Top Talent

Introduction Compensation is a significant part of any company’s budgeting plan. This is why it is highly important for an organizational recruiting team to focus on the selection of the best talent but also to take into account the candidates’ requirements in regard to desired compensation levels and benefits. Based...

Addressing Pay Discrepancies in Medical Assistants’ Salaries

Introduction In the present situation, I am to perform as an HR Consultant working for a small local hospital, with the task of expanding the workforce of certified medical assistants. The major problem is that three exemplary certified medical assistants who occupy the same positions in the organization are paid...

International Logistics, Business, and Banking

Exporters typically prefer conservative measures when managing foreign receivables What are the reasons for this conservativism? Conservative decisions are quite typical in the realm of financial operations for numerous reasons, the high possibility of a failure as a result of the lack of proper testing being the key factor. The...

Traits of Effective Leaders and Areas for Improvement

Introduction Leadership is a prerequisite of success in any given company, regardless of its size, focus, and market position. The course has provided a significant amount of information on various leadership models and styles that can be used in practice to achieve positive results. Nevertheless, leadership also requires continuous self-assessment,...

Cyberslacking as a Business Ethical Issue

Introduction Cyberslacking is a term that is used to describe the behavior of employees using their companies’ Internet for personal needs during working hours (Lim & Chen, 2012). This issue is among the most widespread and unethical of workplace behaviors. At my workplace, I have encountered an incident that I...

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

CRM – Provide an example using the CSR (Corporate social responsibility ) Model Customer relationship management is a concept that, when applied properly, creates value for all stakeholders, including both suppliers and customers. However, it also harbors certain ethical issues that may complicate the outcome. The easiest way to illustrate...

Strategic Decision-Making Models and Systems

Compare information systems in business The use of Information Systems (IS) in business is often a key factor in organizational success. Different classifications of IS exist as researchers identify from three to five levels of the use of data. It is possible to identify three types of IS: transaction processing,...

Motivation Levels Among the Staff Members

Promoting the concept of multiculturalism and creating the environment in which decision-making will not be affected by prejudice is one of the primary goals of a modern organization (Brink and Nel 6). Preventing the instances of discrimination is especially important for a firm that has already established a strong presence...

Key Advice from Peter Drucker Applied to Personal Experience

One of the most important pieces of advice is to try and make one practical decision instead of several potentially effective ones. People are constantly faced with various obstacles, choices, and incidents that require decisions. Sometimes it might be overwhelming and disorganized (Collins, 2016). However, successful individuals know how to...

Managing Change: Risks, Strategies, and Communication

Introduction Change is inevitable. Currently, the world has been reduced to a virtual village due to changes in technology. People from different countries can communicate with each other in real-time due to advanced innovations and technology. A majority of the world’s population can be referred to as ‘digital’ as they...

National Charter School’s Flexible Budget Explained

Static and Flexible budget The budget for National Charter School exhibits a flexible budget. This is because the budget is prepared at different levels that are, a budget for 120, 100, and 66 students. Static budgets show a plan for a single level of activity. Static budgets are used to...

Smartphone Services: Enhancing User Experience and Security

Introduction Successful companies implement and upgrade their business models in order to achieve their aims. They consider numerous aspects such as the acquisition of raw materials, production of superior products or services, and logistical operations. This arrangement has made it easier for many corporations to produce quality goods for their...

Consumer Experience: Marketing Project Interview

Introduction This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of factors influencing consumer behavior. Through primary qualitative research, the paper explores customer perception towards different purchasing decision elements such as cost, motivation, brand, decision-making conditions, and post-purchase satisfaction. Research Questionnaire Which item did you buy, and what factors motivate you to purchase...

Cross-Cultural Management in Global Mergers and Acquisitions

Executive Summary The present report is devoted to the issues of cross-cultural management in the international business environment and the situations of mergers and acquisitions, in particular. It is argued that cultural adjustment is essential for effective organizational operation in the context of global business. To understand why it is...

Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods

Risk Categorization Risk categorization is an important aspect of the risk management framework. For organizations, a risk management framework is the procedure of recognizing and attempting to moderate risk occurrence. Risk can occur in numerous forms, which include integrity risk and competitive risk (Debono 16). Consequently, risk can be inadvertent...

