Business Essays

Wal-Mart and McDonald’s have been two of the most successful corporate leaders in their own respective fields, yet the former is far more diverse today as compared to the latter. Although both tried to diverse their respective businesses at certain points in time and in certain ways, yet Wal-Mart’s diversification strategies were met with unusual success.

With the overhaul of Chinese law and regulations affecting trade and business, many state-owned enterprises have consolidated and turned their attention to acquisition activities or have themselves become targets of acquisition by foreign investors. Large number of foreign owned business and joint ventures with foreign investors find it difficult to understand the regulatory system governing foreign investment and business in China which differs in many ways from its western counterparts.

EliteClean is a company dealing in the production of cleaning facilities and selling them to the retailers. Most of the products of EliteClean are environmentally friendly since in their many years of production they have not had any complaint of environmental pollution. Their facilities are of high quality, a factor that makes the customers demand more products.

The amount of truthfulness conveyed is directly taken care of by the premise of business ethics and any organization would direly appreciate the idea of business ethics being its primary undertaking. As a standard here, the organization could be any nation state, transnational corporation or a global governance entity which shall bring the audiences in close contact with the body, and thus derive the basis of success from a number of different quarters and departments which are present within them.

Like Elbert Hubbard once said: “Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.” I chose to apply similar qualities, mostly sparing nothing that qualifies as knowledge however, minute, in my quest to become great economist.

In the capacity of the compliance officer of the ethics review committee, I wish to notify you as the leaders and managers regarding significance of upholding the ethical behavior and its orientation towards the positive trend of the organizational activities as described by (Charles, 2009 P.88).

A leader is a person who guides his subordinates in their activities or work. He motivates them to work better and within the time limit so as to attain the desired objectives of an organization. In other words, leadership is the ability of a person to guide and motivate his/her followers to put much effort towards the success and effectiveness of the organization.

The author states that the outsourced goods, services and inputs enhance an organization’s capacity to participate and compete amidst an increasingly competitive global business environment. This consequently has the potential to improve and enhance the overall efficiency of the economy and improve its welfare significantly.

Earned value management was developed in 1960’s by the Department of Defense. It has been widely accepted as the best method of tracking project performance. Earned value management foretells not only the magnitude but also the significance of future problems regarding a particular project.

The Royal Bank of Scotland fell prey to the changes taking place within the banking sector, and suffered immensely in the financial crisis of 2007-08. According to reports, the bank witnessed a massive fall in its stock prices during the year 2008 whereby 13% drop in its share price, leaving traders concerned about its liabilities and stability.

The conclusion states that greater percentage of companies today uses social media in undertaking various forms of corporate social relationships. The few group of enterprises who do not presently use any form of social media plan to do so in the nearest future. Among the small and medium scale enterprises that use social media, a lot of positive and diverse advantages have been recorded.

Consumer Behavior This document is concentrated on the consumer behavior topics. It briefly summarizes the impact of digital revolution of 1980s on the consumer behavior, how market segmentation is done for online consumers and the factors on which consumer motivation for high-tech products depend.

Xerox: repositioning and revival utilizing. Xerox was established as the Haloid Company and changed its name to Haloid Xerox in 1959 with the introduction of Xerox photocopiers. The pioneers of the photocopying technology their products were critically acclaimed and with continuous innovation and better copying solutions the company was able to establish itself as the market leader in the category.

I will use is social media as a communication medium for the recruitment effort. It is a common means that companies communicate with the public, and involves the use of web-based and itinerant technologies. It is also estimated that 1 out of 10 job seekers in the country has a profile on social media such as Facebook, tweeter, linked in. 

For some, leadership skills are inborn while for others it can be achieved through hard work and dedication. A proper guidance, encouragement and environment is necessary for developing a person’s leadership style. Different situation needs different leadership style; one cannot fit for all.

According to Kierkegaard, the proposed bond issue strategy has far-reaching implications to the global financial system including the U.S. economy. As asserted by the economists in the video discuss, any default experienced in the Greek domestic banking system is likely to be experienced in other countries like Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. 

