Hence Case Studies Samples For Students

Summary

Beijing Jeep Corporation was one of the leading industries in the production of the locally consumed automobiles in China. BJC was facing a major challenge in this industry after the liberalization of the market in China leading to the welcoming of the outside investors to indulge in the exploitation of the China Market. BJC was organized in such a manner that there were major players in the management of the industry and the potential buyers before the liberalization of the market were its own population and the upper hand producer in the industry was the BJC members themselves that is before ...

1. Introduction
Oman Oil Company (OCC) is one of the biggest commercial organizations of Oman, undertaken by the Government of the country. The company was set up in 1966, headquartered in Muscat, Oman (Oman-oil.com, 2016). Pursuing the investment opportunities in oil and gas and other energy sectors, Oman Oil Company has become one of the leading companies of Sultanate of Oman. Identifying the investment opportunities both inside and outside the country, the company has developed an impressive HRM to manage the organizational operations affirmatively. The HRM of the organization supports the employees to deliver their best performance for organizational ...

Introduction

The case is going to focus on the recruiting procedure by the company Tanglewood which operates departmental stores.

This paper will construct a recruitment guide with the current situation of Tanglewood. This can be used in advertising for the job chances that the company may be having.

A focus on the methods employed by the company while recruiting their staff will also be analyzed. This will give an opportunity to analyze these methods in terms of success vis-à-vis the costs involved. It will recommend the best method that Tanglewood could adopt in recruiting their staff.

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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 ...

M.K is a female, 45 years old with 5.5” height and 225 lbs. weight and has a history of smoking for 22 years and poor diet. The history of Type II diabetes mellitus and primary hypertension is also observed with the recent diagnosis of chronic bronchitis. She has been observed with chronic cough with sputum, light headedness, excessive peripheral edema, distended neck veins and increased urination during the night. She has been using the medications comprising of Lotensin and Lasix to treat hypertension and Glucophage for diabetes mellitus.

Vitals and Lab Results

The patient is observed chronic cough with sputum and the cough ...

Introduction

The entrance in the sport apparel and footwear arena of Under Armour, a relatively young sports brand followed its founder, Kevin Plank’s mission to provide athletes with fabrics that would prevent the accumulation of sweat, allowing them to focus on their games. This is still the company’s mission today: “Our mission. To make all athletes better through passion, design and relentless pursuit of innovation” (Thompson 53; Under Armour official website). Mission statements should answer the question why the company exists, it should be short, memorable, inspiring, market focused, indicate what the company wants to be remembered for ...

For any business organization or a company to enjoy success in its operations and hence be in a position to completely achieve its goals, it is important for it have a strong structure. The structure of a company can comprise a number of things for instance, the management part of it, production/manufacturing, marketing as well as customer care. In almost each and every aspect named above, it is possible to note that each case needs a stepped up network which gives room for efficiency in communication(Lewis, 2008). In a nut shell, when the area of communication has been stabilized in a company then achieving the other aspects ...

Introduction

Several researchers from all over the word, going by the clarity of their findings, have come up with conclusions about the change in behavior of an individual. Some of these conclusions have been specific while others contain the kind of precision which leaves us with many unanswered questions. It is therefore logical to explore this matter in order to come up with some dependable information with regard to the dynamics that surround the behavior of consumers.

In the business arena, the changes in the behavior of the people in various capacities go along way in affecting the flow of ...

Introduction

In the wake of multiple aircraft disappearances and accidents, the aviation safety remains a great challenge within the aviation industry today. Human roles on the flight deck, maintenance and inspection are seen to be the leading contributors of most aircraft related accidents. Aviation maintenance and inspection procedures are part of a complex organization where most individuals undertake varied tasks in an environment characterized by time pressures, insignificant and sparse feedback as well as difficult ambient conditions such as poor lighting, long day and night shifts. These situational characteristics and other human erring tendencies have resulted in varied forms of ...

