Direct Reports Samples For Students

Sports Direct – A Brief Corporate Insight

Sports Direct International Plc (Sports Direct) is a chain of a retail store that was established in 1982. The entity was formed by Michael James Wallace Ashley, prominently known as Mike Ashley, who is also the owner of a football club, Newcastle United. Sports Direct is an origination of the United Kingdom (UK) and has more than 670 retail stores globally (Sports Direct, 2016).
The corporate operations are segmented into two divisions namely Sports and Leisure, and Fashion and Lifestyle (Sports Direct, 2016). The Sports and Leisure division offers multiple and popular brands to target audience such as Nike, ...

Introduction

Costa Coffee is a multinational coffee company, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Founded by Costa family, the company started as a wholesale operation, working with specialist Italian Coffee shops. In 1995, the organization was acquired by Whitbread, who adopted very aggressive growth strategy, expanding the physical operation of Costa Coffee to over 2,800 shops across 30 countries. With over 1700 stores in the United Kingdom account for a major part of the total revenue of the company. Costa Coffee employs over 45,000 people and serves 25 million customers annually.
Costa Coffee operations are complex, ...

The airline industry is considered to be highly competitive and therefore airline company managers will need to determine the relevance of their current ERP systems with regards to the applicability of the financial information it generates. This is because the same quantitative and qualitative information is used for both financial and management accounting. However, the main goal of a company is to generate better profitability for its owners while remaining sustainable. This is done by controlling costs while improving revenues through the use of budgets and the standardization of costs and results to variances, which are primarily under management ...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING REPORT

Introduction
This report covers budgeting, break-even analysis, and the analysis of make-or-buy decision. The budgeting details the purpose of a budget and the importance of involving staff in developing a budget. The report contains a direct material purchase budget (in units and in dollars), a direct labor budget (in hours and in dollars), and a manufacturing overhead budget. The break-even analysis compares the hammer division break-even point locally and in Myanmar. The break-even analysis indicates that the business will have a lower break-even point if they shift the hammer division to Myanmar because of lower fixed costs and reduced ...

Abstract

Permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) are a type of motors that have permanent magnets mounted on the rotors instead of the rotor windings. This particular design gives the motor a few advantages over ordinary induction synchronous motors. The magnets attached to the rotor do not require excitation, which reduces the power consumption in PMSM. This gives the motor high operational efficiency and reduces the motor active diameter. PMSM are therefore associated with applications that require high torque but have limited operation space. The permanent magnets suffer from flux leakage and are therefore aligned in a pattern that minimizes flux ...

Marketing Communication Plan: Contemporary Marketing Communication

Marketing Communication Tools
Advertising
Advertising is a typical component of the communication mix for many businesses. It encompasses a variety of messages that the business will deliver using a particular medium to reach a targeted audience; the medium is usually paid for (Kelly, Lawlor & O’Donhue, 2005). This method would be effective for the introduction of the Samsung S6 product into the Irish market as it would inform the targeted customers of the availability of the brand in their location. Advertisements are usually made on radio or television stations, print media as well as through website placement (Fill, 2013). ...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING – COST CLASSIFICATION, VARIANCE ANALYSIS AND BUDGET PREPARATION

Executive Summary 4
1. Management Accounting, its Importance and Comparison to Financial Accounting 5

Management Accounting versus Financial Accounting 5

2. Different Classifications of Costs (Types, Behaviour, Function and Relevance) with Examples 6
a. Cost Classification by Behaviour 6

Semi-Variable Costs 7
Variable Costs 7
b. Cost Classification by Function 7
c. Cost Classification by Relevance 8
3. Variance Analysis Commonly Derived Variances, Problems and Limitations 9
a. Commonly Derived Variances 9

Material Cost Variance 10

Labour Cost Variance 10
Overhead Variance 10
Controllable Variance 10
b. Problems and Limitations of Variance Analysis 11
4. Different Operational Budgets and their Advantages 11
a. Master Budget 11
b. Operating Budget ...

Introduction

The business environment has become so competitive, and companies are attempting to lure the limited customers to their services. Due to this limitation in the market share, it is critical for companies to devise effective marketing strategies that will help build a strong customer base and also retain the customers and the market share

History of Budget Air Travel

The revolution of budget flights began following the deregulation of the European domestic markets thus allowing the rise of several airline companies. Such deregulations allowed airlines to take routes of their convenience thus creating a culture of liberalization in the domestic travel markets across Europe. ...