Operations Management: Key Factors and Best Practices Explained

Importance of Operations Management Operations management is critical for any business because it can be used for effective and efficient work that ensures the possibility to meet the overall business objectives and reach successful performance. To prove this fact, it may be advantageous to consider the ways the most typical...

Engineer A’s $5,000 Door Prize: Ethical Dilemma at UVW Engineering

Facts: Engineer A works for UVW Engineering. As part of Engineer A’s activities and employment responsibilities on behalf of UVW Engineering, he attends various conferences and trade shows. While attending a recent conference and trade show at UVW Engineering’s expense, Engineer A won a door prize worth $5,000. Question: Would...

Drucker’s Approach to Managing Time and Productivity

One of the major Drucker’s principles is if something can be measured, it can be managed. However, one may inquire how can time be managed if cannot be precisely measured. This problem inspired the author to keep a spreadsheet to count the number of creative hours each day (Collins, 2016)....

Management Tools for Competitive Success in Australian Sugar Industry

Managers have the role of developing policies, strategies, and tools to enable their companies to attain corporate goals, objectives, vision, and vision. Strategic management is an approach adopted by effective leaders/managers to develop responsive and efficient strategies to make their organisations competitive and increase their sales revenue. The approach aims...

Trimco Company’s Business Model

While Trimco is QS 9000 certified, its quality control procedure varies. Please find online how QS9000 certification is conducted, and develop a plan for Navistar to audit the performance of Trimco by itself (hint: you may determine whether you want to audit an area which has already been audited by...

Risk Management Plan: Essential Strategies for Project Success

Strategies on the PMBOK Guide The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge creates a temporal framework for project implementation. The major strategies include a WBS, project scope, project requirements, defined activities, activity resources, project timeline, project schedules, and cost estimate. Risk Management Plan Risk management is a procedure...

How Employees Expresses Organization’s Fundamental Values

Unethical Behavior One of the situations, when a company manager behaved unethically, was the scandal with Turing Pharmaceuticals owned by Martin Shkreli. In 2015, the company acquired the rights to manufacture Daraprim intended for people infected with HIV. As a result of the transaction, the company received a monopolistic right...

Online Marketing for Heritage Attractions in Malta

Abstract This study has aimed to scrutinize the emergence and progress of the roles of online marketing for Heritage Visitor Attractions in Malta by coordinating with the national economy, local market trends, and ICT skills of the human resource by taking into account customer’s motivation to the new technology. With...

Small and Medium-Sized Fashion Retail Enterprises

Abstract The current dissertation proposal offers to investigate several success factors for small and medium-sized enterprises in fashion retail business in the UK. These factors include the skills and qualifications of business managers and owners, the funding, the customer service strategies, and the ways to obtain funding for new businesses....

Incentive Travel & Corporate Events by Arabian Adventure

Introduction Based in Dubai, Arabian adventure is part of Leisure Management division and destination of Emirates airlines. It has major offices in Abu Dhabi and Fajita with associate companies based in the gulf. The company has more than 300 qualified and professional staff employees who provide professional services ranging from...

Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace

Executive Summary It should be emphasized that all the course assignments and theories have improved or expanded my understanding of managing people and reinforcing collaboration strategies. Nonetheless, certain assignments have been of particular importance for me such as the discussions in “How Do Great Managers Give Constructive Feedback?” (in Week...

Boosting Sales with QR Codes: All I Know Is Sportswear

Executive Summary All I Know Is has been successful in entering into the extreme sportswear industry. Not only does it organize and host extreme sports, but it also manufactures and sells the sportswear used by the players and fanatics. Using social media marketing has helped the firm create publicity. However,...

The Competitiveness of Saudi Pharmaceutical Industry

Introduction Preface The pharmaceutical industry is a complex, potent, and greatly globalized industry. It allocates the majority of its resources to the process of drug discovery, manufacturing, marketing, and logistics (Halliday et al. 1997). It needs high research and development (R&D) expenditures and extensive regulation of its products compared with...

