Tenure Case Studies Samples For Students

Problem:

In 2001, Alan Green was able to finish his first month in the online banking group in the Pilgrim Bank as an analyst. His boss, Ravi Raman, told him that Pilgrim Bank will hold a meeting with the senior management team in regards to the internet strategy at the end of the week. The meeting is going to held as a result of considerable conflict within the group as to whether or not they should implement charging fee on the consumers that use of online banking channel or they could implement policies where in they will offer incentives to ...

ABSTRACT

This study tries to evaluate the tenure of Paul Bremer as the governor of Iraq and as the US envoy in Iraq between May 2003 and June 2004. During this tenure, Bremer was the leader of Coalition Provisional Authority which was the recognized leadership by the United Nations in Iraq. This study evaluates the critical decisions which were made by Bremer whether right or wrong and gives its own opinions on the way the decisions would have been made. The study also evaluates the leadership provided by Bremer on the critical issues on the governance of Iraq. The paper ...

Executive Summary

Jack Welch is one of the formidable American chief executives of all times. Staying at the helm of General Electric for more than twenty years, he managed to increase total value of the company on 4,000%, eradicate corporate bureaucracy and create a completely new business philosophy of the corporation.
This research analyzes the core elements of his leadership style. In particular, it speaks about the methods, which Jack Welch used for transforming the company and the challenges, which he faced in this endeavor. The case study specifically focuses on analyzing re-structuring of the top-management of GE, his approach ...

Executive summary

Headquartered in Calgary, Canada Talisman Energy develops, produces and markets petroleum and natural gas globally. Being one Canada largest independent oil and gas company, its existence commenced in 1992 after British Petroleum (now BP) sold its subsidiary in Canada. Talisman Energy primary regions of operation were mainly in North America, North Sea, and South East Asia. The company achieved a phenomenal growth rate due to several key mergers and acquisitions that are apparent in its large and diverse number of holdings. In 2008, Talisman Energy listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The ...

Background

Over the past 100 years, more than 60 percent of world’s wetlands have been destroyed as people search for land to settle on, farm, and establish other types of business investments. Currently, wetlands cover 6 percent of the world’s surface providing a wide array of environmental services, including soil erosion control, water storage and filtration, a buffer against flooding, biodiversity maintenance, nutrient recycling, nursery for fisheries, and carbon storage among others.

However, destruction and drainage of these ecosystems has led to large amounts of carbon emissions equivalent to 40 tons of carbon per hectare per year for degraded swamp ...

Swisse Credit surveyed consumers in eight countries including Saudi Arabia to find out more about emerging markets.1 Saudi Arabia consumers seem quite optimistic. Saudi Arabia was the number one country in terms of purchasing smart phones for the year. Credit Swiss suggests that “higher income markets were key drivers of the rise in ownership of smart phones.2 Saudi Arabia was the only country which showed a “rise in wage expectations;” 37 percent of those surveyed responded that within the next six months they expect to see their finances improve.3 Also 25 percent thought this is “the opportune time to make a ...

Abstract
Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the adoption of GIS in affordable housing initiatives. In order to achieve this objective, the current state of Sheffield’s housing is exhaustively considered. Using the boundary data from EDINA ...

Servant leadership is a model of leadership whereby the leaders subscribes to the ideals that enhance team building, empowerment of the followers, total quality, service ethics and participatory management (Blanchard,2015).Servant leadership is characterized by;empathy,active listening,persuasion,foresight,healing,conceptualization,commitment to growth, team building and awareness. According to Pariss and Peachey (2015), the model of servant leadership puts more emphasis on the development of the followers since the main endeavor of a servant leader is to ensure that the priority and the needs of his people are served at the expense of his individual needs.
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Brooklyn’s Dining Case Study

The case discussed below is about a restaurant and a sports bar known as Brooklyn’s Dining, which underwent a change in management to bring about a more effective performance. However the change in management failed to get the desired results, on the contrary the sales of the restaurant showed a decline compared to the tenure of the previous manager. An analysis of the case is presented below to identify the reasons for this as well as for suggesting steps aimed at getting a better performance.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PLANNING PROCESS IN BROOKLYN’S LEADING TO CHANGE

The reason why the new owner of the Franchise, David Becker, had decided ...

The density of the older workers is increasing in the workplaces, pushing the average age of the workforce to higher levels. The implications of older employees’ presence are wide ranging. The current debates on the benefits of having older people in the organization unearth advantages and disadvantages. There are plenty of arguments for the presence of elder employees in the organization, equally there are criticisms too. First is, experienced and older employees may diminish the opportunities for younger workers. The presence of older workers in the workplace increases the generational span, which challenges the employers with difficulty to manage different ...

Introduction

Human Resource Management (HRM) is an essential aspect of an organization. Guest D. et al. (2013, p. 17) alludes that HRM is a wide body of management that encompasses an array of activities and process regarding employees in the organization. It deals with policies and practices pertaining the recruitment, selection, induction, training, and development of people. Moreover, it also focuses on job design, work performance, remuneration, rewards, recognition, and employee welfare among other activities. This paper presents a case study on performance management system at TAJ Hotel Group.

Comparison of the Performance Management Systems under Kerker and Kumar

Performance management systems according to Guest D. et al. (2013, p. 17 system ...

Introduction

Starbucks is the largest premium coffee selling chain in the United States with more than 17,000 retail stores worldwide. Though the company was originally involved in selling coffee beans and ground coffee, it had also added newer products such as fresh coffee, various Italian coffee flavors, premium teas and even coffee brewing equipment for personal use.

Background

Although founded in 1971, Howard Schultz in 1987 re-branded Starbucks, and started with about 17 stores employing a ‘sit-in’ coffee store format, thus positioning itself as lifestyle product. Eventually, the company also started selling its products through the retail and grocery formats as ...

As has already been mentioned in the case, one of the prime reasons for which Roberto Goizueta shifted from a localization strategy to a globally standardized one, was to reap the benefits of economies of scale. A localization strategy means that a company customizes its products according to the needs and tastes of the country in which they intend to enter. However, through a global standardization strategy the company offers the same product and therefore can even use the same advertisements across the world. Thus, it helps them save a lot of costs due to the economies of scale.
Although the globalized standardization ...

Google is a large multinational organization involved in business of internet search, cloud computing and internet advertising technologies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, It is one of the most profitable and widely recognized internet companies in the world. The work environment in Google is considered to be the one of the most employee-friendly in the world and it attracts one of the brightest and most entrepreneurial individuals into the organization. However in 2010 it was found that the turnover was on a sudden rise with many of its key employees leaving to either join other competent organizations or start-up their own business. ...