Essays on Know-how

Strategic Warehouse Management MGT 496

Irina Weisblat

Introduction

Whenever a company is seeking to expand its operations and particularly to a foreign country, it is an important thing for such a company to ensure that it thoroughly considers all the possibilities it has for growth. In order to attain such operational efficiency, the company has to have a set of measures that it adopts to track the progress of its growth in the foreign market as quickly as possible in order to mitigate the losses that come from trying to adjust to the business environment of the host country. One such important measure is the ...

Introduction

Management is a task that brings together the various aspects of the roles of managers. In particular, the tasks performed by managers in organizations are quite huge because it is essential that a person is courageous enough to deal with the various views and characteristics of people that make up the workforce of the organization (Rice, 2013). Therefore, the analysis of the effects of the management theories on the management roles of managers is a timely analysis that requires adequate time and resources for the investigation of the various aspects of the subject.

Part 1

The analysis will incorporate a case ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

Southern Institute of Technology 2016

List of Tables 3

Section 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Purpose of the proposal 4 1.2 Research Aim 4 1.3 Research Questions and Objectives 4 1.4 Research hypothesis 5 1.5 Background and overview of business 5

Section 2. Literature Review 6

2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Micro and Macro-Economic Indicators and Business Confidence 6 2.3 Recent Trends, Strategies and the Market Potential 7 2.4 Consumer Preferences 8 2.5 Conclusion 9

Section 3: Methodology 9

3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Secondary Research Method – Literature Review 9 3.3 Case Study 10 3.3.1. Research Design 10 3.2.2. The Sample 11 3.2.3. The Process 11 3.5 ...

Introduction

The security of correctional staff is one of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. prison department due to the risks present in such settings. The safety of the officers on duty can be improved using the relevant technologies and systems as they make them flexible and their work easier. This essay examines the security issues affecting corrections human resources and proposes the Internet Protocol (IP) video surveillance system as one of the best strategies that can be used by prison administrators to deal with such threats.

Security of Correctional Officers

According to the research that was conducted by the Sentencing Project (2015), over ...

The right to use fundamental well-being facilities has been a key objective of much fitness law-making and strategy formulation processes to adhere to the health care requirement of the people. Up-gradation in the right to use the basic well-being facilities pave the manner for advancement in the value of people’s life. Though attempts to idealize and functionalize procedures of the right to use have varied. In this paper, access is fragmented into five elements as ease of use, acceptability, convenience, having enough money, and sufficiency. An incentive for this idea is the existence of comparatively restricted research studies ...

Introduction

Lumenpulse first ventured into business in the year 2006 with its headquarters in Canada. Their main business agenda was to design and manufacture lighting fixtures and related accessories, electronics and technologies for household and industrial interiors and exteriors decors (Lumenpulse, n.d). Over the years, the company has achieved significant growth and quite impressive recognition. To sustain its market share and maximize on its competitive edge, Lumenpulse has resorted into developing and implementing the latest and modest technologies and innovations to enable offer clients long-lasting and above standard lighting fixtures. All this is achievable formulating and executing a sound training ...

Introduction

The acceleration of information technology in the past decade resulted in the notion that Computers might replace humans in the workplace. However, the current employment settings reveal that the internet and other information technology devices have penetrated almost every workplace, and has played a considerable role in the transformation of many jobs. For the majority of workers in the office, their employment means that they spend a great number of their working hours online. An online survey conducted by Pew Research in 2013 revealed that about 94% of people who were employed use the internet (Purcell & Rainie, n.p). Employment ...

Business Strategy

Strategic Alliances: A Critical Analysis of Successful Alliances toward Knowledge Creation and Management Introduction Going beyond the current trends in the business literature on strategic alliances, this paper explores ways strategic alliances are helping organizational firms gain competitive edge, more particularly through opening the access to markets and eventually in the creation of knowledge. This is followed by analysis of issues surrounding strategic alliances, current business examples and challenges faced by organizations that form alliances. Finally, we conclude with a brief take on the future of strategic partnership and knowledge creation research.

The Meaning of Strategic Alliance

Since becoming a trend three decades ago, ...

Business Strategy

Strategic Alliances: A Critical Analysis of Successful Alliances toward Knowledge Creation and Management Introduction In today’s business landscape, creating sustainable value for customers and shareholders requires the initiation of an alliance strategy. Strategic alliances are alternative modes of global business operations that small to large enterprises are considering in order to achieve stronger and more effective market presence. Moreover, alliances are a fact of life for business, which needs to align present and future strategy to current radical technological and structural changes, globalization, and increased competitive pressures (Janczak, 2008). Meanwhile, the issues of trust, partner selection, and the ...

