Business Essays

WestJet is a low cost airline operating in Canada and its success in business can be attributed to its corporate culture. However, tremendous growth at the airline is likely to pose a challenge on its unique culture which can be problematic in the day to day operations of the company.

This paper analyzes the Wal-Mart's supply chain management. The substantial lead of Wal-Mart has been accorded to its effective management of the supply chain which is the focal point of the discussion. However, by 2006 rivals beginning to adopt similar management practices to Wal-Mart were catching up and Wal-Mart.

New venture development is a complex process that involves all the activities concerned with the identification of business opportunities including product or service design, business frame design, and marketing. The process of new venture development consists of several phases irrespective of the nature and size of the business.

of the global gross domestic product. The other ? of the global economic activity is provided by the emerging economies. There are 156 emerging economies across the world. These emerging economies despite only generating 26% of the global gross domestic product are the home to 84% of the world’s population.

Forbes Global 2000 list, states that Walmart is the largest corporation when ranked in terms of revenue. However, Walmart is ranked as the 18th largest public multinational corporation in the world. In 1962, Walmart Company was founded by Sam Walton who was a businessman from Arkansas.

A franchisee is a partner who will operate day to day the business of a franchisor on a territory where the business did not exist before. It involves granting a business firm the right to sell the products of another firm; where the selling company receives payments, and the ‘mother’ firm expands its customer base, and geographical coverage.

Different companies have raised their concern about how the government handles these contract disputes. This is one reason why the number of protests against government contracts and bids is rising each year in the Government Accountability Office. The world has seen contractors finding alternative ways to settle these disputes in their favor. 

This executive briefing recommends the institution of an internal mentoring program with Virgin Atlantic. Within this context of understanding, the briefing further functions as a means of outlining the meaning and purpose of this mentoring program. In establishing the need for an internal mentoring program, adequate reference to theory is made, as well as considerable deliberation on the overriding value of the program for stakeholder interests.

The report also seeks to identify the sources of the inspiring ideas and principles for different innovation projects. The major types of innovations include process, product, market and organizational innovation. Ideas for innovation may come from research, commercial presentations, educational events and trade journals among others.

Globalization can be defined as a phenomenon that has shrunk the world and has brought people closer who come across each other with differentiating concepts and ideas. They exchange their thoughts and in this way, different people contribute to solve others` problems and provide each other chance to get involved in distinguishing practices.

Tesco is a British retail chain that is known as the largest retail chain in UK. It stands tall in the world’s top three retail stores. Tesco mainly deals with grocery and other merchandise products. Tesco was formed by John Cohen in 1919 (Tesco). Tesco is divided into six main types which depend on the needs, wants and demands of the customers in different areas of the UK (Tesco).

The shortage in the supply of eggs has had a number of implications on the production of food products in Britain. The egg is an important ingredient in the production of biscuits and based on the concept of derived demand, the demand for biscuits is dependent on the demand for eggs (Cassel, 2002, p. 16).

Prior to globalization corruption was thought of as a problem restricted to the pockets of the developing world, with the developed world considered clean from the stain of corruption. Since the advent of globalization, corruption has spread and is now considered “entrenched in the global market place” (Cragg, 123). 

The London Olympics to be held this year in the months of July and August is geared to boost up various firms both private limited and public limited companies in the United Kingdom. Besides, benefiting the business firms, non-government organizations have a lot to benefit from the big global event.

The rapid growth of globalization has encouraged and made it quite necessary for enterprises around the world to make use of modern technologies in their daily activities. Moreover, the information systems have made work easy and fast along with facilitating in augmenting an organization’s competitiveness.

From a humble beginning of 100 foreign-owned firms in the year 1979, China rapidly catapulted to a position of one of the most attractive destinations for foreign investment. By the year 1998 the number grew to as many as 280,000 (Facts and details, 2012).

Thus, the employer-employee relationship is something that we live with everyday and to be able to harbor strong and effective working relations between the two, there have been guidelines set to protect each party’s rights. One of which would be the “Fair and Equitable Compensation” standard.