Summary of the Analysis

The mission statement of the company is efficient because it states what Amazon is, what it does, and why it exists, which are critical features. It also provides a guideline for the pricing strategy of the corporation; for instance, its choice to offer the lowest prices for quality products makes it very attractive to online shoppers. The firm formulates and implements its grand strategies, such as pricing, integration, diversification, location, and pricing based on its vision and mission statements. The SWOT analysis reveals that it has significant strengths that give it a competitive edge over its competitors. It also ...

Background Information

Harley-Davidson Inc. is one of the largest motorcycle manufacturing companies that has not only dominated the United States market, but also other parts of the world. The Company has 100 years experience in terms of motorcycle manufacturing and has attracted a broad base of clients across the United States (Brannen, Jeffrey and Nabil, 11). Economists have mentioned that Harley Davidson Inc. is one of the two motorcycle manufacturing companies that did not experience significant impact as a result of the Great Depression (Zarco and Morgan, 47). Besides, the company has undergone a series of management as well as ownership ...

The pros of this acquisition include that it would help ING expand its scale of operations and so compete effectively with other larger banks. Moreover, Oyakank had made significant steps regarding risk management and retail banking hence ING would gain from the former’s expertise in the area. The rate of non-performing loans at Oyakank was very low at 1.5 % compared to the average high rate of 3.5 % set by industry regulators. Additionally, Oyakank had extremely low-risk profile hence the implication that ING would benefit greatly from the techniques used by the former to reduce losses from non-performing loans. ...

1.Diaphoresis is a medical condition of the body that an individual often sweats because of a drug side effect or symptom of a disease. Motor dysfunction has associations with the nerve and muscle center responsible for movement; this term defines the improper functioning of the muscle. Cyanosis is a condition related to the low supply of oxygen in the blood where the skin color of an individual as well as mucous membranes appears to have purple or blue coloration. The peripheral nerve connects the central nervous system and the brain to the entire body neurons; any damage or pressure ...

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O.C. SEACREATS, INCORPORATED; Leighton W. Moore, Jr., Defendants- Appeallees.

Top Four (4) Facts:

Fact 1: the defendant had put up nine ‘NO DIVING’ signs at the property placed on the lower and upper decks. The signs were of a significant size and in distinct colors that made them visible to the intended audience. The five feet blue sign placed near the ladder leading to the water was the most distinct of them all and visible to all visitors. On the night of August 12, 1990, all the nine signs on the property were present and ran across the rails of the upper ...

Introduction

Nairobi City during the colonial error.
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The government has been instrumental in seeing the economic development in many ways. To begin with, the government has ensured equal distribution of resources in almost all parts of the regions boosting both industrial works as well as business production. This has seen the labor force increase in the region increasing the rate of employment to some sound levels appropriate for the welfare of the citizens. Proper and equal distribution of resources has seen the many infrastructural developments in the region that come with good roads, rails as well as ...

Business Law Case Study

Issues

Was it a proper service when the summons was mailed to the defendant medical clinic?
Whether the Minnesota court should invalidate the Tennessee judgment.
Rule
The general principle under Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is that service can be made personally to the defendant, left in their place of residence or business or through an email. For corporations or companies, Rule 4 (B) of the rules states that the summons can be delivered to the defendant’s agent authorized to receive such processes but a copy of the summons must be copied to each ...

Introduction

Human resource management is an important part of the organization since it determines the productivity of employees, their quality of output, and eventually customer satisfaction. It involves the identification of talents and selection of the most valuable talents to the organization. The organization is responsible for utilizing these skills through clear job designs that specify the job of every individual. The organizational structure determines the relationship between employees at various levels and determines efficiency in performing various tasks (Gilmore & Williams, 2009 p.56). New Dunkin Donuts stores demand a clear plan of their operation and management. Human resources are crucial ...

The Table

Cover page.
Abstract
History
Contradictions
Opinion
Policy Recommendation
References
Abstract
Corruption is a social, political, and economic vice that causes economic problems due to mismanagement of public resources (Girling, 2002, p.81). Corruption in Venezuela rates among the highest standards in the world due to its prevalence in the society. The country ranks among the top 20 most corrupt nations in the world; it is position eight in the ranking. Seventy-five percent of the Venezuelans believe that corruption is widespread in the government hence difficult to eliminate. Protests witnessed in 2014 cited corruption as the main reason for their discontentment ...

