Developing Reports Samples For Students

The article by Robert Zoellick emphasizes on the importance of the World Bank as an instrument to “use finance to tackle global problems” and develop third world countries. Since its foundation the aim of the World Bank Group was to combat consequences of war and to provide assistance to the developing countries. Zoellick looks back at the history of the World Bank, mentioning challenges on the way of this institution. During the course of establishing of a free enterprise economy and the diffusion of private capital, the World Bank had not been only issuing loans, but fostering growth and overcoming ...

Development involves multiple perspectives as far as categorizing the status of world states is concerned. In its definition, it would be appropriate to incorporate two overarching perspectives of development namely: the state of affairs and the welfare distribution in a state. An accurate definition of development will therefore be the process of achieving a state of affairs with equitable welfare distribution in a country or state. In this definition, a country with many resources or a large GDP is necessarily not developed not unless these resources or distribution of the wealth is fair.
The developed world and the developing one have distinguishing factors ...

Abstract

Energy is one of the world’s most crucial crisis to date considering the growing demand for electricity and energy. However, using traditional sources such as fossil fuels is gradually siphoning the world supply and its prices are unbearable for developing countries. Several alternative energy and renewable sources have been cited to enable each country to sustain their demand, one of them being renewable energy from plants and wastes or biomass. Biomass appeals to many developing countries considering that sources for this type of energy is visible around the society and for Egypt, this alternative energy would be beneficial ...

Tourism is the source of multiple economic benefits to any locality or country that attracts a steady flow of travelers. Foreign visitors can become a valuable source of foreign currency. So, a developing country should use its chance and reach its peak by boosting its revenues and getting its place in the competitive industry. Jamaica is focused on developing sustainable tourism and is ready to cope with difficulties on its way in order to get the tourism benefits and not harm its unique nature.
But tourism has not only positive but also negative factors that can endanger the economy ...

Abstract

Electronic waste is a growing global problem and as the demand and supply of electronic products grow, so does the–e- waste. Consumerism is on a steady rise, and people want new mobiles and computers every few months. That means more and more landfills and incinerators to take care of discarded and obsoleted electronics and potentially seeping of toxic substances like lead and mercury into groundwater. This can lead to serious health hazards and create toxic footprints. The essay looks at new developing technologies for the recycling of computers and creates a report on the basis of the quadruple ...

Business, Society, and Policy

The Name of the School (University)
The City and State Where it is Located
Business, Society, and Policy

Introduction

Child labour is one of the biggest problems being faced by the industrial world in the current business environment. Despite the best efforts from governments around the world, it was very difficult to curb the menace effectively. The problem of child labour is severe in the developing countries like India, China, and many African countries. The practice of employing children has an adverse impact not only on the future lives of children but also on the society they live ...

Introduction

Research from Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) shows that the response from companies on the various digital solutions to be used for educational purposes in the US is positive. The findings obtained from three different market segments on digital revenues show that instructional content developers were the leading in developing technology solutions, at 42%, followed by software solutions used for instructional support, at 41%. The other market segment was the solutions for administration and platforms which had a market share of 17%. From the same research, the market share for educational technology solutions in the United States is estimated at $ ...

Executive Summary

The food industry is constantly increasing, which make the need of the new product very vital for the future of the industry. Currently, the food industry is characterized by a gradual changing of consumer tastes. We will develop new product for Nestle referred to as Scafe type of coffee in the line of beverages. Nestle is the leading world food and beverage company, which produces a variety of products. The new product will address the social trends and changing purchasing behavior of consumers based on the health and lifestyle.
The marketing plan will address the situational analysis, which helps in ...

When someone is obese, it means that he or she has accumulated so much fat in the body that it negatively affects their health. A Body Mass Index of between 25 and 29.9 is considered over weight. If the BMI is 30 and above, then the person is obese. Childhood obesity occurs when the weight of a child is above normal for his or her age and height. This exposes them to health problems such as diabetes, high levels of cholesterol and high blood pressure. Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem in Australia and globally. It has increased at ...

