Business Theses Samples For Students

1.0 Introduction

When the concept of green building emerges, environmentalists and researchers automatically assume the solutions lie on materials and their constituencies in buildings they are part of and the lifetime of the building. Exterior material directly in contact with the environment and natural elements may enhance the sustainability of the building, but may greatly impact the functions of nearby ecosystems. Hence building sustainability and environmental maintenance are not exactly interchangeable, and yet these terms are often utilized mistakenly. The pioneers of environmental constructs are not confirmed, although architectural historians suggest they date back prior to Ancient Roman times. Architects took ...

Introduction

My father is a hardworking, honest and loving man. His life is basically founded on such personal principles and values which enabled him raised us as well as managing our family in a successful manner. His values or virtues are founded on his strong Christian background where he believes in being honest s well loving people without limit especially his family. His values of integrity or honesty are easily exposed in the way he handles issues in our family since he insists on telling the truth all the time believing that it will set one free open ways for solutions rather than ...

Leader to Leader: Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life

Introduction
The article focuses on leadership skills that many successful entrepreneurs across the world have input for them to be a success everyone would like to adapt, share, peruse and talk about. It focuses on a few successful people who have made it, in terms of business, despite their low profile. The article further explains how these people achieved success, focusing on five major points; being your own self, being authentic core leader, encompassing moral behaviors and compass in one’s business and bringing into reality one’s own thinking.

Type of Research

The article is a quantitative research, since it focuses on numbers ...

The table above shows the results of nine different motivations that were included as “part 2” in the questionnaire, and were presented as “five-point” Likert scale questions measuring participants’ degree of consent. “1” represents a respondent from the survey, who agrees with the statement, and “2” represents the student who disagrees; therefore, the higher the mean result is, the more disagreeing with the survey statement the student is. The figures in the above mentioned table were calculated in order to find three main motivational factors that influence students to shop online. The results below show the prevailing motivations, which influence ...

Wal-Mart in Germany was a subsidiary of the Wal-Mart international. Wal-Mart international is a segment of the Wal-Mart incorporation. Wal-Mart has three segments, namely the Wal-Mart U.S., Wal-Mart International, and The Sam’s club. Wal-Mart ventured into Germany’s market in 1998. The reasons Wal-Mart chose to venture into Germany’s market was based on some interesting features about Germany. Germany is among nations in Europe with the largest economies. In addition, the country has a retail market bigger than any other countries in Europe. Consumers in Germany spend almost thirty percent of their total incomes in retail stores.
Wal-Mart employed ...

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporation, known better as Wal-Mart, is an American corporation The Walton family control over 50% of the retail corporation. Along all those years since its incorporation in 1969, Wal-Mart has remained as a family owned enterprise. The headquarters is situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. Some of the investments engaged by Wal-Mart that are very successful include in china, United Kingdom and in South America. Those that have not been successful include operations in Germany and South Korea.
Wal-Mart in Germany was started in 1998 when it acquired 95 stores from two retail companies and interns spars (Clark, 2006). ...

In the midst of a globalized world, it becomes vital to appreciate the varying types of economies carried by different nations and cultures. When examining the effects and attributes of capitalism as a whole, it is necessary to understand that not all capitalisms are created equal. Two basic types of capitalism exist: liberal market economies (LME) and coordinated market economies (CME) (Hall and Soskice 2001, p. 8). However, within these two major groupings there are many different types of capitalism, which all have their differences that make their particular brand of society unique. There are several major forms of capitalism: mercantilism, ...

Diablo III is an action role-playing game (ARPG) taking place in a fantasy-based, Dungeons and Dragons-esque universe. Players will choose one class from barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor, or wizard. All heroes are well balanced; for example, barbarian and monk classes have a benefit in survival in the game beginning, but they have a low damage per second with the same levels and equipment compared with demon hunter and wizard. Demon hunter and wizard have high damage per second (DPS) but they are easily killed. Players can have fun from challenging, fantasy, discovery and a little bit narrative.
The goal of ...

