Introduction The need to develop good strategies to place organizations in a competitive position has been increasing and this has been accelerated by the intensifying competition in the global markets. Competitiveness in modern markets requires establishing appropriate policies for the organization. The quality of policies and strategies developed by an...
Literature Review A perennial question in the study of the effects of war is its effects on the world economy and financial markets (Addison 8-9). This section of the paper explains what other researchers have said about the research issue. Key sections of this literature review explain how regional conflicts...
Industry forces Generic strategy Differentiation Cost leadership Focus Degree of Rivalry High level of brand loyalty that maintains customers away from rivals Can compete on price basis Differentiation based focus. Here customer needs cannot be met by rivals Threat of substitutes Product features brought on by differentiation; endears customers and...
Background and motivation A number of deficiencies exist in literature concerning the role of social capital in the process of technological innovation and economic growth (Noteboom, 1999). Commercialization of innovations by universities has taken center stage in the recent past. Bay dole act and a series of other university reform...
The impact of such processes as globalization, industrialization, and migration cannot be ignored in modern society. Even the most isolated nations underwent considerable social, economic, and political changes during the last several centuries, and China is not an exception. After the death of a great political leader, Mao Zedong, Deng...
Business organizations, as well as non-profit organizations, exist because they have got desired goals and objectives to achieve. In essence, organizations are a means to a certain desired end, that is, the achievement of their goals and objectives. Realization of organizational goals and objectives requires a collection of resources. These...
Introduction The Multinational Company is an organisation that focuses on a range of counties instead of operating only in a home region. This international company is confronted with various environments that tend to vary depending on national borders. Government regulation, political structures, economies and social issues are to be taken...
Introduction The role of a financial manager in any company can be discussed as important to influence a firm’s development, profitability, and position in the market. While being responsible for managing finance of a company, a financial manager conducts the analysis of a current situation, makes significant decisions, and determines...
Introduction Major organizational growth and management have been on the rise for the last few decades. Robust growth and expansion to embrace new technologies have been the case. What has become more important in organizations is the power of information. It is now a common experience in many business organizations...
Dissertation Proposal The purpose of this dissertation proposal is to present coordination of changing dynamics of the sales staff behavior along with the factors affecting the Customer’s motivation to respond to the credit card sales in Penang, Malaysia. The marketing practice and sales of credit card in Penang Malaysia are...
Creating opportunities for the further enhancement of cross-cultural communication and the active promotion of innovation is a crucial step in promoting the further economic and social development not only in the environment of a specific state but also on the global level. Herein the significance of placing the research in...
It may be necessary to start with the explanation of the fact that scholars have to address the future of sociocultural integration more often because human resources play a rather important role in the merging and acquisition processes. The author of the current article analysis acknowledged the need to isolate...
Executive summary Marketing is an integral part of an organization’s management; it creates business for a company and offers insightful information necessary for developing and innovating effective business strategies. The hospitality industry is highly competitive with the new player entering the market and the old players developing new approaches to...
Introduction Stakeholder satisfaction is an essential statistic in the evaluation of a project’s success. The perception of whether an endeavour can meet the expectations of interested parties can significantly influence its popularity and, therefore, the degree to which the product can achieve its goals. As such, the metric is of...
Introduction to the entrepreneurship concept Motivated by the goal of understanding the developments that have been characteristic of this phenomenon, management scholars and social scientists concerned with entrepreneurship have been inclined to studying new business formation, which offers a steady and straightforwardly de-limited base for quantitative, experiential work (Jones &...
Introduction Staff training and development is an important aspect in any organization’s continuous improvement. For that matter, Noe (2010) believed that there is need to have a sound training programme in the organization that seeks to improve skills and knowledge of the workforce in order to promote their output. However,...
Introduction Peter Senge seems to suggest that knowledge is in reality multi-faceted just like our concepts which are the outcome of other people’s express or indirect pressure. He illustrates organization learning as unique, diverse, comprehensive, and living communities in which individuals share accountability and mutually work. While on the other...