Income Inequality between Countries

Introduction
This paper asserts that the income inequality between developed and developing countries increases over time. Developing countries will not be able to catch up with developed countries because of differences in technological advancement. Technology has a bearing on the nature of output and skills that a country has for its production. Therefore, developed countries will produce technologically advanced products such as computers because they have both the resource endowment of both physical and human capital in those sectors. On the contrary, developing countries that have abundant unskilled labor will supply unskilled labor intensive goods and agricultural goods that ...

Introduction

The proposal is about a system that will be used in the management of human resource functions. This paper will focus on the development of a human resource information system that will be used in the management of human resource processes. The paper will develop a Project Interim Report (PIR). The project interim report will elaborate on the requirements of the report and establish ways in which the researcher will follow in implementing the project.

Structure of the project

The project will entail having a description of the problem that is being investigated. In this development, a background of the problem will be done. Different solutions that have ...

Immigration from Asia, Africa and Latin America to Europe

The purpose of this paper is a complex study of migration processes from Asia, Latin America and Africa to European countries. Special attention will be paid to analyses of economical and other activities of immigrants, influence of their remittances on condition of payments balance of donor and recipient countries, questions of labor regulation and limitation of illegal migration due to criminal elements and shady economy. There are several research problems that we will tackle within this paper. We are interested in main reasons of migration from Africa, Asia and Latin America to European Union, estimation of its volume and dynamism. ...

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Abstract

The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader ...

Introduction

Reputable companies in the business world are constantly involved in the innovation of products that they manufacture. Such companies frequently introduce new products, modify the existing products, or improve the already existing products. All these activities are done to fulfill the needs and desires of customers. The whole process of conceptualizing, designing, manufacturing, and selling a product is called product development. One prominent company that is involved in product development is the Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is one of the most reputable companies in the world. The company was established in 1976 by three like-minded persons. The three persons ...

Abstract

The water problem is among the leading challenges affecting millions of people in Africa. According to the United Nations, water is a requisite human right. Hence, water is a source of life, yet water shortage has become a global issue. Africa is one nation that faces serious water shortage problems due to the tremendous increase in population and climate change. Moreover, the increase in water consumption for industries, and agriculture have stressed water supply systems because the consumption now exceeds the nature’s supply of water. There are limited sources of clean water supplies to the African population. Therefore, ...

Al Jazeera

Introduction
Emerged in 1996 Al Jazeera is located in Qatar meaning (“the peninsula,” or “the island”). The firm emerged after the new Emir of Qatar Shaykh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani bought the Arabic TV division of the Broadcasting Corporation News Service (BBC) (Aljazeera, 2012). Under that period, BBC had been in endless efforts towards developing an all Arabic television station by pursuing an acquisition with a state Saudi owned Orbit Radio and Television Service with no success. This was based on the failure of the two organizations to agree on some of the issues attached to the new ...

Introduction

International research endeavors require data collection instruments in the forms of questionnaires. A questionnaire is research instrument, which consists of a series of questions intended to collect data from the respondents. The biggest challenge facing modern researchers is developing and implementing a questionnaire that is suitable for international respondents. Researchers have extensively worked on the field of questionnaire design in the 21st century due to high standards expected from the questionnaires (Blessing, Chakrabarti & Blessing, 2009, p.17). International standards for a research and questionnaire design affect the processes of data collection and analysis that are sometimes different from the researcher’s home country. ...

- The food item is a Lindt Swiss Dark Chocolate bar. The chocolate bar came from Switzerland. It travelled 4,102 miles or 6,600 kilometers.
2. How does this vast movement of food from one nation to another benefit developing nations? Are there benefits to developed or wealthy nations?
The vast movement of food from one nation to another benefits developing nations. If the food item comes from the developing country, then it means an increase in their exports which translates to more jobs for the country. Furthermore, if there is a great demand for the food item ...