Poor Performance and Absenteeism at the Workplace

Describe your first actions to address Peter’s situation. Include your reasons. If I was supposed to address Peter’s situation, I would pay increased attention to his personal data file and the feedback from his co-workers and chief. As it is reported by many people in the company, Peter is known...

Marketing, Sponsorship and Fundraising Activities

Please list 8 possible reasons a company might want to sponsor an event or an organization The major reasons why companies sponsor events or organizations include: To benefit from continued media coverage and exposure. To increase the perceived brand image (Lynn, 2011). Ensure the brand is recognized by more people....

Legal Frameworks for Starting Own Business

Introduction LEGAL FRAMEWORK Include the legal aspects involved in setting up STRENGTH WEAKNESS Sole trader Business is controlled by one person. Can employ workers. Easy to organize and comply with legal requirements; Does not require large initial investment; Easy to operate and organize since few employees are involved. The business...

Decision-Making Tools: Case Study Analysis

There are several things that Taylor can do to convince Bob that using bar codes could be helpful. First, she should find a lumber company that uses bar code technology and create a case study to present to Bob. A good start would be their supplier. Stapling bar codes on...

Amazon and eBay: E-Business Applications Development

Despite the fact that the majority of the online stores were created at the end of the twentieth century, only a few of them possessed the continuing supremacy of Amazon and eBay. These two e-Commerce websites retail a wide variety of goods, from the products of personal hygiene to large...

UK Business Sectors & Policies: IT, Tourism, Finance Analysis

Executive Summary The following report consists of two parts. Part one of the report identifies three business sectors in the UK and explains their value to the UK economy. The chosen sectors are information technology, tourism, and financial services. The report details the industries which are connected to each of...

Hotel Chains Marketing Techniques

This dissertation offers in-depth research on the effects of Hotel Chain Management on the hotel industry and is offered for the fulfillment of a Master’s Degree in Management. The author of this dissertation will carry out in-depth research to find out the marketing strategies that are being employed by the...

Virginia Tech Massacre: Addressing Mental Health in Universities

Introduction On April 16, 2007, the tragedy at Virginia Tech University remained a big sear for the hearts of those who were directly involved as well as those affected, such as the victim’s families or friends. On that terrible day, the struggling loss of lives due to one disturbed young...

Employee Motivation and Minimum Wage

Critically discuss which theories of motivation may explain the establishment of a performance reward system with employing organizations Employee motivation is one of the hardest things for employing organizations to do right. Lack of motivation, stagnation, disillusionment, apathy, and laziness is probably the major banes of most businesses, which rely...

Ethically Questionable Workplace Incident: Analysis & Recommendations

Introduction Ethics theories offer powerful ideas to govern people’s choices and behaviors. Such theories shape the behaviors of many organizational leaders and policymakers. The best ethical theory has the potential to promote the best practices and support the needs of the greatest number of people (Umphress, Bingham, and Mitchell 774)....

Large Profit Margins Commanded by High-End Brands: An Ethical Review

Evaluate the morality of the large profit margins commanded by the high-end brands For some people who run their own business, the notions of ethics and financial profit seem to have no common points. The issue of the appropriateness of large profit margins that are commanded by many luxurious brands...

Tiffany & Co.’s Luxury Product Marketing Plan

Introduction Even after the near-fall of the U.S. luxury-products industry in 2009, the industry continues to exhibit positive growth. The U.S. economy, although coming out of recession, is better off than it was in 2008. Jewelry companies are fighting to return to the positions of profit they enjoyed prior to...

Transformational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Explained

Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Leadership is one of the most important factors that always dictate an organization’s success or failure in the world today. The administration has been in existence for as long as the history of humankind can be traced. As Rousche, Geropge, and Baker (1989)...

Balanced Scorecard and Triple Bottom Line for Business Success

Executive Summary To make sure that the performance levels should be high in the target environment, one should consider using the Balanced Scorecard approach. As a result, the needs of customers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders will be met. Furthermore, the reconsideration of the company’s approach toward the use of...

