Essays on Professional

The Olympics is perhaps one of the largest events that a city can hold.... The scale of the event and the level of investment necessary to ensure its success is enough to reshape the economic growth of a city.... Looking at the cities that have hosted this event in the past, it is evident that it can be a catalyst for urban development....

President Bush made a declaration that has characterized American education when he said that 'all children can learn'.... Since the inception of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2001 requiring all states and school districts to report their progress on closing the achievement gap between minorities and their white peers....

This report "Fire Strategies in the Design of Buildings" investigates a variety of fire strategies that are extremely important especially in the design of buildings other than flats.... It investigates the general principles following the B1 standards indicating the means used in escape and warning....

This paper ''Social Network and Privacy'' tells us that whiles some use the internet basically for commerce, others use it for educational purposes while to others, it is all about entertainment.... The internet can therefore be likened to a blank check, which serves different purposes as and how a person wants to define it....

From the paper "Perceptions on the Use of the Automatic Identification System in Enhancing Kuwaiti Coast Operations" it is clear that compulsory training and development programmes comprised of hands-on and theory-based activities may tend to improve AIS application within the Kuwait Coast Guard....

The paper 'Toyota Corporation' states that production and technical experts are convinced that the Company's production system is not at fault and the defects are those that may be reasonably expected in the case of the mass production of technical equipment in the scale Toyota does.... ... ... ... This study delves into the application of marketing strategy in a crisis situation within a competitive environment....

This dissertation "The Agile Software Development" represents a major exit from the traditional method of software engineering.... Agile methods are a group of system development methodologies that share common goals.... It involves adapting to changes continuously and delivering software products....

The paper "Advantages and Disadvantages of the Strategic Alliance between Qantas and Emirates" is a good example of a research paper on management.... Globalization has opened the doors to all major world economies and given rise to the liberalization of trade.... ... ... ... The paper "Advantages and Disadvantages of the Strategic Alliance between Qantas and Emirates" is a good example of a research paper on management....

The paper "IBM Expansion Approach in the German Market" is an outstanding example of a marketing case study.... The world's information technology industry is of age and yet new devices and applications continue to emerge.... The business models can be said to be at maturity phase evident from the slowing innovation....

The paper "Corporate Governance and Its Impact on Financial Performance of Companies" states that the various financial scandals resulted on account of misappropriation of accounts and funds including top British banks such as Barclays Bank for the Libor scandal.... ... ... ... The term corporate governance has been discussed widely in corporate literature....

The paper "Employment Law Situation with Paul" discusses that the outgoing employer is obligated by TUPE to provide secure, current and accurate Employee Liability Information to the incoming employer at least 28 days before the transfer takes effect.... ... ... ... In this scenario, Paul was sacked for disorderly conduct which involved being drunk while on duty and punching his floor manager....

The paper "The Temperance Movement in Victorian England" makes it clear that the Temperance movement marked a great role in Victorian society in preventing alcohol abuse.... They severely criticized the excessive alcohol consumption among the working-class men during the Victorian period.... .... ...

The satisfaction of human utility is one of the core reasons for the existence of humanity.... Most Western nations, United Kingdom included,.... ... ... The paper "What Are the Important Factors Attracting Immigrants to the UK " is a perfect example of a dissertation in macro and microeconomics....

The paper "Marketing Plan of a Cool Pals Company" highlights that the strong marketing activities are focused on and discussed for the brand Cool Pals.... The brand is in its growth stage and different strategies are recommended so that the brand would get a proper position in the market.... ... ...

This research is about British Airways that is planning to enter the Easter European aviation Market.... This research discusses the history, background and aims and objectives of British Airlines and its performance till date.... ... ... Abstract: This research is about British Airways that is planning to enter the Easter European aviation Market....

For the purpose of this study, a semi-structured interview structure has been undertaken.... The analysis and findings of the research topic will determine several aspects of the purchasing behaviour.... Lastly, this study will reveal the differences and similarities between the country consumers....

This thesis presents a study of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and customer loyalty at one of the world's premier global banking organisations, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) from a customer perspective.... It is impossible to overemphasise the.... ... ... ance of CRM and customer loyalty in banking because a bank depends on the funds maintained by its customers to do business, take risks and to deliver....

For the research and analysis report, the author of the paper "The Alignment between Vis-à-Vis the Business Objectives of Apple" has chosen to work on the project topic 'How the introduction of a new technology can assist an organization in achieving its business objectives?... .... ... ... In the introduction part of this research and analysis project, the topic chosen, the reasons for the topic chosen and the aims and objectives of the research and analysis report are presented....

