Essays on Reputation

The corporate reputation of any company is significant in determining the role concerning the social responsibility and organizational performance of the company. A corporation’s complete achievement or failure mostly depend on the reputation it creates among its clients and the society in overall. Definitively, in corporate philosophies, the company reputation can be demonstrated as, “one of the establishment's paramount intangible assets with tangible, significant value” (Ferrell, 2011). This emphasizes that even though an enterprise’s status may be accepted to the public, the company’s public image is obviously more important to the stakeholders than any other thing. ...

Recommendation on approach to follow in the installation of a company real-time vehicle locator

In a medium-sized town from the west, the system of vehicle-locating should rhyme with the geographical size of the town. Some of the factors that are supposed to be considered are the strength of the signal, which will lead to viability of the location process of the vehicles that are installed with the tracking device within the town. Ideally, there are a number of issues that should be identified and solved. In a dense urban centre, there are factors that are essential before determining the strategy to install the system. These include the density and structures of buildings are ...

Abstract

A business or organization will always need a management team that is ambitious, innovative and competitive. This will automatically spell success for the concerned company. However, if this management is unregulated by ethical principles, then the business is bound for failure and doom. In business, character is a key to sustainable success since most people (clientele) judge a person or organization through behavior. This is because it is the basis for credibility and trust. Consequently, business executives and management must be concerned with their reputation and character since it provides a basis for the success of the business. Before ...

Introduction:

Summary:
This article explores the aspects of cybercrime and cyber bullying and the general impact on the society. The court cases dealing with cybercrime and anonymity are analyzed and how the legal system failed to curb such threats in the society. The author shows how the reputation of individuals can be ruined by anonymous individuals in the internet. The author explained the impact of fictitious information on individuals. It is shown that a girl committed suicide, when hate speech who was posted on Myspace. This information was posted by an anonymous individual in the name of her boyfriend. The ...

Literature Review: Henry James's Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller is a novella written by Henry James, first published in the Cornhill Magazine in the summer of 1878 and reprinted as a novella (James). The book serves as an allegory in which James contrasts the young American culture with the sophisticated European lifestyle he was well acquainted with (D. M. Biography). The question arises whether Daisy, Annie P. ‘Daisy’ Miller is an innocent victim, involved in societal expectations far above her understanding or whether she is as contemptible as her actions seem to suggest. James uses symbolism (D.M. Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory) in this carefully constructed novella to ...

Corporate Social Responsibility & Reputation Risk

CSR may be defined as the long-term commitment of firm to follow business ethics and economic development at the same time, and to take care of all the stakeholders in the business environment including employees, investors, customers, society, culture, etc (Worthington, Ram & Jones,). CSR brings business and environment on the same page to contribute positively towards societal well-being (Kotler & Lee).
Reputation is widely defined concept of shared social notions spreading across the dimensions of economics and strategic management (Scott and Walsham). According to Fomburn (1996) who described reputation as a strategic asset benefitting the firm tangibly by lowering cost ...

Ethical incident 2

Culture ethics in an organization is a crucial aspect. Ethics is the laid down rules that govern the operation of the company. Ethics guides the reputation of the organization and its employees. The way the public views an organization is dependent on how they present their ethics to the outside world (Mele, 2011). The top management should do all it takes to ensure the reputation of the organization is maintained.
Company X is a very sensitive organization because it deals with medical devices. Thus, they must maintain high ethical standards. Inventory management and control should be an issue that ...

Ethical incident 2

Culture ethics in an organization is a crucial aspect. Ethics is the laid down rules that govern the operation of the company. Ethics guides the reputation of the organization and its employees. The way the public views an organization is dependent on how they present their ethics to the outside world (Mele, 2011). The top management should do all it takes to ensure the reputation of the organization is maintained.
Company X is a very sensitive organization because it deals with medical devices. Thus, they must maintain high ethical standards. Inventory management and control should be an issue that ...

Findings

It is the primary task of public relations to build a strong relationships in order to promote the reputation of an individual, an organization, or an identity that relies on the public’s opinion for it to function. In order to do so, public relations people have to make sure that the messages being communicated to the public are aimed at acquiring allies and supporters. In Hollywood, public relations is a very useful tool in managing the reputation of personalities, especially so when one is in trouble due to some controversies. With the recurring influx of scandals that surround ...

