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Current Business Research Project
Current Business Research Project According to Howard Shapiro of The Philadelphia Inquirer, a great deal of Americans prefer to work instead of take their vacation time. Harris Interactive, a polling and research group, for the past seven years has examined the trends in unused vacation time for Expedia.com, an internet travel booker. The research showed that employees on the average were saving their vacation time for family emergencies or appointments that crop up. Expedia, along
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Business Process Management
Business Process Management or BPM, is the practice of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of any organization by automating the organization's business processes. BPM used to be also know as Business Process Reengineering (BPR). Many companies have business processes that are unique to its business model. Since these processes tend to evolve over time as the business reacts to market conditions, the BPM solution you choose must be easily adaptable to the new conditions
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International Business
The article definitely relates to the text in many different ways especially in the first Chapter. The article relates to the company Absolut vodka which was brought into the United States to compete against all the other vodka’s. As we know in the international business that the amount of global competition is on the rise, and is making it very difficult to become on of the top businesses in the world today. Everyone is having
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The Importance of Writing Skills in Business Communications: How and Why to Improve Employees’ Writing
THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING SKILLS IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS: HOW AND WHY TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEES’ WRITING Abstract This essay describes how poorly written communication can lead to misunderstanding and a possible loss of business. Through this paper the author wants to persuade the employer to sponsor a workshop for all employees to improve their writing skills, to increase business communications and to avoid arguments through poor communication. This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of writing skills
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Hofstede’s Cultural Model
Introduction: Due to rapid technology advancement, we now live in a ‘small world’ with a global marketplace. Foreign ideals and culture are easily spread and adapted by indigenous people in all corners of the globe via radio, television and now especially, computers software and the Internet. This whole dilemma has been termed as “Globalisation”. The concept of globalization refers to increasing global connectivity, integration and interdependence in the economic, social, technological, cultural, political ad ecological
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Business Law Common Problems
Business Law Midterm paper Problem 1: 1. The Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act applies in cases where foreign nations are being sued in U.S. courts, based on the notion that “governments can not go wrong”. In the case in question, the U.S.-based company is suing a foreign government for breach of contract when they did not receive their final payment, and the Saudi Arabian government uses the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act as its defense. 2. The
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Business Solutions
789 Main St My Town, FL 3333 July 22, 2007 Ms. Jane Doe, Branch Manager Bank of America 123 Main St. Any Town, FL 33333 Dear Ms. Doe: I recently opened a new account with your bank. Your bank has a reputation of offering excellent customer service and benefits to your customers, which influenced my decision to bank with you. This past week I received my first statement. There was a charge for check printing.
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An Overview of Women in Business
Even though women constitute 40% of all executives and administrative posts (up from 24% in 1976), they are still restricted mostly to the middle and lower positions, and the senior levels of management are almost entirely male domains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary Ann Von Glinow of the University of Southern California, showed that "women were only 2.6% of corporate officers (the vice presidential level up)." Of the Fortune
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Business of Web Design
When designing a website, the first and foremost consideration is always the target audience. Every element of the website is ultimately created with the view in mind. An effective website will not only attract new visitors, but win over visitors so that they will want to return for future visits. In order to be effective, a website must consider the elements of content, navigation, continuity, accessibility, and aesthetics. In the business of web design, it
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Business Comm
December 3, 2006 Michael Chavez Dear Michael, I am writing this letter to you in hopes of helping you understand what is taking place in our business communications course. I do understand that as a native speaker to English, this course may be a bit difficult for you, however please don’t worry as I am always here to help you. This week we are putting our focuses on the “Word Power” conference. This conference has
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Marketing Plan for Business Healthcare Club
MARKETING PLAN FOR BUSINESS HEALTHCARE CLUB Table of Contents Page No. Executive Summary 4 „« Marketing Objective 4 „« Mission 5 „« Keys to Success 5 Company Summary 6 „« Services 6 „« Service Description 6 „« Competitive Comparison 6 Situation Analysis 8 „« Market Summary 8 „« Market Demographics 8 „« Market Needs 9 „« Market Trends 9 SWOT Analysis 11 Marketing Strategy 12 „« Mission 12 „« Marketing Objectives 12 „« Financial
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International Business Finance Evaluation
The initials investment evaluation Academically, preferable method of evaluating investment project is net present values method1, thus bank in Hong Kong required our project must show a positive net present value after five years. The net present value of both Singapore and Indonesia 5-years project are positive. (SEE APPENDIX)Based on calculation, it is worth to invest in both Singapore and Indonesia, but NPV are relatively small compared to the original investment (HK$ 0.178 million in
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Fifth Business Essay