Heidi Roizen: Personal Life and Professional Career

Heidi Roizen is a full-fletched venture capitalist, currently working for Apple. Initially, she worked as an operator in the Silicon Valley and used her connections to become a rather successful venture investor. The personal characteristics that lead her on the way to success are associated with communication and networking. In...

The Unisom Brand Analysis

Research on the Unisom brand analysis and the sleeping aid market is progressing well. It has been determined that the market has a lot of potential as 70 million Americans suffer from insomnia and another 43 million experience other sleep-depriving conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea (LaRosa). The sleep aid...

Leadership Models & Power Dynamics in Group Performance

Decision and Power Groups have the potential to achieve positive results if they attract the right members and embrace appropriate leadership models. Different theories on group performance support the use of teamwork to achieve quality results within the shortest time possible (Broddy 2014). Individuals in a group can use specific...

Generali Group’s Governance in 8 Masterclasses

Masterclass 1: Building and Learning an Effective Governance, Risk, and Compliance Preamble Generali Group is an insurance company that just like other financial services organisations is subject to a large body of legislation and regulation. Given that past scandals associated with noncompliance and excessive risk taking have resulted in an...

Strategic Management: Articles and Videos Review

Mission Statements Dan Heath, a speaker of the video, explains how to create a successful mission statement. He states that nowadays people prefer simplicity. For example, it is useful to replace some pompous or rude words with the simpler ones like present instead of serve or the word “damn” that...

Business Research Methods: Theory and Practice

Research Question The research question underpinning a scholarly study plays a critical role in defining what data should be collected from both primary and secondary sources and establishes the path to be taken in an investigation. Bernard (2013) explained that a properly structured research question makes it possible to achieve...

Strategic Management Insights: Process, Advantage, & Trends Review

Strategic Management www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3FLxnDv_A In this video, Erica Olsen clearly and accurately explains the notion of the strategic management process using schemes. First, the company should determine the mission statement clarifying its paramount goal. It is important to identify the starting point from both internal and external angles including staff, customers,...

Transformational & Transactional Leadership Theories

Introduction Organisational leadership is such a vital element, especially in shaping employees’ perceptions of work, responses to organisational change, and acceptance to organisational innovations to achieve high performance (Aarons 2006, p. 1162). Whereas transformational leadership aims at motivating and inspiring followers by paying close attention to their emergent needs, transactional...

Decision-Making in an English Teacher’s Career

Introduction Selected Character This paper seeks to analyse the decisions made by Mr Higashi, as explained in the case study provided. In this case, Mr Higashi is a professional aged forty-four and has a 20-years experience in teaching high school English around Soto in Japan. Perspectives and Theories When seeking...

The Strategic Human Resource Management

Executive Summary The current business environment is very volatile and competitive. As such, the capacity to solve organizational problems has increasingly become an elemental aspect of strategic management. Nonetheless, this task requires leaders to possess critical thinking skills. As such, the hypothesized mini-case study will provide the opportunity to develop...

How One-Time Incentives Boost Long-Term Employee Training Commitment

According to a study conducted by Ho and Yeung (2015), it is evident that one-time incentives improve long-term commitment to training among workers. Upon analyzing numerous case studies, Ho and Yeung (2015) exemplify that long-term training makes employees competitively employable. However, for workers to be encouraged to enroll in long-term...

Tiffany & Co.’s Strategic Choice and Evaluation

Tiffany & Co is a company with a strong brand name and famous for its luxury goods. The company was started in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John F. Young. They opened a store in New York that was intended to sell Stationery and costume jewelry. In 1845, the...

Logistics Outsourcing Impact on Business Performance

An Overview of the Study In view of the development of the internet, the business world has found a new life. The term “electronic commerce” was introduced, and a virtual marketplace was created, providing a brand new and unique medium for organizations and their clients to connect with each other...

Leadership Trait Questionnaire and Reflection

My Experience with the Leadership Trait Questionnaire After completing the questionnaire, I found that my traits suggest that I would be an average leader. Despite not finding any of my traits to have a score lower than three, a lot of them returned very average results. I believe that my...

