Drivers Reports Samples For Students

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DRIVERS OF CHANGE – KEY FEATURES

Internal and External Drivers of Change – Key features
Introduction
Managing organizational change implies concentrating the internal efforts for adjusting to the ongoing evolution that the market imposes (Child, 2005). Optimizing internal human resources through relevant trainings, adapting the organizational structure to local environment or shifting the company’s business objectives for attaining performances (Segura, 2009) are the internal drivers of change that will be considered within this essay. On the other hand, external or outside change is generated by the economic, socio-cultural, political, legal or technological factors (Proehl, 2001). The internal and external drivers of change will ...

F1 race in Beijing, China is one of the popular businesses. It is gaining its popularity day by day. Business houses involved in this kind of deals, earn revenue of over $1 billion. Starting from car manufactures to the drivers, many people are part of this business. This business may look lucrative and entertaining; however there are certain kinds of risk in it. Henceforth, the strategic management of F1 racing should be planned accordingly.

What do you mean by Strategy?

Strategy means something which is planned or designed in order to achieve a long term goal. It is changed and improved depending on a company’s products ...

Introduction

United States federal government, Wisconsin’s local government, Department of Transportation, and all the safety partners need to move with speed to curb drunken driving menace in Wisconsin state. This problem can be achieved only if there is collaborative partnership between the government departments, private institutions and the local citizens. This research paper seeks to answer the question on; what should be done to reduce incidences of drunken driving in Wisconsin? I propose that there should be a collaborative effort between the government, private institutions, and citizens in coming with the proper programs to solve the problem. This is because ...

The Google driverless car is a top notch technological invention developed by the famous tech company Google aimed at making a self-drive car. This is an automobile that would be able to drive itself via the use of artificially intelligent systems via use cognitive ability and sensors installed on the vehicle hardware. As of now the car has been put into operation in three states in the US, that is, Florida, Nevada, and California. Nevertheless, the Google company I still pushing for the implementation of this technology across the country while facing moral and ethical questioning before passing of the laws ...

Truck drivers have been involved in numerous road accidents in the US. It has been suggested by the Federal Highway Administration that additional training will increase the effectiveness of truck drivers, thereby improving their safety records. This study intends to test this assertion. In order to test this assertion a sample of 34 drivers, who were randomly selected from Mercer Transportation company, were asked their perception on whether they had the necessary training to effectively perform their duties. The data that was collected is in the appendices. The pretest and post test groups were then analyzed using the Wilcoxon matched ...

The Pinkie Campaign (No Speeding)

Speeding in highways has become one of the most common vices in the society today. It has caused the death of a lot of people most of them being you people. According to a survey that was conducted between 2002 and 2006, more than 34% of the total accidents were caused by drivers who were aged between 17 years and 24 years (Tay 2002). Out of the total, it was found that only 17% of them had legal license holders. This prompted the government to come up with a campaign that was dubbed ‘The Pinkie Campaign’. The main aim of this campaign ...

Analysis of How Uber Changes the Way World Moves

Executive Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Analysis of the Uber’s Business Model ----------------------------------------------------------- 3

The Revenue-Generation Model of Uber ------------------------------------------------ 5
Value Propositions -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Uber and the Decision-Making Process ----------------------------------------------------------- 8

References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

Executive Summary
Generally functioning in connecting passengers and cab drivers in the shortest amount of time possible, Uber is considered by many to be one of the most groundbreaking innovations of this era where advanced technology is the primary key to serve people in the most efficient way possible. Making a big name in less than a decade, many still question the methodology employed by Uber for it ...

Hooning Behavior

Hooning behavior refers to the behavior of drivers who drive in an anti-social manner with reference to the standards set for the contemporary society. It entails the use of a vehicle in an irresponsible manner, which is hazardous especially in public places. The severity of hooning behaviors is assessed on the impact that a particular behavior has on the people involved. In fatal cases, hooning behavior can lead to the loss of lives not only to the driver in question but also to other road users. Due to its prevalence, many people consider hooning behavior an international problem. Owing to this, ...

Official Name – Title of Course

American College of Dubai
Executive Summary
Introduction of Subject Matter
This report provides an analysis and specific evaluation pertaining to the current management climate at the Uber Company in Part I and Part II. Covered herein in Part I is a discussion on the challenge of managing people within organizations, within an understanding of the context involved. Understanding people, in terms of social perceptions and managerial protocols of group behavior give insight into the way Uber functions. According to Uber founders and CEO, Travis Kalanick, “every problem has a solution,” and feels so passionate about entrepreneurial enterprises that ...

