Employee Conflict Resolution and Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace

Any workplace represents an environment where many people have to interact with one another; as a result, due to the overlapping interests, diverse values, and clashing needs, there is a high possibility of conflicts between employees (Carter, 2015). Some of such conflicts can be resolved with the help of internal...

Annie Company: New Product Strategy

Annie’s Target Market and Why Annie’s should focus on its current core consumer segment because it has proved so successful. It is most likely to consist of well educated, younger mothers who understand the benefits of consuming healthy foods among children. This consumer segment believes in progressive, healthy living derived...

Regal Marine Company Strategies and Competition

Product life cycle explains the life of a product in a given market. This is done in relation to sales measures and various business costs. Products have a life cycle because they pass through various stages. This is in relation to sales and it implies that a product has a...

Advanced Technology Investment Company Performance Improvement

Brief Description of Project Topic The problem is the need to improve performance of the Advanced Technology Investment Company, which is based in the UAE. In the last couple of years, the transformation process of the Advanced Technology Investment Company has been remarkable. According to many experts, the ability of...

Sandpearl Resort Spa: A Company’s and Industry’s Analysis

Introduction The coherent society could be characterized by the great attention given to the fulfillment of peoples needs for entertainment. The rise of the quality of life and the evolution of consumer society preconditioned the increased importance of the creation of various facilities that would be able to satisfy customers...

Global Strategies of Multinational Corporations: Insights and Analysis

Introduction There are many multinational companies in the modern world. However, they have not always been that popular. To become global, they implemented specific strategies that made their services or products important for people from different parts of the planet. The following paper is intended to discuss and identify why...

Motor Carriers and Freight Transportation Future

What Do Transportation And Logistics (T&L) Leaders Need To Do To Prepare For The Future Of Freight Transportation, Especially Motor Carriers? Transportation is one of the most important aspects of supply chain management. The existence of competitive transportation rates during the 1990s compelled many companies to develop supply chains that...

Candy Crush Business Model Analysis

Introduction It generates high income through in-app purchases (IAP) and applies a price discrimination strategy to enable it to charge customers above the marginal cost. The business models target a large client base of online or smartphone mobile users giving them games for free. Candy crash creates short, addictive candy-puzzles...

Marketing Principles in “The TED Talk” by Seth Godin

The TED talk prepared by Seth Godin reveals the reasons why some things are not done appropriately. The work of this entrepreneur and blogger can be used in the framework of marketing to explain both successes and failures. During promotion and advertising, a mistake can be made in the printed...

Enhancing Staff Performance in Global Markets: Cultural Dimensions

Executive Summary Focusing on the enhancement of the staff’s quality performance is essential for any organization, particularly, the ones that operate in the context of the global market. Promoting an increase in the performance of the employees operating in a diverse environment is especially significant as the multicultural context creates...

Business Writing Essentials: Crafting Effective Letters, Memos, and Emails

Business Writing Steps (Pringle & O’Keefe, 2003) Communication plays a pivotal role in all facets of life. As such, it is always important to consider various factors in order to ensure that the message being communicated is received and understood. While writing any communication within an organization, the following steps...

Conflict Resolution Styles in Healthcare: Improving Team Dynamics

Introduction Conflict is a common occurrence in the workplace. Despite the improvements both in the theoretical understanding of the issue and practical techniques intended for effective conflict management, it remains a significant detrimental factor in the field of health care. The current paper explores the modern theories of change, conflict,...

Service Advisory Partnerships Entrepreneurship: Consultancy Firm Growth

Back Ground Information of SAP Entrepreneurship Service Advisory Partnerships Entrepreneurship is a consultancy firm focusing on offering advisory services to local businesses. This firm was started in the year 2006 as a partnership business by three individuals whose professions were entirely on business ventures. Starting as a small business, this...

Innovations in Business Success: Diagnosing Greatness by Morgan Swink

Introduction Financial innovation and its impact and has become a wide range topic at all levels of management and in the society as a whole. Financial innovation outlines new measures and ideas that come into place. It is aimed at improving trading techniques, supply chain systems and access to financial...

Artistry, Choice, and Leadership in Organizations: Critical Perspectives

Management plays a major role in the success of every organization. The growth trend that an organization takes is attributed by the type of the management system used to run the organization. Management approaches differ depending on the manager’s perception and the level of exposure. According to Bolman and Deal...

Internal Auditing and Corporate Governance

Introduction Businesses are faced with different forms of risks originating from internal and external sources. For example, employees may be involved in fraudulent activities, hence affecting the organisation’s financial stability. Secondly, firms’ financial stability may be affected by economic changes such as the occurrence of financial crises (Anand 2007). Such...

Impact of Oil and Gas Industry in Canada: Economic and Environmental Perspectives

The Canadian oil and gas industry has attracted a lot of attention from policymakers, environmentalists and the wider public because of its positive and negative impacts on the economy (The Royal Society of Canada, 2010). Traditionally, this industry has been the biggest revenue generator for the government (Britton & Canadian...

Understanding Statistical Process Control for Sustained Improvements in Quality Management

Statistical Process Control The title of the process is self-explanatory; as a rule, the statistical process control incorporates the array of statistical tools that permit monitoring the essential processes and quantify the outcomes thereof so that a detailed analysis of the changes in the product quality could be determined easily....

Reaching Specific Tiers of U.S. Society: DeKalb Chamber’s Success

Introduction Attracting new supporters with the help of modern media is a tricky task mostly because of the fact that modern media is open to practically everybody. As a result, reaching out for a specific tier of the U.S. society becomes rather complicated. However, as the case of DeKalb’s Chamber...

