Business Essays

This is why diversity in the workplace has emerged to be a very important item for most organizations; this is to become very creative and to be open to changes. Foremen, supervisors and managers must therefore be open to learn and to inform others within the organizational setup to appreciate multicultural similarities and differences with respect to not only customers but to every other person.

These companies engages in international trade through foreign exchange forward contracts and options and cross currency swaps to hedge various currency exposures. These exposures primarily include assets, liabilities and bonds denominated in foreign currency.

It frees us from the need to carry our hardware devices with us all the time. All we need to remember is our passwords to access our documents. A very interesting and important quality of Google Docs is that it increases the transparency of editing since changes made by everybody are recorded along with the editors’ names and the time of editing.

What Makes a Leader? All corporations in the world are headed by various classes of authority within their core operations. A company needs authority and people to make critical decisions and strategize on the company’s future. However, in any given company, various authoritative levels exist in the likes of executives, production and sales managers, the human resource management, and quality control.

In pricing, there are different things that are important in determining the cost of a commodity and various theories that explain how its value is determined. In this respect, I view pricing according to the perspective of the subjective theory of economy in which value is allocated according to the potential of a commodity to satisfy a need in people.

What is Strategic Asset Seeking? The current trend of countries’ economic performances and investors’ decisions are both influenced and have an impact on foreign direct investment (FDI). Companies are taking risks in foreign countries by transferring some of their assets to form new enterprises, from which they can receive lasting interests.

Communication is an essential process of sharing own view point through the use of speech, symbol and signs. This process usually follows both interpersonal and intrapersonal methods. Communication with more than two persons such as groups or social structures is termed as interpersonal communication.

Various concepts such as motivation, leadership, and communication are very vital in initiating the success of a business. Employees have become very distrustful and unhappy while performing their duties thus causing organizational failures and customer dissatisfaction. Careful listening makes the communicator feel respected and appreciated.

Business environment affects the performance of any business and hence the need for evaluation of the company performance to analyze the success of the business within the reference environments. An evaluation of the company’s performance requires a detailed analysis to represent the profitability and risk levels of the company.

Saudi Arabia is one of largest nations in the world with an area 870,000 sq mi. It is located in Western Asia, and it is the 2nd largest Arab nations following Algeria. The population of the nation is estimated to be 29 million and a majority of them are young people.

No business plans are alike, regardless of whether they target the same market. While writing a business plan, there is a divergence of ideas and plans for two different business plans. Two business plans, all targeting the same industry might have different objectives. Projected inflows, the period taken to start making profits among others. Such is evidenced by two business plans al targeting the bar business.

The Competing Value Framework (CVF) is one of the most widely used and important models in the areas of organizational culture. The model is prepared after testing and matching the compatibility of the framework with that of the marketing activities and is convenient for practical uses.

Inadequate organization culture and lack of collaborative work effort can create several challenges, such as low productivity, high injustice and lack of employee satisfaction that can harm overall business performance. The essay will analyze the case study using several OB and leadership concepts.

he newly ventured, The Vietnam Polymer Company has 49% of ownership in both the companies and the remaining 2% of the ownership is under the Vietnamese minority partners. The new company concentrates on the manufacturing and marketing of polymers at 20,000 tons/year. The total investment for the ventures is 12 million Euros.

Ethics, laws, values, and regulations form the foundation for human societies. The human mind can learn and implement ideas. This point demarcates the line between animals and humans. Ethics is ideas upon which human beings act. Every company is comprised of a group of people and is thus a society within a bigger society.

The author states that BNP Paribas is a retail banking corporation and investment banking that serves the need of 79 countries worldwide. Because of its dedication to fight the global climate change, BNP Paribas created its coal-fired power generation policies last September 2011.

Generally speaking, Standard Chartered Bank evidently leads the way in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East whereby it employs over 30,000 people in close to 550 locations in nearly 50 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific Region, South Asia, and the United Kingdom as well as in the Americas.