IStockPhoto.com Company’s Strategic Analysis

What are the core values of the iStockPhoto.com partners? How do those values express themselves in the current business model? Communication One of the core values of iStockPhoto.com is the establishment of an effective communication between the business partners with its community which initially comprised of amateur photographers, illustrators and...

Management Accounting for Hotels During Recessions

Abstract Any service-providing organization experiences myriads of challenges especially during recessions. Indeed, during recessions, organizations normally struggle with challenges of increased costs of production, reduced consumer spending and high costs of accessing credit. This means that, during recessions, finance is undutiful a mega challenge to service sector organizations. It is...

Apple Inc: Main Line, Markets and Performance

The main line of business The Apple Inc company deals with designing, manufacturing, and marketing a wide range of products such as media devices, personal computers, mobile communication, and portable digital music players. Furthermore, the company sells a wide range of software, networking solutions, applications, peripherals, and third-party digital content....

Organizational Talent Management Approaches

Challenging Conversations Skills What activities did I do this week on the topic? When I went into this topic, I already knew the basics of employee relationships, but my self-evaluation indicated that I still needed to become more informed, especially in the practical sense. What do I already know about...

Customer Integration in Supply Chains: Trends & Impacts

Today we live in the world of customized products, a customer-oriented supply chain, and flexible services. The contemporary customers are becoming more and more demanding towards the goods they can purchase, and the services available. At the same time, product manufacturers and service provides are becoming more and more driven...

Preston Store: Performance Management

Priority Objectives The newly-recruited manager should be able to transform the situation at the Preston store. The store is currently facing various challenges and obstacles that affect the level of performance. This situation explains why the store manager should focus on specific goals or priorities. Such priorities should be aimed...

Target Market Analysis and Marketing Plan for Wheatgrass Smoothie Shop

Definition of company Target Market The target market for my new non-alcoholic beverage business will be based in the Chula Vista area of San Diego. The area is known to have a high population growth rate in the country. For a new business that has just started operations, I believe...

Transforming Business Performance: Creativity and Innovation

In the modern world, the development of contemporary markets involves the application of creative and innovative approaches in business. The task of being competitive is the recipe for the success of every contemporary enterprise. The problem is that under the circumstances of a competitive market, a huge variety of companies...

Best Buy Co.’s Corporate Social Responsibilities

Businesses operate in environments where they benefit from communities around and far away from the point of business of the company; the success of a business is dependent on how well it is performing in its operating environment. It gets its profits from businesses secured from the external environments; it...

Marketing Plan for Scafé Fabrics’ P4DRY

Introduction Firms that want to succeed in their respective segments need to develop and implement the most appropriate business plans. Competition remains a major obstacle that can affect the overall performance of a given organization. Scafé Fabrics is a modern company relying on emerging technologies to design and develop superior...

Employee Development Systems and Planning

Introduction The department of human resources seems to be one of the most significant branches in any organization. The achievements demonstrated by the representatives of the human resource department influence considerable the work of the rest of the sections: if human resource members succeed in their activities, the rest of...

Seven Habits Profile: Benefits of Participative Leadership

Introduction Leadership is essential for the efficient performance of every organization. However, being a successful leader can be rather a challenging task. Although trait theory of leadership states that leaders are born with particular features, the modern practice proves that being a leader requires times and energy. One has to...

Comparing Management and Leadership Functions, Strategies and Values

Introduction Management is the use of both material and human resources to achieve any set goals for an individual or an organization. It includes performing tasks such as planning, organizing, controlling, and ensuring that all the resources are put to fair use to fully reach the desired goals in the...

Armenian and International Human Resource Practices

Introduction With the dismantling of communism in Eastern Europe, former socialist countries have undergone. They will continue to undergo rapid and radical changes to virtually all aspects of their societal economy with the specific objective of modernizing their countries to catch up with those of the industrialized West. While these...

Frito-Lay Inc.’s Take-Over of Cracker Jack Brand

Case Recap Frito-Lay is a well-known manufacturer of snack chips throughout the world. It is the leading selling brand of chips in the United States. Their major brand includes Doritos, Raffle, Tostitos, Cheetos, Sun Chips, and Funyuns. Lynne Peissig being the vice president and general manager of the New Venture...