Introduction

The role of packaging has actually changed due to the increasing changes in the preferences and wants of the consumers. It has also changed due to the increasing self-service and changing consumers’ lifestyle in a very global and intensely competitive environment (Deliya & Parmar, p. 2). Historically, the main purpose of packaging is to defend the product. At present, it is also being utilized as an instrument for increasing sales, attracting customers and communicating the brand to its consumers. More and more businesses are turning to packaging as a means of increasing sales. It has, indeed, become a tool of promotions. Packaging has ...

Introduction

Organized crime has been a matter of major concern in the United States of America for a long period. Attempts to get rid of this social ill have not been fruitful. Mallory defines organized crime as an activity that is not allowed in the society and deal with illegal substances, and services such as drugs, gambling and stealing (Mallory 2007). Given this explanation, organized crime can be seen as a social institution that is socially disorganized. Organized crime has deemed to be problematic to eliminate from the society, despite the several attempts by the government to curb it. However, there is still ...

Business

Approach & Methodology
The Project Plan
What guides consumer behavior is a complex question to answer, and it requires a lot of research. In order to do so, this paper involves both, qualitative and quantitative research methods. For the quantitative research, a number of scholarly articles, government white papers, magazine articles and newspaper reports, and blogs will be referred, and for qualitative research, interviews emphasising the importance of blogs, advertisements and word-of-mouth as ‘influencing agents’ will be addressed. Consumers today have the option to choose from a variety of products. Added to this are marketers who try to influence a consumer’s thought. ...

Business

Restatement of Problem
The topic of consumer buying behavior has researched by a number of scholars, and each one of them has illustrated what are the possible factors that influence or guide consumer behavior. Therefore, when organizations plan their strategies to ‘guide’ consumers, they do so by studying these factors and using them to design and market their products or services. This involves the participation of all stakeholders in the planning and strategizing process. The stakeholders could include the design team, the production team, finance, marketing, purchase and stores to name a few, and it is the collective effort of ...

Management

Introduction and Thesis
A number of researches have been done in the field of consumer buying behavior, and consumer buying patterns. In order to understand what guides consumers, this paper takes a look at a number of scholarly articles published that discusses the points that guide consumers, and also conducts a qualitative research to understand from consumers what guides their purchase behavior. The emphasis is to understand how consumers are guided in their buying behavior. Marketers have gone to long depth to understand what influences consumers today and work out strategies to address them. It is easy to get carried away ...

Business

Thesis Statement
Consumer buying behavior has been researched a number of times and there are enough research papers available that focus on consumer buying patterns. This paper takes a different perspective to address what guides consumers to buy a product or service. The difference is that it is easy for marketers to understand what influences consumers today and work out strategies to address them. However, understanding what guides consumers is farther complex, and to understand this, a number of theories and articles by scholars are researched, and a few governmental efforts in place to guide consumers are evaluated and added to show how ...

Business

What influences a consumer’s purchasing behavior? A few factors that come to mind are brand awareness, product knowledge, advertisements, and references. To understand the depth of this intrinsic behavior, this paper explores the various factors that contribute to a consumer’s purchasing pattern. A very powerful tool that guides consumer behavior is word-of-mouth advertisement. Barry L. Bayus, writing in a column in Journal of Advertising Research had this to say on the indirect effects of marketing; “The business community is well aware of the power of word-of-mouth on consumers, and they are also equally aware how catastrophic it can be if ...

InstitutionDate

Introduction Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is a chemical and synthetic transparent thermoplastic material serves as an alternative for glass formed from the methyl methacrylate polymerization. The transparent plastic material from the acrylic resin family manufacturing and processing improvement employ scientific polymerization principles and mechanisms for the productivity and quality improvements. Thus, the processing and manufacturing process does not only focus on the industry or market needs but also health, environment and the social effects. The analysis presented in this paper is helpful in understanding the definition of the PMMA and its properties. Further analysis in this paper, explores the biocompatibility and ...

