Essays on Operating Environment

Operating Environment:

Hardware: Laptop or Desktop Computers Software: Windows 8.1 Professional Description: This section deals with updating anti-virus definition files, configuring real-time scanning, full system scanning, fast or quick scanning for high vulnerability areas of the system, removable media scanning, and reviewing scan results in a Windows 8.1 system. Notes, Warnings, & Restrictions: Windows Defender is a sensitive utility used to perform system security tasks. Please exercise caution when using it.

Resources (Further Reading):

https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/definitions/adl.aspx http://www.thewindowsclub.com/update-windows-defender-manually-windows-8 Procedures: Update Anti-Virus Definition Files This procedure guides the user on how to update anti-virus definition files on a system running Windows 8.1. Search for Windows Defender from Start ...

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1. Introduction 1 1.1 Purpose 1 1.2 Intended Audience and Reading Suggestions 1 1.3 Product Scope 1 1.4 References 1 2. Overall Description 1 2.1 Product Perspective 1 2.2 Product Functions 1 2.3 User Classes and Characteristics 2 2.4 Operating Environment 2 2.5 Design and Implementation Constraints 2 2.6 User Documentation 2 2.7 Assumptions and Dependencies 2 3. External Interface Requirements 2 3.1 User Interfaces Overview 2 3.2 Hardware Interfaces 3 3.3 Software Interfaces 3 4. System Features/Modules 3 4.1 Initial screen 3 4.2 Help 4 ...

Operating Environment:

Hardware: Windows 8.1 Compatible System Software: Windows 8.1 Description: This section deals with creating a system restore point, use a system restore point to rollback changes made to a Windows 8.1 system, and remove system restore points from a Windows 8.1 system. Notes, Warnings, & Restrictions: Restoring the system to an earlier point in time may cause you to lose some files that were created after that time. Make sure to backup before proceeding.

Resources (Further Reading):

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17085/windows-8-restore-refresh-reset-pc https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-system-restore-in-windows-2626131 http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-delete-individual-system-restore-point-3529667/ Procedures: Creating a System Restore Point This procedure guides the user on how to create a system restore on a system running Windows ...

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Background Business Situational Context Hilton London Bankside is one of the Hilton hotels and resorts that offer hospitality services in the UK. It is accessible from London Bridge and equipped with state of the art facilities to increase its competitive advantage. The resort operates in a highly competitive environment which consists of other Hilton hotels. Nevertheless, product differentiation helps the hotel to compete favorably and maintain high profits. The goal of Hilton London Bankside is combating the high demand for rooms and offering its clients a comfortable stay. It offers complimentary services including fitness facilities and team building opportunities. ...

Management SWOT and PEST Tools

Management SWOT and PEST Tools

Introduction

In the management field, PEST and SWOT analysis can be used to help in decision-making. SWOT is a useful tool that can be used for strategic planning, the evaluation of competitors, and product and business development. The PEST analysis refers to Political, Economic, Social, and Technological issues that may affect a business in one way or another. This is useful in conducting the industry analysis to evaluate the external factors that may impact a business. According to Scott-Quinn, a SWOT analysis is useful in summarizing key issues that arise from the assessment of the ...

Current Challenges

JC Penney is a mid-size departmental store operator that is struggling with a myriad of challenges, among them, a tough operating environment, reduced sales and financial challenges. The retail has seen increased competition with the rise of e-commerce and companies like Amazon and E-Bay. In the last ten years, for instance, JC Penney stock has lost 86% of its value, from a high of $83.43 in March 2007 to a low of $7.70 in May 2016. In May 2016, the company announced a drop in sales in the first quarter, 2016. However, the company cut down on losses, from ...

CONTENTS Background..3

Environment Scan4

Internal Operation Environment7 Strategies & Justification8 Organizational Change: Reflections..10

Conclusion.11

Airbnb: A Strategic Analysis BACKGROUND The hospitality business is changing. In contrast to a conventional model of corporate-controlled business model offering a broad range of hospitality services to consumers largely defined within limited geographical spreads, peer-to-peer hospitality enterprises are disrupting hospitality business into an innovative model. The peer-to-peer model cuts across different hospitality services but, for current purposes, main focus remains on accommodation services. Of all short-stay, peer-to-peer companies, Airbnb is probably most prominent and, for that matter, most controversial. Founded based on limited property offerings in specific areas ...

Introduction to Mongolian Financial Institution System

Introduction Following seven decades of communist rule, Mongolia adopted democracy in 1990, closely followed by a shift to a market economy (Wagner). The transition has been beset with turmoil, and the Mongolian financial system has undergone crises in ‘1994, 1998 and 1999’ (ADB), primarily due to the government’s predilection of interfering in the lending policies of banks and directing credit to poorly performing enterprises. More recently, the global financial crisis of 2008 and a drop in copper prices triggered another financial crisis in Mongolia, prompting the government into entering a standby arrangement with the IMF till 2010. The ...

Tata Steel UK – Port Talbot

Introduction This paper entails a critical analytical review of a business entity which operates in the United Kingdom and which has recently encountered operational difficulties that have necessitated the formulation of a solution from a strategic management stand point. The business entity which will be evaluated in this paper is Tata Steel, which has vast interests across the United Kingdom as well as in other parts of the globe. The paper will analyze the problems that the entity currently faces as well as propose viable solutions that will lead to the resolution of these operating issues going forward.