The essay "Darden Restaurants Analysis" focuses on the critical analysis of Darden Restaurants.... Its main aim is to increase profits by leveraging fixed and semi-fixed costs with sales from new restaurants and increased guest traffic and sales at existing restaurants.... ... ... ... Balancing pricing and product offerings with other initiatives to produce sustainable restaurant sales growth....

This paper delves on the how the customer service can help in build the loyalty of a brand.... In a competitive fashion environment in Hong Kong, one would find that the mere investment in business scale, advertisement and beautiful storefronts are less effective than they used to be.... .... ... ...

The paper "The Implication of Robotic" is an outstanding example of an information technology capstone project.... Robotics is an area of high expectation and diverse directions; provided it's the source of attraction for the public, scientists and users.... Robots' versatility has increased as a result of their continuous ability to process information....

The paper "International Arbitration and Islamic Law or Sharia Law" concerns a legal connotation that acts as a referral for the parties in submitting a dispute to a nongovernmental decision-maker selected by the parties for rendering a binding decision that resorts to solving a dispute.... ... ... ...

In trying to find out the factors that affect the satisfaction of mothers with autistic children, the author of the paper "Autism and Parental Satisfaction" established the study area and after having determined the problem of autism and parental satisfaction.... ... ... ... Parents raising a child or children with autism are often faced with exceptional challenges and circumstances....

The paper "Effect of Dividend Policy - Signaling Theory, Investors and Share Prices" states that investors like to maintain a balanced portfolio of investments which also includes shares.... However, they prefer stable and growth-oriented companies and expect a regular return on their investments....

With the advent of gloabalisation, the business horizon has extended beyond geographical barriers and transnational and multinational corporations have extended their products and services to different locations in different countries.... The enlargement in the business and.... ... ... The high responsiveness of the market has encouraged the firms in the service industries also to resort to research and development for bringing about new products In those cases where there are existing products which need slight modifications in terms of the cost, benefit or service to the customers, the firms tried to introduce such changes to make them marketable....

The paper is an autoethnographical study of the problem of bullying in schools investigating the major risk factors for bullying and the major hurdles in dealing with bullying.... Finally it aims to devise strategies aiding headteachers in dealing with bullying in schools.... ... ... ... According to the report effective interventions are the primary objective of headteachers, but non reporting of bullying is the major hurdle in the implementation of anti bullying programs....

The paper "The Differences in Consumer Behavior in an E-commerce Environment" describes that there are four major types of consumer behaviour which are impulsive buying, variety seeking, limited decision making and extensive decision making consumer buying behaviour.... ... ... ... The remaining 15% preferred traditional shops....

So-called broadbanking has been responsible for the creation of very large financial conglomerates that combined banking, insurance and investment.... ... ... The advantage of such a convergence is that economies of scale and enhancement of operational efficiencies are realized, thereby increasing the profit potential of the financial institution....

This paper "The Impact of the Transformational Leadership Style on Employee Turnover" sheds some light on the relationship between transformational leadership characteristics of retail sales managers and the anticipated turnover of retail sales employees.... ... ... ... All information collected through the survey is to be confidential and the participants will not be required to use their name when filling out the questionnaire, only demographic information will be requested....

The assignment 'Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Art Activities for Kids' proposes the tutors to plan and hold 15 art activities for the children utilizing special criteria.... The Methodist names curriculum and skill areas, materials needed, directions, helpful hints, and accommodations.... ...

As the paper "Solid Waste Management in Tourist Destinations" outlines, the issues of effective solid waste management have been marred by problems in Thailand.... Solid waste management policy implementation requires that certain conditions be addressed for assured success.... .... ... ... Tourist destinations such as the municipalities of Phuket, Koh Samui, and Pattaya are facing the ordeal of implementing projects that will aid in solid waste management....

In this thesis, some systems are discussed that can be used for detecting network intrusions by data network and host data mining.... It also covers the different types of network intrusions and how they can be best detected using available data mining tools.... Data mining can be a very useful methodology for identifying any intrusion that might have taken place....

This essay is a review of the intelligence groups that conduct surveillance operations on behalf of keeping the general public safe from attacks conducted by insiders and those from foreign countries.... ... ... ... Latest Moral Issue in Intelligence Operations: How Far Can We Go to Uncover Secrets?...

The paper "The Strategic Alliance in the Airline Industry of the United Kingdom" states that a strategic alliance in the situation currently faced by airline companies is extremely advantageous if the selection of the partner and the subsequent management of the alliance are properly done.... .... ...

