Essays on Xerox

Product development is the process of undergoing a series of activities that will bring about a new idea to a ready market, while design process is the technical aspect to product development. In both of these processes, contemporary design engineers must utilize the wide array of resources in the field of modern product development in order to prevent future obstacles. In almost all cases, it is no longer advisable to promote dramatic enhancements without initially speaking to customers first in order to get their opinion about the improvements. One person can no longer be the only judge of what ...

How the World of Personal Computers and Communications

Were Changed Forever When Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011, he left behind the most financially successful and innovative company in the world. What is more important, Steve Jobs’ influence resonates with ever growing force every time millions of children and adults with minimal knowledge about computer software interact effortlessly with computers or mobile devices. When music lovers can access hundreds of music files and readers have hundreds of books at their fingertips without visiting libraries in person, it is thanks to the pioneering creative genius of Steve Jobs. Business people are able to carry their office ...

Bose, S. (2016). Xerox (XRX) Misses on Q1 Earnings, Split Likely in 2016. Zacks. Web. 21 July 2016. Supriyo Bose (2016) discusses financial results of Xerox Corporation in first-quarter of 2016. Despite a little decline in earnings some years ago and a challenging macroeconomic environment, a company has improved its positions and productivity that resulted in adjusted earnings. The author informs about the current economic environment, financial result of Xerox, and provides points of view of experts on how to increase earnings.

Areas of Agreement

Supriyo Bose (2016) proclaims that Xerox has adopted a decision to provide a three-year strategic transformation program ...

Literature review of Global Employee Benefit

Employee’s benefit is an indirect reimbursement, which “include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries” (BLS Information, 2008). Examples of the benefits are following: disability income protection, employer-paid housing, health, dental and life insurance, disability income protection, retirement payments, daycare, sick leave, paid vacation, funding of education, any flexible work arrangements, and other social benefits. Nowadays Global companies are a complex mixture of native divisions with their own exclusive and sole benefits needs. Multinational company are to provide their employees benefits that promotes economy, development, technology, efficiency, and at ...

Xerox Case

What kind of strategic planning process (bottom-up or top-down) did Xerox follow for its turnaround? What inference can you make about the effectiveness of this approach? Needless to say that changing of the strategy in Xerox was paramount for the company’s further development or even survival in 2000-2002 (Mohr, Sengupta, & Slater, 2010, p.492). There are different types of strategic planning to be adopted, and it must be based on the competitive advantages of the firm, its objectives and vision, and specific action plans to be followed. Top-down perspective of the strategic planning has been widely used for decades, ...

The corporate governance principles particularly focus on board independence and responsibility. The board has the duty of monitoring the management at Xerox to ensure that the outcomes will favor the interests of employees, customers, and other essential parties that depend on the firm. Responsibility allows the committee to acknowledge their personal accountability and accept it for the moral quality of their omissions and choices in the firm. The board should also consist of members who are independent directors from within and outside the company. The independence enables the committee to make honest, fair, and objective decisions. This essay explores ...

Article Reviews

The newly developed SASB allowed companies to take into consideration external events (Eccles, 2016) that cannot be controlled such as the effects of climate change. The reason for the accounting standard addition is that governments cannot ignore the effects on industrial markets and their investors (Eccles, 2016). The value of accounting standards is that it allows individuals, companies, and governments to generate wealth since it allows financial performance comparisons (Eccles, 2016). The problem is that there was no previous standard developed for nonfinancial performances (Eccles, 2016) especially on environmental and social activities.

Areas of Agreement

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Question 1

What makes a business a sustainable one? Discuss the theory and practices associated with sustainability using examples from your own learning during the module. Sustainable business refers to a business model that has low negative impacts to the environment, society and to the economy at large. A sustainable business is the one that has the ability to meet the triple bottom line (TBL). TBL is an accounting framework that encompasses the social, environmental and financial responsibilities. This termination was coined by John Elkington in his 1994 publications on the triple bottom line. He reflected on the drivers that had ...

“The best way to change it is to do it. Right? And then after a while you become it, and it's easy.” Ursula Burns. Women`s success in the corporate sector has been increasing significantly in the past few years; more and more headlines and bulletin news are talking about successful women who are categorized as one of the most influential and powerful ones. One of those motivating examples is Ursula Burns. Multiple factors are the reason behind her success as we are going to see in details later on.

Background & Education.

This successful woman was raised by a struggling single ...

What macroeconomic factors have affected Xerox's performance since the late 1990s?

Xerox’s performance was affected by its failure to adapt to the rapidly changing marketing environment. Xerox was the most competitive company in the copier industry until the marketing environment changed. The company was unable to change with the changing customer needs because most customers had moved into the digital environment and were looking for a company that used digital technologies. Additionally, Xerox failed to meet customer demands because the management focused more on perfecting copying machines while customers looked for more advanced document management solutions. Secondly, the poor management of the company affected its performance. Xerox leaders were ...

