Essays on Singapore

Analysis of Samsung Corp.

Introduction Samsung Corporations operates as a multinational company operating in electronics industry with the headquarter in Suwon, South Korea. It is a blue chip company listed in Dow Jones. The company makes profits in terms of trillion with over 200 trillion of assets and 168.088 trillion of equity (Michell, 2010). As of 2015, the company had around 307,000 employees contributing to its operations. This makes the company a big corporation thereby forming a platform for practicing how to analyze businesses. The profitability of a Samsung’s operation is dependent on the efforts put by the management towards ensuring ...

Singapore International Airlines: Strategy with a Smile

Airline industry is considered global because it is characterized by the movement of services between countries, i.e. international trade, the existence of international organizations (ICAO, IATA, etc.), the availability of the natural resource potential in the countries and highly skilled workforce. In general, driving forces of globalization include a new round of scientific and technical progress; the activities of transnational corporations that operate globally and spread around the world uniform business standards; expansion of the Internet as global communications, business and entertainment environments; the activities of international economic organizations; and expansion and aggravation of global problems, forcing humanity to ...

Introduction

Strategic communications is the study of the way organizations communicate to achieve their communication and organizational goals with both their internal and external stakeholders. It involves the use of the most appropriate approaches in communicating in communicating messages that are compelling. These messages are intended to influence the opinions of the organization’s stakeholders such as customers, employees, the community, government and the media. Some of the tools used in strategic information include advertising, corporate identity, public relations, image repair, public relations advocacy and persuasion ( Wilson & Ogden, 2008).

BreadTalk’s Case

BreadTalk, a home grown bakery chain company based in Singapore found ...

The argument for subjecting students to virginity tests is based on the desire to maintain a particular normative behavior. In consideration of this idea it seems evident that pursuing legislation that would focus on such ends would indeed be a profound violation of personal liberties. For this reason, if a similar proposal had been made in the Singapore Parliament today, I would not have supported this proposal. The proposal is a violation of basic human rights. The individual rights that should be ensured for people in society dictate that this would not be the best course of action to ...

PART A (1000) In the online trading we have chosen three different contracts copper and natural gas and corn giving us a well balanced portfolio. Below is a clear explanation on each commodity traded in the Plus500 platform.

COPPER

Copper is considered as one of the oldest metal. This metal has a huge future predicted price as emerging markets opens up to increase their consumption levels. To date, the greatest consumers of this metal are the developed nations. The recent demand hike witnessed two years ago was a result of demand opening up in China and India. The greatest supplies ...

MANCHESTER

ASSIGNMENT OF tourist destinations 2016 NOVEMBER, GROUP 4 Tourist Destination Introduction There are different modes of traveling and the fastest is through the air. Most of the people prefer to travel through the air because it facilitates them in reaching all parts of the world. A lot of changes has been made from the inception of airplanes and now the customers have an entirely experience, as the airplanes offer several facilities to its customers. Today, aircrafts have become sophisticated, safer, faster, and cheaper. For these reasons, tourism has exploded. In 2013, 3 billion air passengers arrived at various world ...

Executive Summary

Introduction Company Background The Mr. Bean Group Limited is a Singaporean based food and beverage retailer registered with an intra vires role of production, packaging and distribution of soya bean-based foods, food products, and drinks. The company, founded in 1995, produces soya milk as its major product among other products such as beancurd, grass jelly, soya beans, ice creams and pancakes. It is a subsidiary of the larger Super Bean International Company, and it has a considerably large market share in the South-east Asia. The Group has a sizable number of outlets including 50 outlets in Singapore and an ...

1. China's economic reform involves a mix of a government planning, intervention, and free market forces. Describe the major elements of these three factors and discuss if how they will likely interact in the future, specifically whether the current balance is sustainable or if one of the three will eventually become dominant over the other. China seeks to modernize herself by focusing on three critical parameters; agriculture, energy resources and communication as well as education and science. The Communist Party of China, which is the ruling party, adopted socialism with Chinese characteristics (Socialist Market Economy) (Liu, 2016). It laid ...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as TPP constitutes of twelve nations lying on the Pacific Rim, which include the United States, Australia, Canada, Brunei, Japan, Chile, Mexico, Malaysia, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam . These countries account for over 40 percent of the economic output across the globe and 26 percent of the world trade. One of the major advantages of the TPP is removing tariff as well as non-tariff barriers to investment and trade and investment among the participant countries. Furthermore, the TPP streamlines the regulations, thereby implementing common standards and safeguards of intellectual property and foreign direct ...