Costa Coffee-Business Strategy Analyses

The strategic tools used
Analyse the company’s history, development, and growth
The strategy tool used to analyze this question is the Critical success factors. As discussed below, there are various factors that have contributed to the development and growth of the company. The tool is chosen because it is possible to identify the factors in the case study.
Costa coffee began its operations in the United Kingdom in 1971. Costa coffee was brought into existence by two brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa. They served the first coffee to some caterers in London. In 1978, the company opened its ...

Introduction

Boeing and Airbus are the two major aircraft manufacturers in the world, with their rivalry starting in the 1990s, and as it intensified, they absorbed other plane making companies or forced them to exit the market. Airbus, being a European consortium of companies headquartered in Toulouse France is the leading airplane manufacturer in Europe while Boeing is an American company which manufactures commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapon and electronic defense systems among other tasks. On the other hand, COMAC is a Chinese state-owned limited liability company that is mainly the manufacturer of commercial aircraft for China and also ...

The case involves a guest of the hotel in Jamaica, where a guest was severely injured while working out in the fitness center of the hotel.  

Issues:

What jurisdiction and law should apply for the case?
The jurisdiction and law that should apply here is the Jamaican law, in Jamaica. The US law in Miami cannot apply because, as stated in 28 U.S.C subsections 1391(a), a US court only has jurisdiction in such cases over the defendants where at least one defendant is domiciled in the particular judicial district. This principle has been affirmed in the case of Steven ...

Part 1

Individual agencies categorize criminal data that is compiled in a report as Uniform Crime Reporting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the Uniform Crime Reports program which is authorized to access data from local police reports. The UCR avails vital information on the rate of crimes and rates of rape cases. This program comprises of the National Incident-Based Reporting System and the Summary Reporting System.
Initially back in 1929 when the program began, it was founded by police commissioners who saw the essence of establishing a trustworthy criminal statistics for the US ("FBI — Uniform Crime Reporting," ...

Abstract

The word brand is actually derived from an old Norse word brandr which meant “to burn”. The main purpose behind this was to help owners identify their animals from those of the competitors by marking them specifically. The basic idea behind brand still remains the same i.e. to help differentiate a product or service from that of the competition by creating a set of unique associations with the brand. For example- the Indian brand Tata is associated with reliability whereas the brand 3M is associated with innovations and new product developments. Every brand is identified by its unique design, ...

Question One

Challenges
As highlighted in the Real World Case Study, there are various challenges that organizations face while operating in the global environment. These challenges may be classified into cultural, political, and geo-economic.

Cultural

There are a few cultural issues that companies should considers when implementing IT infrastructure of the global domain.
There is a need for IT systems and subsystems to accommodate the cultural preferences.
The user needs vary from one country to another; each market has specific needs (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011)
Political
As revealed in the case study, there are a couple political challenges that firms face in ...

VOLKSWAGEN CASE STUDY

Executive summary:
Volkswagen is the leading manufacturer of car products. This company holds Volkswagen group and produced a variety of models. Recently, Volkswagen has been involved in the emission scandals of their equipped vehicles. The company vehicles are equipped with software that was cheating on emission tests. Hence, Volkswagen is the top selling brand of Volkswagen group. Since 1975 the company has been treated as world largest automaker in the world. Volkswagen has the most cars of the automobile manufacturer which has multiple revisions of model names. In this, the crisis management of the Volkswagen emission scandal has been ...

Yes, I agree with this decision, and the court was right to hold that capital punishment or capital punishment cannot be applied to the case of rape of minors for various reasons which I will set out in the subsequent sections of this paper. The law on the capital punishment in the US is found in the individual criminal codes of each state, but the jurisprudence of the death penalty has largely been shaped by the US Supreme Court. The law in this area was enunciated by the same court when it made it clear in Coker v Georgia ( ...

