Competition Article Reviews Samples For Students

- Summary

In the article “Children Need to Play, Not Compete” written by Jessica Statsky, she stated that competitive sports can cause psychological and physical dangers to children brought about by injuries and the fear of losing the game.

Statsky stated that organized sports activities for children between the ages of six and twelve children have become too competitive that the spirit of play have disappeared and sports have been considered as a job where children as tasked to win (2). It was emphasized that winning, which is the primary goal for every professional athlete should not be made applicable to ...

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 ...

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 of an ...

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 ...

According to Karen (2013), Police Officers normally train often with guns but less so for the circumstances they get themselves in most of the times. OC spray, teasers and batons are usually on the duty belt of the officer but these may not all the time be viable choices. Other times some good old fashioned hand-to-hand combative is inevitable. Hence, when that time approaches, it is vital to one to have acquired the skills that will finish any violence as fast as possible
There are several excellent hand-to-hand combative systems carried out, for example, Wing Chun Kung Fu ( ...

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 ...

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 their marketing approaches ...

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 a threat for ...

Coca Cola Company is a global brand which specializes in the manufacture of beverage products. One of the reasons why Coca Cola performs well in the competitive market is due to its competitive pricing. The prices of Coca are fairly stable and are not subject to huge fluctuations (Mankiw 89). For instance, in the year 2008 the price of 12 packs of 300ml cans was $2.99 in 2011 the prices were $3.79, and it remains unchanged at $3.79 in 2014.
Source (http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq5.html)
Percentage change in price = {(3.79-2.99)/2.99} *100 = 26.76%the change in prices over the period of ...

Currency Wars

Currency Wars is also referred to as competitive devaluation. It is a scenario where countries compete against each other to gain a low exchange rate for their own domestic currency. As the country’s domestic currency falls, so does the price of exports from that country. The imports become expensive and the domestic industry flourishes due to increase in demand from the domestic and foreign markets. The leaders of G-20 nations met in Moscow and took some important decisions regarding currency wars. In a statement issued at the conclusion of the conference, the finance ministers of G20 promised, by issuing a statement, that ...

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 ...

Introduction:

The article “Five numbers that show how Aldi has revolutionised grocery shopping” published in the online version of Daily Telegraph dated 29 September 2014 is the topic of investigation for this paper.
The main features of the article relate to how Aldi respond to the overall competitive environment in the UK grocery market. In addition, the article outlines how the discounter has made great strides in the UK grocery market.
The marketing story undertaken relates to the grocery sector for this investigation which has implications on every individual in the society.

The foremost talking point in the ...

Abstract

This paper provides an insight if an article authored by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The review entails the relationship between wildlife conservation and economic growth as the main problem of the article. Through this paper, the theoretical and empirical methodologies used are highlighted. The paper concludes with a brief personal reflection on the article.
The article provides the review that seeks to determine the relationship between economic growth and wildlife conservation. The review is conducted by the Members of the Economic Growth Technical Review Committee. The article integrates the economic growth factors such as ...

Summary and Synthesis of the Article, “How Social Distance Shapes Human-Robot Interaction”

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Summary and Synthesis of the Article, “How Social Distance Shapes Human-Robot Interaction”

Summary

According to the study conducted by Yunkyung Kim and Bilge Mutlu, it was discovered that proxemic distance had an influence on human-robot interaction. In fact, the research study focused on the relationships that people might develop with robots that are created to play “different social roles” as they pertain to distance; and the study was also designed to determine how the different aspects of social distance form individuals’ experiences with and “acceptance of robots” [ 4]. The research conducted by Kim and Mutlu ...

The business intelligence in the production and analysis of the social games gives Zynga a competitive edge over its opponents in the market. The analytic tools used by Zynga helps this business to project the marketing information on the needs of its customers. The identification of the market needs through analytic graphs tool help Zynga to determine the actual products or games that the customers want. The areas to be improved in relation to the products and games of this company area also identified through the business intelligence services. The business data analysis also helps in the retention of customers ...