Creativity and Innovation Analysis

Introduction Innovation is a key driving force of entrepreneurship. On the other hand, creativity brings about innovation and entrepreneurship. Without creativity, it would be hard for an individual to innovate. Consequently, there would be no entrepreneurship. According to Martins and Terblanche (2003, p. 68), creativity refers to ‘the process by...

Total Remuneration Value in Companies

Helms (2006) identifies many different types of contingent workers – seasonal employees, temporary workers (or temps), part-time workers, interns, and independent contract workers. Each of these types of workers helps employers to organize their workforce more flexibly and cost-effectively. The modern companies operate in a way that forces them to...

The Leadership of Richard Branson

Introduction Richard Branson is an English investor, entrepreneur, businessman, author and philanthropist who founded the Virgin Group, which includes more than 400 companies that operate in various economic sectors (Branson, 2014). He started his entrepreneurial journey in high school after founding a student magazine. This venture was followed by a...

General Electric Company’s Sales Boost Recommendations

Primary Recommendation (#1) General Electric can greatly increase revenues by tapping into the renewable energy markets of developing countries A large portion of the company’s revenues comes from developing countries, with Thailand, Algeria, Turkey, and Indonesia passing the threshold of $1 billion in recent years (Rudarakanchana, 2014). The growing rate...

Sikorsky Aircraft: Innovating Quality with Call Monitoring & Calibration

Being an innovative organization that employs the latest approaches to promote quality across its supply chain, the Sikorsky Aircraft Company has a truly stellar record of working with its clients. However, like any other firm operating in the environment of the global economy, Sikorsky Aircraft needs a consistent improvement of...

Abasco, Inc. Manufacturing Process: Reducing Waste and Improving Quality

Background: Concepts and Techniques of Service Management at Abasco, Inc. Although Abasco, Inc. has been developing at a rather fast pace in the manufacturing department, it has been showing comparatively low performance rates since recently. Therefore, a reconsideration of some of its production process elements might be reasonable. The introduction...

The Process of Conducting a Dismissal Meeting

Introduction The dismissal of an employee might be challenging and has to be carried out carefully through the consideration and follow up of the guidelines. A manager can prove to be careless and non-caring about the layoff concerns. However, the way this task is performed remains significant to both the...

Exxon Mobil’s Commitment to a Safe, Productive Workplace

Compliance Standard: Strict Substance Abuse Compliance Program Our team here at Exxon Mobil is dedicated to sustaining a safe, productive, and healthy environment for all workers. We recognize that the abuse of substances such as alcohol and drugs will inevitably limit the performance of your workers as well as have...

Tenet Healthcare’s Training Plan: Effective Approaches for Skill Development

Abstract The paper provides a discussion of how the concept of intercultural competence is reflected in the mission and current training plan of Tenet Healthcare Corporation. The gaps that are observed in the current plan about the issue of intercultural competence are discussed, and the activities to address them effectively...

Chess Girls DC: Empowering Girls Through Chess Since 2013

Challenge Description Chess Girls DC is the non-profit organization that was founded in 2013 by Robin Floyd Ramson in Washington, DC. The organization seeks to inspire girls to play chess, thus developing spatial thinking skills and promoting personal development. The growth of confidence in girls is the paramount goal of...

Heifetz Leadership Under Siege: Adaptive Challenges & Dialogue

Heifetz presents a form of leadership that involves leaders providing leadership when the organization they are leading is under siege from external factors. Changes and transformations in today’s markets, clients, competitors, and technology all over the world are necessitating organizations to restructure their modes of operation (Heifetz, 2001, pg.124). According...

Boomerang Effects of Low Price Discounts

The article by Cai, Bagchi and Gauri published in Journal of Consumer Research named “Boomerang Effects of Low Price Discounts: How Low Price Discounts Affect Purchase Propensity” demonstrates that lower discounts for low priced product reduce the propensity to purchase non-essential, low priced goods (especially groceries). This paper provides a...

Weave Tech Company’s Human Resource Management

Question 1: Human Resource Management Practices and High Performance Firstly, it has to be mention that Jennings understood the importance of the HRM practices in the formation of the company’s performance and competitive advantage and devoted significant time to the maintenance of these features on a high level. Nonetheless, the...

XYZ Hotel’s Performance Appraisal System

Introduction Generally, performance appraisal may be used to serve various purposes including monitoring performance concerning the attainment of organisational goals, rewarding employees based on their productivity and identifying developmental gaps performance (Cleveland, Murphy and Williams, 1989). In many of the organisations, the appraisal results are used either directly or indirectly...

Blue Ocean Walkman: Product Project

Introduction Business and innovation usually go hand in hand. Businesses across the world are constantly coming up with new products in order to increase their income base, make profits and, above all, satisfy their customers’ needs. However, not all innovations succeed in competitive markets. Consequently, marketing is very important for...

Leadership and Management to Achieve Organizational Objectives

Introduction The terms “leadership” and “management” have been interpreted differently by people around the world. Some say that the terms are interrelated while others claim that both terms refer to two different roles and can therefore not be interchangeable (Dorothy 2006). The word, leadership, can be termed as the process...

Topmobishops: Analyzing a Successful Social Media Campaign

TopShop is a major player in the UK’s fashion industry. The company has recorded tremendous changes in its sales and physical distribution networks. With more than 300 outlets across Europe and millions of customers returning daily, TopShop is a formidable competitor in the “affordable luxury” and “competitive price” segments of...

