Emphasis Case Studies Samples For Students

Slide 1 - Utah Symphony and Utah Opera

Presenter notes: Introduce the subject of the presentation and what it aims to achieve at the end. Explain the scenario in which the merger is taking place as well as an overview of the opera and symphony.

Slide 2 – The Competing Values Framework

SPEAKER NOTES:
CLAN – This culture is focused on internal relationships and integration through collaboration. It relies on empowerment, communication and participation to achieve higher levels of commitment from internal resources and high morale among employees. The Utah Symphony shows several traits that belong within the clan culture, mainly because of Keith Lockhart’s style of leadership that emphasizes bonding with internal ...

Introduction

The capability to shape and develop the leadership abilities of the members of the organization so as to fulfill organizational needs and demands is a complicated and challenging component of the general leadership development process. Leaders are responsible for the achievement of organizational goals, as well as for their followers' performance needed to attain the desired outcome. However, this is not an easy task. Widget PLC has problems with their leadership as revealed by decreasing employee motivation and managerial performance. This paper discusses and analyzes the relevance of transformational leadership and authentic leadership to the problem of Widget PLC. ...

The U.S army has for a long time used the Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARR) in its logistical planning. Stakeholders have, however chosen to make changes, with the army now employing the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) for its logistical and supply needs. This is a considerable change to the organization and possesses a challenge as to how the change can be managed effectively. This paper looks into the best possible approaches for the U.S army when adopting this change in logistics and supply.
The U.S Army reports to the department of defense. The army is organized into ...

Individual Case Complete: Bank of America

Executive summary
Mission and Vision Evaluation: The Company has maintained a plausible vision and mission statement that focuses on ensuring that it develops customer centric financial products and services that are innovatively based. Thus, through the company vision and mission statement, it has managed to ensure growth and market capture.
Milestones: Among the most fundamental milestones, the organization has sustained a top position in the banking industry despite the prospect of financial crisis across US. The plausible performance has been as a result of effective policy statement that is centered on operational Excellency. With millions of customers across US, the ...

Key Problems Identification

External
Increasing competition
In 1990s, the competition in the frozen desserts industry was on the rise. As soon as the market preference changed to healthier food habits, there was a rush to introduce the lower fat products and the ice cream market got fragmented increasing indirect competition manifold. The demand for such low fat frozen desserts continued to expand with an overall shift in preference towards the lower fat products as late as 1995. Especially the market share of the super-premium segment was being lost to the premium segment in Ben and Jerry hardly had any penetration.
The increasing ...

How can Sony be influenced by innovation to design the future of their brand?

Innovative Design Element
In the recent past, Sony has lost ground to its competitors at the market scene. In order to regain its position as leader in its industry, the brand has tap into its innovative design element. This is will not only reposition the brand in the market but also secure a successful future for the brand. In the competitive markets of today, there is increased recognition that differentiation that is solely dependent on technological factors is not enough to ensure a dominant position in the market. In order to improve performance and avoid the devastating effects of commoditization, ...

1.0 Background and introduction.
Porsche Automobile Holding SE, also known as Porsche, is a Germany company with numerous investments in the automotive sector. The headquarters of Porsche SE is based in Zuffenhausen and is mainly owned by the Pieche family and Porsche family. During June 2013, Qatar holdings ended up selling their 10% ownership giving the founding family 100% control. Porsche currently owns about 50.72% of voting rights in Volkswagen AG and also 50.1% in Porsche Zwischen holding GmbH, the main manufacturer of sports cars. In July 2012, Volkswagen AG ended up taking over Porsche completely, which is one ...

Question 1

As of 2015, Loganville window treatments were conducting a batch-process type of manufacturing in its line of production. Batch processing involves producing one or several forms of a product or batch. The batches are of a given quantity, and further production of new batches relies on how fast the stock is depleted. The Loganville window treatments would produce 500 -1000 batches of the interior shutters and hold the end products in their stores awaiting an order. The new orders would receive supply form the stored batches and only after depletion of the batches would the company start production of ...

The canvas model

The canvas model refers to an ideal business model which is comprised of 9 major items, which touch on different aspects of business (Wirtz, 2010). The firsts aspect here, as pointed out by Wirtz (2010) are key partnerships. These refer to alliances that an enterprise creates to help in its normal operations. At Blue Buddies, the manufacturing of most accessories is outsourced, meaning that the manufacturing firms in the Far East come up as the key partners. The second aspect is the customer segments. The segments refer to the different categories of customers that a company targets . At Blue ...