According to Journalists’ Resource (n.d) social media is used for among other things recruiting and communication in an organization. In fact, social media has transformed the corporate communication greatly. However, there are some critical issues arising on the use of social media on personal level whereby employees post negative information on their work places. Should the management discipline employees who post negative comments on their personal websites?
I believe that every employee has a right to his opinions. However, the opinion is supposed to be given in the right forums. If an employee posts negatively on their work places, ...

The supplier has excellent reputation for the treatment of its workers. It abides by international supplier standards. The company is local-based hence creating jobs for the locals. With a good reputation, Alpha Supply Company is well-placed to help Abbott meet its values of integrity, compliance, employee safety, consumer satisfaction and sustainability. By choosing this company, the production unit will receive high-quality supplies. Quality supplies will lead to better products that can easily be sold to consumers who are expected to show satisfaction with the products. This would improve Abbott’s reputation.

Beta Manufacturers

This is an American-based company but employs locals ...

Scandals break a politician’s reputation, mostly because the public looks up to them and becomes doubtful of the politician’s credibility, once they’re publicly humiliated and exposed. Hence, these individuals need to conduct themselves in a way that suits them best.
It is also certain that scandals often affect a politician’s reputation more than anything and usually damage hard earned reputation for good. This happens mostly because a nation, which constitutes of the common man, tends to look up at these public figures. While it is certainly true that every individual has a right to a ...

Communication

When do the PR personnel of a Hollywood star needs to consider rebuilding reputation and image?
Entertainment headlines in the news often depict Hollywood stars getting involved in one or two controversies ranging from DUI offense to drugs and marital breakups. The role of PR personnel seriously damaging reputation is to minimize the subsequent effect effects of the controversies. News about Mel Gibson hurling racist and rather sexist remarks on his ex-girlfriend Oksana, or David Hasselhoff’s hospitalization due to alcoholism are just a few of the issues that PR personnel are trying to mitigate to preserve the public ...

Alaska Airlines is considered as one of the best airlines in the world few years ago and was thought that it would overtake other airlines in the race of supremacy. However, the problems at the company have restricted its growth, and Alaska Airlines have not managed to achieve its potential. The most disturbing problem that the company is facing is its inability to use new and advanced technology. As a result of which, the company has not been able to exploit the benefits of news technology. The company has to face high costs in mechanical repairs and employee tracking. ...

Marketing Research Proposal

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Overview
Online reputation management is a fundamental aspect for any organization to manage their reputation. However, some companies don’t realize the importance of managing their reputation especially in the context of today’s internet era, where a customer searches on the internet for any information he/she wants. On the internet there are several blogs, feedback mechanisms and social networking sites which provide a medium to customers to get information and give feedback about a particular brand. With respect to availability of feedback, these mediums offer potential customers an honest and trustworthy opinion about a product ...

The Role of Public Relations in rebuilding Reputation of the Hollywood Stars

Summary
Public relations is concerned with building strong objective driven relationships for advancement and promotion of the reputation of an individual, an organization, or a specific identity that depends on the opinion of the people for its smooth and successful functioning. The professionals involved in the career of managing public relations need to take care of communicating messages so as to gain allies and supporters, as well as advocates for advocacy programs namely NGO’s. For organizations, it helps in marketing the organization for the purpose of recruitment so that the organization can provide improved quality of services to ...

Similarities between Torvald Helmer and Nils Krogstad

Torvald is an executive who has received a promotion at his bank where he works with Krogstad. Over the storyline, Torvald admits to have studied with Krogstad in his childhood but they this does not make them friends (Ibsen 2010). In fact, in the play they are portrayed as different identities of men in the society. However, they do have similarities.
The first similarity is that the two men have a very shallow view of the society. All their efforts in the play are dictated by how they are viewed in the society. Torvald is a proud representative of ...

Delineate the ethical issues and dilemmas the company faced. 

The coca cola company has the largest distribution systems globally, and is also among the largest beverage companies marketing four of the world’s top five leading soft drinks (Ferrell et al 2011). There has been ethical issues and dilemmas which have caused it to lose its stand in the global market, stocks as well as deter its future growth. The company had ethical issues related to product safety where they were accused of selling hazardous products to consumers. This happened in Belgium in June 1999, about thirty school children became ill after consuming Coca Cola products. This contamination ...

Understanding Reactions of Characters to Mistakes

Compare Augustine’s evaluation of his own conduct with that offered by Socrates in the Apology and the complete lack of self-criticism or evaluation by Achilles in The Iliad (except in Book XXIV). How are these characters alike and different in the appraisal of their own behavior? What accounts for these differences?
Augustine plays a great role on how the modern foundations of Christianity are specifically being recognized at present. Considerably, based on his writings such as that of the ‘City of God’, Augustine notes his role as someone that has become specifically involved in his work as a ...

Introduction

The use of the internet for basic communication, social networking, and for profit purposes such as marketing, advertising, and announcing promotions have rapidly and continuously spread throughout the world economy . Gone are the days when only large-scale and highly profitable companies from developed countries have access to this powerful communication tool. Almost every owner of a business, or even an individual, can have access to the internet and use it for whatever purpose that may serve that individual or organization’s interest today. The World Wide Web has dramatically changed the way how organizations plan their business processes. The ...

Honesty Statement

With the help of this honesty statement, I would like to ensure that the essay and all its writing is my own work. The essay also contains the work of few authors and writers, which have been properly cited and referenced in the essay.
I am completely aware of plagiarism and plagiarizing other people’s work. I also know the consequences of it, if any material is found plagiarized in my essay, then my professor is free to follow the standard procedures of dishonesty practiced at the college.

Signed __________________

Usage and Impact of Social Media on the Reputation and Image ...

Proposal

In accordance to the assignment requirement that involves choosing a Wikipedia article or entry for analysis, I have chosen the article or entry on Scientology. This article of the Church of Scientology and its beliefs and its subsequent activities has been of recent a topic of discussion in Wikipedia’s fraternity. This article has been edited a number of times by the adherents of the church of Scientology as well as the critiques of this religion. The edits that have been done on this article have violated the principle of Wikipedia which ensures that articles are not biased or ...

Recreational property acquires land parcels or property with recreational potential; they consolidate several parcels and obtain leases from the European Union Environmental Agency and create desirable recreational facilities. After acquiring the land, they either develop it themselves, or they sell it to another developer. Anders wants to obtain a set of land parcels in the White Mountain range, however, before obtaining the lease a group of conservationists blocked the authorization of the lease claiming that the lease would have negative impacts on the environment. All agencies have not been of help to him as they all tell him to ...

Portfolio Analysis

The media has a massive influence on the public. This influence increase when the public has little or no opinion on the subject. Similarly, when the subject is non-ego threatening and the public has no direct experience with the subject. The media coverage ensures there is framing of views in its coverage. This is shaping of views and discussions via selective choices of facts, words and themes. Public relations has a significant influence in framing how the media will explain the product and the company This is so because framing of views creates the context in which the discussion ...

If Murder, Fraud, and Bribery are Acceptable in a Host Country, is it OK for a Company to Participate in those Activities in Order to Remain Competitive?
When a company’s management decides to open an office overseas, it may face new challenges. It often happens that the host state may offer worse economic, social and political conditions for company operations as compared to the country where the company is originally headquartered. For example, the company based in a developed state (such as Singapore) may take the challenge to expand its clientele through a presence in a developing state ( ...

1. In what way(s) was Hank experiencing burnout? What else did he experience?
It is observed that Hank is experiencing burnout because he is no longer developing new business for the company. Hank refuses to change his style of doing business despite the fact that he was already advised by Elaine. The marketing proposals that he presents to the clients are not tailor made for them. Hank simply refuses to accept the changes in the manner of doing business in the organization. Another sign that Hank was experiencing burnout was he is becoming cynical and resentful of the ...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
Rowling’s book describes every child’s tribulation they can go through in becoming an individual, learning loyalty, making choices that influence their lives, having a purpose for their lives and gaining respect from their peers. The story is based on a young boy whose transformation from a forgotten orphan into a distinguished individual and later into a hero represents the hopes of many children worldwide. There are several themes in the story, they are: humility, rebellion, love, choice, friendship. The most significant is love, humility and choice.
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The case against the Norfolk four depicted a total failure of the justice system of the state of Virginia. The justice system which involves the police department, the Norfolk Commonwealth system, the judiciary of the state of Virginia all failed to deliver a fair judgment in all the stages of the case. The following is a reaction paper that will critically analyze the situation of the case and support the prior statements.
It all starts with the rape and murder of Michelle Boscow. The linked suspects are Daniel William, Joe, Erik Wilson, Derrick, and John Dancer. One of the ...

The human resource department mostly determines the success of an organization. It simply means that the human resource image plays an important role in how the organization's operations are perceived by both the investor and the stakeholder of the organization. According to the research finding of international accounting along with the consulting firm, they clear highlighted the human resource technique being adopted by most of the successful business entities. The research reveals that the effectiveness of a human resource department is measured by the overall function in relation to the bottom line contribution (Hailey, 2005). These factors in place ...

Abstract

The role of Reputation Management is not only to expose the gaps in a brand reputation but also to reveal opportunities for the individual or organization to harness the power of the Internet. This article is a business proposal for forming a Reputation management organization and understanding its influence on an individual's or business's reputation

Introduction

Reputation Management is a trending innovative business plan that has found trends owing to the increasing use of media, both online and offline. Communication channels, social media and the likes of it are a constant feedback from consumers and reviewers. The use of products ...

Movie Review: “The Emperor's Club” (2002)

Introduction

The Emperor's Club (2002) is an American film produced and directed by Michael Hoffman. The film presents a story of a renowned teacher who fixes candidates’ results in an academic competition. The intension of fixing the results in the competition was to ensure that, a well-connected student wins the competition in expense of other students. The film presents William Hundert as a prominent educator with a strong reputation due to his past character and experience in the film industry. Although Hundert was successfully in developing an educative film, his work presents some weaknesses ( ...

Three questions I might ask.

- Whether trust can diminish the impact bad news has on a company
- The most critical corporate reputation factors.
- The impact of trust on the profit margin of the business.

Question one.

Concerning whether trust can diminish the impact bad news has on accompany, I expect Edelman to say yes. This is because when customers have complete trust in a given company, then the impact of bad news is not likely to affect the company because a smaller percentage might agree with such news.

Question 2

Concerning question two about the most critical corporate reputation factors, I expect Edelman to mention ...

Business Ethics

The term ethics refers to acceptable standards of behaviour which governe what is right or wrong. Business ethics is a critical and indispensible component of the business. The ethics provide guidelines to managers on what is wrong or right and also enables them to make sound decision in business.

Question 1

Actually, there is no doubt that doing what is right in business can lead to well being of that business. It is therefore prudent that companies embrace ethical behaviour in their pursuit of day to day activities. This is because; companies that embrace ethical behaviour in their day to day ...

Trademarks are some of the many intellectual property rights that are protected under the UK property rights law. Specifically, trademarks are governed under the Trademarks directive. In the case at hand, L’Oreal v Bellure, who is the defendant produced fragrances that were similar in smell to those of the plaintiff Chic SARL who made expensive fragrances for the high-end markets. Loreals fragrances were however marketed in the low end markets and cut chemists so as to appeal to the low income earners. The intention of loreal was to ensure that her products appeared like expensive brands so as ...

The central themes of one’s identity, and strength and skill are interwoven in the characters and the plot of the poem “Beowulf.” The setting of the poem and the time period in which it is set both characterize the identity of individuals is a string of lineage, where individuals are judged in society according to the repute of their ancestors, and the strength and skill they possess. Basically, Beowulf is a record of heroic deeds, so it is not surprising that the theme of identity, which revolves around individual reputation based on ancestral heritage, is central to the ...

Journalism refers to the product or activity of journalists or other individuals who have indulged themselves in the preparation of visual, written, or audio material whose main aim is to be disseminated to the public via public media. The intention behind this is to publicize facts and ideas that could actually remain private. Journalism spreads out for non-specific audiences who are sometimes general and sometimes somehow specific.
Ethics on the other hand refers to the acceptable set of principles that are considered to be right. They are actually socially accepted morals of conduct. Since media acts like the mirror ...

Question 1

Employees have a right to free speech when they are both at work and when they are not at work. This is provided by the constitution which grants them individual rights and liberties. Freedom of speech is one of the constitutional rights that employees have. Their employers do not have any right to infringe upon the freedom of speech among their employees because both the employees and the employers are equal before the law. Employees also have the right to privacy and should therefore not be monitored when they are off work. This is both a legal and ethical ...

Summary of Article

The article revolves around rumors of unethical conduct that have occurred at a health care organization. The structure of this organization is organized such that there is a head CEO chairing a board comprising of CEOs who are heading smaller branches of the health care organization in the localities. The head CEO who chairs the board comprising of junior CEOs has heard rumors that one of the valued member of his board has been involved in unethical conduct against the stipulated health care organization laid rules and regulations of running of day-to-day operations. During such instance, the following are ...

PR disaster

PR disasters could easily destroy a reputable company. According to the article How to recover from a social media PR disaster, PR disasters can occur when a person posts their personal opinion or other wrong information in a corporate website or social site. Some are minor embarrassments that may not reflect very poorly on the organization while others could seriously damage the company’s reputation. These PR disasters range from insensitive statements, inappropriate opinions, false rewards, early releases and hacks.
Insensitive statements can damage the reputation of an organization by reflecting negatively on the company’s ethos. The early ...

