Essays on Core Values

Reflection

Question One Values are the things that are vital to us. They can also be described the things that we believe are essential in the way as human beings we work and live. My values in life include happiness, wisdom, love, friendship, success, hard work, truthfulness, openness, commitment, accountability, and joy. Ideally, I can describe these values as the things that are imperative in how I live as well as work. They help me in determining my priorities in life. In other words, these values help me develop a clearer sense of the things that are most vital in ...

Action Question 1: Based on your responses to the core values Questionnaire, what are your core values? Do you think people know your core values? Are you comfortable talking about these core values with other people? In your planning for the future, how will these values influence what you do? Discuss. My core values are integrity, honesty, fairness, self-control and justice. These are the basic values that guide me in the day to day activities that am involved in. I may not be a strong leader as such but the decisions that I make are strongly reliant on these ...

The success of Genesis Healthcare was not made possible without the support of its employees who were committed in delivering quality healthcare. One of the organizational strategy of Genesis that relates to its employees is defined in the statement of its core values. New and seasoned employees are always reminded of their company’s belief in them. This is important because the core belief in the ability of the employees is a factor that also expands to the organizations as whole. The management recognizes that the implementation of its mission and the achievement of the vision and objectives are ...

Amazon.com Inc. is an American E-Commerce company based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos and provides a platform upon which consumers can easily access and purchase books and other products such as CDs and DVDs online. The company was started to capitalize on the opportunity for online retailing as internet services grew across the global market. Amazon.com is one of the most cited companies with respect to business-to-customer e-commerce as its domain; amazon.com attracts over 600 million online customers annually (Shier 4). The company operates based on a mass marketing business model which aims ...

Genesis HealthCare is a health care provider with a mission to improve the lives of those who seek its services through the delivery of high quality health care and everyday compassion (Genesis, 2016). This company aims to fulfill its mission through the establishment of an exceptional relationship between its employees and its patients. Further, the vision of the company is glimpsed in their statement where they put themselves in the position to “set the standard in nursing & rehabilitative care through clinical excellence and responsiveness to the unique needs of every patient we care for. We will be the recognized ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services is an agency that is keen on providing some services to the residents of Illinois with the aim of getting them out of poverty and other challenges that arise from economic instability of its beneficiaries. It aligns itself with some of the human rights that are common in most countries from around the world such as enjoying social security and co- operation and even work (Declaration of Human Rights). Some of the people the agency helps suffer from health challenges and disabilities that stand in their way in their quest to achieve economic ...

INTRODUCTION

Tourism and hospitality have formed one of the world's fast growing industry and expanding at a rapid pace. It is an appealing industry that positively contributed to economic growth of developing and developed countries. The hospitality industry remains the intensive key resource of tourism, hotel such as Waldorf Astoria Beijing takes up the corporate responsibility to balance the social, economic and sustainability needs of their business as well as the communities. This hotel has been awarded Traveler's Choice Awards: - Trip Advisor in 2013 (Waldorf Astoria 2016). If these hospitality industries do not support tourism then a negative impact ...

Operations Plan for Wedding Management

Wedding Planning and Management business is part of an Event Management Business. Event Management business is gaining popularity because of the growing culture of getting better experiential service during celebration of any event as well as the willingness to spend on novel experiences. This paper discusses the operational plan of a Wedding Management start up business which pursues the mission of extending a memorable experience to its customers.

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The Operation strategy outlines the plan for starting and developing the business in such a way that it aligns with the mission, vision and core values of the organization. An operations ...

Discussion of Banyan Tree Green Homes Program

Banyan Tree Green Homes Program 3 Introduction 3 Concepts and Theories of Sustainability 3 Analysis of Banyan Tree Green Homes Program 5 Sustainability Motivations 6 Sustainable Business Practices 7 Benefits of Adopting Sustainable Business Practices 8 Challenges Facing Sustainable Business Practices 9 Recommendations 10 Conclusion 10

References 12

Banyan Tree Green Homes Program Introduction The hospitality industry is an important part of social, economic and environmental development given its role in leisure services and tourism throughout the world. Given the rapid changes observed in the industry, it is important to understand the potential threats that the various activities undertaken in hospitality ...

Abstract

Disaster analysis is essential in the management of disasters. It assists in the identification of gaps in the management cycle within a given region. Management of disasters occurs in four cycles including planning or preparedness, response, recovery, as well as mitigation. Planning is an essential tool in all the phases of the cycle. The primary aim of disaster response is to offer immediate aid to improve health, sustain life, as well as assist in the improvement of the morale of the affected population. Recovery phase aims at restoring the infrastructure as well as the operations of the community services ...

Clearly, Zappos is an innovative online retailer with an ambitious and effective strategy. Apparently, Zappos is well positioned to have a competitive advantage due to the tactics and techniques it has employed. The company has employed steps to ensure that its employs are always motivated, engaged and enthusiastic, which are aspects required to make the company highly productive. However, the company could have its apparent competitive advantage curtailed due to the various negative forces. The company could lose its competitive advantage if it fails to maintain the levels of investment it has put into developing its current culture. Additionally, ...

The core values St. Leo’s represents is applicable to the debate surrounding the ACA. St. Leo represents and firmly believes in community and integrity. The ACA is reportedly designed to provide for the welfare of the community, meaning Americans at large. The issue surrounding the ACA is that many say the provisions lack integrity due to various different reasons. Regardless of these issues, integrity is often defined as doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. World leaders and policy makers have a responsibility to maintain integrity to benefit the communities in which they live, whether ...

Reflective Summary

Introduction The need to promote long-term growth and stability of a firm is important since it improves the way in which the organization aligns its goals to its mission, vision and core values. However, to achieve the long-term objectives, it is imperative that strategic options such as having skilled employees, providing necessary training to improve their responsiveness, and reducing turnover rates be taken into consideration. Furthermore, responsiveness from employees is crucial to the generation of positive comments from customers due to effectiveness in responding to inquiries and reducing the delivery time. The essay, therefore, provides a summary of success ...

Introduction

Business leaders across the globe have value statements that guide them throughout their lives. Core values are characterized as things of worth and serve as guideposts for associations on initiative and basic leadership (Browning, 2009). Core values speak to the center needs of a person’s or an organization’s way of life. At its most fundamental, a value statement depicts the general motivation behind the individual or group. It reveals insight into a person’s values and sympathy toward other people and activities for survival. The value statement is a convincing portrayal of the state and capacity of ...

Culture for a long time has been a critical part of a company’s success. A good culture can be a hidden origin of a company’s greatness and always makes the company customers loyal to the firm. With the changing environment in which many companies operate in, it important that any company wishing to remain relevant align it values to the emerging trends. A company’s culture is informed by the core values the company is identified. In many online webs paged of companies, it common to find companies listing what they consider being their core values. The ...

I sincerely affirm that in today’s intensely competitive work environment, graduates who have pursued a graduate degree program are accorded with a competitive edge over their counterparts. I believe that an MBA degree program would facilitate the achievement of my personal and professional goals. At this point in time, I have itemized two-fold objectives: (1) to become an active participant in a global organization within the next one to three (3) years after graduating from the program; and (2) to establish an entrepreneurial venture which I envision to becoming an instrumental contributor to the economic growth of the ...

1. Overview of your organization and the industry in which it operates a. Include your strategic goals, vision, and mission and any brand values or ‘slogans’ that the organization uses internally/ externally The name of the company is Nutritious Food Company, operating in the foods and beverages industry. The company was established in the year 2005 and comprises of six branches located in six major towns of the State of American Arab Emirate. The objective of the company is to provide food and catering services, offering both traditional and modern foods. The company also offers catering services for occasions ...

Discovery Project Part 3: Merging the Brands

Sections 1 and 2: Company Focus and Merging the Brands 60 Points total--50 points for content; 10 for typos and grammar

Late Assignments Are Not Accepted

Introduction for Part 3 Drawing from your Company Focus section in Part 3, your understanding of your marketable skills, and additional research you have gathered about your company, you are prepared to merge your personal brand with your company’s brand. The true mark of an adaptable candidate is one who is able to recognize how to brand him/herself for every company pursued. You must be able to convince an employer that you can easily transition into its ...

A. Select a leader who you feel has exhibited exemplary ethical conduct and do the following:

1. Discuss at least two ethical traits that the leader demonstrated. A good example of an individual that exhibited ethical leadership is Sallie Krawcheck. Krawcheck is the current CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, and Chair of the Ellevate Network. Her previous employment include head of Bank of America’s investment banking division, CEO of Merrill Lynch’s wealth management division, and CEO of the Wall Street research company Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.. In an industry wherein fraud and dishonesty are rampant, Sallie Krawcheck’s ethical leadership was exemplary. As observed by Fortune Magazine columnists, the quest for an honest ...

Individual Strategy Paper

Introduction The paper is aimed to apply the strategic management approach to the personal life. For this purpose, the paper is going to use Me Inc. approach to conduct vision, mission, and strategy analysis to apply to my personal career. It is considered as very important to develop the strategies for the personal career goals and objectives so that the organizations one need to join can easily look at the career view of the organization. The paper includes a personal vision statement, personal mission statement, goals, personal values, contributors and strategies that are applied to my personal career.

Vision Statement

A ...

Leadership is the most radical and central aspect of any organization. While good management promotes quantitative and qualitative results, poor management compromises achievements and successful outcomes. That is why the end results of an organization are a projection of the leadership style in the said institution. As such, this paper analyses the threat in Volkswagen’s management in line with the various leadership theories.

Volkswagen`s Fraudulent

The leadership in Volkswagen illuminates an ill culture with the potential of undermining this auto giant reputation. Following the recent scandal of emission test, it is clear that the management in the organization is ailing. ...

Moral Compass

This essay is a discussion of what I feel on a personal level as what is right and also what is wrong. The essay will demonstrate how I can act accordingly when I am faced with decisions or judgment involving right or wrong. It is a reflection of myself in the context of moral values. The essay is a synthesis of personal value system and will incorporate experience, observations, independent inquiries, and ideas gained from learning wisdom traditions. There will also be a critical review of human values as well as the ethical challenges faced by business leaders. Further, ...

Program Goal # 1

Upon completion of the Public Safety Administration Program, students will have demonstrated the acquisition of the ability to apply appropriate strategies to manage, supervise, and lead public safety administration departments and staff.

Evidence

Issues about public safety are of great concern to the communities. Communities and individuals are exposed to various environmental hazards. If nothing is done to uphold safety standards, communities and individuals suffer. People who are concerned with ensuring that the public thrives in safe conditions are therefore expected to be knowledgeable about various issues surrounding public safety. Being a potential officer involved in safety issues in the ...

Introduction

While many indigenous Australian families live in happy hopes, there are those who are victims of domestic violence and partner abuse. Some families are still unable to deal with past generational trauma that resulted from family abuse, and it is passed to their children. Children from this indigenous community are exposed to violence, family disintegration and financial stress. This program will examine these effects and explore how they can be tackled. It will focus on design and delivery of trauma services and care (Bradshow et al, 2005, p.28).

Steps that the program will take to ensure that it is culturally sensitive, safe and appropriate

A culturally sensitive program respects the community’s beliefs, values and ...

Government regulations and rules in the Chinese online market

The fact that the Chinese market is a key market for global firms provided a chance for eBay to begin its operations in China. The rapidly expanding middle class and the fact that the economy was booming suggested that eBay could gain from the higher purchasing power of the consumers. However, the case was not to be as eBay withdrew its online auctions business from the China market. The Chinese market is massive but without a strategic plan, it is impossible to make a significant and sustainable presence in such markets. The Chinese culture is diversified when it comes ...

Analysis of GDP and Its Limitations

Analysis of GDP and Its Limitations

Introduction

Predominantly, economic well-being has great connections with social well-being (Easterlin, 2001). As such, most of the public policies that are intended to improve the social welfare are usually directed towards variables that indicate economic welfare. However, not all aspects of social well-being have direct linkage with economic wellness. Thus, economic progress in a country does not entirely translate to social happiness among citizens since some economic growth policies involve trade-offs between social risk and income growth (Bok, 2009). In essence, economic well-being entails a measure of economic wellness of citizens in a country ...

