Business Essays

In practice, diversity management should foster a responsible environment with a focus on equality amongst all members of the organization. Kandola and Fullerton state that “equal opportunity was often seen as something that concerned mainly personnel and human resource practitioners. Managing diversity as being the concern of all employees.

The interest of this dissertation is to ascertain the need for aircraft maintenance training in both the commercial and light aviation sectors in the U K.  Apparently there is a huge shortage of licensed engineers as per the inter-departmental report of the House of Commons Environment and Regional Affairs in 1999.

It is one of the world's largest producers of trucks and cars. There are over 5100 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealers nationwide who need technicians who are committed to training, quality, and professional excellence. Ford Motor Company is committed to supporting the development of the automotive service technician profession and maintenance staff.

The author underlines that business area where women can apply their talents was rather limited due to thousand of years’ tradition. Moreover, according to the statistics data, women succeed mostly in small and medium size enterprises of the service sector. It happens due to the fact that centuries of housekeeping help them to plan financial benefits.

Having a clear understanding, the company should try to maximize the cash positions. In 2008, Woolworths had a net cash flow of £ 39.2 million in comparison to £ 27.1 million in 2007. The company had £ 2.2 million of net cash flow in 2003. So, it can be said Woolworths took the required measures to have an increased cash flow.

The manufacturer has set a limitation of supplying the following cars at the beginning of every month. Alphas : 12, Betas: 12 and Gammas: 4. The manufacturer has set a limitation for the entire month’s supply. The supplies from the manufacturer will not be exceeding these limits. Alphas: 25, Betas: 35 and Gammas: 8.   

The competition policy will promote innovation of new ideas and new ways of doing things and the firms that facilitate these innovations will reap a great benefit in the process. This type of competition policy also seek to promote co-operation between firms so as to pull funds and ideas together to accelerate economic development.

The capital market stakeholders comprises of banks, private lenders or venture capitalists that may have provided any form of financing for the company's capital requirements. Whereas, the list of organizational stakeholders include employees who work for the company, managers and non managerial staff of the company and unions.

The paper illuminates details about the company ‘TOPSHOP’, and once the concept and the company are introduced, the next section also sheds light on the proper distribution channel used by the company, and the heart of the report revolves around the distribution Channels, thus further clarifying the practical implication with TOPSHOP’s policies.

The degree of uniformity of the particles sizes within the samples is classified as low except for sample 1 which is classified as average. The four samples have gradation index values of 3.67, 2.89, 1.8, and 2.67. This means that the sample 2, 3, and 4 are more uniform sample size range (Good Drainage) while sample 1 has a more stable surface (Average Drainage).

The various identified stakeholders are fully or partially responsible for making the right decision and capitalizing on the survey question and answers for future development and goodwill. They help in the process to set up a green environment to take care of the various fallbacks so that they are able to fetch the right momentum.

In the eyes of the entire world, China is looked upon as a country that comes 3rd in the entire world when one talks of the economy. It is also a member of the UN Security Council (which is an honor indeed). Other than this China is also actively involved in other major organizations too, for example, the WTO, APEC, Shanghai Co-operation, and the East Asia Summit. 

The concepts are used to develop a supply chain framework for understanding the practical implications of inter-organizational relationships and the competencies of the organizations involved in the supply chain. The necessity of examining the competencies of the supply chain partners and forming a strategic alliance with them for attaining a sustainable competitive advantage is explained.

The organized or planned human activity under the structure of an organization has to be carried out with precision for it to succeed and thereby retain its employees. If a goal is set and the motivation level is heightened with the help of an effective incentive program reward, promotion, and recognition system, then the managers and the employees can work in cohesion to achieve success.

The organization also did not have formal professional development and training programs, as its previous size probably would have made this an informal arrangement.  Motivation, communication, and culture were at high, as employees were recognized for their contribution, and communication within a small organization was not problematic. 

One acted as scriptwriter, the other as director, and the last one as actor. It all started when our Vice President asked the three of us, X, Y, and Z to look for our PIO for he was needed in tabulating the game results. Though we were very tired the night before, we obeyed him and left the office.

