Outline Strong and powerful leadership is one of the most important key to success. Any organization can climb the ladder of success with strong leadership. The paper sheds light on leadership and power, its importance for an organization. Few sections of the paper highlight power of position and exercise of...
Conflict Case Scenario Carl is the production manager of square widgets at EFG, has an engineering degree and has worked there for 20 years. Carl has deep product knowledge and extensive mgt. experience. Jennifer is the Production Mgr. of the Round Widgets and has worked at EFG for 15 years....
Literature Review Since the early beginnings of capitalism, the family has constituted a primary vehicle of economic production. In spite of the many significant technological changes that have taken place since those early times, recent literature shows that the family remains a critical force behind many modem work organizations. In...
Outline TQM can be defined as an organization’s management practices that ensure consistent satisfaction of customers by meeting and sometimes exceeding their needs. TQM strongly focuses on measurements of processes as well as their control which results to overall continuous improvement in organizations. TQM’s implementation calls for effort from all...
Introduction ‘To err is human; to really foul things up requires a computer’ – Anonymous. Many statistics stand testimony to the issue of the high failure rate in IS projects. The Robbins-Gioia Survey (2001) points out that 51% of the projects are considered to be failures, and 46% of the...
Good employees are hard to find and once available than an organization must have the ability to retain them in long run. IT industry has grown up a lot and changes in trends are coming up daily. IT industry is a little different than other fields as it needs frequent...
Introduction The food and drink retail sector represents the largest industry in the UK, providing employment for over three million people in primary production, manufacturing and retailing. In 2006 retail accounted for 9.5% of gross domestic product (Datamonitor, 2006). In recent years UK supermarkets have come under increased scrutiny over...
Introduction The Project Management Office or PMO is that department of an organization that deals with project management and standardizing processes. Why is there a need to standardize the processes? Along with the many advantages that standardization brings to the organization, it is also becoming a governmental and private certification...
Methodology This chapter analyzes the methodology to be used for conducting the research on finding out whether or not, Christian values in management impacts job satisfaction and retention among IT employees. It would further discuss the use of qualitative methodology for conducting this research to understand the underlying reasons and...
Ethics and social responsibility are much talked about areas in business today. Questions regarding what these two mean have fetched a lot of theories from different authors. Further, the question of ethical social responsibility is a question that dawn upon all organizations. Are our philanthropic activities with NGOs an ethical...
Acknowledgments This study may not be achievable without the cooperation, guidance, support and without the assistance of a few person and organisation. University adopted Supervisor PQR1 Lecturer, Department of —–, University of —-, was the source of the inspiration and motivation for making this dissertation effort on this particular topic...
Introduction Many organisations are faced with uncertainty, economic confusion, and changing demographics. The ability to manage change is a concern of all and begs the question of what this means and what is involved. As organisations attempt to remain competitive and profitable they need to be aware of how their...
Introduction Employee involvement in organizations has many faces and is also defined in many ways. Some people especially the management believe that the involvement of employees in the organization is meant to solve all the problems occurring in that organization. On the other hand, others are of the opinion that...
Introduction The world is facing the worst economic crisis in face of the recent credit crunch, instability across various regions and economies, global warming and failure of the global monetary system, geopolitical systems, terrorism threats etc. These conditions create new challenges for business faced with intense competition, dynamism, sustainability and...
There are different managerial decisions made by market structures that depend on firms in the industry, costs and customers’ demand, available information, and how other firms behave. Different firms use different means of advertisement and research and managerial decisions should be optimal and effective. Managers in their decision-making should know...
Abstract China boasts of being the third-largest economy around the world following the United States and Japan and has a gross domestic product of US$ 3.7 trillion in this year’s statistics which are attributed to the exchange rate terms. China is also placed a strong number two in economic prowess...
Executive Summary ‘Wokoodle’ will present a relaxing, neighborhood-centered eatery with an oriental tint where the bar will serve noodle and other rice items to customers. Wokoodle will render different service to the customers much different from other noodle bars existing currently in the vicinity. The objective of this paper is...
