Orientation Reports Samples For Students

The variables that are most closely related to leadership and achievement in career aspirations

Abstract
The variables that characterize achievement career aspirations include self-efficacy, work orientation goals, and proactive personality. Proactive personality is the anticipatory, self-initiated behavior and change-oriented in significant situations like the place of work. Strength in character positively correlates to the both subjective and objective success in the careersStack (2010). Career success depends on the behavior of the workers in the sense that it directly affects performance and general workplace coherence. Personality traits, for example, neuroticism and conscientiousness are linked to the understanding of goal orientation, Bryan Fuller, Laura, Marler (2009).
Self-efficacy is the ability of an individual ...

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in

Executive Summary
Introduction
Globalization is one of the major factors that influence the way people and groups such as organizations go about their lives today. Essentially, globalization refers to the integration of people, organizations, cultures, and sectors around the world. Progress and development, particularly in technology, facilitate globalization in that it creates small communities that interact and brings about various outcomes. In the business sector, globalization has made possible the development of the multicultural or diverse workplace. As organizations transition into multinational companies and as they acknowledge the advantages and contributions of diversity to their business, businesses ...

Assignment culture 3

The philosophies of Dr. Hofstede's dimensions are distance versus power, collectivism versus individualism, avoiding uncertainty, femininity versus masculinity and short term orientation versus long-term orientation (Sergiu, 2011). Over the years after he came up with these dimensions, there has been a variety of arguments. Some scholars are for, and some are against; to understand the basis of these arguments, it is first imperative to understand Hofstede's approach to cross culture application (Zaiț, 2002).
Dr. Hofstede's approach is used mostly in cross-cultural management (Zaiț, 2002). Cross-cultural management is the direct result of the world turning into a global village. Due to ...

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Introduction
The development of quality systems in the field of software engineering has been a core driving goal in the previous two decades of system development. Other core qualities that a system must have include maintainability and reusability. The concept of object-oriented system development is helpful in the development of systems that have high levels of maintainability and usability. Languages and development environment that are object-oriented are already effective in ensuring the development such quality systems. The limitations however is that they cannot be used for the development of quality systems on their own, there is need to integrate them ...

Executive summary

The international human resource practices in the worldwide business require effective management to ensure unceasing existence of the global business organizations. Avon being a multinational beauty company operates globally in the manufacturing and sale of the beauty products for women, apparel and fashion ornaments. It conducts its operations in over 100 countries and does direct marketing to its consumers through 5.8 million sales representatives and it has over 42,500 associates allied to it.
This report incorporates discussions and evaluation of the strategic international human resource practices of Avon in terms of staff training and development, the reward management ...

Zara Corporation

I have chosen Zara Corporation based in Coruna, Spain in preparation of a case study when entering into a new market in US. Zara Corporation is an international clothing retail company that sells clothing attires and accessories. It was founded in 1975 by Rosalia Mera and Amacio Ortega. Zara is considered to be the largest clothing retail company in the world with ownership of fashion brands such as Bershka, Pull and Bear, and Dutti. At the moment, Zara has several outlets in Europe and the Middle East. It has a strong presence in these two regions but needs to expand to other regions ...

Introduction

With increased globalization, businesses find opportunities to reach out to the global and international markets to enhance their performance. However, the need to serve several markets presents the challenge of having to deal with differences between the business orientation and the markets with cultural difference being among the most prevalent factors that requires critical consideration by marketers in order to enhance their operation’s success. In that consideration, this analysis seeks to demonstrate the challenges that cultural difference presents to businesses and the effective application of marketing strategies in addressing them. This has been done by analyzing Li-Ning’s ...

Virgin Group

Abstract
Virgin Group is one of the biggest and most popular business organizations in the world who have developed a strong work culture over the years. Under Sir Richard Branson’s leadership, Virgin Group has developed several cultural practices that have helped their business grow. By keeping their customer’s happy through empowered employees, Virgin has developed a cultural practice that ensures their work culture remains at the fore of their business philosophy. There are different frameworks that can be evaluated for analyzing the cultural practice of Virgin Group, but Hofstede’s cultural theory has been utilized for analyzing ...

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CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction
The chapter three is comprised of the research approach that will be applied in order to examine the factors of attractiveness of Kuwait shopping malls from the shoppers’ perceptions. In this manner, the current study aims to analyze the accessibility, parking, store tenant mix, atmosphere, orientation and infrastructure facilities of Kuwait's shopping centers and their relation to the shoppers’ perception of the mall's attractiveness. The current research will also enlighten the problem statement, research objectives and research questions. Afterwards, the research will incorporate the research design in accordance with its purpose and methodology. The structured ...

