Do Marketers Drive Junk Food Consumption?

Marketing and advertising are two fundamental elements of the modern world that impact its evolution and shape people’s behavior. The high potency of these tools can be associated with the fast speed of technologies’ development and their integration with every sphere of human activity. This statement is especially topical for...

Human Capital and Knowledge Acquisition

Over the past years, the role of human capital has been significantly re-evaluated. Training, in turn, has been regarded as a valuable tool to gain relevant knowledge as well as raise employees’ competence. However, the role of training in business life has undertaken a crucial change “from a program focus...

Managerial and Leadership Qualities

The words “manager” and “leader” are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things in a corporate environment. If a person is a manager, they occupy a particular position in an organization that places specific responsibilities on them as well as a duty to oversee subordinates (Algahtani, 2014). Leaders, in...

“Millionaire Tells Millennials: If You Want a House, Stop Buying Avocado Toast” by Sam Levin

Levin covers the contents of a somewhat problematic interview with Tim Gurner, an extremely wealthy property developer from Melbourne, Australia. In the conversation with the hosts of 60 Minutes in Australia, Gurner seemed to have given the Millennial generation unwanted financial advice. The businessman insisted that ordering avocado toast on...

Lysander’s Wine Cellars Research Scoping

Research Proposition The research proposition for the planned business endeavor will be as follows: If Ted Proctor establishes Lysander’s Wine Cellars in Dunedin’s Otago Rowing Club building, then he will achieve the revenue of at least $400,000 by the end of the second calendar year after opening. This proposition captures...

The Case of Salesforce and Wegmans Food Market

Most organizations have unique practices that give them a competitive advantage over their competitors. It is true that employees choose to work in organizations that can enable them further their careers and at the same time also satisfy any of their other personal goals and objectives. The ranking of companies...

Organizational Behavior Business Write-Up Plan

Motivation-Hygiene Theory and a Pay-For-Performance Plan The motivation-hygiene theory elaborated by Herzberg includes two components. Maintenance factors, also known as hygiene issues, are work conditions, job security, salary, and insurance (Alshmemri et al. 13). The motivators are composed of responsibility, involvement in the work process, the recognition of an employee’s...

Gamification as a Marketing Tool

In the modern era of information technologies, when data is viewed as the most important asset, it is essential to reduce the negative impact of information management tools on citizens. However, with the introduction of gamification marketing tools, the probability of people involuntarily and accidentally disclosing their personal data has...

Ethics in Business: Musk, Zuckerberg, and Corporate Governance

Discuss Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg and show how ethical values and culture played a role in the success or problem of the situation Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, as well as their companies Facebook and Tesla, are commonly assumed to be exemplifying the viability of the ethically sound approach...

Vanessa Garrison: A Level 5 Leader

Introduction Organizations, which wish to attain lasting growth, must ensure that they have experienced administrators. Collins (2005) maintains that successful leaders possess a set of exceptional executive abilities, which enable them to guarantee that their companies overcome competition. Research shows that great companies have one thing in common: they are...

Online Ads and Sales

With the advent of new technologies, additional methods of advertising become available to marketing professionals. Numerous services now employ online ads, which are theoretically similar to those used in other forms of media but differ to adjust to the specific circumstances of the Internet. According to Lewis and Reiley (2014),...

Cross-Cultural Management for Virtual Teams: Context, Theories and Critical Cultural Influences

Executive Summary The influence of globalization is evident in all aspects of the business environment. By facilitating business collaborations and agreements between different countries, this phenomenon created opportunities for companies to enter new markets and multiply their profits as a result. Similarly, the advancement of information technology enhanced the global...

Monopolies and Workers Exploitation in the Industrial Age

Introduction During the Industrial Age, the labor sector in the U.S. market faced a lot of challenges which led to its revamping. Most of the people then were farmers, and with the introduction of machinery, many abandoned the rural areas and moved to the urban region. However, the labor market...

Treadway Tire Company’s Employees Management

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...

Marketing Business Case: How to Analyze It

As empirical inquiries, case studies investigate contemporary phenomena in their real-life contexts. When analyzing marketing business cases, the analyst introduces a measure of realism into management education (Cravens and Lamb 95; Ebneyamini and Moghadam 1). There are four fundamental steps in the process of a case analysis. Initially, the one...

Vision Bank’s Intercultural Communication: Problems and Recommendations

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...

Global Children’s Charity’s Benefit Plans

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...

TorontoNorthAutoParts Company’s Human Resources

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...