Introduction

Today’s young generation unanimously refer to luxury items as synonymous to being distinctive and possessing beauty, aesthetics, and elegance. Luxury items in their view should be of good quality, are usually highly priced and belong to brands that are well-known globally. Seeking or possessing luxury items connotes a person with good taste, sense of style and one who is cultivating a way of living. These youngsters want to own and use luxury items in the future that reflect beauty, aesthetics and quality, rather than things that are showy, superficial and are signs of splashy social recognition . In China, ...

Introduction

Global Health Asia Limited (GHAL) is one of the world’s leading insurance brokers advising on global health insurance and medical insurance cover (Rushton & Youde, 2015). It has over 20000 clients including majorly individuals and families. GHAL has expertise in providing advice on choice of overseas comprehensive global health insurance and medical cover. Global Health Asia Limited was formerly Pathfinder Asia Limited is a third party administrator and agent of American Home Assurance Company. Its services include underwriting, policy administration and claims adjudication (AHAC). Its aim in Singapore is to advise clients on the level of cover they require ...

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to research a needs and motivation theory and apply it to analyse my consumer behaviour. The theory explored in this report is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which still remains one of the most accepted theories in many spheres, including marketing. The first section of this report will provide a brief overview of the theory, as well as its possible applications to consumer behaviour. The second section of the report will provide the analysis of my behaviour as a consumer from the point of view of Maslow’s approach. The third section will ...

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

BAC Reports, 2016 January 1. Khong Guan Flour Milling Ltd. Fundamental Company report including financial, SWOT, competitors and industry analysis. [Strategic Report] BAC Reports. EuroMonitor International Ltd., 2015 December 14. Khong Guan Biscuit Factory (Singapore) Pte Ltd in Packaged Food (Singapore). [Strategic Report] EuroMonitor International Ltd Lew, S-L, B., 2001. Khong Guan Flour Mill Ltd: The Enduring Legacy of a Chinese Entrepreneur. Taylor’s University. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3109.4082. Available at: < https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271643586_Khong_Guan_Flour_Mill_Ltd_The_Enduring_Legacy_of_a_Chinese_Entrepreneur> [Accessed 9 January 2016 Mahadira, F. and Purwanegara, M. S., 2014. A study of brand consumption towards fast-moving consumer goods. Journal of Business Management, 3(1), pp. 61-75.

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What is competition between small businesses? Developing a competitive edge as a small business presents several adversaries and challenges if the small business owner does not conduct the proper research and analysis of the industry that he or se intends to enter. Cited by Enz(2010), Michael Porter (1985), states that “to have a competitive advantage a firm must create superior value for buyers by offering lower prices than competitors for equivalent services or by providing unique services that a buyer is willing to pay for at a premium price”(p 297). Offering unique products and services to customer ...

International Resort and Spa Management

Introduction 5 Findings and Analysis/Theoretical Implications 6 S-O-R Model 6 Wellness Theory 7 Motivation Theory 8 Cue Utilization Theory 10 Chinese Medical Theory 11 Conclusion 12

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International Resort and Spa Management Background and Problem Statement There is an immense pressure for the Chief Executive Officer of the World Resorts Sensosa, Singapore to earn a 5-star rating on the next annual spa review. To make this goal more achievable the implementation of a new customer service management system called NEC in the Resort’s spa and salon. Management’s objective for the system was to enhance customer service by monitoring ...

Introduction

There are many architectural designs that have been adopted when it comes to building construction. For the past decade, modern designs have been applied, not just to show the building’s modern architecture, but also to offer new facilities that can be used by people. In this writing we will discuss and analyze one of the most iconic buildings in Singapore, which is the Marina Bay Sands. The purpose of this paper is to show that this building project has multiple attributes that make it more than just a modern project, but it is also encompasses functionalities that are ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Citibank is the banking division of Citicorp that was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. It is considered to be the third largest bank based on their total asset size. Citicorp is the Citigroup’s global bank that provides its services for businesses and consumers and also represents its major franchise. Citigroup is a multinational financial services and banking corporation located in Manhattan, New York City in United States of America. The Citigroup was formed with the help of one of the largest mergers ...

