Introduction A cash flow statement (CFS) is one of the principal types of financial statements. Its primary purpose is to summarize the total amount of cash and cash equivalents (CE) that companies operate. The statement is frequently utilized in business analysis to determine short-term and long-term objectives. Furthermore, the cash...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to re-propose to the board of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia the need to shift from the traditional transactional approach of marketing financial services to a more modern and strategic relationship marketing approach. Background Information The CBA marketing intelligence, as well as the...
Introduction Change is a fundamental factor in every organization because it helps the employees to handle the increasing competitive conditions and the technological developments at the workplace. However, change has negatively affected the productivity of organizations since many employees tend to oppose new ideologies and processes. According to Leahy (2003),...
Confirmation of the Research Topic The topic of this research read as follows, âExploring the CSR Activities of Oil and Gas Firms: A Case Study of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC).â The researcher was interested in investigating the CSR activities that ENOC is currently undertaking in various regions where it...
Introduction Control is the process whereby managers regulate how efficiently and effectively an organization is performing the activities necessary to achieve the organizational goals (Waddel, Devine, Jones & George, 2008). According to Hubbard, Rick, and Beamish (2007), “the basic concept of control process involves carefully collecting information about a system,...
Introduction The exchange rate that prevails in the market is of great value to many government policy makers and economists in todayâs world because of globalization. The determination of the exchange rate becomes of paramount importance due to the impact it has on the economic performance of the economy. Early...
Problematizing Write-Up Introduction The company is the leader in the production in the crude oil industry, but it experienced an economic downturn and had to lay off 45,000 employees to maintain its profit margins. Nonetheless, despite negative projections of the demand for crude oil and gas, the company decided to...
Overview of the goal setting and planning process Institutional goals are superior operating guidelines that direct the effort of employees with the intention of achieving targets. The goals are central elements that guide managers when developing effective plans of action and coordination of activities. It is clear that goals set...
Introduction In the globalizing, competitive, and technologically driven business environment, change is actually inevitable. This means that any type of organization should embrace change in case it desires to achieve better results. Customers in the modern world are highly selective implying that an organization needs to come up with new...
Executive Summary British Airways is regarded as one of the largest airline transporters in the world. (Dow, 2010) The business strategies applied by this company are effective, and checked by time, however, the company experiences essential difficulties in supply chain and logistics spheres. This is explained by the fact that...
Abstract Often overlooked, such aspect of an organization as the identity and culture of the staff often gets overlooked despite the obvious significance of the issue. The subject matter, however, is recognized as essential when an organization starts expanding and, thus, is supposed to communicate with the representatives of another...
Introduction In an attempt to deviate from the traditional cultureactive to intercultureactive edge, Richard Lewis endeavored to establish, theoretically, a framework within which to ground his novel intercultureactive trends. Having done a plethora of cross-cultural studies, Lewis noted that the globalization phenomenon required a new approach to cultural interactions. The...
So-called âoff the booksâ economic practices such as cash payments, undeclared taxable income, and the drug or illegal arms trade combine to create a âshadow economy,â money that changes hands âunder the table,â beyond the purview of taxation controls and governmental regulations. Not all of these business practices can be...
Introduction Over the past decade, economic analysts have shifted attention on a new emerging trend in the world economy. Technology is rapidly affecting nearly every aspect of human lives. Due to advances in communication and information technology, the world has revolutionized nearly beyond recognition in the past five decades. Despite...
Introduction Management goes hand in hand with business. The corporate life of todayâs 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...
Introduction The communication business has evolved from customary telecommunication systems. The older methods of communication suffer unpredictability and result in inconveniences for users. The business people then resolved to invest in research efforts to develop better communication technologies. Presently the marketplace is bursting with exceptional and extremely sophisticated communication gadget,...
A plan to reduce organizational stress during and after the organizational change process at IBM Conducting a stress audit This involves identifying the sources of stress that are related to the change process within an organization. This includes identifying the fears that the employees have concerning the change, the difficulties...
The safety issues play an important role in implementing the companyâs strategies and cannot be underestimated. The lack of attention toward the methods of strategic implementation can significantly reduce the effectiveness of the companyâs processes and the performance indicators. The lack of understanding Between Don as the Vice President and...
