News Case Studies Samples For Students

I. Introduction
Journalists have a responsibility to the facts of an event. This is an aspect of journalism that is often lost in the sensationalism that often follows the news in the modern era. Ethics and standards in journalism are principles that give the journalist a structural framework for conducting the practice of reporting on events, people, or places; they are designed to help the journalist navigate specific situations and challenges that journalists often face. Journalists do not exist in a vacuum; they are people with their own opinions and feelings about the things that they are reporting, and it follows ...

1. While the video “Control Room” focuses on media and the 2nd Gulf War, what does it imply
about coverage of international issues in general?
The video “Control Room” is a documentary movie which challenges the audience regarding the truth about news reporting. The responsibility of the media in reporting and the authenticity of the news is the main focus in the movie. The movie follows the events unfolding at the Al Jazeera news network for the duration of the Iraqi war. It provides editing of information gathered and filtering of the same into news. The film focuses ...

The Control Room is a really irresistible documentary of interest that features a very exceptional as well as rare view into the manner in which the international communities perceive the war at Iraq. The documentary was produced in the year 2004 to covers Al Jazeera and its associations with the United States Central Command. It also covers other news groups that also covered the war at Iraq. The documentary film was the work of an Egyptian-American filmmaker known as Jehane Noujaim. Among those in the video are; Lieutenant Josh Rushing, the officer in charge of the media dealings at the US ...

Tony and Peggy finally announce their arrangement to get married to their parents. This is greeted with allot of joy by the family members. In John’s family he will be the first one to marry since this leaves his parents Mr big Tony and Mrs Carmella happy. Peggy’s Mother Mildred is overjoyed with the whole news. This news necessitated Peggy and John to effectively carry out the required preparation in anticipation for their marriage.
Since the marriage proposal took place on Christmas, they had to create enough time to allow them to plan effectively on their ...

Introduction

According to Emmanuel Jacob Williams who is 66 years media have made his life better. According to Jacob, the media has been a source of information to him. Since retiring media has helped him keep up with current issues through television, radio and newspaper. He compared the current style of media of passing information and the way information was being communicated during his early days of life. Jacob says that at his teenage hood, he recalls some the way news was being broadcast. News were first recorded then brought on air reason being the government had the power to control ...

Summary

A study has been conducted to gauge the pulse of the mass in relation to mass media and their participation. It is clear as crystal that the internet has come to dominate the media while television lags behind by 28 percent in being the choice of the source of information about current events. Other sources like word of mouth, news apps, newspaper and radio have lost popularity drastically.
Interestingly, 77 percent of the total number of people who were surveyed believed that the news that reaches them is biased. This finding is startling and stirring as it puts ...

Introduction

In 1996 Phoenix Television started as a medium broadcast channel. Born in Hong Kong, where entertainment is the main focus, the network found it difficult to compete with local media conglomerates such as TVB and PEAR; these channels had already gained the most of the market share in Hong Kong. Thus, Phoenix switched their focus and redirected the target audience to Mainland China.
While Phoenix corporate owner’s Murdoch centers their broadcast focus on entertainment, Liu ChangLe centered its broadcast focus on the broadcast news, which can be seen as a high risk. A survey conducted by the television station, ...

According to Global Media News (2012), North Korea is one of the nations in which censorship is largely practiced. There are various ways through which this censorship has been applied. One of the areas that have been censored is the media. Global Media News (2012) observes that “only 10% of the radios and 30% of the televisions are in private households.” This indicates that most of the people are blocked from information; they cannot access it, and this is used as a means to annihilate their rights. Furthermore, the TV and radio stations are under the control of the government. ...

1. Southwest add value by including their concept of fun flying to their services. Airlines around the world are almost the same, but Southwest has a different approach – wherein its employees are the focal point of their marketing schemes.

2. The competitive priorities of Southwest mainly revolve on their low cost structures and their employees. Superb management skills have become a core of their business. Such priorities made them different from any airline because of their capability to give pleasure to their passengers, their diverse culture, and their efforts of serving their customers as their top priority.