An information system is one of the most important facilities that an organization needs to have. The information system helps in the accomplishments of tasks with minimal supervision and improved accuracy. An information system needs to be planned well and properly designed so that it can achieve the functions assigned to it. An elaborate information system has several components that should be able to work together so as to achieve the desired functionalities. The components of an information system usually vary depending on the nature of operations that the system is supposed to cover/handle (Beynon, 2004). The travel agent ...

Executive Summary

This report paper provides information about a business idea whose aim is to provide an alternative mean of transport that is convenient in short distances, less costly, and which can take short time to avoid exhausting for ill or old persons. This report talks about a phone application called Travel companion. This application helps one to travel from city to city by car in a more efficient and comfort manner. With this application, one is linked with other persons travelling to common destination ad also splits your expenses and burdens incurred while travelling with other persons. This application helps ...

Purpose and scope

This audit aims at evaluating WIESER Company which is a licensed company for freight shipping and trucking. This is a field that encompasses adverse risks. Therefore, this audit aims at identifying these risks, employing concrete measures and coming up with possible deficiencies associated to the system and come up with more recommendations that may boost the performance of the system. The various factors that the report aims to consider in the audit top management leadership and support, risk assessment and standards development, communication and enforcement, accident evaluation and reporting, emergency response, fleet performance measurement, driver conduct promotion, driver competence, hiring and ...

Overview of the Industry

Over the last five years, the Singapore taxi industry has seen tremendous changes, most of which have resulted from the development of private app-taxi companies. The introduction of the taxi bookings apps in 2013 was marked by an explosive growth of the demand for the app based taxi services from the main global players that is Uber and Grab car. Over the years, this has continued to affect the traditional taxi operators; according to research, the advent of the taxi app companies has reduced the regular taxi earnings by 20 % (Lee, 2015). This has been the main concerns for ...

Introduction

Two phenomenons have had a largest affect on modern day business operations; globalization and technological advance. (Weil & Vitale, 2001) In the face of the two, entrepreneurs have not been left out in utilizing massive opportunities that they avail by designing new ways of doing business including the e-business platform. However, the change brings with it an equal measure of challenges to the business arena hence a need to devise effective ways of managing the risks involved. Some of the greatest risks in the e-business threaten sustainability of the model’s effective supply chain as well as operations. (Porter, 1991) In that ...

Horse-run carts portrayed the streetscape right up until the commencement of the previous century, but the arrival of the vehicle, which Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler created separately of one another in the year 1886, instituted a totally fresh combination of needs as compared to those connected with horse-run carts – particularly where the suspension was a concern: it was essential to handle superior pace, without jeopardizing road travelers. Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler assumed dissimilar approaches to this issue: while Benz chose the cycle as the initiating point for his Copyright Motor Car and employed a navigating head plus ...

Introduction

In the contemporary business world, the work environment is constantly changing, so as the structure that defines the jobs, employees, and employment practices. The rise of globalization has allowed the employees to choose and have a voice in their place of work, and hence forcing the companies to rethink about the future contemporary and future means of acquiring, planning, and using physical space. Therefore, in order for a company to change and enhance the workplace performance, it is important to consider the most interesting issues that affect the contemporary and future work environment. The two most interesting issues in ...

Executive Travel Report

Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv (Israel) Fast Facts
Status Financial center of Israel and 2nd most populous city
Time zone UCT/GMT +3 hours

Political system Democracy

Main religion Judaism
Language(s) Hebrew, Arabic, English
Currency exchange rate 1 ILS = 0.26 USD; Inverse 3.76 USD

Arriving to Ben-Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv)

The airport is located 20 km (12.5 miles) outside the city. Equipped with 3 terminals, the airport is designed to service approximately 16 million travelers a year. You will arrive to Terminal 3 that accepts international flights. Inside the terminal you will find an emergency clinic, post office, currency exchange centers, 24 hour banks and a number and of ...