Introduction

Trung Nguyen coffee serves as the biggest strategic business unit of the entire coffee market. There are other known coffee companies under the enterprise including Dick smith and Murphy. The Trung Nguyen coffee brand is young compared to the enterprise because it came into being in the recent years but the entire enterprise established in the year in the early 90’s.

Trung Nguyen coffee brand is international and it has big stores in New Zealand and Australia and each branch containing over one hundred and seventy employees. As a result, it is the most recognized and trusted brand ...

- Why research is important in identifying international markets

Research in identifying international markets is important as it enables the organization not only to design the right product, but also to employ the most effective marketing strategy for maximum returns.

- Research techniques and tools that can be used in international market research

- Use of a team from multicultural environment and sites is important in ensuring that the research object is understood in the different geographical regions

- Qualitative research techniques

- Videotaping of consumers who are in the process of purchase or consumption ...

International competitiveness could be explained based on various economic models or theories. However, David Ricardo’s comparative advantage theory could be the best theoretical choice in this particular case, because it clearly outlines the factors that enhance a country’s or a region’s competitiveness in the international market arena (Johansson, Karlsson & Stough, 2002). According to this theory, if a given country can produce goods and/or services at a lower opportunity cost as compared to other countries, then that particular country has a comparative advantage (Maneschi, 2008). On same note, even though a given country is in a position of producing all goods and services efficiently ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in 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. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

- Introduction to Relevant Literature

This chapter reviews the literature sources which provide relevant information and data for analyzing the chosen topic of applying the marketing mix in three chosen countries on the examples of three companies: Blizzard Entertainment (US), Rockstar North (UK) and Tencent (China). The main area for the collection of academic sources was marketing, as it is directly connected with the topic. Due to the reason that marketing in computer games is not extensively researched, I reviewed the literature on marketing, game industry and some sources about the three chosen ...

Being a committed and gifted international student, I am applying to the USC Marshall School of Business. My devotion to exact sciences, such as math and physics, including but not limited to other fields, are of my genuine interest. I am the progeny of an entrepreneurial family, with well-developed family business roots in my country of origin. This family business forms a precious legacy, which my founding great grandfather envisaged to continue for the next generations. Started as a merchant firm, it expanded into a mid-sized company with its subsidiaries abroad. As a young boy, I observed the peculiarities of conducting a ...

Introduction

A shoe is just shoe a shoe and a car is a car. In the same line, Ron Sim, the founder of OSIM knows a chair is a chair. However, how that car, shoe or OSIM chair is marketed makes all the difference. OSIM has been in the market for the last 35 years, and the company has grown from local household to an internal brand. The phenomenal growth has not been the lack of fair share of challenges. The recession that hit Singapore in 1985 was the first propeller for the company to seek international markets. In Singapore alone, the company has no ...

Representing the helm of a global enterprise proves no easy feat, particularly in the highly competitive and dauntingly complex world of the airline industry. Yet Richard Branson has managed to become viewed as a cool guy, who is down-to-earth, sensible and unpretentious as well as effectively leading the company Virgin into a hopeful future. A cogent understanding of the intensity and difficulty required to run an airline is noteworthy at the outset of this essay. In an article appearing in the Harvard Business Review, Anderson (2014) describes the treacherous terrain of management ...

Business Presentation for Online Store Suggestion

The modern technology has influenced the evolution of online shopping. The change in customer needs has increased the need for online platforms that ease the shopping process. Companies seek to minimize operational costs associated with opening physical stores. Online platforms save the sales taxes paid for goods purchased in stores with a physical presence. Star Inc requires modern strategies used in the global market to maintain its relevance and competitive advantage. These measures can be achieved by establishing an online store, comprising of both website and application stores. The approval by the manager on this request will enable the organization ...

