Business Essays

Italy is a rather homogenous country both linguistically and religiously. However, it is quite diverse politically, culturally, and economically (McDonald, 1998). Italy’s population density ranks fifth-highest in Europe, with the largest minority group being the German-speaking people of the Bolzano Province and the Slovenes around Trieste.

Theoretical Approaches: Equal Opportunities versus Managing Diversity Introduction Globalization is a phenomenon that has resulted in various elements that organizations have to deal with. Such elements include: providing equal opportunities to all its employees, managing diversity in the workplace, and maintaining ethical norms and regulations amongst other aspects.

The paper focuses on an internal strategic audit of the issues that Apple faces using appropriate organisational & strategic models while the third part is concerned with various PR crises that have impacted Apple since 2008. External stakeholder issues facing the company will be critically analysed as well as their impact on the corporate reputation and brand equity of Apple Inc.

Based on this research in any business entity, strategic business management is paramount to ensure that the goals, visions, plans and objectives of the organization are met. Similarly, it is upon various players in the organization such as business executives, customers, clients, sales agents and distributors among others to come together for the advancement of attaining the corporate goals.

The researcher of this study presents opportunities and threats of the investment in gold and oil separately in further sections. The first section emphasizes on the opportunities and threats pertaining to gold followed by the other section which elaborates the opportunities and threats that lie with the oil.

Hewlett Packard (HP) - Introduction to Business Organization Student Name Instructors Name Course University Date of Submission Hewlett Packard (HP) - Introduction to Business Organization Introduction: Hewlett Packard (HP) is one the world’s largest and leading IT and technology company.

The researcher of this essay aims at comprehending the major organizational and personal factors contributing towards employee retention; highlighting the significant factors that directly or indirectly enhance the labour turnover rate and assessing workable strategies capable enough to diminish labour turnover rate.

1. Critical evaluation of the three approaches to IHR With globalization working as a ‘catalyst’ for the opening up the various countries’ markets all over the world, organizations in all sectors have optimal opportunities to tap in those markets. When Globalisation is viewed from business organizations perspective, it means the broadening of world business market, with the countries opening up their local markets and allowing the foreign firms to enter and participate along with the indigenous firms.

As a result of research it was suggested that with taut competition and ever increasing risk of substitutes the communication strategy of a brand turns out to be the only tool that can mark it an edge and set it apart from others. It is the communication strategy that controls the power to make or break all the efforts of the forecasting and planning teams.

Speedo has been a leading manufacturer and distributor of various swim wear and related accessories. The company has seen a lot of evolution after being founded at the start of the First World War. The product range has swelled over the years starting out with simple hosiery to encompass swim wear, related accessories and sportswear.

From the discussion and findings, it can be concluded that it is very much important for the countries such as China and the UK to possess deeper understanding regarding the various cultural orientations as well as cross-cultural communication procedure for performing successful global business negotiations.

The knowledge and skills that students acquire in school are as well important in running managerial positions in the industry. Deciding the criterion to follow when recruiting new employees is a major problem because both the student's and industrial respondents’ arguments have weight (Wong & Liu 2010, p.85).

This article explores the subject of competitive rivalry of Whitbread PLC under the following divisions: threats of new entrants; threats of substitutes; bargaining power of suppliers; bargaining power of buyers. Whitbread has innovated and differentiated its products and services, which might have been a reason why it could achieve success in the early years of 20th century once it shifted from brewing to hospitality.

According to the paper learning is a course of action, which makes a person ideal in all fields of life. We can consider the case of a country’s laws that the government of that country develops to make people live their lives in a well-defined manner. Laws are of critical importance for the progress and stability of whole nation because they provide right solutions to all types of social and social problems.

This essay discusses that the Canadian government has presented a platform that supports the development of its public and private sector. In these sectors, there are internal operations that lead to the growth of the economy and the sustenance of economic progress. The Canadian Government (GC) invests an amount of $4.95B to support the ICT development.

The firms are becoming part of global marketing willingly and also unwillingly. The companies are affected but the global economic political conditions which drive them to conduct their operation international (Czinkota & Ronkainen, 2007, p.10).

. Research shows that the victims are normally women and the paper therefore addresses the question whether sexual harassment might be one of the reasons why people, especially women are apprehensive about joining an organization.