Introduction Businesses of all sizes are equally affected by the pressures of globalization. Even companies that produce the most localized consumption do not have ways of protecting themselves against competition brought forth by the integration of global economies. Any attempts by governments (at local, state, and federal levels) to protect...
Introduction General Electric (GE) operates as a technology, media, and financial services company spread across the world known for its core strengths in electric and other allied areas. GE deals with a wide range of products starting from aircraft engines, locomotives and other transportation equipment to medical imaging equipments. Manufacturing...
Abstract In any social set up or organization, the importance of leadership cannot be underestimated. Leaders within the organization do the planning for most of the sectors such as financial, marketing, policy formulation, and control of the major assets. In addition, they also do the control, organizing and leading of...
Abstract Academicians and organizational executives regard integrated marketing communication to be an indispensable tool in the modern marketing environment as it draws on the synergy of multiple communication channels regard integrated marketing research. Integrated marketing communication (IMC) provides marketing communication managers with the tools to achieve higher financial organizational performance...
Wal-Mart is the largest retail corporation in the world. Wal-Mart’s successful domination of the retail market is the result of the company’s relentless push for “the lowest possible price” for consumers. Wal-Mart’s predatory pricing strategy is used to eliminate competition. The principle of cutting costs – at any cost –...
Abstract With fossil fuels becoming more expensive and scarce with each passing day, the world is looking with renewed interests at renewable and alternative fuel sources both for the cost advantage and also since these fuels are green fuels and do not cause pollution. While the previous century was driven...
Background of Peugeot Citroen’s investment Russia The Chinese Automobile market has been flourishing from 2002. however, the country’s automotive sales have grown by 25 percent a year—up from 10 percent a year between 1997 and 2001—and in 2006 China overtook Japan, to become the world’s second-largest market for automobiles. What’s...
Leadership is the art of influencing people in the manner desired by the leader towards the accomplishment of some common objectives and direct the organization to make it more cohesive and coherent. For the leadership to be effective the following factors or any combination of them must be put into...
Introduction This chapter aims to describe the main theme of the research study. It contains complete information about the topic, background and significance of the research study topic. The background of the problem is also briefly explained to show the nature of the problem. Moreover, the research methodology employed for...
Introduction The relevance of the object of study is determined by the role the Human Recourse Management plays in the organization of sound business strategies. The urgency of the topic in its turn is based on the importance of human recourses in the modern labor market and the need to...
The Internet has gained great attention as a means of communication for marketers. The main reason attributable to such increased popularity is its tremendous growth and adoption by consumers and businesses alike (Morgan, 1996; Charlesworth, 2009). As the degree of growth and acceptance of the internet is so high, experts...
Introduction Individual attitudes is about evaluative statements about people and its components include cognitive where we have beliefs, knowledge, opinions and the intention of behaving in a given way. An important attitude is job satisfaction because it can affect productivity because when employees are satisfied, customer satisfaction also increase and...
Introduction Corporate fraud has become more sophisticated than compared to a decade ago and IRS investigation team has the analytical capability of ward through numerous computerized financial records and through complex paper filing. Now, IRS special investigation agents have investigative skills on computer data that facilitate them to recover financial...
Introduction The Research and Development sectors of a corporate are crucial to its success, or failure. Especially this is true if the company, or corporate, is competing, or willing to compete, in international markets. Having a highly organized and structured company helps in achieving long term goals of development and...
Abstract The dissertation is aimed at identifying the factors that affect the internet advertisement revenue and the consumer’s purchasing decision. The dissertation is intended to study two major issues that are the Companies’ Internet advertisement revenue and Consumers’ Purchasing Decisions. In this regard the research work is focused on studying...
The recent development strategy of Vietnam aims in achieving effective economic growth and has been directed towards the sustainability of the SMEs. However, as Vietnam is still in its infancy stage of development, the SMEs, in particular, suffer from a severe lack of competitiveness in the international arena, and thus...