Born and raised for the most part in Singapore, though a native of Indonesia, due to the turbulent political situation in Singapore I was sent to a boarding school called Timbertop near Melbourne in Australia, then later to Geelong Grammar School, a top-rated school about 40 miles from Melbourne.

I excelled in my academic studies at Geelong Grammar, and when I graduated in 2006 I was – to my surprise and pleasure – offered a place in the Singaporean National Army and was accepted for the Officer’s Cadet Program. I found that the training was both demanding and rigorous, but I was up ...

Over the last several decades, members of the investment community at large have shifted attentions to the emerging markets of the east. As centers of growth blossomed in Asia, major businesses with traditional centers in London and New York began to gravitate eastward, establishing monetary as well as physical presences in the Asia. This development has led to the emergence of Singapore as a business center from which Asian and Western operators have begun to center their business interests.

The status of Singapore as a hub of Asian and international business is not surprising. Singapore was long a British Crown Colony ...

Business or economic globalization is the global integration of markets. In the past century this has been one of the major global megatrends as economies of the world battle it out to have a share in the lucrative global business arena. Asia has not been left behind in this rush. It has taken several domestic and international steps meant to boost its businesses with foreign economies on a global scale. Trade agreements and improvements on the quality of products are some of the steps that Asia has taken to boost its presence in the global business arena. However, Asia has experienced ...

Which set of factors has been more important in driving globalisation in the last fifty years, technology or international trade liberalisation agreements? Use specific examples in your answer.

Introduction

Globalisation in a sentence can be defined as the growing interdependence of the world economies. It is a continuous process and is not the final outcome, and due to globalisation the world economies become dependent on each other culturally and economically (Friedman, 2006). This term was first used by an American economist Theodore Levitt in the year 1983 (Stiglitz, 2007). The main factors that drive the globalisation process can be removal and reduction ...

Bell G, Filatotchev I, Aguilera R (2014), 'Corporate Governance and Investors’ Perceptions of Foreign IPO Value: An Institutional Perspective', Academy of Management Journal, 57(1), p.301-320; [Peer Reviewed]

This article examines the responses of stock market to different groups of corporate governance strategies at the firm level by putting emphasis on initial public offerings in the U.S. it depicts how a blend of different incentive-based and monitoring strategies under corporate governance result into the same level of valuation for investors. Equity investors are highly influenced by their expectations regarding the corporate governance strategies adopted.

Bell G, Moore, C. B., ...

- Give a brief description of your organization. How and when was it formed? What bases its operations? How is it performing?

Cambridge consultants has for more than 50 years taken a lead role in product development and technology solutions. Founded in 1960 by Tim Eiloart and David Southwarth with the goal of providing innovative product development and conception, for Technology Companies mainly based within Cambridge city set up by Cambridge University graduates. Cambridge consultants has active offices in the United Kingdom and United states, the company has expansionary plans to grow into the Asian market beginning with the opening of its Singapore office to serve the enormous and fiercely competitive Asian hi-tech manufacturers in countries like Australia and Japan. The company ...

Question A

According to Gregory Mankiw (2011), trade balance reflects the difference between net worth of exports and imports in a given country. Consequently, positive trade balance suggests in monetary value country exports more than it imports, while negative trading balance (trade deficit) is associated with dominance of imports over exports. Economists argue that trade deficit is not always considered to have a negative impact on the national economy, however it often creates potential risks which may result in harsh economic consequences if they are not addressed properly. For example, if net exports are negative it is assumed that proceedings from exports are ...

Establishing a national language policy in Malang Da is challenging, considering the fact that there are various ethnic groups that share this land, who have no common language, hence no possibility to exchange communication and to coexist as a national state. This aspect also impacts the national identity of Malang Da and fro establishing a national identity for this country, one significant aspect is to set a national language policy.

We suggest that establishing a national language policy is the preferred solution to setting one official language, precisely because the existence of the various ethnic groups (Akang, Dazakh, the Pulao, the Lua, the Kaw ...