The project management style that places more emphasis on the required resources that are needed in order to perform certain operations is known as the critical chain project management. Goldratt introduced this style. The style is different from the traditional techniques that are developed from the PERT algorithms and the critical path that places a lot of emphasis on the rigid scheduling and the task order. The critical chain style of management struggles to keep resources at the same level with the workload, but it needs that the resources should be flexible at the start of the project and adjust ...

You Make the Call, #3, Chapter 16, Page: 495

Question #1 What does the nature of this industry suggest about the elasticity of demand affecting Bowlin’s pricing?
In the information given about Bowlin, it is said that it is not a must for the firm to reduce its price but rather improve the quality of its work. This means that the service provided by Bowlin is a necessity and therefore, the price reduction might have less influence on the customer demand on the service of the company. The service provided is fairly elastic but its elasticity relies on the quality of the service offered by the responsible firm ...

Table of Contents

Introduction.2

Mission and Goals2
Situation Analysis3
Corporate Level Strategy..10
Business Level Strategy11

Executive Summary

This is a case analysis of Turner Construction Company, a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF operating in the construction industry and offering related services. The report starts with a short introduction followed by the company’s goals and objectives. This is followed by situational analysis of the company’s past and present situation using strategic tools such as SWOT analysis. The subsequent section that follows is the company’s corporate and business level strategy. This is followed by business structure, promotion and finally recommendation of ...

Jet Blue is an American airline that was incorporated in 1998. It implements a hybrid business model by offering low-cost tickets in combination with high level service and an extensive range of in-flight products.

The trends in the U.S. airline industry and their impact a company’s strategy

Perhaps, the most significant trend in the airline industry both in the U.S. and worldwide is a constant rise in oil prices. Moreover, the spread between oil and jet fuel prices is continuously growing. These two factors put a significant pressure on the profitability of the airlines and dictate the need to reduce costs. For Jet Blue the increase in fuel prices might indicate the need to raise ...

Vision of a Model Research Center

Rachel’s style of leadership in ICCR is definitely a transformational one given that the research center was her idea and all other employees seem to be following her vision. One of the assumptions of this kind of leadership is that it believes that people tend to follow those who inspire them. This is evidenced in Rachel’s leadership as she even has women in her organization looking up to her as a role model. Rachel is also a transformational leader as can be seen by the fact that she believes in injecting energy and enthusiasm into ICCR; this is why she ...

1. This case study outlines a meticulous, multifaceted process that Standard Life utilizes in order to find the best candidates for this incredibly competitive job. The human resources management strategy they are implementing in this process is highly selective and aims for the best of the best, knowing that highly qualified individuals will desire to work for them. While they do send out information to all universities to let everyone know about their job opportunities, they only send out HR staff to career fairs at 25 of the most well-regarded universities, showcasing their search for excellent. Next, they have to ...

When people make their choices in life, they are influenced by the society that surrounds them by changing their social conditions in ways that may at some point encumber or even support their life with family. Interplay exists between an individual’s family and the society, and throughout the adulthood stage, an individual makes choices that are family related. Development is the movement, growth, and transition made by an individual from one state to another in life. This research has been able to state clearly the stages made by people who are developing from one stage to another. This ...

Operational Feasibility Study

The adoption of an operational feasibility study remains instrumental to business as it facilitates the determination of the viability of a proposed system concerning the provision of solutions to the existent problems (Sinha & Labi, 2011). Additionally, the adoption of a feasibility study remains instrumental to the determination of the potential benefits derived from the presented solutions and viability of the processes in system development. The passage of an online platform by Wow Munchies has developed into a crucial need for the company. The operational feasibility of the company will incorporate a review of the viability of the proposed system ...

Introduction

Public administration revolves around a complex set of correlated ideologies that surmise public administration. Part of the public administration includes the implementation of state policies and public governance. This report focuses on the functioning of public administration with a particular interest in public management and leadership. Various reforms and transformations in the public administration have impacted on the leadership and management of public offices. Extensive research studies have been done on public administration and management in providing an insight on transparency and efficiency. Challenges in public management and leadership have resulted in the enactment of reforms in the administration ...

International Business Strategies: Case Study of Netcare

Introduction
In a sector such as the medical industry where the aspect of acquisition and development of knowledge is an essential part of growth and maintained profitability, the health industry is hugely impacted by national political and legal restrictions. Organizations in this industry have to leverage the numerous obstacles to attain competitive advantage and survive in the foreign markets. Recently a renowned medical care company Netcare experienced a changing dynamics in its primary market in South Africa. This compelled the review of its internationalization process. Internationalization process is the activity of increasing involvement in international markets by local enterprises. ...