Introduction

The political factor by which an organization is most affected is the prescribed rules & regulations by the Government. FedEx is an international company working worldwide. There are certain nations where the rules & regulations are not being implemented in true letter and spirit. Being a company working internationally, the FedEx should interact with these nations and let them to use international services in a better way. Other than rules & regulation, there are many other factors which affect the business; these include the industrial limitations, political stability, and the business standards. The adherence of the pre-requisite laws is the key of success of a ...

Abstract

Engagement is a fulfilling job related state of mind that makes employees feel connected with their workplace on an emotional level. The key drivers of workplace engagement for employees include career opportunities, communication, brand alignment, recognition and appreciation, compensation and workplace relationships. Highly engaged employees are beneficial to the growth of business because they add to the innovation and overall profitability of the organization. They promote customer loyalty, employee retention, growth of revenues and higher profitability. However, engaged employees might turn disengaged if they are overburdened with mounting work pressure and stress. In the competition to retain and attract best ...

Multi-driver speaker systems require ‘Crossovers’ as their subsystems and are primarily used for the separation of input signal on the basis of driver into various different frequency ranges. The power which is received by the drivers is only in their usable frequency range and therefore the distortion which is caused in the drivers can be reduced with the use of crossovers. Crossovers are only helpful in order to minimize the distortion and it is not possible to completely block at the passband edges, similarly amplitude variation and face changes also cannot be completely restricted.
Crossovers are primarily of ...

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 ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of this discussion is to examine the travel and transit patterns in the Scarborough region of Toronto as well as in the Pickering region. This report gives a basic demographic overview of travel and transit patterns in the regions, and makes suggestions regarding the nature of expanding public transit and reducing the number of cars on the road during peak transit hours. For both regions, peak transit hours appear to be between 6 am and 9 am, as people move from their homes to work—the bulk of this traffic could be reduced with a more efficient public transit ...

- Introduction
The subject of this study concerns some of the most serious pavement deficiencies: alligator cracking, bleeding, and potholes. Alligator cracking and potholes can often shorten the pavement’s lifespan. Bleeding more often impacts road safety; bleeding causes reduced friction which, in turn, can cause skidding for drivers. The case study focuses on alligator cracking, potholes, and bleeding in an effort to explain their impact on pavement, as well as how they are remedied. In an effort to better understand the detriment these issues cause, a local two-lane road was studied for evidence of distress and damage.
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Abstract

Since its founding in 1886 by three brothers, Robert, James, and Edward Johnson, Johnsons & Johnsons has reached more than 275 operating companies around the world to include Asia, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. Its goal of creating new and better products for customers and healthcare professionals pushed it to expand into three product segments: Pharmaceuticals, Consumers, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics (MDD). In 2013, it stood as one of the top 10 companies in the United States in its Pharmaceutical segment. It has driven growth through a concerted effort to restore reliability in providing products to its consumers with a focused ...

I would like to acknowledge the following persons and organization who did my research to be successful. They worked tirelessly with me to ensure that this research was successful.
- The university management which provided the resources that I needed in the research.
- My very able lecturers who assisted me during the research period and guided me on how I should go about it.
- The librarian and all the workers that work in the library who always ensured I could get the books I needed for my research.
- The people who proof ...

Introduction p. 3

Significance p. 4
Trend Drivers and Patterns p. 5
Impact on the Hospitality Industry p. 7
Subway: A Case Study p. 7
Impact on Future Professional Development p. 9
Conclusion p. 10
References p. 11
Chemicals in the food chain and the relevance to the hospitality industry.
1.0 Introduction:
In the past, the process of a food chain was simple; foods were eaten as they were produces due to lack of preservation techniques. While it was considered to be important, food was categorized as just a commodity (Gauther, 2012). As industrialization increased, farmers became more distant from consumers and ...

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, ...

ENGL 303-005: Technical Writing

Feasibility Study on Solutions to efficiently power an electrical vehicle
Abstract
“Feasibility Study on Solutions to Efficiently Power and Charge Electrical Vehicles”
The future of electric vehicles needs to shift toward the use of solar charging stations which can increase the feasibility of electric vehicles outside of urban areas. The solar powered charging stations can revolutionize the way the world views vehicles powered by renewable energy sources. These solar stations can be placed in rural areas which can allow the drivers to store and charge their vehicle, which will minimize the prevalence of vehicles being stranded without access to ...

Individual Report – Marketing for a New Product.

