Business Essays

This document aims at identifying the required level and type of skills of knowledge, assess the actual skills and knowledge of the existing employee or skills and knowledge expected in the case of newly hired workers and analyse the gap between the two sets of information.

There has been an increase in the number of small businesses and entrepreneurial activities within the sector. A growing trend in the current global financial crisis, concern for green marketing, changing taste, cultural preferences, and socio-political situation of the UK have greatly affected the sector. This report is structured into four sections.

The story of Renault-Nissan is one of courage and determination to overcome all obstacles in the pursuit of financial success. It was also one of desperation as Nissan was steadily spiralling into bankruptcy. And like most stories, it has its heroes and Nissan had Carlos Ghosn.

Extensive market research has been carried out by the Marketing Manager of the company with regard to the various products that can be manufactured and marketed along with the pesticides. The marketing plan has considered a number of variables including Demographic, Geographic, Behavioural and Psychographic to identify proper market segments.

According to the company, report, J Sainsbury plc is a United Kingdom-based food retailer with an interest in financial services. The main activities of the company are in groceries, related retailing, and financial services. J Sainsbury plc consists of 504 supermarkets and 319 convenience stores, and Sainsbury's bank.

In an article that was published in the IDEA Fitness Journal titled "Gear Up For Growth", the author contends that the fitness industry has seen expanding growth and will continue to do so in the coming years. The author, Joy Keller, lists 10 important reasons that the industry should continue to flourish and examines each point.

The process employed in the current study includes Primary Research and Secondary research. Primary research entailed the use of questionnaire surveys and personal interviews. Meanwhile, Secondary research, included the Mintel database as well as newspapers, books, company information, and internet search.

Telephonica can capture a larger share of an existing market for current products through market saturation and market pene­tration. Based on the present day situation it is possible to predict in the next ten years Telephonica will retain its dominant position as the top telecommunication company worldwide.

This report examines the profitability of a joint venture by weighing the potential benefits to either company against the losses they are likely to incur. It studies the similarities and differences in goals between the joint venture partners, the potential of the Chinese market and its incentives, as well as the hurdles the market presents to foreign investment in the form of present laws.

Controlling for more CEO pay-performance sensitivity and the feedback effects of firm policy and risk on the managerial compensation scheme, we find that higher sensitivity of CEO wealth to stock volatility implements riskier policy choices, including more investment in R&D, less investment in PPE, more focus and higher leverage.

Founded in January 2000, Walmart.com is a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Our headquarters is on the San Francisco Peninsula near Silicon Valley, where we have access to the world's deepest pool of Internet executives and technical talent. But we think of ourselves, first and foremost, as a retailer.

Banks need to use financial management techniques in making investment and accepting new projects. Banking operations also account for major risks that bear capacity to affect a bank's cash flows, earnings and shareholder wealth. This emphasises the importance of risk management in the banking sector.

This characteristic is very important in a research paper since it reaches a wide range of audience and readers, and it could be that a lot of these people are not as familiar with the research topic as the authors. Although the topic of the paper - customer relationship management - is one of the more complex issues in business management, the methodology used by the researchers is very simple that a researcher who is just beginning in the field can easily follow.

This essay discusses that cashflow problems would definitely affect the firm’s dividend and reinvestment policies. Because of cashflow problems, a firm can even defer its dividend payments. Dividend payment and reinvestment are important aspects of a firm as they restore the confidence of investors and increase the firm’s returns respectively.

The country’s transformation from a communist country to parliamentary democracy in 1990 attracted foreign direct investments to the country, encouraged by political and economic reforms.  However, as the deadline for entry to the EU gets closer, Bulgaria is encountering difficulties due to graft, corruption, organized crime, and bureaucratic inefficiency.

Boun Ma Thout has long been considered as the centre of international coffee market for its growing expansion and booming development of coffee industry. Vietnam has come to succeed on coffee production after 1990s when World Bank, France's Agence Francaise de Development, and other international aid agencies jointly aided Vietnam helping surpass Colombia and rank its position after Brazil.