Executive Summary

China is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in the establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. This paper explores the role of SMEs in an emerging economies, the role of manpower in SMEs, as well as understanding the key success factors of the SMEs in China.

Introduction

SMEs are the growth engines for any economy in the ...

for Natural Products.

Degree:

Natural products have had an intimate association with medicine since the dawn of mankind, and the field of pharmacology traces its origins to the use of medicinal plants, animals and microbes (Peláez, 2006). Early civilizations used products available from nature to deal with injuries and disease, and in so doing, often attributed a mystical quality to their world. Bioactive compounds derived from the natural world are responsible for many of the therapeutic effects that our ancestors experienced, and today, these compounds serve as the framework by which scientists develop novel drugs (Butler and Buss, 2006). It ...

Patient access

Scheduling / pre-registration;
This step allows for collection of client’s data and admission to the correct department.
Insurance verification/authorization;
This step allows the hospital staff gauge the client’s ability to pay for the medical services they are seeking
Time of service registration;
This step evaluates the time and type of service a client is seeking; these factors play a role in determining the cost of medical care.
POS collection: Point of service collections feature allows for the identification and billing of all billable services even at their point of care, but in a clinically ...

Business

Introduction
The Radio Frequency Identification Technology or RFID is one of the leading and approaching technologies that can, however, be expected to exert vast impact on the lives of individuals. The ability of the RFID in order to extend the networking from the computer to any object is seen as the coming revolution in the daily life. the waste management is, however, a major environmental concern today. The E-waste is a leading concern due to its quickly increasing amount and the special composition of the precious as well as hazardous substances. The new e-laws are the proof of this fact. ...

FINAL PROJECT- INVESTORS ARE HESITANT ON PROVIDING START UP CAPITAL TO SMALL BUSINESSES

Final Project- Investors are hesitant on providing start up capital to small businesses
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Final Project- Investors are hesitant on providing start up capital to small businesses
The recession of the previous years encompassing most of the month of 2009 and 2010 have made the investment a hard decision for the funding of projects, new and existing both. Peculiarly, the funding with adequate capital for the establishments of small business are considerably reluctant by investors because of limited chances of profit and fostering of capital. Even the banks in recent times are highly considerate to ...

LAW

International Commercial Law 2
The best evidence for the indispensability of a given phenomenon is its life through the years and its enclosure to appropriate situations.
Lex Mercatoria as an aggregate of principles and rules created and established by merchants in the medieval ages aiming the regulation of their transactions. It originated from customs and rules used from the merchants mainly in Europe, who needed effective and prompt jurisdiction. Lex Mercatoria could be enforced by the courts of different countries. Public courts did not provide efficient and quick solvation of merchants disputes and they were compelled to lose ...

The economy of Canada is among the largest economies in the world in relation market exchange rates measured in US dollars. Canada is therefore one of the wealthiest nations in the world. This country is ranked eleventh largest economies in the world and it is one of the members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).This country is also a member of Group of Eight called G8.The service industry dominates the Canadian economy like the rest of the developed nations. The service industry in Canada therefore employs around 75% of the Canadians. The Canadian economy has also ...

History

Paper Due Date
Thesis
This paper will discuss the Role of Religion in New England life in the 17th Century. We will discuss how religion arrived in New England and how it spread. We will also consider the importance of literature in developing religion in New England and the relationship between natives and Puritans.

How Religion arrived in New England

Immigrants from Europe who moved and settled in New England in 1620s were on religious journey for freedom. Pilgrims from Plymoth in 1620s left England for a religious journey to ensure they could worship they way they wanted to without interference. These theologians soon ...

Stability of Bioactive

Solubility of Protein has an effect on quality of foodstuffs especially with high amount of proteins. Enzyme hydrolysis of such food products increases solubility as well as thermal Stability but on the other hand, it also distorts its composition and in order to control this change, it is recommended to use controlled hydrolysis which regulates manufacture of peptides that distorts the taste of food products. This paper intends to discuss stability of bioactive compounds such as peptides and stability of bioactive in food products. The paper will further elaborate on problems associated with bioactive when added in fruits juices ...

