Amazon company is a well-known Interned-based enterprise that primarily sells goods online and practices e-commerce. The company was based in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, and now is one of the largest business structures in the United States and the world. Aside from the online store, Amazon has physical stores, streaming...
There are several major approaches to research, each of which is particularly suitable for the specific purposes of different scholarly investigations. The main groups of methods available are qualitative, quantitative, and mixed. Quantitative research utilizes data collected with the help of quantitative methods, such as numerical data (Johnson & Christensen,...
Coca-Colaâs history commenced in 1886 when John Pemberton of Georgia created the Coca-Cola drink. In that year, the soft drink could be purchased from a local pharmacy. With time, the drink was placed in several other locations in the country where it retailed at five cents. It was also advertised...
In 1992, Robert Kaplan and David Norton introduced the balanced scorecard. These researchers aimed at creating a concept that would capture both financial and non-financial performance measures in organizations. Firms that have implemented and used balanced scorecard have been able to understand and communicate their strategy, measure the elements of...
Introduction A perceptual map refers to a picture created by a customer every time they see the brand of the company. Perceptual mapping is normally done on graphs where various features of the brand are plotted against those of competitors. Perceptual maps help in comparing strategies of the firm and...
Introduction Toyota Motor Corporation is a global institution that specializes in the manufacture and promotion of motor vehicles. The company was started in the year 1937 and has a workforce of over 317,734 people worldwide. The company is also the worldâs largest automobile corporation through manufacture. This paper discusses the...
Introduction The interaction between information and an organization is simple but very crucial. Information from within the organization finds its way to the outside environment while that from outside finds its way into the internal environment of the organization (again COMMUNICATIONS, 2004) Unchecked flow of information in and out can...
Introduction In the development of our marketing strategy, the company can utilize customersâ internal factors which influence their purchase decisions. The present report will provide a brief overview of such internal factors, and the way they can be utilized in the context of marketing the vehicles we manufacture. Perception The...
Introduction Organizations operate in an environment characterized by diverse challenges and opportunities. The challenges and opportunities emanate from the macro and micro business environments. Despite the challenges , organizations should ensure that they succeed in the future. Organizationâs future success can only be achieved through integration of effective strategic management...
Introduction Psychology is one of the most useful fields in running an organization. Industrial and organizational psychology applies the knowledge of psychology in organizations and other workplace. An organization that applies industrial/ organizational psychology attains great success in its operations. The performance of the organization is improved and the well...
Human resource is the vital element in any organizationâs success and survival, and is the most complicated to manage. The complication arises due to human nature which is subjective and tends to be unpredictable. However, in an organizational environment judging someoneâs productive behavior and efficiency tends to be a difficult...
Introduction Best Buy is leading consumer electronics retailer in the USA. Its new program, Customer Centricity, is aimed to sustain its brand image and increase customer satisfaction and loyalty. The uniqueness of this approach is that it combines such important elements as culture, segmentation and effective marketing. For Best Buy...
Quality assurance is basically a process that was formulated to assess if the products or services manufactured or sold satisfy, exceed or fall below the expectations of the customers. It is a step wise approach and broken up into processes (Stevenson, 2006). The steps include the design of the product,...
Strategic management is a potent tool that is vital for modern companies because of the complexity of their functioning and the multiple challenges they face in the course of their evolution. Application of the basic concepts of this theoretical framework can contribute to the improvement of the current situation and...
Abstract In a company, management acts a platform on which various issues in the companies are presented including issues on growth of the company, profit and loses and the company’s ethics. However, how management handle these issues will depend on various internal and external factors which will have either positive...
Introduction The acquisition is defined as the process where the assets or stocks of a company are bought entirely or partially by another company. Companies adopting growth strategies opt using acquisitions rather than expanding the existing structures (Pahl & Richter, 2009). When a company is acquired, the acquiring company may...
The business Strategy of any company, like Able Corporation, determines how the goals of the company, be it be short term or long term, be achieved. Its formulation for any company brings upon four different important factors Product development, Market penetration, Market development, and diversification. All these four factors can...