A possible approach would be to quit engaging in face-to-face rivalry and attempt to explore new untapped blue oceans. Rather than selling the same products and services, small convenience stores should try to diversify and elevate their level of customer service so that they could justify their prices (Allen, 2011, p. 105). 

Over the last two years, the company has experienced a considerable decline in its turnover. From the internal discussions which the managing director and the store managers have had, two possible causes have been identified which are: either online DVD rental competitors are attracting Film 4 You customers or what the company offers fall below the expectations of the consumers.

The rise and development of corporate governance has brought into perspective the role, position, and importance of different stakeholders of a company. In most cases, the function, capability, and continuity of a company are attached to the behavior and relationships of different stakeholders

This essay is a project of starting a diesel repair business in Southwest Virginia. The project will cover the following: options; preparing a business plan; analyzing business needs; analyzing risks and costs involved in entrepreneurship; minimizing the risks; rewards; legal aspects; market and industry analysis; success of the diesel repair business.

Executive Summary From time immemorial till the current times, people all over the world have been part of constructive developments utilizing various aspects of nature, which is helping people for many years and will help people for years to come as well.

The study discussed and analysed details and information regarding value chain on blackberry. A value chain activity includes various steps that create a clear and accurate value for a product or service. The aim of the value chain is to generate value that surpasses the cost of manufacturing the product, or providing service, consequently making a profit margin.

In the era of cutthroat competition, quality service provided by organizations helps them to have an extra edge over their competitors in the industry. The project begins with identifying the problem statement which builds the foundation for the development of the research aims and objectives. It aims to identify factors influencing customer loyalty and through it their perception of the brand.

According to the research findings some of mortgages schemes that thrive in the economy include property flipping, equity conversion, identity theft, occupancy theft and second residence. As the rates of foreclosure and delinquency keep on soaring, the real estate market will remain sluggish while the mortgage fraud cases will keep increasing.

The author has rightly presented that in recent years financial crisis and economic meltdown have greatly affected the level of income earned by people all over the world. The financial crisis of 2007-2008 reduced the amount of trade among all countries. During this time the ratio of global trade to the level of GDP has reduced to almost 30 percent.

The paper tells that today’s organizations are changing and adapting to the changing dynamic external environment. One of the most important adaptations of organizations is development of a team-based organizational structure. The traditional horizontal hierarchical structure is now being replaced by a team based structure where in organizations has numerous teams working with no more than 10 members.

According to the report curriculum change, on the other hand, refers to the changes that occur or are made to these courses or subjects by certain individual with a reason of making learning more easy, simple, subjective, and relevant to the contemporary societies across the globe. Curriculum change is of great importance.

SECTION ONE Importance of External Environment to Sony Ericsson Sony Company is one of the leading manufacturers globally. It manufactures products such as information and communications technology products, video and audio products. The company believes in technology power.

Running Head: Operations Management Operations Management [Writer’s Name] [Institute’s Name] Operations Management Question # 1 Gillian’s farm is open to public every year from April to October. Demand was very low apart from this period: the circumstances were mostly inappropriate for normal tractor trips and the majority of the animals had to be kept indoor.

According to research, it has been indicated that with HRM practises a firm can have a strong impact over competitive advantage. Number of studies has shown the links between HR practises and profits. A study conducted by Chris Ryan has founded that there exists a relation between the HRM practices and shareholders return.

According to the research neo-liberalism policies are emergent in every aspect of globalization. This means that globalization has been spread among different parts of the world with a great influence of neo-liberalism. The idea of globalization has become common and usual for countries because neo-liberalist institutions have marked their presence in terms of loans.

This essay explores Mountville Fashions and the Knowledge Management. The garments produced by the company involve trendy wear that is largely adored by teenagers and also by other people interested in high street fashion clothes. Mountville Fashions does not resort depending on the production of stylish wears meant for only one season.

According to the research findings ABF faces still competition in the international market in years to come by MNCs such as Nestle and DANONE. Also, the company faces competition from own label brands and a price sensitive strategy of competitors. Another aspect of ABF’s strategy worth improving upon is its fragmented geographic portfolio which hampers the achievement of economies of scale and synergies.

