Small Pizza Restaurant’s Inventory Management

Introduction Inventory refers to the number of valuable goods available in an organization at a particular time to ensure customer demands are met efficiently (Axster, 2006). Inventory management refers to the efforts taken by the management of an organization to ensure the maintenance of an efficient and economical amount of...

Compensation System: Employee Performance

Introduction The centrality of employee input in an organization’s overall performance can only be ignored at the peril of an organization’s long-term survival. The significance of employee performance in the contemporary business environment is accentuated by workers’ contributions in promoting organizations’ capacity to cope with the intense competition (Ola &...

Bidco Oil Refineries Ltd.’s Mission, Vision, Goals

Introduction BIDCO has over the decades grown in springs and jumps to establish a strong presence in both local and international market. This has been with a strong marketing and technological advancement in manufacturing and channel chain of its distribution system. The company has attained this through the strategic planning...

Understanding the Enron Bankruptcy: Causes and Consequences of Corporate Collapse

Ethical Leadership Behavior Enron’s bankruptcy is considered to be one of the largest company bankruptcies ever: the company’s CEOs, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted of fraud and conspiracy, as they had cashed millions of dollars in stock before the company eventually collapsed, thus taking the earnings of thousands...

Project Management: Principles, Phases, and Execution

Introduction Project management is a complex concept and in order to understand its underlying principles one has to comprehend what a project and project management entails. A project is defined as an endeavor aimed at accomplishing a specific objective through a unique set of interrelated tasks and the effective utilization...

The Necessity of Developing a Marketing Plan: Key Considerations and Benefits

Introduction Marketing touches every aspect of an entrepreneur’s business operation. It is usually a series of activities designed to identify what the customers really want or are looking for in your good or service. These activities include a market research and analysis, publicity, advertising, sales, customer service among others. Developing...

Brazilian Macroenvironment for Business

Executive Summary The analysis of the Brazilian market shows that it offers more benefits than challenges to this Canadian firm. It will be appropriate for this Canadian firm to expand its operations to the country. When making the entry, the management will need to incorporate the locals at the managerial...

Cross-Border E-Commerce: China and Hong Kong’s Economic Integration and Challenges

Abstract The enforcement of a policy to control the import of commodities via the CBE platform affects the Chinese economy significantly. The taxation provisions of the policy established recently imply that consumers experience both fair and unattractive prices of commodities they purchase via the CBE system. Thus, the policy fails...

Impact of Fun Programs on Employee Productivity & Satisfaction

Research Methods This research was conducted using qualitative methods, which were conducted through semi-structure interviews, company documents and focus groups, which are self administered. A basic interview was conducted to collect data from employees, on their perception, attitudes and experiences. The research also seeks to establish how implementation of a...

Adapting to Change: Strategies for Global Business Success

Organizations must be able to quickly adapt to the changing environment if they are to retain their competitive advantage in a world where globalization is increasingly taking the center stage (Kotter & Cohen 2002, p. 24). Organizations that have incessantly failed to make provisions for change have been hardest hit...

Analyzing the Electric and Hybrid Drive Systems Market Trends and Insights

According to Al-Alawi and Bradley (2013, p. 201), understanding the market is always the first step when developing a new product in the current competitive market. The times when firms manufactured products without understanding the needs of the consumers are long gone. The current market is very choosy because they...

Exploring the Role of Leadership and Management in Organizational Success

Introduction The modern times have become competitive and very challenging for managers and leaders. In as much as the challenges face leaders and managers, very few individuals understand the differences that exist between managers and leaders. In some cases, people use the two terms interchangeably. It is fundamental to explain...

PESTLE Analysis of Waldron Roux Silberstein Xao Agency: Strategic Insights

Introduction This paper is aimed at examining the external environment of the advertising agency Waldron Roux Silberstein Xao or WRSX. It should be mentioned that this company interacts with various manufacturers or service organisations (Learning Dynamics 2011). Therefore, this work of this agency is partly dependent on the performance of...

Taylor St Baristas Company: Social Media Marketing Plan

Introduction The coffee industry is huge indeed, and several companies are eager to introduce their ideas and improvements to attract the attention of customers. Taylor St Baristas is a young UK coffee company founded at the beginning of the 2000s. It was a kind of response to the existed dire...

Ethical Regulations in the Workplace

Introduction Ethical principles set the tone for relationships in every sphere of people’s communication. Whether it is personal or business matters, people should be considerate and honest towards each other. Workplace ethics is of particular importance because it impacts a large number of individuals both within and outside the organization....

Corporate Governance: Theory and Practice

Corporate governance is the management of organizational and legal registration of the business, optimization of organizational structures, and the construction of intra- and interfirm relations of the company by the objectives (Larcker & Tayan, 2015). The main function of corporate governance is to ensure the work of the company for...

Competitive Edge in Marketing: Strategic Benefits for Companies

Introduction Connecting with customers is a fundamental aspect of a firm’s mission to achieve a competitive advantage. Modern organizations are facing challenges due to the intense competition in the business environment. Thus, companies should not ignore the significance of establishing a strong competitive edge. Creating market awareness of a brand...

Electrical Engineers: Career Development

Nature and Causes of the Problem When analyzing the situation for determining any serious issue in the department of human resources, Mr. Sweeney found out that the turnover of electrical engineers was quite high. As soon as any work opportunities appear, engineers leave the job to improve their working conditions....

Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice

Introduction In recent decades, the term of “knowledge management” has become very popular, however, it should be noted that its categorical framework is rather vague. Knowledge management can be defined as the art of creating value from intangible assets of the organization as a purposeful process of conversion of the...

Product Quality Management Flow Chart

Introduction The process of promoting a product, in general, and a new technological brand, in particular, is a complicated task that needs a lot of attention to detail and understanding of how a team of experts needs to be managed. Having a part-time job involving the enhancement of the product...

Bre-X Minerals Company’s Gold Mining in Indonesia

How Differences in Political Environments Impact Operations in Global Markets The case study “Busang (A): River of Gold” for Harvard Business Review explored the opportunities and challenges of gold mining in Indonesia by a Canadian mining firm Bre-X Minerals (led by David Walsh) as well as recommended appropriate solutions for...

Game Zone Company’s Market Characteristics

Please identify at least 6 competitive factors (factors that consumers consider in making their buying decision). Add-on from multi-media is a major competitive factor that enables game console to perform varied functions like an entertainment box. It can act as Mp3 player, plays high definition (HD) video disks, CD player,...

Dorchester’s Expansion: Targeting Global Markets

Introduction Background Dorchester has been rather efficient in the selected area, i.e., the field of electronics. Located in the United States, the organization has been growing successfully over the past few years and seems to have reached the stage at which it has to expand through acquisitions. The significance of...

Debating the Necessity of Ethical Business Practices: Essential or Optional?

Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among many corporate spokespersons and social scientists to suggest that companies are inheritably interested in conducting business ethically, as the main precondition for them to remain competitive (Melville-Ross 2013). In its turn, this implies that ethical business is not only optional but also essential....

“End This Corporate Welfare” by Chris Rufer

The Op- Ed writings about Corporate Welfare are interesting reading. The writer, Chris Rufer, founded The Morning Star Company. The company has a workforce of not less than 2,000 workers. It deals with processing and agri-business. He started the company in the year 1970. At that time, he used to...

Women CEOs: Impact on Performance and Investor Behavior

Summary Women in developed economies have succeeded in harnessing opportunities at the top hierarchy levels in organizations, and this has been facilitated by their persistence to access quality education and compete with their male counterparts. As more women take over chief executive officer (CEO) positions and other positions that give...

Evaluating Measurement Systems for Repeatability and Reproducibility in Research

The significance of reproducibility and repeatability of a measurement system can hardly be overrated; serving as the means to comply with the same quality According to a recent study, the promotion of repeatability in the setting of an organization, particularly, as far as its production process is concerned, helps maintain...

Jaguar and Tata Companies’ Strategic Planning

Nature of Strategic Management Description of the company Jaguar is a profit-oriented international organization that deals in automotives in different countries. Over the years, the organization has faced several challenges, which are either based on management or strategic planning. Since the aim of every company is to progress and obtain...

Analyzing Digital vs. Traditional Metrics in Online Advertising: Key Findings

Introduction As internet use continues to increase, digital channels are emerging as dominant sources of competition. However, the main problem that arises from the use of digital marketing is the lack of analogousness between digital metrics and traditional metrics. Thus, it is hard to determine their effectiveness using the same...

Operations Management in the American Workplace: Key Concepts and Practices

The emphasis that Gallup placed on the significance of the emotional engagement of the staff members, though represented by the author as the revelation about the current concept of employee performance enhancement, was quite expected as it aligned with the contemporary idea of managing operations in the entrepreneurial environment. Indeed,...

Lilybird Digital: Embracing E-Commerce

Reason for Seeking New Markets Members of the European Union are feeling the impact of China’s growing economic power. The Chinese market is expanding. However, European companies are still struggling to discover the competitive advantage necessary to earn a profit. There are several reasons why European brands are unable to...

Uber Company’s Business Management Critical Issues

Introduction Technological transformations and innovations characterize modern societies. Christensen, Horn, and Johnson (2011) explain that several companies in the modern world employ new ideas, creativity, and critical thinking so that they can initiate new products or modify existing ones. Remarkably, innovation is a concept that enables organizations to develop new...

Cross-Cultural Human Resource Management: Work-Life Balance

Introduction In any organisation, the HR department has the objective of handling issues that relate to employees. Functional responsibilities of the HRM include training and development, recruitment and selection, employee conflict resolution, deriving employee motivation and job satisfaction programmes, and taking active roles in the establishment of remuneration programmes (Kramar...

In-Depth Look at USC Program Marketing: Strategies and Outcomes

Background The University of South California (USC) intends to market the diplomacy program in China to draw more foreign students. This report presents a proposal on how the university can realize international strategic marketing. It is worth noting that educational institutions, like any other business, require financing for long term...

Understanding Why SBA Loans Attract Prepayment Penalties

The U.S. economy has been the world’s largest economy for the last 142 years. It holds this position courtesy of the innovativeness and creativity of the American people coupled with strong government-initiated support systems, which foster advancement in all realms of the economy. A good example of the initiatives taken...

Succession Planning and Talent Management

The Issues an Organization Faces if It Takes an “Exclusive” Approach to Its Talent Development Strategy One of the approaches to succession planning and talent development is the “exclusive” approach, which is aimed at identifying several talented employees and focusing the organization’s efforts on developing them and preparing them for...

The Kroger Co.’s Diversity and Recruitment Strategy

Abstract The Kroger Company refers to the discrimination-and-fairness paradigm that is not appropriate to promote the diversity vision and effective inclusion practices in the organization. However, the company aims to follow the principles characteristic for the access-and-legitimacy model. In this context, the current report provides the summary and analysis of...

Analyzing the Chess Girls DC Organization: Structure and Impact

Introduction Chess Girls DC can be attributed to non-profit organizations that promote youth involvement in cultural development. The organization was established by Robin Floyd-Ramson in 2013 to engage girls in playing chess. The key mission of this organization that contains less than 200 members is to develop a sense of...

Aligning Human Resource Management Goals with Corporate Objectives

Build a Better Board Public assessment of company boards has risen to unprecedented levels. Nevertheless, they are mainly centered on short-term gains, not sufficient for lasting planning. The four goals that all corporations ought to consider are diversity, a long-term strategy, executive compensation, and technology. Many companies fail in the...

Company X: Improvement of Communication and Promotion

Introduction: Company X Background Company X has been operating in the environment of a retail business or quite long. After gaining the experience of five years of consistently hard work, the leaders of the entrepreneurship assumed that it had warranted an entry into the global market and the design of...

Management Practices at Peterson Industries Company: Analysis and Recommendations

Running a large company presents a lot of challenges to the administration and management team. Some firms can cope with the pressure, but others fail to do so. The example of management at Peterson Industries leaves some lessons to learn. In terms of planning, the company gives a seemingly positive...

Project Funding and Sources Management

Abstract The main sources of funding available for a project are bank overdraft/loan, share capital and retained earnings. These sources have different risks and benefits such as high-interest rate, repayment period, and availability. The benefits of joint-venture are shared risks and larger capital contribution. The risks are reduced returns and...

Global Strategic Business Plan in International Business

Going global is a common practice in international business. It has proved to be beneficial for winning new markets and increasing revenues. However, expanding business requires a thorough investigation of the background in the host country and designing an accurate strategic plan including communicational barriers, leadership styles, and motivational systems,...

Pro Forma Financial Statements: Key Transactions & Objectives

Introduction The Pro – forma financial statements are often prepared in advance of major transactions. Some of the transactions that require Pro – forma financial statements are starting of a business, capital investment projects, alteration of the capital structure of the business, acquisition, and merger among other transactions. The Pro...

Political Dynamics and Business Challenges Faced by Bre-X Minerals in Busang

Introduction The case study provided establishes various political constraints encountered by David Walsh, the president of Canada’s Bre-X Minerals Ltd, a company that was given the opportunity to engage in gold mining in Busang, Indonesia. Bre-X encountered political pressure from Indonesian officials who wanted the government to restrict the foreign...

ZGA to Enter the Indian Car Market with Eco-Friendly Vehicles

Background of the Company The purpose of this report is to prepare a global marketing plan for the Chinese company Zhejiang Gonow Automobile Ltd (ZGA), which started its operation in the domestic market in 2003. This company is producing pickup and sport-utility vehicles (SUV) for the local market but it...

Diversity in Indian Workforce: Laws and Policies

Introduction Diversity in business refers to the recruitment of workers from all backgrounds irrespective of race, religion, disability, gender, or status. The law governing the provision of equal employment to all is clear. However, most organizations have not adopted diversity, and thus discrimination of the minority groups is a common...

Managing Human Resources: Key Strategies for Effective Personnel Development

Introduction The objectives of the HR department within any organisation include handling issues that relate to employees. Functional responsibilities of the HRM in an organisation comprise training and development, recruitment and selection, employee conflict resolution, driving employee motivation and job satisfaction programmes, and taking active roles in the establishment of...

Business Impact Analysis of CO-MAC Company: Key Findings and Recommendations

Company Overview Co-Mac is a relatively small company that provides specialized building hardware, such as fasteners, latches, construction locks, straps, supports, and more. The merchandise is imported from a variety of suppliers and distributors and is sold in a regional niche market. Being the first to arrive at this specialized...

Australian Rugby Union’s Marketing Campaign

The current paper examines the marketing situation of the Australian Wallabies rugby union team (which is a product of the Australian Rugby Union, the ARU), and provides reflection about its marketing situation on the basis of the research that was conducted earlier. The previously identified issues which are faced by...

Amazon’s Transportation and Logistics Department

Amazon is one of the top e-commerce companies selling products to people irrespective of their geographic locations. The company has long relied on the services of delivery companies such as FedEx or UPS (D’Onfro, 2015). This reliance sometimes had quite adverse effects as some deliveries were delayed, which could be...

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...

Richard Branson’s Leadership Style

Introduction Sir Richard Branson is one of the world’s most fascinating, triumphant, and enduring entrepreneurial business leaders of twenty first century. In the wake of uncertainty, global turmoil, and institutional volatility, his business model remains unshaken and forward marching. Evidence shows that Branson is a leader who knows where to...

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...

The Histories of Apple Store and Microsoft Store: Evolution and Impact

Background of Apple Stores The first Apple retail store was opened in Virginia, in 2001, in the context of a new business strategy promoted by Steve Jobs in response to a conflict with retailers, including the US retailing chain CompUSA (Martellaro, 2016). The focus was on creating a team of...