Introduction In 1990 a great work to change the HRM system was started, which then resulted in a shift of role of the HR practinaires in the contemporary Australian business. The change was initiated through establishment of the united public sector. Australian HR practitioners had to focus not only on...
Executive Summary Riordan Company is well known for its plastic production which is distributed in major industries such as the aviation industry, automobile industry, and the bottlers of soft drinks. Over the past one and a half decade, there has been rapid globalization in businesses mostly led by the advanced...
Leadership style can have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the working process and its outcomes. Fiedler who distinguished between relationship-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles stated that neither of them is ideal and each of them can be effective for a specific situation (Daft and Lane 67). Leaderâs behaviors...
Introduction Leadership is the art of socially influencing people to maximize their efforts towards achieving set goals (Davies & Brundrett 2010). Leaders are usually required to define goals and come up with ways through which they can motivate, inspire and empower their subordinates or followers to achieve the set goals....
Abstract According to the American Marketing Association, marketing is the process whereby the organization plans and implements the different prices, various ways of promoting and distributing its products to satisfy the customers and be able to meet the objectives of the organization. (Bobette K.2008). When a company is doing marketing...
Introduction Leadership is the process of influencing or directing the behavior of other people towards the achievement of a common goal or objective. A leader should be able to influence others to get things done in a standard that is higher than normal. Power on the other hand is the...
Proposed group and team concepts To successfully create an organization behavior modification plan, it is imperative to review the good reputation, concentrate on the ‘right stuff’, and defining the ‘stuff’. Under defining the ‘stuff’ module, it is important to balance the performance of the employees with the effort they place...
Introduction The company decided to implement the Brand Focused Value Creation strategy to improve the quality of services it offers its customers. Whirlpool intended to make its customers more loyal to its products to increase its market share. Whirlpoolâs management sought to strengthen the value of its brands in the...
Introduction Organizational change is an essential procedure that allows companies to acquire or introduce new products, processes, or strategies. Leaders should consider emerging factors that have the potential to transform performance and maximize competitiveness. Companies that ignore these drivers of change will become either obsolete or less competitive. This paper...
Introduction Leadership is one of the ways of making things to happen. It influences followers and makes them follow the decisions of their leader. Transformational leadership accommodates the followers and involves them in making decisions. The paper will explain and compare this kind of leadership with the other two. The...
Introduction Change is an avoidable aspect that constantly occurs in an organization. The issues that Mullins (2010) tries to clarify are that change depends on one’s personality with regards to the change management plan. Nevertheless, it is a bit challenging to accept change and work accordingly. It is impossible for...
Introduction According to research, many scientists agree that participative and consultative management methods are the most efficient (Chartered Management Institute 2013). The scholars hold that the era of authoritarian leadership and management styles is long gone. Chartered Management Institute (2013) argues that the success of leadership or management approach depends...
Thinking Quality products and quality processes are said to be key factors differentiating market leaders from market followers. IMB is a market leader in IT products investing in new solutions and promotion campaigns. As a result, the key success factor for many firms is maximizing customer value. Rather than price,...
Introduction Human resource management and Industrial relations are two broad subjects that discuss the same issue though they may appear different. Both studies take a different approach but converge on the issue that they cover. The difference between the two disciplines comes in the way they are applied in the...
Introduction The primary goal of any manager is to ensure that his or her subordinates perform well at work and develop their skills and capabilities to ensure the improvement of performance. The coaching process of performance management aims to achieve this target by evaluating the goals that individuals for their...
Volkswagen is currently implicated in emission scandal due to the companyâs cheating emissions tests of diesel cars sold in the United States. The car giant will pay $10 billion to compensate its stakeholders, especially more than 480.000 people who own two-liter diesel cars (Volkswagen âto Pay $10bnâ par. 2). Every...
Management of Global Human Capital at AGC Making a diagnosis is typically viewed as an integral part of a change management plan for a good reason. Without stating the issue, one will be unable to design the strategy that will help improve the companyâs performance. In the case in point,...
Brent started EMS in Saskatoon to present a sensible marketing workbook that was to be used by undersized businesses in Canada and the United States. This could help the diminutive business owners with no marketing skill build strategies customized to their sole business states. Problem statement Brent had no source...