Introduction

Marketing is a key function of a business operations meant to enhance performance in terms of acquiring and retaining customers. The functions have several aspects and concepts with different businesses focusing on aspect which are key to their operations in terms of market orientation. In addition, there are several factors that affect a business marketing operations. In that respect, this analysis seeks to analyze the marketing concept and orientation in reference to Tesco business by analyzing its marketing process, target marketing, factors affecting its marketing as well as discussing how it can benefit from customer retention, satisfaction and relationship marketing.

Analysis

- Marketing ...

Abstract

It is evident that for businesses, organizational performance is of vital importance in order to be able to achieve organizational objectives and goals as outlined in a firm’s mission statement. As such assessing the ability to gauge the level of organizational performance, is a key component of ‘Strategic Management’. So the bigger organizational picture, is composed of the ‘broader’ aspects, related to the overall sense of the organizations direction and purpose, in being able to achieve its aspirations and desired goals and objectives.
While a vision, describes what an organization aspires to be an organizations mission, is grounded ...

Executive Summary

The contemporary business environment is characterized by globalization. This makes it imperative for the companies to understand and adapt to the local cultures through their internationalization strategy. This paper builds on the theoretic implication of Hofstede cultural dimensions to shape the understanding of the importance of cultural adaptation in the internationalization of operation. The relationship between company strategy and culture is the focus on which this report considers the problems that businesses might have to deal whilst working across many cultures. The report will use Virgin Atlantic Airways to illustrate the challenges that firms might face while operating in ...

HR CULTURE-CROSS HR STRATEGIES

Hofstede came up with the cultural dimensions which are still being practiced today as a pre-requisite to the understanding of the concept of cross cultural communication. These dimensions are also said to have a strong influence on the values of members of a society and also on how these values link to the behavior. Cultural dimensions give insight into how organizations and businesses would make policies for a specific location. The six dimensions of culture include power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long term orientation and indulgence (Hofstede, 1984; Hofstede, Hofstede, and Minkov, 1991). Before actually relating these dimensions ...

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 ...

INDIVIDUAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A BRAND

Individual Report on Environmental Analysis of a Brand
Introduction
Hamleys has been in existence for over two centuries, and the company prides itself on the fact that it has stood the test of time. The future of Hamleys looks bright only if the company addresses the business analysis aspect. Business analysis is a valuable tool in assessing any given business type. The results obtained at the end of a given analysis are useful in determining a lot of information that are necessary for the business. Some of the emerging topics addressed by business analysis with regards to the outcome ...

Introduction

The increasing convergence of global businesses across geographies has made human capital and service exchanges commonplace. By moving across physical and virtual (i.e. web) boundaries, cross-cultural encounters become increasingly a necessary requirement for effective work experiences locally and globally. This emphasis on cross-cultural competence in current business ecosystem is made more necessary in financial service industry. Indeed, of all cross-border services, financial activities are probably one most sensitive to global influence. Notably, by exchanging services via banking-based and non-banking financial systems, influence of not only provided services but also of people offering such services is well embedded in day-to-day ...

Control valves are an important gadget in engineering and the building of structures. Virtually, there are thousands of loops that determine how machines operate. Fundamentally, a valve controls the thermodynamic flow of fluid through regulation of fluid volume and speed. In essence, material flow at every point in the loop is the control using a control valve. In the engineering, there are fluid loops that contain energy transmission fluids, as well as loops containing different materials related to the nature of the end product manufactured. As a matter of fact, besides the structural characteristics that a control valve possesses, there are numerous accessories ...

Lab number/title:

Introduction
Purpose of the lab experiment was to gain knowledge about structural properties of wood. In this lab experiment, a species of wood was tested. Four parameters namely Modulus of rupture, compressive strengths parallel to the Grain in longitudinal Orientation as well as perpendicular to the Grain in radial Orientation were found out by carrying out the experiment. Wood is an important construction material for possessing some outstanding structural properties. Application of wood can be seen as a compressive member. Being an anisotropic material, its properties change with direction with respect to wood's grain structure. Engineering properties of this material ...