Advertisement is an indispensable part of marketing strategy of any firm in the modern competitive business world. Advertisement is being used not by business organizations but, service organization as well to promote their services. Originally, advertising was evolved to disseminate the product/service knowledge to the consumers and the public at large.

This paper has important observations on the various policies and how they affect various areas in terms of development apart from the effects of sustainable development on the socio-economic fabric of various regions. This is due to the fact that South East London and other such areas have a wide variety of ethnicities.

By out sourcing the Information technology, the company not only get the quality work done by experts but also will be relieved of the work pressure along with extra benefits like if there is any outage and any loss incurs that will be born totally by the outsourced company.

For the reason that coordination has an objective and interacts in its surroundings, a successful career development system must carry out a service that congregate a particular requirement of the human resource and organization systems. With this quantity of coordination among the arrangements implied, planning must be interactive and continuous with the various system strategies providing long-term direction.

A proposal was submitted to build a BMX track in the village of Ingatestone in Essex to the Parish Council of Ingatestone & Fryerning. Steve Armstrong from Groundwork East Durham was invited to a meeting by the chairman to discuss that. After approving the proposal, they need a perfect business plan, which would make a successful ending.

This research will explore that the Activity-based costing is a costing representation that distinguishes the cost centres, in an organization and allocates costs to goods and services depends upon the figure of actions or dealings involved in the procedure of supplying a product or service; how much influences the finance sector.

The responsibility of companies in this situation is to analyze social conditions and possible threats of their products for potential consumers. They should be well aware of educational background of their customers and should not sell a product which can be injurious to health.

Thomas Cook and Alliance Trust. Each portfolio were calculated and were given excel models for the analysis. The objective of the report is to present, interpret and compare the results of the two portfolios. Furthermore, a conclusion shall be drawn out from the resulted analysis and shall be recommended to the investor.

Outsourcing has moved from a niche technology management business practice to a typical strategic weapon. Business Process Outsourcing influences process driven efficiencies. BPO is emerging as a powerful and flexible approach that business leaders and nations can use to achieve a wide range of tactical and strategic aims.

Small-sized businesses capitalize on the local strength and later expand their core competencies. Governments in many countries are providing benefits so that economy can flourish with the SME culture, governments are focusing on trade and investment liberalization so that even foreign direct investment can add to the nation’s revenue.

The main benefit is saving the cost of setup in another country.The firms which takes the right of the original company's brand name pays for the setup costs such as setting up of a manufacturing facility, advertisement costs and all other expenses associated with the setup of the business

Primarily, the US legal system adapts new issues arisen from e-commerce and virtual relations. It revised many legal issues such as privacy, protection, ownership, etc. E-commerce has changed the role and nature of legal obligations between the parties. Virtual economic transactions become legal and equal to traditional commerce.

As defined at venturerepublic.com, “Endorsement is a channel of brand communication in which a celebrity acts as the brand’s spokesperson and certifies the brand’s claim and position by extending his/her personality, popularity, stature in the society or expertise in the field to the brand. In a market with a very high proliferation of local, regional and international brands.

An essential shift is taking place in the world economy. We are moving away from a world in which national economies were comparatively independent entities, isolated from each other by barriers to cross-border trade and investment; by distance, time zones and language; and by national differences in government regulation, culture and business systems.

As the word infant suggests, these industries are newly setup and can not avail the benefits of economies of scales. They can not survive the open competition and would be wiped off if some sort of protection is not given to them. They need a boost to survive and come up to the mark. If a new industry is set up, it would have to bear the costs of setting its processes.

This implies that service cannot be separated from its origin nor can it be transported as the point of generation and point of consumption of service remain the same and take place simultaneously. For example, the job of a teller in a bank is to serve his customer by helping to deposit/withdraw/ perform any other service.

The investment analysis consists of an evaluation of the profitability of a chosen company in the industry. The feasibility of investing in the industry and the returns of the outlay to the prospective investors will be carefully analyzed; the valuation of its stocks, the policy on dividends, and the equity of the shareholders.