Hershey’s Company is a biggest manufacturer of chocolate and confectionery products. In 2004, the companyâs net sales reached $4.4 billion. Today, Hershey employs about 13,000 workers around the globe. The main brands are Hersheyâs, Reeseâs, Kit Kat, Kisses, Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher, Ice Brearers (Hershey’s Home Page 2007). As a market...
Decoupling inventory Organizations use different inventory types depending on the causes of imbalance that occur between supply and demand rates. Decoupling inventory is used to enhance the independence of processing centers and departments (Slack, Chambers & Johnston, 2010, p. 375). When using this type of inventory, different processing units should...
Briefly explain the ways of entering a market The process of entering a market is a strategic decision that determines how a business will reach the target customers. There are different methods that a business can enter a new market. Many factors determine the entry strategy. Some of the key...
Describe this innovative idea Currently, people are encouraged to recycle most of the disposable materials such as plastics, tires, and papers. These materials contribute to most of our domestic and industrial litters. After conducting market research, I have decided to start up a plastic recycling business in my neighborhood. In...
Management and Leadership Concepts According to Maxwell (2005), it is important to set the pace as a leader instead of being reactive. As a leader, the law of Big Mo has impacted me positively since I can solve most challenges that I come across. Whenever I lack momentum, my future...
Description of ISO 9001:2008 ISO 9001:2008 is a standard used to outline the conditions or requirements that should be met by an organization in its quality strategy for ISO 9001:2008 certification (Cianfrani & West, 2014). Hoyle (2017) indicates that ISO 9001:2008 is the only ISO standard document that is usually...
Organizational Resistance to change For organizations to survive in todayâs competitive business environment, change is inevitable. Change within organizations is important as it promotes innovation and organizational growth. Unfortunately, in most organizations, the change process often faces resistance from all levels of the organization. Resistance to change can be overt...
Nowadays, in the conditions of high job competition, each organization with a good reputation must have experienced human resources professionals. Using special techniques, they hire skilled specialists and support them in the working process. One of the ways to help employees to do their best at work is training. In...
Current IT situation At the given moment information technologies, used in the company Bandon Group Inc. perform the following functions: 1) administrative and financial reporting; 2) order processing; 3) sales prospecting; 4) connecting the divisions of the organization; 5) data integration and analysis; 6) territory management (Summer, 2005). This enterprise...
Introduction Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, is known for establishing her own standards of work that contributed to the corporationâs unprecedented performance. One of the aspects of her policyâs success is a clear vision of the companyâs needs and the ability to take corrective measures when the applied strategies...
Introduction As the company decides to restructure and expand its operations, I would like to be a manager in one of the departments of the company. Leaders and business managers should possess the best skills and leadership styles to promote performance. The leadership applied in the company determines how the...
Introduction Recruitment and selection are some of the most important processes within an organization. It allows the employer to hire various individuals who offer their technical skills and competencies towards achieving specific objectives. Recruitment refers to the process of establishing that an organization needs to hire someone until the time...
The purpose of this paper is three-fold. Firstly, it provides a summary of the article âConsumer conformity: review and applications for marketing theory and practiceâ, and then a highlight of the keywords that link the article with the topics of conformity and peer pressure is provided. Finally, an explanation or...
Introduction Many organizations are always thinking about how to improve their sales and how to maximize profits. To improve sales and profit employees have to be motivated by training programs and remuneration to improve their effectiveness and efficiency at the workplace (Bagad, 2009). Some professions in the aviation industry require...
Introduction The article âThe Truth About CSRâ by Kasturi Rangan, Sohel Karim, and Lisa Chase explains why companies should design appropriate CSR that support their business models. This review focuses on the best approaches to dress Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as vital business tool. The targeted article supports the importance...
Understanding the basics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the involvement of companies in it are useful aspects of the activities of corporations and the state. The United Arab Emirates understands, appreciates, and supports the principles of CSR. Even a small contribution of each company to the development of society...
