Business Essays

The author states that in the same vein consumer rights and protection groups are also waging a relentless campaign to ensure that government enacts and enforce stiffer laws that will safeguard the consuming public from the rising trends of acts amounting to the corporate misdemeanor on the part of corporate institutions and their stakeholders.

The research suggests that the real value of strategic planning may be more in the future orientation of the planning process itself than in any resulting written strategic plan. The research also includes analysis of the financial data and recommendations for further market penetration of MediCan.

ManU has emerged as a business oriented sporting organization through a strategy of growth which is multi faceted, though not based on a planned approach and more inclined towards the unconnected strategic model denoted by Mintzberg. (Mintzberg: 1985). It has emerged as a business enterprise with profit orientation as opposed to its original purpose of being a social cum sports club over the past decade and a half or so after over a century of existence.

Following Islamic precepts in financial transactions are viewed by many as a religious obligation. The ability of an Islamic institution to attract investors successfully may depend not only on the profitability of that institution, but also on the perception that the institution faithfully observes Islamic religious restrictions.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) takes place when multinational enterprises attempt to exploit their oligopolistic advantages over domestic firms by internalizing transactions within the firm which offers an advantage over external market transactions because of savings in transaction costs.

The health of the global maritime transportation industry is linked to many diverse factors. Global Geopolitical situation, rising oil prices, inflation, lack of trained manpower, national social policies and foreign policy decisions by the great powers play an important role in deciding the status of the industry as a sunset industry.

The profit maximisation and cost minimisation aspects assumed by Transaction Cost Economics are evergreen concepts in the whole business environment and hence these will be touched by the researchers for time immemorial and consequently the theory of TCE also irrespective of its shortcomings if any.

This description creates a distinct, well-defined class within sufficiently wide limits. It embraces the junior clerk in an office or warehouse, the office-boy and errand-boy, the apprentice to a skilled trade, and the son of the small shopkeeperTheir peculiar wants are evening recreation, companionship, an entertaining but healthy literature, useful instruction, and a strong guiding influence to lead them onward and upward socially and morally all these wants the Youths' Institute is specially designed to supply - recreation, companionship, reading, instruction, and all of a pure and healthy kind."

In 2005, China attracted 18 percent of the US$334bn total FDI flowing into the developing economies (UNCTAD, 2006). Over the past two decades, there have been significant changes in the sectoral distribution of FDI in China. In the early 1980s, a large part of FDI in China was directed to geological prospecting, real estate and tourism.

A new conceptual framework is proposed in which the emphasis is upon firm-level strategic decision-making rather than government policymaking. The manager is the focus of attention. Today most firms engaged in international business not only need to be aware of environmental issues but, must also have in place a strategy to deal with environmental regulations.

Our consultants are experienced and dedicated professionals with many years of social networking and event planning experience. PEC will be unique because of our people skills that enable us to know each of our clients intimately and give them our undivided attention.

The company is very keen on providing services to the customers strictly on the basis of their needs. Inconvenience for their customers is something that the company cannot afford to happen. The company has thus come up with the idea that, for speeding up the process the systems in the company has to be improved and upgraded

Comparing this with Marks and Spencer, M&S has reported a pension deficit of 704m (Forbes.com.2007). The company has kept the scheme of final salary open to its existing members although members have been asked to contribute from their current salaries or they might receive lower benefits later on.

CFT is comprhnsiv nd rciprocl trd grmnt, which distinguishs it from th CBI uniltrl prfrntil rrngmnt btwn th Unitd Stts nd ths countris. It dfins dtild ruls tht would govrn mrkt ccss of goods, s wll s srvics trd, govrnmnt procurmnt, intllctul proprty, nd invstmnt.

Once a corporation or firm undertakes a foreign direct investment, it becomes a Multinational Enterprise (MNE). Examples of foreign direct investment initiatives include: CEMEX a Mexican corporation operating in more than fifty countries; British petroleum, Texaco, ASDA, TESCO (Hill 2007).

Consequently, such employees are expected to contribute towards improvement of the company's performance. Reward systems form a critical part of best practice policy because they still fall under human resource strategies. The organisation to be examined is John Lewis Partnership.

