Business
In the Business section, you can find material dedicated to all things business. This section collects data on the activities of the various companies operating in markets all over the world.
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A Critical Process for Methods Selection in Organizational Problem Solving
1. INTRODUCTION Human beings follow a pattern of behavior based on their knowledge. It is claimed that knowledge is necessarily derived from individual experience combined with social and cultural influences (e.g. Gregory, 1992), and this knowledge can be seen as a basis for the individual's value judgment. From Burrell and Morgan's (1979) point of view, individuals always hold a particular world view (a so-called 'paradigm'), according to which they perceive reality. This world view is
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A Critical Review of the Emergence, Development, Business Models and Performance of the Application Service Provider (asp) Sector
The internet proved itself in its ability to create new business and give birth to companies that succeeded into the millions. These new businesses managed to redefine and recreate business models that worked, but could not have existed without the internet. One of these new business models is the application service provider (ASP), which emerged in the late 1990’s on the back of the internet boom. The Application Service Provider Consortium defines an ASP as
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A Critical Review of the Emergence, Development, Business Models and Performance of the Application Service Provider (asp) Sector
The internet proved itself in its ability to create new business and give birth to companies that succeeded into the millions. These new businesses managed to redefine and recreate business models that worked, but could not have existed without the internet. One of these new business models is the application service provider (ASP), which emerged in the late 1990’s on the back of the internet boom. The Application Service Provider Consortium defines an ASP as
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A Critical Review of the Ways in Which Marketing Thought Is Evolving in Response to Current Trends in the Services Marketing Environment.
A critical review of the ways in which marketing thought is evolving in response to current trends in the services marketing environment. ' There is a growing realization that services marketing management not only requires new theories and approaches but that these perspectives are changing the whole paradigm of marketing'. Introduction: Over the past three decades services marketing has emerged as a well established area in its own right. However, the original boundaries that existed
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A Definite Link Between an Organisation's Business Strategy and Human Resources Strategy Is Essential for Business Success
A Definite Link Between an Organisation’s Business Strategy and Human Resources Strategy is Essential for Business Success The world of work as we know it today is changing rapidly from the introduction of new labour laws, globalisation, demographics, an ageing workforce. In the busy and demanding environments in which people work today it’s not very often that we can take the opportunity to step back and look at the broader picture and overall direction in
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A Distressed Electric Motor Company in the European Motor Industry
Synopsis Business is built upon relationships. So when a reputable electric motors company (EMC) is confronted with losing a large business association, a quick and effective yet longevous arrangement needs to be enforced. The company supply windows for an extensive range of vehicles across the European market in the motor industry and are presently in process of developing new products to their range of commodities. Motors have become prone to failure and the vehicle manufacturers
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A Diverse Workplace
Abstract Workplace diversity is a people issue, focused on the differences, similarities and advantages that people bring to an organization. Here in the United States, we have such a diverse population of races, ethnicities, religions, social classes, physical abilities, and sexual orientations. Diversity is about learning from others who are not the same, about dignity and respect for all, and about creating workplace environments and practices that encourage learning from others and capture the advantage
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A Doll's House
A Doll's House (Bokmål: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month.[1] The play is significant for its critical attitude toward 19th-century marriage norms. It aroused great controversy at the time,[2] as it concludes with the protagonist, Nora, leaving her husband and children because she wants to
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A Drill Sergeant at First
Synopsis This case explains about the style approach of leadership of Mark Young who transform his unproductive department to most productive department in the Hospital. Issues • Painting services were costly and inefficient. • Reorganization of department needed to be done. Analysis Mark as the new head of painting department saw many flaws in the department from his four month analysis. Flaws were inefficiency and costly in painting service. He reorganized his whole department and
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A Feasibility Study