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Starbuck is a well-established brand for coffee business. With around 5000 stores around global market, Starbuck has created a differentiated market segment for themselves. A competitive advantage is an advantage gained over competitors by offering customers with greater value either through lower price or by providing the additional services.. The article illustrated that the competitive advantage of Starbuck is through the additional services it can offer to its customers apart from its normal business. Some ...

Althen in this article, offers advice to foreign students in America. The first thing they have to understand the individualism aspect of Americans. The environment they have been exposed to makes them to perceive themselves as separate thus taking responsibilities for their own situations for their destinies and life. This is because they have not been brought up in a society that is communal as such, when young, they are taught to be independent. They are satisfied by freedom. The Americans have accepted this as their culture though it is received with disbelief by non-American cultures.
The individualistic aspect ...

The market structure for IPhones is an oligopoly, this market structure is characterized by few players that control a huge market and the other players in this high end smartphone market include Samsung, Research in Motion, Nokia and HTC. The products in this market are homogenous meaning that they are all high end smart phones there are however slight differentiations in terms of software seeing as IPhones use iOS, Samsung and HTC use android and Nokia uses Windows. Competition is very high in this market structure which is evidenced by the new innovations that keep occurring in this industry. Since ...

The objective is to have an examination of the effect of Hofstede’s dimensions on culture on the ethical sensitivity of an individual towards the following stakeholders – customers, one’s company, competitors and also colleagues. The first major finding of this research was that the positive effect of uncertainty avoidance was higher than the negative effect of power distance. To add onto this, the nationality variable was non-significant in some degree. The other finding was that power distance and individualism had a negative effect on ESS. However, uncertainty avoidance and the nationality variable had a positive effect on ESS. This scenario ...

Question 1

The existence of different economic classes in the market is undeniable. The company recognizes this and does so by using a stratified pricing approach. By setting different levels of pricing, the company caters for all the economic classes making their products as competitive as possible. This aspect can positively affect the company’s choice to expand as this ensures their price flexibility in entering new markets and above all giving the economies of scale to the company due to its wide range of products according to price.
The company has exercised its Corporate Social Responsibilities by launching the Green ...

Introduction

The Doritos goat commercial from the 2013 super bowl was among the craziest commercials in the 2013 super bowl competition. It attracted many viewers and many were left cracking down with laughs and shouts since the commercial was a very funny one. The number of people who viewed it seemed to increase in a large number as days passed by. In the Doritos goat commercial, there is a man who decides to purchase a goat from the market. After he buys the goat, he brings it to his home.
The man decides to show love to the goat by giving it his ...

Michael Porter tries to explain the real business meaning of the term strategy in his article. He explains several things known to many to be connected with the success and failure of businesses. The article majorly concentrates on the distinguishing factors between operational effectiveness and managerial strategic acting and thinking. With these two aspects, he shows what strategy means. Strategy is the creation of exclusive and valued position, involving a diverse set of activities, which means if there existed only a single ideal position, strategy would be nonexistent.
According to Porter (1996, p. 61), operational effectiveness should not be considered a ...

Annotated Bibliography

Hurley, R. F. & Hult, T. M. (1998, July). Innovation, market orientation, and

organizational learning: An integration and empirical examination. Journal of

Marketing, 62, 42-54.

In this article, the authors posited that a market-oriented organizational culture should focus on innovation and not on learning. They asserted that organizations that had a higher capacity for creating innovations were more capable of achieving high levels of performance and of gaining a competitive edge. To prove this, they conducted a survey research by distributing questionnaires in the 56 organizations of a large government agency where 9, 648 employees participated. The results of the study were statistically analyzed and they showed that a ...

Abstract

This paper discusses the points made by Nicholas Carr in his article IT Doesn’t Matter and assesses the relevance of his propositions in the corporate and technological world, as well as their implications in the companies’ bottom line. This paper also discusses the arguments made by Carr’s critics as well as by his proponents. Finally, the author of this paper provides his conclusions and opinions on the topic and the issues presented.

