Business Essays

Conflicts in channel management arise because the interests of one member do not match with those of others.  Normally, there are three major sources of problems.  These include issues relating to the timelines of delivery, employee issues relating to failure to follow policies and procedures, or issues relating to communication. 

In this paper, McDonald’s Corporation is studied extensively, its financial statements are analyzed and other tools of strategic management were used to assess the corporation performance of the organization.  The marketing strategies and marketing plans that McDonald’s Corporation uses are also looked upon in great detail. 

The proponents who may be more interested in the short term rather than the long term may be quick to invest in the stock during the time of transition from one CEO to the next. These are opportunistic behavior that coupled with speculation can lead to excess returns from stock buying. (Ka-chin, Online).  

The author states that to ensure the success of organizational changes, there must be buy-in from the employees whom they would impact. Resistance to change is common in organizations and should always be anticipated. Overcoming anticipated resistance to change requires making employees feel a part of the change process itself.

As both numbers characterize the exports of the same industry and may be oriented towards the same potential market, the change in the quantity of passenger cars exported may have an influence on the quantity of commercial vehicles exported. - there is non-linear relationship between the variables (as seen from the scatter graph non-linear models may be more efficient in this case, though no clear pattern is observed and the linear regression model should address the relationship adequately);

Major trading countries in Indonesia include the US, Japan, Singapore, and India and according to Business-in-Asia.com, major industries revolve around oil, gas, textiles, timber, coffee, rubber, coal, tin, copper, rice, pepper, and palm oil, which means that putting up a detergent plant will not face stiff competition from international companies.

The key macro factors that are brought out in this organization are the political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal, and environmental influences. They are factors that have affected the performance and profitability of the organization. The political trend is one factor that has manifested itself in the company.

The author of this paper will make an earnest attempt to investigate the order and delivery system at Pizza Hut and examine what role the adoption of technology has played on production capacity, speed of service, communication, smoothing demand, quality, and therefore the impact on customer satisfaction.

The author states that the public and private sectors play a role in tourism. The tendency to privatize and commercialize functions that were once performed by the government has been almost universal in western nations since the late 1970s and has affected the nature of many national governments' involvement in the tourism industry.

The author states that when the supply of raw materials important for a CD to be built becomes unavailable or expensive all CD companies are forced to push their prices up. This is because a sophisticated machine such as a CD needs proper parts to function accurately. Much is dependant on the installment of proper parts into a CD.

The critical nature of the information demands that it be accurate and truthful. They are formatted and calculated using Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP). They must adhere to standards set by a government controlling body such as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the Accounting Standards Board (ASB), and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Set up in the capital city of Iraq in Baghdad, we provide expedient and convenient electric supplies and focus in data, communication, installation and maintenance of electric supply.  Our business strategy is to provide an eco-friendly system by generating power at the minimum rates possible without affecting the quality or the number of resources used.

According to the report the foregoing represents a daunting challenge, in that these areas contain psychological as well as motivational facets, in addition to the organizational precepts. The cross-organizational implications, impacts, effects and influences are both subtle as well as profound, with the more successful enterprises employing both facets to maximise their success.

Arbitrage has become a scourge of the system which although remains the elusive unicorn for every single investor and business entity in the economic world is an externality that has to be amended in order to ascertain the proper working of the system and its continued existence.

The key to ensuring that biases do not get in the way of decision-making, wherein one individual dominates over the other, is to control these biases, make sure that each member has laid out his biases and arguments for it, and make a quick assessment, wherein we determine what argument is more sound and logical for our task’s objectives and goals. 

The current study examines globalization and the importance of catering to the individual culture, needs, desires, norms and values, and other unique aspects of each target market in order to develop a market strategy that will lead to a win-win situation for both the company and its emerging markets. 

In general, the cost of production report(Horngren, 2002) is composed of many accounting terminologies. The report is stated as: Direct materials plus Direct labor plus factory overhead is equal to total manufacturing cost. The total manufacturing cost is added to the work in process beginning to come up with the total placed in process.