Quantum Energy Company’s Marketing Plan

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...

Quality Management Approaches, Standards, Awards

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...

Entrepreneurial Mindset and Its Characteristics

Introduction The so-called entrepreneurial mindset is a popular idea that is used both in the field of business and other spheres, in which proper teamwork is required. The term in question involves a wide range of abilities and behaviors that increase an entrepreneur’s chances to achieve success. The key components...

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 for a Global Leader

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...

Fishing Gear and Equipment Shop in the UAE

Opportunity Sportswear is a business that is growing rapidly in the United Arab Emirates. However, the researcher noticed that most of these stores often focus on sportswear for men. It was also evident that fishing as a sporting activity is also becoming popular, but the local retailers are yet to...

Social Media Manipulation from an Ethical Side

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 Function: Benefits and Dangers

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...

Communication: Message Creation and Delivery

Introduction Several factors are considered in the crafting of effective messages. They include communication organization, audience analysis, and researching the subject. Each of these factors plays a different role in the achievement of the purpose for which a message is developed. Communication organization reflects the clarity of thinking and facilitates...

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...

Sales Management in the Hair and Beauty Sector

The retail strategies of the market for consumers of services and products of the beauty industry in different regions are largely dependent on the characteristics of each particular area. It is highly determined by the structure of consumer demand and behavior. The given hypothesis to a large extent determines the...

Social Responsibility: Starbucks, New Belgium Brewing and 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...

E-commerce Success: Key Factors and Planning

Introduction It should be noted that before starting an e-business or an e-commerce project, various aspects should be considered. In addition, profound research on the market is required to understand whether the business idea is competitive enough. The purpose of this paper is to identify five primary factors to consider...

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...

Seamus Company and Technological Solutions

Abstract Seamus Company produces educational materials for middle school students and is seeking additional educational solutions for its line of products. This paper presents a proposal for the enhancing of the Seamus Company product catalog through an innovative technological solution. The current abundance of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile technology...

Trends in HR Management Analysis

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,...

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...

Conducting Successful Leadership Strategy: Generational Leadership

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...

Managing and Training Employees

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....

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...

Handling Difficult Conversations and Ways to Avoid Conflict Escalation

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...

Marriott Company’s New Hotel Marketing Plan

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 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...

Skills Approach: Personal Leadership Reflection

Introduction Leadership is not a singular term as it contains within itself a variety of approaches and types of leadership. Each of them holds its own strengths and weaknesses and applies to different types of people. This paper will provide a reflection on my personal leadership approach, and how it...

The Next Big Thing Simulation for Entrepreneurs

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...

Marketing Candidate Analysis: How to Choose?

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...

Path-Goal Approach to Leadership

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...

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,...

Sensitivity Training Against Workplace Prejudices

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...

Peter Drucker’s Management Consultancy

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 Execution Risks of Change Initiative” by Ajit

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 Managerial Accounting

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 Innovation and Powerful Marketing Plan

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...

Operations Management: Factors and Approaches

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...

Peter Drucker’s Management Lessons

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...

Project Risk Management Plan and Analysis Techniques

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...

Organizational Culture and Inclusive Work Environment

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: Malta Heritage Visitor Attractions

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...

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...

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,...

Walmart’s Competitive Litmus Test and Industry Analysis

Application and Asset: Description Retaining competitiveness in the environment of the global market is a challenging task. At Walmart, the focus on integrating IT assets into the framework of the organization and focusing on their regular update can be seen as the crucial strategy of the organization. At present, it...

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....

Hyde Park Art Center’s Organizational Analysis

A Brief Description of the Organization Founded in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center promotes contemporary visual art in Chicago. The Center brings “artists and communities together to support creativity in art” (Hyde Park Art Center, 2016, p. para. 1). Mandate “Connecting the public to Chicago art and artists while supporting...

Lego Company’s Supply Chain Management

Introduction Lego has been a global household name for quite a while. The company has introduced a line of unique toys and has become a global brand with an easily recognizable image. However, because of some of the flaws that could be defined as inherent to the company’s current 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 and Their Value to the Economy

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 University: Making Sense of What Happened

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...

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 and Utilitarian Business Ethics

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

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)...

Strategic Controls: Implementation and Contingency Plan

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...

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...

Skills Development for Effective Leadership

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...

Strategic Management: Videos 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,...

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...

Tech Systems Inc.’s Failing Merger

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...

Incentives and Long-Term Commitment to Training

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...