Briefly explain the ways of entering the market. List examples that fit these methods Firms can use different strategies to enter foreign markets based on their size and marketing objectives. One of the strategies is a direct market entry. This occurs when a firm decides to open a new branch...
Today, Apple is a leader in the IT industry, and its strengths include knowledge, HR, relationships, selling, and history. The dramatic change made by Apple in the mid-and late 1990s has helped the company to become of the most profitable IT companies in the world and compete with IBM. It...
Premium pricing strategy This falls under the product line pricing strategies. When a firm has products that are closely related, it tends to price them to match consumer demand in order to maximize profits. In a situation where substitute products have joint economies of scale, a firm may face heterogeneous...
Introduction No organization can exist without a Human Resource department. The larger the company is the more complex models it has to implement for managing its employees. Workers are the key value of any business. They are the ones who generate the income of the business. That is why it...
Role of human resources information systems in helping organizations to meet the challenges of organizational and WorkForce change Human Resources Information System (HRIS) helps organizations in several ways. Compensation, employee benefits, and Information Systems (IS) are central elements that influence organizational performance in numerous institutions. Chriss defines the nature of...
The new trend of MBA graduates taking formal oaths that are very similar to the Hippocratic Oath seems to be rapidly growing in recent years. The practice was initiated by two professors of Harvard Business SchoolâRakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohra (Jasso, 2010). They believe that the solution for the business...
Introduction Organizations should use the best change management philosophies (CMPs) and strategies in order to achieve their objectives. My organization has always encountered several challenges within its HRM department (Cosack, Guthridge, & Lawson, 2010). Most of our employees are unhappy with their working conditions. The affected employees have not realized...
Staffing Philosophy BPâs staffing philosophy for managerial employees seems inclined towards the polycentric staffing model. With this model, organizations prefer employees from the host country to those from their home country or other countries. The reason is that such employees are believed to be better placed to understand the local...
General Essence of Electronic Performance Management Systems Electronic performance management systems (E-PMS) are a new generation of business process analytics. Such mechanisms allow distributing all necessary information among employees and integrating essential indicators into long-term goals. E-PMS creates an efficient feedback loop, which contributes to optimizing all structural units and...
Abstract The paper estimates the influence of embracing a pay-for-performance compensation system, in the contemporary job market environment. The aim of the study is to sustain a complex evaluation of the model efficiency by employing the issue from various perspectives. Specifically, the paper analyzes the challenges, which arise in pay-for-performance...
Structure of operations and quality control The product development variables at the Apple Inc Company are connected at the central point of strategic planning which encompasses cost, speed, quality, flexibility, and dependability that create a smooth continuous operation tracking model that operates like a computer from one segment to another...
Mission statement The mission of Starbucks is founded on nurturing and inspiring the spirits of individuals namely a single community, a single cup, and an individual. Vision statement The companyâs vision is geared towards making Starbucks the leading producer of premium coffee globally and upholding the inflexible standards as the...
Teslaâs Supply Chain Analysis Tesla Motors is one of the companies that operate in the automotive industry in America. The company has been performing relatively well in the recent years, having registered profits in the year 2013 (Hall 2013). One of the reasons why its performance has been increasing is...
Needs Assessment In order to function properly, a company has to be aware of its needs and the resources that it requires for the key goals to be accomplished. The issues related to human resource management (HRM) are, perhaps, the most intricate of all factors that have to be considered...
Information systems use a specific methodology to achieve its purpose as a tool for decision making. Mass-scale information systems give organizations the resources to enhance any operational process. Human resource information systems (HRIS) are focused on developing technology to increase efficacy to the many organizational activities through the distribution of...
Introduction Diversity at the workplace is no longer a new idea but rather a well-known concept in the corporate world (Thiederman, 2008). Apparently, it is viewed by most organizations as an important tool for dealing with the ever-increasing competition. Because of its relevance to organizational performance, diversity is recognized worldwide...
Which methods will be used to present the operational change? Desert Communications management requires a plan that will help them allocate their time to various forms of activities and responsibilities to employees. On the other hand, there is a need to monitor employeesâ performance to determine whether this plan is...