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

Introduction

In today’s competitive and dynamic environment it is quite essential for businesses to adopt coherent business strategies and planning tools to get the most reliable, useful, timely, accurate, and relevant information. Such information provides with the opportunity to improve strategic decision-making and enjoy competitive advantage over competitors. Businesses that have such intentions always believe in having effective strategic plan, which is defined as the course of actions to accomplish various broad objectives of an organization. Strategic plan is made at the corporate level of hierarchy in any organization where many important decisions such as objectives of ...

Introduction

Other means of dealing with security threats and incident response existed long before the introduction of computer technology. People used to respond to unexpected incidents that were capable of affecting organizations or a nation at large. Irrespective of the nature of the event, it is always advisable to prepare and respond to an incident that has a negative effect to people. The use of disaster recovery and incident response technologies assists organizations in preparing for unexpected events. Most organizations fail in preparing for incident respond and disaster recovery while conducting their daily businesses. These organizations are not well prepared to offer ...

Leader and Management Development

Introduction
Leadership forms the backbone of any organization. This is because it entails offering direction, creating a sense of purpose and defining a strategic plan for the organization. Such aspects of leadership are important in ensuring the success of an organization in the long run (Yukl, 2013). For the leadership functions mentioned above to be successfully implemented, it is critical that the individuals in leadership positions show responsibility in their day-to-day undertakings. It therefore implies that leadership development has become a primary aspect of the overall management function. Leadership development is anchored on the character and behavior of the ...

Innovation and Risk Management

Innovation and Risk Management

Introduction

This report aims at producing a strategic growth report for Apple Inc. Apple Inc is a telephony company that provides innovative products to suit customer’s needs. The innovativeness of Apple Company is a significant factor in steering its growth in the international market. The paper delivers the strategic growth plan in four parts. The first part is an overview of Apple Inc and why it is innovative. The second part contains the strategies that Apple can adopt to realize the proposed growth. Third is the components of New Product Development and how it can ...

Executive Summary

The prevalent positioning has diverted the brand image of all the Daimler products to be luxurious in use and niche in pricing, in spite of the corporate brand aiming at building an image based on product quality, safety features, and services. In case of Daimler, the management of the corporate brand, the eventual positioning of the corporate identity (through integrated marketing communications), and the strategic association between the brand portfolio and corporate brand is managed under the Daimler’s brand architecture framework (Keller, 2009, p.251). The latest target for focusing the product and corporate branding for Mercedes comes in ...

Article Summary: Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning

China has emerged as a considerable force in world economic set up as it is leading efforts to create new world order (Golub, 2016). In this regard, China has pursued an extensive geographical segmentation strategy where it has sought to dislodge existing market leaders such as Japan and the US, that is, China is “rewriting the rules”. It objective is to win more markets in East Asia, Africa, South America and South Asian trade routes. It has created an “East Asia-centric South-South trading system” which it has invoked to create new regional as well as transcontinental linkages.

Targeting

China targets ...

Introduction

The annual report is a comprehensive report that summarizes activities of the company. The main objective of the annual report is to provide information to its internal and external stakeholders regarding company’s performance and activities. The document summarizes and discusses the information presented in the annual report of Coca-Cola.

Company Overview

Coca-Cola is one of the leading beverage company that licenses more than 500 nonalcoholic beverages such as mineral water, juices, energy drinks, coffee and other sports drinks. The company was established in 1919 under the law of State of Delaware and is currently headquartered in Atlanta Georgia (“Annual Report: Coca-Cola ...

Globalization is an integration process that occurs across the world and arises from interchange of products, world views, ideas and cultural aspects. The act of globalization can be traced from the old ages to present modern world (Stromquist M. P 2009). It begun with investments, trade, migration and dissemination of knowledge and was further linked with global climatic challenges, cross boundary pollution and sharing of socio-economic resources. Location of globalization begins at the local, national then regional continuum with economic and social relations organized at all stated levels. Modern forms of globalization can be said to have begun during ...

Introduction

The major objective of every organization is to increase profit and create a competitive edge into the market. Cenlow Limited being an instant coffee company and considering launching of a new product through an improved pack lighter and cheaper to produce than their current glass jars avails a unique entity that can enable the company create a competitive edge into market. The undertaking was successful as the company’s products were embraced in the market starting to peak for the past few months. However, based on different factors, the change in the product launch is likely to have marginal implications on the financial ...