Introduction

Southwest Airlines was launched with an aim of offering cheap, reliable and friendly flights to different destinations around the U.S. The company’s objective is to connect people to their crucial lives (About Southwest n. p.). Importantly, Southwest Airlines has grown to be one of the largest airline companies offering domestic flights in the United States. The acquisition of AirTran is a strategy that aims at expanding Southwest both in assets and international flights. This paper analyzes the market position of Southwest by answering questions on the company’s culture, values, opportunities, challenges and acquisition of AirTran.

SWOT analysis of Southwest Airline

SWOT analysis ...

Owing to the different types of nursing practice available, it is easy to confuse these on consideration of all being professional nursing practices. However, this concept is based on the assessment of various contributing factors. The context of professional nursing practice is premised on the definition of ‘profession.’ According to Masters (2014), a profession refers to a chosen occupation that is guided by standard rules of practice and one that requires formal qualification and prolonged training. In this case, professional nursing practice is explained on the determination of the accepted nursing standards at this level, the requisite nursing educational ...

Recognizing other options for approach to ethical decision making, I would like to explore the Virtue Ethics principle and apply it to the different dilemma scenarios.

Virtue Ethics (Character Based Virtues)

Virtue Ethics focuses on the virtue or moral character of an individual instead of focusing on the ethical duties and rules or on the consequences of an action or decision. Virtue Ethics is an important principle to use in a dilemma situation as it centers on motives and how it plays a major role in moral issues. Moral decisions require a virtuous act that derives from the right motivation. “It is concerned with ...

Introduction

Practicing business ethics involves three major steps; first, there must be a set of values that are used as a guideline in decision-making in a business environment, second, an understanding of the parties affected by those values and finally deciding on what actions works best for the values (Harry 45). Business ethics enable us to tell what is right and what is wrong in the course of doing business concerning the law. Good values make the society a better place to live. This essay gives a case study on business ethics in four parts. The first part introduces the ...

Reflective Essay on Leadership

Reflective Essay on Leadership

PART A

Introduction

One of the most widely researched aspects of personality and leadership in the big five factors of personality, which includes neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness involve the ability to predict leaders. In fact, greater empirical support has been found for the five-factor model in predicting leaders than for the type indicators. However, research has additionally identified that for looking at appealing leaders, a proactive personality scale such as measuring the ability to change the organization's environment, to show initiatives and to persevere is a better predictor of leadership factor has relations ...

Shangri-La Expansion in China

Introduction Shangri-La Company is a hotel group of Asian origin. It is the fastest growing hotel in the region. It is still spreading its wings across different regions. It has exploited the European and North America markets. In the recent past, it also opened new hotels in the Middle East, Dubai, and Maldives to be precise. The mainland of China is the heart- throb of this company with over twenty hotels and fifteen more expected to be set up by the enterprise. Shangri-La is a public company that was incorporated in 1971 and by 2004; its sales had reached $ ...

Individual Project of McDonald’s

Individual Project of McDonald’s Different organizations belong to different industries. One of the most distinct among them is the food and service industry. Thousands of organizations belong and operate within this industry. It is otherwise defined as catering industry, which provides prepared meals such as restaurants and fast food chains. Food service industry is important when it comes to sustaining the supply of food products in the market. Thus, food service companies are known to influence the people’s eating habits (United States Healthful Food Council, 2012). For many individuals, eating out became a necessity more than luxury. ...

Introduction

Facebook is one of the most popular social media websites created chiefly for entertainment purposes. The basic need for the creation of Facebook was to give the people the power to share and communicate with one another freely. Facebook is a platform which allows every person to use its facilities for any purpose they wish to employ. It allows people to express themselves freely and share their opinions and ideas. Therefore, it opens to the people as a portal to share what they feel, connect with as many people as they want. Facebook allows the ability to make friends ...

Abstract

Green, fair trade companies, face unique problems since they are not oriented to maximizing profits. Indeed, they aim at improving the welfare of the members and create social and environmental impacts. As such, there is a conflict of interests from the multi-objective stakeholders. However, the study shows that careful analysis of the problems and initiating problem-solving techniques such as participatory management, strategic plans and use of qualified personnel reduce the challenges. 1.0 Background of the Study This section entails the history of the company, vision, core values as well as the vision. Additionally, it outlines the events and activities ...

It is evident that Walker will definitely have a difficult time trying to create a turnaround situation geared towards seeing Sofna College restore its reputation. The first approach is for Walker to assess the functionalities of every department of the organization including facilities and materials required to enhance learning and participation in extra-curricular activities, the role played by teachers and the financial limitations that could be making the Sofna survive on debt financing. Walker needs to look for ways through which a consultative meeting could be set involving teachers, parents, principles and the ministry. This implies that the first ...

Whole Foods Market® is an American grocery chain that is widely associated with healthy eating, expensive products, and gourmet food options. Under the page titled “Our Core Values,” the Whole Foods website lists the eight organizational values that underpin the company culture. The first and (presumably) most important value is Whole Foods’ dedication to selling “the highest quality natural and organic products available” (“Our Core Values,”2016). Its other corporate values include customer and employee satisfaction, wealth creation and community outreach, environmental stewardship, win-win business partnerships, and “healthy eating education.” On the same webpage, one may also find a “ ...

Internship Final Report

Executive summary Worley Parson is a multi-nationalservice company with different outlets in different countries including Saudi Arabia. Currently, Worley Parson has its presence in 46 different countries. This report presents the holistic experience I underwent through for the entire period I was there on internship program. This company offers a range of services among them being Engineering; Engineering and Procurement (EP) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) just to name a few. The study finding are based on personal experience in the organization and any opinion expressed here are influenced by my academic training I have undergone a Human ...

Organization Value and Business Reflection Topic

Introduction Business management is a fascinating topic, more so when the lessons in the class are integrated with real-world case studies. The integration offers the students opportunities to employ the management skills learnt in the class through creative thinking and problem solving approaches to provide solutions to real business problems. The experience equips the learner with practical skills that enables the student to be an economic productive person in the society. The paper will evaluate the critical management skills the author has leant in the class. The paper will review management functionalities in the firm, relevance of effective communication ...

American History 101Dr. Margaret JonesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIOctober 23, 2009

A company’s corporate culture is the beliefs and behaviors that dictate the interactions between employees, management and outside persons (Investopedia, 2010). Although every corporation has a culture, they are rarely defined; instead they develop over time as the company hires new people and grows (Investopedia, 2010). Company culture can be shown through how an office is set up, dress codes, business hours, employee turnover, employee benefits, who is hired, client treatment, client satisfaction and much more (Investopedia, 2010). Marriot hotels have a specific corporate culture, which helps make Marriot the pinnacle of excellence in the hotel industry. Marriot ...

Introduction

The ability of any business to attract and retain its customers is directly dependent on the strengths and weaknesses of its product development. It is important for a company to map out a guide for its efforts in developing and marketing of products that create and sustains a competitive advantage (Stark, 2007). The product strategy should be able to meet the company’s growth and profit objectives. A successful product strategy should, therefore, help the entity to maximize both its customer satisfaction and profits (Stark, 2007). GNC being a leading retailer in the health and wellness industry must strive ...

There are many people living today who do not have moral codes or ethics, and this is one of the reasons as to why there is so much suffering in the world. People are selfish and refuse to lend others money, and there are plenty of terrorist attacks/schools shootings occurring. In other words, if more people had core values, then there would be more room for peace and less suffering than there is currently. Now, since I am someone who enjoys helping people and being compassionate, I do have a code of ethics that I live by, and they ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill is a food store that operates in the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. The business faces various managerial problems and challenges. Some of these difficulties include the inability to locate new areas where restaurants can be put up. The other problem emanates from competition from the other strong restaurants. The other challenge that the management faces is the difficulty in negotiating leases with acceptable terms with both the government and the local communities leasing their premises (Moran 13). Chipotle Mexican Grill operated as a business where there was a significant level ...

Mission Statement

I am an energetic and enthusiastic graduate who enjoys acting with passion and bring positive change in the lives of the people. I believe that challenges enhances innovation, and thus I like working in an eye-opening environment to accomplish my goals. Strengthened by robust organizational and communication skills, excellent reasoning, and analytical skills, I seek to move into a career as a junior marketer and future become a world-class marketer. My core values facilitate the way I do things, and I am expecting that they will help me to achieve my goal of becoming a successful marketer.

My core values are as follows:-

Industrious Creativity ...

The marines who are otherwise referred to as the marine corps are a branch of the military force which was first created as a ground force under the navy. This military branch was basically given the task to take over the beaches when called into mission, and has since evolve to include other missions on land, sea and even in the air. Moreover, the increased land operations and other security risks demand the need for a more coordinated military element. Thus, by the middle of the 20th century, the marine corps was called to “specialize in the skills and ...

Importance of Innovation to AutoZone

Innovation is very important for the division and the entire organization. It is for this reason that innovation will be embedded in the core values as well as the mission and vision of the division. The main objective of making innovation part of the AutoZone statements is to help in reinforcing it. This will change the way innovation is viewed. Instead of being seen as just an aspirational concept, the idea is to make it as part of the everyday experience. It has to be embedded in everyone’s job responsibility. It will be used to further positive employee ...

The issue of ethics and the way in which ethical principles govern our lives is always one of concern in the professional field. Over the centuries, mankind has questioned the principles of ethics and ethical considerations as it affects a person’s moral development and has made numerous attempts to define the term, but the truth is that each person is governed by specific ethical standards based on personal moral convictions. Personally, I believe that ethical behaviors stem from one’s personal moral standard and this moral standards stem from one’s ability to recognize and appreciate the values ...

Business Decision and Policy Making

Business Decision and Policy Making

1- Business Concept

William Construction Company will be located in Florida U.S. It will be offering construction services to customers, such as a development of building plans, construction consultation services and building and construction management services. The firm will be targeting all individual and institutional clients who need buildings completed for them in the entire state of Florida. The headquarters of the company will be situated in Miami, Florida. Serving the constructions needs of the customer will be the priority of the company. In the recent years, the construction industry in the state of Florida has been ...

Gary Kelly is the chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer (CEO) and the president of Southwest Airlines Company, which is the largest low-cost carrier in the world. He has been the chairperson of the company since 2005 with its headquarters based in Dallas Texas. Since the start of the business, Gary has shown tremendous performance and has since moved his way up through various positions including principal accounting officer, finance vice president, executive vice president of finance and finally made the CEO. As the chief executive officer of his company, Gary has exhibited a unique leadership style ...

Social work was introduced to me in high school. The inherent desire to serve the less fortunate in the population was coined, planted and nurtured by my parents. I always accompanied them to social welfare organizations like foster homes, and community based organizations, to grant basic needs to the less fortunate and the endangered. When social work was introduced to me, I really liked it especially the principles of, a social worker his /her roles made me get an inherent power that propelled me to consider studying the course at the deepest end. I want to credit my parents for ...

Leadership and People in an Organization

This paper logs observations I have made during my experience at the Thomas Embling Hospital and corresponds them with my academic learning. I will be identifying specifics of organizational structure by reviewing the mission and vision statements as well as values declared in the hospital’s Annual Report 2008 – 2009 with an aim to analyze the genuineness of the statements and the extent of their implementation in the organization. I will be discussing the present state of acceptance and adjustment to change in healthcare organization and will be backing up my observations with suggestions for understanding and managing change. ...

Abstract

It goes without say that the fight against terrorism has been taken a notch higher by the US forces. Major works are being done towards the upholding of a strong and reputable tactical response to terrorism by the various agencies and most notably by the New York Police Department. Through the richness of information that the various websites (particularly the agencies’ websites) offer, one is left with more answers than questions and amazement on the beauty of their structure and organization. The fact that these agencies have continually worked in synchrony with each other is highly commendable as it can be emulated ...