Introduction

The work of marketing manager is one of most important in the company as particularly marketing management is concerned with shaping marketing mix of each of the products on offer, implementing both management and marketing strategies of the company. For the purposes of the following assignment we would like to discuss min-Dutch ovens, being produced by Paderno. Paderno was founded in 1925 and initially specialized on manufacturing and distributing aluminum pans and pots for households. According to the information, provided by the official website of Paderno in the USA (2013), nowadays Paderno is perceived as a leading international brand, selling ...

Introduction

The United Transitional Care Center was created to cater for the increased need of specialized care for patients released from hospital on their way home. This programme intends to act as the intermediary between the hospitalization period and the rehabilitation into the society period. the center provides its patients with the chance to acclimatize with the conditions expected at home while trained nurses attend to them and offer specialized care in the managing of the variously ailments they suffer. The center is specifically important to people of advanced age as they have slow response to medication and would require ...

The capitalist system adopted globally comes with costs. One of the easily observable characteristic is that money defines a person. In other words, the economic ability determines one’s capacity and place in the society. This is what Karl Marx coined as pure capitalism which creates a system of classes in the society with the bottom at the pyramid being the poor.
This research paper appreciates the social class stratification argument by Karl Marx. Indeed, it is the contention of this paper that the economic ability impacts on the social class of a person. This is what can lightly be referred ...

Introduction

As myriad of changes continue being experienced in the health sector, several challenges prevent effective implementation of healthcare services. These challenges include limitation in healthcare services, inefficient skills, unskilled personnel, poverty and huge gap between the number of skilled healthcare providers and number of patients seeking services. These problems further intensify in rural areas whereby the distance between patients and healthcare facilities prevent timely access to healthcare. This explains why several federal policies target problems facing the rural poor. Studies further show that more than 15 percent of healthcare beneficiaries reside in rural areas (Thrall, 2012). These patients depend ...

Research questions:

Main Question: How has the current aftercare program in Kuwait impacted on inward FDI in the country?
Sub-question 1: How successful is this program?
Sub-question 2: What can be done to improve the current aftercare program?
Survey Questions
Questionnaire 1
Respondents: IPAs offering aftercare services in Kuwait
1. Background Information
- Where is your organisation located?
- When was your organisation formed?
- Is your organization a private or public (government owned) agency? Yes { } No { }
- How many employees does your organization/agency have?
- How does your organization source ...

Introduction

Waste management refers to the process of collecting, transporting and disposing trash, sewage and other waste materials. There are different sources of waste including residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, construction and demolition, municipal, agriculture and manufacturing and all these waste products whether solid, gaseous, liquid or radioactive come under the realm of waste management. The EU Waste Framework Directive lays down a legislative framework for the waste management and also provides a definition for waste. Article 1 of the EU Directive provides the definition of waste as "any substance or object which the holder discards, or intends to or is required to ...

Green Kitchen is a multinational company based Netherlands and is involved in the manufacturing of a wide range of kitchen cleaners based on an original formula. In particular, the company manufactures cleaning solutions that are environment friendly. Green Kitchen Co. is looking at investing in another country, and they picked Germany as their final destination based on the country’s strongly incentivized investment opportunities (Kazmi, 2000).
The Green Kitchen strategic environmental policy enables the company to identify its competitive environment in order to generate reasonable structural transformation within which to meet its goals and objectives. With the company’s key ...

How have Berle and Means' idea of the separation of ownership and control affected ideas about the governance of UK and US companies?

Introduction

Declared in 1932 under the Business History Review, Vol. 83, No. 3, Gardiner Means and Adolf Berle asserted that ownership control and separation was a stepping stone, and that affected corporations’ performance in the United States, based on their characterization (Marks, 1999).