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Business Perspective

Part One
The first franchise offering is the UPS offering. In order to be a business owner, one will need the seed capital to start up the operation. UPS requires that a franchisee to have $167,825 - $535,580 when the franchise is opening in the traditional locations and $139,673 - $254, 562 when the franchise is opening in a non-traditional location as the startup cost (Franchise Direct, n.d.). UPS requires an additional $150,000 as the net worth of the franchisee and $60,000 -$100,000 as the liquidity (Franchise Direct, n.d.). The biggest challenge ...

Executive Summary

Nutella’s has been very successful in the UK market with the brand becoming a leader in sweet spread market with a share of 36 percent. The success of the brand in this market could be attributed to the company’s long experience in the UK. However, the brand’s future in this market is threatened by the perception that Nutella has saturated fats and sugar. Hence, it is important for Ferrero to investigate this problem and come up with a communication strategy that will change the image of the brand in the eyes of the current and potential ...

Discrimination in the place of work has been a barrier to the United Kingdom's development. The constitution of the country recognizes that everyone is equal. In 2010, the Equality Act was promulgated with an aim of reducing economic and social disparities within the United Kingdom. Following its promulgation, the business community expressed their concerns on its implication. This paper is set to examine the United Kingdom Equality Act 2010 as well as its consequences for the business community.
The Equality Act 2010 was introduced with the view of ensuring that discrimination in the workplace is eliminated. Certain characteristics are ...

Introduction

The present report delves into the expansion of Hind Al Oud Company into Bahrain, which is the only GCC countries in which the company does not operate. In particular, the report examines the suitability of Bahrain for Hind Al Oud Company’s expansion. The factors that make Bahrain a suitable marker for the company expansion are political stability, free market system, low inflation, positive economic growth and strong financial services regulation, positive industry growth, low level of centralized control required, lack of trade barriers, low transportation costs, unique business core competencies, low rate of expansion needed, high level of ...

The rationale of this report is to analyse the marketing information and facts of a company in UAE that is planning to enter an international market. The company chosen for this report is Anfasic Dokhoon that plans to start its operations in Tunis, Tunisia. The report contains the background of the Anfasic Dokhoon Company and the market analysis in Tunisia. The report also provides the marketing mix of the company as well as the staffing policies that would enable it to compete fairly in the international market. The potential suitability of various market entry strategies available to the company ...

Introduction

Pakistan is a developing country and is the 26th largest nation in terms of purchasing power parity. A member of BRICS community, the nation has shown signs of becoming one of the world’s largest economies by 2025. In the past, the country had suffered from the ills of political disputes, energy constraints, poverty, growing population and non-conducive business environment that had halted the growth of the country. However, during the past few years, Pakistan has shown some optimistic signs of economic improvement with consistent growth in GDP and other macro-economic factors. Still, many factors such as social and ...

INVESTMENTS

Economic overview
The economy of Jamaica greatly relies on services that accounts for over 70 percent of its GDP. The Nation continues to earn most of the foreign exchange from remittances, tourism and alumina/bauxite. Both tourism and remittances accounts for 30 percent each, whereas alumina/bauxite exports contribute roughly 5 percent of the GDP. The alumina/bauxite sector was the greatly affected by global downturn whereas the remittance flow and tourism industry remained resilient.
The economy encounters several challenges to its growth including soaring corruption and crimes, huge-scale underemployment and unemployment as well as a debt-to-the-GDP ratio that is about 130 ...

Introduction

A report following a global study of 44,000 people in the tourism sector by TripBarometer Connected Traveller report states that China is among the few top ten nations with connected travellers and categorises 49% of the Asians as connected travellers as most of them use a PC or mobile for booking trips . TravelBurma App targets the Chinese travellers, local business travellers, and other foreign travellers in the age group of 21-50 years. As Myanmar is a business district unit, people often prefer travelling there than any other part of China. During the year 2015, more than 4.68 million ...

Introduction

Sierra Ltd. is an automotive parts’ manufacturer situated in Eastbourne, England. The company manufacturers several distinct products and follows the traditional cost management system. It uses machine hours as the basis of allocation of overheads to its product costs. This report provides an assessment of Sierra’s finance director’s proposal to adopt the Activity Based Costing system for allocating overhead costs more appropriately and to increase sales margins.
The most important issues faced by Sierra Ltd. are the declining revenue and profits since the last five years, low projected net profits for 2016 and high product costs. Sierra ...