3. Southwest is committed ...

EC 320

Regression analysis refers to a host of techniques used in statistics to explain relationships between variables in a data set. He helps us understand and make predictions of how dependent variables would change when independent variables are altered. Scott Armstrong (2012) says that “the estimation target is a function is a function of the independent variables called the regression function” (p. 9).It is this regression function that gives the mathematical relationship between the various variables in the data set. He says too that characterizing the disparity of the dependent variable around the regression meaning can also be described by the probability function.
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Aristotle said “ excellence is a habit.” Rupert Murdock has shown that lax morals values become habits as well. In Mr. Murdock’s case, this lack of morals brought down The News of The World. It had become so corrupt under Rupert Murdock’s control that, even with a 168-year history that included decades of honorable reporting nothing could salvage its reputation.
The reverberations reached far beyond the demise of the newspaper and resulted in further consequences. The Murdock News Corporation empire was involved in business negotiations to purchase the remaining shares of stock it needed to possess a controlling interest in ...

New York Times Company’s internal financial analysis and appraisal

Established in 1851, The New York is one of the newspapers in the United States that hashave consistently and continuously provided news and information to the United States citizens for many decades, consequently receiving affirmation from various camps across the world. One of the company’s strongest points that have made it successful in its media coverage is the fact that it operates both physically and has an online site as well, and this makes it possible for the company tom access the most customers possible (Kotler & Armstrong, 2008).

The supply chain tools that The New York Times ...

Introduction

In May 2012, English couple Mick and Mairead Philpott made the headlines for surviving a fire that killed their six children and destroyed their house in the Allenton area (BBC News, 2013). After publicly claiming to be lucky for surviving the fire, the Philpotts won the sympathy of people who felt sorry for them for losing six of their children and most of their properties. However, after a month of investigation, the Philpotts were accused of committing arson and murder, and by 2013, they were convicted of manslaughter for deliberately starting a fire that killed all six of their ...

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Introduction

It is impossible to avoid those racy headlines or steamy news in the newspapers or television about a person or group of persons or a certain condition or situation that is a threat to societal values. The mass media has always played an important role in shaping the society and its views. The term “moral panic" was coined by Stanley Cohen in 1971 to illustrate responses of the public and media to the disturbances in the society. According to Cohen, those elements that deviated away from the core values of law abiding ...

Background

Successful modern business marketing lays emphasis on meeting the needs of the customers. This focus is a departure in the opposite direction from the traditional business whose major concern was selling its products or services. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one way of meeting not only the direct customers’ desires but also the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders of a business (Ortenblad 2016). Unethical profiteering practices of large companies and customer awareness due to free flow of information have forced many companies to make CSR a key strategic focus in their conduct of business. Besides enabling a ...

Business as Unusual: The Body Shop

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- Why has Body Shop been so successful?
The Body Shop’s core positioning has been environment friendly products created through sustainable sourcing of natural ingredients. This positioning appeals to consumers at multiple levels:
- The products are natural and therefore pure and unadulterated with high percentage of harmful chemicals. They will therefore not have any side-effects.
- The products are environment-friendly and do not cause pollution.
- The products are sourced from indigenous tribes and farming communities which produce them by sustainable methods.
The social viewpoint supported the ecological perspective ...

DASH Diet

The aim of this diet is to facilitate a reduction of blood pressure or hypertension. This diet is based on the biological explanation that healthy eating patterns are essential for deflation of high levels of blood pressure (US News. U.S.News & World Report). The diet is also important because it does not trigger excessive weight-gains characterized by an increase in the waist-line. The DASH diet has been ranked #1 overall; stakeholders believe that nutrients including calcium, potassium and protein as well as fiber materials are crucial in the reduction of high blood pressure. These nutrients are available in fruits, whole-grains ...