Application of separation

According to Means and Berle, ownership and control separation involves cases whereby the publicly owned businesses and corporations do not give the shareholders much power within the corporations, particularly, in decision making for the corporation ( ...

Introduction

In the recent past doing business beyond the borders has been the wish and struggle of most organizations in the world not only for profitability but also to caution the business against the domestic uncertainties. This has driven the motive of multinational enterprises (MNE). Recently the urge of going global has made many businesses to venture into new overseas markets leading to foreign direct investments (FDI). Presented in this research is an able overseas market for the Dutch stroopwafels manufacturers in Yangling. As a way of satisfying the growing demand for their product, they are presented with a virgin opportunity which ...

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- Introduction
- Background
The Chinese market is growingly rapidly. By the end of 2009, its population was at 1,334.74 million. This was an increase of 6.72 million people from the previous year. The income of urban households rose from RMB 10,493 to RMB 17,175 between 2008 and 2009.the expenditure on clothing among the urban households increased from RMB 801 to RMB 1,284 between 2005 and 2009. Therefore China is ranked as the world’s largest fibre consumer. Figure 1 below shows statistics of the country’s ...

For years globalization has been a buzz word mentioned in a variety of contexts. Some people use the phenomenon as an explanation for most of the recent economic and political catastrophes. Others refer to globalization as an ultimate development path for the contemporary world. This ambiguity arises from the large numbers of areas affected by globalization and by the diverse impacts that it may have. The current paper aims to explore effects of globalization and to suggest whether its net impact is mostly positive or negative.
Globalization can be broadly defined as the process of world compression and consciousness intensification ...

Introduction

The supply chain management involves interplay of many other management processes. In this document, the spot light is on the two main subsets of the supply chain management namely the logistics and transport management. The three are essential in ensuring that the supply elements involved in the supply of a good or service interact appropriately to achieve the end goals of each business (Frazelle, E., 2002).

Supply Chain Management

In the supply of a good or service, there are normally a number of individuals between the supplier(s) and the customer(s) (Frazelle, E., 2002). This demands a management system to ensure a smooth coordination between the ...

1.1 Introduction
Recent growth and developments of the U.S economy indicates that the manufacturing sector is still leading. The impressive gains indicate surprising developments in the industrial sector with doubling previous rates in output. However, the U.S manufacturing sector has seen high rate of shifting to a dangerous move of depending on imports to acquire raw materials and intermediate goods for their industries. This is especially from upcoming economies such as China that are well sourced with these materials. The raw materials mostly imported are for automotive industries and majorly include rare earth metals and minerals such as cobalt, ...

CHAPTER 2”YOU MAKE A CALL” P, 63

Ethical reason that justifies hiring Julie
Ethical reasoning which justifies hiring Julie is based on the fact that the lady has great experience in the business. In addition, Julie is willing and able to bring more clients of her own. This means that the sales volume of the business is likely to increase which in turn will result to an increase in the profit margin. Furthermore, Sally describes Julie as the person she has been looking for all along. Actually, the sole aim of the business is always to make profit. However, profit is also determined by the ...

Funds Transfer Pricing in Commercial Banks: A simple Model: Chapter 5

5 A SIMPLE FUNDS TRANSFER PRICING MODELIntense competition in the financial services industry has reduced the potential of traditional operations to finance loans through deposits. The current situation forces to reconsider traditional approaches to improve the efficiency of banks: increased attention to the internal generation of bank capital, financial innovation, the search for new investment opportunities, reduce management costs, etc.One of the most significant innovations in banking - the creation of risk management measures was able to introduce risk transformation that are comprised of diversified risks as a result of the increasing number of borrowers. Risk sharing for instance allows ...

Introduction

Value is defined in the oxford dictionary as something that is held dear, important, something of worth or of usefulness. Value can be relative and in monetary terms it can be compared in terms of the price of something. Economic value is just but one of the many possible forms in which we can define and give the measure of value. There are may be other types of value but economic value are very useful when economic choices are to be made.