Q1a. From the information contained in the case study above, conduct an analysis of Tesco’s external environment using the STEEPLE model. Your analysis should cover and identify each of the factors as they relate to the case study. (16 marks)

The external environment of a business can be evaluated using a STEEPLE model, which incorporates seven external factors; sociological, technological, economic, environmental, political, legal and ethical (Block 1, Reading 5, p. 34). Here is a brief analysis of Tesco according to the STEEPLE model;

Sociological factors

The variety of business in the UK and across the world is going through ...

Brand revitalization is s strategy used to market a business and it is mostly implemented when a business reaches maturity where the profits have decreased and the business management is attempting to bring back the profits of the business. Moreover, product or business revitalization is mostly conducted due to various market forces that cannot be controlled, such as increased competition, when the customers taste and preference changes among others. Concerning Plaza health home services, there was a need to undergo brand revitalization because the one they had adopted was old fashioned and could not sustain the changing market forces. ...

Dennys Rodriguez v the United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

The United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States
The Judge Writing the Decision
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Facts of the Case/Brief Summary
The main issue for the court’s determination here was the constitutionality of an extended traffic stop, search, and seizure using a law enforcement officer’s detection dog to cover areas not initially covered by the reasonable suspicion of an offence having been committed. The brief facts are that the appellant was driving in violation of the laws of Nebraska State. Officer Struble ...

Stakeholders Relationships and Company Performance

Employees are valuable assets to the company as they determine the fate of the company success. The management of any business needs to treat their employees in the best way possible so that they remain loyal to the enterprise. In the marketing department, the employees in this department are vital as they sell the image of the company to the public. Personnel in this department have a direct interaction with customers to the organization. Marketing and hospitality tend to be similar as customer loyalty depends on the treatment they receive when they interact with the company employees or agents. ...

Report of Hudson’s Bay Company

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Introduction

Founded in 1670 in Canada, Hudson Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest firm in North America, operating in the retail segment across Canada, United States, Germany or Belgium (HBC official website, n.d.). With a long tradition in the fur market, the company adapted to socio-dynamic changes that marked clients’ loss of interest in fur, and adjusted to more modern requests, entering the general retailing business, currently operating in luxury fashion, after acquiring brands such as SAKS Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, but also owning department store (GAMERIA Kaufhof, Galeria INNO, Sportarena), off-price stores (Designer Depot) or furniture, appliances ...

Role of Cyber Speech and First Amendment

The Internet has transformed communication throughout the world, allowing people to share information instantaneously at relatively low cost. The Internet is regarded as the most participatory form of mass speech ever developed in the world and it is the main channel of communication that is behind the development of cyber communication. Students in schools and colleges communicate amongst themselves through social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. They can receive first-hand information that has not even reach their school administration. More often, students use these sites to express their feelings about politics, school administration, and relationships. Most of them ...

Introduction

Critical organizational evaluation is paramount. Focus is on development, reviews and personnel performance. Notably, the organizational analysis includes examining the organization environment both external and internal environment. The external environment refers to the forces that are without the organization. Often they affect the organizational performance. On the other hand, internal environment concerns the forces within the organization, for example, the strengths and the weakness of the organization. This paper will focus on analyzing higher learning institution elements. Namely, organizational structure, organizational environment, culture, size, structure and management styles

Organizational Structure

The organizational structure of an institution has a significant impact on ...

Health care management plan

Sparks Health System is a hospital based in Arkansas, pirating since 1887. It is a hospital committed to prioritizing the well-being of its patients by making use of modern technology, applying deep research into the clinical field and having informed healthcare policies. The hospital has a utilization review committee entitled with the task of coming up with procedures which guide the process of necessary medical admissions, determining whether the situation is suitable or whether a prolonged stay in the hospital for a patient is justified and whether it is necessary to provide a patient with professional services. (Sparks Health ...

Question One

The poem focuses on the influence the captain on his crew. It is evident that the captain leads his crew by influencing them. As such, the captain can be said to be a transformative leader. There are various characteristic that are attributable to transformational leadership. First, a transformational leader sets out to empower the subjects thus encouraging the subjects to transcend their personal interest for the sake of common good. Second, transformational leaders are a role model to their subjects. As such, they are role models for their subjects hence the firm will tend to identify with such leaders. ...