Introduction 3

Summary of the Equality Act 2010 3
The Purpose of the Equality Act 2010 4
Protected Characteristics in the Equality Act, 2010 4
Two Forms of Discriminations Discouraged by the Act 5
Behaviour Considered unlawful in the Act 5
Employment and Working Conditions Exempt from the Act 6
Changes made from Previous Discrimination Legislation 7
Potential Problems with the Equality Act of 2010 for Employers and Employees 8
Recommendations on how Organisations can ensure Compliance with the Equality Act 11

References 13

Employment Relations and Law – Equality Act 2010
Introduction
With the rise in globalisation pressures and the need for businesses ...

The Emerald is a 4-star hotel located in the city center and offers an assortment of services. The major goal of the management is the provision of comfort and unpretentious luxury and charm along with the integration of the best available technology. The hotel currently accommodates leisure tourists, business travelers, contracts, and small and large groups of people. It consists of 250 rooms (200 standard and 50 premium rooms). It also has a restaurant with 125 available seats and adjoining 50 seats in the bar lounge section. In addition, The Emerald has a bay exercise room, a conference and ...

Analysis of Multinational Companies

Analysis of Multinational Enterprise
The spread of the globalization across the world facilitates the process of the foundation of new firms and business units in different regions. With that, some companies prefer to have the supply chains approximately in every country regardless the fact that the headquarter of the company is locate din one jurisdiction. Among diversified nature of the business units, today are quite popular the multinational companies due to their competitive advantages in the market. The experts in the business environment define the multinational company as the enterprises that has the production facilities and other relevant assets ...

Management

In order to ensure successful conduction of business, organizational skills and effective planning is required. Further, analysis of competitors, understanding risks, and staying focused.
The selected business is business of guest house. Rooms are provided to customers so that they can stay there to take rest. They are also facilitated with food including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They can have their food at their door step or they can come to VIP lounge that is made in order to facilitate customers in a better manner.

Organizational Chart

Industry of Business
The business of guest house is included in the hotel industry.
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Executive Summary

The report is designed to develop the strategic marketing plan for Vertical Horizon Company for its coming three years. The company was founded in 2003 in New Zealand,and it offers adventurous services. The major activities of the company include Team building, Training of leadership, camping, camps for children, adventurous activities, Family get-togethers and reunions, parties, events and celebrations and Catering, Venue and accommodation services.
Based on the situation analysis, strength and weaknesses of Vertical Horizon are found along with the future opportunities and threats to the company. Keeping the analysis in mind, the three marketing objectives are designed ...

Business Decision-Making

Take Over3
Franchising..4

Increasing Investors5

Keep the Business as it is.5
Business Decision....6

References7

Introduction
Businesses operate in an environment that is regulated by the government and sometimes the government can make some policy changes that will affect either positively or negative. For instance, a recent change in government policy has affected the operations of Lemon Dessert & Café. Lemon Dessert & Café is a small scale restaurant located in the Stratford Shopping Mall in London. The restaurant sells mainly Asian food varieties. It is the only restaurant selling Asian cuisine within the Mall. The business is currently in its fifth year of operation ...

Industry Case Study Report

Industry Case Study Report

Abstract

The world has become increasingly mobile or that is what the statistics shows us. The number of tourists across the world has been rising all through the years barring a few occasions like post 9/11 in 2001 and during the global recession period of 2008-2010. The latest data shows that the international tourist arrivals have increased by 4 % to reach a record 1.2 billion tourist arrivals in 2015 . Almost all the major markets exhibited positive results and is it is expected to upkeep the momentum in 2016 as well.
New Zealand also continued to show ...

