Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

This case study "Rolls Royce Company Competitive Advantage" is about a company that has got a strategy of increasing the sales volume.... Overhaul and repair activities have also received tremendous growth following the company's increased technological levels.... ... ... ... The company has realized increased assortments on its services....

This implies continuous improvement and innovation in its products and services for building strong relationships with consumers.... A subsidiary of Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, is a global automotive.... ... ... The paper 'Strategic Management and Leadership - Jaguar Land Rover " is a great example of a management case study....

The reason for its failure was that it concentrated and prioritized more on minimization of tax and cost saving techniques.... However the directors of Astra Zeneca played their.... ... ... The paper 'The Overconfidence of Pfizer' is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study.... Pfizer's unsuccessful takeover of bid for Astra Zeneca was mainly due to the overconfidence of Pfizer....

The paper 'Ethical Dilemma: What Should Sam Do" is a great example of an ethics case study.... It is expected from the general public that professional auditors should maintain ethical standards at all time as a way of maintaining public confidence within this field of auditing.... .... ... ... The paper 'Ethical Dilemma: What Should Sam Do" is a great example of an ethics case study....

A paper "Logistics and Supply Chain Management" points out that the word 'crisis' reveals the manner in which one competitor, say X takes advantage of the vulnerable situation of the other firm Y.... And Y gets threatened because of the deadly mistakes the CEO has made in the name of strategies.... ....

The analysis of the writer will, therefore, evaluate the 3M case study and based on the information presented in the case will attempt to apply the 7 key points offered by Rhodes and Wield (1994) to understand how the overall process of innovation.... ... ... ... Innovation is not just an invention....

The work analyzes the case of Mrs.... Fields' Cookies, which has been a successful company, growing from a one-retail store firm opened in 1987 to a corporation controlling as much as 417 different stores within a period of approximately ten years.... .... ... ... Growth and success in Mrs.... Fields' Cookies were attributed to three factors: first it was the entrepreneurial spirit of its founders (Randy and Debbi) and their commitment in leveraging opportunities; second, it was the focus on a strategy that could combine expansion while maintaining control of the initial concept of the business....

The paper "Market Orientation and Company Profitability: Nivea" is a wonderful example of a case study on marketing.... The NIVEA brand has become one of the most recognized ones in the world of beauty care products.... Beiersdorf, a German company that owns NIVEA and the NIVEA brands were established a little more than 100 years in 1911....

The author of the paper "Branding Strategies of Mobinil" will begin with the statement that Mobinil's changes in branding strategies have enabled the company to break the monotony in the market and maintain the loyalty of the customers towards its services.... ... ... ... The company has been able to diversify its services in order to reduce the risks and uncertainties associated with concentrating on a single service line....

From the paper "Where IKEA Stands Today and Why" it is clear that IKEA's customers are frugal or cost-conscious who would want to have more added value for their money by choosing stylish home furnishings and furniture suited to their personalities and lifestyles.... ... ... ... IKEA has now become one of the leading affordable solution providers of stylish home furnishings and furniture across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and the Caribbean (IKEA)....

The paper 'Obligations under a Contract' focuses on the issue in respect of consideration, whether existent acts stipulated within a contract can act as good consideration.... Consideration has been developed by English law so as to determine the legal enforceability of a contract.... ... ... ... McKendrick states that the purpose of consideration is to give the 'badge of enforceability' to agreements....

The safety culture in organizations has grown through the years, even though, companies have grown weary of the importance of having safety measures that act in the best interest of the employees.... These measures are mainly evident in the manufacturing industry, where employees.... ... ... Some of the safety programs are set in place so as to create a comfort mentality for employees in that, the management is looking after their health, when in fact the measures do not work or are just The safety programs are well intent on establishing provisions that ensure the well-being of the company employees....

The paper "Lego Company Business Analysis" states that Lego has a wide range of potential capabilities to spread its business across the globe.... The report suggests cost leadership generic strategy and market development grand strategy for the betterment of company.... ... ... ... This report will suggest a better strategic plan for the Lego Group after considering a number of factors such as the firm's mission and vision statements, internal and external strengths, organizational structure, and leadership....

The paper "Which Jobs Are Paid More or Less" highlights that salaries of organizations are based on many factors including the profitability of the firm and the industry, company size, job responsibilities, experience, and education levels of the employee.... ... ... ... The financial analyst is paid $79,018 while the product manager is paid $101,426....

The paper 'IKEA's Environment and Activities in Brazil' is a suitable example of a business case study.... Ikea, a Swedish firm that has got subsidiaries in most of the European countries wants to venture into the Brazilian market.... It is therefore imperative for the company to assess the business environment of a market before venturing into it....

In the group CRP section I mentioned about absence of shared understanding and the advantages of using visual aids.... In future, simultaneous work within the group is of pivotal significance supplemented by spread knowledge and visual display of information for the advantage of participants....