The service “Share&Go” is an innovative solution that is offered by the taxi service company. It uses the existing fleet of the company as well as its drivers to provide a new car sharing service to its customers. Customers can access the service through a mobile application or directly through the website. The idea behind is to give people an opportunity to split the payment for taxi rides between several people, even if those people are not travelling as one group. Customers can request a taxi by indicating the pick-up point and the final destination, as well as the possible tolerance time. ...

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to analyze the influence of the leadership on the organizational behavior, development and future perspectives of the BMW Group. In the scope of this research the author will look at the general concept of leadership and its influence on organizational effectiveness based on the theoretical analysis of existing business and scholarly studies and provide share personal view on the this topic. This will outline the direction of the analysis specific for the chosen organization – BMW Japan. The choice is justified by the interesting external environment that put pressure and to some extend determines ...

Strategy Project

POLITICAL 3
ECONOMIC 4
SOCIAL 4
TECHNOLOGICAL 5
ENVIRONMENTAL 5
LEGAL 6
1.2. PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 6

Threat of New Entrants: LOW 6

Bargaining Power of Suppliers: LOW 6
Power of Buyers: HIGH 6
Threat of Substitutes: HIGH 7
Rivalry of Competitors: HIGH 7
1.3. KEY DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS 8
II. INTERNAL STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF ABBOTT LABORATORIES 11
2.1. ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM 13
2.1.1. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 13
2.1.2. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE 14
2.1.3. ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES 15
2.2. BUSINESS SYSTEM 15
2.2.1. PRODUCT AND SERVICE OFFERINGS ...

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Retail industry of UK is huge in size and contributes significant to the overall world GDP. Despite being huge retail section of UK is highly competitive and companies are constantly striving to provide improved product and services to their customers in order to gain greater market share. The retail industry has to combat the impact from the change drivers of segment itself as well as related segment. Moreover, other factors that have been posing impact include shift from brick retail section to clicks, change in lifestyle, demographics etc. (SAS, 2012).
There are many factors that have put impact ...

There are many environmental changes that are occurring in the different parts of the world. These environmental changes have adverse effects to the lives of the human beings living in the different parts of the world. One of the areas that have been affected by environmental changes is Morgantown. There has been a snowstorm in the region therefore causing a lot of problems in the region. Due to the current environmental changes, it is predicted that there is a possibility that there might be even bigger snowstorms in the region and this might adversely affect the normal lives of the residents in ...

Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Global Transport and Logistics Industry

Lifestyle habits have affected how the hiring process is conducted in the transportation and logistics industry. Young people in the industry are lacking and those that are employed lack in skills and expertise. Potential new recruits could be discouraged by the antisocial hours they have to work, for example as truck drivers. The average age of truck drivers is the early fifties and this age had been increasing over the years due to the inexperience and lifestyles of modern generations. Additionally, the transport and logistics industry is constantly evolving due to modern lifestyles such as online commerce and home ...

Introduction - An Overview of the Sector

Contemporary business environment and the retail sector specifically have changed dramatically over the past decades. These changes are driven by a number of micro and macro factors, such as the impact of stakeholder attitude, competitive environment, geographic and political influences and other elements of external environment It is evident that consumers preferences and expectations evolve, based on the changes in their lifestyle, globalization and access to technology. The retail market is highly oligopolistic and it will be explained further in this report. This profile of the industry places several pressures, which are not as significant in other sectors, where ...

Section 1: Description

Using data to drive customer experience was the topic of discussion during the master’s seminar I attended within the institution’s premises. The seminar was mainly concerned with the strategies that a business could use to increase the level of customer loyalty as a way of boosting the sales and revenues. During the seminar, the speaker was very precise on the importance of a business becoming more oriented towards building a long-lasting and effective customer value proposition. Additionally, the speaker talked about establishing a scheme for operating performance transformation in the sector of supply chain and clients care. ...

STC233 Advertising Agency held a focus group with female college students ranging between the ages of 18 years to 24 years. The aim of the focus group was to establish the young female attitude towards motorcycle drivers. The result from the focus group will be used to formulate an advertising strategy for Harley-Davidson Brand. The main points of discussion included:

The young female general attitude towards motorcycle

Instances where they use motorcycle (if any)
Their family members or friends who use motorcycles
Their attitude towards the drivers of these motorcycles
What should be done (if any) to improve safety in driving motorcycles
There were 30 participants; ...