Human resource, on the other hand, is the organizational department that is concerned with workers related issues like recruitment, their promotions, and retrenchments among other responsibilities (Taylor, 2009). Planning and better management of human resources is an issue that cannot be ignored in a country’s development strategies.

Harvey Industries is a large firm supplying various parts for many companies, especially car owners. It has met financial difficulties in recent years, which seem to come from poor methods of inventory control. Their current system consists of stock replenishment orders that are made by the purchasing manager.

The concepts can be applied to uplift the living standards of the community. I have realized that making choices can either be pessimistic or optimistic. Being a realist, the most crucial moment is the present; regardless of the dream I am aspiring to achieve in the future.

Myopia is a condition of the eyes, where the viewer can only see the things close by and is unable to see things that are further away. This concept is applied to marketing by Levitt, who claims that myopic marketers are unable to be proactive about their plans and thus, fail to plan for it and miss opportunities along the way.

The author analyzes a lot of debate for a reason; there is no clear answer as to the manner of removing the negative characteristics, which make the workplace a sweatshop. He believes that customers are willing to pay for the name recognition. The most important factor is the costs they are willing to pay for the products from the sweatshops.

Nestle Corporation is a company that has been very successful in the marketplace for over 100 years due to its ability to adapt to market changes and implement first order and second order changes whenever necessary. Throughout its history Nestle has implemented changes to ensure the success of the company.

Strategic choices by TRADOC The TRADOC Strategic plan has three strategic choices which provide as organizing constructs for main objectives and tends to support the achievement of the strategic objectives and execution of mission and role of the Army trainer leading to change in the Army.

Deloitte is one of the most successful professional services’ firms in the world. The company consists of many independent firms that maintain their commercial presence in over 150 countries around the world. Deloitte offers its services across the categories of the audit, consulting, financial advisory, and tax.

Google is an organization made up of determined and smart people who learn via a thorough and wide Google experience. Even though Google is made up of people from dozens of different cultures and languages but the visions and goals of the company are persistent and are focused on the world-wide audience Google serves.

From the case study, it is recognized that the issue which Engenco, one of the leading players in the UK's energy industry faces is related to change management. The facet of change management incorporates a significant involvement of organizational leadership in order to ensure that the required activities are sustained in an efficient.

The author provides various tools that are integrated together to ensure that complaints of consumers are handled in the most efficient manner. These tools may include: automatic registration of complaints that are new, management of complains that have already occurred, escalating importance towards those complaints that have not yet been solved.

Over the years performance appraisal (PA) has come under scrutiny even while Pettijohn et al (2001) describe it as the ‘job managers love to hate’. Performance appraisal systems cannot be free from criticism. Performance appraisals have administrative and motivational purposes but the results of such appraisal have been disappointing (Caruth & Humphreys, 2008).

The report presents a brief idea regarding the linkage between the investment plan with other departments along with a milestone analysis and risk plan to justify the implementation benefits of the proposed initiative. Resource requirement and financial planning are presented through this report from a Human Resource Management perspective.

The GSA Schedule contract is the easiest government contract to win because it's a long-standing contract with commercial industries providing the government access to millions of commercial services and products at affordable prices.

The traditional view in the form of a simple dichotomy to customer relationship between the need of customers for increased satisfaction and improved service levels and the competing need of business for improved efficiency and productivity is no longer valid. Businesses are struggling for improving their customer service.

 Kodak and Fujifilm are both competitors in the photography industry, and both have enjoyed a successful time in the business of everything related to photography. However, in recent years, Kodak has suffered a mighty blow to its successful, picture-perfect world, because of its failure to adhere to business strategies.

China has also asserted itself as the leading exporter in the world leading to the accumulation of foreign currency reserves and the establishment of comparative advantage. This has posed threats to the economic competitiveness of the European Union. The European Union also adopted policy reforms allocating resources in a way so that the other economies are also open to the European trade.

Bowman’s Strategy Clock is an extension of the generic strategies of Porter and deals with them in a lot of detail. The Ansoff matrix is used in determining the four kinds of strategic options available in the market. This helps the organizations in the evaluation of the growth options. It is also helpful in ascertaining the amount of risk available with each of the options.