Statement and Relevance of the Topic

In his article IT Doesn’t Matter, Nicholas Carr (2007) posits that while IT is undeniably crucial in maintaining and ensuring business operations, its ubiquity ...

Psychologists doing research on hoe geographical variation affects personality has most of the time assessed the aggregate level of analysis. It is not easy to report from multi level models because most of the time such research takes a very long time, more than ten years. In such a case studying a geographical variation becomes very hard because subjects usually move, die or simply disappear and the researcher might not know the reasons. In addition, psychologists also prefer multi levels because they can be easily be compiled and analyzed with software, though this method is not recommended for its rigidity as well ...

Lance Armstrong: A True Sport or Not?

Joining and winning competitions may bring one to the peak of his career, yet can also lead him to the unexpected downhill road. Cyclist champion Lance Armstrong is the epitome of one who has recently lived this cycle of life. He worked towards the peak of his career in cycling only to find himself rolling down the road with the entire world’s eyes on that tragic journey.

The article I chose to write a review on is The Unfinished Road of Lance Armstrong written by Jason Gay published in Wall Street Journal. I chose to read this article because ...

Effective strategic planning not only carries a company toward an objective, it anticipates changes in the External Environment, and positions a company to adapt. What are some of the changes Yahoo! may be anticipating?

Strategic planning requires a company to consider not only their internal strengths and weaknesses, but also to address the changes in the in the external environment. Firstly, Yahoo! anticipates that buyers will demand more integrated solutions and require more localized information. That is why Yahoo! is attempting to go into additional areas and to expand its offering. Moreover, the company is predicting a change in user demographics, thus targeting ...

Article Review: Apple buys mobile security firm AuthenTec for $356 million

This article regards the acquisition of a fingerprint sensor by the Apple Company from the technology developer Authen Tec. The article reveals that the technology can be used in individual computers and mobile appliances. This essay provides a review of the plans to acquire the fingerprint sensor from its manufacturer at the price of 356 million dollars.
In the introduction, the article provides a preview of the price of the shares that Apple agreed to purchase the fingerprint sensor. The article reveals that the fingerprint sensor manufacturer agreed at $8 per share. At this price, the article says that Apple gets ...

Managed Competition

The article is about health reform in the United States. According to the author, one of the failures of the government of barrack Obama is the failure to reform the health care regardless of the fact that he had promised to make changes in the system. There are many people who die in the United States who should not have died. It is argued that most of the people who die are those who have no health insurance cover. The candidate had promised to come up with a method that would ensure that the entire citizen is covered. According to ...

As the world becomes more competitive and complex, creativity becomes the most essential skill for gaining the competitive advantage. It is therefore important to find out ways of boosting creativity of individuals, and Kreamer has done exactly that. The suggestions in the article can greatly help boost creativity.
For creativity to be realized, the environment must be conducive. Reducing the stress, getting out of the office and into unfamiliar environments, and letting your mind wander, are ways of realizing a conducive environment for creativity. Stress is identified as one of the factors that affect creativity. By reducing stress and ...

Business proposal checklist

Amy.
Amy, in her business proposal, describes a company called Will Bury that has patented a technology that would convert the printed word to a digital file for consumption by readers or listeners. Therefore, from her explanation Amy was able to identify the market structure for her proposed business proposal. She was also able to make assumptions about the market structure and elasticity as Amy details the companies already in existence within the same e-books market. She also explains how the business is established, and the competition it faces since alternatives are provided by its competitors and would have a negative impact ...

Motivation is broadly defined as the pulling together of efforts towards the achievement of a given goal. As such, it goes without saying that motivation is a deliberate effort aimed at achieving a given goal. As much as there are goals to be achieved, motivation is the grease that lubricates the wheels of success.

According to Anon. (n.d), there are various factors that affect motivation. These factors include the personal, environmental as well as situational factors. All these factors come in to create the motivation that an individual needs to go on with the issues of life. It is also important to ...