Sustainability Report: FIA Formula E Hong Kong

Introduction
In the modern business world, the issue of sustainability has been a major concern owing to the increased need to ensure environmental conservation. This has been amidst the need to lower costs for the purpose of improving profit and meetings the varying needs of different stakeholders in the business. Moreover, individuals, business organizations, and governments have continually prioritized the economic, social and environmental sustainability of business over any other business goals (Sebastian, 2015). Notably, sustainability has gained importance in the wake of various economic and ecological challenges. Traditionally, corporations around the world have merely been legal entities and ...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Introduction
Management and financial accounting provide platforms for an organization management to provide informed decision and policies. Organization management uses the budget as the accounting tool in formulation of policies and allocation of resources in different activities. Accounting encompasses the entire body of knowledge that deals with recording and keeping of all financial transactions. It entails identification, recording, classification, verification, and communication of financial information relating to the resources of the organization. On the other hand, financial accounting is a subset of accounting and is concerned with the use of financial data to measure economic performance of the organization. ...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Introduction
Management and financial accounting provide platforms for an organization management to provide informed decision and policies. Organization management uses the budget as the accounting tool in formulation and allocation of resources in different organization activities. The managers are the custodian of the budgets under the management and financial accounting. Financial statement and records provide viable financial data that helps in organization management especially in decision-making. Therefore, the study focuses on the management and financial accounting and expounding on objectives of the budget in an organization. The study will also provide the need of using variance analysis in organization ...

Marketing is distinguished by effective communication between the producer or the seller to the customers, with an objective of offering their services, or selling their products to them (Kotler, 2008). In most cases, communication is vital, simply because customers get the knowledge about a product or service through communication. Therefore, marketers do all they can to reach to their customers efficiently, and offer the product or services they have for them to get their goal, which is selling and making money. Therefore, the discussion hereunder will identify the marketing plan for Cycle-Gen, which is a pedal power for the ...

Management

The selected business is of boutique of small level, in which ready-to-wear garments of Asian style that comprise of shalwar kameez, will be made available to females. The boutique is providing quality clothes with latest designs to customers.

Organizational Chart

The business of boutique is included in textile industry.
Porter’s Five Forces
Threat of New Entrants
The threat from new entrants is low. This is because; Asian style ready-to-wear requires low skilled labor, which are well aware of different styles.

Availability of Substitutes

Availability of substitutes is higher, as people may wear other clothes that are available in the market. Further, they can ...

Business Decision-Making

Option 3: Increasing Investors5
Option 4: Keep the Business as it is6
Business Decision6

References8

APPENDIX9
Introduction
Businesses exist in a dynamic environment where circumstances keep on changing, and the businesses have to adapt to the changes to succeed. Businesses that are unable to adapt to the new environment find themselves closing shop and considering other options. Changes in government policies tend to affect small businesses more than they do to established businesses. This is largely because, the small businesses have limited capital bases, and their net income is usually limited and cannot significantly cushion them when harsh policies are ...

Introduction

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has gained significant popularity as well as extreme attention over the last couple of years due to its benefits and positive attributes. LA-ICP-MS has been extensively used in the analysis of biological samples, chemical samples and gemology. The technique of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is a significant technique for quantitative chemical analysis (Becker, 2013). Due to its numerous advantages such as rapid and direct analysis of samples, high sensitivity and high spatial resolution, it has been applied in numerous applications in different fields apart from chemistry.
The use ...

Abstract

In this experiment, benzene was treated with hydrogen in the presence of Pt/SiO2 as an example that can be applied on industrial operations to show that the most recently modernized methods of neutron total scattering that cover a wide Q-range allow the use of appropriate catalytic chemistry that can be measured on time domain to probe directly on site the hydrogenation of benzene within the catalyst pore. Based on this method, it is possible to study the rates of reaction on length scales that can provide measurements equivalent to the size of an atom or a nanometre. Furthermore, the ...

Part. 1 Concept introduction and analysis

Introduction
This report presents a proposal for a restaurant establishment in Clarke Quay in Singapore. The report provides an overview of the proposed location and the market trends identifying the suitability of the proposed concept. To achieve that, the proposal involves analysis of the target market and the financial prospects of the business deciding on whether the model is viable.

Restaurant concept

Generic strategy
The restaurant will have a premium pricing given the target customers it will be serving in Clarke Quay. The customers are mainly professionals and visitors with substantial income to afford the premium price for the food items ...

Introduction

Modern technological trends are moving towards the application of sustainable energy resources. Sustainable energy is that which is balanced on the lines of consumption and supply (Berndes, 2003). Concerning this, the utilization of such energy sources promotes the maintenance of controllable collateral implications. Sustainable energy leads to insignificant levels of environmental degradation. Additionally, the sustainability of energy resources can be understood according to their longevity. Such sources are deemed to fulfill the needs of the present while guaranteeing their progressive benefits into the future. Sustainable development has become a mainstream topic that is addressed in various forums globally. Hitherto, ...