Identity audit

Singapore Airline is attached to various business processes and technical systems that are applied to manage the organizational identity. There are rules of conduct that governs the organization toward achieving the goals and building a good reputation. The company has a very high priority to ethical business conduct in the markets where they do business (Frank, 2005). In the corporate governance, the company has managed to engage its contractors, employees and agents in sense that their integrity in their conduct of work has enabled them to enhance the business operation as well as their reputation.

With the compliance to the corporate ...

Thesis Abstract

In every society, extra marital affairs have actually been in existence from the time immemorial. Infidelity is maybe as old as the marriage. In the sophiscated western societies these affairs have become a fashion and are regarded as an extra qualification to enhance one’s self esteem to argue that he or she owns a ‘lover on the side.’ Nevertheless, ethically and morally, it is sinful or wrong to have such affairs, the truth remains that a large number of wives and husbands in the contemporary society fall prey to this unlucky serpent where many families breakdown and mostly finish up ...

The impacts of closing and relocating the operations of a company could disrupt the organizational culture and environment of a company. Restructurings and relocations could result in the physical changes in the locations of company headquarters and distribution centres, change of company leadership, merging of some operations into one centre among other changes (Flecker, 2005). HS Engineering is a UK based firm that deals in making engineering tools. The company, mainly run by the founder’s family members, has been in operation for the last 40 years.

HS Engineering has a hierarchical structure of management where the three plants-Leeds, Wolverhampton and Oldham are ...

Fashion imposes trends and it establishes what is in fashion and what is out of fashion. The term comprises a historical evolution that has shaped the fashion industry as we know it today, through cultural interaction and scientific and technological development. Luxury fashion is not a basic need of the society, but a requirement for defining the social classes, the refinement and sophistication, or a statement of uniqueness, of avant – garde, of defying the mainstream fashion. Key Words: fashion, luxury fashion, social classes, refinement, avant – garde, mainstream fashion. Luxury Fashion Industry Report

The Four Seasons Hotels is a chain of hotels with an international presence in major cities of the world. The hotels target various hoteliers through a comprehensive provision of services that range from hotel meals, accommodations, conferences, meetings and seminars, catering services, parties, among other hotelier products. In this paper we shall look at six specific examples of the branches which include Dublin, Sydney, Singapore, Istanbul, Jakarta and Milano. It is illustrative to note that all the mentioned hotels are located in the Middle East or Europe. These continents form the list of continents believed to have a robust economy that may ...

The impacts of closing and relocating the operations of a company could disrupt the organizational culture and environment of a company. Restructurings and relocations could result in the physical changes in the locations of company headquarters and distribution centres, change of company leadership, merging of some operations into one centre among other changes (Flecker, 2005). HS Engineering is a UK based firm that deals in making engineering tools. The company, mainly run by the founder’s family members, has been in operation for the last 40 years. As a result of the dynamics in the engineering tools industry, HS Engineering plans to close ...

Singapore’s success as a favorite convention destination arises from a combination of key elements. These elements are language, facilities and destination attraction (Stephen & Connell, 289). These three factors will be addressed in this paper in relation to how they make Singapore stand out. It will give suggestions on how other Asian destinations can learn from Singapore. Additionally, the paper will examine some of the barriers that other Asian destinations are facing in trying to compete with Singapore.

Singapore has been named as Asia’s top convention city for ten years in a row by the International Congress and Convention Association ( ...

There is a high risk of investing in stocks compared to bonds this is because the return from bonds can come either from dividends which depends on the performance of a company such that if the a company reports negative profits it will translate to zero dividends. The second form of income in regards to stocks is capital gain from the sale of stocks which means that you can only sale stock when price go up in order to earn a capital gain the unfortunate bit is that this price of stock is determined by market forces of demand and supply which is ...

Introduction

A.1 Outbreak Description

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is one of the twenty-first century viral respiratory diseases occurring in humans. The causative organism is the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Since the first infection was detected in Hong Kong it has escalated into a public health concern requiring immediate intervention (Smith, 2006). Reports have been that during November 2002 and July 2003 there has been an outbreak of the disease. It was so acute that it reached pandemic proportions starting in Hong Kong. The spread continued to 37 other countries with fatality estimation by world Health Organization of 10.9%. However, the ...