WRSX Group’s Strategic Position in Advertising Market

“The strategic management process begins when d firm defines its mission” (Barney & Hesterly, 2013, p. 8). For this reason, it is absolutely necessary to determine the mission of a company under analysis and understand all peculiarities of its functioning in order to make a well structured and comprehensive analysis...

Leadership Assessment at Robinson Insurance Agency: Key Findings

Abstract Todd Robinson, as the president of Robinson Insurance Agency, is oriented to transition and replacement procedures associated with the human resources because of the necessity to select candidates with great leadership potential for the top managerial positions in the company. The process of developing the assessment plan depends on...

ZTE Corporation Analysis: Background and Development

Executive Summary ZTE is a Chinese multinational company that deals in telecommunication, terminals, and carrier network services. It also manufactures and distributes smartphones. The company’s headquarters is in China, and it has sales offices in over 160 countries globally. The corporation uses online retails and foreign carriers to distribute products....

Effective Organizational Models for Global Business Success

Introduction For any company to be part of a global business, a business strategy that incorporates an organizational model is essential in placing the business at a competitive edge. Doing business across national territory requires a business entity to have a model that will ensure its international operations do not...

Tanglewood Company Selection Decision Making

There is a variety of different methods of selecting the best candidates to hire. Among them there are clinical prediction, unit weighing, rational weighing and multiple hurdle selection procedure. Tanglewood leaders are searching for the optimized ways to reduce the costs of the recruitment and selection procedures and this is...

Alexander McQueen and Lane Crawford: Crafting Effective Brand Communication

Globalization provides better chances of growth and development for businesses, as it provides a wider reach of customers and more possibilities of increasing brand awareness and hopefully, patronage and loyalty. However, there also exists a likelihood of negative outcomes especially if intercultural conflicts are not resolved early. Case Study The...

Networks and Alliances in the Biotechnology Industry: Strategic Importance and Challenges

Introduction Over the past decades, the biotechnology industry has experienced enormous developments in terms of networking and strategic alliance formation. The increasing need for technological learning, innovation, and knowledge creation has triggered the necessity for inter-firm collaboration. According to Gottinger and Umali (2010), strategic collaboration involves “cooperative agreements for reciprocal...

Co-Evolutionary Gaming in Decision-Making: Enhancing Strategies

Introduction Researchers and business administrators attempt to develop models that can best support decision-making within organizations. Their main objective is to construct a framework that enables every member of the team to express his/her opinions and make valuable recommendations. In this way, they strive to improve the strategies of a...

Walmart Stores Organization: Evaluation and Analysis

Identify the public company you have selected and include the publicly traded stock symbol The company selected for the analysis is the Wal-Mart Stores organization, which is famous for its unbelievably low prices and at the same time provides the products of consistently good quality. WMT is the publicly traded...

Forecasting, Risk Management, and Decision-Making

Introduction Risk is a situation that exposes one to danger. It involves exposing a person to something that is valued to danger, loss or harm. Risk is, therefore, a threat or probability of injury, liability, damage or another negative occurrence. It is the possibility of incurring a loss or misfortune,...

Management: Needs Assessment and Preliminary Recommendations

Abstract Organizations use a needs assessment in order to correlate the organization’s goals with the organization’s needs while focusing on the employees’ current skills and the gap between the employees’ skills and the organization’s objectives. Methods of the data collection, the aspects of the data analysis, preliminary recommendations, and possible...

Developing Learning and Reflective Practice: Structured Interviews and Tools

Introduction This paper has three sections. Section 1 is a commentary on developing learning and reflective practice. It involves preparing and conducting a structured interview with a classmate to determine his learning style, coupled with suggesting a suitable development tool for him. Section 2 is a report on two companies...

Leadership vs. Management: Understanding Key Differences in Organizations

The article Issues facing management vs. leadership in public organizations discuss how management and leadership in public organizations influence their functioning and present the key differences between these two concepts. To understand what concept is more appropriate for contemporary organizational management, the differences between management and leadership need to be...

Chinese Bank’ Human Resources Management

Introduction Human Resource Management (HRM) is the most important corporate management department. It takes responsibility for managing the firm’s human resources to ensure its objectives are achieved according. Corporate leaders agree that people are the biggest assets of any firm (Armstrong, 2008). Unlike physical assets whose value can be easily...

Marketing Research: Essential for Business Success

Marketing Research Marketing research is essential for all business organizations. An organization must conduct research on the sectors that they intend to expand to. Research is also conducted in order for all stakeholders to know if the organization can flourish in certain areas before funds are allocated for opening a...

Walmart’s Business Strategy: Analyzing Performance and Competitive Positioning

Introduction The principal idea of everyday low pricing (EDLP) practice is the maintenance of the stable low prices of the offered products on a regular basis. This strategy is normally opposed to the “high-low” policy that implies the occasional introduction of various discounts and special sales (Boone & Kurtz 2014)....

Accor Hotel’s Marketing, Finances, Technologies

The Accor hotel is one of the leading hotels located in France and a major hotel in Europe. It also happens to be one of the third largest hotels in the world. Over the years, the hotel has been forced to align its core competencies so that it can keep...

Social Media Strategies for Compass Vacation Company: Best Practices and Insights

In order to successfully promote the product and ensure that the connection between the brand and the customers was established, the use of social media is inevitable. If the company aims to function in social media efficiently, it has to define its SMART goals and communications mission statement. Background and...

The Kroger Co.’s Diversity and Needs Analysis: Strategies for Inclusive Practices

Abstract The needs analysis plan is important to be developed in order to identify specific steps that are necessary for covering all the stages of the process and for collecting the specific information related to the selected organization. From this point, the effective needs analysis plan includes such steps as...