The research has identified that Swiss Watch and Clock Industry are contributing a major portion towards the economy as a whole. “The Swiss watch industry exports nearly 95% of its production. Asia and Oceania take 33.8% of Swiss watch exports in value, Europe 37.7%, North America 18.6%, the Middle East 5.3%, South America 3.9% and Africa 0.7%”

The costs of printing are the cost of electricity and the cost of the print cartridge. What our university does is that it records the printing done by each student during a month. It then divides it’s total costs by the number of printouts and then apportion the cost to each student on the basis of print-out he has taken.

Industrial manager by performing its leadership and managerial roles provides a sense of directions for the organization. Their roles are not only limited to the functions of management, that of directing, planning, controlling and making decisions. Today, the modern industrial manager is at the center of organizational activities. 

A company's challenge in the survival economy is to meet the basic needs of the poor so that they develop a solid economic foundation. Few managers seriously consider those whose needs are not being met by their company's current product or service portfolio. Establishing and growing the sales presentation is an important measure of progress.

The author claims that pub industry in the United Kingdom operates in stable political environment. However, new environmental legislative initiatives implemented by the government will impact the business of pubs. The author studies the demographic pattern and its influence on the business of the industry.

Microsoft may not be the monopoly in its strict sense because the factors which are considered as typical behind the creation of a monopoly do not fit in case of Microsoft however despite this fact, Microsoft has been labeled as violating the anti-trust laws because it exercises significant power over the market.

The Travel and Tourism Industry in the world plays a pivotal role in bringing gargantuan opportunities around the globe. World Trade Organization reveals data exceeding 700 million international tourists every year since 2000. Until recently, world tourism has been revealing an incredible growth in both economic and social phenomena.

Google has tried to position itself closer to the customer by bringing the Google desktop into the market. It has entered the region which was previously controlled by Microsoft. The content management and utility tools of a common desktop were controlled by Microsoft and Google silently entered this segment and made a decent market share in it.  

Through the guidelines provided by the LDF, housing allocations become easy to plan, monitor, and manage. Lastly, community involvement is embodied in the Local Development Framework in which the community is encouraged around a real estate development process, geared towards implementing policies on sustainable development.  

The present article stresses that there can be negative consequences to downsizing, in that the radical elimination of staff and customer freebies to cut costs may provide no advantages over a company that retains their assets. As Cascio states, “It is not possible for firms to ”save” or “shrink” their way to prosperity”.

What is the role of culture in management and in advertising Cross-cultural management studies the behavior of people in organizations around the world and trains people to work in organizations with employee and client populations from several countries. Cross-cultural solutions in advertising to international business demands are increasingly being viewed as a valid and necessary method in enhancing communication and interaction in and between companies, between companies and customers.

DCF procedures can work if the management sets realistic hurdle rates, and carefully examines its assumptions. Decision makers need to consider three critical issues: the effects of inflation, the different levels of uncertainty in different phases of a programme, and management's own ability to mitigate risk.” (Hodder and Riggs, 1985)   

It integrates information regarding timelines, costs, and resources available. It makes available up-to-date data required for planning, manufacturing, purchasing, and sales. An ERP Production module helps consolidate data and provide dynamic information that facilitates decision making in production planning and control. 

This research indents to find out whether there were any major changes pertaining the company following the implementation of the strategies in the year 2006. It compares the company's financial statements two years before and after the strategic implementation to check if the group's turnover, profit and asset were indicating some significant changes due to the installed strategies.

With the advent of direct motor insurance, the market has become highly competitive and price-driven. Insurers are now fighting a tough battle to attract and retain customers. Fierce competition has driven down premiums while at the same time the market has had to contend with increased costs (Lorenz 2002 p.12).

A consultancy project refers to a project that is implemented by hiring or availing consultancy advisory services. In a highly competitive and rapidly changing market, there is no universal view or strategy that each company and/or group will adopt.