Grameenphone Ltd. has stepped into its 10th year of operation, having completed its 10th year on March 26, 2007. It is the leading telecommunications service provider in the country with more than 10 million subscribers as of December 2006. Grameenphone has been recognized for building a quality network with the widest coverage across the country.

The 'costs of quality' refer to costs incurred to prevent, or costs arising as a result of, the production of a low-quality product. These costs focus on conformance quality and are incurred in all business functions of the value chain. The costs of quality can be broken down into three categories; prevention, appraisal and failure costs.

This paper is aimed at analyzing and discussing the potential impacts of globalization on a chosen multinational. The first part of the paper presents activities of Tesco, the second part looks on the positive impact of globalization on Tesco, the third sections focuses on the negative impact of gobalisation on Tesco while the last section presents the conclusion.

Leadership and management are interlinked; being able to manage things well is one of the basic qualities that a leader requires and ‘leading’ is one of the basic management functions. The four basic management functions are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Good leaders are not always born, they are made – this can be done by training, self-study, education, and experience.

To improve the present-day situation Tempur Pedic should implement the following TQM strategies: customer response: e.g. better relationships, fewer complaints, greater co-operation; Interval management: e.g. improved control, better discipline, reduced costs, greater awareness and commitment, improved working environment.

Secondly, government, due to its magnitude and influence, is considered as better placed to solve the core problems an economic system has to solve i.e. what to produce, how to produce, whom to produce etc. however, an element of central planning within mixed economies does not ensure proper and efficient utilization of resources of the economy therefore mixed economies have the biggest drawback of not allocating resources in the most efficient way.

Today U.S. media is full of stories of permanent prosperity and stock market new records. Doug Henwood challenges these success stories in his book “Wall Street.” He argues that the U.S. financial market does not provide either stable productivity gains or economic justice between rich and poor.

Towns like Tuscany rent out their farmhouses and apartments at a handsome of 25 to 30 Euros per day. This amount is just for one day and the cost of renting a farm is somewhere around 500 Euros per month. Commercial establishments, hotels, schools, complexes, cinema houses, etc., end up paying thousands of Euros if are taken for lease or rent. 

The organization is a group of people coming together to work towards a common goal. These entities are usually made up of formal membership and a given set of rules that govern them. It is the way its members communicate, the way the power or authority is distributed, by its membership models, and the way it reacts to the environment. 

These were initially converted churches and community halls, but with technological advances in photography, the movies attracted large numbers, which led to the construction of Picture Houses that were dedicated to showing Cinema. A major question may arise here about what was the reason behind these films' success.

Managers with keen strategic insights often fall short when it comes to practical implementation because they lack the skills required to interface effectively with their counterparts from around the world. Generic cross-border management issues are discussed and then applied to specific skill areas, like establishing credibility, building relationships.

The Digital Revolution is a term describing the effects of the rapid expansion of the power of digital devices such as computers and telecommunications. It includes changes in technology and society as newer technologies emerge and are globally adopted. The "digital economy" includes information and communications technology, electronic commerce.

The technical nature of products as filters to keep away casual visitors. Business people and leading technologists make up the typical visitor profile at the Hannover Messe. It is an unusual and rare congregation of wealthy people with refined tastes. The proportion of people with interests in wine and various advanced aspects of enology would be high at the Hannover Messe.

Its development has been part and parcel of the growth of business and commerce around the world. One sees newer and bigger multinational corporations emerging and competing businesses spreading around the world, the need for the development of accurate and transparent financial statements for public limited companies is increasing.

Hence they created a market segment for themselves. Their strategy was not just to divert other airlines' passengers to them but to convert passengers of other modes of service to air travel. This required low prices to sustain competition, which in turn meant offering no frills, introduced direct sales, increased the number of seats and reduced staff.

