Essays on Psychology Case Study

"Strategy and Positioning Analysis for Adidas" paper states that Adidas remains a profitable organization due to its strategies that have ensured it expands into emerging markets while also improving market shares in markets where it was present for some time.... ... ... ... The threat of substitute products covers the possibility of companies from other industries joining the sportswear industry....

The study "London Congestion Charges Scheme" focuses on the critical analysis of the social, political, and technical factors related to the introduction of the Motorway tool scheme or congestion charge as per mileage used in London.... It includes the up-to-date data and the estimations.... ... ...

The paper 'Facilities Management - Good Business Turns Risk into Opportunity' on the example of the gym business demonstrates the ability to competently manage the rational use of time, space and equipment to achieve maximum business value and minimize waste and possible damage.... ... ... ... Organizing facilities management in the quickest possible time with least amount of risk to one's capital and with as little effort as possible is the mantra that has put facilities management in the forefront of any establishment today after the static office environments that existed in the 1970s and 1980s....

Adidas is a company stemming from Germany and has been a forerunner in the athletics and footwear industry for quite a while (pun not intended).... Taking the rung of the ladder, just behind the giant Reebok, it has continuously taken steps to match its rival and on occasions even out do the standards and impressions set up by Nike....

In the essay 'The Turnaround at Sunbeam' the author answers the question: How did pressures for financial performance contribute to the decision-making process that tried to manipulate quarterly sales and to influence investors?... The turnaround at Sunbeam could not maintain momentum.... ... ... ...

From the paper "Element Bars by Jonathan Miller " it is clear that the main strength came from the fact that a large number of people preferred buying organic foods without having many options in the market if any.... Secondly, the market was still untapped and had great potential for growth.... ...

From the paper "The Return on Equity" it is clear that service firms are the best fit for the 'combined strategy' to sustain with skill and experience-based product derivation, which may lower the performance upon complete dependence on the traditional business model.... ... ... ... Approach best fit with 'Combined strategy' where premium growth rate and profit retention rate get higher in rate increases with the right combination....

"The Productivity of the Safelite Installers" paper expounds on the productivity of the installers and measures the Safelite Auto glass company's engagement in improving its installer's productivity.... The productivity of the Safelite installers was low for several reasons.... ... ... ... Safelite Auto glass is a company in the United States that was the largest player in the auto glass industry in 1993....

The paper "Apple Inc - Companys Vision and Strategy" states that Apple's goal is to lead the digital music revolution with the help of iPods and iTunes, as well as reinvent the mobile phone with iPhone and iPad.... The company's vision and strategy are in providing the world with innovative products....

From the paper "Security Best Practices" it is clear that the information located on the NIST document is extremely helpful to organizations that use information systems in their dealings, and the fourth student did a marvelous job of explaining this.... ... ... ... The third student, on the other hand, told us of the main components of Microsoft's program of assessing the environment, as well as protecting networks, servers, and clients....

In considering potential recommendations it's necessary to take a broad overview of the three main areas of concern.... As noted in the paper "Improving Customer Service and Customer Loyalty", the first area of concern has been identified as customer service.... ... ... ... With the shifting of emphasis from banking from personally based to phone and web options, there has been a corresponding challenge for organizations to keep up with quality customer service....

The paper "Classical and Modern Literature" discusses that perhaps the Titanic tragedy and the subsequent novels and movies about the ship have given us a pretty accurate description, for the seven hundred survivors waited in the icy water for several hours before help arrived.... ... ... ... So it was for the four who survived The Commodore in a somewhat true story by Stephen Crane called 'The Open Boat'....

The paper "Apple Incorporation - Firm and Industry Structure" highlights that Apple Incorporation is an American-based firm that embarks on designing, production as well as selling quality consumer electronics, personal computers as well as software.... .... ... ... Being headquartered in California, the company which was founded by Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Wozniak enjoys a competitive edge mostly due to its quality brands that are highly demanded in local and international markets....

The fluctuating demand would adversely affect the planning process of the enterprise.... The variability placed a strain on Barilla's manufacturing and logistics operations.... Holding sufficient.... ... ... Brando Vitali was the director of logistics of the company in the late 1980s.... In 1988 Mr....

In the paper “The market for IntensCare product” the author analyzes the primary source of competition companies that supply similar products to IntensCare.... The company's management identified two companies in the year 2008 announcing to move into MediSys's core markets.... .... ... ... The author analyzes the customers for the IntensCare product, including the hospitals and clinics that have wards for patients needing intensive care units....

Financial planning is a fundamental concept that is crucial is making important household as well as business decisions.... It is important to understand the tools that govern financial expenditure so as to identify areas that need improvement.... ... ... ... This is in effect to either raise finances for projects that require more finances....