Introduction

The major objective of every organization is to increase profit and create a competitive edge into the market. Cenlow Limited being an instant coffee company and considering launching of a new product through an improved pack lighter and cheaper to produce than their current glass jars avails a unique entity that can enable the company create a competitive edge into market. The undertaking was successful as the company’s products were embraced in the market starting to peak for the past few months. However, based on different factors, the change in the product launch is likely to have marginal implications on the financial ...

Introduction

Hake is a financial services provider that offers homebuyers mortgage options which are considered to be cheap. It is a privately owned company managed by its founder and CEO, Alan Hake. The focus of this enterprise is to allow consumers to get access to home loans at a low interest rate. These goals can be achieved with the design, development, and implementation of an efficient computer network with the intention of controlling expense by keeping labor costs low. The company’s system will need to meet tight security guidelines. The security and privacy of the consumers’ personal information will be at the ...

INTRODUCTION

The on job learning experience is acquired while working in a job setting which boosts career aspiration. They are positions in the public or private organizations which are structured and supervised for understanding the industry norms. Engaging in an internship program is a source of acquisition of knowledge and abilities for the participants. In the industry the participants get jobs on the basis of academic records and the relevant work experience which they possess. The acquired skills and experience ensures that the students succeed in securing jobs upon graduation. Participating in an internship program is considered as a best way for starting a ...

Introduction

Training refers to the process of developing skills and knowledge of a set of people with an objective of helping them improve and excel in a particular domain. It is an important element that helps in building skills and helps a firm become extremely competent. It is a useful tool in developing HR resources and enables an organization to innovate as well as grow even in times of stiff competition.

Literature review

The first article reviewed is titled, "Competency Capers" by Little (2004). The article talks about the competencies that are created as a result of training in an organization. Innovation and change also require employees ...

The Marion County

The research on tobacco prevention was in Marion County in Indiana State, which is one of the counties found in the United States of America. Marion County found in Indianapolis states with Indian being the capital of the Indianapolis State, which is the largest city in the whole region. The county covers approximately 403.01 square miles or 1,043.8 kilometers square. The county is 98.34% covered by land and the rest 1.66% is water. The population in the county as seen in the previous census reflected a 903,393 figure rendering it as the 55th most inhabited county among all ...

The Marion County

The research on tobacco prevention was in Marion County in Indiana State, which is one of the counties found in the United States of America. Marion County found in Indianapolis states with Indian being the capital of the Indianapolis State, which is the largest city in the whole region. The county covers approximately 403.01 square miles or 1,043.8 kilometers square. The county is 98.34% covered by land and the rest 1.66% is water. The population in the county as seen in the previous census reflected a 903,393 figure rendering it as the 55th most inhabited county among all ...

Introduction

The association between the environment and economic progress is a concept that was first discussed during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment which was held in Stockholm in 1972. At the time of the conference, there were widespread fears among the Northern and Southern countries that protection of the environment was a hindrance to the development of the nations. The Brundtland report was the first reference to sustainable development. The report was published in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development.
According to the Brundtland report, sustainable development refers to “development that meets the needs of ...

Paper 1 -Population Analysis: 5-8 pages

Population Pyramids
Factors determining age
Comparative Analysis of Factors
Interpretation using Modernization Theory
Projection living in these countries at age 65
Part 11-- Article Review 2 – 3 pages
Description of the problem
Brief Summary of the article
Research questions and hypothesis
Summary of findings
Abstract
Ageing has had various connotations among cultures in different countries. This presentation reviews various aspects of aging. First a comparison of two countries to the United States of America will be discussed and an article critique on aging would be embraced.

Paper 1 -Population Analysis: 5-8 pages

This report will ...