A feasibility study looks at the viability of an idea with an emphasis on identifying potential problems and attempts to answer one main question: Will the idea work and should you proceed with it? Before we begin writing our business plan we need to identify how, where, and to whom we intend to sell a service or product. We also need to assess our competition and figure out how much money we need to start
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A Feasibility Study in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Mathematics of Investment
A Feasibility Study in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Mathematics of Investment Submitted to: Dr. Lolita Fernandez Submitted by: Meliza D. Kawai ACT 12-A1 March, 2016 Table of Contents 1. Background of the Study 1. Market Highlights 1. Population Growth 2. Primary Economy 3. Educational Institutions 4. Prices of the Municipality 5. Emerging Market Trends 1. Technical Aspect 1. The Property 2. Location Map 3. Building Facilities and Features 4. Lease Contract and Tenant
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A Flat World, After All Analysis
In Friedman’s “It’s a Flat World, After All”, Friedman in a trip Bangalore, India accidentally “encountered the flattening of the world”. The following paper will analyze “It’s a Flat World, After All” and the flattening of the world. To conclude the paper I will summarize my thoughts on the flattening of the world. According to Friedman globalization was classified into three time periods. Globalization 1.0 (1492 to 1800) was considered to shrink the world from
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A Framework for Thinking Ethically
As the economic and society develops, social responsibility has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments, businesses and society as a whole. In the past, businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. Today, however, a ethnic business is no longer defined by how much money they contributes to charity, but by its overall involvement in activities that improve the quality of people’s
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A High Involvement Purchase
Introduction In December of 2002, Nick decided to purchase his girlfriend, of two and a half, years an engagement ring that would symbolize his commitment and dedication to her. Nick and his girlfriend, Karen, met through work where they both were tellers at Wells Fargo Bank in Glendale, Arizona. Karen graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Economics and is currently working for DeWalt/Black and Decker in Florida. Nick plans on graduating from
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A Japanese-U.S Comparison of Work-Family Conflict
Running head: A JAPANESE-U.S COMPARISON OF WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT A Japanese-U.S Comparison of Work-Family Conflict and Its Effects in the Management of Organizations Abstract In this study, work-family conflict in Japan and the United States is compared and contrasted based on culture, traditions, norms, values, and life styles. The paper will focus on the proposal that Japanese employees are frequently expected to use time after work to socialize with colleagues and clients at bars and restaurants
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A Leader or Member of the Group
In my opinion, it is better to be a leader of a group than to be a simple member although being a leader is a quite responsible job. The ability to be a leader depends much on your personality. Being bossy does not necessarily mean that you are able to become a good leader. On the contrary, being a leader is a quite tough job because it suggests someone with the ability to follow people
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A Lean Decision
MARKET SIGNS Faster, better, thinner, cheaper. Faster, better, thinner, cheaper. Faster, better, thinner, cheaper. This mantra can be heard around the world as Adult Incontinence (AI) manufactures adapt to an evolving underpad market, one of the key products within the AI market. Underpads are flat absorbent pads used to protect bed linen and chairs. They are made of absorbent material with a fluid-proof backing and may be disposable or reusable. In response to the market,
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A Letter
Dear Richard Hilton: I have been following the controversy regarding the proposed mining of Wonder Lake in the Northwest Herald. I understand there are many legal issues associated with this project and have witnessed the battle that Bull Valley has put up to try and stop this project. They have tried to prevent the mining by annexing the undeveloped land needed to set up the dredging operation. However, in a recent Herald article, it
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A Letter to the President
Difficult Decisions Dear President Bush and Congress: I have written you to discuss our national budget and the inherent problems in our fiscal policy. Although I am not the best informed on this subject I think my opinions and ideas are relevant. I have several ideas for both raising more capital and lowering government expenditure. I believe action must be taken on both fronts to curb our national debt before it adversely affects our
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A Literature Review of the Doha Development Agenda
A LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA Introduction The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is an on going round of WTO negotiations that is tackling issues regarding trade facilitation of agricultural and manufacturing goods, services and further integration of developing and least developing countries. Rodrick (2001) who has been a very vocal critic of the WTO, states that WTO has become more emphasized on maximizing trade rather than the promoting of economic growth. The purpose