1) The article “The Weird Rules of Creativity” describes several concepts, which aim to enhance creativity in the companies, where innovation is the key success factor. One of the ideas recommended by the author is to hire people, who do not have the expertise, which is usually required in that company. This approach should foster the development of new ideas and provide a different perspective on the current business practices. However, creativity is often defined as a possibility to find new ways and approaches to the already existing processes and to build up on the experience (Lévesque, 2001). Unless an ...

The university art museum loses its most successful director after nearly half a century of good management of collections, exhibits, and showings to university art students, a very academic approach to the use of the museum. Finding a new director that maintains the usual direction of the museum appears to be the issue, but really it's the management's indecision over not only a new director but also whether a new direction wouldn't be a better idea. The problem lies in the results of hiring a new director who brings with him a new direction, as well. Management has a challenge to the old way of doing things. This ...

1. Demand and Supply

Pepitone reported that coffee futures had dropped due to favorable coffee-growing weather conditions (n.p.). Coffee lovers now enjoy 1.6%-6.0% cut prices on several popular brands including Maxwell House, Smucker, Folgers and Millstone. Interestingly, the prices for coffee products had increased for 10-20% several months ago. Smucker had increased prices for its coffee products for 10% in February and then an increase of 10% followed in May. Starbucks had upped the price for 17% for the package of coffee in the U.S. retail stores. In accordance with Wall Street Journal, key coffee producers were having the largest harvest of ...

The Arizona State Senate Bill, also known as the Arizona SB 1070 is a legislative Act in Arizona that is so far the strictest anti-illegal immigration steps in ages. It is a matter of national interest as it has brought about considerable controversy in the country. The law expects certain aliens to register with the United States government. Aliens are also supposed to carry with them their registration documents at all times. Not being in possession of these documents is illegal in this state. The law further prohibits local and state officials and agencies from restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. ...

Summary of the WSJ article

The article by the Wall Street Journal illustrates the drop in oil prices over the years in the United States and the global market. According to the article, the oil market is not attractive to investors all over the world due to the dropping prices of fuel over the years. Oil prices have dropped significantly to settle at very low prices per barrel. The US economy currently regards oil as one of the worst performing commodities in the country which is unlike the previous years where oil was one of the most profitable investments. According to the article, the ...

Management

1. Why It's Worth Divorcing Information Security From IT
The article provides an informative view of the changing technological environment and the need for the adoption of viable security practices that remain independent of IT. In most organizations, information security has been recognized as a subset of IT, which for the last two decades developed into a viable union as the growth of the IT sector and consequent adoption of IT processes influenced the adoption of security measures geared towards maintaining information security within the organization.
Increased technological advancements and the rise of cyber-attacks in organizations have highlighted the ...

The article gives us an insight on the five forces model which was advocated by Michael E. Porter. It goes on to explain how the specific forces identified in the below model can help a firm to create a better business strategy and place a firm foot in the respective industry. The article further analyses the five force model in detail stating the benefits and the disadvantages that come along with it. It further explains it with a case study on IKEA. The article further stresses on the composition of these forces. It states that every industry has a ...

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 ...

Marketing strategy is essential to the success of a firm since it enables it to sell its products to the market. It is essential to undertake market research to determine the appropriate marketing strategy for the firm. The following paper analyzes an article on Uber drivers to determine the issues addressed by the article.

Question 1: A brief description of the main ideas covered by the article

The article addresses the technological advances made by Uber to ensure that it has increased its market share. For instance, Uber has ensured quick access to its services through a phone App that enables the user of the App to determine if he or she ...

Introduction

It’s been over two decades that the agenda of the deregulation was adopted across nations, yet till this day regulation of the telecommunications sector continues to pose challenges. Only a few countries has been able to work out viable models of regulation of this sector while many countries still have public owned telecommunication systems (Grote, 2006). What remains a challenge in bringing about effective competition is the cost and economies of scale of incumbent networks. Hence empirical evidence shows no clear trends of changes in incentives vis-à-vis changes in the regulations on the sector.
The US telecommunication sector ...

Question 1

John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success is still applicable to the current business environment. The pyramid named loyalty, team spirit, condition and skill present in the team. These attributes are essential to today’s business environment as they help nurture the relationship between the firm and its clients. The Pyramid of Success is applicable not only to basketball where Wooden was a coach but also in our day to day live. Through Wooden, we learned that the end is always a result of our doings and misdoings. Therefore, businesses that want to prosper in the long term should not ...

Article Analysis

Inditex's Zara And The Power Of Comparative Advantage. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/06/07/inditexs-zara-and-the-power-of-comparative-advantage/#1e3259fa6b4a
This news article was published in the Forbes newspaper on June 7, 2015. In the article, the author attempts to explain factors that give Inditex comparative advantages in the strongly competitive textile industry. Inditex is a Spanish multinational apparel manufacturer and distributor. Currently, it is the largest fashion group in the world, and its best-known brand is Zara. This brand offers a wide range of high-quality designer clothes and personal accessories for men, women and children. Being the largest fashion retailer in the world, Inditex enjoys several comparative ...

In the study conducted by authors Alex B. Van Zant and Laura J. Kray, they explored on the concept of truthfulness and honesty. In the study, the researchers stated their objective as attempting to limit the incidence by which people lie. They hypothesized that lying and deception can be averted if face-to-face interaction can instigate moral concern as with the other forms of communication. Simplifying this, the authors believed that when interaction is direct and visual, the possibility of deception will be averted. The authors’ further claims that with face-to-face interaction the players in the communication process will feel ...

The Economics of $6.75 T-Shirt

Question 1.
The market reality of garment industry in Bangladesh is extremely hard – prices for production are so low that do not cover even a life-needed level of wages. Moreover, this situation (wages under life-needed level) is widespread all over the country. And the reason of this is that the level of demand for this type of products is much lower than supply. In fact, nearly 20 million people in Bangladesh are connected to garment industry, which makes it one of the key industries in country’s economy. Such a huge supply leads to lower prices of products they ...

Marchant (2013) wrote the article Management Accounting in the 21st Century: A Profession for Which the Time Has Come, about the growing importance of management accountants in the new century. The author indicates that the twenty-first century has witnessed the emergence of an economy based on the information age, in which knowledge is a primary source of competitiveness. As the boundaries of traditional industries become a blur, there is a new level of demand for the skills of today`s accountants (Marchant, 2013).
Marchant (2013) underline the importance of developing an analytical ability, by assembling a team of professionals ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

Focus of the study and the research problem

The study focuses primarily on the fundamental objective of figuring out why certain organizations perform well while others fail in spite of operating under the same opportunities and challenges. The research intends to determine why a viable business venture may turn into failure and a how poorly performing company can reacquire success. Additionally, the study aims at realizing how a leading company can sturdily consolidate its current position to rule and direct the activities of the market setting to ascertain a substantial competitive benefit over others. This research seeks to provide a compacted structure for the comprehension of the ...

Review on

“No frills supermarket Aldi to accept credit cards”
(By cnbc.com)
According to one of the latest CNBC news, German-based supermarket chain Aldi, which is focused on no-frills service, will start to accept credits cards on U.S. market. The Aldi chain consists of more than 1,500 locations in the USA and tries to use the aggressive strategy of development. According to the company’s plans, the aim of this strategy is to increase the number of supermarkets to 2,000 by 2018.
One of the most important parts of this strategy is to increase the level of service. The ...

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Critical review on the article titled “Strategic Human Resource Management and its impact on organizational performance”

Introduction
The article entitled “Strategic Human Resource Management and its impact on organizational performance” was reviewed and it was seen that the researcher is trying to find out the possible relation between Human Resource Management (HRM) and organizational performance. Research revealed that there appear positive correlation between organizational performance and human resource management. Details of the review are discussed below.

About the article

The selected topic has both academic and practical application as organizations are in the lookout for ways to remain competitive in this highly globalized and competitive world. In the article, the role of HRM in bringing about ...