Easy Tour by Zeng R&D: Enhance Hospitality Services

Introduction The following is a new product development strategy and analysis that was designed by Zeng Research and Development Company. The company is developing hospitality management software for the hotels to enable easy execution of their services. The software name is the Easy Tour designed to improve tourists’ experience in...

Impact of Proper Planning Capacity on Business Success

The significance of a proper planning capacity level is essential for the success of a company (Kerzner, 2014). Once the capacity levels are too low, the company will suffer significant losses due to the inability to reach the standards that it set previously. The planning capacity that goes beyond the...

Defining Corporate Social Responsibility: Key Concepts and Impact on Society

Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among many large companies in the West, to take pride in having incorporated the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into the very core of their operational philosophy. This practice, however, cannot be deemed thoroughly justified, because the main conceptual provisions of CSR happened...

Amazon’s Supply Chain and Transportation Innovations

Amazon is one of the leading companies in the e-commerce industry. The company focuses on three “customer sets” that include “consumer customers, seller customers, and developer customers” (as cited in Lee, 2012, p. 53). The company has headquarters and over 70 fulfillment centers in the USA (“Amazon Fulfillment Network,” 2017)....

Tesla Motors Company’s Competitive Advantage in 2014

Introduction Tesla motors is an American based company that manufactures electric trains and cars at affordable prices in the American, European and Asian market. Its name was adopted from an electrical engineer and physicist Nokola Tesla. This paper will discuss the competitive and financial analysis in Tesla motors. Competitive analysis...

Impacts of Copywriting on Small Businesses: Strategies for Success

Small businesses have distinct advantages that larger businesses may have sacrificed as they grew. Small businesses also have unique challenges. A major example is marketing. Ad copywriting, web content and maximizing relations with customers are all have higher stakes for a small business. Keep your smaller customer base and dependence...

Repeatability and Reproducibility in Business

Quality management and the promotion of a consistent update of the quality standards is an essential part of any company’s operations. The subject matter is especially crucial in the field where the possibility of creating defective products is especially high, such as the production of gauges, as the study carried...

Company X’s Process-Capability Ratios: Maximizing Productivity

To enter the realm of the global economy successfully, Company X needs to know its capacities, i.e., the maximum and the minimum productivity rates that it may deliver. For these purposes, the concept of the process-capability-related ratios needs to be introduced into the analysis. By locating the specified data, the...

Todd McFarlane: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovations in the Comic Industry

A business environment has an incredible influence on the success or failure of startups; however, individual characteristics of leaders and their management styles are even more predictive of entrepreneurial outcomes. A story of Todd McFarlane, who founded several successful companies such as McFarlane Entertainment, McFarlane Production, and Image Comics, holds...

Investment Trends and Risk Analysis in Indonesia’s Mining Sector

Introduction The need to adjust to a particular political model is the factor that can hinder business development and significantly complicate the work process. If it is about the mining industry, there are limitations and established spheres of influence. Their violation can entail a rather serious responsibility. The country of...

Developing a Comprehensive Training Needs Assessment Plan for Anthem Inc.

Abstract The paper provides a discussion of four parts of the training needs assessment plan for Anthem Inc. that includes the macro-level and micro-level needs assessments. The paper describes the insurance industry in the United States with the focus on the aspect of competition, the company’s mission and vision, and...

Jide Technology’s Growth Strategy: Innovation and Market Expansion

Abstract It takes a special kind of person to become an entrepreneur. Business is full of risk and potential for failure. In order to study business, one must pay attention to the successes and failures of other entrepreneurships. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the story of Jide...

Corporate Governance in the Banking Industry

Introduction Corporate governance refers to the processes, methodologies, and relations through which companies are run, directed and regulated. In every organization, structures have been established to illustrate how responsibilities and rights are distributed among shareholders. The structures also identify how rules and procedures are to be followed whenever crucial decisions...

Toyota’s Principles: Technical Insights from J. Liker’s Framework

Summary In chapters 21 and 22 of “The Toyota Way,” J. Liker dwells upon Toyota’s approach to the technical principles of TPS. It states that the service sector (in terms of administrative and service operations) can gain valuable insights from this approach, particularly from the field of lean manufacturing. The...

Conflict Resolution Strategies in St. Lucie County Libraries: Challenges and Solutions

Problem Definition: Problem Resolution as the Reason for Concern A school library is an essential resource for learners and teachers alike. Containing an array of scholarly articles, books, and other resources, it enables the participants to engage in the process of data collection and acquisition of the relevant knowledge and...

Understanding Workplace Harassment and Aggression

Workplace or occupational violence including both verbal and physical aggression, harassments, abuse, threats and other acts of aggression for a long time has been a major issue in occupational safety and health practice. According to statistics collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the US Department of Labor, 17%...

Organizational Culture and Business Success: Key Insights

Business success and a high level of organizational performance are usually typical of the companies with a healthy internal environment and a harmonious organizational culture. At the same time, an unhealthy internal climate can lead to a variety of problems that are likely to spread to multiple levels and produce...

Leadership Insights from a Federally Qualified Health Center: An Interview Perspective

Organizational Background Legacy is a “full-service, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that identifies unmet needs and gaps in health-related services and develops client-centered programs to address those needs” (Legacy Community Health, 2015). It exists since the end of 20th century in the Houston area and provides the clients with a...