Reflective Report of Marketing Module

Introduction
The concept of marketing is essential for an organization from different aspects, and the provision of the same is the one that make a marketing department strong and effective. It is the only department of an organization that works like wonders for them, because it covers both the strategic and economic well-being of a corporation (Baum et al., 2013). From this aspect, it can be said that marketing function and orientation are essential and effective for their future aspects and growth of the entity (Baum et al., 2013). In this assignment, it is required to make a personal reflection report in ...

Business: interview journal and report

The following journal for the interview contains the details of the interviewed person and the ten questions that were addressed during the interview.

Organization
Contact details
Time of interview
- Tell me about the culture of this organization
The company is comprised of high achievers who are motivated towards achieving the success of the company and delivering innovative products to our customers. We maintain a disciplined approach in business to enable us provide create security for our stakeholders. As a company, we believe that integrity and mutual respect is the key to a long-term and fulfilling relationship with ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

With constant changes in the environment, organizations are forced to expand their market. In order to do so, organizations have relied upon the use of entry strategy. Nokia is one of the organizations that have focused on using only joint venture as an entry strategy. Using joint venture does have many benefits and advantages associated with it but the limitations and challenges are far more advanced. Due to such reasons, only focusing on joint ventures could enhance the risks for the organizations in the market.

INTRODUCTION

Joint venture is one of the most prominent market-entry strategy that both national and ...

The training at Qatar Development Bank provided an orientation to the industry’s daily activities and challenges. The first 40 hours of training were not enough for one to grasp the assigned department’s routines since there was a lot to learn and understand. On the reporting day at QDB, I met Mr. Ramez, who gave me a brief introduction of the bank and what the training entails (Ramez Mohamed Salah Eldin Thabet par 1). His orientation focused on the bank’s goals, visions, and mission and the general requirement expected from the trainees. The next step was to ...

A Study on the differences between Maersk and Citigroup in IHRM practices

Globalization of business operations and the emerging issues have necessitated that business organizations reformulate their management policies to resolve the problems arising out of a diverse cultural atmosphere. Business destinations in developing countries offer a multitude of opportunities but organizations have to prepare themselves well to address the differences in business factors influencing success. These factors may be related to political, economic, cultural or legal environment and affect the functions of organizations. One of the organizational functions affected seriously by the diverse factors is that of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and multinationals formulate different policies to confront the ...

The link existing between communication, culture and cultural identity is very complex, as well as, an intimate one. On the first account, cultures are a creation of communication i.e. communication provides a way that human beings interacts taking into consideration the different existing cultural identities in the society. These may be in terms of customs, rules, laws or even the gender roles. In particular, cultures and cultural identities are a product of various social communications. This means that without the existence of communication, it would be extremely difficult to pass and also preserve cultures and cultural identities thus creating ...

A person needs to remember President G. Bush world economic speech when he said, and I quote” Competitiveness does not mean protectionism. However trying to improve quality and productivity at home” to understand the scope of Deming’s philosophy in the success of cooperate life. Traditionally, most companies used to apply performance appraisal practices in order to archive their goals. Thanks to Deming the founder of the current management elements who sometimes is fondly referred as, and I quote the “Messiah of Management”. According to the global economic research studies that have been conducted in the recent years, most ...

Introduction

Multi-axis milling machine typically refers to computer aided machine that helps in rotating tools used in milling away excess parts of metals in the manufacturing process. The machine supports rotation around single or multiple axes and able to support 3-5 axes translation. In the recent years, various computer softwares have been made available to help in automation of the multi-axis milling machine (Elber,1992).
The enhancement of the global technology and multinational enterprise, more reasonable research and development have made most of the producing organizations to adjust, design and configure these tools to match the supply chain system. ...

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

One of the recognized post-secondary educational institutions of British Columbia situated in Kamloops is Thompson Rivers University (TRU). In Canada there are numerous higher educational institutions. Thompson Rivers University is one of the famous and top universities inside Canada. The university has developed tremendously a remarkable status through its academic excellence, research, and extensive range of the studies accessible to the students throughout Canada. The institution covers almost every area of educational study. The Department of Human Resources of the Thompson Rivers University has been evaluated as the best as for as the performance is concerned.
The department of ...

Table of Contents

Introduction
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Background of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan environment
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Internship program and responsibilities
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i.
Convening meetings
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Arranging for meeting’s venue and materials to be used
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iii.
Preparing presentation materials: Slides
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Participation in UNICEF’s presentation
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Undertaking an internship program is a prerequisite in partial fulfillment in the quest to achieve certification and award of a degree in most learning institutions. First ...