Patient-Centered Approach: Workflow and Staffing

Process Designs – Workflow and Staffing: Case Study Analysis Managing the process design in an organization and, therefore, contributing to an efficient exchange among the project members is a challenging task (1). The issue of workload deserves to be mentioned first. A number of nurses suffer from workplace burnout due...

Implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

Summary of the Chapter Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relevant initiative towards promoting new social actions. The chapter explains why corporate culture supports the business goals of many organizations. This corporate culture should be “aligned with the organization’s strategic intent” (Steiner & Steiner, 2012, p. 170). Every business should...

From Local to Global: Coca-Cola’s Growth & Multinational Challenges

Summary In this chapter, the authors examine the functioning of multinational corporations. At first, they introduce a story of the Coca-Cola Company; in particular, they show that initially, this organization was a local business, but it eventually evolved into one of the largest international corporations. Additionally, scholars define the term...

Biogenta’s Global Expansion: Restructuring and Strategic Analysis

Introduction The demand for insecticides and fungicides are currently on the increase around the world. With this global demand, Biogenta plc has responded to this need by opening several sales outlets in more than 80 countries. The company currently employs 15,000 workers and has manufacturing facilities in 10 countries. With...

Democratic Leadership Style and Responsibilities

Leadership theories refer to the approach that a manager adopts to exercise authority in the workplace and direct staff towards meeting the organizational mandate as outlined in their job descriptions (Foti). It is the way that a manager resorts to discharge all the total responsibilities that entail management and leadership....

Challenges of Maintaining Competitive Advantage in Business

Production of valuable, unique, and hard to imitate products is the best approach that a company can employ to gain a competitive advantage. However, most companies encounter many difficulties in trying to maintain the competitive advantage as explained below. Competition All business people aim at having a competitive advantage over...

Business Within Society: Food Truck

Introduction The business in this instance is a food truck that specializes in selling affordable yet clean meals to various workers in and around (PLACE NAME OF CURRENT BUSINESS DISTRICT IN YOUR COUNTRY HERE). Due to the increasing price of food, food trucks have started to become a welcome alternative...

Promoting Women of Color: Challenges in Leadership Roles

The promotion of male and female employees is one of the most challenging processes in human resource management. In global and US organizations, the percentage of males who take leadership positions is significantly higher than the percentage of females who take similar positions (Cook & Glass, 2014). According to Beckwith...

Leadership Theories and Styles: Influence, Followership, and Reflection

Introduction Leadership is a unique and ambiguous phenomenon. The perception of this concept is greatly affected by an individual’s personal development, experience, and knowledge. More than that, leadership can be viewed from different perspectives, and they usually vary based on the area of human activities – management, education, psychology, medicine,...

Starbucks Corporation’s Global Marketing in Italy

Starbucks faces several challenges in addressing the risk of expanding its operations into the Italian market. For instance, it is pertinent to mention that most Italians practice an intimate and personal coffee experience (Faris, 2012). To some extent, such a deep coffee culture may prove to be cumbersome for Starbucks...

Business Core Competencies and Competitive Strategies

Introduction Today’s changes in marketing and business trends have put pressure on most firms to increase their competitive advantage by developing and building focus on core competencies. According to Hamel and Prahald (1994), companies with sustainable advantages make tremendous gains since they have articulated strategic intent, competencies, and resources that...

New School Meal Product for Canberra: Market Analysis & Growth Forecast

Introduction The primary school-going children in Canberra and other towns provide a good market for food products. Food is often sold to the pupils through convenience stores that are located in close proximity to the schools or inside the schools. This project is dubbed ‘school meal’ and seeks to establish...

Service Quality Factors in the Airline Industry

Executive Summary This study was done to determine how a business can survive and thrive in the wake of increased business environmental challenges by developing suggestions and recommendations. The study would mainly focus on analysing the application of the customers’ expectation management of the service quality towards the e-commerce and...

Using One Thousand Dollars to Develop the Handball Team

Introduction One thousand dollars is not a lot of money for transforming my handball club team. However, this is a substantial amount that can be used accountably and wisely to make a difference in one day. Such an amount can be a supplemental budget that can see the team members...