Tata Steel UK Background

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Management and Leadership

Part 1: Theory and reviewSection 1: Introduction There are two major views regarding contemporary management and leadership. The first is the personality perspective. In this perspective, the major influence of the leader is shaped by his power to influence other individuals towards achieving some goals. Therefore, the leader uses special traits that serve as bait and amalgamation for these individuals to work towards some common objectives. The other view is the behavioral aspect. In this case, the leader selects some tools that are directive, participative, and achievement oriented. The basis for selecting these tools is the needs of ...

In any organization, the human resource function plays a key role in determining rate of success or failure of the business. In fact the role played by the employees of any company is the single most important determinant of the outcome of business and the general goodwill of the same. It is due to this reason that human resource management forms one of the key functions of business and the manner in which it is undertaken goes a long way in the determination of the general internal operating environment of a business. In this regard, it is of primeval importance that the ...

Integrated Marketing Communication: Easy Jet

Executive Summary UK airline industry is one of the most advanced in the global market with a number of the globally leading operators. The industry is highly competitive and marked by local and international airlines which accounts for the creation of more than 220,000 jobs. (BATA, 2014) However, the market is subject to several factors including technological advance, economic factors variation, social preferences and lifestyles changes, political factors, environmental regulations as well as legal requirements. Those factors set industry trends and determine the industry dynamics including increasing competition, operation’s efficiency and wider market reach as well as ...

Question 1

The context in which leadership is being implemented in organizations is changing constantly. The problems and challenges faced by most organizations are becoming also complex. This is certainly the case for military organization. This is so because not only the threats to the nation’s defense more difficult to predict, but the very nature of the mission have changed, from traditional warfare to humanitarian aid and peacekeeping. Therefore, the necessary approach to military leadership should be considered. The environment and goal should be a starting point when considering the military leadership. Currently, the military leaders have opted to adaptive ...

Risk Identification, Assessment, and Management

Executive Summary There is an increasing interest in the security, safety and health attributes of hotels in the world today. The General Manager is interested in the attributes to satisfy its overarching managerial duties. These responsibilities include due diligence and duty of care. Because of this interest, the General Manager requested information on risk management and security in his hotel in order to assess the safety integrity and security of the food and beverage, and guest room departments of his hotel. Identifying the exact information that is relevant to determining and assessing such information is often challenging due ...

Herb Kelleher, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines, provided growth of the company using his flamboyant leadership style and extraordinary approach to team making. Southwest Airlines pioneered in the low-cost segment of the market. From 1996 to 2012 the company almost doubled the number of cities served. The operating income of the company had grown by 1.55 times in 2012 if compared to 2008 while its net income made up 2.37 times greater in 2012 in comparison to 2008. Thus, the company had grown significantly, but the growth outstripped to the maturity stage. The previous growth resources were exhausted ...

Operating environment in business is the outside circle influencing business, also known as external environment. Knowledge of the factors affecting the operating environment is needed to create and sustain customers. For instance, cultural differences may be a challenge to a company in many different ways. Different nations have different business cultures that differ globally. A company in Turkey may be dealing with the same product as a company in China, but the management and operating process differ. This calls for a business person or company to know and understand the culture of a nation of interest before venturing in business. Also, the products ...

The need of the marketing plan

A marketing plan entails the marketing strategy that the company or business unit for that matter intends to use for a particular period. Usually a marketing plan may run from one year to five years. It is imperative to appreciate that the plan is merely a guideline and need not be followed to the latter. In general the marketing plan is employed for purposes of strategic planning by the marketing department of the business unit. This section shall canvass the uses of the marketing plan. The marketing plan can be considered in a tripartite spectrum. First, it can be looked at as ...

1. Who are the main players (name and position)? The main players are Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer. As of 2004, AIRBUS S.A.S. was the world’s largest commercial aircraft maker. Boeing was the world’s second largest manufacturer of large commercial jets, as well as the world’s largest aerospace company focusing on satellites, military aircraft, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. As of the same year, Bombardier was the third largest commercial airplane manufacturer in the world while Embraer was the fourth largest commercial airplane manufacturer. Embraer is the world’s ...

Introduction

The UNIX is an operating system basically developed in the year 1969 by a group of employees of AT&T. These employees comprised of, Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson, Douglas McIlroy Brian Kernighan, Joe Ossanna and Michael Lesk. This operating system was developed in the assembly language. In the year 1973, this system had entirely been recorded in the famous C language, resultantly helping in the development of other hardware. The trademark of UNIX has been owned by a group known as Open Group. Only those systems which are fully yielding and certified as per Specification of Single UNIX system are eligible to ...

McDonalds in India

McDonalds in India There is no doubt that McDonalds is the largest fast food marketer. The company is known for its fries and burgers sold in more than 33,510 restaurants in 119 countries as of 31st December 2011 (Marketline Report, 2012). It also serves a range of beverages in their breakfast menus. The restaurants are either company operated on franchised. McDonald’s restaurants offer a standardized menu with some situations various across variations (Marketline Report, 2012).

McDonalds in India

McDonalds entered India in 1996 using a similar model it employs to enter other geographical markets. Joint ventures or franchising models is the major ...

Introduction/ brief company background information

Apple and Microsoft have been two rival companies that have thrived based on differing approaches in their functionality, leadership profiles, product specification and target market. However, thriving in such a market, there are fundamental decisions that have to be made; some that lead to failure while others lead to success stories. Therefore, to many managers, the best they can hope for is to remain a success story, an icon in the marketplace, and competitive market. This might sound to be a far-fetched theme, but in a business empire, the ultimate goal is to make a profit and remain marketable and supreme over one’s ...