The creation of cash flow statement was done by the FASB so that the stakeholders of the business including creditors, owners, and managers can receive a higher amount of information about the receipts and expenditures of cash. Though there is the provision of showing the cash balances in the balance sheet at the end of every period, there is no further information given on the balance sheet, statement of owner’s equity or income statement. The creation of a cash flow statement solves this problem without fail.
The basic purpose of a cash flow statement is the provision of ...

Part 1 - Executive Summary

Most people are in need of organic foods which do not have any chemicals. Establishing an organic food supermarket will be able to provide the fresh fruits and vegetables to the people. The business will be hoping to offer best-quality feeds to the people which will promote their wellness. The venture is hoping to make profit through distributing the organic food and promote the environmental wellness. The potential growth of the business is diversifying through providing the food material, producing their own suppliers and manufacturing natural products such as creams (Canavari and Olson, 2007).
When carrying out organic food ...

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Strategic brand management refers to the evolution of brand characteristics that build authenticity, assurance and emotional bonds with customers that ultimately result in value creation and building of social interactions and behavior (Rosenbaum-Elliot et al., 2011).

Understanding customer problems and making efforts to solve those problems form the core of marketing strategy (Alexander, 2015).

Customers are swayed by social and behavioral impulses leading to purchases which either solve a problem or meet their unique need. For this discussion we will evaluate the strategic brand management of Nike. The ...

The steering wheel has been one of the advancements that have been made in the motor vehicle industry. However, the steering wheel as we know it today has had various developments over the years. This essay will clearly table the rich history of the modern day steering wheel and further compare it to its predecessors. In order to be able to understand the developments in the modern day steering wheel and particularly the electronic control steering, it is important to understand the history of the hydraulic control.

The Evolution of Electronic Control for Steering

Once man developed the wheel and was able to make the machines, ...

Marketing Audit and Plan of QANTAS Airline

Organizational view
The airline industry is a fastest growing services industry in the world that is providing air transport services to the traveling passengers and freight. I am very inspired by the industry business, and it provided valuable service to me. I have gathered some information and aware about a leading Australian Airline company, Qantas. The marketing audit is and empirical study of the company that Qantas to understand the global market’s demand and examine the competitors’ market. It also helps the management to investigate the current marketing aspects and set future strategies. I am familiar with the ...

Discuss the indications for each type of monitoring device

Fetal Monitor
The heart rhythm and heart rate are main indicators for the fetal monitor. The indicators help in understanding the fetal condition, which is a necessary factor to consider during labor and the delivery of a child. During the process of labor and delivery, the health care personnel is required to monitor the heart rate and rhythm of the fetus (Shore, Benson-Karhi, Malamud, & Bashiri, 2014). Monitoring of heart rate and rhythm helps in identifying any form of distress within the fetus that may have occurred during the labor and delivery process.

Internal Fetal Scalp Electrode

The Fetal scalp electrode is an internal ...

Part A - For the Organization

Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder analysis refers to the method uses qualitative data to know the interests and effects of different groups on the company. Internal stakeholders are the individuals within an organization, who are directly affected by the company’s activities. External stakeholders are the individuals outside the organization, but are indirectly affected by the performance of the company (Holland 126). The internal and external stakeholders of Cancer Council NSW are identified in table 1.

Scope of Risk Management

SWOT Analysis
Political: The government of NSW has taken various initiatives in relation to cancer prevention that indirectly also affect the Cancer Council NSW. For ...

Introduction

Globalization of economies and the strengthening of political and economic relationships in the European Union have had the significant influence on the development of retail industry in the country. The fashion industry is highly dependent on the social and economic trends. With increased mobility of individuals and the digitalization of the markets, companies are obliged to look or ways to further enhance their brand and become more responsive to increasingly dynamic fashion market and consumers, who are more demanding with regards to the short lifecycle of the products today, than ten and even five years ago. Moreover, competition on ...

Background

Karen Millen (KM) is an English-born organization, which prides itself on individual design for each of the collection pieces and hand-crafted by Karen Miller designers in their home atelier. This proposition delivers unique customer experience, superior quality and attention to detail. The Brand positions itself as an affordable luxury fashion, present in 65 countries across six continents and operating two of its flagstone in New York and London (KM, 2016).
KM felt the impact of the international economic crisis and its recent demerger from Aurora Group along with the toughening competition in the sector, going through significant financial challenges ...