Asia pacific company, just like any corporate body, at the time is facing financial constraints. The economic times are hectic and therefore the company management has to ensure that the depreciating economy does not take a toll on the operations of the company. Therefore, to come up with a quick solution, the top management under the company COO holds a meeting. The meeting settles on having the company employees’ salaries being cut by 10% and get the company to improve sales by 10%. The global management committee therefore left the announcements of the new developments to John Saxon who ...

CMN598 Rhetoric of Social Issues

12-05-2014
Abstract
Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital media have led to transformations in the way humans communicate and interact. One of the latest waves of the new media is a social media tool that have “introduced new communication patterns, created new forms of expression and stimulated wide civic participation” (Bardici, 2012). In the recent past, social media platforms have become important in driving social change. A case in point is the Arab Spring. In Egypt, for instance, social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were instrumental in fuelling the revolt that led ...

PharmaCare – Assignment 3

Introduction
The aim of this research study is to evaluate the ethical issues related to the marketing and advertisement, intellectual property, and regulations of product safety. Drug companies have been consistently using direct-to-customers approach for marketing of their products. This aspect is also taken into consideration in the research study. In addition, this study extends to find information regarding the current regulatory scheme along with what should have been done by FDA to overcome the issues. The approaches used by PharmaCare to protect its intellectual property in US are also studies in detail within this study. This has ...

Financial crisis is an economic status where there are extreme difficulties. One of the economies that experienced adverse effects as a result of the crisis is the United States. The country faced extensive challenges that influenced the livelihood of the entire nation. However, it remains a challenge on who was the main cause of the financial crisis that left the economy of the United States immersed to extensive depression. The main groups that have been associated with the crisis are the government, Wall Street investors as well as American homeowners. Some analysts argued that the government was unable to control the ...

The question on whether affirmative action is still necessary in American context remains a controversial issue in a modern society. This issue raises a heated debate among scholars and members of the public who articulate contradictory views on this matter. A greater position of the population holds the view that affirmative action remains relevant in the American context. The proponents affirm that the government has the sole responsibility of establishing institutions that will foster for effective implementation of affirmative action. However, this predisposition is highly criticized by the opponents who articulate that affirmative action holds no meaningful position in the American context. ...

It is clear all of the contracted workers associated with the case study all completed their orientation training. At the same time, these new employees were tasked with the job of isolating the acid feed steam for the Claus unit, which they failed to do. This paper will discuss the hazards present, the steps the incident command must conduct, explain changes to plan if polymerization occurs, and explains changes to plan based on the result of the post incident critique.
First of all, it is clear continuous training is essential to the refreshment of knowledge in order to avoid ...

Executive Summary

South Korea is one of the vibrant democracies and leading economies in Asia. The country is heavily populated, and the majority of the citizens show active involvement in both the new and traditional media. It is essential to mention that the South Korean constitution protects and promotes the freedom of the media, and this explains why the country is one of the media-rich countries in the world. The South Korean press and mass media enjoy the freedom of expression. In essence, the South Korean communication system is vast. There are multiple national television networks and radio stations, telephone facilities, ...

The United States of America is said to be the largest dependent on fossil fuels by a research conducted by southeast Missouri state university’s Robert Polack. He found out that the US uses fossil fuels in almost each and every sector from food, consumer goods, transportation, energy procurement itself to heating. Basically, our economy runs on fossil fuels, but question is what if the world runs out of fossil fuels in the near future what are we going to do? The answer to this perplexing question is to venture into renewable sources of energy, which will relieve us the ...

The Company

Overview
The Body Shop is a successful chain of cosmetics shops, based in the United Kingdom, and founded in 1976. The company has shown remarkable growth, with revenues increasing from £2 million to £28 million in just 4 years from 1983 to 1987. The rapid growth was accomplished largely by franchising. By almost any measure, the first 15 years of the company’s existence must be considered one of the most successful in business history.

Key economic and technical background

The company was founded on a mixture of ethical principles and savvy business insight. The founder realized 2 important facts:
- First, traditional cosmetics ...