Clear Communication Channels: Foundation of Organizational Success

Every organization operates within set goals and objectives that guarantee its success in a competitive environment. Effective communication is responsible for ensuring an organization’s objectives and goals are met. Consequently, a functional organization seeks to ensure that the channels of communication among its staff are clear and well defined. Organizational...

Government Policy Effects on Production and Employment

Introduction The low-calorie frozen microwavable food company has an oligopoly market structure. This company plans to expand. Thus, it has to formulate long-term budgeting decisions. However, it is facing increased costs of major ingredients. Therefore, this discussion has to outline a plan that managers can follow in anticipation of the...

Management Functions: Internal and External Factors

Introduction Internal forces refer to all the situations affecting a business organization from within like innovation and diversity. These situations are usually under the control of the company. External forces on the other hand are the driving factors that are out of the company’s control like competition, political interferences and...

The Issues of International Staffing

The major focus of this research paper includes the issues of international staffing. With the development of globalization, many businesses begin to expand and hire people from abroad. Also, technological advancement drives fast progress in many industries forcing the most active competitors to seek better resources and practices (Thoo, 2013)....

Organizational Strategy for Talent Development: Needs Assessment Focus

Abstract The paper at hand provides a brief overview of the process of selecting the organizational strategy for talent development. The proposed organizational strategy puts a priority in the needs assessment element as one of the key determinants of the strategy’s efficiency. The selection of the strategy has a multi-stage...

Intercultural Competence in Healthcare: Tenet’s Training Gaps

Abstract The paper provides a discussion of intercultural competence in the healthcare industry context to determine the gaps in the approaches followed by Tenet Healthcare Corporation while training the employees. The goal of the global training and development program is also presented in the paper to identify the targets. Also,...

Jolly Ranchers Company in the Candy Market

Introduction Jolly Ranchers is a hard sugar candy brand that has been created by the Jolly Rancher Company. The company was founded in Golden, Colorado by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen in 1897 and specialized in the production of chocolate and ice cream (“The History”). Due to seasonal decreases in sales...

Income Inflation: Absorption Costing vs. Variable

This paper presents a summary of and a reaction to the article, Income Inflation: Absorption Costing vs. Variable by Wink and Corradino. The summary covers the main points presented in the article while the reaction shows an interpretation of the article and application of the knowledge learned. It is established...

Offshoring: Efficient Labor Redistribution or Job Relocation?

Offshoring is one of the most controversial topics in the contemporary business domain. Since its emergence, the phenomenon has garnered recognition as a highly efficient and profitable way of labor redistribution. At the same time, concerns have been raised regarding the adverse impact of offshoring on the labor market, or,...

Supply Chain Risk Management in the Global Economy

Introduction: Supply Chain Risk Management in the Global Economy Environment Despite the fact that the reinforcement of information security and the enhancement of the data management processes is reasonably viewed as the key priority by a number of organizations at present, the improvement of the existing supply chains w and...

Understanding Supply Risk Types: Effective Management Strategies for Businesses

Introduction In the present-day business world with its highly sophisticated supply chain system, it is impossible to make decisions without taking into consideration the risks that emerge in this intricately organized environment. Logistics and supply chain management have become integral parts of any business (Monczka, Handfield, Giunipero, & Patterson, 2016)....

The Muenster Pump Company: Reducing Costs

Major facts The Muenster Pump Company (MPC) produces an agricultural company; this enterprise works in this market for more than forty years, and at the moment, it is the largest employer in the town. To some extent, this status ensures good relationships between MPP and governmental officials (Burt, Petcavage, &...

Creating Customer Engagement: Marketing Strategies

Introduction The need to establish closer relations with clients has forced many companies to adopt new marketing strategies. Many of these organisations lay stress on the importance of customer engagement which is often critical for the sustainability of many firms. Some business consultants such as Richard Sedley define this concept...

The Nestle Company’s Sales Stagnation in China

Target change is vital for organizations that seek to maintain a favorable market position. Firms usually decide what changes to make in reaction to a market change. The Nestle Company considers China as its second-largest market following the United States. In 2015, the company experienced slow sales and stagnant revenue...

Bridgeport Drones: Advanced Aerial Mapping and Imaging Services

Company Description Bridgeport Drones is a US based company serving most states in the US and other countries, offering commercial aerial drone services through remotely piloted Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for aerial mapping and filming among other uses. Specifically, Bridgeport Drones is concerned with image collection through drones, and it...

Fast-Food Industry’s Market Place and Environment

The fast food industry is experiencing the revenue of over $ 15 billion growth a year, and the future growth rate at an average of 2.7%. Other industries in this sector experience a total conversion of their total revenue of up to 4.6% while the fast food experiences 4.8% (McGowan,...

Key Considerations and Risks in IT Outsourcing

Introduction Outsourcing is a tactical organization alternative, and not merely a means of reducing operational costs in a company. Most organizations choose to outsource to reduce costs and reduce the time taken for marketing (Haag & Cummings, 2008). In this paper, I look at some of the considerations and risks...

Containerization, Its Pros & Cons, and Future

The History of the Container for the Transportation of Goods The inventor of the container and the father of containerization is the American Malcolm McLean. It is considered that he was watching workers unloading the car; they were picking up sacks of cotton and carrying on the board of the...

Bureaucratic Leadership in Organizations: Understanding Company WS’s Approach

Introduction There are several types of leadership models that exist to suit different organizations. While some industries require the strict following of the rules, others look for a creative approach. Company W belongs to the banking industry and requires a set of guidelines for their leaders. The manual for it...