Retaining employees in a company is not an easy task in the modern world. Many employees are always looking for better terms and salaries. Companies must spend lots of money to retain their most hard-working employees. There are many advantages of having such employees in an organization. One of them...
Introduction Apple is one of the most successful companies in the world today. It is worth billions of dollars, and it has millions of loyal customer across the world. The history of its success is closely connected with the name of Steve Jobs, its co-founder, and ideologist. The story of...
Business processes are divided into two primary categories: value creation processes and support processes. Value-creation processes are also referred to as core processes. They are necessary for running the business and achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. Core processes relate to the organizationâs key competencies and strategic objectives. Value-creation processes play...
Introduction Human resources management (HRM) âis that branch of management that deals with managing one of the resources of the organization-human resources.â In most cases, it is referred to as personnel management. Nevertheless, the term âpersonnel managementâ is being substituted in most specialties by the term âhuman resource managementâ or...
Tesco is one of the leading retailers in the global market. This UK-based multinational is also regarded as one of the pioneers of the use of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as it launched its CRM program as far back as the 1990s (Mollah 2014). It is noteworthy that the system...
The marketing approach embraced by an entrepreneurial company dictates its performance and success. Etisalat is one of the leading telecommunication operators in the United Arab Emirates (Etisalat: Company Profile 2016). The firm has âdeployed numerous fixed and innovative mobile technologies thus making the UAE a leading global ICT economyâ (Etisalat:...
Introduction The Apple Company engages in designing, manufacturing and marketing mobile phones and other media services, portable digital music players and personal computers. It also sells a range of related software, services, networking solutions, peripherals and third party digital content and applications. Services and products of the company range from...
Content The research sought to provide beneficial information that explains why the mere investment in information systems and new management tools does not always lead to improved business results. The study gets its importance from the continued increase in global competition, which intensifies the challenges that managers face. It relates...
Introduction Performance management is an integrated approach aimed at improving the performance of individuals, as well as developing capabilities of teams and individual contributors. The performance management framework constitutes of planning, coaching, and appraisal where desired results are compared to the actual results realized. The ultimate goal of the organizational...
Introduction Information systems are designed by business organizations to enable employees perform their tasks effectively and improve general organizational performance. Most business organizations have different information requirements. For instance, senior managers require information to conduct business planning while middle managers require comprehensive information to assist them in controlling and monitoring...
Some of the leadership principles that Pacetta talks about include developing trust in the team; creating loyalty; generation of enthusiasm and excitement in the team and the organization at large. Other leadership principles highlighted include the development of positive attitude by the leaders and members of his team, an exhibition...
American Express and the Competition Hooverâs and Morningstar define MasterCard Inc., Discover Financial Services, Western Union Co, PayPal Holdings Inc., and VISA Inc. as the primary competitors of American Express (AE). It should be pointed out that these companies are not exactly identical in their preferred field of work (take,...
Introduction In a business environment, sustainability is affected by forces in the market, decision science, corporate structure, and real financial management in the short and long term. Therefore, a business organization must put in place stringent measures and strategies aimed and monitoring expansionary modules within feasible levels. Specifically, this paper...
Ideas from the Article The article “The Keys to BPM Project Success” has increased my knowledge about project management and success. I have understood how Business Process Management (BPM) improves the level of business performance. Some of the contemporary strategies such as SCM, CRM, TQM, and Six-Sigma have not been...
Introduction Vodafone Group PLC is one of the largest telecommunication services providers in the world and the largest mobile operator by revenue (Vodafone, 2016). According to the information provided on the companyâs website, it has more than 470 million mobile customers, almost 10 million TV customers, and approximately 14 million...
Introduction The human resource administrators focus on managing and providing guidelines on overall human resource services. They have to synchronize the performance of people-related services, guidelines and program through Human Resource Staff. These managers report to the CEO and inform the companyâs managers about issues relating to the personnel. Moreover,...
Introduction Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involve the joining of companies and their assets such as sharing expertise, acquisition of technology, and diversification of products to increase their competitive position, market dominance, and growth. Avinadav, Chernonog, and Perlman (2018) argue that the main objective of the M&A strategy is to exploit...