Large company goals like as sales limited the quality of products or increases in market share of the company, do not normally take into account employee motivation. Motivating employees is thus a problem and the opportunity for other companies like an ace with the aim of outperforms their competitors in the environmental market. For a firm to meet its set aims and objectives in the form of goals, its work must be motivated to perform effectively in the form of addition commission. Basing on research carried out by workers of a subject company, Ace echoed system of ideas prepared and issued by ...

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Differences between Innovation and Invention

Invention and innovation have different meanings and definitions. An invention is the creation of a new product or rather the introduction of a process for the first time. On the other hand, innovation could be defined as a contribution to an existing product. Also, improving someone’s process represents innovation. An invention is a unique idea or product that does not exist. An invention could occur in study different fields, particularly in science and engineering. The whole process of the invention begins with a unique idea and then the idea should lead to an ...

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Abstract
This report delves into John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport (JFK). It provides a brief history as well as the old and new structure of the airport. As well, it gives a panoramic view of the old and the new structural features of the Airport for the future needs.

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Airport: An Introduction

JFK is run by the Port Authority of New York as well as New Jersey, under a charter ratified in 1947. It is amongst the leading passenger-volume airports all over the USA, as well as the busiest international air passenger entrance, managing more air ...

What had been a question of values and ethics has now become an issue of corporate policy. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been globally accepted by the firms in the twenty first century, in order to fulfil their moral obligations to the society that is giving to them profits and gains. One can get several examples these days where big multi-national firms (MNEs) are lending a hand towards the betterment of the society. For example: Volkswagen India initiated a programme in Maharashtra's draught stricken community by offering to expand their water reserves. This would help the local population get easy water access ...

Over the last several years, Qatar has experienced significant continuous growth in the high real GDP. This has been characterized by an expansion of about 4.30% in the last quarter of 2013. These growth rates of GDP in Qatar occur through the reports made by the Qatar Statistics Authority. Since 2004, the GDP growth rate in Qatar has stagnated at 4.0% but in 2008, the rates went to a height of 14.4%. However, towards the end of the same year, the rates declined of -23.2%. These aspects have largely contributed to the growth of Qatari’s into one of the ...

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Summary

General Motors Company deals with automotive, in most cases, vehicles. The management was aware of the problems with the ignition switch which could force cars to shut suddenly down, disabling their steering. In practice, this could bring about an action on strict liability against the company by the consumers. According to the law, the producer incurs strict liability whenever there arise safety ramifications which the producer is aware of. In this case, it is apparent that General Motors is aware of the defects and the harm they could cause to the ...

Enter Your University

This paper will address the different nuances of Health care company merger and acquisitions , specifically it will address the key financial drivers which prompt a merger, post merger analysis , financial planning in the post merger arena and the relevance of financial analysis in a healthcare organization. Finally the paper will address the current state of the healthcare system and what we can expect to see in the future.

Financial drivers that prompt mergers and acquisitions in Healthcare organizations.

Target company value: If the acquiring company feels that the target company to merge with is undervalued it would be a win fall for the former. Also from the perspective if the target company ...

Paper outline

Critical evaluation of Minnie’s Food Pantry Volunteer Volunteer program
Introduction
As presented in the interview, Minnie’s Food Pantry was established on April, 1st 2008 (April fool’s day) with the volunteer program being set in October, 2008. The organization offers healthy meals to families that are in need, in addition to educating them to become positive contributors to the community. In order to make this possible, the organization partners with local grocery stores and market to acquire fresh fruits, vegetables and wholesome meals to the families served. Currently, the organization serves thousands of families via ...

Abstract

The report deals with the analysis of design and implementation strategy adopted by an Indian Grocery retailer iTadka, based in Perivale, UK. This is a small yet very promising Organization in terms of growth, with an accomplished online business. The report will analyze the effectiveness of the current online business strategy followed by the company. It will also look into the issues this company faces in terms of its resourcing capabilities, followed by the recommendations that can promote its online presence.
iTadka: The Company Profile
An independent Indian grocery store located in Perivale, UK, iTadka started its business ...