This study analyses Struggling bank Northern Rock will be nationalized after the government rejected two private takeover bids.... The study discusses the opinion of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has agreed that nationalization was the best solution available.... ... ... ... Indeed, even now, the nationalization is not being handled properly....

This paper "The American and Australian Economies" focuses on the fact that the US economy has just come out of a great recession but its recovery is still considered quite fragile at this time.... This was a view of Mr Hoenig in the Federal Reserve Bank which sets interest rates.... .... ... ... Mr Hoenig is of the opinion the recovery is not strong enough yet to absorb fully all of the proposed $600 billion stimulus plan to reinvigorate the American economy....

The Acid test ratio (0.... 945) is also smaller than the industry's average of 0.... 5.... The accounts receivable ratio (38.... 3) is greater than the industry average (33).... There is a.... ... ... The company has a higher debt-to-equity ratio (0.... 882) as compared to the industry's average of 0....

The etymology of the word journey first originated from Latin language and it later evolved to the early French as jour with the meaning of "day" and journée with meaning of "a days work or a days travel.... The Middle English then borrowed the word journée with both of its.... ... ... However, the latter “a days travel," came into the widespread present use....

The company utilizes sustainable sourcing of farming practices in order to provide inputs for serving good quality food.... The mission and the.... ... ... ision have served in attracting the investors while also maintaining the customer base; consequently, serving to strengthen the distinctive competencies. ...

One prepares for the state by performing rituals for attonment and by putting on specific cloths for the occasions (150, 151). ... ... nowledge of rituals is one of the.... ... ... The more orthodox islam, unlike one from the Nation of Islam, knows the prayer ritual.... Muslims from the Nation of Islam also struggle with the prayer posture, unlike their peer from the Ritual dimension: Malcolm X's HAJJ Carmody Book  What is the hajj?...

Newton is Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device which was a brain child of the Apple Inc.... it was launched in 1987 after inspiration by John Sculley who was then Apple Inc Chief Executive.... ... ... The name Newton was chosen because of its close resemblance to the company's trademark.... As an innovative company, Apple Inc was interested in producing a gadget that would revolutionalize the telecommunication sector....

In the following paper 'Career Path in MKSK' the author provides an interview with Sukirti Ghosh from MKSK.... The interview was used to get information in the career field of urban planning.... MKSK is an Urban Planning Company based in Ohio, Cincinnati.... ... ... ... The author states that becoming an associate at MKSK came with immense input in Sukirti's work....

Dale, an Irish-American, aged fifty-five years old is a male client whose condition (which his brother refers to as ‘sadness') compels him to seek for clinical intervention.... They traced the center through a referral system they found on the internet.... He was escorted by his.... ... ... They made enquiries and booked for an appointment via telephone....

The case study entitled " Secrets of an Innovator" states that a Large number of organizations use innovation to grow, reinvent, improve and revise the services and products they present so that they can fulfill requirements of the market and its demands.... ... ... ... Alteration is not an easy task for organizations without implementing innovative programs or think innovation as a crucial element to grow and make profits....

The company that is the subject of this study is Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate Ltd.... a merging of two family-owned local food businesses, one of which started as early as 1919.... Bettys and Taylors take pride in what they call 'catering to many of life's simple pleasures.... ... ... ... This paper tells that Bettys and Taylors started out as a specialty bakeshop, but has eventually emerged into becoming a carrier and provider of many products....

The author tries to understand the impact of advertising and marketing for the brand Sainsbury's.... The author explains the structure, role, and relationships between parties in the communications industry, and identifies current trends in advertising and promotion and evaluate their impact.... ...

The primary objective of the current research 'Brand Improvement Strategies of Toyota' will be to identify and evaluate the strategies that Toyota will adopt in order to augment its brand image.... Attempts will be made to identify the marketing strategies that the automobile major is most likely to adopt....

This paper "Indonesia - an Emerging Market in Southeast Asia" focuses on the fact that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN is a regional grouping of ten countries in Southeast Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.... ... ... ... The regional group, founded in 1967, has a combined population of about 583 million in 2008, spread across a geographical land area of 4....

The paper "The Globalisation Strategy for Volkswagen in China" discusses that Volkswagen should finalise the strategy to enhance the effectiveness of its NIS in China.... This strategy should be based not just on the changes taking place in China but also on the changes in customer behaviour.... ...

The following paper under the title 'The Supremacy and Command of the Goddess Night' gives detailed information about hymns which often have two major purposes—to praise the power and wisdom of a particular deity and to request that deity's help, protection, or mercy.... ... ... ... The author of the following paper states Looking about from the sides of the goddess Night eyes this immortal goddess has filled all the spaces, the depths, and the heights and she stems the tide of darkness with her light....

"Strategic IT Management: Amazon Company" paper examines the role that Management Information Systems (MIS) have played in the evolution of the bookshop industry.... The paper examines the successes of Amazon.... om and evaluates the relationship between MIS and the overall strategy of Amazon.... om....