The aging process occurs during a person’s lifespan. Nobody can escape this process and it happens to everyone. Aging is associated with maturation, growth, and discovery (Cohen et al., 2015). Many abilities of human beings peak before the age of 30, but there are other abilities that continue to grow and develop throughout the life of a person. Most people who are over the age of 65 are healthy, fully independent, and happy while others start experiencing signs of deterioration. These changes are normal and not harmful. The hair thins and start turning gray and skins thins and ...

Question 1

Microfinance’s have gained popularity among the many in the low-income category. Microfinance and microcredit facilities targets to provide poor people with small loans. The loan provided attracts low-interest rates and can be paid over a reasonable period without overburdening the poor to eradicating poverty. The services have been popularized by Nongovernmental organizations and social entrepreneurs between 1970s and 1980s.
In Bangladesh Grameen Bank was the first to be established in 1976. The microfinance was founded by Mohammad Yunus, who is an economics professor. The professor targeted to eliminate poverty from the local villager hence, the model adopted by ...

Introduction

The report presents discussion and analysis of compensation strategies of Nucor Corporation. The organizational structure significantly impacts the compensation system of an organization that affects its ability to attain strategic goals. If the compensation to executives is not aligned with the organizational culture then it may lead to adverse impact on the firm’s performance and lead to other consequences. Several studies indicate that the organizational culture has a significant impact on compensation as well as the firm’s performance. The firms offer different types of compensation to their executives that may affect the compensation structure. However, they are ...

Introduction

Private clubs are essential components of the society since they provide a basis for creating social bonding amongst the society members. The Private Farming Wood Swim and Tennis Club is an example of such a club. The management of such clubs should be effective in meeting the expectations of the members. This gives the implication that the Human Resource departments in such clubs are some of the most important in the management of the clubs. Strategic management is hence crucial in managing these clubs to counter human errors that are quite common in the management of any club or organization. A ...

Business ethics

Business Ethics

Walmart Stores Inc. is founded on value-based and code of ethics principles. The value based and code of ethics helps the organization’s leadership in making appropriate decisions. The basic beliefs of the Walmart Stores Inc. focus on excellence achievement and code of ethics. The vision of the Walmart Stores Inc. is based on the global ethics in promoting ethical culture to its global stakeholders. Business codes of ethics are essential for an organization in making right decisions and acting with integrity (Kenny, 2007). Walmart Stores has strived in serving its customers with acts of integrity within ...

Lyft’s Profile and Background

Lyft is an American online transportation firm it is a car-hiring company that grounds its services on a mobile app. The San-Francisco-based firm is the second-best in online transportation industry behind Uber. However, Uber outshines Lyft in almost all facets of online transportation network ranging from marketing to revenue generation. For instance, while Uber is swiftly running internationally with even successful operations in developing countries, Lyft is still contained in the US but expanding on the scale of cities (UPI NewsTrack 1). Nevertheless, the company is showing immense efforts to improve and maintain its competitive edge.
One of the ...

Scenario 1: Jack makes a call to Jill and says that he would buy 40 widgets for $300, but Jill counters the offer with $350 and Jack takes it

Issue: A determination of whether there is a contract between Jack and Jill

Analysis:
Offer: For one to assume that the offer is valid it requires intent, particular or specific terms, and communication by the person offering.
Acceptance: Jill offered $300 for 40 widgets but Jack presented the best deal at 40 widgets for $350 which Jill accepts. As such, one can conclude that there was an acceptance of the counter-offer.
Consideration: The basis of this offer presents a subject matter with a ...

Problem Statement

The objective of this paper is to present a report on the marketing questions raised by the founder of Celtic Chocolate Company Limited. Mr. Ronald Begg founded Celtic Chocolate Company Limited under which he engineered a new product called Milk Mate. The new product is basically a milk modifier. Milk Mate was introduced into a market largely controlled by large companies, such as Nestle with a market share of 50%, Hersey with a market share of 20%, Cadbury at 10%, and the remaining 20% shared by other smaller players in the region.