Business Strategy Analysis

One characteristic attribute of the fashion industry is its predisposition to change; therefore, an innovative product may become irrelevant and lose market share within a short period. Consequently, this element necessitates for continuous product development coupled with market research to maintain a competitive advantage. In some industries, having a R&D department is a competitive edge, but in the fashion sector, it is a survival tool. These rapid changes in the industry are not limited to products only, as marketing tactics and other business strategies need to be constantly reviewed. The emphasis on customer engagement is increasing in this sector ...

Ethics is the accepted code of conduct (principles of wrong or right) that control the behavior of an individual, an organization or group of a profession. It is always considered to be a factor of variation in politics, economic growth, culture and legal systems. Particular practices might be unethical when viewed by other countries' standards. Most common ethical issues are related to human rights, labor standards, and financial standards, accounting standards, environmental regulations, moral obligations, and corruption.
The international business setting, through its economic and cultural diversity, time and again exposes foreign executives to significant challenges. On a short ...

Question 1

MABA is an acronym for Market Attractiveness, Business Assessment. The elements of Market Attractiveness include the total volume and volume growth in hectoliters of the international premium larger segment, the geographic and cultural distance between the market and the company’s home base in Netherlands.
The four elements that Grolsch use to measure distance are; differences in languages, non-membership vs. membership of the European Union, and the landed costs of transportation as well as the differences in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. MABA framework utilizes the four components in making key decisions that communicate whether a market is ...

Fontaine and Gaudin’s negotiation strategy focused on dependency on the successful long-term relationship that Pacific and Reliant Oild had developed overtime as well as placing an emphasis on the value of relationship to the success of both stakeholders (Pacific Oil Company Case 2). This approach is appropriate owing to the fact that it creates a platform for both stakeholders to resolve conflicts that may emerge in the process of negotiation amicably. Moreover, their negotiation strategy places emphasis on the projections that have been made globally regarding the shortage of desirability for Reliant Company to assure them of constant ...

TEOCO (the employee-owned company)

Introduction
TEOCO positions itself as the key provider of Engineering, Analytics and Assurance services to the providers of communication services worldwide (TEOCO, 2016). The predecessor of TEOCO, a Strategic Technology Group, was launched in 1994 and focused on providing consultancy services for IT projects. In March 1998 the company was given a new name TEOCO (the employee-owned company). The renaming of the company was concerned with its recent strategic decision to turn from consultancy services to product development, as well as shift from IT projects to the telecommunications industry. At the same time, the company also launched a range ...

Introduction

Happy New Year to You!! Some may have thought that this day could never be a happy one for Clipboard Tablet Company but as I take my position with the company I am more than excited for this day. The reason for my excitement is that this year Clipboard Tablet Company will develop an organizational based on the results of the prior financial years and will conclude with an even better method for going forward. In order to be effective in the long term changes are imperative. The one area that will receive a new life and outlook is ...

The purpose of this case study is to obtain an in-depth insight into the alternative strategies associated with the current market, alongside focusing on the issues that are presented in the form of question 1, 2, 4, and 5. For some case studies, the development of models in Excel is of great significance for the evaluation of options encountered by an individual. In this regard, the answer of 3a will be entailed with adequate emphasis on the aspect above.
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Natureview has gained notable success in the area of natural foods station as it carries out the utilization of ...

Introduction

Six Sigma, ISO 9000, and Baldrige are all quality measurement systems used by different organizations trying to achieve excellence to increase customer satisfaction through improved performance. These three are some of the most popular approaches used today and offer different emphasis but there are some similarities that can be observed between them. This makes them compatible with each other and some organizations use all, part or some of the approaches together (SRI Quality System Registrar).

Six Sigma

Six Sigma uses a set of strategies developed by Motorola in 1985 to achieve work process improvement in organizations. The approach does this by ...

The corporate governance in United States, Japan and South Korea is experiencing some drastic changes in how they handle their stakeholders such as suppliers, customers and shareholders. The paper compares how the three models of corporate governance make their strategic decisions based on the shareholder values. However, there is a big difference in how these companies are implemented based on the countries (Larcker & Tayan, 2).
There are some new improvements in the models of USA and the global corporate governance over time. For instance, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance of 2004 were revised in 2014. The new, updated ...