As David Maister (1997) emphasizes, marketing is about getting better business not simply more business. The caliber of a professional firm is measured by the type of clients it serves and the nature of the tasks on which it works. Volume alone is the measure of excellence, sustainability, and profitability.

The information provided in the tables concludes that two different hedging strategies can be deployed in this case of earning funds from in an international currency.Arbitration Hedging: In this case, the company can exploit the pricing in the international money market and the interest rates to increase its financial holding.

In understanding the differences between qualitative and quantitative methods of research one is first able to determine which method is most appropriate.  This can be done most effectively by examining the literature on the research topic and assessing how the data was collected for that body of research.

In order to attain ISO 9001:2000 certification, the most important thing is quality assurance at different stages till meeting the customer requirements and continuously keeping the standard by the efficient quality management system. This is mainly attained by being customer-oriented and with Quality Management System.

Within the EU, competition policy is important, as it helps avert competition at the level of the EU. In addition, it also helps the member countries to be integrationists, with the result that a level playing field for the establishment of a Single European Market (SEM). Moreover, it also avoids power concentration to specific member countries.

Last January 4, it is reported that commodities are off to a good start as major commodities such as gold, crude oil, platinum, gasoline, palm oil, rice, and rapeseed show record level high. The increase in prices of these commodities is attributed to the continuous inflow of investment which also heightens the demand for these products.  

The author states that is located in the San Francisco Bay area means that if the marketing for Carraba is not properly focused, it will get lost. The Bay area is noted for its’ fine dining and Carraba’s menu does not appear to target that audience. However, it will appeal to younger families because of it’s’ menu and pricing.

She has been a different kind of persona is quite apparent from the way she pursued her studies. After joining Hewlett Packard, she had a vision for the company with the introduction of new ideas and strategies. HP has a long history of being a leading company in computing equipment.

The author states that the company has been doing growing from strength to strength in the last ten years of its existence. A publicly held company, Palm has been showing an upward movement in Nasdaq. The Company has a worldwide support network. The equipment comes with all the information.

The author states that political factors that affect the industry are political unrest, terrorist acts, military conflict, and cargo restrictions to prevent terrorism. Economic factors that affect the industry are general economic conditions, anti-dumping duties, restrictions on the transfer of currency.

A 30-year permanent mortgage roughly all the time is best. The selection of a mortgage depends a lot on one’s special monetary conditions. A changeable rate mortgage might be an enhanced option if interest rates at present are high or one needs the lower rate originally so one can give the payments, but foresee bigger income as the interest rates go up.

The author states that during an era when the majority of Americans lived on farms, a labor of one sort or another was an inescapable fact of daily life. Women of all races were expected to do their share of work, and it would have been considered odd or even unthinkable for them to refuse.

In establishing a fair market value, the information used has to be prioritized. Thus, an information hierarchy matter arises. The difference between the assets and liabilities that could be easily sold or traded on an open market and the assets and liabilities that are not actively traded arose in numerous discussions.

Reportedly, this paper will compare and contrast the competitive advantages of renowned engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Plc (Rolls-Royce) and retail store giant Tesco Plc (Tesco). Traditionally, the competitive advantage business organizations can be fully identified by conducting a value chain analysis.

The conclusion from this study states that despite all quality service situations that customers face at eBay, the site is growing in popularity and usage by the day. Experts state that the scale of the site, whether it is measured by a number of people visits, purchases, minutes spent on a page, registered users or range of products, is enormous.

On their website, you can check out further details including the past details of the Museum, detailed material on filming and photography at the Horniman museum. There are key corporate documents along with the funding agreement with major funder the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and the annual report of Horniman Museum.

The MSP Excellence Awards recognize excellence by Microsoft's top suppliers in performance, relationship, value, reduced risk, diversity, sustainability, and impact sourcing. The MSP mission is to enable a compliant, capable, and competitive supply base to deliver increasing value to Microsoft and its suppliers.

The author states that in order to compete with other players and cope with its rapidly changing macro-environment, the company should be able to transform itself into a world-class manufacturer that deviates from the traditional assembly line but utilizes manufacturing philosophies like Just-in-Time.