Introduction Statement of objective: Research Question The principal question considered in this project is: Can a strategic move be undertaken which will increase the opportunity for sustained high performance in the insurance brokerage industry related to premium financing? The objective is to apply a formal framework to facilitate strategy development...
Dissertation Proposal The purpose of this dissertation proposal is to present coordination of supplier chain management which offers a vision of using the same supplier by two competitors. The existing supply chain management literature have not yet been addressed the dilemma of harmonization in supply chains connecting the use of...
Introduction The regulation of the financial service industry has assumed greater importance in the wake of a balanced economic development of the nation. An intrusive regulatory framework is considered very much essential in view of the concern about the safety and soundness of the financial service industry. However the advancement...
Kotterman, James (2006). Leadership versus Management: the disparities that are Journal for Quality and Participation, The Summer. The article entailed the differences that exist between management and leadership. A descriptive methodology was embraced by the researchers in the overall attainment of the results and assessed the following, Managers having subordinates,...
To propel a business into the public’s consciousness, brand marketing is a method used by marketers. It is a great way to establish your business’ image to capture your desired target market. But what is branding and why is it important? This paper presents the history of using brands and...
Introduction The phenomenon of virtual corporation and its fundamental element of outsourcing became increasingly popular and common primarily with companies seeking out individuals and service providers to cut their costs of operations and improve their efficiencies. The concept of outsourcing led to a change in corporate thinking where operational control...
Introduction Economical innovation on different levels has become a subject for discussion lately. The importance of this phenomenon is hard to overestimate; while the economy of every country is constantly developing, innovation is one of the main processes which signal this development. Some of the branches may need more time...
Introduction Short run is the period of time when quantity of one input is at fixed level and other inputs have varied quantities. In the long run, there are varied quantities of all the inputs. There is no fixed time for separating short run from long run because; distinction varies...
Introduction Analysis of the customer business sphere of any particular geographic region is closely associated with the sociological research and the analysis of the gained results. The aim of this paper is to systematize the gained results, as well as provide thee analysis of the collected data in the context...
This paper will primarily focus on Tesco, based in the UK. The aim of this study is to throw light upon the competitive environment and the internal capabilities of the company and how the same have combined to the development. The first few pages of this case study will give...
There are various Leadership Assumptions in the corporate world. However, they are nothing but myths. The first assumption suggests that Leaders are born, not made. In other words, “Leadership is a rare ability only given to a few”. (Smith, 2008) The Second assumption and third assumption interlink with the first...
Abstract One of the key factors in successfully marketing of any product requires a through and careful understanding of the motivation, learning beliefs and decision making process of the consumers. This becomes especially important in the case of automobiles since the decision to purchase an automobile involves a huge financial...
Introduction Organization behavior (OB) is the study of the way individuals and groups of people act within a particular organization or organizations. It can also be defined as the study of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations, it has an impact on how this people and groups think,...
The research Evidence on the Role of Firm Capabilities in Vertical Integration Decisions (1996) by Nicholas Argyres The research Evidence on the Role of Firm Capabilities in Vertical Integration Decisions (1996) conducted by Nicholas Argyres explored some criteria for identifying and characterizing firm capabilities. It was aimed at answering the...
Current research represents a comprehensive analysis of Phoenix, Arizona’s downtown infrastructure including existing elements and future projects of its modernization and revitalization. There is no denying the importance of the fact that public administration both in theory and in practice is characterized by the perception of City as a complex...
Abstract This research aims to focus on how customer services can be improved differently at WAL MART, the world’s largest retail giant. The research contains why improving customer service is necessary for WAL MART, how it can make its’ customers a life long partner, analysis of customers’ demands and wants...
Formulating strategies focuses on matching the resources and capabilities of a firm to the opportunities arising from the external environment. The ultimate aim of evolving and implementing strategies for a firm is to attain sustainable competitive advantages. Therefore a resource-based view postulates that a firm has to use its available...
Introduction The DESERTEC project is a huge and long term project that will impact the environment and population of the countries of Europe and around the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). It is an ambitious one for the so-called sun-belt countries that will involve construction of Concentrating Solar...