Thesis statement The thesis of the Wisdom of the crowds is that a crowd of brilliant individuals with independence of decision-making will tend to make better judgment than anyone person irrespective of his level of intelligence or experience. To support his thesis, the author analyses an array of events, which...
The financial instability of the recent times demanded from each organization and from each leader revising the main parameters of actions such as, changes in strategies, accurate definition of goals, and downsizing separate expense items. In such conditions, the role of strategic choices of organizational designs sufficiently increases. In that...
Introduction âTo err is human; to really foul things up requires a computerâ â 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...
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 Porter Novelli is a large marketing communications firm with more than 100 offices around the world. William D. Novelli and Jack Porter, a pair of advertising executives, founded Porter Novelli in 1972. The company was involved in a few successful campaigns including HIV awareness and anti-tobacco campaigns. The mid-2000s...
Introduction Leadership and management are key issues that determine the performance of organizations. Investors may not be good leaders or have the required management skills; therefore, they hire professionals to run their organizations. Learning and tainting institutions offer various courses that ensure managers and leaders are equipped with the relevant...
Globalization has made employment a fundamental aspect of peopleâs lives today. As people engage in various activities for the purposes of generating an income, they build what is referred to as a career. Noe (2012) provides a working definition of the concept âcareerâ. Noe (2012) views this concept as a...
Successful recruitment of an employee as a new member of a company can greatly affect his or her performance, motivation, as well as retention in a position (Philips & Gully, 2015). Therefore, it is crucial to give the process of recruitment extra thought as to how the hired talent can...
Introduction The success of a business depends on a wide range of intertwined factors. Ranging from business feasibility to effective management, there is no doubt that managers play crucial roles in setting performance pace of any business organization. The truth of the matter is that no business can thrive and...
People Management Practices at PepsiCo Successful organizations have proper human resource management practices that correlate with the organizational structure (Welch and Welch 79). People management practices include a set of guidelines that help an organization to handle the internal environment of work. The internal environment comprises of the employees, competitors,...
Introduction There are various factors that shape employeesâ attitudes towards their job. Much attention should be paid to the way in which managers support workers. Admittedly, business administrators should make these people committed to the organizational goals and demand excellent results from them. Nevertheless, it is important to remember about...
Introduction The area of team leadership attracts a lot of attention in the modern world because of the need to assemble and deploy diverse teams for the completion of projects. The future of many corporations relies more and more on the kind of team leadership they have for their projects....
Abstract This research paper evaluates the level of customer satisfaction at Emirates Airlines. The research is motivated by the need to determine possible gaps in the firmâs customer service strategies. In the course of its operations, Emirates Airlines has been committed to delivering a unique customer experience. In order to...
Company description Toyota Motor Company is a Japanese corporation engaged mainly in automobile and financial business. The corporation operations are based on three segments (TMC, 2010). The auto sector takes on the devising, fabrication and production of automobiles products namely trucks, minicabs, commuter vans, and allied accessories. The funding industry...
Company Overview Since its establishment, Tiffany has been one of the leading companies in the production of luxurious jewelry around the world. However, this status changed when competition stiffened owing to the entry of various retail companies into the jewelry market. One of the factors that helped the company retain...
Subject Company Information Apple Corp is an American company that manufactures, sells, and distributes computer hardware, software, and electronics (âAppleâ par. 4). It was founded by Steve Jobs along with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976 (Grady 4). They incorporated the company in 1977 and located the headquarters in...
Describe the firms in the proposed merger. List their annual sales and the extent of their operations Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. The merger of Exxon and Mobil formed it with the emerging company being headquartered in Irving, Texas. According to Agreement...
Introduction The food market is flooded with different types of products. Clients are gradually shifting towards the consumption of healthy foods. In light of this, Nastle has developed new products to meet the demands of the clients. In conjunction with Gordon Ramsay, a popular TV chef, Nastle intends to market...
Introduction Strategy formulation is part of the strategic management process which is concerned with setting the direction of the firm. The formulation process of a strategy is concerned with defining the business, establishing strategic objectives and formulating a comprehensive strategy. The setting of organizational objectives should always begin with a...