We have analyzed two important liquidity ratios: Current Ration, and Working Capital. A current ratio of 2 is considered "adequate liquidity". The company has Current Ratio numbers for 2006 and 2005 1.2 and 1.1 which shows that the company has at least good funds to discharge the short term obligations and also there is an increase in the ratio which is also good in the future.Interest coverage ratios shows that how much times the profit covers the interest which is a financial liability .the company's interest ratio is 20 for 2006 and 12 for 2005 which shows that the company is financially stable.ROE is viewed as one of the most important financial ratios.

A finished product may be defined as a completed product which has undergone all stages of production, and which is 'bottled' or packaged, sealed and labelled as required for registration purposes. (Source:http://www.apvma.gov.au/qa/mls_glossary.shtml) Logistics is defined as the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and cost-effective flow and storage of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption, for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements.

The major focus will be on PESTEL along with SWOT analysis (Firat, 1985; Shrivastava, 1986; Venkatesh, 1985). According to the Marxist opinion, management generally consists of people who are skilled in their field. A manager be familiar with how each layer of the system function and may also have a good mechanical knowledge.

It is a leading company after all, being consistently awarded Best Practices recognition comes from a rigorous adherence to the highest standards in the industry, and all suppliers must conform to their minimum expectations, if they wish to thrive in business.

First and foremost, marketing managers must develop ways to measure the effectiveness of marketing in terms that are meaningful to CEOs, CFOs, and investors. Marketing will assume the central role that deserves as customer representative in the company only when its contributions to firm growth are recognized by top management.

It is important to understand the meaning and the value of the brand (for each target audience) in order to develop an effective marketing mix, for each target audience. The value of the brand for a web-based company may have heightened importance due to the intangible nature of the web."

The paper demonstrates the use of an appropriate range of ratios in order to analyze the company's position from the management, investors and lenders' viewpoints. All the data for ratio calculation has been obtained from the annual accounts of the companies for the year ended 2005. The company enhanced its sales as compared to the previous year.

These assets, the global intangibles, have a large effect on global manufacturing and marketing, yet are the most difficult to quantify. Traditional measurements of resources; Value, Rareness, Imitability, and Organization are relevant to globalization but require further definition especially as it relates to organization.

Hence, C&C has become a buzz word not only in the Irish market but also in European beverage and snacks industry. At present, C&C is the country's most recognized as the leading manufacturer and distributor of beverages and snacks in the country. Its rapid spread in the international market in liquor manufacturing is evident as more and more international distributors patronize the country's current leading brand in this industry (Manson, 2006).

The market for coffee and coffee products in the United Kingdom is one of the largest sectors that attracted the attention of scholars as well as entrepreneurs. The sector is getting more and more attention as they are growing fast and have high potential in future.

There are some aspects of the society that calls for entrepreneurial activities. This is referred as social entrepreneurship. In the corporate world, social entrepreneurship is also referred to as philanthropy or corporate social responsibility.

Enterprise [Name] [Course Title] [University] [Instructor Name] [Date] QUESTION 1 Entrepreneurial is a characteristic that is referred for a person who has entrepreneurial features. It is generally considered as a quality for a person and the person is considered as an asset for the company.

To achieve unique service standards an organization has to build a well receptive employee who cares guests at all moments can be a major asset to the organization, a well-treated employee will try to reciprocate the same value of dignity to the guests he serves, employees are trained in new service aspect.   

It provides a unifying theme for initiatives directed at improving organizational performance. As IT companies move along the six-sigma learning curve, they will encounter the same challenges they confronted with previous initiatives: project proliferation, limited payback, competition with other efforts and inapplicability to larger problems.

People constitute the most valuable resource for any organisation that intends to emerge as a winner in the highly competitive marketplace. Any extent of material resources or the best of equipment available in the market can be of little use to an organisation unless it is productively employed by a team of competent and committed personnel.

Peter Senge, 1990 defined that "Organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning to learn together"

It also discusses the various policies and procedures needed to place the employees to follow ethical guidelines. The customer information can be stored and managed well so that they are focused when catering repeat orders and services. The data will also serve as rich information to the degree of importance which a customer must obtain.