Modern IT Risk Management: Strategies for Effective Planning and Implementation

Risk management framework The objective of this research is to investigate the area of risk management. This paper suggests a theoretical outline that utilizes knowledge management methods to expand its usefulness range and upsurge the possibility of success in advanced IT plans (Alhawari et al. 2012). The paper develops ideas...

Kirloskar India Limited: Organizational Behaviour

Organizational behaviour refers to the study of how people interact within an organization. It is important to indicate that this study is applied with the aim to make business organizations more efficient. In this case, the chosen company is situated in India and is known as Kirloskar India Limited. This...

The Proposed UNIK AutoCare Services Limited: Quality Auto Repairs in Riyadh

Description of the Business Concept The proposed UNIK AutoCare Services Limited is an auto repair business that aims at offering quality and unique auto repair services at competitive pricing for customers within the city of Riyadh. The business will specialize is Engine and body repair for all types of automobile....

Rapid Increase in Costs: Primary Problem for Company

Problems Facing Eastern Gear The rapid increase in costs can be viewed as the primary problem that the company has to face in the environment of the increasingly high competition. Therefore, the current strategy regarding the management of costs needs to be addressed properly. Another factor that can be viewed...

Google Inc. and Competition in the Chinese Market

Assessment of the current strategy and the capacity to sustain competitive advantage Google.com faced serious challenges during its venture into the China market. There was competition from other internet search providers who were already operating in China. For instance, there was Baidu, and yahoo. However, Google came up with strategies...

Mandiant Cyber Security Company’s Leadership Style

Mandiant Cyber Security Company, renowned for forensic expertise and computer security programs, was founded in America by Kevin Mandia in early 2004. Its formation was based on the computer insecurity that was predicted to take place in the future (Harms, 2006). Currently, Mandiant Cyber Security Company’s headquarter is located in...

United Airlines vs. Cathay Pacific Airlines

Brand focus The brand identity of United Airlines is based on the premise the company can offer both comfort and security to its clients. This message is conveyed through various channels. For example, one can mention their slogan Fly with Friendly Skies. Secondly, in their commercials, they emphasize that this...

Organizational Culture: Enhancing Employee Interaction and Workplace Dynamics

It should be noted that organizational culture is a concept that encompasses both formal and informal rules existing in the company that is accepted by all participants in the work process. Also, this domain includes value systems, norms of behavior that characterize the interaction of employees with the management and...

Sustainable Marketing Practices: Strategies for Responsible Consumption and Growth

Introduction According to Harrison et al. (2005), consumers can act as agents of bettering society. They do this through ethical consumption, which relates to the intentional selection of alternative products offering or not offering the greatest utility or pay off. The motive for selective buying as described here would be...

Recruitment and Selection Strategies at USPC Company: Best Practices

It is widely believed that employees are the most important asset that an organization can have. Presently, the value that organizations place in having an effective and efficient workforce have surpassed many other considerations that were previously thought as fundamentally important to the wellbeing and survival of an organization (Pynes...

Supply Chain in FMCG Industry in the Middle East

Introduction The traditional view of supply chain management in the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) in the Middle East has significantly changed because of the global financial crisis (Hugos 2011). FMCG companies operating in the Middle East experience fierce competition in the production, distribution and selling of low priced fast...

Cost of Weight Watchers vs Jenny Craig Diet Programs

Steps of a consumer decision process The first priority will entail the cost of the program. Going on a diet program at either Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig will demand some expenses. I will compare the overall expenditure of undertaking the dieting program in both organizations. The second consideration to...

Nypro Company’s Innovation Management

Functioning of the Internal Market for Innovation The internal market focuses its efforts on establishing standardized business activities aimed at promoting customer satisfaction through consistent quality experience with both the company and its products. In Nypro, innovation processes in the internal market help to streamline and shape customer interactions and...

Social Networking at Work: Benefits and Drawbacks

Social networks are often criticized by organizations since those can be one of the major distractions for employees during the working hours. However, the benefits of networking outweigh its drawbacks. Moreover, it is always in your power to minimize the negative effects of social networking and maximize the positive ones....

Sikorsky Aircraft: Emphasizing Quality from Day One

Challenges and Benefits for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation The emphasis on quality has always been strong in the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. However, the idea of meeting the corresponding demands has never gone beyond the company’s environment. In their paper, Kukreja, Ricks, and Meyer (2009) suggest that the attitudes toward meeting...

Recruitment and Social Media

Use of social media tools for recruitment by employers One of the most important activities that help organizations in creating a great workforce is the recruitment process. Employers in the contemporary world use various tools and strategies when recruiting individuals for their workforce (Broughton et al. 2013). One such strategy...

Apple vs. Microsoft Stores: Comparing Retail Strategies and Customer Experiences

A variety of factors can influence consumer behavior, and it is important to study these factors in order to develop a strategy for the most effective retailer behavior. A modern vision of consumer behavior depends on analyzing consumers’ purchasing trends, their use of goods, as well as their emotional responses...

Virgin Atlantic Airways in the United Kingdom

Virgin Atlantic Airways was established after an American entrepreneur proposed the idea of an intercontinental airline that would only aim at the business class flights. Richard Branson vetoed this exact approach but loved the idea. To begin with, he reduced the risk by renting the whole thing, and he was...

Enron’s Corporate Culture and Ethics Failure

Organizational culture is a manner in which people in a company operate unconsciously and consciously in their daily activities (Flamholtz & Randle 2011). Through understanding the organizational culture, an institution can identify with the culture that prevails and supports essential programs within its workforce to accomplish the strategic objectives. Organizational...