People measure economic value based on the priorities and preferences or opportunity costs. Economists therefore believe that ...

The perceptual process involves detecting stimuli in the environment. The stimuli in the surrounding can be detected by use of five senses which include; sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. The five senses allow as interacting with the people and objects around us thus resulting to making up a conscious experience. The perceptual process leads to the creation of perception through the utilization of the five senses. The process cannot be into being without the surrounding or the people and objects that interact with human beings. In this case, Mistral products are the objects that have to interact with people. ...

Panama Canal is a route used in shipping of cargos across the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the Caribbean Ocean. It is widely said to be the largest public investment that has ever been of its time. It is reported that the canal produced significant social returns in its first decade of operation mostly for the United States. It also played a significant role in improving the Panamanian economy. However, it is speculated that United States benefits more than any other country including panama who are the owners of the canal due to the shipping of petroleum from California ...

Introduction to proteins

Proteins are polypeptides made up of amino acids joined together by polypeptide bonds. The number of amino acids in a protein molecule can vary from several amino acids to thousands of amino acids. Proteins are made of a combination of several of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids as well as other minor amino acids. Proteins are very important molecules in the body .They form the structural components of animal and human tissue (Yildiz, 2009).

The primary structure of proteins is determined by the sequence of the amino acids in the protein. A functional amino acid must contain the correct sequence ...

1. PREFACE

Today’s world is influenced by many factors such as globalization, cultural influences and the presence of the open market. Europe is a fine proof of this influence as it is more open for international business. Products from around the globe can be accessed by all types of consumers in the European market. Many find the European market more open to international businesses. Some find their successes in the European market through the use of good market analysis. Brooksbank (1991) notes that good market analysis is a key to the successful marketing plan;; it gives companies advice which will ...

Executive summary

Multiple linear regression analysis is a statistical tool of analysis that is commonly used to forecast a variable, which is dependent on several independent variables based on historical data. Multiple linear regression analysis is normally used to evaluate the nature of the correlation between the dependent variable denoted as y and the independent variables (X1, X2Xn). The developed model is then used to predict levels of the dependent variable y. Multiple linear regressions is important in business, economics, medicine, psychology among many other fields.
The correlation between Y predicted and Y actual is called the multiple correlation coefficients which is ...

Introduction

Question 3
Both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta’s travelled to many countries all over the world in between them. Their travels have some similarities and difference. On his part Ibn Battuta’s was born in 1304 at a town known as Tangier in Morocco. He is regarded as the most travelled individual in the medieval period. It took him nearly thirsty years to travel to over fifty states world wide. Ibn Battuta’s has travelled in various continents. He has travelled from Africa to the Spain, then on through central and southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, India, Arabian Peninsula ...

An estimated 2.5 billion to 4 billion metric tons of wastes are collected worldwide. These wastes are treated in four different methods: disposal in uncontrolled and illegal deposits, disposal in controlled landfills, incineration, and recycling (“From Waste to Resource,” 2006)

According to the Global Development Research Center (2003), the volume of wastes is on an upward trend; more and more waste will be produced in the coming years. This poses risks to the environment and the human health. Therefore, proper management of these wastes is important. Looking at the four methods of waste treatment, recycling is the best method ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

When attempting to fill a position in any business, the recruitment process is integral. In order to find the best person for the job, you have to find someone who is qualified, educated, and possesses the necessary job skills and temperament to survive in that environment. Recruitment methodologies are the means by which companies and businesses perform this recruitment process, and can mean the difference between getting the right or wrong person for the job. In this paper, various recruitment methodologies are overviewed, and their effectiveness in sourcing a qualified job candidate is evaluated.

EVALUATING THE ROLE OF RECRUITMENT

Before a recruitment process can begin, there are ...

Thomas Earl Petty, commonly known by his stage name, Tom has done so much for the music industry. His participation in the music industry has seen the rock and roll scene improve immensely in the quality of music content where the artists has sang songs that not only entertain the general public and listenership but also educate them in matters affecting the society at large. His has done many hit songs both as a solo artist and as a group, most of which have been widely accepted by both the youths and the general public through out his music career. For ...