Residential Property Market in Australia

Australian has seen of the one highest boom in the residential houses market over the last couple of years. Additionally, the house prices have been on the rise. Particularly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicated that the house prices in the country increased by an average of 11.4% before inflation adjustment throughout the major cities in the year 2015 (Chamberlain, Johnson & Robinson 2014). Notably, despite the modest economic growth experienced in Australia, the housing market continued to rise, and there has been a consistent increase in the house prices (Ley 2011). For instance, the eight major cities experienced ...

Objective of civic engagement: manifestation of democracy through the ballot

As a primary step towards my Project, I started with the topic of maximizing civic engagement related to the involvement of education and direct interaction with the electorate. The importance of the topic came from the fact that there has to be mass voting to ensure a clearer picture of the democratic choice. The electorate is a significant factor for not only deciding their governing representatives but also in shaping the public stand towards the formation of the right government. Hence, there has to be a vigilance or awareness drive for the voters of the region so that they ...

Assignment number

Imagine you are starting a small business and it is your goal to create a successful business. What is your business? What products and/or services are you selling? 


What industry are you in? Conduct a 5-Force Analysis. Is this a “good” industry to get into? Why or why not? 


Who are your direct and indirect competitors? 


What is your competitive advantage? How will you create a sustainable competitive advantage? 

Create a Situational Analysis (SWOT Analysis) for your business. 

How will you compete with your direct competitors? What is your positioning strategy? Explain why this would be an effective strategy.

Question 1

If I were to establish a small ...

International Marketing – Iceland Supermarket

Introduction
Iceland Foods Ltd. is one of the leading names in the food retail sector in the UK. The company was founded by Malcolm Walker in 1970; and, since then, it has undergone consistent growth in its popularity, consumer-base, and profitability in the domestic market. Before, fridges and freezers came to be commonly used; it focused on selling loose frozen foods i.e. vegetables and meat. Later on, it worked on product development strategy by introducing some branded grocery items that proved to be a booster to its sales revenue. Within 46 years of its business life, the company has ...

Executive Summary 3

The Concept of Social Media Marketing (SMM) – An Introduction 4
A brief introduction of Gordmans Stores Incorporated and the manner in which its vision and mission statement has influenced its digital marketing strategy and decision-making 4

Three Key Recommendations on How Gordmans Stores Incorporated could Apply Digital Marketing Strategies and Benefit from this Concept 5

Recommended Strategy Number 1 - Social Media Marketing Approaches 5
The Passive Approach 5
The Active Approach 6
Recommended Strategy Number 2 – Reach Unique Target Market for B2B Connections 6
Recommended Strategy Number 3 – Interact Actively with Visitors and Customers to get Personal 7
Conclusion 8

References 9

Executive Summary
This paper is aimed at making simple, concise and relevant strategic recommendations using which Gordmans ...

Introduction of the Product

A Polaroid Cube is a delightful and little camera that takes the still shots as well as video. Just as the name suggest, it is a tiny tube about 35mm on the side. It can stick to any and all the magnetic surfaces and even a dinner folk. The cube can be tossed and can be taken around to take the life's precious moment in town or an adventure (Amstrong, & Kotler, 2011 p.12). However, the cube can be used any place in any circumstance to take photos and video recording. The cube comes in red, blue and red colors ...

Communication

A $20million book deal, speaking deals with Ari Emmanuel and a half billion dollar library - what Obama can look forward to in his retirement- By Hannah Parry (Daily Mail Online).
This is an article that speaks about the President Obama’s retirement plans. Following the election of President Elect Donald Trump as the 45th US president in 2016, the time come for the outgoing President Barrack Obama to vacate the White and he will do so on Friday, January, 20, 2017 as the writer puts it in the article. The writer has employed various elements of the 5W’ ...

Background3

External Environment....4

Political Factors.4

Economic Factors..5
Social Factors....6

Technological Factors6

Internal Environment6
Critical Evaluation.7
Dutch Model Problem Solving 8
Goal-Setting Theory in the Retraining Program..11

Implementing the Retraining Program.12

Consultancy Role.13
Conclusion13
Reference List..15
Hai Di Lao Hot Pot Strategy
Background
Hai Di Lao Hot Pot is a chain of restaurants established in Cihina in 1994 and is now spread across China, South Korea, Singapore and the USA (Haidilao 2016). As the name suggests, its specialty is the Chinese Sichuan hot pot, a dish in which the ingredients are assembled together and are cooked in a hot pot at the table of the diner. The humble beginnings, ...

