Business Article Reviews Samples For Students

The article, “GIS Solutions for Environmental Management” was very informative. I learned many things about the program itself, as well as the services it offers. The article also taught me about ESRI GIS products, along with how professionals use them to manage the environment. The article also explained environmental problems, and how GIS is used to help aid those problems. Overall, I found the article very stimulating and educational.
According the article, GIS stands for Geographic Information System. The technology that supports it is used to deliver information concerning the environment to the public, as well as environmental specialists. Continue reading...

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION
Recent studies have shown that for the past decades, Seminole Industries had its share of success and failures. The company experienced its economic downfall in 2008 after reducing its factory orders from 8% in 2009 to 11% in 2010. With these losses, the company had to step up and take necessary measures to change its organizational structure in order to meet the ever-changing demands of globalization and become more competitive. Although the company was able to develop modern data center facilities to cater to the needs of their clients, it is unfortunate that the company was not able Continue reading...

A review of Contact Energy Limited: startup history, funding, market growth and failure, operations and globalization of the energy market in New Zealand.

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(Revised on 14th April 2014)

CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED

Contact energy limited is an incorporated and a diversified company that generates and sells electricity in New Zealand. The company is one of the biggest electric generators in New Zealand with up to 23% of retail generation as of 2012. Contact started as part of the division of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand in late 1996 (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 2). It became publicly listed in the year Continue reading...

Business Process Reengineering at Seminole Industries

A person’s success in life isn't based on his ability to simply change. It is based on his ability to change faster than his competition, customers and business [1]. It is a known fact that many large companies have lost their businesses and have had to shut down owing to the notion that technology would alienate their customers. If we are to take the case of Seminole Industries, the global economic downfall of 2008 had hit the company hard, with reduction in factory orders from 8% in 2009 to 11% in 2010. These trends cannot be considered in Continue reading...

Overview

The wall street journal has over the years been a trusted center for business news and events, and this is a fact that cannot be brushed aside. A number of interesting business events are ever reported by the journal to the extent that insights and future developments are derived. In 2014, WSJ reported about a conflict between the farming industry in the United States and China (Bunge, 1). The gist of the matter was that China had refused the entry of GMO products into their market, stating that it would be injurious to their businesses and by the extent Continue reading...

Japanese company Toyota Motor Corporation recalled 6.4 million vehicles worldwide in efforts for quality control. It is according to an article from the Wall Street Journal by Hiroyuki Kachi. Twenty seven models were recalled in this big blow to the company’s quality control. This event happened after it was discovered that there were defects in some of the Toyota Models. The defects include problems with the steering wheel, air bags, peddlers, and the engine starters (Kachi). Two vehicles in Japan caught fire due to defects on the airbags. The business strategy of the company to report, and recall Continue reading...

The postmodern understanding of advertisement goes beyond the need to select what means of the platform to use. It encourages the use of all manner of methods through which consumers may be reached. Not that firm should be extravagant and use all methods at the same time economically, but that advertisers consider every outlet through which they can reach the consumer. This kind of advertising puts the consumer on the frontline so much so, advertisers will reach out through whatever method is most convenient for a specific market group. This means adverts will be put in print, on television, Continue reading...

Introduction

The City government of Denver Colorado is one of the County governments which have the interest of providing quality services to its subjects. Having a population of over half a million people, the county government of Denver in an effort to improve the quality of its services to its people, migrated to a system management system that is administered by the ALFRESCO Company. The government is responsible for 140 schools, the Denver Airport, libraries, fire stations and many other public amenities. The quality of management and service delivery was poor until mayor John Hickenlooper spearheaded for changes in the Continue reading...

Article Summary

The two largest companies in Telecommunication industry are Mexican telecommunications and television broadcasting. These two companies dominate the Mexico City media industry, therefore, exercising monopoly. It is because of the monopoly powers with the two companies that have resulted to increase in cost of doing business in Mexico. They are have set high prices thus limiting investment, and holding back the penetration of new technologies (Malkin 6).
According to International Telecommunication Union, only 26 percent of the Mexican households have access to the Internet compared to 45 percent in Brazil. The course of the monopoly in the market is Continue reading...

This video refers to modern art. Its message is that anything can be art if we call it. A man is supposed to be the creator of an artwork, but in this case, a machine is the creator. However, a man made the machine, so there are some dilemmas whether this can be called art or not.

This machine is exhibited in Museum Jean Tinguely and it is his invention.

At first we see an object that looks like a red computer mouse. This machine is an installation made of iron or some other metal. It has cords that pull the system and make the wheels turn. The final part is the Continue reading...

Article: Sommerville, I. (2011). System documentation
One of the most important aspects of developing software systems includes documentation. This is a phase that is overlooked in the software development lifecycle. This is because of the fact that it is not part of the working system. The different stages of the software lifecycle development will depend on proper documentation for these stages to be understood. There is a need to ensure that the procedures and the processes of documenting the system are clearly understood in the design of the project. This will ensure that the software that has been developed Continue reading...

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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the balance of trade deficit in bilateral trade between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Many American analysts, including Lou Dobbs, argue have increasingly argued that the trade between the USA and China only serves to benefit China more than the American people. There is consensus that there has been significant growth in trade between two countries. China is currently the third largest trading partner of the United States.
China is also the 3rd largest destination for exports from the US. Figures for exports Continue reading...

Question 1

Amazon has the benefit of eliminating overhead as well as carrying hefty quantities of inventory because it usually orders these books from it distributors. The company has grown to emerge as one of the largest retailing online companies as well as the largest e-commerce retailer globally. It avails goods such as books, clothing, toys, and electronics at competitive prices. Additionally, Amazon usually spends much of the earned cash in building more satisfying centers in order to accommodate more data and technology offerings. Walmart is among the largest e-commerce retailer on the internet, which provides Amazon with stiff competition. Walmart Continue reading...

With the growth in social media websites including; Facebook and Twitter, companies have moved to these platforms in promoting themselves. Most of the customers for many companies are active users of these social networking websites; therefore, it is cost effective for them to market themselves through this medium. Advertising on social media platforms allows organizations to reach a broader market at a very low cost. It allows for promotions to be embedded in the customer’s minds by constantly updating their Facebook or Twitter pages. However, companies that are selling complex products or products for old people would not Continue reading...

1. Benefits of Nanotechnology
More than 20 years of nanoscience research finds that the nanotechnology is coming with both expected and unexpected benefits. Nanotechnology is helping to improve in many revolutions, especially in technology and industry sectors. The success of the nanotechnology depends on the fact that the material can be structured in the nanoscale. Using nanotechnology, the materials can be made stronger, lighter, and more durable. The nanotechnology is used in baseball bats, solar panels, motorcycle, luggage, and power tools. The nanotechnology designs the products in nanoscale. The nanotechnology is being implemented in various technologies. Nanotechnology is already Continue reading...

The article by Joanna MacKay, "Organ Sales Will Save Lives" is an interesting read. In the first section of the article, the author gives interesting figures and explains how a number of patients are dying every day because of renal failure. There is no treatment of renal failure. While there is the dialysis, it is a prolonged and physically taxing procedure. The only cure of a renal failure is a kidney transplant. With the present law scenario where organ selling is illegal, there is indeed huge shortage in supply of kidneys for transplant. The list of patients awaiting a Continue reading...

Introduction

Context of the Article
In regards to the use of figures and diagrams, the writer leads the reader to understand everything by use of figures. The figures provide the necessary data and numbers for the reader to make comparisons and also to understand the subject of discussion in a better way. For instance, he uses through which he presents the conceptual framework in cases where the organization has a new venture and, therefore, must strike a balance its operations for successful survival, operations and also to ensure that it has a successful life cycle. The second instance where the Continue reading...

The increasing popularity of Cloud Services among small, medium and large enterprises has paved way for the increasing number of companies offering cloud services especially those related to customer relationship management. This has been proven to be beneficial for these companies since they are able to do away with the purchase of necessary hardware and software needed to put up such information systems plus the required maintenance. With CRM Cloud Services, these would not be needed while the software can just be customized to attune to the needs of the organization.
As of December 31, 2013, Salesforce.com dominates the Continue reading...

Sarbanes-Oxley Act is an act by the United States congress in 2002 aim at protecting investors through corporate disclosures accuracy and reliability. It mandated strict reforms aimed at improving financial disclosures and possibly prevent accounting fraud. The scandals of early 2000s such as Tycoon, WorldCom and Enron predicated the enacted of SOX. These scandals shook investor confidence, and an overhaul of regulatory standards was required. The SOX Act outlined rules as well as enforcement policies, which amended or supplemented existing legislation. There are two key provisions of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act which are section 302 and section 404. Section Continue reading...

The implementation of a new system to replace an old system is not always the answer to an organization’s inefficient business operations. However, there have been several instances where migration from old legacy systems to ERP systems proved to be beneficial to companies. Summer Electric Light can be considered as one of the future beneficiaries of an ERP system if the development is studied and implemented properly.
In terms of operational efficiency, the new ERP system can improve this a lot. In the old legacy system, two systems have to be used and the data from these two Continue reading...

On January 7, 2014 was broadcasted the documentary film of Frontline “Catch a trader” which investigates the problem of insider trading. In the film are included interviews with FBI agents and journalists about the results of their ten years long investigation of SAC Capital advisors L.P. who realized huge profits. It was founded by Steven A. Cohen in 1992. The Firm employed about thousand people, and had many offices around the world. Steven A. Cohen was a legend in Wall Street. The Firm developed successful investment strategies for their clients based on reliable information. Turney Duff, a former trader Continue reading...

Hallstead, Ted and Cobb, Clifford, “The Need for New Measurements of Progress,” in Mander, J., & Goldsmith, E. (1996). The case against the global economy: And for a turn toward the local. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books.
Short synopsis of the article: The authors seek to discover why people and politicians are still focused on the obsolete economic measurement, GDP. Beginning by discussing the economic boom of the 1990s, Hallstead and Clifford explain that while Allen Greenspan was assuring the media that the economy was in great shape many Americans were wondering why they were working longer hours with seemingly Continue reading...

Apple Company has realized the fact that tablets are the new driver of its growth in the current market patterns. The company noted that tablets have become the second largest income source by injecting close to 26 billion dollars in 2013. Hence, the company has moved on to devise concrete marketing approaches to ensure that the tablet would become a stronger revenue contributor for the organization. The majority of technology companies have put more emphasis on smart phones rather than on tablets. This situation has led to a decline in the overall prices of tablets and hence this is Continue reading...

Article summary

The article title is “Microeconomics: Factors of Consumer Decision-Making” by Marc Davis. The article focuses on the choices consumer make before deciding on buying a product or service. Most economists agree that price is the major factor that affects consumer’s decision-making process, but Davis argues that price might not be the only deciding factor. In addition, economics argue that all factors remaining constant, the price of a product is inversely proportional to its demand. Davis focused on the opportunity cost and elasticity as other factors that influence consumer choice and demand for goods or services. Price changes, and Continue reading...

Article Review: Elasticity

Elasticity refers to the degree in which supply or demand curves reacts to fluctuations in prices. Elasticity displays differences in commodities as some are more essential to consumers than others. Necessities are more unresponsive to alterations in prices owing to the fact that people will continue to purchase them no matter the changes in prices. Contrariwise, a price increase in a less necessary good or service deters more consumers hence lesser demand since the opportunity cost of buying that product becomes high. Slight changes in prices of highly elastic products cause a sharp change in the demand and supply Continue reading...

Jaarat (15) says that human resource is a vital entity in every business entity since it controls and directs other resources. The accounting department recognizes the human resource as an important asset in stating the financial position. Whenever there is, a lack of measurement in the use of the financial resource, the human resource in the company is accountable. According to Jaarat (15), a model for measuring and recognizing human resource in the statement of financial position can better the organization.
Jaarat (16) confirms that human resource is the most expensive resource in every business entity. This resource applies Continue reading...

Business

The consumer behavior and the placement of goods at the stores are the key elements which increase the sales and the revenue of any business. The current article explains different tactics to develop or enhance the attitude of the buyers or consumers towards purchasing of goods. Customers or the consumers react in different ways at the shopping malls or stores. Most of the consumers are the price sensitive consumers. Similarly, there are a large number of customers who prefer the quality of the product. Therefore, according to the article, it is very important to understand the trend of the Continue reading...

The article by Ameriprise financial institute states that the goal of any investor is to minimize losses and maximize profits. It further states that investment and business management involves various risks that may occur from time to time. However, the article does not mention the types of risks that may occur in the course of business. Furthermore, it states that individuals should save enough income for their retirement benefits, mortgages and funds to cater for their health at old age. Ominously, it fails to elucidate health insurance that is known to be the most important constituent of the business Continue reading...

Caffeine has been a favorite go-to substance of people who suffer from lethargy when waking up in the morning or staying late at night for work. In the article Caffeine Use Disorder: Widespread Health Problems that Needs More Attention the American University (2014) provides a logical argument on the negative side effects of caffeine. The institution also gives a fair warning to people that these effects can lead to very serious disorders if not addressed accordingly.
Several studies have reported the positive benefits of caffeine. Manufacturers have capitalized on the antioxidant properties (Ziaedini, Jafari and Zakeri, 2010) of the Continue reading...

Delays at S.B.A. Harm Program for Women
According to a government survey in 2007, the disarray of miscommunication inside the Small Business Administration considerably delayed some federal grants to women’s business centers, which annually help very many women to start up self-owned enterprises (Olson, 2007). In this article published on the New York Times, the author indicates that the lag in the agency’s delivery of federal funds forced part of the 98 women’s business centers to send their staff packing. Giving data from the audit by the S.B.A. inspector general’s office, the article indicates that Continue reading...

Why MBA Programs Don’t Produce Leaders appeared in the Forbes online e-zine in October of 2011. Throughout the article, the author details his opinion of how business schools fail to produce leaders who can be effective in real world business situations. Master’s in Business Administration degrees comprises one fourth of the total number of master’s degrees being awarded each year. With such a high number of attendees compared to other master’s degree programs, students obviously seem to believe that they are gaining the skills that they need to be effective managers and leaders of today’ Continue reading...

A summary

The report “A Bigger World: A Special Report on Globalization” offers a substantive review on various issues aligned with globalization. In fact, the report offers substantive insights on the economic implications of globalization. Worth noting is the fact that in the past globalization had a different meaning, whereby it was often used to mean expansion of business from the developed nations to the less developed ones. However, things have taken another turn in the recent past whereby, the emerging economies have evolved into equal competitors with the developed nations. As result, economies from both developed and less developed nations Continue reading...

The relevant stakeholders described in the articles is composed of the corporations such as Newmont Mining and the other companies involved in the mining operations. However, the most affected and considerably the important stakeholders in the case are the residents of the communities near the Yanacocha mine, and town of Choropampa. Peru’s mining history was shrouded with allegations of environmental negligence due to the issues of mercury spill that affected the nearby areas of Newmont mining site. What makes the corporations involved as stakeholders is that the company has the highest business interest in the issue given that Continue reading...

The article, A Student's Guide to Start Ups, discusses in detail the dilemma graduating students face. The dilemma stems from the choice these graduates have; they can either start their own business, or go work for some company. The article states that startups rose in popularity during the 90's, but the popularity levels decreased during the early 2000's. However, during the 90's, most people wanted to work for startups, a situation that is quite different now. Today, people want to begin their own startups. The article further states that graduating students do not have something to fall back on Continue reading...

In any business, the major battleground is financial accounting, and there is no government or industry regulation that can prevent unethical ways that people use in dishonestly reporting given financial information (Duska, 2007). For example, there are certain accounting practices that are illegal like misinterpretation of figures and expenses on a company’s financial statement. However, some legal accounting practices are unethical (for example, influencing financial results by shifting expenses unjustifiably).
Arthur Andersen LLP is a good example of a company that violated accounting ethics. This accounting firm would have become one of the largest firms in the USA Continue reading...

Introduction

Supply chain management is a term that is very common in many businesses enterprises. It is a term that has been subjected to a variety of definition but in its simplest form, supply chain management is a management philosophy whereby manufacturers or service providers utilize various integration and partnership efforts with suppliers to reduce the cost and improve quality and delivery timing. Terms such as integrated logistics, supplier integration, integrated purchasing strategy, supply chain management, value chain management, Just-In –Time (JIT) logistics, supply chain synchronization and lean production are some terms that are often mentioned alongside supply chain management. Continue reading...

Summary of Main Points

The article entitled “How to get paid twice for everything you do, part 2: Value appropriating innovations” written by Roos (2011) presented main points that focus on business model innovations. The model is more comprehensively evaluated in terms of finding out how business practitioners could create value from determined ways of innovation. As such, the business model was apparently examined through the identified four observable platform choices, to wit: device-centric, service-centric, telco-centric, and aggregate-centric . Concurrently, the author further expounded on the constituent parts of traditional business models; in conjunction with the reported business-ecosystem view of the world.
Roos (2011) Continue reading...

Forrest, A. A. (1993). View from outside the wale: The treatment of women and unions in industrial relations. In Women challenging unions: feminism, democracy and militancy. Linda Briskin and Patricia McDermott, eds. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.
This chapter explains how industrial relations as a female discipline suppressed women activism to almost invisible levels. Without doubt, this chapter delves on issues of gender, labor, work, and changes that have occurred in both academic cycles and policy in that period. The authors successfully make women activism visible while giving a brief history of involvement of women in unions. Unsuccessful Continue reading...

Psychology: Luxury Goods

Psychology: Luxury Goods

Executive Summary

Luxury products is a niche segment of marketing and is not focussed not pricing strategy alone. To effectively market these products, it is important to understand the psychology of today’s youth towards these products. The paper reviews the article “The behaviour of the young towards luxury products” written by Allérès in 1999, in the context of understanding consumer behaviour.
The review of the article establishes three points. First, the young people do aspire for luxury products. Second, the youth is familiar with luxury products and effortlessly recall names of the famous luxury brands. Continue reading...

“Carers’ experiences of being exposed to challenging behaviour in services for autism spectrum disorders”: An Article Review

Challenging behavior is a common activity that can be encountered in our daily lifestyle. Its definition takes account of behaviors that are abnormal in reference with cultural or traditional practices; and its potency can put other people to harm. Behavior under this category leads a person to be restricted from communal facilities.
This paper would review the article entitled Carers’ experiences of being exposed to challenging behavior in services for autism spectrum disorders. In order to give final thoughts about the article, this review will include the definition of the article’s problem, purpose and research question. It would Continue reading...