Environmental Studies

Deutsche Bank of Germany is a globally powerful banking and financial institution. It has been recognized in both the financial and the environmental sectors for environmentally positive actions. The eco-friendly activities include both internal and external ‘green’ actions. The Deutsche Bank’s mission statement claims that the goal of the company is to find long term financial solutions for everyone who needs financial services.
“The bank competes to be the leading global provider of financial solutions, creating lasting value for its clients, shareholders, people and the communities in which it operates.” (Mission Statement, Deutsche Bank, 2013)
Deutsche Bank ...

Background Information:

Union Carbide Corporation is a corporation or a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical; it is the producer of chemicals and polymers that undergo more than one conversion before it reaches the consumers. The company employs over 2400 people. The markets that are served by these products include paints and coatings, packaging, cable and wire, household products, personal care, automotive, textiles, agriculture, oil, gas and pharmaceuticals. The Union Carbide Corporation is a earlier constituent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The company had found a cost-effective way to produce ethylene from naturally found gas and liquids, such as propane and ethane. This ...

I recall an incident 6 years ago when I was in high school, which to this day continues to baffle me. The incident was a negotiation involving my father and a potential employee at one of his shops. My father had been in the process of setting up a new business and had opted to carry out the interviews for his potential employees at home. Not only did he feel that this would provide a less intimidating atmosphere for his potential employees, but also that it would allow him to comfortably express his culture and expectations without too much effort. My father is ...

Introduction

China Airlines is the largest airline in Taiwan. It is also the flag bearer of the Republic of China. The company was started in 1959 with the aim of enhancing transport in the larger China region. This company is not directly owned by any of the states. It is owned and managed by the China Airlines Group, which is a constituent of the China Aviation Development Foundation. The government of the republic of China is the owner of the China Aviation Development Foundation. The company main operates from the Taiwan International Airport. Most of its destinations are Asia, Europe, North ...

Introduction

Public relations means harnessing favorable relations and reactions for organizations and products through effective utilization of communication tools and channels (Bernays, 2004). There are numerous types of public relation strategies, but the most effective one is crisis public relations, which is used in defending organizations and individuals facing a challenge in reputation. In crisis communication, there are many strategies all with the aim of: sustaining connectivity, accessible to news media, sustain information security, and streamline communication process (Griffin, 2008). Therefore, effective communication in a crisis can vastly transform an unforeseen situation into an expected one, hence responding accordingly.
A case ...

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 ...

As per the scenario, the discussion of facts, ethical issues, stakeholder and impact on them are necessary for the implication of the ethical decision-making model. The factors that are to be discussed in the paper are the decision-making the process for ethics. The factors of the ethical decision-making process are discussed in the paper to come to the conclusion as to what should be done (as Paul LaFleche, Deputy Minister of Transportation) in the fabricated situation.
The provided scenario includes certain facts that are essential to be noticed and focused upon to make a proper ethical decision. From the ...

Summary of the Decision Situation:

In the closing days of the first quarter of 2011 (March 28), The New York Times restricted access to its once free-read news website The Times, except for the home page and the front pages of each section (Kumar, et al., 2013). Users who exceed its free 20 articles each month were directed into its digital subscription page, which is referred to as “the paywall.” The test launching, however, occurred mid-way through March in Canada. The goal: to test paid reading acceptance. The newspaper battled for the value of its journalism. The critics decried its short-sightedness. However, the digital ...

Description of the Type of Crime and Criminal Behavior

The discussions in this paper will focus on Alex Johnson et al.’s (01) report on the Kansas shooting spree incident featuring the already-neutralized suspect Cedric Larry Ford. Killing sprees are not uncommon in the United States. This is mainly because of the rather lax gun ownership laws in the country, something which is unique especially when it gets compared side by side with the gun ownership laws in other countries, even the most liberalized ones. In the said criminal incident, the suspect, Cedric Larry Ford went on a shooting spree across two separate (but adjacent) towns in the ...