Introduction Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China is one of the most flagrant outcomes of China’s open door policy, which was implemented in December 1978. China became the largest FDI recipient by replacing the United States (US). During the year 1998, China had engrossed $267 billion worth of FDI and...
Introduction A change in organization is defined as strong force that can drive many segments in an organization providing the managers with new projects or modification of the already existing ones. Any force of change in an organization can affect its business, the jobs of the employees and consequently their...
This paper discusses characteristics of conflicts, different types of conflicts, and barriers that conflict management. It is thus divided into an introduction, a conclusion, and a reference list page. Introduction A conflict can be defined as an opposition between ideas or interests between people working or living together. It can...
Introduction Competition in China’s fashion industry is very fierce but most of the domestic companies still fail to understand that dividing the brands into segments and then, later on, aiming at winning the segmented consumers is the key to succeed in this kind of business. Through analyzing the western appeal...
Introduction Derivatives as a risk management tool gained prominence during the period of oil shocks which marked a time of extreme volatility and market uncertainty. In 1971 the erstwhile fixed foreign exchange system was abolished and a system of market foreign exchange set in (Taylor)1. But in India, the policy...
Abstract The paper at hand is going to dwell upon organizational change as one of the key aspects determining the success of a present-day company. In order to attain effective outcome of the change process, it is essential to take into consideration not only the purpose of the change but...
Introduction Management studies have taken on a new trend in that organizations are perceived with a systems perspective (McNamara, Free Management Library). The vast number of innovative changes in their style of operations has prompted organizations to wake up to new methods of rapid and sure accomplishment. Inclusion Melbourne Incorporation...
Wal-Mart has been the leader in using cutting edge technology for its supply chain processes. For logistics management EDI (electronic data exchange) helped it to establish direct links with the stores. EDI also helped the company to place orders directly with the suppliers electronically. EDI reduced the order processing time...
Introduction Developing countries also referred to as third world countries may be described as having low levels of economic development including income levels and industrialization. Over the years, transnational corporations have diversified their operations to developing countries causing various effects, both positive and negative, for instance, the economic development and...
Introduction This chapter will elaborate on the importance of culture in project management in all of its aspects. The research will investigate various practices and situations that involve cultural considerations. This introductory chapter will define the background, problem, gap, aim, scope and justification of the study. Background of the Study...
For any enterprise (including small textile manufacturers), changing conditions brought on by changing competition, markets, and technology confront executives with a major and continuing challenge to decide on what specific new business interests to pursue. Unless a company constantly looks ahead, it may as well consider closing its doors altogether....
Executive Summary Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is a concept of management which is developed to make all different aspects of marketing tools like personal selling, advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing act together as a single unified force instead of making them to work in isolation to each...
Executive Summary We have carried out capital budgeting of mad manufacturing ltd. the analysis shows that the company can invest in the new product to earn a net present value of $ 11,869,970 and an internal rate of return of 60% that is viable using NPV and payback period. the...
Abstract The application of electronic learning (e-learning) at the organisation level has been on the rise. This is because organisations have realised that the ensuing benefits of e-learning, relative to the conventional employees training techniques are enormous. E-learning has been seen to result in a massive reduction in terms of...
The world has grown up a lot and a number of trends have been changed. In most SMEs (small and medium enterprises) traditions and trends keep changing with the customer’s requirements and market needs. In most economies, smaller enterprises are more in number. During the past few years, America has...
Introduction Background Workplace relationships are never reciprocal (Denning 2013). Relative to this assertion, Deery (2008) says, while people like to believe in the concept of equality and democracy in the workplace, the reality is that some groups of employees exercise more power than others do. Broadly, this uneven power structure...
A brief and comprehensive summary of the proposal The United Arab Emirates has emerged as a safe haven for investors and businesses as the state has successfully implemented its trade, fiscal and monetary policies, which cultivate major financial inflows and revenue. The UAE includes oil-rich countries such as Abu Dhabi...