This paper 'Formulation Development of Directly Compressed Orally Disintegrating Tablets: Role of Disintegrants' is an experimental investigation to enable us to investigate how the type and concentration of disintegrant affect the physical properties and disintegration times of ODTs.... ... ... ...

The author of the paper "The Environmental and Climatic History of the Dry Sub" states that climate change has become one of the most discussed topics worldwide in recent times.... The phenomenon of climate change poses one of the greatest threats to the existence of humanity.... ... ... ... The future is not very certain in terms of how the human race, as well as plants and animal life, shall survive the effects of climate change if urgent measures are not put into place....

This essay "Entrepreneurship Environment in the Arabian Gulf" attempts to figure out an entrepreneurship model that suits the environment of the Gulf of Arabia.... The economic and social environment prevailing in a region only complements the already existing entrepreneurial potentials in a nation....

This research works on the existing literature and tries to identify the various reasons behind the failure of IS projects.... The methodologies adopted by the teams for project execution leads to a number of issues during the course of the project.... This has been analysed and a survey conducted to identify the major causes for project failures....

This research paper studies the characteristics of consumer behavior towards the selection of commercial dining places taking key elements into account for that purpose.... The particular research had the intent to look into the elaborate selection process used by consumers while choosing a restaurant....

The paper 'How Families Choose Successors' focuses on succession in the family, which is the climb from one's shadow to lead from the front.... When the old guard finds that his time has come to make way the younger brigade, the eldest child, normally a male, takes the bastion.... ... ... ... The study should be able to elucidate whether the continued profitability of the business is influenced by the willingness of the successor to take over the business....

This thesis covers the different types of intrusions and justify how they can be best detected using available data mining tools.... Data mining can be proved as a very useful method towards identifying any intrusion that might have taken place.... ... ... ... This research discusses data mining and the significance of IDSs for network security followed by few drawbacks, provides data mining and its various techniques in an elaborate manner, in relation to the present topic apart from various methodologies implemented till date, concludes the work done and gives plan for future work....

This essay "Starbucks Company Relationship Marketing" discusses the Starbucks Company recognizes the value of knowledge relationships in an effort to enhance customer relationships.... The company has also established feedback systems that help the organization understand customer preferences.... ...

The dissertation "Analysis of Lidl's advertisement strategy" investigates how closely advertising messages of Lidl gets reflected in the products and services that they offer to their customers.... Reportedly, advertising has always been considered as an effective instrument of communication.... ...

The world of business has become extremely competitive and survival and success of firms largely depend upon their ability to improveThe impact of globalization has made the world of business more competitive forcing them to come up with new methods .... ... ... A Comparison of Business Improvement Methodologies: Are They Converging Towards One Universal Approach?...

This work aims to analyse the factors associated with motivation and job performance, the effects performance appraisal has on employee motivation and the benefits rewards have on organisations.... The general consensus is that motivation is best realised by the use of rewards, but.... ... ... Organisations have used performance appraisals for numerous Human resource activities but employees are not enthusiastic about it because they feel the organisation uses it as a control mechanism. ...

The study "Hewlett Packard & Compaq - the Current Work of the Merged Entity" summarizes HP and Compaq merger resulted in the consolidation of both companies' product lines into four major operating groups and highlights how the merger is functioning and what aspect needs to be transformed to actualize a better strategy....

This paper 'Why Project Management Methods Can Lead to Failure?... studies the possible reasons for the failures and success as well as the methods adopted to prevent bad luck.... The study aims to identify why software and IT projects fail more often than other layouts.... ... ... ... The existing project management methods lead to failure in a number of cases....

According to Pine and Gilmore, the coming new period of economic era is the ‘Experience Economy.... Over the last two hundred years, the economy has made a significant shift from an Agrarian Economy based on producing commodities, to an Industrial Economy based on.... ... ... Observing this progression of economic values in many industries, we can see that delivering services has become common in many industries. ...

This research project 'Brand Loyalty for the Apple iPhone in the UK Market' will focus specifically on the iPhone product to determine brand loyalty and define its role in improving Apple's sales and competitive position in the UK market.... ... ... ... These studies have made it possible to establish a viable definition of brand loyalty....

This dissertation highlights that the stock market crisis that have been discussed in the paper includes, the first ever crisis in 1929 which is also referred to as 'Black Tuesday' which triggered the Great Depression and set the stage for World War II.... .... ... ... The paper, Analyzing the Stock Market Crash, discusses another stock market crisis of dot-com bubble which rose due to the rapid expansion of internet based companies which severely damaged the stock market....