The paper presents the requirement of adapting a water purifier in the Hippo Water Roller device concentrating on the business environment of South Africa.... The paper takes into account the economic, political, legal, bureaucratic, socio-cultural and managerial or labor climates of South Africa....

This paper "Worldview of Mahatma Gandhi" deals with the world view of a superior person who dedicated his life to serve humanity with non- violence.... He was a strong advocate of selfless action.... His views regarding politics caused him to make assertions against the policies of unjust institutions....

The paper 'Starbucks's Effective Machinery of Global Outsourcing' illuminates the famous brand's experience tied with global outsourcing.... The company has proved that outsourcing may involve great shifts in business models, internal resistance and increased conflicts in evaluating performance.... ...

The paper 'Quality Assurance Management Audit of Kentucky Fried Chicken' seeks to evaluate one of the largest food chains in the world and was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders who realized he had a gift for cooking at the age of nine.... The food chain specializes in a chicken recipe.... .... ... ...

This case study "The Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona" focuses on one of the biggest stadiums ever built in the history of football.... Nou Camp is a football stadium based in Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain.... This is an international stadium that hosts many international matches at the highest level....

This paper "The Yin-Yang Theory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Relation to the Human Body" focuses on The Yin-Yang theory holds that the human body is an organic whole.... Yin and Yang explain the causes of diseases and the activities of the human body.... ... ... ... Medicine is practiced by trained professionals....

The paper "Botswana Okavango Tourist Destination Analysis" is a great example of a case study on tourism.... The Okavango Delta is one of the world-renowned tourist destinations, it has rich wildlife and varied bird species.... It also consists of a wide range of cultural heritage such as the Bushman's paintings in areas around the Maun Region like Savuti....

The paper "Public Housing in Australia' discusses that neighborhoods are associated with social ills arising from poor house planning with issues like crime being abated by the system.... The community has had to bear the consequences of a hard way of high crime rate and social class prejudice.... ...

This study "Direct Marketing in Sports Gear Incorporated" discusses formulating and executing sales promotions and direct marketing campaign.... The study analyses markets, sales promotion in Sports Gear Incorporated.... The first important thing Sports Gear Incorporated must do is identify its customers....

This case study "The Godfather: An Adaptation of the American Novel to Film" discusses The adaptation of the Godfather to film was faithful to the book and the characters successfully translated the story.... The film became a worldwide sensation when it was released in 1972.... ... ... ... Published in 1969, the Godfather tells the story about a mighty Mafia family in New York....

The paper 'What Is The Current Position of Agriculture of Products' is a great example of an Agriculture Case Study.... Despite the perceived failure of the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Seattle in December 1999 due to street agitations and inability to begin a new Round focusing on multilateral trade talks, as per the mandate of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture's Article 20....

"Strategic Evaluation of Sainsbury's Plc" paper discusses Sainsbury's various strategies that include environmental context, SWOT Analysis, Pestle analysis, Porter's five forces, POLC analysis, and the theme that has critical importance for the future strategy of Sainsbury's.... ... ... ... Being the third-largest supermarket after Tesco and Asda, Sainsbury's which was founded by John James Sainsbury in 1869 has a wide product portfolio that has seen its revenue grow remarkably....

The paper "Key Tourist Attraction Sites of Brazil " is a great example of a tourism case study.... Brazil is one of the leading tourist destination countries, not only in South America but in the whole world at large.... The country boasts of several tourist attraction sites, ranging from the country's diverse cultural heritage to the natural resources and natural heritage of the South American nation....

This paper ''Comic Books in America and Japan'' tells us that the society comprises individuals with a range of needs.... These needs are addressed by the construct of leading a healthy social life.... Within these created principles, members of the society are accorded the opportunity to advance as active members of that society....

The study "Amazing Cars' Business Position and Strategy" promotes the company that started strongly in the market as a market leader with sales of about $20.... billion which was the industry's best.... The vehicles that the company manufactures include Alec, Alfa, and Awesome.... ... ... ... The economy vehicles tend to be small in size, low priced, and have a less powerful engine....

Gala Dinner and Media launch are one of the two events that mark the climax of the Australian Olympic Committee conference.... This strategic plan will therefore act as a guide to the two events i.... .... the Gala Dinner and the Media Launch. ... ... vent and festival occasions are important opportunities for the organizations to promote themselves....

The paper 'Alignment of Brand-Rebuilding at Marks & Spencer' focuses on the current strategy for Marks & Spencer in relation to sustaining or improving their competitive position in the retail and foods market.... Some of the largest problems are socio-cultural in nature.... ... ... ... The author states that Marks & Spencer tends to hold onto some of its more traditional values related to company image in terms of quality and often adjusts their pricing model to reflect perceived consumer loyalty....