Executive Summary-1 Page 2

Introduction-2. Page 3Company and Product Background-3. Page 3Comparative country and product Market Attractiveness-4 Page 4
4.1 – Macro Page 4
4.2 – Product Market Analysis Page 6
4.3 – Competitive Analysis Page 6

Entry Strategy-6 Page 7
Marketing Objectives-7 Page 8
Recommendations for the 4 p’s of the marketing mix in Hong Kong-8 Page 8
Conclusion Page 11

References Page 13

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Executive Summary With environmental changes taking place in the globe, global marketing has been subject to rapid development thus requiring full attention on the approach to use. This report focuses on analyzing various ways and elements ...

Developing an entry marketing strategy incurs a lot of management knowledge from the marketers. KFC is a well known fast-food restaurant producing quality fried chicken dishes. The organization decides to expand its operations in Indian market. The marketing analysis indicates that the firm’s overall performance is perfect and it has the capacity of entering into a new location. Moreover, from the SWOT analysis, the strengths and opportunities outdo weaknesses and threats into the new entry. The target groups include upper class people composing of people in their middle ages. The management is recommended to carryout thorough advertisement and promotion in order ...

1 Introduction
In today’s world, information technology plays a big role in keeping business alive. It has set the trend of how businesses should be run, that without it, a business will surely suffer. The digital economy has set the paced of which businesses run. Small-scale businesses to large scale business are developing business models that utilize information systems (IS) to cater to the needs of the company as well as its customers. Business models are helps the management in understanding their company’s day to day activities to be able to help them in understanding how they can ...

Abstract

This paper evaluates the argument that globalization has contributed to widening global inequity. It reviews economic factors that drive globalization. These factors include international migration, policies governing globalization, and international trade. Different countries experience different impact of globalization thus creating the discrepancies. Taking into account the historical development of the global economy, the paper analyzes how different historical events have significantly shaped the impact globalization has had to the both the global and national economies.

The economy of the world has continued to have disparities over the last century. Globalization is said to have increased inequality between different nations ...

Executive summary

The fast economic expansion that organization are achieving currently is through the technological advancement across the industrial upgrading and remodeling. In these steps, the IT transition have a fundamental function in the fast industrialization of UK. Government plans at offering infrastructure, education, investment motivation, as well as training rewards, and establishing an example through itself becoming a control applicant of IT, assisted UK to attain a top degree of IT penetration. This is certainly true within the public industry and in vast organizations; nevertheless, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as developing countries inclines to break nonetheless in their skills ...

Designing an Environmentally Sustainable Shipping Container in Kuwait

Introduction
Constructing a structure that is to be used for a specific purpose can be considered as a major process, and therefore it needs careful planning and design; otherwise, it will not be to carry out the functions for which it was made for in the first place. Hence, the design phase is one of the most crucial stages of the entire construction process. When designing a structure or structure, there are certain factors that should be taken into consideration such as the budget, the location, the purpose, and its effects on its immediate environment. The interaction of these ...

Doing a market analysis. PESTLE and TOWS analytical frameworks

Launching a successful business in any industry requires doing a market analysis. The latter refers to the process of studying the dynamics, attractiveness and trends of a particular industry of economy. Market analysis is an integral component of an industry analysis. In practice, the majority of all market analyses facilitate in strategic planning and tactical execution of the strategy, supply chain management, designing and implementing marketing strategies and identifying the most appropriate targeting and positioning schemes. This entry analyzes the most essential components of a market analysis and provides basic insights into how to carry out them in tourism ...

Introduction

Business operating in the global business environment recognizes that the human resource management plays a significant role in enhancing and company's strategy. In the contemporary world, the performance management has become one of the essential and necessary components of the human resources management in the workplace. According to Jiang et al. (2012), the performance management is the HR policies and practices that lead to a particular type or level of performance and the management of the individual employees. For the National Australia Bank Group (NAB) to remain competitive in the banking industry, it has to formulate and implement various ...

Marketing Techniques for SME’s

Introduction
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the Europe’s economy since they represent about 99 percent of all the businesses in European countries (Rahman & Ramos, 2012). Such business forms have spread intensively to other parts of the world including the developed and the developing countries. The establishment of SMEs in different economies of the world has been closely associated with the economic growth, high levels of innovation, job creation, and improved social integration among people of different parts of the world. Considering the spread of SMEs in the world and their impact on different economies, ...

