Essays on Utrecht

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Introduction Tesla entered the market in 2003 with a team of professionals, none of which had experience in automotive industry. Elon Musk started as a major investor and product designer, but when in 2007 the company recognized the need for new leadership, he assumed the position of CEO and quickly optimized operation by reducing headcount and attracting a diverse team with strong background in the automotive industry. This mix of professional was central for innovation and short product development lifecycle in-house, which differentiated Tesla from its competition, such as Nissan and General Motors. Tesla has grown dramatically through its ...

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This paper is about the need to foster employee engagement in organizations, as the concept has significant impacts in business management. The study acknowledges employee engagement (EE) as emotional commitment that employees develop to meeting organizational objectives. The paper appreciates that employees require empowerment, recognition, and reward for their contribution to the development of EE. The paper utilizes the case study of Putteridge Solutions plc to show an example of an organization that needs to implement EE to experience better results. Different tools are used in measuring the concept, with employee survey being a common approach, as it helps ...

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In the current assignment the participators were asked to ‘learn by doing’ and to operate a real business. They were asked to tackle the real issues faced by these businesses in the real world and produce a successful company. They were asked to focus especially on the brand advertising, market share as well as sales productivity of their company. It was found that perhaps the most important requirements of any company are successful advertising campaigns and product quality. Over 6 quarters of our simulation we were told to go through a simulation course which helped us in learning how ...

The Maimonides Medical Center has been in operation for 70 years now since 1947. It is still right to say that the hospital has been operational for over 70 years before it finally changed names to Maimonides Medical Center. The institution was first established in 1911 as a dispensary known as the New Utrecht. In 1919, several other dispensaries combined with Utrecht forming the Israel Hospital of Brooklyn. The United Israel Zion Hospital was later on formed in 1920 when the Israel Hospital of Brooklyn merged with the Zion Hospital. In 1947, the hospital merged with Beth Moses Hospital ...