Abstract

This research proposal outlines measures to be undertaken in exploring the unintended consequences of unemployment. The researcher wishes to advance the assumption that unemployment is inevitably linked to serious economic and social dysfunctions occurring within the confines of Social Structure. Many of these irregularities are obvious, but others are rather insidious and concealed. Together they define the unintended consequences of unemployment. Unintended consequences of unemployment from the perspective of this researcher embodies a conceptual framework explaining all psychosocial factors, medical elements and subsequent descriptive emergent variables that adequately represent a sequel of events for which unemployment is inevitably the underlying force. ...

Executive Summary

The paper is designed to develop a credit report of Premier Foods Plc. The aim of the paper is to analyze the financial health and performance of the company to allocate the credit rating and line to the company based on its performance in the market. For this purpose, the paper firstly calculated the financial ratios of the company based on the financial information from the annual reports of premier foods. Based on the ratios of the company, the trends are derived. Other than premier foods, the ratios of its competitors are also derived to assess the trend from ...

ABSTRACT

Brand image or identity refers to the view or perception of a brand not only based on its offerings and services, but also on its values and culture as perceived primarily by consumers. Organizations may utilize brand image to accomplish its goals or objectives by structuring an image that is interesting and acceptable to customers. In recent years, one of the ways that organizations consistently market or advertise their brand involves social media. The primary objective of this research study is to explore best practices in social media marketing towards brand image or perception management. To obtain data, the researcher ...

Abstract: A Bright Star Declined

Over the past 2 decades, IBM reach heights of unprecedented success, down to failure, and up to success again. In 1980, they were lagging in the personal computer business but by 1985, they had taken over 40 percent of the market share (Kanter 46). By 2005, IBM made its exit from the PC business and switched to consulting (Kanter 47-8). This is a drastic shift indeed for a company which provided virtually no consulting services in 1990 to becoming one of the largest services companies some 20 years later. IBM today is now an exemplar of how a company ...

Introduction

Starting an interior design business of your own is considered as one of the fulfilling jobs nowadays. This is one of the best small businesses to start, both in the terms of money and satisfaction. If you have a keen sense of design and color and want to explore more of the interior design, then this is a perfect start for you. The interior design industry is becoming popular these days and by starting an own business is a perfect way to fire up the enthusiasm in your ideas.

Types of Interior Designers

The main objective of interior designers is to improve and ...

Differences between National and International NGOs -

A Case Study of the US, Bahrain and India
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References

1 Introduction
Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs have become influential actors of societal development and change on a national as well as international scale. Beginning as non-governmental consultants to the United Nations, the number of NGOs across the world has witnessed exponential growth since the 1980s. Although most people understand what an NGO is - the name itself makes it very clear that these are organizations that are not government run – there is little consensus on what may be described as key characteristics of an ...

Introduction

According to the case study by Thomke, it is evident that the traditional approach made the business stagnate at one place and that although it was making huge profits, the market was changing, and there was a need to comprehend the trend of the market change. However, to understand such tremendous change, the corporate would be forced to do away with the incremental approach and embrace the Lead User strategy. However, Dunlop should be made to understand that although the effort in finding the right Lead User was not only time consuming but difficult, it was the only approach ...

Capstone Project – Oral Presentation

The capstone project is a consultative report for Samsung Electronics which focuses on areas including management, time management, quality management, cost management, and risk management. In addition, the consultative report will consider how effectively the target organization performs in cross cultural settings with the aim of making improvements in domestics and international markets. This is important given the multinational nature of the target organization.

Samsung Electronics was started as an export business. Since then, it has transformed into an electronic giant, one of the biggest globally. The company specializes in semiconductors, digital appliances, system integration and memory. Samsung Electronics, a subsidiary ...

California Lutheran University

Rayan Azhari
Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. ...

Chapter I

Introduction
Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ...