Essays on Compromising

Business Case Analysis of the Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company, comprising almost 20 different beverage brands, is the world’s largest beverage manufacturing brand, with a market capitalization estimated at one hundred and eighty six billion dollars. It is also considered to be the third most valuable brand across the world, according to Interbrand, estimated at $ 78.4 billion . Its portfolio includes more than 3800 products that are distributed worldwide thanks to more than 250 bottling partners and 900 plants throughout the world. Coke brands are available in more than 24 million retail shops around the world, thereby making the brand even more accessible for the people. ...

Question & Answer

Question & Answer

Resolving or managing conflict is the process where an individual controls and channels a disagreement with an organization. The following are five basic strategies for resolving conflict: Accommodating, competing, collaborating, avoiding, and compromising. Competing is an uncooperative and assertive strategy of resolving a conflict. This strategy can be important when unpopular decisions need has to be made or when one has to stand up for his or her rights. However, since it often creates situations of quietness and it makes others feel inferior, competition needs to be cautiously applied. Accommodating is another appropriate strategy; however, accommodating is ...

Discussion 2

Californios? Manifest destiny was a concept used by the Americans as a vision to enhance the expansion of their country regarding its exceptional behaviour, its size and regarding the general importance of the country globally. California began growing rapidly when deposits of gold were found in it. Many people came to California to trade for gold in the gold rush, and in the process, California turned from a remote, deserted land to a busy growing place. For example, San Francisco substantially grew from a small settlement of about 800 people to a big city of about hundred thousand people ...

Report To Respond To DHS Request for Information

Report To Respond To DHS Request for Information It is worth mentioning that the Department of Homeland Security ensures that the nation is safe from the danger of attacks, especially external threats from terrorists and other attacks that may make Americans feel insecure. Apart from that, homeland security ensures that in the case of an attack on Americans, the impact does not escalate. Hence, it is an all-around entity that was set up to safeguard the security interests of all Americans regardless of which part of the country one resides. Also, both natural disasters and human-made disasters are taken ...

The recognition of the dynamic interaction between a person and the environment forms the basis of the interest in stress and coping. Stress situations form part of everyday emotional life in the adolescent stage. Stress occurs when an individual lacks the capacity to handle a given circumstance that causes tense and unpleasant feelings. Stress threatens the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of individuals. It triggers health-compromising behaviors and leads to depression, poor eating habits, insufficient sleep, and alcohol and drug abuse. The development of a healthy coping mechanism prevents the initiation of health-compromising behaviors and reverses the harmful effects ...

Business Strategy

Competing in a dynamic and fierce industry with well – established firms that dominate the market, Aldi, a German grocery company, developed its own value chain that allowed it to be grasp a portion of the market share and become a relevant player in UK (IBS Center for Management Research, 2015). According to Michael Porter (38), value chain is industry – specific and firms organize their internal value chain structure different than other players, so that they can gain distinctive competitive advantages. Porter’s (39 - 40) value chain model is based on the premises that every company has primary activities ( ...

The key objective of any change project is ensuring that the original goals set have been met. As such, it is crucial that an assessment regarding the development and progress of the project is done to determine whether there are gains or failures in regards to the key agenda of the undertaking. It is worth noting that project evaluation is essential since the results produced are usually credible, timely, objective and relevant (Newcomer, Hatry & Wholey, 2015). The information collected during the assessment course is supposed to be congruent with how evaluation data was collected and analyzed. Another importance of ...

Introduction

Working in a group requires effective collaboration and teamwork. It is common that every member’s group may have his or her own idea that can help the group in achieving a specific goal. However, not all members may be I favor of an individual idea, from which a conflict between the members themselves may arise. Relatively, the group’s collaboration and effective teamwork can be achieved in various ways. Moreover, different ideas that influence the development of conflict within the group can be addressed though conflict resolution, such as effective problem-solving and decision-making skills. In this study, we ...

Examination of Performance Review Conflict

Examination of Performance Review Conflict Performance review conflict can create serious problems in the public sector. In reviewing an employee’s performance, the supervisor considers self-reported performance assessment, his/her observations of an employee’s work, and feedback from other supervisors and peers who had the opportunity to oversee or observe the work of the employee. However, ratings for each criterion depends, in part, on the subjective interpretation of the supervisor. Rater bias and favoritism based on gender, race, age, physical appearance or attractiveness, personality, and personal relations or interests may influence supervisor ratings. Evaluation results become the basis of ...

Negotiation is the most basic method of conflict resolution. It is backward and forward communication between the parties of the argument with the objective of trying to find a solution. It is a process of combining diverging viewpoints in order to arrive at an agreement. Negotiations can prevent or end a conflict while guaranteeing that both parties get at least fraction of what they desire. When both parties obtain major advantages, the negotiation is considered most successful. Nonetheless, any negotiation involves the risk of making a bad deal, and sometimes, a failed negotiation can worsen the existing conflict (Zartman ...

Theresa May might be the latest entrant in the pool of high-positioned women, but it does not subside the ongoing debate revolving women style of leadership and negotiation. The conflict management style of May might be the subject of discussion among management honchos in the future. Researchers proffer differing perceptions concerning this issue; while some accede that women have different negotiation styles than men, some authors counter this by saying that gender has a little role to play in conflict handling. Furthermore, savants are not unanimous on the efficacy of women's style of conflict management. This paper has referred ...

Abstract

Negotiation is a means of getting something that you want or need from another person. It is a two way communication that seeks to strike a deal or coming to common ground on an issue that both you and the other negotiating party have opposing interests in (Fisher & Ury, 1991). Negotiation is clouded with myths that stretch from how negotiators carry out negotiations to the kind of attitude they bring to the negotiation table. There are misconceptions that good negotiators are born, but the real truth is that negotiation is a skill; and like any other skill, it is ...

Book Review: Produced By Faith

Book Review: Produced By Faith The book Produced by Faith authored by Devon Franklin (2011) is a non-fiction motivational and a career guide book primarily written for the Christian audience of all ages. The author’s primary goal is to provide guiding principles for devoted Christian, striving to make significant life achievements for themselves without compromising their Christian beliefs. The title suggests that religious faith is a fundamental ingredient needed to realize meaningful career success. Although the author uses liberal Biblical references, the book is extensively limited to a Christian audience. It is written from the point of view ...

IKEA: Case Study Summary

IKEA The world’s largest furniture retailer, IKEA, was founded in 1943, Sweden. The company assumed its current position as primarily a furniture business after Ingvar Kamprad, its founder, started selling furniture through IKEA five years later. The expansion of IKEA into different countries in Europe and then subsequently to other continents could be regarded as one of the historically significant event that led to modern globalization. As of today, IKEA is operating a sum of 384 stores and in 48 countries. This essay is an attempt to outline the working principle of IKEA, its organizational structure, corporate culture, ...

The focus of this study is to explore the contentious issue in the American context. The variety of education programs that have been implemented in the country. The study, therefore, seeks to investigate the effectiveness of the dual immersion programs in teaching English language in the California state. It will exploit the literature on the area as established in the area of focus. Several articles have been studied and the findings present own interpretation as they unfold in the study process. California states is known as one as of the most productive states in the American country. The programs ...

The modern day society is technologically oriented, with virtually every activity being conducted with the help of various forms of technology. The implication is that the world has seen a massive rate of large-scale production of technology devices. Estimates point out that close to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally (Lepawsky & Mcnabb, 2010). The developed countries are the primary producers of this waste, with the role of doing away with the waste left to the poorer developing countries. In the US and Canada for example, close to 80% of all electronic waste is exported to Asia and ...

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Introduction

In the past two decades, the growth of the internet has been paramount, providing one of the most important mediums of communication. Through the internet, users can send, receive, and share information. According to Statista (2016), the internet has 3.174 billion users as of December 31, 2015. Users have increased exponentially since 2010 with internet connection becoming a necessity for businesses and homes. However, growth in the number of users poses numerous challenges to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), who face a large number of traffic traversing their network. Some of the challenges include Denial of Service (DoS) ...