The Motion Investments Limited is currently seeking opportunities under the Federal Business Opportunities Department, i.e. provision of maintenance of the Department of the Army’s fire protection system in New Jersey and provision of dockside repair services for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter among many others.

The world of the 21st century is undergoing a continuous transformation at a rapid pace. Because of the evolution of high-speed internet-powered connectivity over the past couple of years, the world has become a highly connected global entity. Global connectivity has increasingly created the platform for the evolution and dispersion of various kinds of global trends in the developed and developing markets around the world.  

Resources play an important role in the implementation of a strategic plan. Before implementing a strategic plan, it is important that the infrastructure is prepared for the implementation and most importantly, the required resources should be procured and allocated properly to the tasks in order to accomplish the objectives. 

The CFO reports to the top management and supports the company in various strategic business areas of cost-benefit analysis of the business process, forecasting of financial performance of the company, managing the budget in terms of revenue target and planned expenditures, managing various sources of funds for expansion of the business.  

The motorcycles produce by the company will have different engine sizes to cater for the different needs of their consumers, and they will also posses new segments which will cater for their long distance journeys. The motorcycles will both serve domestic and commercial purposes making the targeted audiences to make their choice of either purchasing a commercial or private motor cycle.

Generally, entrepreneurship has traditionally been perceived as an isolated process whereby the individual organizes resources and uses them for developing a new venture. However, various theories have highlighted the role of knowing individuals and argue that entrepreneurship revolves around whom you know.

With the advent of globalization, the recent business context has made it gradually important that small and medium enterprises also focus on their gradual expansion beyond the geographic boundaries of their home nation. Thus, efficient change management has become an essential approach in subsequence to the notion of global expansion.

Entrepreneurs have the willingness and capacity to manage, organize and design their own business venture along with the ability to take up and manage the risk involved in starting a business of their own. They are characterized by innovation and plan their operations in such a way that they can face the competition prevalent in the market.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs model was being created for addressing general human needs which might not show symmetry with the needs of organizational members in different business contexts. In such a context, managers need to consider “hygiene factors” and “motivators” of Herzberg’s (1966) motivation-hygiene theory to motivate workers.

The organization is one of the most largest and popular organizations in terms of ethical business practices and high business productivity. Several leading organizations generally face ethical issues in the business operation processes due to poor management practices and a lack of sustainability in each and every business operation process. This industry is quite a sensitive industry.

The company boasts a multi-billion dollar business status with localized operations globally in over 30 countries (Joyner, 7). eBay.com is an online platform that runs on the eBay website which gives buyers and sellers from all over the world a place to sell and buy a wide variety of both services and goods.

The study analyses the situation of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy exemplifies one effect of globalization on an already successful business through the use of the following theoretical frameworks: PESTEL framework; The SWOT analysis; The 4 Ps of marketing (Product, Price, Place and Promotion); The Boston matrix and Ansoff’s matrix.

At the very early stage of the collaboration of its design, Google quickly understands the values and demands of its users. This gave birth to the beta versions. Google offers both, resources and freedom. It means that IT users at Google are provided 20% of their entire time working on the projects which they seem the best.

The logistics industry is mainly driven by technology, globalization, and Integration. The logistic industry trends show that in the coming years this sector is going to strengthen further. The expansion of the geographical boundaries and tapping more customers is the main motive of the logistics companies nowadays.

Two female employees of the company, namely, Janice Hall and Kelsey Fields have approached the Employment Tribunal with claims of unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal after they were charged and dismissed by John Biggins, the Warehouse manager, after he had found an unopened new hard disk drive, in their jointly held locker.

The emerging economy is a term coined to define a country in which its natural economy grows rapidly, its industry is structurally changing, its market is promising but volatile, its regulatory framework favors economic liberalization and the adoption of a free market, and its government is reducing bureaucratic and administrative control over business activities.