Business

Company Background and Strategies
During the early 1900’s, pizza was introduced in the United States because of the huge number of Italian immigrants who brought the food to the country. Since then, the pizza grew even more after World War II and it has become part of the American lifestyle. Between 1945 and 1960, different pizza stores began to open all over the country like Pizza Hut and Little Caesar. Domino’s Pizza which started as a start-up plan in Indiana in 1960 is now considered to be the second largest pizza chain in the United States, after ...

Introduction

Strategic management plays a vital role in the development of every organization as it provides the opportunity to the business to expand in the future. The strategic management process is also referred as the science of experimenting and formulating the long term and short term plans for the business including the initiatives with the purpose to optimize the objectives of the organization. The process is important as it is linked with the mission and vision statement of the organization/company. There is a need to supervise and amend/edit the strategies of a corporation with the analysis and demand of external ...

Introduction

The case study by Rebecca Henderson and Cate Reavis, entitled What’s Driving Porsche? Is an investigation into the current realities for the Porsche car company (Henderson and Reavis, 2009). Porsche has made some significant changes in recent years, ceding control and gaining control within certain parts of the automotive industry; the purpose of this report is to give a thorough discussion of the changes that are occurring in the automotive industry, particularly the luxury automotive industry, and examine how these events have affected Porsche as a company and as a brand. The transitory nature of the automotive industry branding tactics have ...

Executive Summary

The focus of this report is to conduct the Porter’s Five and PEST analysis of Kraft Foods. This analysis would entail how effectively the internal synergies of the organization can be embedded with the external environment. In essence, 2014 has not been a profitable year for Kraft Foods. The report would inquire the reasons that led to poor performances as newly launched products could not generate any interest among customers. In this regard, the impact of technological innovation at Kraft Foods is under scrutiny in this paper. Since Kraft operates in a cut-throat market, the threat of substitute product is ...

Responding to Rape Cases in England and Wales

Background to the problem
Sexual offenses cases such as rape are often the cause for debate in many countries especially when it comes to the capacity of the government to prosecute criminals and aid victims involved. For England and Wales, several laws and programs have been proposed to stop the growth of rape crimes and improve response from the government, from the Sexual Offenders Act of 2003 to the reorganization of government agencies such as the Sexual Assault Referral Centres. However, it is still a question on whether or not these actions are enough to improve how the authorities ...

Introduction

Agility Logsitcs is a global logistics company. Its headquarter is situated in Kuwait. It was founded in 1979. The current Chairman and Managing Director is Tarek Abdulaziz and the president of the company is Essa Al-Saleh. The logistics company is one of the leading companies of the world. It started off its operations from Kuwait but now it has spread its wings, encompassing the entire globe. The company has a frieght forwarding business, transportation, warehouse, and supply chain management business. The main revenue gaining aspect of this business venture is the frieght forwarding. The company has more than 22,000 employees, ...

Risk management cycle and strategy of disaster

Introduction
Hurricane sandy is one of the major disasters ever to hit North America. The storm caused devastation in parts of the Northeastern United Sates, mid-Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Other parts of the region also experienced effects of the storm but the severity was mild. The storm is linked to the impact of climate change experienced in the globe. Scientists have argued that increased emission of greenhouse gasses is causing one of the major environmental risks of global warming and climate change. Some of the major disasters witnessed in the world today are a direct result of increased emission ...

1. How does Southwest add value? What makes Southwest different from just “any airline”?
The Southwest Airline has a different approach of adding value. The value addition is realized on two fronts the workforce and the quality of service offered. Southwest Airlines highly values both its employees and the clients.
2. How would you describe the competitive priorities of Southwest? How does this differ from other airlines?
The competitive priorities of Southwest Airlines lie in both the workforce welfare and the customers’ welfare. The other strategy is the acquisition of similar planes so as to reduce ...

Mrs. Cross, 65, is a patient in an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse tells you that Mrs. Cross has a history of schizophrenia. You are assigned to provide AM care for Mrs. Cross.
How would you approach Mrs. Cross when you enter her room? How would your knowledge about her mental health problem affect your initial contact with her?
When assigned to provide AM care to Mrs. Cross, I would approach her with understanding and compassion. My knowledge about her mental health would not affect our initial contact or the way in which I would ...