Introduction Some people consider the terms ‘group’ and ‘team’ synonyms; however, this is not really correct. These two notions have something in common, but they have more differences. To understand the nature of the differences between these notions, we are going to define the words ‘team’ and ‘group.’ The understanding...
Employeesâ attitudes to job directly influence their working behavior and performance. As a result, the main task of an effective manager is to create conditions for employees that contribute to their satisfaction, commitment to the organization, and motivation because these aspects lead to the perfect performance (Vaiman, Scullion, & Collings,...
Introduction Human Resources (HR) departments around the world have been substantially transformed under the influence of globalization. The expanding scope of business presupposes global staffing, which necessitates the development of new approaches to HR activities and management practices. Multinational organizations that are willing to operate successfully in the international market...
Nature of Organizational Change An organization is a group of people who work together with coordinated efforts to achieve certain objectives or goals. Organizational goals and objectives are of various categories and it is this variation of goals and objectives which classify organizations into three main categories namely profit making,...
The survey questionnaire can help unveil important trends existing in a team. As regards our team, it is possible to identify quite interesting features. The segment concerning procedures is the weakest point in our team. We hardly have any procedures that would encourage team members to participate more actively. Although...
With the help of an HR scorecard, the organization can ensure that its performance measurement is more to the point and accurate than previously. This happens because the HR scorecard ensures that goals in various areas (such as finance, customers, learning, operations, etc.) are well-defined and easy to follow and...
Introduction The performance of an organization greatly depends on the people it employs. In fact, employees are the heart of any organization. However, a company can count on the loyalty and commitment of its staff only in case it is attentive to the needs of workers. Thus, care of human...
IKEA is a Swedish furniture producing company that has taken Europe by storm in the business. The company has embraced the concept of globalisation and opened stores in different nations across the world, including in the U.K., Japan, and the U.S. among many other nations. The main business activity in...
Introduction Total quality management is a collection of management practices within the organization meant to ensure consistent achievement of organizations goals (Pekar, 1995). It emphasizes on the control of resources including personnel and competitive activities aimed at promoting the company as a way of acquiring and retaining customers and achieving...
The terms leadership and management are sometimes used interchangeably regardless of the fact that they bear different meanings. Some individuals posit that there is no difference between leadership and management. However, academics like Henry Mintzberg stress that the aspect of leadership is indeed a subset of management. On the other...
Introduction The main functions of leadership are establishing a vision, communicating the vision, motivating, and being an agent of change. Leaders should be charismatic in whatever they do. They ought to be visionary in whatever they undertake to do. Some other theories that can be used to foster effective leadership...
Provisional topic My topic is “How competitors affect Samsung’s leadership.” With the recent competitive nature of the technology world, Samsung has been on the lead for quite some time now. The factors that are leading to the company’s global dominance include competition in the industry (Dong, 2014). Samsung has become...
Definition The new orientation is a process through which new employees are introduced and welcomed in an organization. This process is mainly under the human resource department, and its main purpose is to avail information on general procedures such as safety procedures as well as also to help the task...
Performance appraisal is a process of evaluating employeesâ performance in line with the organization’s mission and vision statement. Individual performance should be evaluated to enable both employees and their managers to understand what they need to do and what they are able to achieve (Varma, Badhwar and DeNisi, 2008). Therefore,...
Introduction Organizations achieve their objectives, aims, and goals through people. Therefore, they need to get the best out of employees. This concern underlines the need for having a mechanism such as HR metrics that can enable them to measure various human resource aspects. HR metrics are critical for any organization...
The significance of Human Resource Management (HRM) can hardly be overrated; it allows companies to locate the means to reinforce the staffâs performance by identifying the tools or enhancing employeesâ motivation. However, the change of behavioral patterns encouraged by the company managers may come at a price of the staff...
Introduction Constant organizational change is a prerequisite for organizations to meet shareholdersâ objectives. Organizational change requires resources, which include finances and qualified human resource. Organizations need to recruit various individuals to perform roles in the organizational change process. This essay defines organizational change and shows how recruitment and selection contribute...