Generation of Alternatives

The introduction of the new product into ...

Tesla is an auto company incorporated in July 2003. It was formed by Elon Musk and Marc Tarpenning. The company's aim is to utilize its powertrain and proprietary battery technologies to manufacture electric cars that would reduce the dependence on fuel. It produced and sold its first car in 2007. The period between 2008 and 2012 was a challenging period for the company with losses totaling to $943.5 million. In 2013, the company turned around and saw its global revenues increase to $2.0 billion. The stock market price rose from $34 in January 2013 to $250 by March 2014. ...

Which of the six change images discussed in this chapter can be identified in the assumptions about managing turnover that were held by

Gunter

On one hand, Gunter can be associated with the image of director. As the manager, he intended to develop the ability to exercise full control over the rate of turnover in the organization. From his perception, Gunter believed that an increased turnover was detrimental to the development of the organization and hence was a major problem that required to be solved. On the other hand, Gunter could be related to the image of the caretaker. As ...

Introduction

Hiring professional and skilled employees is the key objective of the Human Resource Management (HRM) department. For the purposes of the realization of this strategic objective, the HR manager is obliged to pursue equality in provision of working opportunities for all employees regardless race, sex, nationality or any other supplementary factor giving ground for unequal attitude. In this particular situation, the managers of the company request the Human Resource Department to resolve issue pertaining to division of quotas between ground crew and other employees. With that, the attention of the managers is focused on the age of the employees ...

Q. 1: The article discusses the role of a sales manager in the relationship selling process. This is achieving by exploring the five critical components that entail management of the relationship selling process. The performance of a salesperson is examined in the article based on the perspective of the manager and the salesperson. Role perceptions and motivation are termed as the key elements in management of salespersons in an organization. The recruitment and selection of a sales force in an organization is investigated in one section of the article where the objectives of sales training and various training techniques ...

Question 1

In designing a new system for corporate governance, one must consider the principles of integrity, fairness and equity that business advances an ethical business practice towards shareholders and stakeholders (GC-11, 2008). In this sense, the shareholder-centric system, with the unitary board and non-executive directors that oversight the control answers the criteria of fairness towards shareholder, as it is comprised of both members of the companies and of unaffiliated corporations, which met separately to assure righteous oversight (CG-11, 2008). The stakeholder centric system with non-shareholder controlling owners assured a separated oversight from management through its two-tier board, which raises criticism ...

Business Strategy

Competing in a dynamic and fierce industry with well – established firms that dominate the market, Aldi, a German grocery company, developed its own value chain that allowed it to be grasp a portion of the market share and become a relevant player in UK (IBS Center for Management Research, 2015). According to Michael Porter (38), value chain is industry – specific and firms organize their internal value chain structure different than other players, so that they can gain distinctive competitive advantages. Porter’s (39 - 40) value chain model is based on the premises that every company has primary activities ( ...

Abstract

This study tends to analyze the article mostly with respect to organizational climate. The article talks in favor of strategic human resource management approach which is the modern approach of human resource. This study gives the brief scenario of the condition of human resource management in current practice and its sensitivity which is followed by the brief background of the article. The article has supported the strategic human resource management as the second wave of human resource management evolution after the first wave that has improvised much aspect than the traditional one with different cases, examples, and exhibits. The ...

Businesses are today competing against each other to attain their set goals. These goals can include raising the levels of profit and increasing their market share, which are facilitated by marketing the goods and services being offered. However, small businesses find it hard to establish themselves in the market, especially when there are other well-established competing businesses. Scarlet Hospital appears to be facing the same situation considering that the barrier to market entrance has been removed, which will lead to other established health facilities entering the market and affecting its share. The Scarlet Hospital has dominated the market for ...

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Executive Summary
Deere is a company that deals in the manufacturing and distribution of a diverse range of agricultural, commercial, consumer, construction, and forestry equipment. Lately, the company’s margins in the gatherer chain have been reducing. This chain constitutes one of the most popular products sold by the company’s Agricultural Products Division. The diminishing margins were mainly attributed to increased market competition and the increasing purchase cost of the chain from Saunders. This paper aims at evaluating this issue and, subsequently, providing solutions to the problem. Deere operates in a market that is highly competitive. As such, ...