Walmart’s New Service: Innovations and Customer Impact

Introduction It is essential to determine the product or service needed to solve a certain social problem. Sale of products based on the need of the consumers ensures high demand for the product or service in the market. The following discussion analyzes Walmart Company to determine the service that can...

An In-Depth Commercial Analysis of Nike: Strategies Driving Brand Success

Introduction With the increasingly high number of opportunities for comfort, the importance of a challenge has become especially high nowadays. It is essential to promote the idea of being proactive among the modern population. In its recent commercial, Nike has been focusing on inspiring people to overcome challenges and push...

Situational and Adaptive Leadership in Organizations

Introduction Context-based leadership is a stance that clearly justifies the existence of the situational model of leadership. Under the model, leaders should use appropriate leadership approaches that meet the requirements of a given situation. Different contexts in an organization require a leader to exhibit different characters that can match with...

Financial Analysis of Verizon Communications Inc.: Key Insights and Trends

Introduction Branded as “Verizon”, Verizon Communications Corporation is an American company that specializes in providing broadband and telecommunication services. The company trades its stock on the NYSE but the incorporation was done in Delaware (Verizon, 2014). Summary of operations The company employs more than 176,000 people and obtains revenue exceeding...

SilkQueen Company: Leadership Challenges and Organizational Solutions

At the present moment the SilkQueen company faces the organizational difficulties caused by the misunderstanding between the line manager and the employees of the enterprise. In spite the vast working experience in Asian companies and the undeniable professional skills, Sally Dawson has the definite difficulties in relations with the staff...

Prucare Managed Care Plan Enters New Metropolitan Area

PruCare The Prucare is a managed care plan that is entering a new metropolitan area aiming to meet the consumers’ needs with the delivery of quality health care services. The decision came about after extensive marketing to identify market opportunities (Somu, 2012). The Prucare marketing team needs to develop strong...

The Thorntons Company: Leadership Development and Strategic Growth Insights

Introduction Leaders have characteristics that are expressed in their behaviour and their motivation when working. Just like managers, leaders take the role of dealing with daily activities at work, but they focus more of their efforts on managing the visions and missions of their firms. Thus, a leader focuses on...

Leadership and Management Styles in the Technological Era: Adapting to Change

Introduction Changing consumer trends dictated by technological advancements and globalization of the modern market require a wise selection of leadership and management styles. While leadership and management are two distinct concepts, they have a close connection, which makes it complex to utilize one and leave the other. Leadership roles such...

Rochep Company: Comprehensive Market Research and SWOT Analysis Insights

Executive summary Organizations are always looking for new ventures and opportunities that can help them succeed in competitive markets. Some of the initiatives that organizations can use to achieve their short, medium, and long-term objectives include diversification of existing products and the introduction of new products into the market. Rochep...

Performance Improvement Essentials: Stakeholders, CTQ

Introduction Enhancing the performance of a certain team in a specific business environment implies that the person acting as a change agent is capable of identifying every single variable in the corporate equation. Unless the crucial concepts are identified, creating an efficient team is hardly possible. Therefore, the definitions provided...

Tanglewood Cases: Staffing Practices

Planning Tanglewood Case Two was about the planning of recruitment. Working on this case, I learned to analyze staffing data and determine whether staffing practices of an organization are adequate or not to fulfill its future needs related to human resources. Besides, Tanglewood case provides the learners with a great...

Six Sigma in Quality Management: Enhancing Competitive Advantage

Though being a comparatively recent addition to the framework of the quality management process, the philosophy of Six Sigma has established itself rather successfully in the specified environment (Baporikar, 2015). The concept has become the staple of quality measurement. However, apart from providing an elaborate metric system, Six Sigma can...

Modes of Entry for MNEs: Exporting, Partnering & More

Multinational Enterprises and Modes to Entry There are several different modes of entry that multinational enterprises (MNEs) may choose when expanding overseas: direct and indirect export, joint venture, acquisition, franchising, licensing, partnering, greenfield venture, and direct investment. The two most common modes are exporting and partnering. Exporting is the easiest...

General Motors Company’s Operational Effectiveness

Operational effectiveness, in general, refers to the way an organization sees the importance of operations in achieving strategic objectives and economic success. There are four stages of operational effectiveness, i.e. coming to a realization that processes are the key to high levels of performance and competitiveness. Organizations in stage 1...

Creativity and Innovation in a Business Environment

Introduction Creativity refers to the ability to come up with a unique solution that can solve a problem. Creative ideas arise in different ways and under different circumstances. Sometimes, they occur after an individual work hard to find a solution to a problem by investing all the effort and resources...

Economic Growth and Expansion: Key Strategies for Companies

Economic growth and the following expansion are nearly inevitable for any company with regular revenues and a good reputation within the target market. As soon as a company gains an impressive reputation in the target market, it gets an opportunity for further growth. The latter can be facilitated by gaining...

Walt Disney Corporation: The Magic of a Proper Marketing

Introduction: Disney in 2016 There is hardly a single company that can match Disney in terms of its history, impact, and imagination. It is quite remarkable that the company which is criticized so harshly for the stereotypes that it has been promoting in the children media is also praised unanimously...

Old Navy’s Online Video Promotion Strategy for Young Adult Males

Marketing The concept of online video promotion has allowed companies and organizations to fulfill their marketing objectives. Until recent times, organizations have had to rely on the experiences of marketing and promotional agencies or attend their online marketing seminars to comprehend how to create, manage, and even execute simple online...

Creating a Global Training Plan for Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Abstract The paper provides reasons for creating a global training and development plan for Tenet Healthcare Corporation. The description of the organization is included, as well as countries of business and the company’s mission. Two identified cultural and diversity issues are the training of the expatriate management and diverse staff...