Abstract

In this document, strategic analysis of the two selected industries from the London Stock Exchange for the period January 2015 to December 2015 is presented. 530 and 570 that are Pharmaceutical and Energy Exploration Sector. The second part of this report shares analysis and interpretation of the monthly capital using descriptive analytic and trend analysis. Moreover, business forecasting is done using regression analysis. After seeing the trend lines for market capitalization of the both sectors, it can be seen that the pharmaceutical industry had relatively higher market capitalization average during the period. On the other hand, the market capitalization ...

Event Legacy -Contemporary Issues in Event Management

Introduction
The event industry has undergone a tremendous transformation where it has shifted from its traditional nature to being embraced by both professionals and entrepreneurs. The increase in mega international events, such as the FIFA world cup and the Olympics, has attracted different stakeholders, including event managers and other parties, to make such occasions a success. The growth of the industry has also been accompanied by an increase in the size and range of the audience. As a result, event managers are often faced with serious challenges, such as the need to leave a legacy and positively impact the ...

Executive Summary 3

Introduction 4
Theoretical Background 4
Brand Love Scales 4
Definition of Love 5
Personality of Brand 5
Image of the Brand 5
Brand Love’s Elements 6
Brand Romance 7
Brand Attitude 7
Brand Loyalty 7
Fashion Brands Love 8
Brand Love in Cell Phone Industry 8
Brand Love Creation by the Companies 8
Apple/Samsung/Huawei 8
PepsiCo 9
Benetton 9
Conclusion 9

BIBLIOGRAPHY 10

Executive Summary
Brand love is a relatively new phenomenon actively discussed by the scholars and marketing professionals. Brand love is necessary for the modern companies to successfully attract and retain their customers. Moreover, it helps to convince ...

Human Resource Management (HRM) refers to the practices and knowledge within an organization that is concerned with the organization’s primary responsibility and employment relations (Redman, & Wilkinson, 2009). As such, it is a discipline that is guided by numerous models that include Guest, Harvard, Warwick, Storey, and Fombrun models. The Guest model developed by David Guest contends that the HR manager is initially presented with specific strategies which then create a need for certain practices within the organization in order to achieve the desired outcome. It bears six aspects that include HRM strategy and practices as well as behavior, ...

International Olympic Committee Ethical Issues

Background
One of the most recent scandals occupying the headlines of the international print and social media is the doping scandal, surrounding the Russian Olympic and Paralympic Team and the participation of the athletes in the Olympic Games in Rio this August. The Games have started and it is evident that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) along with Independent Committee and Brazilian Authorities took the decision not to ban the team from participation, causing dual and controversial response from the international community. The organization in a focus of the scandal is the IOC, heavily criticized for the way it ...

Ancillary Revenue Management in the Airline Industry

Introduction
There is a stiff competition between the network airlines and the low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the airline aviation industry. For a long time, the traditional network airlines have been struggling to cope up with the many economic uncertainties in the industry, especially the rising cost of jet fuels and increasing operating costs. Consequently, to survive in the industry, they have been forced to come up with new ways of generating revenue. Like LCCs, the network carriers are now considering unbundling their services to produce additional income. Network airlines are also adopting the trend of selling chargeable services, which ...

The standard operating procedure for security department has been prepared to provide a response framework to different emergencies at the Phillips 66 Company. The purpose of reporting Crisis Management (CM) Notifications is to ensure that the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is aware of crisis incidents and potential impacts to the company. It delivers complete information about standard operating procedure of security department of the company. It identifies the strengths of ELT and shows the team’s approaches and capabilities to control the security system effectively.

Procedure

The team has created efficient plans to take immediate actions against any emergency situation ...

Introduction

Under a merger, two business entities come together and become a new business with a new name. On many cases, the mergers bring together firms, which are equal in size and stature. On the other hand, an acquisition involves a larger and more powerful company buying another business; a smaller business. The purchased business may be fully absorbed by the parent company or in some occasions, may be operated as a subsidiary. The use of mergers and acquisitions may take place during any economic environment meaning that it may take place when the companies involved are both performing well, ...