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A Lobbying Strategy for a Community-Based Human Services Organization
A community-based human services organization is liked a uniquely approaching which the objective is meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. It is a non-profit organization. Therefore, it heavily relies on secure and stable funding which comes from federal and provincial governments, donations, membership and user fees, etc. And 57% organization
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A Lomo De Mula
Ferro Medina, Germán. A lomo de Mula. Bogotá. Fondo Cultural Cafetero. 1994, pp. 35 – 87. HIPOTESIS: Las dificultades del transporte de carga dentro del territorio antioqueño, hacían que se mantuviera una economía cerrada, sin embargo con la aparición de las actividades mineras y otras actividades comerciales complementarías así como la búsqueda de comercializar con el exterior hizo que se crearan las redes de caminos y la aparición de sistemas de transportes aptos para la
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A Look at General Motors
A Look at General Motors www.gm.com Presented by: Introduction to General Motors: General Motors was founded in 1908 and with the purchase of Buick Motor Company GM grew rapidly. GM continued to purchase Cadillac, Rapid Motor Vehicle, which eventually became the GMC Truck, as well as Oakland Motors now known as Pontiac, and in 1918 Chevrolet was also purchased. In 1919 GM created their General Motors Acceptance Corporation, which allowed the company to provide a
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A Marketing Research Study to Determine the Demographical Effect on the Acceptance of Mp3 Technology
A Marketing research study to determine the Demographical Effect on the Acceptance of MP3 Technology Marketing Research 0509-384-02 Prepared for: Dr. Berhe Habte-Giorgis Prepared by: Jennifer Gray Fred Hodge Jackie Clark Phyllis Walters April 21, 2005 Letter/Memo of Transmittal To: Dr. Berhe Habte-Giorgis Here are the results our research team found regarding demographic effect on the acceptance of MP3 technology. The information enclosed can help assist MP3 companies such as Apple and Nomad in terms
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A Monopoly of the Postal Service
A Monopoly of the Postal Service? In the United States economy most markets can be classified into four different markets structures. But, each and every market in the United States is completely unique from the others. Generally the best type of market structure for the general public is per-fect competition because it creates the lowest possible price for the public. There are some exceptions were perfect competition isn't the best choice for the public on
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A Murky Outlook for Luxury Goods
Sales of luxury goods appear to be snapping back after an awful final quarter of 2001, but analysts and consultants who follow the sector warn that several factors cloud the outlook for growth in the coming months and years. . Short-term worries include the recession in Japan and the coincident devaluation of the yen. Further out, concerns exist about the effectiveness of various distribution channels and the risk of brand saturation in the marketplace. .
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A New Group
Runing head: NEWS CORP IN 2004：THE DIRECT TV ACQUISITION AND BEYOND Contents 1. Landmarks of News Crop’s Acquisitions 2. What are the elements of News Corp’s diversification strategy? What is your opinion about News Corp strategy? Multinational Diversification & attractiveness Skill transfer Greater bargaining power Backed by Cash flows My opinions about News Corp’s strategy: Everything focus on profit 3. What cross-business strategic fits do you see at News Corp? 4. Which are News Corp’s
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A New House
A New House Kim M. Brown 5/14/2010 XECO 212 Roger Pae Increase or decrease in the total costs of a business firm as the result of one more or one less unit of output, also called incremental cost or differential cost. Determining marginal cost is important in deciding whether or not to vary a rate of production. In most manufacturing firms, marginal costs decrease as the volume of output increases due to economies of scale,
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A New Trend in Real Estate Investment.
BY. TJ WHITE What could be more perfect than owning a luxury vacation home at a world class resort and receiving rental income whenever you aren't using it? Condo hotels are the newest trend in vacation home ownership. Live in it when you're there, and rent it out when you are not. So how do condo-hotels differ from owning a traditional condominium or vacation apartment? They aren't your typical second homes. They are beautifully
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A None-For-Profit Organization
A NONE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION A None-for-Profit Organization Yamileth Hoffman Palm Beach State College A None-for-Profit Organization According to Gido and Clements (2015), the case study involves a meeting of the officers of the student community service organization that collects, buys, and distributes food for the needy. Their funds are almost exhausted and the demand for service is growing. The Needs The students identified the need to find a way to find more funds, the
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