Competition, guilt, and the contrast between Boy Staunton and Dunstable Ramsay is what Robert Davies used to define the novel, Fifth Business. Davies portrays the idea of competition through the relationship between Boy and Dunstan in their childhood, their military recognition, and their love for Leola. Moreover, the theme of guilt is shown through the experiences of the characters as Dunstable felt guilty for the premature birth of Paul Dempster, Boy subconsciously felt guilty for
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Writing Business Letter
Writing Business Letters A good business letter is brief, straightforward, and polite. If possible, it should be limited to one single-spaced typewritten page. Because it is so brief, a business letter is often judged on small, but important, things: format, grammar, punctuation, openings and closings. A business letter is not the place to try out fancy fonts or experimental writing styles. There are two main styles of business letters: Full block style: Align all elements
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Business Simulations
Project Background Our team has just been put in charge of sales for District 1 in the Northern Region within the James C. Quest Enterprises company. After working at a personal selling position, more responsibility has been given and now we are in charge of a sales team. At the start of the two year sales cycle that we will be discussing, we currently have an equal market share with three other firms in the
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Business
I. Executive Summary Accents will be formed as a consignment company specializing in the resale of high quality used furniture in the consignment market. Its founders are former managers of retail services, personal finance, and brand allocation, all in the retail industry. They are founding Accents to capitalize on a service they offer in a virtually untapped market. Accents offers reliable, high quality furniture and appliance to college students for apartments, dorm rooms, on a
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Business Literature
In this age of computers and high speed Internet access, every company should have some type of Internet presence, a Website. With all the tools and free web hosting company’s it is very simple to develop a website, so every company should have a site. Just having a website is not enough, the need to understand the customer is very important and with all the tracking tools that are available, it make this very
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Business Communications
Business communications Golf courses and sports teams take the eco- friendly route This article is about the golf courses taking eco- friendly route. In the past few months the PGA National Resort & Spa has reduced water usage on its five golf courses as much as 50 percent, added native plants, switched to scorecards made of recycled paper and replaced Styrofoam cups with recyclable plastic ones. These changes have helped them save money and helped
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Business Plan for an Established Business
This business plan consists of a narrative and several financial spreadsheets. The narrative template is the body of the business plan. It contains more than 150 questions divided into several sections. Work through the sections in any order you like, except for the Executive Summary, which should be done last. Skip any questions that do not apply to your business. When you are finished writing your first draft, you will have a collection of small
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Business Ethics
Describe an ethical problem you have encountered or might encounter in your workplace. How would you approach the problem and reach a decision to solve it? Business ethics defines how a company integrates core values - such as honesty, trust, respect, and fairness - into its policies, practices, and decision-making. Business ethics also involves a company's compliance with legal standards and observance to internal rules and regulations. Business ethics is, in part, the attempt
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Hayeks Model
Freiedrich Von Hayek an Austrian-British economist and political philosopher developed many theories economics. His main economic theory was the monetary cycle theory. This was the expansion and contraction of a production period to benefit the economy. His entrance into the political arena was with his work of "Road to Serfdom". Hayek's first work included the monetary cycle. This concept dealt with lengthening and shortening the period of production. This causes a credit expansion at the
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Internet Access to Individuals and Businesses
I own a local business that provides Internet access to individuals and businesses, my business is one of four businesses in the local market that provide internet access to both individuals and businesses. Each of the four businesses charges the same price of twelve dollars a month for unlimited dial up services. My businesses breakeven price is seven dollars per customer, so no matter what I must charge it least seven dollars per package in
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Home Appliances Company : Strategy for Coffee Maker Business
Current Market The market size of coffe maker industry is $498.80 MM as of 2003 growing 5.3% from $473.0 MM in 2002. A survey report1) tells that 47% of coffee drinkers drink at home, 25% at work, 3% in a coffeehouse, 3% in a restaurant and 10% on the go. It also shows about how they made coffee that 8% used percolators, 3% hand drips, 56% electric drips, 1% French press and 4% espresso machines.
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Business Applications of Virtual office Technology
Business Applications Of Virtual Office Technology Overview The emergence of low cost microcomputers and data transfer devices in the 1970s made it feasible for some office workers to perform their work outside of formalized corporate settings1. The advent of the personal computer in the 1980s, and widespread implementation of wireless and high speed data transfer technologies in the 1990s, made it possible for certain types of office workers to perform their work anywhere the necessary
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Mgmt 245 - Cultural Dimensions of International Business
MGMT 245 Cultural Dimensions of International Business SWOT Analysis 4/30/07 Introduction- This SWOT analysis is regarding Lion Nathan China Brewing Company and their competitive advantage in their business. The major issue in this case is analyzing the company’s background and reasons for expanding into China while trying to forecast an appropriate managerial decision regarding the company’s future. There are many sources of information we can use to inform us of the past decisions made and
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