Introduction It has been noticed over the recent years that the testing for market anomalies in stock returns has become an active field of research in empirical finance, and it has been very subsequently gained enormous attention from the academic journals but also in the financial press. Amongst the commonly...
Introduction Today, we are moving at a faster speed through technology at every aspect of the business, while e-commerce has been recognised as the most modern aspect of that technology. It influences organisations for discovering newer customs for expanding the competitive marketplace; draw the attention of customers through customisation of...
Introduction A significant number of organizations’ success is measured by financial and operational achievements. This procedure tends to take employees’ participation for granted, meaning that they are less appreciated. In addition, members of the labor force find themselves pressured in order to help respective companies surpass the financial and operational...
Introduction The extent to which employees of a certain organization are contented and intend to retain to their present job, can be determined by the level of their Job Satisfaction. There are different responses towards work, some people may find their jobs interesting and may find it necessary for their...
Abstract Company executives have realized the importance of conducting marketing campaigns via social media with special focus on Facebook. The importance of Facebook as a platform to reach a wider segment of online communities relates to the benefits associated with reaching the customer in real time, gathering information about consumer...
Entry Vignette Should not doing business with the federal government follow the same paradigm as applying for a job position? The need is identified, advertised and those interested apply. The company that best meets the criteria gets the contract, provides the supplies or services and the government pays the bill....
Introduction For any firm to succeed in its operations the compliance to industry norms is very important that is it must adhere to the rules of competition for market share within a particular industry. This always avoids unfair competition between firms in the same industry. However, sometimes a firm may...
Introduction The last decades of 20th century have been marked with the emergence of new socio-political reality, which now is being discussed in terms of Globalization. This reality’s most obvious characteristic is the fact that in “brave borderless world”, the traditional principles of political governing are being increasingly deprived of...
Introduction The international business scenario and the total world economic environment are undergoing profound instances of change. Factors like the fast pace of the development in technology, changes in the world markets due to rapid changes in consumer preferences and tastes, formation of large global corporations due to mergers and...
This study has been primarily conducted to assess the best Statistical Model that could be used for interpretation of Currency Returns under the Three required Models: Sharpe Model, Random walk model and VAR (α= 0.01). Risk and returns have complimentary influences in the context of investments and tend to be...
Introduction Change is an organisation is a fundamental reality. In most firms, change is described as the process of shifting to a better position. Since change is a common event in organisations, companies are expected to provide concrete plans to anticipate such occurrences. The vitally of change is evident in...
Abstract There is no more dramatic or controversial activity in corporate finance than the acquisition of one firm by another or the merger of two firms. The acquisition of one firm by another occurs as a matter of investment made under uncertainty. The normal and basic ideology behind any scheme...
Executive Summary Pleasure Parking Limited, a parking bay service provider shall be registered in Kenya in January 2009. The company shall be located at Amazon house situated behind Kenyatta Avenue Nairobi Main Street. Currently, the Nairobi city council (NCC) the main parking service provider is unable to cope with the...
Abstract A growing concern among the senior leaders of organizations is to ensure the maintenance of a competent workforce capable of meeting the organizational objectives effectively and efficiently. This has led to the continuous search for talented employees and to ascertain the ways of retaining the best talents. Theory reiterates...
Introduction The Microsoft Corporation has subcontracted its customer support function. Mambo Graphics has outsourced its entire manufacturing process. After profiting from this outsourcing decision, Mambo Graphics later subcontracted the distribution of its products also. Marks & Spencer’s competent suppliers are its competitive edge (Domberger, 2002). All of these are top...
Abstract Germany’s economic landscape is based on a business environment fundamentally different from that of Anglo-Saxon economies like the US and the UK. Merger and Acquisition activities (M&A) offer an interesting academic study in understanding a country’s unique corporate culture. In this dissertation, I have conducted empirical research to understand...
This paper explains in detail the 8 key elements of e-commerce and how they have changed the business. Definitions of the World Wide Web and the internet and the strategies to design a website have also been mentioned. Value Proposition This aspect of the business model deals with the products...