In order to accomplish the marketing goals firms should adopt the marketing concept that requires three main things, a consumer orientation, a goal orientation, and a system orientation. Organizations wishing to expand their operations internationally have to face many challenges related to introduction of their brands and convincing customers to purchase (Brassington & Pettitt, 2007). According to Armstrong and Kotler, a firm that develops a correct international marketing plan succeeds in the global market. The implementation plans help businesses to concentrate and utilize the available resources and opportunities to realize profits and become competitive in the market (2008). Old Chunky has already accomplished business success ...

Introduction

The issue about communication is essential for any system in organization running. The coordination between source of information and the targeted destination of the information and the channels of dispatching the information presents the management organ various range of challenges. The focus of this paper is to create a comparative analysis of various methods of communication as one of the major edges that chase capitalises on in ruling the market. The paper begins by defining different communication methods of communication used at different levels within the industry. This is followed by descriptive comparison of the resulting consequences and their implications.

Definitions and theoretical issues

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Healthcare has been experiencing tremendous transformations in the recent past, and this can be attributed to the changing health needs of the people. To adapt to these changes, the models of care delivery, care services, and even the personnel, have changed as well. Also, there is an increasing need to provide patient-centered and culturally sensitive care, as cultural diversity continues to pose a challenge to the delivery of holistic care. One approach of delivering care services is by focusing on a family, identifying the specific health needs of such families, and developing plans of treatment that are focused on ...

Internship Report – March – August, 2016

Introduction
This report is an internship report that discusses the elements of my internship at the Oriental Garden AS, Norway. This is a Chinese restaurant in a major European city where there is a crosscut of cultures and identities of consumers. This report will focus on the theoretical knowledge acquired and the effectiveness of the training that was undertaken. This report will also present aspects of my reflective log and provide a conclusion on the overall impact of the internship on my personal abilities, and knowledge.

The internship was done in Oriental Gardens, Oslo. It is an upmarket Chinese ...

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, ...

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 ...

BUSINESS CULTURE REFLECTION

Introduction
International business is becoming more and more diverse and mobility is an essential characteristic of not only business organizations, but social environment, where individuals become more exposed to different cultures in their professional and personal lives. Globalization and technology ay significant role in building this diversity in all aspects of the businesses and companies recognize that in order to be successful in their operations, they should be able to differentiate and personalise their approach to doing business, based on the diversity of the regions and countries, where they establish themselves (Davies, 2006).
With the above in mind, academic ...

Interview Plan

Assignment # 2
Introduction
The Wilson Brothers Limited (an international company of manufacturing prepared food) advertised its job vacancy for Administrative Assistant with the Major purpose of developing reports and collecting information to provide support to the unit staff and Divisional Manager. The company published or posted its job ad on LinkedIn and the leading professional social media platforms and received job applications on email address. The ad was posted to receive applications from the external candidates. Now, the report is going to provide the interview plan for the job applicants, selection methods using selection requirement and criteria and hiring ...

The German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, coaches, trucks and buses, Mercedes-Benz is a multinational corporation with several locations worldwide. The Corporation has spread across different nations worldwide, and this paper gives an insight of the Pestle analysis of the corporation in the UK. Mercedes-Benz is a global corporation with a strategic geocentric orientation and perceives the potential market across the globe while striving to formulate a system of integrated global strategies.

Political

The United Kingdom enjoys stable political environment thereby offering a conducive setting for undertaking business development. The country paper on House of Commons (2010, p.26) states that UK ...

Introduction

This report describes the process of international expansion of a business named Al Futtaim. The report refers to the useful considerations for the business to make while expanding its operations globally. These considerations are aimed at the profit maximization of the company through international expansion. The hurdles in the international expansion have also been discussed with possible means of overcoming the problematic areas. The selected geographical region for the expansion of the business is the city of Western Morocco named Casablanca.

Company Background

Al-Futtaim is UAE based company. It is a multi-sector conglomerate. The company was formed in 1930. At the ...

The use of collinearity in imaging is a very versatile technique for image correction. The process is applicable in taking of picture using sensors from above the ground. The science behind the process is helping in converting several images taken into an orthographic image format. The camera does a transformation to a 3 x 3 matrix system which removes relief from the picture and making it machine readable. This form of change does its conversations within the ranges of changes in the X Y and Z axes of telemetry (Han, Guo, and Chou 313-316). The imaging dimensions taken have ...