The complaints about the faulty acceleration systems of the cars manufactured by the Toyota Company surfaced as early as March 3, 2004. However, the company took long to address this issue and ended up between a rock and a hard place. The cause for this prolonged delay in the assessing of these faults in their vehicles was due to the culture of organization within Toyota. Negative results and feedbacks within the company were sealed within the company instead of being addressed. This showed that the company was afraid of any shame or tainting of its public image; thus admitting ...

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams has always been known as an experimenter, an innovator, a revolutionary figure in American poetry. Yet in comparison to artists of his own time who sought a new environment for creativity as expatriates in Europe, Williams lived a remarkably conventional life. A doctor for more than forty years serving the New Jersey town of Rutherford, he relied on his patients, the America around him, and his own ebullient imagination to create a distinctively American verse. Often domestic in focus and "remarkable for its empathy, sympathy, its muscular and emotional identification with its subjects," Williams's poetry is ...

Increased Competition

Abstract
Special events occur for a number of purposes such as celebrations, commemorations, education and promotion purposes. Event planning enables the clients to engage with their audience fully through the creation of design as well as memorable live events as individuals often lack the necessary expertise and time of planning events themselves. The special event planning industry over the last two decades has grown enormously, and the job market in the sector is on the uptick. This industry has played a great role in the human society as it has existed to be of influence in the hospitality and ...

Abstract

Honor killing is an act of killing a member of the family, mostly women and girls with a core purpose of protecting and upholding the Islamic family reputation. This act is performed by an immediate male member of the family when their female family members have allegedly been involved in any disrespectful manner that is likely to ruin the family name. Some of the most case sensitive actions that result to killing a female member of the family include failure to adhere to the planned marriage, filing for a divorce or disrespecting a husband and involving themselves in extramarital ...

ABSTRACT

Brand image or identity refers to the view or perception of a brand not only based on its offerings and services, but also on its values and culture as perceived primarily by consumers. Organizations may utilize brand image to accomplish its goals or objectives by structuring an image that is interesting and acceptable to customers. In recent years, one of the ways that organizations consistently market or advertise their brand involves social media. The primary objective of this research study is to explore best practices in social media marketing towards brand image or perception management. To obtain data, the ...

Honesty Statement

This paper is an academic work whose contents have been duly researched and written by the person or persons whose names and respective signatures are attached on the tail end of this academic honesty statement. The signature of the person or persons below shall constitute their pledge and acknowledgement that all of the contents appended in this paper are their own work unless stated otherwise or with the exception of parts which are properly documented. Additionally, the author or authors of this paper understand and accept that any act describing the following shall be considered as an act of ...

1. Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities, and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position.
Since the time British and Chinese journalists revealed about the labor law violations at the Apple supplier factories in 2006, Apple publishes annual reports on the working and environmental conditions in its supply chain (Purnell, Dou and Wakabayashi, 2014). In the 2012 Progress Report of Apple, the company mentions about its commitment to maintain the highest standards of ethical and social responsibility throughout its supply base. ...

Introduction

The issue about communication is essential for any system in organization running. The coordination between source of information and the targeted destination of the information and the channels of dispatching the information presents the management organ various range of challenges. The focus of this paper is to create a comparative analysis of various methods of communication as one of the major edges that chase capitalises on in ruling the market. The paper begins by defining different communication methods of communication used at different levels within the industry. This is followed by descriptive comparison of the resulting consequences and their ...

Abstract

Public relations entail building and maintaining a company or individual’s reputation to the members of the public. It involves improving the image of the company in order to maintain a competitive edge in the industry. It is important to structure public relations in the entertainment industry appropriately to ensure success in this industry. Effective communications skills are essential in offering the right information to the public and media to allow them understand the company better. Public relations officers in this industry should be creative and be able to make sound judgments when relating with the public. Public relations ...

Abstract

It is not strange that crisis management became effect on the goals and successes of many companies because it consists of a lot of negative effects which lead a lot of risks on the economics of companies and threat the reputation especially if it the universal company such as McDonald's restaurant which has many branches all over the world. This article discusses the public relations efforts in a McDonald's to face the hot coffee crisis which is one of the most important cases that happened in McDonald's after legal issue made by Stella Liebeck against McDonald's because the health ...