Company Background

Webvan was an online grocery store that operated on credit and delivery basis. Webvan was founded in 1996, and it had its headquarters in California, Foster City (Delgado, 2001). It offered fantastic services as customers had their products delivered at their doorsteps thirty minutes after making a purchase. Its services were provided to about ten US markets, and they had an objective of expanding to 26 cities. The big dreams of this company were short-lived since it flopped in 2001 (Bensinger, 2015). Webvan ran out of cash as it ended up spending more than the sales it made, hence ...

Objective: Patient appears well-groomed and devoid of nervousness or anxiety. Vital signs are within normal limits (WNL), except for mild fever. Abdomen: Normal bowel sounds, no rebound or guarding, no masses, presence of mild epigastric tenderness on palpation.

Gastritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
The primary diagnosis for this case is gastritis. Based on the subjective assessment findings, it is apparent that the symptoms described by the patient are consistent with gastritis. Additionally, the patient has a history of gastritis, hence making it a primary diagnosis. GERD may be excluded as a primary diagnosis since GERD-related ...

Patient history

JM is a 28-year old Hispanic 38 weeks pregnant, admitted into the maternity unit. This is her first pregnancy and seems calm and relaxed, except for the normal anxiety of this stage of pregnancy. Her obstetric history; G1, T1, P1, A0, L0

1st stage

Subjective: The patient verbalizes that she is afraid of the delivery process because it is her first time into the maternity ward. Patient verbalizes extreme abdominal pains.
Objective: Patient exhibits, facial tension, poor eye contact and grimacing observed. Patient appears anxious, pre-occupied as well as decreased perceptual field. Vital signs (T-370 C, BP- 138/74 mmHg, RR-14 cpm, ...

1. Using the information presented in this chapter, what changes would you suggest to Jim?
Jim, on the advice of Stacey, may proceed with a number of changes such as the use of relay terminals, sleeper teams or break-bulk terminals to reduce the time its drivers are on the road. With the help of relay terminals, Jim’s drivers would stay within the limit of 10 hours’ time while sleeper teams would enable drivers to relax while other teams may be driving the carrier through the route. Use of break-bulk terminals would further allow unloading entire trailers at a ...

Introduction

This decision essay will critically evaluate the case study titled ‘Pepsi Canada: The Pepsi Refresh Project’ so as to identify the prevailing issues and to develop a potential course of responsive action. The decision essay will use the state-and-prove model to structure the paper.

Brief Summary

Pepsi was founded by Caleb Davis Bradham in North Carolina, United States in 1893 as ‘Brad’s Drink’ and it adopted the name ‘Pepsi-Cola Company’ in 1898. In the initial stages of its operations, the company expanded the business by selling franchises in various states.
Currently, Pepsi is one of the world’s largest carbonated ...

Explain how you would prioritize care of these clients in order of importance, and why

I will triage these patients with regard to their needs. The one with the immediate and most pressing needs is Mr. Richard. He takes first priority since he is in severe pain and nursing care dictates that the nurse should ensure that the patient is comfortable and one way to achieve is this is through pain relief. I would administer moderate analgesia such as morphine or pethidine. The fact that Mr. Richards was experiencing difficulty in breathing affirms me making him my first priority. Dyspnea translates to the fact that there is inadequate tissue perfusion. This in itself is ...

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. ...

Issues Facing Portland Police Bureau

The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon, similar to other police departments, faces some policing issues that hinder the effective performance of its mandate. Examples of the salient issues facing Portland Police Bureau include ethical and effective policing issues, domestic violence issues, drug and substance abuse, gang problems, low police staffing, gun violence, hiring and training problems negative public perception of the bureau and high rates of crime.

One of the greatest issues facing the bureau currently is the low level of police staffing that has negatively impacted on its ability to effectively fight crime in the Oregon region. This ...