Overview: this career map report describes what my targeted career will be, what requirements are needed for this job position, the skills and gaps I currently have, and how to develop them.

Career Target:

My targeted goal is to become a Marketing Manager within the next five years. My preferred industry is banking, but I am comfortable working in any other industry where I will get a job. The position of a marketing manager requires one to have the right skills that can be beneficial in aligning the company’s mission objectives to realize goals pertaining to marketability and profitability. The ...

English

Intercultural Communication Culture refers to a particular society present at a particular place at a specific time. Culture can never be wrong, it is only different. With increasing globalization, people from around the world are constantly finding a continuous need to learn and utilize effective skills in communication. Moreover, diversity in workplaces, institutions, and other public places has led to an influx in the number of cross-cultural interactions between people from diverse backgrounds. However, without a clear understanding of cultural aspects of other people, communication can become a challenge. Learning about a new culture and the application of communication ...

Introduction

The primary purpose of this paper is threefold: First, is to provide a clear picture of Foreign Investment in Japan. Second, based on the investigation of available literature present an analysis of the performance of foreign firms in the country with a particular emphasis on the possible measures to protect foreign investment, challenges, and investment opportunities. Thirdly, is to assess the future of foreign firms currently operational in the country and the likelihood of other businesses entering Japan in the future. To answer these questions, the discussion presented herein examines the economic situation in the country and the place ...

Abstract

One of the major determinants of a company’s success is the extent to which its human resource strategies are aligned with the general corporate and business strategies. An organization may have good corporate and business strategies and good human resource strategies and end up becoming a flop if all these are not well aligned. The main components of the corporation’s HR strategy include ensuring diversity and inclusiveness. The Corporation as a whole also seeks to have such a workforce that is diverse and all-inclusive. Further, the department aims at ensuring efficiency in the provision of its services ...

There are many approaches that companies in the hospitality industry can use in improving performance in business. Of all the approaches available, expansion into new markets is one of the most common ways through which business is expanded. With the potential expansion into the Chinese market, it is necessary to access the expansion plan to avert any risks that come with entry into a new market.

The hotel has some alternatives in entering the Chinese market. The first one is licensing, where the company will allow a Chinese company to use the Swiss hotel’s expertise and trademark in ...

True cloud competencies

In the midst of fresh companies coming up to provide cloud based services each day, the first step is to decide a provider whose main capabilities are concentrated on the cloud. On premise vendors of systems have extremely dissimilar sets of skills, software design, business models, approaches, as well as infrastructure as compared to those central part competencies of a cloud service provider. Much of cloud computing companies’ businesses achievement is dependent on an optimistic performance experience of the system. It is for this reason that real multi-tenant companies for cloud computing places an important resource ...

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 ...

MANAGEMENT REPORT – EVALUATION OF THE COMPANY’S STRATEGY

Abstract

Wood Group is a leading organisation that provides engineering, repairing or maintenance services for companies activating in gas and oil throughout the world. The current report evaluates the company’s strategic position, its strategic direction and it aims to identify if the strategies that the company utilizes to attain its strategic direction are suitable, acceptable, feasible or sustainable. The report will intertwine the organisation’s internal environment with its external environment, making references to PESTLE and Porter’s Five Forces frameworks for allowing a more transparent understanding of its strategic position and its strategic direction. The report will provide recommendations ...

Working as a manager of beverage and Food Company may be challenging especially when faced by rude and unsatisfied customers, this may require professionalism and calmness of the highest degree. There are several ways of handling such customers. First is holding the smiling face. It is important to remain professional no matter how belligerent the customer gets. Just keep smiling since this may neutralize his hunger. Second, if any case there was misconduct in management it is advisable to apologize and assure them their concerns are validated. Third is maintenance of neutral tone of voice (Heejung & June, 2009).

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Abstract

The shift towards globalization was induced by social, economic, political and technological realities of a changing world. As such, this paper discusses the main drivers of globalization and what specific factors determined the shift towards a global economy. The paper investigates how the economy became global and what are the implications of a global economy for domestic industries, for consumers and for companies activating in various countries and competing with very diverse rivals. The paper shows that while globalization has its challenges and also its negative effects of maintaining less developed countries or third world countries in poverty, there are also advantages ...