Introduction A corporate is a public or private organisation which uses human and other resources to engage in some activities so as to meet some objectives or targets. Corporations are mainly concerned with large scale businesses, or large outputs of results. Many corporations are owned in terms of shareholding. This...
Introduction This is a case study of Marsh & McLennan Company. The case study researches on the five problems that are facing this company. The study goes a head explaining the strategic analysis of Marsh & McLennan by analyzing company’s SWOT analysis, Five Forces or value chain and the generic...
Introduction Oil and gas sector is among the most important industries in the world. The industrial activities in the sector have a direct effect on economic, political and social aspects of the society. Therefore, firms within the oil and gas sector face sharp criticism from all angles most of the...
An Overview of the Index GDP or the gross domestic product is the combined value of the final products and services generated in a country within a particular duration, usually annually, and production levies less any subsidies or grants.1 GDP per capita is expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP) based...
Introduction Managerial decision-making plays a critical role in the functioning of the organization while the simplicity is the core definer of the actualization of the presented actions. It is essential for the bias-avoidance and determines the assortment of the relevant facts to the decision making. This aspect is vehemently significant...
Introduction The purpose of this report is to provide strategic consultancy to the South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Company (which is a wing of the giant conglomerate Samsung Group, established in 1969) by focusing on one of its business units in a particular industry. According to Samsung (2014), geographically the company...
Introduction The Starbucks is an international corporation established in the year 1971. During the first years of its establishment, the company produced and distributed whole bean coffee in their Seattle store. By 1982, the organization had expanded and opened five more stores selling coffee beans and had a roasting facility....
Introduction This paper entails an analysis of the concepts of leadership as shown by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The main objective of this analysis is to determine the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the leadership style and philosophy of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and find...
Introduction In any marketing strategy, the processes of segmentation, targeting, and positioning (STP) play a pivotal role. The STP concept is not new, but its importance for successful business operation has not faded within recent decades with their substantial changes in terms of the way the global market works as...
The statistical analysis process was undertaken using the SPSS software package, which analyses data in batches (Davis 2013). The main types of statistics applicable in the base software include bivariate statistics, prediction of numerical outcomes, the prediction for identifying groups, Geospatial analysis, GUI (R extension) and descriptive statistics (Pallant 2016)....
Introduction In 1992 McDonald’s sold its 90 billionth burger and they stopped counting ever since (Shamsie, p.25). But in 2002 the company posted its first quarterly loss amounting to a staggering $343.8 million (Shamsie, p.25). One of the corporate leaders of McDonald’s explained the decline succinctly when he remarked “We...
Introduction Most companies in the industry are multinational, and they often encounter various problems with state regulations. For instance, the controversial issue of political information gathering can put firms at risk (Cisco 2017a). Moreover, antitrust concerns are outlined by various states. The economic conditions for network equipment selling companies are...
Executive Summary Since its inception into the market in 1984, Red Bull has remained a market leader in the energy drink sector a success the company attributes to aggressive, polemic and non conformist marketing and accountability management of the companies affairs. Red Bull is categorized under soft non alcoholic drinks...
Introduction It is important to note that the United States possesses one of the strongest manufacturing sectors in the world; in 2015, the manufacturers alone have contributed above two trillion US dollars to the economy, allowing the industry to experience incredible growth, and become more capable of contending internationally. Consequently,...
Introduction In the modern competitive business world, organizations need to optimize their operations to increase the return on investment. This has become the basis of organizational change that is supposed to respond to the changes in the market. With a lot of emphasis on organizational change and the need to...
Introduction Starbucks is a well-known company that focuses not only on providing delicious coffee and snacks but underlines the significance of customer services, design, and atmosphere of its coffee shops (Smallman & Brown, 2015). Combining these features helped the company become one of the market leaders and ensure its outstanding...
Introduction Background Auditing offers an independent method to assess the effectiveness of a firm’s internal controls. Auditors generally evaluate financial statements and records of a firm and provide their qualified opinions on whether the records and financial information provided by management reflects the true and fair state of affairs of...