Apple Inc.,

The company was developed back in 1997 and it was co-founded by Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs who did the marketing. The company introduced their first Apple 1 computer in 1976 but was unsuccessful but later launched Apple in 1980 which was successful (The Financial Times, 2012). The company has experienced ups and down within the competitive industry. Steve Jobs is credited for leading the company towards the global heights with increased annual sales and a very competitive and expensive global brand. The late Steve Jobs turned around Apple almost bankrupt back in 1996 hence named as world’s ...

With the increased consumer awareness, organizational success is now more dependent on their actual and/or perceived commitment to socio-economic, environmental, and other aspects of sustainability. It is no longer acceptable as proper for organizations to thrive in isolation from the communities that are affected by such a firm’s actions. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an important way for firms to strike a balance between economic, environmental and social responsibilities in operations, which in turn ensures that they cater for the interests of all their stakeholder’s interests and expectations. CSR has different meanings and has varying definitions depending ...

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Introduction

The prominence of the negative reputation of Muslims in media serves as a compelling topic for discussion in the realm of social construction. Because the media enables people to reach the latest information relevant to their lives, it is just natural for it to deliver news in manners that could change the thoughts of those who would hear, see or read it. In other words, it is possible for the media to influence the people to view one topic in a particular manner through the way it reports the news. It is in ...

Institutian

Introduction
Corporate culture is the true asset of a company. A strong positive culture is evident in cases of many companies such Johnson and Johnson, Southwest Airlines and Google. These companies take pride in their corporate culture. If corporate culture can be an asset for some companies, it can also be a liability for some other companies. The contrast of asset and liability in respect of corporate culture can be seen in two companies – Starbucks Coffee Company and General Motors. Starbucks is known for strong positive culture linked to its entrepreneurial success, while the systematic decline of General Motors ...

Business Ethics

Business Ethics are the moral values and principles that guides businesses the way, they should behave. These ethics help organizations to make right decisions by distinguishing between the right and wrong. The common ethical business practices equal employment opportunities, follow rules regarding child labor, bribery, and copyrighted materials and processes. However, it is not always easy to decide between the wrong and right or to follow an ethical behavior. Since, organizations also have to make competitive profits for their shareholders, carry out fair practices for employees and also perform other important set of responsibilities.
Ethical behavior also requires businesses ...

California Lutheran University

Rayan Azhari
Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective ...

Chapter I

Introduction
Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty.
Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ensures ...

Question 1

Housing Association is planning to build affordable homes as one of the milestones to reduce overcrowding. Financial distress is hindering the success of theprojectbecause there is no adequate funding to sustain the proposed developments. Housing Association is also characterised by poor planning and lack of proper project management strategies. The evidence of this is the fact that financial managers have prepared a development proposal, but the proposal does not have a business plan. The proposal itself is not comprehensive enough to include all the required details of the proposed housing projects because it has less than ten pages of ...

Schlumberger Limited

Problem Solving
Schlumberger Limited
Schlumberger Limited is an American Company that operates in the oil industry. The company is the world's biggest oilfield services company that is present in over 85 countries across the globe. The company has principle offices in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Netherlands to coordinate its global operations.
Schlumberger limited was started in 1926 by two French brothers who initially dealt with electrical related operations. However, the company has since diversified and has many interests in oil industry services whereby it mainly deals with seismic acquisition and processing, well testing, directional drilling ...

Summary : Managing business ethicsLinda K. Trevino & Katherine A. Nelson. Wiley; 5th edition

Chapter 4 – Addressing individuals’ common ethical problems

Ethical issue when people work together (privacy, discrimination, sexual harassment or simply how people get along. Key is fairness meaning equity, reciprocity, impartiality
- Equitable is when something is divided between 2 people according to the worth & inputs of the 2 individuals. Most people think it’s unfair when 2 people have performed the same duty but receive a different share of the reward
- Reciprocity: “if you do this for me I’ll do this for you”. Most ppl think it’s unfair if one ...

Crisis Communication Plan

Overview of the Crisis
Two bizarre incidents in a short period leading to the death of passengers and crew leave Malaysia Airlines struggling to recover. On July 17, a Boeing 777-aircraft, flight MH17 was shot down from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. All 298 passengers and crew members died in the incident (Torr, & Walker, 2014, pp. 23).
Families and employees were left devastated as the crisis unravelled. Malaysia Airlines flew to the assistance. The airline sent over 200 specialists, care givers and managers to Amsterdam to handle the crisis. At the scene, there were 80 caregivers assigned to providing the ...