Essays on Harvard Business School

Abstract

The paper involves studying the importance of Work-life balance to enhance employee productivity. The aspect of this paper is importance because labor is one of the essential factors for a company’s success and managers should know how to tap into that resource efficiently to achieve overall success. The study will detail a brief introduction regarding WLB, its importance and benefits to both employees and employers.

Introduction

Work-life balance is a combination of three words work, life and balance. Work is the physical and mental activities one does on a daily basis to attain a salary at the end of ...

The “new” moment in this article was the fact that the company needed to change working processes on its utilities to complain to the Clean Air Act. The Georgia Power’s Bowem plant looked like a “unique” object. The plant was quite big with its ability to “produce enough power to serve the residential, commercial, and industrial demands of 1 million people” (Harvard business school, 1993, p. 1). However, it was quite clean and had fewer emissions than smaller objects; it was a unique feature because of plant’s size and age. Amendments to the Clean Air Act were ...

The choosing of the most effective planning model is an important factor influencing the results of particular project. Some of the planning models are commonly used and prove to provide the highest level of accuracy. These models are Michael Porter's five forces, Adrian Slywotzky's value migration, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne's blue ocean strategy. Nevertheless all these models still have specific pros and con that are analyzed in this paper in order to propose the most efficient planning model.

Michael Porter's Five Forces

The premise and main advantages Analysis of the five forces is commonly applied method of studying the market probabilities ...

Change management is an approach that ensures that changes are smoothly and thoroughly implemented to achieve benefits in the end. According to the article leading through change by Kimberly King, various critical points assist one in developing change management skills in an organization. First, communication should be done upwards and not sideways or downwards. As a manager who is focusing on introducing change in any organization, one should emphasize on communicating with those above in position. It will enable one to understand more and get enough information, which will help to introduce change downwards and sideways (Upchurch, 2016, p. ...

Starbucks is a coffee corporation in America that was founded in 1971 and has turned out to be the largest coffeehouse company in the world. It offers the highest quality Arabica coffee as the base for her espresso drinks. This essay considers the case of Howard Schulz and the Starbucks coffee company, Harvard business school, case N9-803-361, revised September 30, 2005, by Nancy F. Koehn. Economist Nancy has researched about Starbucks Company under the leadership of Howard Schulz. She explains economic, management and marketing strategies that Howard Schulz has used to rescue Starbucks from collapsing. The case investigates the ...

Q1. There is an article posted on Moodle titled, “Using Lean Philosophy to Improve Passenger Departure Flow in Abu Dhabi Airport.” Read this article first and then answer the following part (a) and part (b) questions: After reading the above mentioned article, what were the main lessons learned from this paper? State between 3-6 lessons learned. [3 points] The standard ten wastes of lean manufacturing cannot always be applied in their original state due to the differences in the operational processes and their connection to each other and should be revised in every new situation. The elimination of the ...

ARTICLE REVIEW

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Global v/s Multinational

Article Review Introduction There is no doubt that today’s business environment has changed. Over the past few decades, the rise of transportation, communication, technology and cross cultural integration across the world has seen the rapid rise of consumerism and increasing wants and needs on a global scale. In the article named ‘Globalization of Markets’, (Levitt, 1983), sees the demise of the quintessential multinational corporation and proposes the emergence and ...

1. What is this case about The case is about finding the most efficient method that General Motors (GM) can use to finance for a second assembly point known as Module II for one of its newest division called Saturn Corporation. This was to increase Saturn’s production capacity so that the Corporation could achieve its long-term objective of selling 400,000 to 500,000 cars per year in the United States and selected international markets. There were four options available for carrying out the expansion process; expand at Spring Hill, convert an existing GM factory, Source models from ...

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. ...

About the paper

The paper is commissioned to discuss the utility of the Balance Score Card, which is turning out to be a revolutionary management tool over the past 25 years of its establishment. A one of a kind management tool that balances the organizational objectives within the spectrum of financial as well as non-financial considerations, has been adopted by organizations around the world. However, the adoption of balanced scorecard does not guarantee success as it depends upon the characteristics and organizational architecture of the company that is adopting it. In this paper, we will discuss two real life scenarios citing the ...