The aspects that are associated with Corporate Identity, as well as Corporate Culture, can be efficaciously determined through the insight of the members of this organization, keeping in mind the restrained scope of the analysis, albeit a detailed study can be brought into existence by making an assessment with the customers.

The curve is the representation of the total production launched by the country with reference to the total income gained. From the graph, it is concluded that a straight line at an angle of 45o is drawn between the sum of income received and the sum of the production.

The emerging business sector of mobile commerce has opened doors to new possibilities and business opportunities for selling air tickets and travel deals. This business plan would focus on the information services that could be used by TravelnTrot to attract or inform mobile users using the emerging facilities of m-commerce.

The purpose of this study is to determine what effect national cultural has on the marketing strategies of business. Since marketing strategy is different for each type of business the only way to successfully study marketing strategy to national culture is to limit the study to one specific type of business.

(A) identify at least five key theoretical concepts from this week's readings, (B) relate each key concept to its application in an organizational setting, and (C) communicate well-researched information clearly, concisely, and in an organized manner.

To this end, the concept of internal marketing within an organization helps to achieve quality parameters in organizational functioning (Dean & Bowen, 1994). According to this concept, each employee of any organization is an internal supplier and may be considered as a customer to other employees and departments.

The following paper presents discuss and reviews the main stakeholders of British Land Company in comparison to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. Both companies are publicly traded companies on the London Stock Exchange. Each focuses on a different industry and therefore may have different types of stakeholder categories.

Marketing is, conventionally, an empirical discipline based on a number of minor concepts and reasoning. Successful marketing is a combination of understanding the benefits of the product, the minds of the target customers and what they respond to. That is category experience and it is the "added value" that companies look for when choosing outside marketing assistance.

The author considers the economic and market situations of Cash Tell plc while planning the finance and other requirements in order to make appropriate dividend decision. He gives a thorough analysis of almost all areas of business, in order to conclude the applicability of which is beneficial or which is not.

The two towns seem to have been built for the primary purpose of industries and improving the lives of the employees and their families. These industries created jobs for the people around it together with their families. There was a growth in population thus an increase in demand for housing, schools, hospitals, and any other social amenities.

Transaction costs economics and the new institutional economics have provided ways in which traditional economics model on the assumptions of maximizing behavior by individuals can be used. Changes in investment activity, employment, and prices may be a recurring and frequent manifestation of economic development.

Internal and external factor analyses are essential tools in ascertaining the performance of a certain business entity. The internal factor analysis provides us a very in-depth insight into the functioning of an individual firm\. The external factor analysis presents the external environment of an organization and how it affects a business entity. 

The report also deals with how British Airways plans to improve their position in such a situation and what and how they implement rules in order to solve the problems. Another objective is to study how well the strategies that the British Airways adopt come into use, or fail, and how much the company gains or loses due to those strategies.

The preparation of an agenda for a meeting is particularly important as it has two main functions, Firstly, it provides a common statement of what the meeting is to deal with and in what order. Secondly, it provides a structure for the meeting. Poorly prepared agendas are a major factor in ineffective meetings.

The report will also discuss the impacts foreign direct investment has on the host as well as home countries. Cross-border mergers and acquisitions are complex undertakings packaged with risks and rewards. When two organizations with different internal controls, management styles, corporate cultures, and processes attempt to integrate, the business risk increases substantially.

By analysing the ownership structure of the firm, agency theory provides an explanation for firm failure and performance. In theory, the alignment of interests between the principals (owners) and agents (managers) entails agency costs that affect firm value, so firm value can be maximised to the extent that principals and agents minimise agency costs.

Whether or not non-strategic games actually reflect the psychology of the decision maker’s rather objectively derived outcomes remains an issue to be discussed. A strategic game is a game that could be a computer-based one, video game, paper game, or even board game in which the players’ decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome.

The conservative knowledge appears to be that demand for air journeys remains yielding, that there is too much potential in the open market and the reason why the traditional network airliners are at the moment undergoing difficulties. The reality is that the only demand that is yielding is the demand at the high end of the price configuration.