As per the study, Drew has exhibited vulgar traits in the responses that he gives to the other employees. In this regard, the employees have expressed displeasure in this behavior despite the fact that Drew is one of the company’s best performers in task execution.

Compensation can be defined as the total payment that includes monetary as well as non-monetary part made to an employee in lieu of the work performed according to the need of an employer.

Big companies attract a lot of public attention. It means more people would want to invest because the company is so successful. But no matter how big the company, it will still go bankrupt if they have committed unethical business practice just to achieve its success.  The classic example of a big business that went bankrupt because of its fraudulent and unethical business practice is Enron.

The paper tells that financial information is one of the most powerful sources of weight and Authority in any business society. This is particularly in environments where accounting is documented as a prime means of communicating and controlling the operations of an enterprise. Entrepreneurs have to deal with complex financial information environmental volatility as a base of operation.

As the paper highlights voracious bankers used their political power to grow from minute, particular banks into humongous, all-purpose financial firms. This metamorphosis led to financial catastrophe because sometimes banks became too huge to administer and too big to not pass. If we break the banks up, we will eradicate the future crisis risk.

In the contemporary environment of competitive business, expanding business must understand the changing socio-cultural background of the country, where one needs to establish the business interests. Dowling et al (1999) argue that Chinese socio-political and cultural environment is complex, especially as Chinese nationalism remains key obstacle for foreign firms and poses serious challenge to their IHRM.

Global corporations are now faced with competition from a wider array of companies than domestic companies. Because they operate at the top level of involvement, it is vital that they provide strategies that are cost-effective and efficient. These corporations require practices for human resource management that are based on wide knowledge of cultural differences between different countries and encourage flexibility.

A collapse of one of the Chilean Copper Mine shafts left 33 workers trapped almost 300 meters under the ground. The rescue efforts started immediately however another collapse occurred only two days later. The company must pay great attention to how to inform the world about the catastrophe.

Information technology is something that cannot be downplayed in whatever organization is there in the contemporary world. This is major because of the significant influence that this phenomenon has on the activities which take place in a business setup. The other aspect which is also of relevance currently is the power that information has when it comes to the operations of the contemporary business setup.

Kepak has an excellent reputation and offers a broad range of frozen and fresh beef products in manufacturing, food service, and retail sectors to its customers. Their products are procured via schemes of quality farm assurance in ensuring that their wide range of customers is serviced with the best raw materials.

Mr. Games company has 50 gaming station in Indonesia. At that time, I joined the Mr. Games Company to IAAPA exhibition in Malaysia for purchasing games, and I was one of the negotiations team members. I need to purchase Maximum Tune (game racing machines for Mr.Games) from IAAPA. They want to install the new Maximum Tune 3 in their gaming station.

With the acquisition of IBM product label and laptop partition, Lenovo was able to create a footprint in the markets and further its influence in the computer and laptop industry (Kameir, 2012). It is relatively unique as compared to other companies within the industry and Chinese market and is also internationally recognized.

In order to adequately do this, Wal-Mart needs to emphasis on three key objectives. One is the fulfillment of specific customer requirements; second is ensuring that they achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and; thirdly, they should try to adapt to the needs of business and market environments that change every day.

This analysis takes the form of a self-assessment, which entails the evaluation of the positive personal characteristics involved in interactions with others, the negative characteristics requiring change, and the action learning, which details the specific learning actions to be undertaken within a period of 6-8 months, to enhance more positive and productive interactions.

Each research method is however appropriate for a particular type of data and a researcher’s rational is fundamental to the selection of a research method. I, in this paper, identify a phenomenon that can be studied using qualitative research, and describe a qualitative research for the phenomenon and the suitability of the phenomenon for a qualitative research.

The fourth phase of the Keystone pipeline project is in the process of awaiting approval from the United States government. Upon successful completion, the Keystone project will be composed of phases one and two which will consist of the completed pipeline while phases three and four will be made up of the expanded coast project.