What are Sonoco’s strengths in terms of its culture and people? Any weaknesses?

Sonoco’s major strengths are demonstrated in its people and culture aspects. Sonoco’s working ambiance is tributary to work. The working environment of Sonoco is described as collaborative, friendly, and team oriented. As one of the employees delineates, Sonoco does not “look for that single superhero” (Thomas, Groysberg and Reavis 3), which further emphasizing the collaborative nature of the working environment. In fact, the historical productivity of Sonoco can be attributed to the good working atmosphere. In addition, the employees of Sonoco have helped it successfully grow and uphold competition in its core business, as well as those ...

Introduction

The Home Depot is a retailer based in the United States of America. The retailer predominantly stocks construction and home improvement products. The company was founded in 1978. It has operations in all the states in the country. The Home Depot also has operations in all the provinces in Canada, District Columbia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands. The Home Depot has several departments that store the various products it vends. Some of the departments at The Home Depot include plumbing, flooring, storage and organization, heating and cooling, and lawn and gardens among others (The Home Depot, 2013). ...

According to the case study, Navistar is on a brink of bankruptcy as it failed to sell its truck and engine products due to the failed emission strategy. The failed emission strategy may have risen from quality issues inside the company, which will have ripple effects such as loss of market share and product recall. But the root cause of the problem is found to be the communication gap between the management and its employees. Accordingly, employees’ concerns are not heard, leaving most employees demotivated. As a result, the quality of the company’s products suffers.

CEO’s Vision

The CEOs vision is to ...

MAYTAG CORPORATION

INTRODUCTION
Maytag has been in the USA market since 1893. The company started from farm machine and soon moved to washing machines segment in which the company currently holds 21.6% market share in home appliances. Also, Maytag has limited premium share in the commercial appliance. Maytag has come long way to the current strategic position with a central focus on the home market of North America. The company’s strategic moves in international markets have not proved to be fruitful. Currently, Maytag has maintained focus on the local market of local North America.

ANALYSIS

SWOT analysis has been used to ...

Abstract

Hong Kong Disneyland has been opened for over a period of ten years .It is beautiful and attractive place to visit. Being so famous it still has many problems till today. Below discussion describes the issues faced by the Hong Kong Disneyland.

ISSUES FACED BY HONG KONG DISNEYLAND ARE AS FOLLOWS:

- With over emphasis on China market, Hong Kong Disneyland has focussed on China market for a long period. With the opening of Shanghai Disneyland this year, Hong Kong Disneyland predicts that they will lose 50 percent of tourist’s attendance.
- Brand image of Hong Kong Disneyland is diluting because it has created too many issues like ...

Starbucks is the world’s leading coffee house chain. Ever since its inception in Seattle, Washington, over 40 years ago, the company has managed to expand its operations to over 60 countries, managing a total of more than 18,000 outlets (Starbucks, 2014). According to Forbes, Starbucks is the 76th most valuable brand in the world due to its robust business performance and incredible brand recognition globally (Forbes, 2014).
Dunkin Donuts, on the other hand, is Starbuck’s major competitor and perhaps the biggest one. The company specializes in serving an elaborate variety of donuts and coffees along with ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In today’s world of brutal competition, companies are being forced to reduce their operating costs. Although this seems an obvious choice, reducing the costs too deeply can result in loss of precious customer loyalty. Customers have become more demanding and they are well aware of the fact that their loyalties have become important for the survival of companies.
Organisations have started taking measures that have reduced certain customer privileges, but the top companies are doing their best to reverse this trend. Most of the large companies are trying to avoid any reductions to their customer service budgets. ...

Introduction:

This paper is about a particular object in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. I have chosen the item known as ‘Glazed Fritware Bottle’ from Iznik in Turkey dating from the 16th Century and pertaining to the Ottoman Empire. The paper will attempt to analyse the object in detail with regards to its form, line, shape, color, texture, mass and composition and will also provide a detailed artistic appraisal of the object. The Glazed Fritware Bottle carries catalogue number: Lns 327C and is part of the famed Al Sabah Collection of Kuwait, which is on permanent exhibition at the museum. There ...

Software Engineering Life Cycle Models

In software engineering, a life cycle model is a framework that describes the activities that will be carried out during each phase of software development project. The discussion will focus on five software development models namely: the waterfall model, the spiral model, the v-shaped model, the iteration model, and the structured evolutionary prototyping model.