Market analysis Zara, which deals in clothing and footwear retail, is a subsidiary company of The Inditex Group which was founded in Spain way back in 1975 by Ortega. The latter was considered as one of the wealthiest men during that time. Specifically, Zara specialties include low priced clothes for...
Introduction Globalization continues to define and change the modern world in many ways (Tjosvold and Leung, 2003). Today the world is experiencing profound changes brought about by globalization in many ways that constitute human life. Many countries around the world today cooperate in many aspects of financial, social, political, and...
Introduction Management goes hand in hand with business. The corporate life of today’s organizations cannot be imagined without managers and their routine activities (participation in the problem-solving, decision-making, and other processes). At the same time, the role of both individuals and groups within the business management environment is significant. The...
Customer value has been one of the marketing strategies that have played a great role in enhancing the field of marketing. Customer value is termed as the perspective in which a business recognises customers and how the customers see the worth of a business products and services. Customer value in...
Introduction Small businesses are run and owned by private owners, and they comprise of small numbers of employees and low sales volume. These businesses do not have market power; therefore, they cannot affect their business environment in terms of sales or prices. Secondly, they are managed by their owners; therefore,...
Overview In the past, companies perceived their products as their most significant asset. Thus, it comes as no surprise that companies sought ways to ensure that their products are marketable and better than those offered by others. The focus of companies was how to outsmart other players in the market...
A Tale of Two Cities: Case Studies of GSS Transition in Two Organizations by Andres Agres, Gert-Jan de Vreede and Robert O. Briggs This article is a piece of research carried out in two different cities; one in Rotterdam and the other in The Hague. In both places, behavioral patterns...
Abstract Background The proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport through constructing a third runway has been faced with significant challenges over the years. Environmentalists, among other opponents, believe that the project is not environmentally friendly. Arguably, Greenhouse gas emissions (GHE) would increase if the project were to be implemented. On the...
Introduction Consumer Reaction and Income Level Consumer reaction is a standout among assets for enhancing an association’s quality control and customer satisfaction. While it is customary to receive feedback from unhappy customers, every department of an organization creates an opportunity for customer reaction. As a result, weak links within each...
Introduction Change in strategic management results in changes in the organization which need to be implemented carefully. This implementation is believed to be a prerogative of leaders in the organization. Moreover, these leaders are required to form coalition teams that should oversee the implementation process. However, in the implementation process,...
Introduction The world has gone through periods of economic and financial crises at different points in recorded history. These crises has been attributed to events such as the collapse of the American real estate market circa 2008 which led to the recent economic recession that spread to other parts of...
Introduction This critique aims at providing me with an opportunity to learn gain knowledge from scholars in order to develop an informed skill in the analysis of concepts and theories related to my field of study. One aspect of this critique assignment is that I am required to link those...
Introduction Background A significant number of research studies have recently been carried out to examine the dynamics of globalization of businesses across the continents (Thanopoulos & Leonard, 1996; Trompenaars, 1994; Van Maanen, 1992). Amusingly, the normal standard for analyzing globalization of business is to examine how Corporate America has influenced...
Introduction According to Cole (2003, p.2), many people face a challenge distinguishing between marketing and sales. This arises from the fact that the two terms overlap in many ways. Marketing and sales are some of the most important elements in a firm’s effort to attain competitive advantage. However, the two...
Introduction The case study Conflict at the Top is a review in pursuit of completion of my degree. Using a case study this paper looks into management issues that relate to conflicts due to initiated change in an organization. Secondary sources are to review the case study. Typical Problems with...
Introduction The success of any business venture will mostly depend on the ability of the managers or owners to combine their leadership skills with good judgment and decision making capabilities as well as steering business ventures in the right direction. Leadership is defined as the ability to influence the actions...
Introduction Today, more than ever, business environments have become turbulent. Only those who manage to adapt and exploit these changes will have a chance of survival. Firms need to realize that technological advancements are a reality and these can either hinder or promote success. Additionally, consumers are getting more informed...