Using Digital Media to Achieve Organizational Goals, a Walmart Case

Using Digital Media to Achieve Organizational Goals, a Walmart Case

Introduction/Synopsis

Digital media types are some of the greatest technological advancements that provide benefits to humans. They can be used in various ways that every individual is able to achieve his or her goals by using different types of digital devices, such as mobile phones and personal computers. Digital media also enables humans to access a wide range of communication to the point that geographical location is no longer an issue just to send and receive messages and information from different parts of the country and around the globe. In ...

ADMIRALTY RATINGS

Remember, there is a distinction between the rating for the source and the rating for the information. The source reliable code is another way of stating how credible the source is based on its ability to acquire the information being provided and how the source has performed historically.

The rating for information accuracy is based on the level of certainty that it is a true fact. High source reliability does not provide full confirmation. For example, an A-rated source may pass misinformation due to organizational errors or deliberate action, such as counterespionage efforts. The level of confirmation is based ...

Step1: Patient situation:

The first step in clinical reasoning is to describe the patient in the context of the clinical situation. Ms. Melody King, a 36-year-old female was presented for an emergency laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured appendix. She has a medical history of asthma and depression. Her medication list includes Ventolin, Seretide, Sertraline. Postoperatively, Melody developed peritonitis and was treated with antibiotics and analgesic. The biopsy results of Melody’s sample revealed the presence of adenocarcinoma. Melody will need to undergo a few most test, and till then continue her stay at the hospital. The diagnostic tests: CT scan of chest, ...

Abstract

Most organizations and businesses have reported a loss of billions of money while others have become bankrupt leading to closure. Security breaches have propagated most of these events due to the kind of technology implemented. Mobile devices and Internet connections have been on top of the list. As technology keeps on evolving, different convenient methods of communication and accessing information keeps on improving. This evolution leads to new cybercrime activities which have posed to be a significant threat to financial growth in different economic sectors. However, there have been the implementation of new methods to curb the security breaches ...

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Let’s analyze the positions held among Group 1 arguments and Group 2 arguments using the Toulmin methodology.

Group 1: The Halifax Convention Centre Developer should be responsible for businesses losses of neighboring businesses.
Group 1 begins its argument with a good introduction of the subject at hand. According to Toulmin’s methodology, an introduction to the subject provides a good hook to the reader – as to the content of the argument and enhances interest levels for further introspection. The introduction gives a good overview and context as to the reasons for developing the new Halifax Convention Centre.

Group 2: The Halifax Convention Centre Developer should NOT be responsible for businesses losses of neighboring businesses.

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CLOSING CASE:

Teams Fuel Global Innovation at Whirlpool
Cross functional team at Whirlpool
Charles Jones came up with cross functional teams with his expertise and knowledge regarding the products that need maximum benefit at Whirlpool. He was actually hired to build a better and a global division that enhanced the cross functional teams, as such he was a Vice president of the company. there were reasons as such to select the cross functional team at Whirlpool because the design of the products matter and as such the new product development part has to be carried with some consequences that led to ...

General Atomics is a company specializing in nuclear physics. It is a defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California. General Atomics expands into research and manufacturing. Besides, they work at nuclear fission and fusion. The company develops remotely operated surveillance aircraft, unmanned military aircraft, airborne sensors, hazardous waste, superconducting magnets, and information technology, etc.
It is a private company, but it has got a wide media coverage. Generally speaking, a number of TV channels, newspapers, online info-sources and some social media present it. If we analyze fortnight media coverage, we can mention some videos on YouTube. There we find ...

Starbucks to Offer Brand Visa Card,” by Julie Jargon, WSJ, March 24, 2016.