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

Introduction
The invention and eventual development of internal combustion engines marked a significant stage in the evolution of engines since it provided a way for industrialists and engineers to build an engine that would suit various applications. Unlike the bulky and messy steam engines, internal combustion engines opened the possibilities of creating smaller, but more efficient engines that can be mounted on different types of machineries. The most common applications of which are in transport vehicles such as the engines used in automobiles, trucks, vessels and planes. Moreover, internal combustion engines are also used in non-mobile applications such as ...

Diversity and Inclusivity policy

Purpose of the Policy
Our company is dedicated to cater to the needs of all children and their families irrespective of any caste, creed, or ethnic differences. We believe in a society that is capable of living harmoniously together where no differences such as those initiated by prejudiced mentality should exist. In the light of the recent incidents, the purpose of this policy is to lay out specific aims and principles that will guide our employees in the future regarding such issues. Through this policy, our company aims to provide equal treatment to everyone that comes directly or indirectly ...

Executive Summary

With the growing demand of the competition, the companies have started taking the best skilled people from around the world. This has increased the diversity in the organization thereby adding the challenge to the managers. To enhance the effectiveness of the organization, the companies have growing tendency of increasing the diversity in their workforce. However, with this increasing diversity in the workforce, the people have started to feel the discrimination within the organization. This paper is the result of an attempt to analyze the diversity in the workforce. The paper proceeds with a candle light brightness about the need ...

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 ...

Planned Walmart Entry into the United Arab Emirates.

Preparation for market entry: An analysis of the target culture
As Walmart plan to enter the UAE market, there is a need to invest a lot of time and resources in understanding more about the culture of the people of the UAE. There is a great difference between culture in Walmart’s home market, USA, and the culture in the target market (UAE). This cultural difference may become a barrier to business performance if it is not handled well. Walmart should therefore study UAE culture exhaustively before it sets foot there. This includes an understanding on how culture influences ...

Abstract 3

Introduction 4
Recruitment Process in PepsiCo 4
Planning 4
The Process of Recruitment 5
Managing New Employees 6
Hiring Process (Applicant’s Actions) 7
Workplace Diversity in PepsiCo 7
Diverse Workforce Recruiting 8
Training of Applicants with Disabilities 8
Global Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy 9
Recommendations 9
Conclusions 10

References 11

Abstract
PepsiCo, as many other international companies, has a complex procedure of recruitment process that includes several steps: planning, process of recruitment and managing new employees. Each step includes many procedures that ensure compliance with the company’s regulations, ...

Company Profile

Emirates group was introduced on the market in 1985, and since then it has remained competitive and relevant in the market. The company is worth US $12,000 after rebasing, and it has over 40,000 employees (Wilson, 2009, p. 8). The government solely owns the company, though it does not engage or make any dealing for the company. The company flies close to a hundred destinations and has increased its effort of increasing its fleet to meet the rising demands of the market. Emirates has its headquarters in Dubai with subsidiaries spread globally. Due to competition, the company has ...

- Educational Purposes
Rubik’s cube has a magnificent shape that makes it possible to view its six sides in a simple rotation. It is very simple to use, just like a dice. The cube has different colors that make it interesting to use by students. In the field of Education, this cube serves various objectives. On e of such objectives was to establish the risk factors of school leaving. It was also meant to enhance reflection, ease class discussions and find solutions. Lastly, it was meant catch the students’ attention and help them share ideas (Rose, 2010).

Rubik’s Cube in Primary Schools

The Rubik’s ...

- Educational Purposes
Rubik’s cube has a magnificent shape that makes it possible to view its six sides in a simple rotation. It is very simple to use, just like a dice. The cube has different colors that make it interesting to use by students. In the field of Education, this cube serves various objectives. On e of such objectives was to establish the risk factors of school leaving. It was also meant to enhance reflection, ease class discussions and find solutions. Lastly, it was meant catch the students’ attention and help them share ideas (Rose, 2010).

Rubik’s Cube in Primary Schools

The Rubik’s ...

Final Internship Report

Final Internship Report
I. General Information
a) Name of Student:
b) Type of Internship: Project Management
c) Name of place of internship: Rugmat Establishment
d) Name of Supervisor:
e) Basic duties as intern
- Contract administration
- Assist in management of design consultants, construction managers, and other consultants
- Assist in the management of construction contractors
- Interface with community groups and governmental agencies
II. Place of internship
I did my internship at Rugmat Establishment, Riyath Saudi Arabia. Rugmat Establishment is a firm that has specialized in construction management. It ...