The employees of Riordan Company should adhere to a number of international rules and regulations. For instance, both the employees and company should adhere to the tax laws. On the other hand, Riordan manufacturing should ensure that it follows the employment laws that have been laid out internationally (eCampus, 2005). 

Free trade involves the opening up of economies or trade liberalization, which enables the trading countries to maximize their competitive advantage and increase their output with an aim of boosting the economy of their citizens (Greenpeace, 2013).

From the paper, the use of tobacco has become a growing concern for not only the government but also organizations. The government record says that every year many individuals die due to the communicable and non-communicable diseases caused by smoking tobacco. Smoking reduces the life expectancy of an individual. 

Microsoft follows a mission statement which claims, “We are committed to long term to the mission of helping our customers realize their full potential”. The company acquired this position through constant innovation, update and improvement of their products through the acceleration of new technologies as they emerge (Microsoft, 2013). 

This kind of leaders is more concerned with the growth of the team. However, this kind of leadership is almost similar to the inspirational leadership in most elements. Participation and engagement of everyone in decision making is very crucial in retaining and attraction of great people4 in business (Ciulla 179-181).

This company has a well-established reputation for funding even hard-to-place loans, by being direct lenders with their capital. Al-Rahal Auto & Finance, Inc. has the main goal of providing funding for dealer loans in as little as 48 hours, with a view of allowing their dealers to focus their attention on their business.

The business environment is again divided into two parts which entails external and internal environment. The primary purpose of this paper is to analyze the external and the internal environment of Staples, Inc. Staples Inc. is considered to be one of the largest office supply chain stores across the world.

A design-based statement of Work will define design requirements and essential physical characteristics that will be used in the completion of this contract. The Statement of Work will provide details on how the work will be performed and materials that will be used. This Statement of Work will describe the nature and volume of work to be done.

This study will aim at the journey of Toyota encompassing the damages and recalling of vehicles. Toyota had created a corporate brand reputation of a world-class level based on the commitment towards excellence in manufacturing and design, focus on customers, continuous improvement, reliability, and quality.

Westjet airline is a Canadian carrier that provides scheduled and charter services to over 87 destinations in Canada, the Caribbean, the United States, Mexico and Central America. It was established in 1996 and by 2012; it was ranked the ninth-largest airline in North America. It has two hubs, Calgary International Airport, and Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Therefore, before doing anything that might be beneficial to you, one must also consider if the act will benefit others also or infringes others’ rights. Therefore, according to the product defect information, as a new employee in this company,

Since the establishment of NAFTA, trade between the three partners has soared (United States Trade Representative 2013, par. 3; Chambers, E. & Smith 2002, p. 42). Furthermore, foreign direct investments between the partners have also dramatically increased over the years following the signing of the NAFTA agreement by the member countries. 

To explore this topic and make the research reliable a number of sources were used, for which the reference list has been attached. Articles from Forbes, academic journals and case studies including a case study by the Harvard Business Review and a case study by the Pandora Group were used to evaluate Apple Inc.’s competitive position in the market.

Inside-out strategy functions well or comparatively better in comparison to the outside-in approach in an established and stable market context; while on the other hand, the outside-in approach focuses on the competitors and the amount of the risks that the organisation wants to take so as to determine its success potentials.

The impact of executing high interest to business organizations remains an ill monetary approach since it may lead to the utmost deterioration of an economy. During such occasions, businesses will be unable to diversify their investments since the entities shall be lacking the desired capital base to engage in the programs.

The competitive logistics market demands a lot of innovation from the market players in order to address the growing needs of the consumers. FedEx is always at the forefront in creating efficient ways that can effectively enable the organization to sail through this environment. However, amid the incessant process of innovation, several challenges abound.

The rate of globalization is speedily escalating which is triggering the need of superior communication among the individuals belonging to varied genders. Individuals are no longer believed to exist in a restricted marketplace as the growing aspect of globalization makes them an imperative part of the global economy which is known to witness competition from almost all the existing continents.