The best way to achieve anything fairly is through negotiation. Negotiation works best when two parties want to settle disputes or business deals on a win-win situation. Negotiation is more appropriate when both the parties concerned are aware of all ground realities of the problem under discussion. Mutual trust is the foundation for effective negotiation; therefore, for a negotiation to succeed both the parties must be patient enough to listen to each other. For instance, politicians negotiate with the voters who patiently listen to their promises and get them elected because of trust. Negotiation is effective when individuals or ...

American foods are as diverse as the people themselves (Hunter and Writer). The country consists of different cultures that bring with it differences in their food tastes (Smith and Kraig 698). It is not uncommon to find ethnic foods being served in American restaurants and many people have ventured into this business. The people identify themselves with different delicacies that are congenial to their taste. According to Decker, 74% of American households enjoy preparing and have ethnic foods whereas 59% of them like the ethnic foods because of their unique flavors (Decker). Philadelphia houses a variety of people with ...

Personal Leadership Philosophy

Leadership evolves. Philosophies developed a priori and applied to a given organizational context are apt to fail. By definition, a leadership philosophy, let alone a personal one, emerges in response to variables making up a specific organizational behavior. Accordingly, in order to develop a personal leadership philosophy one should, above anything else, cater for organizational needs both at corporate and individual levels. Personally, I aspire for a leadership philosophy based on strict definition of raison d'être. By identifying core purpose for which an organization exists, I would be able to develop a sustainable leadership philosophy. Indeed, companies, successful ...

Exam Exercises

Exam Exercises According to the data received from watching the video and reviewing the article on this topic we are to give the definition of the sharing economy and articulate its main features from the management point of view. In general the sharing economy may be described as new model of economy that is based on the peer-to-peer relations of different economic actors working under the common legal framework. Sharing economy brings back the human connection to the sphere of economic transactions that used to be rather impersonal isolated field. Within the sharing economy the individuals may borrow or ...

Executive Summary

Apple Inc. is a multinational information technology company that designs a number of IT products such as Mac Laptop, iPod, iPad and iPhones among others. The company employs a vertical integrated strategy hence able to control its operations. The company over the years has recorded major profits and this can majorly be attributed to its motivated employees, leadership structure, negotiation and change management strategy. The company’s continued success mainly stems from its motivated employees. By considering the hierarchy of needs, Herzberg’s two way theory and expectation theory, Apple’s employees are wholesomely motivated. With regards to leadership, ...

Representatives of Local Company with an Electricity Demand

Introduction

Jefferies brewery is committed towards ensuring that it maintains a good relationship between the company and the local community. The production of quality beer which is produced from environment friendly processes has made it possible for the company to be liked by most locals and customers. The company has been growing over the past few years and a need has developed of the company being involved in some expansion plans. As the company intends to perform an expansion of business, a new site has been identified near Alloa in Clackmannanshire. The proposed area comes under the Forth Area Management Plan. The ...

Green technology is a relatively new term. It is defined as a system or a mode of technology that incorporates new and innovative materials and methods to create more environmentally friendly and sustainable products. The major emphasis o green technology is to change the daily habits of society and move towards more efficient and effective ways of doing this that is environmental friendly. Basically, green technology focuses on house holds cleaning products, waste management, energy saving measures as well as long-term benefits of the changed attitudes to production and consumption (United Nations Environment Program 2006). Sustainability of green technology is key to ...

Introduction

This paper takes the view that parents should not be friend with their children. Being friends with your children may prove to be a bad idea because these children may end up not respecting their parents because they take them as their friends. Parents who want to befriend their children may contribute to the problem because when they style themselves as their children’s buddies, they may find it so hard to enforce the standards and rules they have set. Being friends with your children may put a notion into the children’s mind that there is nobody who is in ...

Abstract

Stress is a dynamic and interactional process involving intricate body systems with formulations and operationalisation of the components at different levels(1).There is growing evidence that there is a positive correlation between emotional stress and oral health. As will be demonstrated from the literature reviewed in this paper emotional stress can be implicated in oral problems such as ulcerative conditions, inflammatory conditions, dental decay, TMD, RAS and others that continue to be linked to stress. Stress has also been found to aggravate some oral conditions such as oral lichen planus. In some of these conditions the precise mechanisms by which ...