Company Assessment

[Institution’s Name]
Company Assessment

Executive Summary:

The importance of human capital cannot be under estimated from the perspective of organizational development. Human capital refers to the resource of human based knowledge and skills affiliated with organization to achieve its goals. The motivation, job satisfaction, employee engagement are the evident features that supplement the satisfaction and stress level of employee. Together these features construct the organization environment for constructive organizational development. In this lieu, strategies are essential to be adhered to boost the illustrated traits in organizational culture for constructive development. Presented is the organization assessment of the illustrated factors, ...

1. Importance of development planning in professional and academic context
Development planning is an important aspect when it comes to professional and academic learning and growth for any individual. The reason is it helps and promotes a systematic and goal oriented approach in an individual’s life and help in goal setting as far as career objectives are concerned. Over time, there have been many developments in the professional field which makes it important for one to be able to identify priorities, establish goals, assess one’s capabilities and requirements and implement a development plan . These requirements are absolutely essential ...

Community service is an elemental aspect in the societies today. Community services encompass voluntary actions and operations by people in all aspects. Community services are continual activities in the societies that many people attach great importance. In many organizations and institutions today, it is an added advantage for employees and job seekers to have been participants in community services. As such, they suggest the contribution of people to their societies. I undertook my volunteer work as a community service at the Food Share Company. While at the company, I engaged fully with the operations of the organizations in volunteer work. ...

Introduction

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, current chairperson of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), is a renowned investor and entrepreneur listed among the richest people in the world as by statistics released by Forbes. Publications of the year 2011 reveal his net worth to be approximately 19.6 billion US Dollars, making him the 26th richest individual globally. He built his immense fortunes through his participative trade in stock markets and real estate (Choron & Choron, 2011). Dubbed by Time Magazine as “The Arabian Warren Buffett”, Talal’s career in entrepreneurship commenced after graduating from Menlo. Talal’s first entrepreneurial step was the purchase of ...

With the evolution in business acumen between the two countries, there are still visible difference between them both in the customer service interaction and the retail front. This is mostly as a result of the difference in cultures between the two countries. The differences are as follows;

Customer service interaction

In the US, there is a lower power distance meaning that there’s little inequality in the way the people relate and the customer care representative treats the clients as equals. This is not very much the case in Europe where the customer is regarded with a lot more respect since they command a lot more ...

Abstract

This main focus of this paper is on the essay that comprises two sections that are highlighted in the task information. Additionally, the paper outlines diverse reviews, for instance, there will be a second population review to be performed by the author of the readings. In this case the subjects of focus that will form major topics of investigation in this reading include the areas of Political, Entertainment and General Poll selections. The paper’s details focus on the reviews and analysis of the sample population that were surveyed.

Overview

In this first section of this report I intend to analyze ...

Introduction

Organizations are made to earn economic profit from different angles, and it could be done with the help of effective strategies and mitigating the cost accordingly. The organization has been termed as a place in which there are a numbers of departments working together and among them; the name of the marketing department is one of them. The marketing department is one of the most important and effective departments from the viewpoint of the organization, as it used to market the products or services of the company in front of the consumers. There are a number of marketing based tools which are ...

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Part 1. Solar Panel History

The history of Solar panels takes it beginning from the 7th Century B.C. Now, the energy sector of economy has the greatest impact on our lives. Power supply is the basis of the normal functioning of any production, and, consequently, the entire human civilization. Heat and light homes, work machines and units in production, traffic and rural suffering - all these many faces of Energy. Various technological advances have already become part of life for us, but they are possible only when adequate and affordable energy supply, due to the development of alternative energy sources, ...

Abstract

The aim of this report is to explain what the meaning Japanese popular culture. In this context it shall be also outlined what it means to be cool in Japan and what the potential implications for spreading of Japanese popular culture into other cultures and distinct societies are. The examples of popular music bands and manga will be analysed.
Key words: Japanese popular culture, manga, anime, history, brand, fashion.
In the contemporary world with its fast and predictable tempo of development and spreading of globalisation, it becomes quite difficult to distinguish one culture from another or the ...

[Author’s name]

Intercultural Communication Challenges for an American Company that Moves Production to China

1. Introduction
In times of globalization companies are free to choose any location of their production, and those of them that are planning becoming international and enjoying economy of scale tend to locate production in cheap-labor countries disregarding how remote they are from headquarters, as labor cost savings are expected to exceed shipping costs. With high labor costs in the U.S., the American companies tend to move manufacturing to such destinations as China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh etc.
Cultural differences are one of the issues that may undermine success of such moves, especially when the ...