Introduction

The human resources department is one of the most important departments in an organization. Whether in a manufacturing or a service firm, the HRM department is mandated with the responsibility of creating and developing human capital, which is essential in achieving the organizational goals. Essentially, it is instrumental in ensuring that the efforts of the individual members of the organization are aligned to the overall objectives and goals of the organization. Organizations have become dynamic and this has created a need for well selected and trained employees. Organizations are learning of the importance of aligning the human resource management ...

Role of Mentoring on Individual and Organizational performance

Organizational goals cannot be realized without individual development. In order to achieve an efficient performance, organizational and individual productivity should be perfectly aligned. A consistent development of the employees is essential for continuous growth of the organization and development of employees has to be achieved through a planned supervision that prepares them to handle the responsibilities associated. Experts have suggested several processes like coaching, mentoring and e-learning, that contribute to the training and development of the individual. Organizational development can be achieved through the development of individuals employed in it. This report is an attempt towards understanding the concept ...

Introduction

This is marketing report regarding Blackberry in which Blackberry is analyzed from different perspectives. Blackberry is regarded as pioneer in technologies that are mobile based. It is considered as best seller of Smartphone. In the year 2009, Blackberry was considered as market leader in cell phone industry (Garside, 2013). It is, however, one of the global leaders in communications that are based on mobiles. A company called Research in Motion of RIM, headquartered in Canada has made, distributed, and marketed blackberries, and gained significant market share. Blackberry, however, becomes capable of gaining market share by focusing on email. The ...

1. Introduction
The paper will present the gender gap in the Chad based on the Global Gender Gap Index report from 2015. The report ranked the 145 economies based on the female participation in economic, educational, health and political indicators. The inequalities between genders are seen all around the world, but the issue is even more concerning in developing countries than in developed ones. The inequality between genders has severe impacts on every aspect from economy to personal ones. The World Economic Forum in his reports since 2006 onward includes almost all countries in the world and based on ...

Question 1

Among the various internationalization theories, Uppsala internationalization model can be considered as the best representative of the Zara's strategy of internalization. According to Tykesson and Alserud (2011, p.6). The Uppsala Model of Internationalization implies that firms try to enter the new market incrementally based on their market knowledge. When a firm acquires adequate information and experience regarding their local market, they tend to expand into the neighboring market and then later in the foreign markets. Usually, such firms enter into the markets that have similar characteristics in the markets where they have acquired experience. Zara has followed various Steps ...

Executive Summary

Technological advancements have led to the growth of the internet and the revolution of the digital platforms for various economies. The emergence of e-learning businesses has not only impacted on the education sector but also on the way firms carry out their operations. The fruits of e-learning in education can be seen clearly in the just-in-time learning and flexibility in teaching modules. The management and operation of firm’s activities have been boosted by the various training and development activities arising from e-learning. The innovation has spread as well as globalized various economies. However, despite all these, e-learning businesses ...

CONTENTS

Introduction3

Greenwich Peninsula: Background3
Progress..4

Owners, Experiences, New Masterplan, Costs & Timescales5

Concerns..6
Most 15 Useful Resources..8

References10

Greenwich Peninsula Development
INTRODUCTION
Mega construction projects last longer, consume budgets and are controversial. This applies to greenfield and brownfield projects. In opting for a completely new development or a regeneration project, multiple stakeholders are involved and, as project progress unfolds, conflicting interest further overlap and evolve. The Greenwich Peninsula development is an ideal example of a long-range mega regeneration project. Conceived as New London, Starting started off as an entertainment venue – against a backdrop of a successful Millennial Dome – Greenwich Peninsula development has evolved into a multi-phased, increasingly ...

Currency Hedging

Introduction
Currency risk is an intrinsic aspect in the foreign market. The enterprises that operate in this environment have a variety of derivative instruments that can be used in connection with these risks. Managing these risks requires enterprise wide coordination otherwise; these international exposures will affect the value of the currency. Therefore, global equity portfolio managers have resulted in a variety of methods to currency hedging to manage the uncertainties in the foreign market. This is so because currency hedging reduces the financial risk, which occurs in the foreign market. Therefore, the paper will evaluate the currency hedging and how ...