Risk Assessment in Business: Effective Forecasting Techniques

Knowledge and Risk ‘Knowledge can be divided into uncertainty and perfect knowledge. Where does risk fit into this spectrum?’ According to several sources, knowledge can be defined as the relation between two or more ideas that are usually perceived mentally (Reany, 1988). Naturally, such ideas or concepts do not exist...

Hennes & Mauritz Marketing Tactics: Strategies for Retail Success

Introduction Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) remained above its competitors in the clothing industry in terms of profitability and satisfaction of customers. H&M chain store successfully used components of marketing mix to increase overall sales of its products. In order to attract low-income earners to this scheme, the company kept the...

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Executive Coaching and Leadership Development

Introduction The term “emotional intelligence” (EI) is actively used today in the corporate setting in order to describe the capability of a manager, a leader, and a coach to address the emotions of the personnel, as well as to manage personal feelings and reactions. From this perspective, in addition to...

Skills Shortage in the United Kingdom

In the contemporary world known for its rapid development a number of spheres of life are changing very quickly. The causes of such changes are mainly technological progress, scientific discoveries, social alterations, and the process of globalisation. Business world and labor market constantly undergo various metamorphoses that shift the balance...

The Importance of Strategic Management and Planning

Abstract The following paper is devoted to strategy, strategic management, and strategic planning. The paper outlines the abovementioned notions, which constitute the baseline for strategic management as a whole, and discusses the importance of strategic management in business. The traits of effective strategies are outlined and some relevant examples are...

Balanced Scorecard in Production and Organisations

Introduction Over a long time, managers were utilising financial measures in evaluating and analysing the performance of profit-making organisations. However, this situation changed following the development of a balanced scorecard (BSC) in the early 1990s. Through the inclusion of internal, learning, and customer perspectives in measuring performance, BSC has helped...

Core Functions and Challenges in Human Resource Management: Best Practices Overview

Human resource (HR) is defined as an individual contribution to an organization in terms of efforts, skills, and capabilities. On the other hand, human resource management (HRM) is the division of the organization that deals with the management of human resources (Dessler 4). Human resource management can be viewed from...

Airline Industry in the UAE: Role of Supply Chain

Introduction Background information Both domestic and international airline companies dominate the airline industry in the UAE. The industry plays an important role in the UAE’s economic growth. The sector generates over AED 32 billion, which represents 26% of the UAE’s Gross Domestic Product [GDP]. The industry creates approximately AED $13.5...

Bridging Marketing and Physics: Unconventional Analogies and Insights

Marketing is one of the most common and, at the same time, the most complicated occupations these days. It is everywhere, from romantic relationships to families and large intercontinental businesses. Marketing is much easier to understand if it relates it to the laws of physics. The meaning of various marketing...

Human Resource Management as a Catalyst for Market Competitiveness

When a question is raised regarding the attractiveness of a job, the first thing that comes to mind is the salary. This is hardly surprising since it is the most approachable, transparent, and well-known way of rewarding employees. However, while employers’ market competitiveness can be indirectly assessed based on the...

Coca-Cola’s Cultural Diversity in Theory and Practice

Introduction Developing the value system based on the principles of diversity is crucial for an organization operating in the global economy. Coca-Cola has shown an impressive propensity toward cultural diversity in both theory and practice, thus, building the foundation for a cross-cultural dialogue with all stakeholders involved. Body: Coca-Cola Analysis...

Nintendo and Sony Companies’ Financial Fundamentals

The company’s strategy determines its choice of financial decisions, and revenues depend on the effective realization of this strategy (Piper, 2010). The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to apply such steps of the financial assessment process as the evaluation of strategies and revenues to the analysis of...

Discrimination as an Unethical Business Situation

The typical unethical business practice which is associated with working conditions and environments is discrimination. Although the issue of discrimination is actively discussed and addressed in the world business environment, there are still many situations when managers discriminate the other employees according to such factors as gender, age, and ethnicity....

Wu Yajun’s and Steve Jobs’s Entrepreneurial Acumen

Introduction Entrepreneurship is the process of establishing a business for effective service delivery and for profit making. However, within the business community, no single definition of the word entrepreneurship has so far received unanimous adoption making entrepreneurship such a wide concept (Carsrud and Brannback 2007, p. 5). It is no...

Human Resources Audit and Its Key Elements

What Is an HR Audit? Managing human resources (HR) is an essential part of any company’s operations. Unless appropriate tools for communicating with staff members are utilized, a firm is unlikely to succeed in its target market due to low motivation rates and, thus, poor performance. To ensure that the...

Comparing Accounting Standards: IASB, GASB, FASB, and SEC

Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the process of accounting standard-setting and financial statement presentation among different accounting regulatory agencies in America. The key focus is on the SEC, FASB, IASB, and GASB because they are the main regulatory bodies in America. Comprehensively, this paper shows that these regulatory bodies...

Exploring the Relationship Between Economic Rationality and Ethical Behavior

According to Le (2002), Milton Friedman reduced ethical characters to economic rationality through the development of the idea that the social responsibility of any corporate institution is to make profits (p. 157). Such a statement is a development of the idea that businesses promote the common good through the pursuit...

New Employee’s Success and Performance Management

Introduction Maximizing the success of new employees sounds like an employee’s personal concern. However, the truth is that it takes great input by the employer to ensure that new employees excel and become effective in their jobs as soon as possible (Bauer, 2010). In an attempt to maximize employee effectiveness...