Business Report: Better Place Company

1.0 Introduction
The better place company is a venture backed global business developed and then sold battery switching and battery charging services for the electric automobiles. The company was initially located at Palo Alto, California, and most the planning of the company openly started on October 2007, as a better place project. 2011 January, the company had raised over 700 million dollars, and more about third of the money being spent to set up battery switch stations. Furthermore, the company managed to obtain taxes from other states, despite all this, it was in May 2013 that the company filed of ...

The Century Council is an organization formed by alcohol distillers that has lent and continues to lend support to the various existing programs and policies with a view to reducing fatalities as a result of drunk driving. This organization promotes punitive measures to be meted out to people who drive while drunk. Such measures include zero tolerance for underage drivers, license revocation and general tougher penalties for offenders (Centurycouncil.org. n.p.).
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a movement aimed at stopping the practice of drunk driving as well as underage drinking. The organization also supports victims of accidents caused by drunk ...

Marketing

Introduction
Every driver on the Australian roads needs their own protector. Car angel pty Limited provides a solution the drivers in Australia. Marketing refers the process of a marketer communicating the values of the products or services to potential clients. Marketing in Australia covers a vast area and critical to attract customers. It determines the existence of a company or is a failure. Car angel pty Limited must employ qualified marketers with unique marketing qualities. They must convince the motorists to purchase car angel for their safety. They must show the major importance of car angel in reducing the insurance costs(Berry, 2008, ...

Price

Before agreeing on pricing, Gillette Company put the following factors into considerations: it checks on the fixed and variable costs, competition from other institutions, the objectives of the company, the proposed positioning strategies and the target group and willingness of the customers to pay for the prices set.
The pricing strategies used by the Gillette Company include penetration pricing, skimming pricing, competition pricing, product line pricing, bundle pricing and cost up pricing. In penetration pricing, the Gillette Company places a price that is low so that it can increase its sales and the market share of all the products. ...

Background

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) remains as a Non-Governmental Organization(NGO) whose mandate lies that protecting consumers from business malpractices. OFT is responsible from cushioning consumers against anti-competitive or illicit business behavior (Office of Fair Trading 2012). The OFT extracts gets its powers from The Enterprise Act 2002 (Becket 2012). In addition, the OFT works concurrently with around 250 bodies to censure consumer rights are protected. In relation to The Competition Act 1998, two prohibitions can be separated, namely Chapter 1, which is concerned with discouraging any co-ordinated actions that exists between firms that subsequently leads to an anti-competitive ...

Question 1

Brand positioning is essential for companies wishing to develop competitive advantage in a market. Strategies for brand positioning are based on two main platforms, competitors and consumers. Quality and price of a product are the two main attributes used for effective positioning of a product. This was also confirmed by Michael Porters when he came up with the generic strategy for competitive advantage. According to porter’s generic strategy, there are three approaches that can be applied to any product in any industry for competitive positioning in a market. The three approaches include, cost leadership, differentiation, and market focus. Differentiation entails creating a unique ...

Introduction

A car driving simulator is basically a software product that can be used by anyone who wants to experience simulated driving. That is, driving a car via a computer or a particular controller instead of a car’s steering wheel (Blaauw, 2002). As of now, many software developing companies have launched different simulation software products that are readily available for everyone but very few to none of these companies have come up with an idea to simulate a car driving experience. The objective of this paper is to outline the different requirements to build and operate a car driving simulator. It covers the intended usage, hardware & ...

Halma is highly profitable and generates huge sums of cash. It is concerned with the manufacture and selling of products used in improving the value of existence and shielding lives for both business and individuals. Halma has three business sectors:

Health and analysis: protects the environment, improving people’s health both public and personal

Industrial safety: protection of people and business assets
Halma has managed to remain profitable and have a competitive advantage by operating in non-cyclical global markets. The markets they work in bar entry of competitors, and offer probability for sustainable, high returns and a strong long-term growth. The products made by Halma frequently satisfy demand created by safety, health, and environmental legislation. ...

Nintendo Wii is a leading home video game console designed to offer inimitable active and social entertainment for the whole family. The leading features of the Nintendo Wii include Wii Remote, Wii motion sensitive control to sense movement and gameplay options, wireless control, and internet connectivity through the WiiConnect. The Nintendo Co. Ltd that develops and markets interactive entertainment products produces Nintendo Wii. Additionally, Nintendo Co. Ltd produces and markets software and hardware for some of the home video game systems. The Nintendo brand is a strong name in the video game industry thereby enabling the company to have an edge over ...