There is a need to understand the fact that a diversity of skills and abilities within and among the workforce are required in this dynamic, diverse, and ever-changing organizational environment, especially in the area of goal formulation and task implementation within most organizational settings (Green, 2003; Alper, 2000; Ezzanel & Willmott, 1998).

Companies go public also to get media attention. Nowadays IPOs are used as marketing instruments to increase public awareness and enhance brand name recognition. In other cases, companies may go public to change management style and settle managerial problems using the challenging approach of capital restructuring.  

A family business is usually identified with its ownership, control structure and management and lastly, it’s intergenerational transfer with important aspects such as intentions, vision, and culture in practicing the family business. Only 30% of family-owned businesses successfully transition to the second generation of family ownership.

Supply Chain Management has become one of the key areas that organizations are focusing on to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of the production process. Four key drivers of supply chain performance are inventory, transportation, facilities, and information. They help determine also the strategic fit of the supply chain.

Security policies are the foundation of the effective security management. Without them, one cannot protect the company from possible lawsuits, lost revenue, and bad publicity, not to mention basic security attacks. InternetWeek conducted a survey in late 2000 that showed sixty nine percent of managers expect security technology to have a high impact on their organization, yet only thirty seven percent have written security policies.

UK banking sector affected badly in this recession period. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told in G20 conference in February 2009 "The old short-term bonus culture is gone." Short term bonuses have not been delivering sustainable results. It leads to the question whether these types of bonuses are negatively impacting the banking sector.

This article addresses the issues of branding in terms of development. Noting that even well-established brands can fail, it reviews those issues that contribute to brand demise, examines how companies can sustain their branding, defines the repositioning a product, as well as addresses increasing the life expectancy of a particular brand. 

The inception of CAD expertise in building and design marked the genesis of radical innovations that was engineered to take on the increased robustness of structural design being witnessed in a building. CAD has completely transformed edifice domain from paperwork into a digitalized entity, where paperwork has been rendered rather archaic.

Toshiba has operated in Europe for over 30 years and employs around 4000 people in the region. Toshiba of Europe Limited, based in London, England, is the European representative office of the Corporation. In addition to commercial activities, Toshiba also runs a Research & Development operation in Europe - one of a number of Toshiba's corporate-level R&D organisations outside Japan.

The conclusion from this study states that although the industry has formulated self-regulation guidelines limiting advertising and packaging, they still cannot overcome the temptation to cheat due to the competitiveness of the industry.  Norms and culture need to be established in the industry so that firms do not have to push or even exceed the boundaries. 

The author states that auditing process is considerably broader than the definition of an audit of historical financial statements and encompasses many attestation and assurance service activities. The concern is with determining whether recorded information properly reflects the economic events that occurred during the accounting period.

This case study will examine the paradox of bringing in a charismatic leader to spearhead organizational change in a company renowned for its strong legacy and culture. It will highlight the importance of leadership skills and proper change management necessary in a dynamic environment for an organization.

The company also takes pride in the fact that it is doing the business in a responsible manner, thinking about the environmental concern and taking due care to make sure that the company is able to reduce the carbon footprints. In fact, it has set for itself a target of becoming carbon neutral and sending no waste to landfill by 2012.

As the report stresses the customer service of a public sector organization is probably the most important department in the whole organization itself because it is the interface through which government interacts with the public. It delivers the voice of the customer on which the respective departments need to take quick action.

Ford Motor compаny is fаced with the problem of а loss of up to £5b. The problem lies in the аreа of finаnciаl control аnd poor mаrketing strаtegy. Under its Wаy Forwаrd plаn, the compаny is cutting tens of thousаnds of jobs аnd streаmlining its business in а bid to return its core North Аmericаn operаtion to profitаbility by 2009.

Investors, government regulatory bodies and the public, in general, set such store in the auditing function that they feel cheated when the actual outcome does not meet the level of auditing that they are expecting. The result: auditors are blamed, alongside with top management, for the company’s failures.