The project consists of ten activities that are scheduled to be completed in 21 days. The project activities will basically be carried out by persons outside of the organization. The only insiders involved will be the project manager who will coordinate activities, the financial controller who will prepare the budget forecast and the liaison officer who will relate with the staff and the project team.

This project analyses in detail financial strengths and weaknesses of Primax, Alpha and Beta; three firms engaged in manufacturing furniture. While Primax among them is most financially sound the other two firms are not doing that well financially.

Wal Mart has been in the Chinese markets for over ten years. The company has been able to build a strong brand name and image in the markets. Wal Mart’s major strengths are based on the company’s brand image. Also, the ability of the company to use the local sourcing in China is a major strength for the company.

The paper comprises the goal-setting process of Allstate Insurance Company for attaining its specific goals. The evaluation of the company’s goal-setting in accordance with the models stated that the company has adopted an effective strategy so as to fulfill the three processes of the goal-setting model.

All the other alternatives have corresponding negative implications for Arley Merchandise. Paying out cash of $6 million could involve the company borrowing funds in whole or in part. The company has a lot of debt, with a debt ratio of approximately 75%.

Fast food restaurants have huge market potential. In the cutting-edge business paradigms, fast food centers provide the professionals and working population with much-needed outlets for relaxation from stress. The fast food restaurant in a good location, preferably near the Town Center and adjacent to the office complex, would be a highly lucrative business.

Offering different products for the different target markets can be of great advantage for the firm to handle its operation according to the needs of the customers. DHL segments its customers in respect to their operating platform whether it’s global or regional or just local. All the operation of the firm is based on this segmentation strategy of the company.

Though it is embarrassing, it is important for an organization to inform its customers of any breach in the organization’s security and this should be done as soon as the problem is noticed. Such a prompt action will enable the customers to take necessary steps to mitigate the problem at hand, for example by changing their email addresses. 

Reportedly, the general partners are often engaged in the day-to-day operation of the entity, unlike incorporation whereby ownership is separate from management. Additionally, each general partner is often personally liable for the liability of other partners. Profits of the company are often shared equally.

Generally, companies pay their entire attention to building good products or offering good services to their customers in order to increase customer satisfaction. While they recognize that the employees are the core of their business, they tend to believe that if their customers are happy, the employees would automatically be happy.

Social networking sites provide different ways in which people and businesses interact such as email, video and voice chat, file sharing, blogging and discussion groups. There are many benefits and challenges involved with integrating social networking in business and this has led to diverse conclusions of whether social networking is a viable tool.

Our main business is conducting research on behalf of organizations, departments, or agencies to generate appropriate reports that can be used to improve the operations at the organizations or solve some emerging issues in the organization. We work for a range of clients including the environmental management agencies, the institutions of high learning, research institutes, as well as other organizations in the industrial sector.

 With the advancement of new challenges facing the corporate sector, it is imperative that companies rethink responsibility. It is more critical than ever for corporate entities to ascertain new means of getting beyond the mere talk and sincerely place corporate values at the same level with profits. 

The engineers would be the organization’s managers and other leaders. Thus, an employee cannot independently make a decision to change company policy. Bureaucracy is upheld in high regard. Managers and other leaders chart out the course that the organization is to take. They are expected to be in total control of organizational operations.

As the report declares the company targets private customers and individual organizations. In identifying and satisfying its customers, the company uses marketing techniques such as promotions and advertisements. Toyota is a household name in many countries competing with such companies as Mercedes and Mitsubishi among many others.

A business in real estate involves buying, selling, or renting land with any immovable property in it like buildings and minerals. This business is recognized internationally. In the U.K., it is simply referred to as property which in turn refers to land and fixtures. Real estate is mainly used in probate law, meaning all interest excluding interest from money arising from sale trust or on land held by the deceased at death.

Chad is a poor oil-rich nation that has had its share of internal conflicts. Political instability and leadership battles have characterized this North African country. Corruption has also taken a toll on the events in this country, and this is evidenced by the award of tenders and contracts to various corporations.