Company Article Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

Logistics management is a crucial part of any manufacturing or trading organization’s success rate; the basic essence of logistics management is to organize the movement of goods and services from one place to another by different means of transport such as sea, rail, air or road. For an organization that requires its products to be transported or shipped to another location or a country, logistics costs play a crucial role in the balance sheet. This case deals with the importance of adding logistics costs in the profitability reports of organizations and their products and the reason why it 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...

General Motors (GM) has a new CEO - Mary Barra. She has joined the multinational at a time when it is facing a crisis for selling cars with faulty ignition for a decade, which has resulted in accidents and deaths. Considering there is a global outcry, she must save the reputation of the firm by addressing the ignition problem. This will be crucial for her legacy as a leader. To remedy the situation, Barra accepts responsibility on behalf of GM instead of blaming her predecessors. She also appoints a global vice-president to deal specifically with safety issues and pledges Continue reading...

Introduction

People engage themselves into employment in order to get compensation in monetary terms, and other benefits that come along with employment. Every organization aims at employing the most qualified employees creating a stiff competition in the corporate world. In addition, any employee would like to achieve higher levels of qualification in their careers in order to attract the attention of best paying companies. Human resource management is a global recognized part necessary in running of any organization. Compensation forms one of the most essential human resource tools used by companies in an effort to manage their employees. Compensation system Continue reading...

Introduction

The topic on genetically modified foods has evolved into one of the most equivocal topics that have generated a contentious debate across various settings all over the globe. This can be accredited to the much hypothesized repercussions of genetically modified foods. Worth noting is the fact that researches carried out in the recent past such as the much hypothesized studies on the effects of genetically modified corn pollen on butterflies have radicalized the public to respond differently regarding the issues on global warming. In fact, it is as a result of such researches that the federal government has established 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...

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...

Over the years, the transport sector has undergone revolutionary development and advancements compared to none other. Among the main factors that were, and have been considered thereby contributing to the development of the transport sector, is the environment. It is notable and unarguably evident that the previous forms and means of transport were great contributors to environmental degradation. This prompted environmentalists and transport experts to seek for better means of transport that do not harm the environment, and if they do, then at a lower level than earlier. In the present day, almost all over the world, environmental suffering Continue reading...

- I learnt that emotional intelligence is all about how people manage themselves and how people manage their relationships. There five skills that make one emotionally intelligent. The skills include self-awareness, which entails knowing how to make use of own feelings and listen to own self. Managing emotions involve knowing how to control ones emotions and tempers. Motivation, which allows one to stay, focused on the goals despite the setbacks. Empathy entails knowing how people speak to other human beings. Social relationships are another key skill of emotional intelligence. I learnt that emotional part of the brain is more 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...

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...

Introduction

There has been a considerable shift in market approaches traditionally utilized by various international as well as local companies to what is now being referred to as high-end marketing. This has arisen due to a variety of factors including but not limited to competition, increased innovation, and technological changes in overall marketing and changing consumer preferences and / or needs. These changes, along with others, have made some companies face stiff competition to a point of even forming partnerships with new and innovation-based companies. Globally established companies like Coca Cola and PepsiCo have already set themselves up and geared 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...

Article Summary

The article sheds light on how large corporations such as Enron and WorldCom have been involved in malpractices related to the way these corporations were run. Both Enron and WorldCom were guilty of ignoring the demands of the stakeholders. Therefore, there is a strong need for major changes in the way such corporations are run, and for environmental and social factors to be kept in mind. One way of pleasing all parties is through a process called Socially Responsible Investing or SRI. SRI does not mean that businesses ignore the financial side of things and safeguard social and environmental 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...

Complexity science is the investigation of complex adjustable frameworks, "the numerous patterns of relationships inside them, how they are supported, how they self-compose, and how results develop" (Zimmerman 2001). Complex adjustable frameworks are densely joined networks of co-operating agents who acclimate by changing their principles, and subsequently their conduct, as they increase experience. Specialists have been creating multifaceted nature based public health and health care administration devices, and methods drawing on a bigger literature of many-sided quality based organizational administration hypothesis.
Complexity science is still in its early stages, and is multi-faceted, reflecting distinctive roads of study. The avenue Continue reading...

ARTICLE REVIEW

This article deals with an important topic in finance. The article is related to increase in earnings for Australian companies and how this affects the sentiments of investors ,which in turn affect the value of the stock index. The major finding of this article is that ASX 200 index , that is an index made up of the 200 of the biggest companies in Australia by market capitalization has increased in value.
The major sectors which have experienced increased in earnings are the resource sector and the banking sector. Specifically amongst the resource sector Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, both 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...

For those that have decided to embark on a History career as a way to fulfill their life goals, jobs are not easy to come by. It is definitely not of the most profitable job markets, and many end up unemployed. The study of two articles will allow the study of this problem and offer possible solutions.
The text “Redefining Historical Scholarship: Report of the American Historical Association Ad Hoc Committee on Redefining Scholarly Work” believes that the main problem is the definition that historical scholarship has taken and looks to broaden it so that it becomes a more Continue reading...

In today’s information age, more and more details about people’s personal and professional lives are available than ever before. To that end, many people have concerns about how that might affect their lives and futures; how much do we want others to know about us? In Erin Moriarty’s “Did the Internet Kill Privacy?”, the journalist discusses the dangers and pitfalls of having personal information about yourself online, and how it affects one’s academic and work lives. Meanwhile, Rhonda Savage’s “Facebook: Fired Up or Just Fired?” takes a more even-handed approach to the Internet, showing Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper is going to focus on the relationship between word learning in 6 months old. It will also look at the level of encoding of that words and retention. It was based on the hypothesis that young children relate words with objects. The experiment was conducted on a number of infants that were given different categories of analysis. The analysis included memory test and training. The results showed that the infants were able to relate words and objects after a repetition of the same for several occasions.

Introduction

Word learning is a process that requires the establishment of memory 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

The key message of the article is that the continued use of internet for social purposes during work hours has negative effects on people’s concentration at workplaces. According to the author, though internet has become an essential tool for carrying out research and other functions such as emailing, in most cases internet slows peoples’ ability to work optimally because workers who have access to internet end up visiting social sites and performing personal tasks. Because of technology and internet, most people have lost their desire for information and have acquired considerable desire for social connection.
Further, the article Continue reading...

Article Review

This article titled “4 Principles of marketing in the digital age” was written by Greg Satell and appeared in the Forbes magazine on the 16th of April 2013. It gives pointers to marketers on how to cope with the ever changing face of marketing especially in the digital age.
The second principle is “Use Innovation Teams to Identify, Evaluate and Activate Emerging Opportunities”. This principle will enable marketers to tap into new potential and stay ahead of the competition through taking advantage of new opportunities. Greg, however, advices companies to first test all innovations that come their way before Continue reading...

Description of Wheatley’s Essay

Margaret Wheatley’s Essay “Innovation Means Relying on Everyone’s Creativity” has two central points guiding a wealth of practical knowledge on organizational leadership gained through her experiences. The first is that organizations act in the same way as living organism. The whole of the organization can be seen as a species that will change according to alterations to environmental conditions. The second part of her thesis is “People only support what they create” (Wheatley, 2001). This means that in order to get support for new policies or changes to the organization, everyone within the organization must play a Continue reading...

Article Review

Article Review
Dutch (2013) used the contingency model of strategic human resource management to construct a new framework of human resources, strategy and culture in an organization. The current perspective of the contingency model involves aligning human resource management practices with themselves and with organizational strategy. The article posits that though this view is theoretically sound, there are challenges in its practicality. They fault the contingency model for failing to address the issues that affect both the HRM and strategy. Further, the article indicates that some of the HRM practices might be affected by strategy and vice versa. This Continue reading...

Introduction

The case is about the development issues related with the new real estate project named Downtown. It was not having very good reputation among the citizens nearby the construction site, which was the reason behind the worry of top management of the Downtown Dayton Partnership firm. Now company was seeking a plan to take an action on to it. The company had an strategy to make the property more user friendly by eliminating the problems existed in the project. Now the top management of the Partnership firm wanted to have a vision for the downtown project to make it 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...

The article reported on the upward trend in health spending growth in 2011. In 2011, per capita and total spending on health care increased. For instance, between 2010 and 2011 estimated per capita expenditure for claims filed under employer-sponsored health insurance rose up to 4.6 percent (Roehrig, 2011). Based on age group, health spending increased significantly for children reaching 7.7 percent increase over 2010. Based on the region the HCCI report indicates that the Northeast had both the highest dollars spent per capita and the highest growth in spending. According to the producer price index, Medicare prices increased by Continue reading...

CEW – Current Event Write-Ups

Status of Gold Market in US
Gold is one of the precious metals in the world and it got a price hike of more than four percent in last 28 days, which happened due to increase of Chinese buyers’ interest in gold. One of the largest substantially supported gold exchange traded fund in the world known as SPDR Gold Trust had reported its seven weeks high growth in the sales of gold reason behind substantial increase in the prices too. Although the same fund has not seen any growth in the month of December and January but saw a Continue reading...

Wells Fargo & Co. is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the nation. The company plans to ease the rules on mortgages. One of the main rules that the company will adjust is to lower the credit score for mortgages that are eligible for government support. This is a clear indication that the standards related to mortgage-lending will ease. Franklin Codel asserts that the bank will purchase loans that have Federal Housing Administration backing with credit score of 600. The main aim of this adjustment is to increase the level of credit (Timiraos “Well Fargo Plans to ease Some Continue reading...

The amount of Indian opium that was reaching Canton increased simultaneously right after the abolition of British east Indians company’s monopoly in China trade in the year 1834. It is estimated that over sixteen thousands chest of Malwa and Bengali opium with a dollar value of seventeen million three hundred and eighty eight thousands six hundred and twenty two in the early nineteenth century, were brought into China illegally through importation.
Originally, opium was classified as a medicine qualities being stimulant. It was known to monitor over secretions and control harmful effects of noxious vapours. It was a Continue reading...

The horror of the Piper Alpha disaster happened about two decades ago. Explosion and fire ripped through the Piper Alpha oil production platform in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. About 167 workers were killed as a result of the Piper Alpha Disaster.
Several investigations were made but most of them were hindered by a lack of physical evidence. However, an eye-witness account made it known that light hydrocarbon got released into the surrounding when a pump was restarted after maintenance. On that terrible day, the day shift maintenance crew were said to be on some of Continue reading...

Critical Review

Thesis
This is a critical review on research paper Case Studies on Successful M&A Practices in Acer & Lenovo: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. The first section of this paper will discuss the purpose, rationale and related literature of this research paper. The second section will discuss the research methodology and design used in this paper. The final section will discuss the main findings and the implication related to this study.

Introduction

Historical information shows that about 70% of the M&A (merger & acquisitions) have led to value destruction and only 30% of the M&A lead to value creation. This case of empirical Continue reading...