Every sensible human being has an ideal imagination of how their perfect world should look like. While some may fancy the efficiency of a fast moving world, with fast cars, high speed internet, and availability of plenty of clean water, others prefer a simple life with fewer things to worry about. However, as a society evolves so does the economic indicators in that society transform to meet their new level. Generally, very few, to none, countries have achieved a perfectly complete economy. With that in mind, we shall look at some of the countries that have achieved more in terms of economic values ...

Role of news media in formulating US foreign policy

Arguably, news media play a tremendous role in the formulation of US foreign policy. Media is involved in various stages and process of foreign policy formulation. In fact, political leaders involved in foreign policy formation consider media in international and national aspects. As a matter of fact, news media are a source of image, information and knowledge to the public; hence, it develops a good environment of opinion. News media also determines and reports on the issue that American people feel are of importance in formulating countries foreign policy. Additionally, mass media inform elites and other foreign policy makers on international issues that ...

Background:

In 1937, Japan had full control over Manchuria and was planning to conquer China. The Chinese suspended their civil war and formed an alliance to fight against the Japanese after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The Chinese troop received help from Soviet Union. Japanese were victorious in Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan but the Panay Incident was strongly condemned, especially by the United States. Japanese forces were stopped from spreading to the North by combined forces of Soviet and Mongolian forces. Japanese forces blocked Chinese connection to the outside world and then formed an alliance with Germany and Italy, to ...

1.1 Introduction Massive multiplayer online role-playing games are useful in assisting to develop a blend of genres that interacts players online. In role-playing games, the player is given a chance to take the role of a character and the character’s actions. The background of massive multiplayer role-playing games comes with a coin from Richard Garriot,who created Ultima Online. There is a difference of massive multiplayer online the number of players involved does role-playing games from single players and this. Such games continue to be played all over the world, and many people earn revenue from the games. Many people are subscribers ...

Introduction

While the history of Political Parties very old phenomenon, but this concept got its mainstream position after American Independence. Globally, it is a known notion that monopoly is associated with corruption and exploitation (Diamond, 2001). If the rulers develop the feeling that no matter whatever they will do with their follower, if their official position is not in danger, they will exploit their official position. As political parties form the basis for a powerful democracy, it is beneficial for a country.

Political Parties and Freedom of Speech

The presence of different political parties in the country ensure freedom of speech for the country. As the political parties associated ...

Travel and Tourism in Society 3

Introduction 3 The Trip Itself 3 Literature Review 5 What it means 6 Conclusion 7

Appendix: Field Journal 8

References 10 Travel and Tourism in Society Introduction I had a trip to Thailand (Hua Hin), from July 8, 2015 to July 12, 2015 that was almost five days and four nights. For this trip I departed from Singapore on July 8, and left for Thailand (Hua Hin) and come back to Singapore again on July 12, 2015. The flight was long, and I realized that it is better to fly during the day, time goes faster. Airlines ...

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PLEASE NOTE: SECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS COLOUR ARE FOR TRAINER USE Create a Quantitative question Quantitative research measures the subject or item of study over a period of time and quantifies the event, occurrence or parameter (for example: profit, output, number of footfalls in a mall which were converted into sales in a particular period) . If the past history of a company is the subject of study: “what happened to the production?”, “What was the productivity of employees and other resources?” if the future is the subject of study: “what will happen to the output of the company and cost of raw ...

The BreadTalk Company has been founded in Singapore in July 2000. It has become its way as a bakery and in 2003 developed to the investment holding company, engaged in bakery, food court, and restaurant businesses in some of Asian countries as well as internationally (“BreadTalk Group Ltd (BREAD: Singapore)”, 2015). The bakery segment deals with manufacturing and retailing of different kinds of confectionary products including franchising. It sells wide range of different breads, bans, pastries and cakes. The food court and restaurant segments are closely connected and provide services of management of food and drink outlets. Today it has ...

Tourism Business Analysis and Planning

Tourism has today become one of the fastest growing industries. The rapid expansion of the industry globally contributes to economic improvement by creating employment opportunities and especially developing foe host countries like Malaysia. Statistics put it that in 2005 there were 806 million tourists worldwide, and the number of tourists is expected to increase to 1 billion tourists annually by 2010 (Bok and Holland, 2007). Malaysia is a South East Asian country that covers an area of 336,700 square kilometers and has two regions, west and east Malaysia. The Western region shares its borders with Thailand to the North ...