Several studies have been carried out to ascertain if this phenomenon is true and how it affects the individual.... In addition, the studies have tried to show how the three media triads are affected by this phenomenon, in terms of coverage and viewing.... According to Cavalier (2011), hegemonic manliness quite affects all men; a few studies have been fixated on surveying and depicting the encounters of gay men who have broken into the coliseum of games....

In the paper 'Operating Expenses of GlaxoSmithKline' the author estimates the five operating expenses for each of the past three fiscal years and evaluates what operating leverage was applied each year.... Operating Leverage measures a firm's fixed cost.... ... ... ... The objective of analyzing operating expenses and evaluating whether operating leverage was applied in a company is to assess the 'impact of any change in revenue on profit or cash flow'....

The statistics reveal that San Antonio has exhibited robust growth in their municipality as evidenced from the positive outlook generated by the relevant factors, such as the property values, the employment base, the low cost of living, surplus operations and level of reserves.... ... ... ... From Moody's official website, the strengths of San Antonio's condition were aptly summed as: “sizeable regional economy that remained relatively stable through the economic downturn; (and) strong financial San Antonio (enviable AAA General Obligation Debt Bond Rating) A....

This essay discusses the upgrading of the public safety system of Rosa County has been necessitated into such a level that adds a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system.... It analyses the standard and levels of safety in their areas of jurisdiction are those that match up until global standards.... ...

studies that have been conducted trying to find new means of halting or at least slowing the bone loss associated with corticosteroids in the treatment of lupus, such as increasing the levels of exercise and calcium intake, can have wide-reaching effect not just for lupus patients, but also for osteoporosis patients and other patients who must take quantities of corticosteroids to treat illnesses such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.... The research that is directly related to lupus includes studies that focus on auto-immune diseases in general....

But new studies say that up to 90,000 deaths and casulties can be attributed to radiation fallout from Chernobyl (Chernobyl Disaster 2008).... alues for Methyl Isocyanate, from Animal studies ... The Ted Case studies: Bhopal Disaster (1997) identifies the following causes as having directly contributed to the Bhopal tragedy: ...

And lastly, it will examine how media has been contributory in creating a culture of marginalization and alienation, which studies have shown, are factors contributory to child abuse.... On the part of the greater society, studies have demonstrated the media contributes a great part in the cynicism of the public over the capacity of government agencies to look after their welfare.... "Media, minorities and misconceptions: The portrayal by and representation of minorities in Canadian New Media," Canadian Ethnic studies, vol....

To this effect, a majority of research studies have been developed to establish the relationship between employee performance appraisals and organizational success.... However, the studies' focus on organizational success, lack comprehensiveness.... In this case, the studies fail to address the role played by performance appraisals on all respective stakeholders in organizations.... Further, studies on this topic evaluated such impacts based on either short or long-term periods separately....

The paper "A Transnational Corporation Influence on the World Economy" highlights that TNC's also facilitate the transfer of technology to less-developed countries, and if this happens without impediment, it boosts the host country's productivity and viability on the international market.... ... ...

Do Video game designers have a responsibility to be socially responsible and NOT design games that are overly violent, or should video game designers just let the market decide?... In the contemporary age, children have easy access to games that are too violent for their maturity level.... ... ... ...

This case study "Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry" presents pets that have created mayhem at the times hotel and an emergency room to house the cats must be identified in the shortest time possible.... The dog owners must be referred to the Sebastian hotel two blocks away.... ...

This paper 'Effects of Rover Sell Off on the Financial Performance of BMW' looks at the financial performance of BMW three years before and three years following its decision to dispose of its British subsidiary carrying the Rover brand from its wide portfolio of products.... ... ... ... The author states that the three fiscal years before the sell-off warrants the decision of BMW....

The writer of this paper states that the acronym POSDCORB is widely used in management and it reflects the classic view of administrative management.... The acronyms are outlined below and their meanings expounded further.... .... ... ... This process was largely drawn from Henry Fayol's 14 principles of management....

The paper "Female Employees" provides an idea that to address the menace, the employer needs to offer trainings, coaching and mentorship to women and formulate and enforce family-friendly policies.... Such initiatives can help in attracting women to the organization.... ... ... ... In ‘Women: Keeping the Supply Lines Open,' there is a report about female employees....

The paper "The Importance of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment' states that neglect of the national sector has perpetuated the difficulty of the UK in getting out of the recent recession and clearly presses the need for the UK economic policy to achieve a balance.... ... ... ... Seager further refers to the comments of UK Trade and Investment trade promotion body spokesman Shaw's observation that the UK depends on the flexibility afforded by inward investment....

"Tourism Research: Peru" paper focuses on Peru that makes up one of the famous world's major tourism and travel destinations that attract thousands of business travelers and tourists every year from around the world.... Peru possesses a tourism infrastructure that is excellent.... ... ... ... One of the widely known heritage resources in Peru is the Machu Picchu site....