“I am no bird: and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will” is a quote by Charlote Bronte in her novel Jane Eyre. When I first read it, I realized that I have been striving to achieve my goals and heartfelt desires my whole life. When choosing the path and direction of my future, I have often incorporated my goals and childhood dreams in my studies and my work. I have not left any gaping opportunities for anyone to compromise my will and desire to attain a fulfilled life in terms of career and ...

1) Introduction

Morrisons is the UK’s fourth largest food retailer and own more than four hundred stores. The company deals mainly in food and grocery. Morrison constantly strives to develop a strategy based on market anticipation, is most profitable and is always customer-centric. The company makes sure to protect and serve its major objectives in the long run viz. ‘increasing efficiency’, ‘capturing growth’ and ‘driving topline’ (Strategy and Culture, 2013).

Of late, Morrisons, one of UK’s largest conglomerate has been facing difficult times. It is now facing very tough competition from competitors such as Tesco, Sainsbury and ...

International Markets Engagement

Businesses can use different methods of entry to access international markets. A firm interested in internationalization faces tough decision regarding the choice of the best entry mode. Generally, the method of entry is determined by issues relating to ownership and control, target market location, as well as internalization advantages (Sanjeev & Sridhar, 1992). One method is the standalone entry. It is also known as the foreign direct investment. This is implemented by companies that perceive themselves as being adequate in terms of capability to take capital risks and enter the markets on their own. Under Joint Ventures, companies enter a ...

INTRODUCTION

During the last few decades, globalization has increased competition amongst firms and has triggered the willingness of most domestic companies to enter into foreign markets. Large, middle sized and small companies are using different ways to reach to their targeted market segments, increase returns, and ensure growth (Goldman & Nieuwenhuizen, 2006). Different approaches offer these companies varied opportunities to adapt modes necessary in the foreign markets and in finding new distribution and supply chain channels. Choosing a foreign market entry strategy involve considerations of costs, alignment of the strategy to company’s objectives, time element, and foreign market environment and ...

Introduction

The economic conditions of Singapore were stimulated starting with the sixties – seventies, when the country started to focus on the international trading. The international trade focus came as a solution for solving the country’s poor economic system, getting Singapore out of the third world countries and emerging into a developed nation. Currently a developed economy, Singapore ranks the third in the world in terms of living standards, standing out as the most open economy and the third per capita ratio in the world (Central Intelligence Agency “Singapore”). However, this Asian country applied a series of economic measures for becoming the strong economy it ...

The recruitment and selection process

The video entails that the approach of recruiting and selecting employees involves considerable investment in time and money. The employer has to specific when advertising for a vacancy and focus on the skills that are significant at the current time and those that will be needed in future. It is imperative to ensure that the advert is concise and attractively designed to meet the desired candidate (YouTube, 2009). When it comes to the issue of selecting, discrimination should not be used as the outcome in future might be a waste of time and money on the candidate and the firm.

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Introduction

As every economy continues to integrate economic operations due to globalization pressures and as many closed economies like China and India are marching towards the total liberalization, it is observed that entrepreneurship or entrepreneurial activity is on the increase. A close examination of highly developed and industrialized economies points out to a common denominator, entrepreneurship, which stands-out amongst all of these prosperous economies. The most important role, in these developed nations, is played by entrepreneurship or entrepreneurial activity. This rising phenomenon has confirmed that if any economy wishes to develop fully, entrepreneurship should always be allowed to operate and ...

Introduction

“Foreign aid consists of all resources – physical goods, skills and technical know-how, financial grants (gifts), or loans (at concessional rates) transferred by donors to recipients” (Riddell 2007, 17). It can be in three different forms: bilateral, which is from one country to another, multilateral, which is from institutions like World Bank and IMF to other countries or institutions, and NGOs based foreign aid (Riddell 2007). The idea officially started from post World War Two even though many countries are found before that too helping the other countries in various forms of aid (Hjertholm and White 1998). The objective behind ...

1294 Main Street

San Francisco, California

Ford Motor Company Attn: Mark Fields 4186 American Road

Dearborn, Michigan

Dear Mr. Mark Fields, I have been recently studied your company’s corporate social responsibility program focused on environmental sustainability practices, with the purpose on reducing the impact of the automotive use on the water, land, air, humans’ lives, fauna and flora. I am happy to see that Ford is an ambassador of the environmental sustainability, already approaching green technologies and scientific efforts for reducing the greenhouse emissions and other forms of pollution that affect the environment. As a concerned citizen, an informed environmentalist ...