Video Game Violence and its effects on children

Abstract This was a single subject case study to evaluate the effects of video games on children. In this study, a case of 14- year- old boy was evaluated to check whether the problems he faced were the result of long- term exposure to video games. The 14- year- old boy was administered with sedatives and anticoagulants to treat deep vein thrombosis. He underwent FMRI scans, cognitive inhibition- counting test and emotional interference tests designed to see his brain activity and response to different stimulus. The FMRI scans and the results of the tests were recorded and compared with the ...

What is TPA?

Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) refers to the process which has been made available by the Congress to the President of United States in order to enable legislation for the purpose of approving and implementing specific trade agreements on an international level under the legislative procedures for a limited time. This authority has been granted to the President for more than three decades which states that he has the authority to vote on the trade agreements without making any amendments. In other words, TPA plays a role in providing a balance by clearly identifying how constitutional authority is exercised by the Congress while ...

Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies

Conventionally, companies seek profits. C'est ses raisons d'être! A senior executive would confidently assert. True, profit is one cardinal goal every business should pursue, a goal which can be achieved by cost leadership. The dilemma, however, every business faces – particularly an expanding one – is how to deliver quality services and/or products at competitive prices. The standard strategies businesses must adopt appear to be either / or. That is, in pursuing a superior quality, cost is driven up inevitably. Conversely, in cutting back on costs and offering competitive market costs quality goes down, inevitably. This dilemma has been conceptualized by Porter's " ...

Introduction

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is one of the biggest entities that operates from Singapore. Due to the nature of the industry it operates within and the quest to become a global giant, Singapore Airlines continuously changes its strategic and operational systems. This has culminated in many modifications and adjustments that are due to decisions from its shareholders and the topmost directors and managers. The purpose of this report is to critically evaluate and analyse organisational change and its modification in SIA over the past 5 years. This will include the discussion of the initiators of change and the desired objectives. The ...

Research Report

Introduction The aim of this research report is to analyze the novice nurses experience of preceptoring students with the support of expert nurses. The research will be based on the novice nurses in an XYZ Hospital of Singapore. The paper will present the literature review on the novice nurses and expert nurses will help to analyze that what are the practices for preceptorship. In addition, this report is based on the qualitative and qualitative both research in which data will be collected and sampling will be done. By following the research strategy and on the proposed research methods ...

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Branding SIA7 SIA: Strategic Human Resource Management..8

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SIA: Business Model.10 Conclusion & Implications...11 References....13 Abstract The dramatic change in airline industry has mandated airlines re-engineer business operations, processes, management styles and, not least, service delivery methods and platforms. Singapore Airlines (SIA) is an example of a global carrier which has managed to weather negative fluctuations in airline industry, to continue to perform successfully and yield solid profits over years. SIA is well known for service quality and cost-effectiveness. To explore how SIA has managed to present an example of a company combining apparently contradictory value propositions, ...

Complete Name of Student

Indeed, it can be said that Singapore Airlines has remained unruffled despite the challenges it has faced and currently facing in the already congested airline industry. In 2011, the global airlines industry gained a net profit of $8.4b or 2.9% of revenues growth, accumulating net profit of $ 23bn between 2009 and 2011 (IATA, 2012). Air transportation significantly promoted the economic development of a country and the regions. The airline industry is currently one of the vital industries in the world and it is the heart of global transport, hospitality, travel and tourism, which would affect other economies internationally, (Chen, He, ...

Forewords

Hong Kong, a British colony for around one hundred and fifty years, has been maintaining a distinct cultural identity even after its annexation to mainland China in 1997. Food has a pride of place in the culture of Hong Kong. One can have dim sum, hot pot, fast food, and rarest of delicacies there. Hong Kong cuisine has the influence of both the western and eastern countries having its unique style (Okumus, Okumus & McKercher, 2007). According to Okumus et al. (2007), “Hong Kong, makes extensive use of food as part of its core positioning statement” (p.253).Numerous types of meals are served ...