Use of Promissory Estoppel in Business Contracts This essay discusses the concept of promissory Estoppel. It discusses the section 90 and 139 of Restatement of Contracts which form the basis of the concept of Promissory Estoppel. It also discusses the evolution of Promissory Estoppel with judicial interpretations of the concept.

During the recruitment process, a series of important observation was made. Observation on Selection of the Labors: During the selection, many migrant workers had been considered for various posts in the organization whose qualifications, talent and prior knowledge would not be acknowledged outside the United States of India.

The public sector also moves toward globalization and makes cultural changes in their organizations. They bring sophisticated technology to cope with this competitive environment. It is said that there is no best way to manage the organizational change but public sector organizations must need some appropriate approaches to manage the organizational change to cope with the private sector organizations.

Under Article 49 of the Treaty on the EU, it welcomes further enlargement in its membership to any European country that duly fulfils the economic and other basic criteria of the EU. To be the member states of the EU, it is required that the aspirant countries must meet the criteria articulated as “Copenhagen criteria.”

Article Evaluation Essay Name Institution Introduction The article “Has Apple Lost its Cool to Samsung?” talks about the recent falling profits and stock prices of apple iphone in Comparison to the growth of Samsung Smartphone’s. According to this article, Samsung profits increased in the last quarter of the year 2012 by 76% percent which is quite commendable.

In most interviews, structured questions are used to guide the interviewer in his/her quest to extract useful information from the interviewee (Denscombe, 2007). This interview in particular focuses on professional experience as well as online education. The main objective is to find out the perception of people regarding their present jobs as well as any online courses they may have studied.

Many people and businesses have been trying to perfect globalization by bringing new approaches and enhancing the strong points in establishing better markets. Some of these approaches have been successful as they have been harvesting the positivity in globalization (Hopper 21). However, some other aspects that affect globalization are not easily controlled.

The firm named ‘Accuracy’ is a sole proprietorship. The activities and operations of the firm are managed as well as supervised by the ‘Certified Public Accountant’ (CPA). The firm offers tax operations services, management and cost accounting services, QuickBooks Pro Advisor services and has planned to expand its operations to provide bookkeeping services to small businesses as well.

This SOW also covers the details of the services to be provided by the Contractor. Background The Purchaser, that is, our company is a small consultancy firm that provides marketing and management solutions like outsourcing, corporate and professional trainings and workshops in the areas of education, small and medium businesses and sales.

Arzaq avails the opportunity of being one of the main importers of food supplies to keep restaurants and grocery stores fully equipped with food items at all times. Arzaq started out as a private company with a very limited scope, but in its attempt to respond to the growing needs of the market, has enlarged in size and scope of work.

United Parcel Service (UPS) was founded in the year 1907 in the United States as a messenger company (UPS, 2013). UPS is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. D. Scott Davis is the current Chief Executive officer of the company. Currently, the United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest global package company and a reputable provider of specialized transportation and logistics services.

This is due to the fact that by cutting back on investment in training sales, the firm/entity is ultimately making a long-term decision that integration with the needs of the consumer is of secondary importance to deriving immediate gains. The manager ensures a situation in which relevant information is relayed directly to the individuals.

The respondents of the survey were divided on the basis of age, department, position and tenure of the employees working for the company. The age of the respondents were divided into three groups which were from 16-21, 22-49 & 50-65. The respondents belonged to three departments namely the Human resources department, IT department and Administration.

The fact that IT department acts as a service provider to other organizational departments makes it a complicated process. This is because some of the expenditures incurred by other departments do not reflect in the IT department’s expenditure plan. Even if they were to reflect, other services provided and directly paid by corresponding departments are rarely factored in.

To keep track of our goal, we can have a mechanism of getting feedback from the people regarding their satisfaction with us. We shall know what to improve on or do away with. This objective will target most of those currently preferring private health providers who we approximate at two hundred thousand.

With the introduction of ChargeOn, a special water-resistant charger that charges mobile phones and smartphones completely in 30 minutes, Company G aims to cater to the needs of customers in the Canadian consumer electronics market. The purpose of this report was to evaluate the factors that must be considered before expanding the business on foreign soil.