Nestle company is ever committed to offering back to the community in the areas where it operates its business. In fact, Nestle Company is dedicated to assisting the community and the development of the nation in the Philippines as presented by its SWOT analysis. The company has fostered this by developing various programs to help the needy members of Philippine’s societies. For instance, Nestle Company has played a great role in the nation through the development of a training program for the farmers. It has extended its hands to providing training on the farmers to improve their knowledge ...

Describe the “problem” that the McCann Agency was asked to solve. (This includes a brief “situation analysis.”) MT contacted McCann Agency due to own inability to influence the observed level of accidents and deaths, which occurred due the passengers’ reckless behavior. The statistics showed that “serious incidents involving train operations totaled 21 in 2008, 24 in both 2009 and 2010, and 27 in 2011” (Queltch, 2014). The agency was asked to develop an efficient advertising campaign, which would educate people, in specific young and skeptical audience, about safety proof behavior in metro facilities and motivate them to follow these ...

RE: The Clean Air Act Amendment

There is no doubt into our commitment to comply with the new regulations on the use of coal in our plants. However, there are underlying complexities that need to be addressed. While there remains the need to control industrial emissions to sustainable levels, particular challenges are experienced. Installation of pollution-control equipment is one of the projected solutions to this long-standing issue that requires agent redress to sanitize our air. The Act creates compelling reasons that make its implementation indispensable (Davidson & Joseph 57-75). Given this, it is critical to underline the business perspective of the decision to either purchase the ...

Business

2016-03-24 The current paper is devoted to the company Samsung Electronics and its functioning in the 1990s-2000s. Samsung Electronics Company is a part of the Samsung Group that it the largest conglomerate in South Korea (Official Site of Samsung, 2016). The main business directions of the Samsung Group were electronics, trade and services, finance. There were five directions of Samsung Electronics at those years. One of them is the Semiconductor Business. Let’s analyze this sector and its competitive environment in the 1990s-2000s in more detail, analyze data and evaluate the advantages of Samsung Electronics (Ellet, 2007).

Chinese Firms on the Market of Semiconductor Products

A lot ...

Communication

Introduction The National Football League or NFL is a professional American Football organization which consists of 3 teams that are equally divided between the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference (Jozsa, 2004, p. 270). The organization was found in 1920 and was named as American Professional Football Association before it renamed itself in 1923. They agreed to merge with the American Football League in 1966 and after that, the first Super Bowl was held. However, it was only considered a sporting event until 1973 where it began transforming into a culture. The Super Bowl is considered to ...

Introduction

This chapter gives an analysis of the results of the study to derive insights on why insider threats remains to be one of the leading and challenging security issues to deal with. The results of the study present a vague picture of what motivates insider threats in private organizations. The questions of why, what and how will be answered with references to the data obtained from the study. This section also demonstrates the actions taken by organizations and tries to link it with theoretical frameworks and pool of knowledge developed by earlier scholars.

Analysis

The belief that insider threats ...

The methods used by the authors to collect data were appropriate. They were able to interview different students who have used the Structured Literature Review and with their information, they were able to give conclusions on the method. Masters’ degree students gave the problems they encountered while using Structured Literature Review and the hardships they went through to complete their dissertations. Through their answers, the authors were able to conclude that the method is only good for doctoral level and not masters or undergraduate students. When used by masters and undergraduate students, they get many methodology and data collection ...

Ideally, healthcare should be every citizen’s right. It is the role of any government to ensure that its citizen’s healthcare needs are taken care of; a healthy nation contributes to a vibrant workforce and a healthy economy. Investing in the healthcare system contributes broadly to the prosperity of the nation. It is therefore important for the government to invest in and regulate the healthcare system to ensure a balance in all aspects. The government has a multidimensional role in healthcare. To begin with, it acts a safety regulator by licensing providers and regulating medical supplies. It also a partial provider of healthcare through ...