1) The internet is a part of our daily lives. Discuss how the internet is changing the way we think today and in the future. Had there been a voting, which innovation in the 21st century had the greatest impact on the daily lives of the people; it is no doubt the Internet technology. As a result of phenomenal growth of Internet, its application has significantly impacted lifestyles of the people all around the Earth. Now, it has become parts and parcels of our lives. The Internet had caused significant great ease to education, vocations, and almost every aspect of human ...

- Introduction - Criminal justice is a wide landscape today compared to what it used to be in the last century. Crimes have escalated and new avenues such as cyber crime have evolved along with the advancements in technology. Moreover, criminal justice and law enforcement incorporate sophisticated and advanced forensic technology to unmask even the most slippery perpetrators. - Although criminal justice bridges the gap to fight crime, it’s not always successful. There are cases where sex offenders get away with light sentences or early release from prison citing good behavior. A vast majority of them indulge ...

Personal Statement

I often find myself looking up while walking, aspiring toward heights. I am simply mesmerized by the mega constructions that reshape my country’s infrastructure and I am personally interested in analyzing them from an engineering perspective. Subconsciously, I have desired since always to be a Civil Engineer, to plan, schedule, project and apply construction management principles, strategies or best practices, although I could only define my desire with these terms when I pursued a Civil Engineering education. As I grew convinced of my career aspirations, I told my professor about my plan to pursue the engineering profession. His words ...

Executive Summary

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

Introduction

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

Philosophy of Education

Philosophy is considered the mother of all sciences as its main objective is the search of the truth. It is the root of all knowledge and because of this, it affects all sciences. Education is not an exception, and it has been influenced by different philosophical approaches (2013, 05) The word education comes from educare in Latin, which means “to bring up”, or to bring forth what is within. Ducere means “to lead”. Thus, it is considered education to be the action of formation, forming the mind, character, physical ability, etc., of an individual (2013, 05), and in ...

Introduction

Healthcare nowadays relies on the ongoing work seeking to unravel the genetical basis of various diseases and responses to treatments. The advancements in genomics and genetics cut across the entire healthcare spectrum and involves all healthcare professionals including nursing professionals. The majority of diseases, health conditions and illnesses, as well as the associated therapies, have a genetic or genomic underpinning that is influenced by either lifestyle and environmental or other factors, and as such, impacting the entire nursing profession (Calzone, Cashion & Wung, 2010). In line with this, nurses are expected to develop an intimate relationship with patients’ community and ...

Assignment

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Part 1: Literature Review 3

Introduction 3

Franchise management strategies 4 Success factors 4 Importance of franchising 5 Main pillars of franchising success 6 Business model 6 Standardization of processes and operation 6 Potential expansion of business 6 Profile of the franchisee 7 Defining the role of the parties 7 Part 2: KMC franchise in UK 7 The selected company 7 Background of KMC 7 Success factors 8 Franchising In UK 8 A background on franchising 8 Growth and future of franchising ...

The internal capabilities of Kraft Food define its competitive advantage and the current paper reflects on the Resource Based View (RBV) theory for identifying Kraft Food’s strengths and weaknesses. The company benefits of 10 brands that produce $500+ million in annual sales, and other 27 brands with revenues of more than $100 million per year, having a household penetration of 98% in United States and 99% in China and registering annual revenues of more than $18 billion in North America only (“Building North America’s”). Moreover, Kraft Food has 3 R&D development centers, it has 39 manufacturing facilities and ...

Summary

An academic area of examination may be deduced to exist when a logical body of knowledge is built to define topic of inquiry. Acknowledged levels come to be used to certify and train specialists; full-time job opportunities become obtainable in university research and teaching; learned societies are established to promote study and dialogue; and publishing sites become available to aid disseminate new ideologies and analysis. In a nutshell, an institutionalized system of scholars comes into being, a distinct study community with its own limitations, rewards. The International political economy (IPE) is less than 50 years old since its inception. According to ...

- Personal definition of leadership Reading leadership theories and interacting with leaders for developing my projects contributed to forming new perspectives about leadership. While I still strongly maintain some of the initial considerations about what leadership is, I have gained knowledge about new leadership principles and theories that shaped a new vision for me about leadership. Therefore, while I firmly support the fact that leadership defines people who can influence others, who can set themselves as models and examples to be followed by their teams, I now know that not everybody is meant to be a leader, because the ...

