Essays on Business Issues

Introduction

Strong leadership skills are imperative for every organization since employees are attracted by leaders who understand varied workplace situations and are able to design ways through which workers stay motivated. Three themes that are fundamental attributes of competent leaders include the ability to lead and influence actions of employees, ability to promote work-life balance and the need for leaders to impact positively in an organization such that their contributions to the organizations will forever be remembered. The three themes were brought forward by the guest speakers Mark Herley, Martin Plant and Michelle whose presentations provided useful insights on factors ...

Abstract

Many of the US companies are trying to enter international markets, outsource the manufacturing processes, and become international. Such activity needs certain knowledge from the company’s managers and all those colleagues that will participate in communications with the foreign partners. Spain has a very rich history and culture and therefore there are many aspects that US business people should learn before starting to work with Spanish partners, suppliers or customers. The economic situation, business etiquette and traditions in Spain are different from the US ones. This is mostly caused by the relaxed rhyme of life in this country and ...

An Australian company opening an independent clothing company in Indonesia

Introduction: I was asked by the management of the company to represent the report on the proposal of opening the new clothing company in Indonesia. This report covers some main and vital issues to be considered before making any decision.

Report:

Financial Risks in Indonesia: Investments in Indonesia will bring a higher rate of financial risks as compared to any other developed country such as China or Japan. The reasons behind this financial risk are the inflation rate, level of corruption and the shortage of required labor. Opening of an independent clothing company in Indonesia will be required to have a massive ...

The gridlock between the young and old generations has caused the public policy in DC to freeze (Bouie, 2014). The Congress is made up of both the young and the old generations. The Republicans make policies that target the older generation, while the Democrats make policies that target younger generations. The old generation tends to be conservative, and prefer to maintain their culture. The young generation is liberal, and gathers a lot of information through social networking. The young generation is dynamic, and uses current information to make decisions that are for the good of the environment. The public policy ...

Executive summary

The introduction of computers brings different impacts in the field of business. The introduction makes business corporations to do business in very easy and competitive environment. The most affected part of business environment is the communication environment. First with computer introduction, it makes employees and their employers to communicate effectively. With the introduction of computers, employees can get business activities, information and events at the click of the button. Employees and employers of business can now to get business information all over the world. For example, with the use of virtual private networks (VPN) business employees and employers can ...

Organizational Chart

For the purpose of this discussion, the organizational set-up for a typical school shall be examined. The organizational chart for a school is shown below. Figure 1 Organizational Chart for a School

Job Description

Four (4) critical positions from this organization are considered, the school principal, the assistant school principal, the classroom teacher, and the school nurse. Job descriptions and job guides are based on the US State Board of Education descriptions. Job descriptions for similar positions in a different educational institution may vary. Job guides for each position are listed below.

Position: School Principal

Job Description: - Direct reports to the School Superintendent - ...

As a Marketing Intern within Khalid Mohamed Hamdoon Est., located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I was responsible of analyzing the marketing and sales activities, coordinating events, creating business reports, media pitches and marketing materials. As part of my responsibility of analyzing the marketing processes of Khalid Mohamed Hamdoon Est. company, I interacted daily with people applying the organization’s marketing procedures, on various levels, which allowed me the opportunity of critically evaluating the efficiency of these procedures and the way that they were applied. The observations gathered while assessing the company’s applied procedures and their efficiency for the overall ...

The Carbon Tax Scheme (CTS) is an indirect tax levied on users of fossil fuel and was implemented in January 2012. The Carbon Tax is based on the Economic Principle of Negative Externalities. Negative externalities are costs to the society that is created when goods and services are produced. The negative effects of these activities are shouldered by the society so payment for that cost from the parties that are liable is widely believed to be the appropriate approach for managing it. In the case of fossil fuel use, users of electricity from these sources are taxed based on ...

Declaration This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “Gaining Strategic Advantage through Customer Value”, presented by me to the University of South Africa for the award of the degree of Master of Business Leadership is a bona fide record of research work which was carried out by me under the supervision of Dr Sidney Shipham. The contents of this dissertation in full or in parts have never been submitted to any other Institution of higher learning for the award of any degree or diploma.

Acknowledgement

I would like to express my gratitude to my study group members of the ...

Strategic Implications of Information Technology for Pioneer Corporation

Definition of the topic

Social websites are increasingly becoming important in almost all aspects of life, from socializing, communication to business and leadership. Social networking is increasingly shaping the way in which business organizations communicate and collaborate whether inside the organization or with external entities. Social websites provide a good means of connecting with customers, suppliers and even competitors (Sharp, 2009). Advertising, for example is the most important activity through which social networks have increased the profitability of business organizations. Facebook is the major social website which has become very popular among people across all ages groups, and which many ...