A lot of attention has been given to the discussion, concepts and frameworks about leadership in the recent decades. The reality shows that with the development of the businesses and internationalization of their activities, companies continue experiencing pressure with regards to development of leadership capabilities and skills, which can lead diverse and multicultural organization through change in a dynamic environment. Leadership is a complex set of skills, which should be distinguished from management. The difference between the two can be seen, when we analyze the scope of the activities and objectives, set in front of managers and leaders. Many people confuse ...

Coach Knight and Coach K. have very different styles of coaching. One style of coaching displays a softer side to leadership and coaching while the other style believes in the notion of exercising tough love in leadership. Generally speaking, Coach K’s style seems to be more sincere, personal and at times compassionate while Coach Knight’s leadership style is rigid and strict. Both coaches have had very successful careers in coaching. The numerous wins reveal the success of the college basketball teams that they have coached. The difference in their coaching styles and leadership techniques leads one to wonder ...

Abstract

The study deals with fundamentals of decision-making process in the context of business. Further, it also highlights the salient features and parameters that impact a decision in the context of a company named Facelift Limited which deals with furniture.

Introduction

Decision making is an imperative part of the administration. Let it be any institution, educational or business, making a decision and putting it into practice is a fundamental feature for its proper functioning. Decision-making is a process that results in the selection of the best choice among several alternative possibilities. It is self-explanatory in the decision-making process, the final choice depends on the management. The ...

Abstract

The American telecommunication industry has different players that continue to shape the direction of the industry day in day out. Some of the telecommunication companies that operate in this market include AT & T Inc. AT & T is an American incorporated company that deals in telecommunication services like Wireless or mobile telephony as well as landline services coupled with broadband television services. A clear company analysis reveals some industry strategic plan that has been applied by the company in pursuit of its economic goal in the market. This paper seeks to find the different strategic plans AT & ...

Introduction

Budgeting is regarded as a business management device that is used by various institutions in order to control their spending and maximize profitability. The budgetary analysis model analysis assists in evaluating the annual budget, which shows the planned expenditures, hence able to determine the institution’s revenue objectives. By formulating a thorough budget, department such as Radiology department, is in a better position to make critical decisions about choosing the most important expenditures and eliminating those expenditures that are not important (Palmer 2012).

Therefore, the management has to effectively apply the budgetary variation model to determine the unfavorable and favorable variances. In ...

Marketing is the process through which the production firms create value and products to their chosen customers by meeting their needs while ensuring that such companies make profits to products that they offer (Peter 1954). The marketing activity involves the management processes and coordination of the 4 P’s elements of marketing which are; Product identification, its selection and development, Price determination of the products, Place selection through which the products shall be distributed to the customers and Promotional strategies through which the management ensures the development and implementation of the marketing plan.

Marketing is different from products selling ...

Executive Summary

This report is intended to give a critical overview of the strategic position of Essar Energy by making an analysis of the current position of the company by the use the balanced score card. An analysis is made on the three non financial aspects; the customer perspectives, the internal process perspectives and the learning and growth perspectives in relation to the financial performance and position of the company to draw a conclusion on the strategic direction that the company ought to make so as to successfully achieve its stated strategic vision. Essar Energy’s financial performance in the financial period ending ...

In determining the price of a commodity, a cost/management accountant must rely on valid cost information so as to arrive at a price that will incorporate all the relevant costs. Not all costs that are involved in the production of a commodity will have a direct impact on the price of such commodity, it’s with this understanding that management rely on cost information in making pricing decisions.

Organizations need to decide the prices that are acceptable for their goods and services. However, sometimes the prices are determined by the market forces of demand and supply and thus a firm will have little or no ...

The concept of modern marketing is based on the principle of consumer sovereignty. The most important feature of marketing is focus on the customer. In the consumer market of the developed countries there is a mechanism that determines dependence of the profit received by the company on its ability to meet the customers’ needs. Profit maximization is the commercial purpose of marketing and it is achieved by the expansion and qualitative improvement of the sale of goods. On the customer oriented market, there is the only way to obtain profit: selling a certain amount of goods at a competitive price. Selling goods ...