Introduction Person-environment fit theory is defined as the degree of match between personal and situational variables in producing a significant selected outcome (Muchinsky & Mohanan, 1987). The person-environment fit theory relates to how a person fits into a workplace environment, it discusses the various factors affecting how a person relates...
Abstract Human Resource Policy is ostensibly among the most important concepts that have revolutionalized the employment sector. In these modern times, there is greater need drawing the most from personnel than there is need for asset and material capacity of corporations when it comes to productivity. This has ostensibly been...
Background information IBM is one of the pioneer companies in manufacturing of IT equipment. Information technology has advanced a lot over the years creating increased demand for technology equipments. Process reengineering measures and initiatives IBM identified that there were problems in its supply chain of hardware in Europe, Africa and...
Introduction In view of the quantity of areas of prospective recruitment and the various numbers of techniques existing, it is imperative for a company to have an effective recruitment and selection strategy. This will create a positive image of the organization and assist it compete even more effectively in a...
Introduction Market equilibrium mechanism functions best when all suppliers in the market are aware of other suppliers’ price offering. In addition to that, all buyers know the market price at any given time, and are able to make informed decisions regarding their choice of seller. Market equilibrium prices are a...
Introduction Company Description Unlike imagination of many people around the world, Dr. Pepper/7Up Inc. is a division of Cadbury plc, which again, is the world’s third largest soft drink manufacturing company. Similarly, Cadbury Plc Company is ranked fourth among the confectionary companies with most products selling in over 200 countries...
Problem Statement In economics, financial diversification refers to having financial investments in several portfolios to reduce risk exposures (Collins, 2012; Weston & Vullo, 2014). People diversify their resources because of several reasons. While some seek financial liberty, others do so to survive. Corporate portfolio models show that financial diversification can...
The researcher adopted a cross-sectional study design to examine the effect of particular independent variables on the selected dependent variable. Each of the selected hospitals was considered as the main unit of analysis while the efficiency score was regarded as the dependent variable. The other independent variables considered were the...
Abstract Culture constitutes the beliefs, values, and aspirations of people. It varies from one community to another and influences people’s behavior, perceptions, and socioeconomic characteristics. Different countries have different cultures which greatly influences international business and management for Multinational Corporations (MNCs). In most cases, the culture of a country reflects...
Product harm crisis refers to an embarrassing public event emanating from a product’s inefficiency. The product in question may have caused a public uproar because it is either harmful or completely defective. Such an instance may impact negatively on all the brands by the same producer. Similarly, consumers may express...
Background Following the global tendency, public sector organisations all over the world began to reform in order to imitate the approaches characteristic for private sector organisations in the delivery of public services in order to overcome the economic pressures and address the ideas of innovativeness and flexibility (Truss 2008; Truss...
Abstract The future is not clear for Apple because the company deals with its challenges in a unique manner that leaves the competitors surprised. Over the past several years, the number of sales in the company has decreased and its stock prices have stagnated. The future of the company might...
Introduction The role of women in the management of organisations, as well as the prospects of gender roles in businesses is a current critical issue. Sheryl Kara Sandberg’s article ‘Industry must celebrate ads that celebrate women’ takes issue with social media firms to be at the forefront in advocating for...
Introduction Hyundai Touch the Market is a customer-centric product development and improvement concept that this company used to come up with a product that had key features desired by a specific target market within the United States and the world market. Hyundai was concerned that the changing tastes and preferences...
Introduction Few of us would disagree that there is an urgent need to reform our health-care systems. The ever soaring health care costs indicate that the current health-care plan is unsustainable. Having seen the need to reform their health sector, multiple governments are now incorporating alternative and complementary medicine into...
Introduction Managing risk has become a central concept in all organizations. It is worth noting that there is a guarantee that there will be no risks as a company or industry goes about its daily activities. In the construction industry, it is important to ensure that the project goes smoothly...
Introduction The owners of XYZ Construction Inc. (Horizontal and Vertical Construction Company) are nearly ready to proceed with their Initial Public Offering (IPO). In order to carry out a successful IPO, the company must have a strategic plan that would act as a guide for the company. A strategic plan...
Introduction As stated by Starr-Glass (2011), the globalization process has vastly affected business research and practice, and one of the outcomes of globalization consists in the cultural, legal, and ethical diversity of the contexts in which one organization may have to operate. The universal interest towards ethics and the attempts...
Literature Synthesis The presented literature synthesis is devoted to multiple issues and challenges that are related to morals, wisdom, and associated concepts as applied to business ethics. It is aimed at considering the tensions that are linked to the phenomenon of business ethics as well as the means for their...
Introduction Occupational stress is hard to avoid in the work environment. Primary causes of work-related stress are dense working conditions, severe competitiveness, experiencing differences in finding the balance between personal life and work, conflict with other members of a team, excess pressure from senior management, etc. (Dwamena, 2012; Trivellas, Reklitis,...
For many years, the topic of social justice was considered and discussed primarily in the context of social relations and the impact of authorities’ decisions on these relations. However, the process of globalization and its resulting tendency towards overcoming barriers between nations has led to the development of a new...
A group is a collection of people who come together to carry out a given task. People who form a group may not necessarily be working together but rather could be doing a similar task such as watching a football game. Team on the other hand can be defined as...
Introduction The decision-making process is one of the complicated strategical attributes, which defines the capability to reach strategical goals and leads to profit optimization. Nonetheless, the rationale for the decisions tends to be unclear due to the inability to discover the problem from dissimilar viewpoints to determine a novel solution...
Executive Summary This report details a marketing plan for a motorized / electric shopping cart for the UAE market. It is recognized that the UAE has some of the largest shopping malls globally, and the number keeps on increasing tremendously. However, the shopping experience has not been easy, especially for...
Executive Summary This report is in two parts. The first part analyses Wieden+Kennedy as an independent advertising and marketing agency that is involved in the marketing of sporting footwear. Since Nike is the biggest brand in the organization’s portfolio, the second part of the report evaluates the marketing strategy that...
Walker, Chen, and Aravind (2015) conducted a study on innovation in management by collecting and summarizing evidence from existing research. The study essentially tries to find answers for three different questions. The first is whether new developments in management can positively influence firms. The second is whether innovations in technology...
Introduction When making purchase decisions, consumers go through a number of stages. However, these stages depend on the type of product being purchased. Koklic and Vida (2011, p.634) asserts that making buying decisions differs with regard to their importance and degree of complexity. There are two main types of purchases...
Introduction This critique assignment is designed to give me a chance to use other scholars’ work, and learn from them through the analysis of the concepts presented in their work, and the theories they have brought forth in their journals. In the critique, there is the aspect of linking the...
The current state of the US economy is taking a diving move due to the financial and economic crisis. The present administration came into supremacy with a lot of optimism from the American people when President Obama staged his campaign with a promise of change, but there has been no...
Introduction Organizations all over the world have a new common objective of meeting the needs of the contemporary world without compromising the capability of future generations to sort out their needs. Corporations are being urged to be accountable for their effect on the society and the natural environment (Berkhout, 2005)....
General introduction The critique of the two journals, by Fischer and Kittler, aim to provide insight to my PhD thesis which seeks to find “the impact of organizational culture in knowledge sharing behavior in organizations.” My main intention is to use the two journals, “where is culture in cross culture...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of Vivartia, and to discuss the strategies of the company to endorse its chocolate milk in the Greek market; therefore, this paper will focus on the size and sales of Vivartia, its product categories, market description and segmentation,...
Background There has been minimal focus on female entrepreneurship in the past, though the impact of female entrepreneurial behavior has become quite significant. The motivation for women into self-employment is similar to that for men, in that it includes: educational and occupational background, future goals and estimated growth (Brush, 1992)....
Introduction In the contemporary world, organizations have changed tremendously and appreciated the need for placing emphasis on their respective structures, designs and cultures. Besides, there has been apparent need to recognize teams and team working within the context of organizations. Although the concept of team working is not necessarily new,...
There are several differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods though there are similarities too. However, this section focuses on the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods. Generally, during the quantitative research study, the end data is mostly data that is reduced to numbers, which are statistically analyzed. Furthermore,...
Critique of the theory of POS A number of management scholars and practitioners have questioned the validity of the position held by POS, with some claiming that it is vague and, thus it does not stand as a viable theory of organizational effectiveness (Juntunen & Wettersten, 2006, p.95; Jain &...
Introduction Comprehensive Fire Safety Effectiveness Model is composed of several components; one of such components is evaluating the risk associated with fire in the dwelling areas. Fire risk assessment is a process that entails scrutinizing and evaluating the various conditions that expose the community to be susceptible to fire hazards....
Introduction Business decisions are usually influenced by changes in the economic environment, specific trends in the industry, and fluctuations in the market. As a result, companies face a necessity of making difficult corporate decisions and choosing strategies that can be effective to address the identified problems (Ionescu, 2015). In this...
Introduction In the business world, marketing pertains to one of the most prosperous spheres due to its flexibility and the ability to take advantage of technological advancements and innovations. It is often regarded as a central branding instrument and a vehement definer of the company’s sales, as the efforts of...
Introduction Overview Auditing of an organization’s performance through the assessment of the financial statements of the concerned organization is an important element as far as investors’ decisions are concerned. Agbejule and Huusko pointed out that investors rely on financial information about a given company before making any form of decision...
Introduction Despite the few cases when the option of abandoning the corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept is being voiced, CSR is becoming increasingly wide-spread and popular, which can be justified by the benefits that it offers and promises (Pava, 2008). In this paper, a review of the literature that is...
The business world is characterized by a wide-scale discussion of ethical issues and the concept of responsibility. Businesses now strive to become corporate citizens that follow the principles of sustainability (Schwab, 2008). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a norm or rather a goal to reach. Scholars and practitioners have...
Literature Review Stakeholder theory (ST) and stakeholder approach are commonly associated with corporate ethics, strategic and ethical decision making, marketing, and accomplishment of financial objectives. It is considered that application of ST principles in practice can allow organizations to generate benefits and competencies leading towards long-term performance sustainability. According to...
Introduction Occupational stress goes hand in hand with work and interactions within a work environment. There is a great variety of causes leading to work-related stress; among the primary causes are excessive competitiveness, a strenuous team atmosphere with conflicts and ineffective communication practices, dense working conditions, pressure from senior management,...
Introduction In the last half a century, the United Arab Emirates has experienced a period of unprecedented economic growth that has put the country among the fastest developing nations of the world (Niblock 23). The period has also seen the country modernize very fast. Currently, it has one of the...
Introduction Organizational performance and the success of maintained operations depend greatly on the way leaders control and direct their employees. In this framework, there are two major styles of leadership: leader-centered and follower-centered leadership. These two styles tend to differ in their focuses, goals, and achievement methods. Today, most attention...
Perceptions of Emiratisation The distribution of responses shows that most participants disagree that it makes business sense to employ Emiratis. Out of 487 responses, 168 (34%) are neutral and 147 (30%) disagree with the assertion that it makes business to employ Emiratis. The implication is that organisations in the United...
Introduction The transformations that took place in Nissan in the late 1990s and early 2000s can be regarded as an illustration of effective change management. Carlos Ghosn, who became Nissan’s CEO in 1999, managed to turn the carmaker to profitability within five years (Stahl & Brannen, 2013). It is noteworthy...
Introduction The given paper is devoted to the comprehensive investigation of the case Transferring Innovation Across National Boundaries which delves into the major concerns of Minnesota Biolabs functioning, a company responsible for tests for sepsis infection. Its gradual rise and success are preconditioned by the efficient approach to management and...
Introduction Project management is the field that undergoes a number of changes and improvements regularly. This paper introduces the analysis of Blue Cloud Company and the implementation change process its employees have to be involved in. Scrum is defined as the chosen agile method based on 12 principles developed by...
Introduction Counter to the conventional wisdom, the practice of off-shoring is not driven primarily by the possibility to avoid regulations and offers a range of advantages for the multinational corporations and the involved communities. The recent data available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis points to the fact that while...