The Waterfall Model

This model is linearly sequential, resembling a series of cascades. It involves the following phases; establishing requirements, designing, implementation, testing, installation and maintenance. Each stage of this model produces a deliverable that is required by the next phase and the deliverable has to be completed before beginning the next ...

Executive Summary

Ford Motors Company is one of the largest industrial corporations in the world. Contemporary business environment continues placing a lot of pressure on the cost-side of the business and the company went through the process of restructuring of its supply chain, called Ford 2000, which brought into the picture such elements as outsources distribution network, Ford Production System, and Order to Delivery approach, allowing significant saving. Today, the company considers two options: continue with its current supply chain setting and try to improve operations to gain further competitive advantage or adapt Dell´s business model.
An analysis of the ...

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Software Development Life Cycles

The software life cycle s a diagrammatic presentation of what processes are include in its making. It consists of all the activities that are required to be done on order to get the final product. Software development life cycle maps basically the same phases in different orders according to the model being followed. The different relationships that are mapped are together milestones, deliverables, mechanisms, feedbacks, etc. There are many software development life cycles that are being followed. Each model has its advantages and disadvantages over the ...

Introduction

Human Resource Management may be defined as a resolution for strategically organized efforts to manage people in an organization. Managing people includes a set of activities such as employing, educating and developing skills, as well as maintaining and compensating employees for various services offered by employees (Belcourt & McBey, 2010). The strategic method of human resource management is renowned of provision of massive support but for Infosys the case is different where strategic human resource management consists of a collection of mirrors and smoke which barred exposure of the dissatisfaction of employees. This strategic management plan consisted of support for the organization through ...

Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks among the world’s major authors. His proficiency in the art of literature, particularly short fiction is unmatched. Two of his most famous works are Young Goodman Brown and The Minister’s Black Veil. In these two short fictional stories, Hawthorne portrays a romantic view of sin and people. Like many other romantic literature pieces, the setting of the stories is dark and gloomy. Religion plays a huge role in both stories. History reveals that the American nation was partly founded through the ideals of religion. From its inception, religion has helped to shape and define the modern ...

Management

Nokia is the world’s largest producer of mobile phones and one of the leaders in the mobile network infrastructure in the market (Park, 2007, p. 3). The competitive strategy of Nokia is based on the combination of technological innovation and putting an emphasis on its core competencies. This can be illustrated on the efforts of the company to expand its technological competencies in digital signal processing, electronics manufacturing, software platforms and architecture (Park, 2007). For the past years, the strategy of Nokia is to develop and expand its technology in the use of GSM in the 1990s. Such ...

I. Executive Summary
The present memorandum details an analysis and suggested response strategy to the recently disclosed American military activities within the Abu Ghraib detention center in Iraq. In forming the analysis, I provide a discussion of the major causative factors of the situation and an overview of the authorizing environment in place. The recommended response strategy details a five-step program to address the crisis in a way that acknowledges the issues and provides concrete actions to remedy the damage. Finally, this memorandum closes with a review of the lessons to be taken forward from this situation with the ultimate goal of ...

1. Roles and Knowledge Seeking
a. Identify the roles and responsibilities of the XYZ Rehabilitation Center and its staff
Given the stated objectives of the XYZ Rehabilitation Center, it is thus responsible for fostering the best possible form of demeanor towards all its dealings with clients and patients alike. In terms of patient care, XYZ should deliver the best services possible so that they could effectively facilitate their rehabilitation. Rehabilitation, in that sense, ultimately holds the goal of psychological stability through the application of various therapies. Thus, it is essential for ...

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QUESTION 1
Throughout its history Chinese Airlines Limited (CAL) has been beset with a number of problems that have negatively impacted both its profitability and reputation. The sources of these woes have been diverse in nature ranging from human resource management issues to various political considerations. The airline continues to face a number of threats as well as harboring internal weaknesses that may threaten to derail the company’s future prospects, however the company also possesses significant internal strengths and possible opportunities to avail. These will be described below using various analytical methods.

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In The Economic, Social, Spiritual and Political Spheres of Aboriginal Life

In The Economic, Social, Spiritual and Political Spheres of Aboriginal Life
Reciprocity is an underlying principle expressed throughout Aboriginal societies. The first thing to recognize when considering any aspect of Australian Aboriginal Society is that this is not one single social group but rather a society interwoven by more than five hundred social groups. Many attributes of each society are different from group to group. There are different languages, life styles, customs, and practices. There are certain core beliefs and customs that do cross the continent and appear universal. Reciprocity is a learned behavior. This is easy to see when ...