- Introduction Hyundai Motor Company is the Korea’s largest automotive manufacturer that established its direct investment in United States on April 2, 2002. The company invested $1 billion to establish an automotive assembly and manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) was later incorporated on April 12, the same year. However, the grand opening of the HMMA was initiated by the Hyundai KIA Automotive Group’s chairman and chief executive, Chung Mong-koo, and Alabama governor, Bob Riley on May 20, 2005. The HMMA plant consumed $1.7 billion to be established making it the ...

Market Entry Strategies

Abstract There are numerous marketing entry strategies and they all imply a level of degree of risk and that of international firm commitment as well. Generally the international strategy development implementation is a process that goes through several steps to achieve. The major starting point is indirect exporting and if there are satisfactory results then the associating local firms make more committing agreements. This study reviews important literature and provides a conceptual framework on the new market entry strategies. A proper investigation is done on the various strategies that are important in entering a new market and also analyses on some of ...

Brief background information

Harley Davidson Inc. is a world-known American motorcycle manufacturer, which was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1903 by William Harley and Arthur Davidson. The history of Harley Davidson is “a story no one on earth could have made up”. (Harley Davidson, 2013). According to M.Masker, Harley Davidson had come through lots of hard periods in its history, including Great Depression and later periods of failures to maintain quality control and great competition with Japanese motorcycles manufacturers. The company managed to meet the challenges emphasizing the quality of products and making use of their brand image. By the way, such companies as ...

Article Review

SHRM and Tacit Knowledge Transfer: A Case Study The Article under scrutiny was written by Abdelwahab Aït Razouk, Mohamed Bayad and Delphine Wannenmacher for the Journal Human Systems Management in the year 2009. The authors wish to explore the link between Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Knowledge transfer within an organization. It is well understood from the abstract of the article that the authors are very clear about what they wish to investigate- Their objective is to study how the ‘Tacit Knowledge’ transferred is assisted and aided by the perspectives and practices of SHRM. The ...

1. Licensing can be defined as a transaction in the external market, which is based on the sale of intellectual property and technology rights for a fee (Holmes, 2001). It is a non-equity method of international expansion, which is often chosen by the companies due to its relatively low cost and risk for the licensor. However, the main problem of licensing is a lack of control over the operation of licensees. It is especially important for Starbucks, as the right implementation of its “Starbucks Formula”, which is based on delivering premium products, motivating employees and creating a superior customer experience, is the key to ...

Over the years, participative democracy has been thought of as the ideal decision making style in the organizational setting. On the contrary, this style of decision making has no place in the contemporary business practice (Cumbers & Mcmaster 2012). The major reason why democratic decision making is not ideal is the fact that it undermines successful management. Democracy, in its raw sense means majority rule. The word was coined in ancient Greece and was used mostly in a political sense to refer to a style of leadership where one rose to power by virtue of being selected by the majority through ...

Abstract

This study examines how humanity’s insatiable appetite for science and technology transformed western nations to attain the level of success associated with the western world. The study looks back in time (18th to mid-20th century) to piece together scientific and technological advancements that played a significant role in the western culture. Most studies dwell on the modern technology leaving a gap on the past. The information submitted in the study is derived from books and journals that offer an insight into the history of science, technology and western culture. An incisive look into the 18th to mid-20th century proves that ...

Thesis statement

Modern research in science can be traced to the 16 and 17th centuries. However, the most astounding discoveries were made from 18th century to the mid-20th century. Achievements made in science and technology (especially in the fields of production, transport and communications), gave birth to the industrial revolution. Industrial growth was experienced not only in capitalist states, but also in the communist Russia and other backward countries like Mexico. These changes have come to be associated with the modern global civilization. The rapid progress of science and technology has been associated with the enormous use of raw materials that ...

The move toward transforming from centrally planned economies to market economies for the last ten years has seen some countries approaching the finish line, other struggling at various stages, and a few barely off the starting line. A number of Central and Eastern European economies are making negotiations with the European Union. On the other hand, majority of economies in the Commonwealth of Independent States, including Ukraine, have remained murky in their prospects and progresses in the transition process. Romania and Ukraine are among the many countries that are in the verge of transition from a centrally planned economic model ...

Abstract Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the adoption of GIS in affordable housing initiatives. In order to achieve this objective, the current state of Sheffield’s housing is exhaustively considered. Using the boundary data from EDINA ...