The paper "Nottingham as One of the Major Cities in the UK" states that the city Nottingham seems to meet all the criteria of a popular tourist destination.... Moreover, the local culture and heritage are quite valuable, as proved through the information.... ... ... ... The initiatives taken for the promotion of Nottingham, as one of the most popular cities of the UK, can be characterized as quite satisfactory....

This case study expansive present the current budget changes requested and the position will either be defended or refuted.... Several changes have been made in the latest Federal budget; one of the most significant changes has been the cancellation of family payments.... ... ... ... The President of the US is responsible for presenting federal documents to the US Congress and the same gives an account of the funding recommendations for the following Fiscal year, this funding includes all major expenditures and the same is called as the Federal Budget....

The case argues that information technology, while important, will become commoditized and essentially cease to be a point of differentiation for firms, and no longer strategic.... On the other hand, it can be argued that IT can be an enabler of other strategies for competitive.... ... ... This progression can follow the way of other technologies that preceded IT, such as the combustion engine, as well as electricity....

The first dimension labeled particularism indicates the extent to which the value of a given resource is influenced by the particular persons involved in exchanging it and by their relationship; the second dimension, concreteness, ranges from concrete to symbolic and suggests the form or type of expression characteristic of the various resources where the difficulty in using such distinctions is that very few academic studies have referred to it previously. ... CAHRS Working Paper Series, Center for Advanced human Resource studies, Cornell University ILR School, Ithaca, NY....

In early research only factors such as the principles of administration, physical conditions of the work environment and principles of industrial engineering were included in organizational theoretical and behavioral studies.... Modernists find this problematic and ask “Can we really call what we create knowledge if we are unable to replicate studies or apply their findings to other organizations?...

At that time leadership was done through empirical studies which only created more information.... This paper has helped me learn a lot about leadership and I think I will continue to look for many styles of leadership in my studies.... The paper presents that Leadership is needed in business and other organizations throughout the world....

This case study "Conflict Resolution: Definition, Process" discusses exploring the role of culture in conflict resolution.... The study analyses the evidence that conflict resolution meets the service orientation test of a profession.... Conflict resolution will be a number of various movements.... ...

Recent studies like the one above demonstrate the persistence of discrimination within the justice system.... Although recent studies demonstrate the persistence of discrimination within the justice system, policy makers are currently tackling the problems associated with the Justice System with an eye to making it more inclusive, representative and fair....

The paper "Analysis of the case of Cultural Adaptation" has started a variety of instances that are important to ethnicity and background.... For Betsy, it would be important to understand her acculturation and whether she is having challenges in this area.... ... ... ... Betsy reports that she has been clean and sober at different times in her life and she also spent time in jail for possession of drugs and selling them....

From the paper "Management of Beak and Johnston Company" it is clear that in its pursuit of growth and servicing the Woolworths contract has introduced sweeping changes across the organization.... But these changes have been initiated very fast and have had certain negative effect on some employees....

This paper "The National Consideration: Foreign Direct Investment Scenario in the US" discusses different business options facing the organization in terms of penetrating the US market.... In its preliminary preparation for the launching, we take a look at the different aspects of the business.... ...

The paper "Financial Analysis of Billabong International Limited " explores an organization that operates in the sportswear industry as it conducts wholesale and retailing activities for surfing, skating, and snow-based activities, providing necessary sporting apparel and accessories.... ... ... ...

Some studies have accounted on the technology emphasis within Ikea and that technology could drive efficiency through a supply chain and reduce the retail prices (Lentz, 2002).... This case study "Cultural and Non-Cultural Factors Affecting the Organization's Moving to Another Country" deals with the expansion of Ikea, a leading furnishings company, and shows the changes in its marketing mix and business development perspectives from one country to another....

Apart from dealing with the problems, the report also studies the problems critically and offers recommendations for their solution.... Apart from dealing with the problems, the report also studies the problems critically and offers recommendations for their solution....

The NESTLE case study indicates the key connection between both strategic management and management accounting and the ultimate growth rates and behaviors of companies.... Nestle Company was founded by Henri Nestlé, a pharmacist who wanted to improve breastfeeding.... ... ... ... As the paper outlines, the brand, the founder and the company were all intertwined by the beginning: Nestle's name in German means 'little nest', and Nestle's coat of arms of a little nest with birds feeding nearby was added to every product....

"Strategic Supply Chain Management Practices of McDonald's in UAE" paper states that there is a need to translate McDonald's supply chain management objectives into specific supply management goals.... This assists in enhancing the organization's competitiveness in the market through strategic sourcing....

Various case studies revealed the issues addressed in the Supply chain management process in B2B environment.... This paper 'Business-To-Business: Processes of Supply Chain' discusses the influence of the Internet on the B2B environment.... The paper starts with the introduction to supply chain management....

In the present days,competitive marketplace a marketing strategy must ensure a consistent approach to offering a product or service in a way that will help to outsell the competition is important.... et,in concert with defining the marketing strategy one must also have a well defined methodology for the day to day process of implementing it....