Culture can be expressed best in the complex interactions of values, attitudes and behavioural assumptions of the society. Culture therefore, is the characteristics of particular groups of people defined by everything from knowledge, religion, social habits, art, law, morals and any other capabilities and character acquired by a person as a member of a given society. For a given culture to be an important concept in the management studies, we should be able to understand the culture concept and familiarise our self with it. (Francesco and Gold 1969).Therefore in this paper, I have discussed various dimensions of managing culture in order to ...

Exxon Valdez Crises and the BP Crises

The BP Oil Spill of 2010 and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in 1989 are among the major oil spills in history. Many similarities can be drawn from the two crises, with BP having the better chance of learning from the events that followed the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Two major similarities can be identified from the two crises, especially in terms of public relations blunders. One similarity regards the response to the crisis. According to Mulkern (1), after the spill, both companies put emphasis on science over people. For example, after the spill, Exxon blamed Alaska for not ...

Apple Computer, Inc. is a large corporation that has been in the technology industry for many years. In the event of product innovation and manufacture, Apple customers have always expected and demanded only the best quality goods. Therefore, this has added pressure on the managing entity and other workers of Apple not to compromise on the quality of their goods or customer service efforts. Herein lays the beginning of the major challenges Apple has to face in their day to day activities .
With a history dating back to 1976, when Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak came together to form Apple, ...

Abortion is a contentious social issue that dominates polarized debates and generates varied reactions from political and social cultures in the United States. It also generates headlines based on the ethical, moral and scientific controversies across the world. A historical review of laws and policies demonstrates that physicians borrowed the idea of abortion from women healers (Kathy and Elaine 267). The issue of abortion became a controversial medical issue during the late 19th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, abortion became a policy issue regarding women’s rights. Conservative groups such as the family and religious organizations personalized abortion as an issue ...

Q. 1. Which theory of cognitive development do you most agree with? Why?

I mostly agree with Piaget's theory of cognitive development. This is because unlike other cognitive development theories, Piaget’s theory, through the four stages of development (sensory motor, preoperational, concrete operational mastery and formal operational stage) demonstrates, clearly, that cognitive capacities of children are different from those of adults. Thus, the theory aids in explaining why children should be taught different things at different ages.

Q.2. How does each theory of cognitive development treat the role of social and cultural factors?

Piaget’s theory suggests that reasoning in all cognitive domains transcends social and cultural factors, as it developed through universal stages. Conversely, Vygotsky’s theory highly regards the role of social and cultural factors, ...

Introduction

MDCM Inc. is one of the largest world manufacturers of medical devices making huge amount of profits but unfortunately a significant amount of loss was realized and the same was very agonizing for the new CEO of the organization, Max McMullen. The company was founded in 1972 and well-staffed with expertise of many years’ experience. The recorded losses came as a result of poor implementation of business strategies already laid down. The company’s CFO Sharon Leis told the board of executives the witnessed shrink in revenues is as a result of expensive cost of production.

According to the vice president of ...

The blue spider project presents a scenario where no formal project management processes is in place. The project systems and procedures are poorly defined. In essence, the whole project management process is not clear and is generally characterized with project creep, existence of culture where blame is the order of the day, fighting between project managers and departments, and revitalization of leadership. It is evident that the project lacks clear communication lines as well as cost, poor utility, quality and problems of scheduling. There are communication problems between the functional departments. For instance, there is existence of communication breakdown between ...

Coke and Pepsi in 2006

The two companies, Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola are faced with a strategic problem of reversing the fortunes of a stagnating carbonated soft drinks (CSD) market both in the United States and internationally and fighting off intense competition in making inroads into the emerging markets for non carbonated beverages both in the United States and internationally while at the same time maintaining a good and rewarding working relationships with bottlers and distributors of the companies’ products.
The market for carbonated soft drinks, which has been the core product for both companies has leveled off to a growth of about 1% per annum between 1998 ...

Executive summary

Sustainable development has been defined by the World Commission on Environment as development that meets the needs of a generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (OECD, 1987)

In this age and era, the world is faced with many challenges including economic crises, global warming, poor health and loss of diversity. Sustainable development is thus employed to reconcile human developments and the earth’s ecological systems. Public policy all over the world and especially in Canada has been centered on sustainable development and environmentally centered decision making. Sustainable development is thus centered on ensuring ...