Implementation of a Strategic Plan at Infosys

Introduction Infosys is one of the most prominent Information technology companies in the world. Founded in India in 1981 by a team of six colleagues, the company has played a major role in transforming global business of the IT companies. Infosys provided its information technology and call centre services to several companies located all across the world. In 2007 itself, more than 250 companies had executed their contracts with Infosys that exceeded $1 million, with 2 of those companies spending more than $100 million. Infosys had realised that its success depended on its ability to recruit, train and retain the ...

Introduction

Nike and Adidas are the two top companies in the sports apparel industry. The two have aggressively put in place strategies to ensure they each attain great market share. Their promotional and advertising strategies employ creativity, innovation, and technology, which essentially explains why the two firms are market leaders in the sports apparel industry. The two companies also have continued to tap effectively into their key competencies in their effort to topple each other from the market leader in the sports apparel industry (Anthony, 2011). The promotional strategies have notable similarities and differences, which will be discussed in this ...

Business Culture of the United States

Culture and business have a direct relationship with each other. A specific region’s culture has a deep impact and influence on how that nation conducts business on a global scale. The culture of a given nation is made up of several intricate segments that include religious belief, managerial philosophies, business etiquette, and general work attitude among others. When all these elements collide, they significantly influence the conductance of business. Therefore, it is of vital importance that every business manager who wishes to expand his business, say to an international market, studies the culture of his target region before making full scale investment. ...

Introduction

Any organization, whether old or new, big or small, needs certain plans, methods, and procedures in place for its effective functioning. For this to take place, they must develop as well as implement management concepts that assist them implement their visions for the organization future. Therefore, an individual who holds an administration position in any organization should think conceptually and strategically in order to accomplish the organizational goals. There are different levels of associates and managers, who operate in a company. Nonetheless, none of these companies will succeed unless they stick to the management guidelines that consist of four functions ...

1. The New CRA regulations required better penetration of moderate income groups by lending institutions, Snowden’s team focused on creating value in urban minority communities and managed to win a “outstanding” CRA rating by aligning their focus to low and medium income groups. More importantly they did it while showing FCB as a profitable and scalable practice. Snowden’s model of managing the CRA’s rule change and creating a model which could be adopted in every category was successful.(Rosabeth 1996) (Galvin 2001) 2. A corporate culture was created which focused on providing value for their stakeholders who made ...

Introduction

The case study will focus on Pankaj et al (2004) and David, B. Y & Renee, K (2013), articles published in Harvard Business School, journal, to review and discuss Wal-Mart’s operations capabilities and way forward. Wal-Mart as an organization is a story of astonishing success in terms of revenues and the way it has touched lives through its products and services made Forbes declare the company in March 2003, as the largest and most admired American company.

Wal-Mart’s strategy in the discount retailing industry

The strategy of Wal-Mart is affixed on differentiated pricing, cost leadership, strong distribution, inventory management and most importantly in tandem with the technology-based ...

Paper outline

Critical evaluation of Minnie’s Food Pantry Volunteer Volunteer program Introduction As presented in the interview, Minnie’s Food Pantry was established on April, 1st 2008 (April fool’s day) with the volunteer program being set in October, 2008. The organization offers healthy meals to families that are in need, in addition to educating them to become positive contributors to the community. In order to make this possible, the organization partners with local grocery stores and market to acquire fresh fruits, vegetables and wholesome meals to the families served. Currently, the organization serves thousands of families via ...

Introduction

Wine Lovers Enterprise is a private family business that deals with the production of wine packaging materials such as bottles, synthetic corks, and labels. The company is located in the Finger Lakes area of New York. The company has had a profitable streak so far and has maintained a fair share of the market in a competitive environment. The business climate is changing and there is an urgent need to implement changes in Wine Lovers Enterprise. The company is facing stiff competition from cheap china imports in the wine industry. Other players in the industry have adopted modern ways of doing business such ...

The process of making hotplates involves a number of departments in which they are different workers to complete the job. The initial arrangement was in such a manner that each hotplate would pass through different workers with each having to complete the manufacturing process partially. This involved teamwork and collaboration within the workers as the work of one affected the other. This method did not however work as each worker preferred making own plate from the beginning to the end instead sharing the manufacturing duties. Absenteeism in the workplace was caused by the low morale of the workers regarding the ...

New HR Manager Strategy

Introduction Business environment constitutes one of the most complex profiles of interpersonal relationships and communication. The reality shows that employees of the modern organizations value not only the work, job function and compensation that is involved in their position, but also are motivated by a number of intrinsic and extrinsic factors, individual for each of them. It is evident that working environment and social relationships, which employees build in the companies, constitute important part of their internal motivation. With that in mind, the “outsiders” opinion, management and leadership styles will always be seen as different from the corporate culture ...

Introduction

This paper aims to transform the police department into a high performance stage four team. A stage four team possesses a possible intuitive understanding and awareness of the strengths and weaknesses that each of the team members possesses. Although the specific mechanisms through which a team at this stage functions coherently are not clear Balzac (2013) argues that the group at stage four has achieved synchrony of social signaling and body language. High-performance teams are comprised of team members possessing complimentary skills and talents, al which are committed to and aligned with the common goals of the department, or organization in general. ...

Executive Summary

HWNS is a service provider for members of the physically challenged community with disabilities. The HWNS facilities are located in ACT, Queensland and NSW. These facilities supply a diverse scope of services and supports to a population of three thousand physically challenged people who possess disabilities. . One years and three months ago, in July 2013, the National Disability Insurance System initiated pilot programs and continued expansion with the pilot program until July 2014. The comprehensive implementation of the plan will not be in effect for another four years. This initiative is a primary social reform that is intended to be one of the ...

Executive Summary

This paper considers the development of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and Strategic Map (SM) for Next Plc with a purpose of achieving its vision and strategy comprehensively. Next Plc is the clothing and footwear of the new generation. This is the UK clothing for women, men and children mainly of classical style. The company is one of the most famous in all world markets, where shoes and clothing are sold. It sells only high quality clothes and shoes, so the price of the products is above average. However, high quality makes all the products of this company popular and salable. ...

Abstract

Contemporary business environment demands from organizations more flexibility and higher responsiveness to the external pressures. Management capabilities cannot address these challenges. In the crisis situations, when there is a need to make fast and difficult decisions in difficult situations, companies have to rely on effective leadership to drive organizational development. The history illustrates various examples of the organizations, which are over managed and under led and it is a challenge and the task of the modern corporations to develop an internal framework for development of the leadership capabilities, which can take the organization to success through crisis. One of the ...

An individual has to recognize their moral compass for it to exist. Personally, I hold that every individual has a moral compass that they have established through their livelihood and it guides their behaviors, decisions, attitude towards others and their actions. Every person’s moral compass revolves around certain philosophies and helps them in developing a character. When encountering difficult situations and decisions the moral guide enables one to identify the morally acceptable solution. For me, it has taken self-reflection to identify personal moral weaknesses and strengths and constant effort in order to strengthen my moral compass.

Moral Vision

Personally, I subscribe to a ...

Please put your name here

Please put your instructor name here Finance Background Angus Cartwright has been hired as the investment planner and advisor for two clients named John and Judy DeRight and. Both of these clients have acquired a new passion for real estates and thus have approached Angus Cartwright to recommend a best option for their investment. Both the clients are inclined towards acquiring a spacious properly that is so large to an extent it attracts real estate management companies that are professional and also to accrue a minimum leverage of at least 12% after tax. Also, both the clients are of a strong belief ...

Personal Statement

As a primary school student, my teachers advised me to wear eye glasses. I had a perfectly clear vision, though. However, I had serious reading and spelling difficulties, which hindered me from performing well. Later on, I developed my own reading strategy, based on crossing texts back and forth, considering a natural way of processing the information. My learning results improved in high school and in college, being able to pass two rigorous six hours tests and examinations for CFA and I am currently preparing for the third one. Recently, at my teacher’s recommendation, concerned about my reading, I made an ...

Introduction and Problem Identification

Organization is a social phenomenon, where individual actors and organizational group factors outline the set of behaviours and personality traits, which build on the comfort zone and standards of those, within it (Armstrong & Baron, 2002). To understand the relationships between organizational culture and personality traits and cultural influence on individual behaviour it is critical to recognize that the as social element, organization and individuals are mutually affected (Huczynski & Buchanan 2010). That said; the values, principles and procedures within the company are static, influenced by the individual behaviours, while the same individuals change their roles and acts, influenced by the group ...

Samsung is a multinational corporation best known for the high quality electronics. The mobile phone production enterprise has been in the limelight for different reasons including competition from its major competitors such as iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is the company’s latest release in the mobile phone industry. The new phone has different improved capabilities over the previous version (Samsung Galaxy S4). The improvements on the new product include a better operating system, improved internal memory, greater processing speed, long battery life, and a wider amazing screen among a host of other improvements and new introduction of features. Before the official release ...

Introduction

Small businesses and large companies vary in various ways. They have a different and distinct organization structure that can effectively serve the size of the business. In addition, small businesses have different managerial, organizational and development characteristics that define the nature of the business entity. These characteristics give a general view of how the size of a firm influences its operations and in general the organization structure it adopts. The nature of the distinctive managerial, organizational and developmental characteristics of the small businessvis-à-is well-resourced large companies can be evaluated as follows:

Differences in Organizational characteristics:

Layers of management In general, smaller businesses have fewer ...

Financial Performance measures

Financial performs measures aim to show how a company is doing over the past few years. Shows the trends of the company over a couple of years or as compared to other firms in the industry. Use of cost volume profit analysis (CVP), earnings per share (EPS) and return on capital employed (ROCE) can be more effective as they are forward looking and more predictable (Neely, 2002). Cost volume analysis can be used to analyze the cost incurred per volume and also the profit. Earnings per share shows the return of the shareholders with a specific operation in place while return on ...

Introduction

‘When employees feel inspired to live up to their full potential in the workplace, their companies excel.’ (Harvard Business School, 2005). In the fast changing environment of the 21st century, there have been a number of changes in which profit margins have decreased and companies have made the difficult decision to close down their businesses due to tough competition. Managers motivating employees to their full potential can generate a successful organisation, even in the tough times. The scope of this topic is to examine theories of motivation and to understand how they correlate with managers and employees in the workforce.

Description of motivation

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Introduction

- Description of the organization’s strategic plan as it pertains to quality improvement.

Design a balanced scorecard for the organization to measure quality.

Evaluation of the scorecard comparing it with the priorities of your organization. Definition of the value of a balanced scorecard and suggestions for improvements that my organization may need. Explanation of each measure in the scorecard in terms of standardized data definitions. Evaluation of external benchmarks and a projection of goals for the next three years. Conclusion - Description of how the balanced scorecard reflects the strategic plan of the organization and nursing’s role therein.

Abstract

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Introduction

Inside/Out Youth Services was established in 1990 by initiatives run by the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment (Inside/Out Youth Services, 2013). In 1997 the organization became a private 501c3 non-profit organization under the name Community Council for Adolescent Development, and later in 2002 changed the name to its current, Inside/Out Youth Services (Inside/Out Youth Services, 2013). Inside/Out services Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) youth ages 13 to 22 (Inside/Out Youth Services, 2013). Services provided by Inside/Out Youth Services include support groups, discussion groups, a drop-in recreation center, several community outings, opportunities to develop leadership, ...

One of the fundamental concepts for high performance service in the hospitality industry is the practice of continuous improvement (King and Cichy, 2006, p. 41). Continuous improvement is a concept first applied to business by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, who was aiding in rebuilding the Japanese business structure after its defeat in World War II (Bhuiyan and Baghel, 2005). Continuous improvement, also known by the Japanese word kaizen, is a business adaption of an attitude commonly found in Japanese culture, which seeks to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible. Continuous improvement as a business philosophy describes an approach where all ...

Introduction

Disruptive innovation involves the whole process of creating new markets for an array of products. The idea of disruptive innovation is best explained by Christensen, C. M. (2003) as the creation of new value networks and markets, something that would cause disruptions in the existing market. Disruptive technology has created a competitive advantage for many business organizations, where a new and more superior product or service is introduced to the market. This knocks out the competitors since the products or services do not exist on the general market. Superior goods and services would, therefore, force the general existing market prices to ...

Abstract

We have seen changes in the way management theory and leadership strategies are looked upon in the last 100 years. Conjured under the backdrop of numerous and varied events such as the industrial revolution in the early 1900s, the equalization of the treatment of races and gender, through the various economic depressions and worldwide political changes, the management aspect of business and life in general, has evolved at a sharper and more meaningful rate. This paper examines the evolution of management, from its early beginnings, to the scientific method espoused by Taylor, the findings of Henri Fayol, the summation of ...

BUSINESS PLAN FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD

A good business plan should have a summary of what the project is to entail (Betkoski et al, 2000). The project is about electronic medical records (EMR) to be used in healthcare organizations or institutions. The EMR is a forefront of innovation in healthcare and is currently being mandated by the Affordable Healthcare Act. The establishment of healthcare institutions and organizations is on the rise. That has made healthcare to be a growing business. The success of the healthcare business will be based upon the ability to be affordable, ability to upgrade without making major components change and provide multiple layers of ...

Although IBM earned a reputation as the second most profitable company in the world in 1990, structural problems started affecting its performance, and IBM reported a loss of $16 billion between 1991 and 1993 (Applegate, Austin, & Collins, 2009). Mainframe purchases dropped because of new trends and emerging competition in new markets (Denning, 2011), so 80 percent of IBM’s revenue was at stake (Applegate et al., 2009). In response to that issue, their CEO John Akers started cutting costs and decided to divide IBM into different autonomous units that would specialize in certain aspects of computer manufacturing. If Akers’ decision ...

Introduction

Snapple is among the top industries producing flavored water, teas and juice drinks. Snapple was founded in 1972 in the Greenwich Village of New York by child hood friends. Hyman Golden, Leonard Marsh and Arnold Green burg envisioned much potential in producing fruit drinks than the well-known snacks in the US food market. Snapple began by selling juice drinks to food retailors using the name; Unadulterated Food corporation (Snapple Museum of Best Stuff on Earth | Snapple, 2013). Snapple has undergone tremendous business growths as a result of the marketing strategies it adopted. At the heart of its success is internet ...

Introduction

Starbucks is an American based coffee selling company with its offices in Seattle. It is the largest coffee selling company with branches across the world. The company’s original mission was to ensure that the company grew into a firm that provided ample benefits to its employees deliver personal services to its customers by establishing personal customers while at the same time expanding on its corporate social responsibilities. It started in 1971 as a coffee roaster. At that time, large supermarket chains such as Folgers and Maxwell house dominated the coffee market. The company was able to expand with time ...

Answer to the question from Learning Task #2

Zara is a company which deals in the manufacture and retail of textiles in markets in Europe and other parts of the Globe. The company is a fast growing enterprise with a record estimated opening of a Zara store every day across the globe. The company uses a business model which is focused on making a connection between the needs of customers and manufacturing in fashion and ensuring that manufacturing meets the needs of the customers within the shortest period of time. The company’s uptake of information technology in its operations has been restricted to the use of applications which serve very limited needs ...

Managerial Practices

Introduction The healthcare industry is faced with many challenges all over the world. They include healthcare expenditure, rising demand for healthcare services, and budgetary shortfalls among others. All these challenges ultimately affect the quality of healthcare provided as well as the productivity of healthcare employees. Therefore, in order to enhance quality and productivity in the healthcare industry, these challenges need to be overcome. One sure way of overcoming them is through the improvement of management practices. What this means is that the difficult challenges that face the healthcare industry can be addressed by instilling better managerial practices in ...