In today’s rapidly changing and expanding business environment it is important for organizations to be competitive. Globalization of markets combined with rapidly evolving technology are forcing businesses to seek new methods to remain competitive and survive (“Managing Organization Change”). The widespread access to technology and “nano-second change” is no longer enough to provide organizations with a competitive advantage (Schawbel, 2012). Companies cannot survive solely on technology. Recent studies are pointing to organizational health as the new factor behind motivating employees to be more productive and aligning companies with their objectives (Schawbel, 2012). According to Schawbel, “The seminal difference ...

Chinese Outward FDI Determinants

China's rise as a global commerce powerhouse has generated a flurry of practical partnership engagements and research. The striking GDP growth has, moreover, further spurred interest in China as a unique economic development model. Holding on to non-democratic political practices, China has managed to maintain a steady rise in international status as an economic power by embracing free market, neoliberal economic practices. The cumulative effect has focused, consequently, attention on China's inflows. That is, by focusing on China's capacity for economic growth based on macroeconomic metrics, including GDP, China has been studied largely based on her capacity for investment retention (indicative, presumably, of " ...

Major Focus of the Article

The smartphone industry affects everyone in the business world. So much business is done on smartphones today that they are taking over the world—Apple’s iPhone is arguably one of the most popular phones available in today’s market, according to Forbes reporter Spence (2015). Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android accounted for 96.3% of the smartphones shipped in 2014, indicating that there was a serious corner on the market for Apple. The Windows operating system for smartphones was able to control only a tiny fraction of the market at 2.7% (Spence, 2015). This indicates that between Apple and ...

The Cola Market in Thailand comprises of three main companies that have engaged in supplying their products to the vast economy. These companies include: Pepsi, Coke and Est. over the years the market only included Pepsi and coke that battled in the market to satisfy the customer’s preferences. This was evidenced through the markets they shared in the market where Pepsi prided itself with 48% while Coke garnered 42% of the total market share. This had brought intense competition as Pepsi had adequately established its sales through the wide array of distribution that was provided by Serm Suk. ...

SUMMARY

The article talks about two very important concepts that are gaining increasing importance day by day; the Total Quality Management (TQM) and the Management of Environment (EM). The idea is to design the products while keeping in view the related environmental concerns. Organizations are now determined to make environment friendly products because the customers are very skeptical and they evaluate the organization on the basis of its CSR. Both the concepts are now widely used in every step of production in order to be more cost effective and competitive. These two concepts run in parallel to each other so ...

1. Design an integrated brand development communication programme for Taris that incorporates name, logo, symbols, and colour. If you cannot draw a label, just describe it, like brand name, background colour, other brand elements, etc.

The name of the new Taris brand should communicate both the characteristics of the oil and its health benefits, while being easily understandable for the American users. The name “Green Olive” is both simple and reveals the essence of the product. The word “green” in the name implicitly suggests that the product is both natural and supports a healthy lifestyle. The logo of the brand should ...

Supply Chain Management

Introduction
The global nature of business has been changing over the years, and most businesses are in the quest of growth, and the desire to reach new markets. Most business firms focus on production, marketing and finance, with avid attention directed into achieving customer satisfaction through effective and efficient operations of various processes in the business. In light with this, competition is an aspect that seriously affects many businesses, and in order to address this, most firms consider the use of the supply chains, which aid in the efficient distribution of goods at minimized costs but sufficient profits ( ...

There are environmental factors which could affect the development of the child. One of these factors is the quality of life in the neighborhood. It could affect the function of the parents and could influence the children’s development. It could be considered as an environmental stressor. Studies revealed that social support could improve parenting styles. These social supports could come from the community especially from the neighborhood. However, social support and parenting in the impoverished neighborhood are less likely to improve parenting styles and child development.
As an environmental stressor, lifestyle of neighborhood affects social support and parenting ...

1. Which company is the focus of this article?
a. Specific US company: the article focuses on the Abt Electronics Company, founded by Jewel Abt and her husband, David
b. In which particular country/region of the world is this company’s business the topic of the article? The United States of America, with its headquarters based in Chicago, Illinois
c. Provide some basic BACKGROUND INFORMATION about the company and its focus based on your research. (2 paragraph summary):
Abt Electronics started a small business in the local area of Logan Square, in Chicago. The company began in the ...