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...

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...

Richmond Plastics Company’s Product Pricing Strategy

Introduction A firm has to determine the price to charge for its products and services to remain competitive in the market. Thus, it is essential to develop an appropriate pricing strategy based on the competitors’ prices and the demand for the product or service in the market (Best, 2005). The...

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...

Online Banking Fraud Risk Awareness

Introduction of the Study Introduction The rationale of this research is to investigate how online-banking private customers are aware of the risk associated with the services. The pool of online banking customers interacts with their banks using electronic devices such as computers and mobile devices without visiting a bank branch....

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...

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...

Conflict Resolution Strategies and Organizational Behavior

The phenomenon of organizational conflict and its impact on the performance of organizations has generated increasing attention from organizational scholars especially after the realization that organizations are ever more subject to conflicting demands imposed by a multiplicity of factors arising from both internal and external operating environments. Liebler & McConnell...

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...

Microsoft Company in the B2B Marketing Environment

The unique selling proportions for Microsoft are competitive pricing, compatible services, and high quality products. The company targets users of computer and mobile phones across the globe. The company uses multiple-product branding to reach these customers. The company’s products are technology-based and created through series of research to meet 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...

Green Supply Chain Management and Economic Gains

Reduced Waste Disposal Costs and Production Expenses Financial resources are always used when trying to deal with waste materials from many organizations that are yet to adopt the GSCM. The first way of addressing this wastage is through the adoption of renewable energy sources. These sources are not only eco-friendly...

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...

Blue Sky’s Integrated Marketing Communication

Terms of Reference Overview: This is a business plan for Blue Sky that sells sports clothing. Corporation: The business organization is small and growing against key competitors in the market. The Business: The business specializes in selling of all seasons sports clothing for people aged between 24 and 45 years....

Alibaba Group’s Operations and Functional Diversity

Alibaba Group is one of the global leaders in the sphere of e-commerce that is oriented to the development of new business-to-business and business-to-customer platforms. As a result, the operations management of the organization serves to address the strategic goals while controlling existing operations processes, and it is aligned with...

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...

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...

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)....

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...

Pepsi Company’s Sustainable Policies and Criticism

In this era of technology, many companies are grappling with the issue of environmental conservation and sustainability. Sustainability is the ability to use resources sparingly for the sake of the future. Many of the companies emit effluents without considering the effects of such actions on the environment and the lives...

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...

Richard Branson’s Organic Leadership

Executive Summary Richard Branson is one of the highest-profile billionaires in the world, and his status is a function of the development of a conglomerate of companies under the Virgin brand. His leadership style and the choice of organizational structure are quite unconventional compared to other companies in the contemporary...

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...

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...

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...

Ethical, Legal, Multicultural Challenges in Crisis

Unfortunate events or occurrences affect the profitability and performance of organizations (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2013). Stakeholders expect their respective companies to have crisis management plans to tackle such events whenever they occur. A crisis that is not properly managed draws negative ideas or perceptions from different stakeholders such as...

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)....

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,...

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,...

The Ford Motor Company: Supply Chain Strategy

Describe how the auto industry might work differently if it were designed by the Dell Model The Ford motor company has existed since 1903 (Dornbach, Slade & Thorpe, 2009, p.4). It has had a series of success stories-revenues of more than 144 billion, operation in over 200 countries of the...

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)....

Managing Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Abstract Increasing cultural diversity at the workplace is characteristic of many companies worldwide. The right management of a diverse workforce will bring an important advantage for the company and its employees. Moreover, the effective management of cultural diversity and equal opportunities are the key aspects of a healthy climate in...

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, &...

Transformational Leadership and Management

The topic of leadership development within organisations has become high on the agenda, as businesses need to become more competitive. Nevertheless, there is no clear answer to the question of what makes a good leader. While some think that effective leaders are born, others think that it takes experience to...

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...

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...

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...

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...