A Strategic Analysis of Bank of America Corporation Name of University Instructor Name of Student Date A Strategic Analysis of Bank of America Corporation Executive Summary Bank of America Corporation is one of the world’s largest financial institutions with corporate offices located in Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255.

MNCs as a force for development Name: Course: College: Date: Tutor: Introduction The last few decades have seen dramatic increase in foreign direct investments and multinationals in terms of geographical spread, size and activities multiplicity. This growth has been associated with the generation and command of resources across the world as well as been a positive force for economic development and growth.

The first part of work is concerned with conceptualisation of the business idea and it focuses on importance of the business’s vision and values. The second part analyses the individual and the organization’s values as reflected by the organization’s plans and actions while part three is concerned with internal and external environmental analysis.

From the research it can be comprehended that Benjamin Graham did suggest that when it comes to picking stock, one should use a more defensive investment approach to stock trading as when they are below their tangible value, they are safe against any adverse future developments which often occur in the stock markets

This paper presents brief report on the management strategy of Super Stars and gives detailed analysis of both the internal as well as external environments. In order to analyze the business environments, various business analysis tools such as SWOT, SMART, Stakeholders’, analysis etc will be included in the paper.

The dealings or rather the communication that takes place among the employees with the management is learned to have an effect on numerous aspects with regard to the business context. Classification of such associations has been recognized with employee participation and employee involvement and is regarded as the most important ones.

This article critically analyses the steps involved in a business plan. Each stage of the Business Plan is critically examined in terms of what should be included in each step. Also, the contribution of each step to the overall plan is dealt in extended detail. The intention of the assignment is to develop a clear understanding and framework of the requirements for setting up and operating a successful business.

The objective of this research proposal is to estimate the exact business scenario and market inclinations existing within the business environment of Hong Kong’s hotel industry prior to introduction of the planned business. Moreover, it will also offer a detailed idea about consumers’ preferences, which act as one of the essential factors for assessing a business environment.

Part 1: Silent and Shadow reports for BHP Billiton The format and style of the silent and shadow reports presented here were guided by the sample silent and shadow reports prepared by Gibson K, Gray R, Laing Y, and Dey C in the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research.

Topic: Is gambling a pastime or addiction? Gambling has economic connotations; it generally refers to putting at risk money or goods on the chances of getting extra funds or goods through some game, competition or an event. The gambling function differs on many scales, including the betting the amount to be put at risk for betting, the approaching result and the foretelling possibility of the game.

As per the classical democratic social contract, the government’s only function in a state is policing; to ensure that no citizen is stripped of their right to engage in trade and commerce activities. Such a system prevails with an underlying assumption that every citizen will inevitably have access to all the necessities of life and that a free market will ensure this provision

The discussion seeks to answer the question: To what extent does the concept of ethics affect online business? This research aims to critically evaluate and present measures that can be implemented in order to deal with issues like controlling of advertising content as well as upholding the principles of ethical marketing by Global Media Company.

A Comparative Analysis of Dell's and HP's products and services from the Perspective of the Firm and Customer. Executive Summary The development of a firm’s performance in quality is sometimes difficult to be achieved. The use of quite known quality models and techniques, such as the Kaizen Gemba model, the quality awards given, or the Garvin criteria on quality, would help to identify the potentials of an organization to perform high in terms of the quality of its products and services.

Chinese cultural shakings indicate some substantial differences in corporate and managerial behavior between the other Chinese territories namely Taiwan and Hong Kong and mainland China (Branine, 2011:225). Cognitively, behavioral differences alone cannot account for culture, and these warrant in-depth consideration of what management across cultures expects to explain.

Why and How the European Union controls dominance. All wealth that fulfills the wants of consumers constitutes the wealth of a nation. Therefore, the aim behind expanding wealth is broadening the choices of the consumers is terms of quality, quantity and variety.

A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MILITARY PAY SYSTEMS A. INTRODUCTION a. PROBLEM STATEMENT b. RESEARCH RATIONALE c. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES d. RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS e. SUMMARY f. LITERATURE REVIEW g. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY h. PARTICIPANTS i. RESEARCH DESIGN j. INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA COLLECTION PLAN k.