An Android Based Mobile Applications

1. Introduction
Open source android applications have captured the entire world. The Android OS remains in the smart phones. The android is the open source OS designed for Linux Kernel and it appears in mobile devices like smart phones, tablets. Google bought android in 2005. Android is the open source software and Google hold its source code. One of the biggest advantages of android is the android application can be easily modified, because it is open source in nature. The war between the smart phones started because of the android applications. Smart phones has many facilities like booking ...

A product is whatever that can be presented to the market. It aims to satisfy a need or a want. It can also be called merchandise. They can be bought as raw materials and traded as finished goods. On the other hand, a service is an intangible commodity. The provision of a service is usually an economic activity where the purchaser does not, only by an exclusive contract, get the exclusive possession of the object being purchased. The objective of this paper is to know the importance of a product or service in the industry. It also aims to identify the differences between a product ...

If Women Counted

Summary
While the work done by men outside the home is always acknowledged and included in the productivity figures of the economy, the contribution of women is always neglected and not cared for. Many economists have termed the neglect of women in the global economic activity as a sexist outrage that needs to be corrected. According to some analysts, neglecting the contribution of women to the society is equal to neglecting the intellectual property of a corporate entity. In both the developed and developing countries, a number of transactions are removed from the active economy and are do not involve any ...

Abstract

This report seeks to develop a comprehensive, effective, and actionable sustainability policy for Burj Al Arab Hotel found in Dubai as one of the emirates that make up United Arabs Emirates. In an attempt to understand the performance of the hotel in regard to sustainability, the report has evaluated the existing literature to identify the existing criticism that should be considered in light of developing the policy. In essence, the mission statement has been evaluated in the report with the aim of developing the guiding principles when developing the policy bearing in mind that the plan should be consistent with ...

Introduction

Communication, knowledge and information can be managed properly so as to ensure effective decision making. Communications does not automatically take place effectively; hence the available knowledge and information might be sufficient for organizational decisions. Therefore, managers have the task of planning effective communication processes and equipping stakeholders with effective communication skills. Communication, knowledge and information are related to IT systems. Adopting the right IT can make a difference in an organization’s communications. The following article will look at how communications, information and knowledge of the organization (Tesco) can be improved with the help of IT system.
Tesco is a ...

MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION
Gaining competitive advantage by leverage information technology and information systems is a critical concept for organization. Baltzan and Phillips define competitive advantage as a product or service that an organization’s customers value more highly than similar offerings from its competitors’. This implies the products, services and capabilities that an organization has while the competitor’s do not have. Competitive advantage are temporary as competing organizations seeks ways to duplicate the competitive advantage. In order to lead in competition, organizations have to continually develop strategies. This paper describes the procedures in which organizations can analyze, identify, and develop competitive ...

Activating on a growing market, as the one of the plastic packaging implies both opportunities and challenges. The history of Logoplaste consists of both opportunistic and challenging situations, and it indicates its potential of adjusting its management, its operations and supply chain on the various shifts and changes that reshaped the plastic packaging market throughout the years.

Porter Diamond

In analyzing a firm’s strategic management, Michael Porter identifies six factors for analyzing its competitiveness: factor condition, demand condition, related and supporting industries, firm strategy structure and rivalry, government and chance (Traill & Pitts 19). Each of these factors will be treated separately and ...

INTRODUCTION

Manufacturing is a process in which raw materials are converted into finished goods. The process is accomplished with the use of industrial machines. The industrial tools used are mechanical powered which makes accomplishing a task easily possible. The manufacturing operations are related with producing tangible goods. The manufacturing process can be further divided into two significant branches. These classifications are process and discrete manufacturing. Process manufacturing is defined as production of products using a specific protocol and particular formula E.g. production of pharmaceutical drugs. Discrete manufacturing is the process of building products assembling parts E.g. Electronics, automobiles, furniture etc (Schieltz).
In ...