Essays on Sports and Recreation Case Study

The paper 'New Strategies of General Motors' is an actual example of the marketing case study.... General Motors Corporation (GM) remains an iconic automaker and a major player in the automobile industry.... This is despite the challenges it faced in the recent past that saw its sales decline by over 30% and an all-time high in over 50 years....

The report discusses the business environment and corporate culture of Nokia in the global cellular market.... It highlights the business environment through the appropriate identification of the internal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities of the company.... ... ... ... The business environment can be defined as the set of factors related to economic, political, social, legal as well as technological aspects in which the business activities are conducted....

The paper "Transnational Organized Crime And International Security" examines organized crime and global security and the impact of these issues on the Western European nations.... The concept of security has been extended to tracing the roots sources of the criminals in foreign countries.... ... ...

This paper "Has Indonesia Accepted Corruption As Part Of Its Culture" discusses various governmental, and business perspectives to be able to glean insights into corruption in Indonesia and to be able to answer the question of whether Indonesia has come to accept corruption as part of its culture....

This paper looks at the strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the Marriott International Inc.... and looks at challenges it faces in every operational activity.... The paper then looks at areas for opportunities to devise a new innovative customer-focus service.... ... ... ... Marriott International, Inc....

The paper "Methods of Georeferencing" underlines that The three methods of Georeferencing in detail and in a more broad perspective to enable the National Mapping Agency to make a wise decision regarding which is to be deployed.... .... ... ... Determining the exterior direction parameters and the exact attitude during the time of exposure requires a careful imagery assessment, which is based on data from an airborne or satellite platform....

The paper "Risk Assessment of a Students Sleeping Accommodation" argues in a well-organized manner that managing catastrophes is not a straightforward task.... Inadequate resources and an unsteady setting of hazards and vulnerabilities facilitate combating all risks as an unattainable task.... ... ...

The paper "Urban Economics and Finance" is a wonderful example of a case study on macro and microeconomics.... The value of land has increased tremendously in the city of Sydney in the last five years.... The multiple uses of land make its demand rise thus increasing its cost.... ... ... ... In this case, users who see accessibility as important as willing to part with the highest amount where land is centrally located....

The paper "Chinas Suitability for Nestfree Limited " states that the company would have to follow the Chinese rules of conducting business by appearing to the extremely competitive.... They would have to sell their products at extremely competitive prices in the beginning.... ... ... ... Nest Free Limited can market its appliance to career-oriented people by advertising that the appliances are smarter than ordinary appliances....

The paper states that child labor is still one of the social problems all around the world.... It may be defined as: any age specified juvenile child working full time, mentally or physically is earning for own survival or supporting the family income that harms the social development and education....

The case study "Improving Market Size and Profitability of iPhone" points out that Apple's philosophy in marketing is very straightforward: Find an opportunity for the product, make it extremely easy to use, and serve it up with excellent design and packaging (Sinha, 2007).... ... ... ... The marketing competitive advantage of the company is in its excellence in finding an opportunity....

This case study "Digital Forensic: Skype" discusses various available tools that will aid the digital forensic investigation process, document the steps involved in the investigation process along with the challenges that have to be faced during the course of the investigation process.... ... ... ...

The paper "Decisions and Perception of the Organization's Products" presents detailed information?... that marketing Communications are defined as a means for communicating the organization's marketing, the message with the consumers, present in the market.... ... ... ... Customer attitudes and buying behavior have the tendency to change at an un-predictable rate....

The author of the paper titled "Communication and Decision-Making Processes in FedEx" highlights the importance of communication and decision-making processes to an organization and explores the communication and decision-making processes at FedEx Company.... .... ... ... It is important for this bridge to support and bolster the new pledge since the success of the pledge depends on how well the employees deliver it....

This study analyzes the compensation and benefit system of Holland Enterprises and the effect of compensation and benefit system of the firm.... Also, the study analyzes whether compensation and benefit system is important in attracting and retaining employees or not.... ... ... ... Compensation is one of the major factors that motivate the individual and it is also important in attracting as well as retaining talented employees....

The paper "The Major Problems of the American Welfare System" focuses on the problems faced by the American welfare system.... Public support is vital for the success of any system, however, the public support for the American welfare system was very low.... ... ... ... Disparate treatment based on racism and gender inequality, fragmentation of American public authority, and lack of government interest in fighting the paradox of poverty, and lack of public support are some of the major problems of the American welfare system....

The main objective of this brief study is to provide an overview of the business strategy of Hurco Companies.... Moreover, the study provides an analysis of the financial statements of the company.... Finally, the study will critically discuss the potential of investing in Hurco Company.... ... ... ...

This case study "Expanding an MNC" focuses on and analyzes China in terms of its suitability for the company Nestfree Limited, an expanding multinational company, and an implementation strategy would be developed with respect to the analysis conducted.... .... ... ... Nestfree Limited is a multinational company dealing with innovative household electronic appliances including washing machines, microwaves, etc....

The paper 'Marketing for Kitchen Utensils' is a germane example of a marketing case study.... This project has a general objective of evaluating marketing for kitchen utensils.... The marketing and sales of utensils are chosen in this product as a representation of other products that should get to the public to influence their tastes and preferences....

The paper 'Project Management of Australian Stock Index' is a germane example of a finance & accounting case study.... Aurelia Resources Limited is an Australian-based company whose activities involve prospecting minerals especially in Western Australia (Aurelia Resources Limited, 2011).... The minerals include gold, copper....

The paper 'Concept of Strategic Management' focuses on strategy which is defined as the long term ball game on which an organization sees it making through, no matter how troubled the times are or even when the competition is tough to ascertain in the future era.... ... ... ... The author of the paper states that the strategy is the ball game of the organization when it sets foot to compete within the relevant industrial domains so that the end result is one of success for its own sake as well as the standing that it has attained over a period of time within the industrial thresholds....

The paper 'Enfranchisement Valuation for the Jocasta Grimley-Fiennes' discusses the case of Jocasta Grimley-Fiennes, one of the 2-bedroom flat tenants of Cameron House, which is a holder of a 99-year lease since April 24, 1988.... She is the chairwoman of the tenants association.... ... ... ... The author states that the purchase by the holder of a long-term lease of the freehold interest of the property that is the subject of the lease, subject to the payment of compensation to the landlord for the loss of his right to rent for the term of the lease and the value of the property at the end of the term (the 'reversionary value')....

The paper gives detailed information that City to Surf Fun and Run is an annual road running event held in Sydney, Australia.... It was first initiated in the year 1971 by The Sun newspaper with inspiration from Bay to Breakers event in San Francisco.... ... ... ... This paper tells that the run is scheduled on second Sunday of every August (City 2 Surf a)....

The paper 'Hazards Control and Management at Hopper Bar and Eatery' is a thoughtful variant of a case study on management.... This report investigates and provides recommendations for hazards at Hoppers bar and eatery.... Identification of the hazard was conducted using a number of methods.... ... ...

The paper "The Responsibility for Operation Optimize" discusses that Operation Optimize cannot be delivered completely within the stipulated time frame due to staff shortage due to layoffs.... The existing staff cannot be made to work any longer than they are already working.... ... ... ... However, the technology must be something infallible and outstanding so that people take notice of it....

The paper 'Global Financial Crisis - Failure in Risk Management' is an affecting example of a finance & accounting case study.... The collapse of the sub-prime mortgage lending and the domination of the mortgage-backed securities in the United States securitization markets apparently led to financial instability which later spread to global financial systems resulting in the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008....

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.... ...

"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....

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....

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 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 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....