Initiatives Starbucks announced at their recent shareholders’ meeting
In their recent shareholders’ meeting, Starbucks announced several marketing initiatives that would be adopted in a bid to enhance the business’ marketing competitiveness and customer attraction as well as retention.
The company announced the adoption of a new loyalty program by the introduction of a “Branded prepaid Visa card”, by the year end, that would enable the customers using it to earn reward points from the company coffee shops. The new card would be used at any retail outlets that accept such and the points earned would eventually be redeemable in ...

Five Below, Inc. is a retail chain belonging to the specialty retail industry which was incorporated in Pennsylvania, USA in 2002. It offers “dynamic, edited assortment of exciting products, all priced at $5 and below, including select brands and licensed merchandise” ("Overview | Fivebelow"). Five Below’s products range from sports equipments, styling merchandise, small décor items, craft works to candies and party items. It largely targets customers who are teenagers or pre-teens.
Since the company’s inception, it has expanded its business to almost all regions of the United States and has been successful in opening more than ...

Where in the World We Might Be Headed Next?

It is almost certain that the world order that it was – when the United States was the only superpower – is now changing. In fact, the profound social change from the initial simple world characterized by democracy and common desirable goals seems to be less dominant. Today, nations are more divided as they lack a particular common drive that is truly an international agenda. Expertise commentaries suggest that there are several possibilities that could happen in the next decade. According to Doug Saunders (2014), the possibilities can be forecasted according to five contemplates scenarios. This paper selects “a New Cold ...

History of Labor in the United States

SSC200
Abstract
One of the most important actions an American citizen can take to uphold their role in the social contract of American democracy is to exercise their right to vote. Yet, in the United States today, voter turnout is relatively and historically speaking very low. This paper takes a look at the effects this has on job satisfaction—specifically workplace morale, productivity, and job security—and argues that greater investment in the social contract of democracy on the part of the working classes is likely to yield positive results in each of these areas. American voters, and potential ...

Boeing Company is a leading manufacturer of military, aerospace and commercial aircraft based in the United States. Despite decades at the helm of the global airframe manufacturing industry, in the early 2000s, the company encountered a major threat to its grip on the market due to competition from Airbus, a European-based aircraft manufacturer. The competition between the two corporations intensified with Airbus undertaking to build the world's largest commercial plane, A380 that could not only carry more passengers but could also fly further distances and significantly reduce the operation costs. The Boeing responded by approving the construction of a ...

Digital media is fast gaining its stronghold on businesses because of its popularity nowadays. Many companies communicate with their stakeholders in the business and get the attention of the customers through the digital media. This situation is especially true during a crisis period when the sale of their products is low. Public relations officers and other communication executives struggle to craft messages addressed to the customers to maintain their standing in the social media. In return, the stakeholders respond to these messages and an active flow of communication emerges between the organizations and the customers. In fact, video sharing ...

KROGER

1-Introduction
This case analysis will portray a good image of the Kroger Co. in the market as it the leading retailers’ of the grocery store.Start of the Kroger Co. goes back in 132 years from now. That is, in the year1883; Barney Kroger started the business by investing his life savings of $132 for opening a groceries store in the downtown street of Cincinnati, USA. The credo of doing business for the Kroger Co. was and is “Be particular, never sell anything you would not want yourself.”(Kroger, 2015a).With this credo working behind the success of stores, the Kroger ...

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

There are many different barriers that hold the company success for no good. One of the reasons is the discrimination done in the age of the employees. Discrimination is the process based on the unequal treatment for the similar qualified persons in a single workplace. In general, the age discrimination is the process of treating an employee with less importance in comparison with other employees working in the workplace with respect to their age. In the United States of America, an enactment was passed with the name of age discrimination in employment act (ADEA) in 1990. The ADEA only protect ...

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Quench remains a brand leader in the sector of bottled water. Founded in 1998, the company has expanded its operations to all segments of the world. To date, the company boasts of being among the multibillion companies in the globe. Some of the strengths behind the success of Quench are robust advertisements, competitive pricing and image that is positive. The major market segments of the company are sporty individuals who aspire to leave a healthy life. Quench’s initiatives to fund various activities like sports have also received a warm welcome in the community. The reliable and trusted ...