Abstract Technology has changed the way we do things and has revolutionized businesses all over the world. The increased use of internet in the process of business transactions, e-business has been hailed as the way to go in the modern and future business growth. This has led to many business...
Introduction This dissertation is about the core competencies and the sustainable business strategies which should be applied to the environment of all the organizations in the world to enhance the overall performance and boost up their revenue generation. This chapter is the starting statement or point for this dissertation and...
Introduction Employees or human resources are the greatest assets of a company or firm (Yaroshevsky-Glanville, 2004). The human resources manager (HR) is a person who balances the relationship between the employee and the administration. The Human Resources strategic plan is based on the competency of the HR manager who uses...
Definition of Criterion Variables We define the independent variable (IV) “volunteerism” operationally, first of all, as any manifestation of corporate support for community and other external activities that require giving of volunteer time and other resources. The first dependent variable (DV), job satisfaction, shall be measured with a job satisfaction...
Introduction Organizational behavior refers to the knowledge of how individuals or groups act through a system approach. It comprises of the relationship between people in terms of individuals, a small group and the whole organization with an intention of building a better relationship. A positive group behavior aims at achieving...
Introduction “India is poised as the most favourite FDI destination in South East Asia, outpacing China” (IGRM 2006). FDI is the short form of Foreign Direct Investment. Direct investment means the involvement in direct ownership of foreign based assembly or manufacturing facilities. When the market is big enough, then the...
Abstract Opportunity recognition process is to be considered as important one among the different aspects in the path to entrepreneurship. This process follows a definitive flow of events starting from generation of ideas, shaping them into workable opportunities and developing them into profitable business ventures. There is the need to...
Abstract Risks are prevalent in all types of economic activities. If appropriate remedial measures are not adopted, these risks could result in substantial losses and render a business organization ineffective. The main aim of this study is to investigate how information systems can benefit the process of risk management. Risk...
Introduction This paper uses some activities of Wal-Mart as the selected company and understands how these activities come within the functions of management and indicate how they relate to each other and the organization. This will also identify and describe the elements of Wal-Mart organization within its structure and how...
Abstract This correlational study will utilize a descriptive quantitative research technique to evaluate the relationship between leadership style in financial institutions and organizational performance in the crisis-hit economy. Consecutive studies have revealed that the effectiveness of an organization is more often a manifestation of the values and rational planning of...
Introduction Leadership has been described as a process which entails interactions between managers and members of the team, so that managers function as leaders and influence their teams to obtain the aims and goals of the organization which they serve (Kramer, 2008). Good leaders and effective leadership have been an...
Introduction The World Wide Web is a collection of smaller intranets and extranets as well as wide area networks, WANs, which are clustered and grouped together to form a virtual world that is known as Cyber Space or the online dimension of the Internet. The large scope of this dimension...
This application section of the paper focuses on the Neo-populist leadership, i.e. the current leadership style in the third world countries. It further mentions certain changes in the country affairs and in leader’s own personality and in his character are required to implement the neo-populist theory. According to this research...
Introduction Chapter seventeen of Kotler’s and Keller’s book Marketing Management discusses Designing and integrating Marketing communications. Marketing communications or communication mix as what it is referred to by some authors is the major factor in marketing a product. It includes various areas such as Advertising, Sales Promotion, Events and Experiences,...
Introduction The dividend policy is an essential concern for today’s enterprises. Firms exercise dividends as a mechanism for pecuniary indications for the recluses concerning the strength and growth scenario of the organization. At the same time dividends engage in exercise with an imperative role on capital structure of a firm....
Business Planning refers to the applications, processes, and technologies involved in the planning of functions in a business to improve organizational synergies and optimized financial performance (Whitehair, 1996). War planning refers to the strategizing required before military action is put forth. Sun Tzu wrote the Art of War (Clavel, 1983)...
Executive Summary The main objective of this work is to provide readers with three-dimensional insight on operational essence of eCommerce, as such that is closely interrelated with economics, politics and technology, because we believe that it is only when the practitioners of eCommerce understand the full scale of implications, related...