Management is one of the primary functions of administrative sections especially that of the business organizations because of the fact that the major function of this particular sector in business establishment is to manage the way by which the business enterprise deal with the employees which it gets its company strength from.

It will discuss its logistics and in conclusion, it will put forward a few propositions that might help Zara make its supply chain management further efficient. Zara is a leading Spanish Flagship Chain Store that deals in Women and Men's clothing. It opened its first store in 1975 and since then has taken retail fashion by storm.

This was noted during the first three quarters of the year. However, the market stabilised and in the forth quarter the Sterling yielded growth.. This was the period when the world economy was facing the recession. The global economy had experienced a slow growth in the year 2001.

Tourists sites which attract visitors can in general be classified as; It is therefore amply clear that all Visitor management techniques cannot be uniformly applied to every tourist site. There could be contradictory demands from the same set of tourists at two different spots, for example if he is visiting a meditation/ yoga centre he'd ask for peaceful surroundings and a soothing light music to fill the airwaves.

These social networks have now turned into a potentially valuable marketing tool for many businesses. Social Networking was intended for the average individuals to communicate more liberally with the rest of the people. In these picky sites, one is generally able to upload a picture, video and various basic information concerning themselves.

Many of these practices are similar but many are unique to the country. UK and Japan did not come up with their IR system over night. They are the result of many year of trial and error. Especially the last two decades had great influences over the IR system of these two nations

Though the present study is a literature review intended to focus only on the merger and acquisition in banking sector during the recent credit crisis, most of the information has been collected from previous works and an attempt has been made to link the same through data gathered from online sources.

In the short run, they are concerned about the quantity they can build that will maximise profits from their existing capital. They are also making decisions on how to best utilise their labour force and management team. In the long run, they are planning for future expansion and making a determination whether to expand the existing facilities or build a second plant.

Many western companies are considering the formation of joint ventures in China, in view of the great potential they offer for a vast market for their products and the availability of cheaper labour force. Nonetheless the existence of differing management styles between Chinese partners and foreign investors create problems in the negotiation of business deals and formation of the joint venture arrangements.

EmpireDirect.co.uk is among the largest independent electrical retailer in the UK with 12 National Electrical Warehouses Nationwide. Their customer can order and pay online, and collect from one of their 13 nationwide collection points. The company employ over 400 staff within the entire group.

Starbucks sells brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, hot and also cold drinks, snacks and products for instance mugs and coffee beans. Starbucks has an entertainment division and Hear Music brand, Starbucks also markets music, books and film. A lot of these items are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store.

This is exactly what happened in case of the two prominent search engines called AltaVista and Ask. They could not sustain the initial momentum, owing to a range of reasons like frequent change of ownership, loss of focus, not enough resources etc. These two companies are still on the lookout for a reasonable share of internet traffic at their websites with fierce competition from the likes of Google and Yahoo.

The Neo-classical era has evolved with the pioneering works of William Stanley Jevon, Carl Menger and Leon Walras. The author will particularly discuss the Paretian system (developed by Vilfredo Pareto) versus the Walrasian system (conceptualized by Leon Walras). Leon Walras introduced the general equilibrium model.

The idea behind this marketing strategy is to reduce costs associated with production and distribution of a product hence reducing the final cost to the consumer. In turn the product is marketed to large masses at low prices hence earning quick returns. The idea of mass marketing was made popular by the growth of mass media capable of reaching a diverse audience at the same time.

Cruise Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In 2004, there were over 63 million international cruise tourist arrivals. Founded by cruise visionary Ted Arison in 1972, Carnival Cruise Lines had a very rocky start when its first ship, the former ocean liner Mardi Gras, ran aground off Miami on its maiden voyage.

The reasons for choosing these ratios are also discussed. Based on the analysis, recommendations are made to improve performance of VDB Limited. Limitations of the analysis and also ratios in general are discussed in the report. One of the most important tools used to interpret financial statements and to understand the company and its financial performance on the whole, is 'Ratio Analysis'.

The reality we live in today can be described as an Internet-boom or even Internet revolution, as performing many of the 'traditionally offline' activities in the WWW has been growing more and more popular, and conducting business in the Internet brings more and more profit.