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...

Management Accounting for Financially Struggling Service Organizations

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...

Wheatgrass Smoothie Shop Company’s Marketing Plan

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...

Leadership Concepts: Seven Habits Profile

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...

Chapter 5 of Steiner & Steiner’s Business, Government, and Society

Summary of the Chapter Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of the best practices in every business organization. This chapter identifies CSR as “a corporation’s duty to create its wealth using methods that enhance social welfare” (Steiner & Steiner, 2012, p. 123). The CSR idea evolved in the last half...

Management Leadership 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...

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...

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...

Marks and Spencer Group’s Human Resource System

The Organization and Its Mission Background of the company Marks and Spencer PLC, commonly known as M&S, was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds under the United Kingdom laws. M&S is a leading British retailer with headquarters in the City of Westminster, London. About 21...

Global Strategic Management: Competitive Advantage

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...

Women of Ethnicity in Management and Their Challenges

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 Philosophy and Effective Followership

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,...

Leadership Theory: History and Research

Introduction In the early Ohio State leadership study, we learn that effective leaders embodied a considerate character in their relations with their peers and subordinates; Always showed personal concern for their interpersonal relationships. The effective leader was also showing concern for the accomplishments of tasks and therefore came up with...

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...

School Meal Product in Canberra’s Market

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...

Implementing Ethical Leadership Models in Organizations

Leadership is an essential element at all levels more especially in organizations. Leadership entails directing other elements, through influence, to get things done. On the other hand, leadership style entails the manner and approach taken by leaders in providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people. There are various leadership styles,...

Effective Procurement Activities’ Added Value

Introduction Procurement is an essential part of business activities because there are many benefits that are accrued from the process. The evolution of market economies has made it important for companies to focus on effective procurement activities because there has been a great need to improve the competitiveness of the...

Google Inc.’s Values and Future: Insights from CEO Eric Schmidt

Introduction: Background Representing literally “the best” of corporate values, i.e., “the energy,” “the enthusiasm” (Stop CEO 00:00:19), Google, Inc. is clearly among the top most successful companies of the XXI century. In his recent speech, the CEO of Google, Inc., Eric Schmidt has outlined the perspectives for Google’s further evolution....

“How to Turn Negative Social Media Into a Positive” by Ciccotelli

How to deal with negative social media responses Contemporary marketing strategies are taking to social media which offers a cheaper and faster means of advertising products and services. Advertisements are commonly seen on social media including Twitter and Facebook, and as such, customers can easily interact with their brands directly,...

Red Bull Brand and Sport Event’s Marketing Plan

Sports event As a student brand manager, I would sponsor different sports events on campus. Since the Red Bull brand is associated with sports events such as the Moto-GP among others, the on-campus sports event would give the brand an upper hand in promoting the message of performance vitality. Through...

Sportswear and Foxtrot Companies Possibilities

Introduction In this paper, the case of the Sportswear Company and the possibility to be bought by the representative of the Foxtrot Company will be analyzed and evaluated. Mr. Leslie Olivera who is the manager at Foxtrot is going to accept the offer of Charles Richards who is the current...

Help Desk Service Company’s Marketing Plan

Purpose of the Marketing Plan The main reason why I am creating this marketing plan is to outline the strategies and tactics of my company. A plan helps to direct a business owner through each step of setting up and developing an enterprise. The plan makes it possible to organize...

Relations Between an Employer and Employee

There is no use denying the fact that the sphere of relations between an employer and employee is a very complicated issue. There are many various peculiarities that introduce some limits or describe terms of the relations between these two agents. Under these conditions, the working contract between an employer...

Retailing Strategies and Multichannel Marketing

Introduction Retailing is a process that encompasses all the activities that sellers use to add value to the products that they sell to customers for personal use. An effective retailing strategy takes into account all the 4Ps of the marketing mix, which include price, place, product, and promotion (Grewel &...

Leadership Behavior and Skills Inventory

The possession of leadership skills is not just an ability to use specific techniques that can theoretically help an employee. It is quite a big complex of activities, which is necessary to adhere. Everyone has this or that knowledge, but leadership philosophy requires a particular approach. As for my leadership...

Ethics Scenarios in the Healthcare Workplace

The Affair The scenario involves the affair between Bobby and Leanne, the employees of the hospital, and the aftermath, which ensued after Bobby has confessed the affair to his wife, Kara. While the affairs are a considerable breach of workplace ethics, this particular scenario focuses on another sensitive issue often...