This report is about a case study of Sunil v Xerox, in this case the plaintiff was injured in a supermarket after he slipped and fell. This was because water had been brought into the supermarket by other customers since it had been raining.

The paper focusses on the tort of negligence and the occupier’s liability. The three elements of the tort of negligence are discussed in detail. The elements are that the defendant owes a duty of care to the plaintiff, there is a breach of that duty and that the breach of that duty resulted in the injury of ...

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Background of the Hospitality Pioneer There are a large number of prominent pioneers/leaders who changed the face of the hospitality and tourism industry. These leaders have either introduced something new to the tourism and hospitality sector or improved the existing practices in the industry. The lodging pioneers such as J.W Bill Marriott, Cesar Ritz, and Steve A. Wynn and food and beverage/club pioneers like Howard Schultz have made invaluable contributions to the hospitality and tourism industry. The following part discusses the background of these four hospitality pioneers.

J.W Bill Marriott

John Willard Bill Marriott Jr. is an American lodging ...

Xerox in Kenya

Xerox Corporation conducts business in more than 160 countries and employs about 140,000 employees. Furthermore, Xerox is a member of the Electronic industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) that helps promotes standards in areas such as social responsibility, health and safety and environmental activity. They are also supporters of human rights throughout the globe. They are also big on the promotion of women throughout their corporation. Their CEO, Ursula M. Burns, is a women. They participate in human right throughout the globe (www.xerox.com). Kenya is a country in East Africa. It covers approximately 58,000 square kilometers of land and has the ...

Introduction

Different protocols are in use to ensure end-to-end delivery of data packets between networks. These protocols use different types of metrics in determining the best path to take in delivering a packet to a destination network. The use of routers in internetwork communication necessitates ensuring that the routers have the required information to determine the paths to a destination network. Some of the information needed by a router to route packets between networks include the destination address, the routers connected to it, the possible routes to other networks and the best route to networks. A router determines information about other routers especially the ...

It may be a mere co-incidence or accidental turn of events that the theme, concept, content, genre and approach of two generically different kinds of books can have so much of close association. In order to appreciate this feature, an analytical study of the following two books was made.

1: Technical Book:

- Description: A supplement for undergraduate and Graduate Investments Courses. - Publisher: Prentice Hall, 5th Edition (January 8, 2013) - Language: English - Paperback: 160 Pages 2. Non-fiction Book - Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company - Contents: 213 pages - Language: English 3. Article ...

In his lifetime, Steve Jobs made an unparalleled impact as the entrepreneurial and driven inventor of the iPhone and the Macintosh and co-founder of Apple, Inc. Jobs would later underscore that, unlike his predecessor in Apple, he was not as much driven to make profit as to create products that are game-changers. Born Steven Paul Jobs on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California under extraordinary circumstances to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption, Jobs showed early signs of his intelligence and innovativeness at a young age. In the popular biography Jobs commissioned, ...

Introduction

The application of metaphor has important function in human computer interaction (HCI).It can be used as a device to aid users appreciate new or strange technologies and as a tool to direct the design process. The creators of fresh computer based instruments face the same issues of design just like those in human computer interaction. It is widely used in various type of interface designs ranging from computer interfaces, gesture controlled instruments, mobile phone interfaces, smart phones and tablets, other structures of mental model, autonomous systems, assistive devices and any other interface design that is based on users’ mental model. ...

Singapore has reinforced its position on the international stage on the basis of being an educational hub of academic which is presented as an attraction of top players in the region as well as around the world in the era of increased competition(Parmar, et al. 2010). The Asian model of liberal art in the contextual comparison of other nations on a global scale is actually held in the admiration and emulation of the increased variation from the humanistic endeavors of Tagore in the case of Indian and Korean models. Enthusiasts of the liberal arts in Singapore have alluded this ...

Part 1. A message to the boss

Dear Mr. Richards, I am sure you are aware that the average speed of processing packages in our warehouse has dropped by 15% during the past 3 months, and monthly surveys indicate a 20% decline in customer satisfaction levels chiefly caused by increased error rate. I would like to offer an effective, time-optimal and cost-efficient solution to this problem, which lies in replacing the outdated Xerox warehouse scanners with the brand-new Motorola MC9190-G mobile computers. These machines have a much more powerful microprocessor and an up-to-date operating system, which allows enhancing the processing speed per package by up to ...

Introduction

Xerox Corporation is one of the leading multinational organizations having its reach over 180 nations and employing more than 140,000 employees. The company has diversified into providing services to four main areas including human resource, document management, healthcare and transportation other than the core area of providing photocopier services. Leading business and information technology systems have partnered with Xerox to get ultimate solutions to facilitate their systems and processes. Xerox provides optimal services in the area of technology so that firms can operate in an effective manner (Xerox Corporation, 2014).

Human resource practices in Xerox Corporation

Xerox Corporation believes that employees are its core ...

INTRODUCTION

In the modern global business world people interact within organizations to achieve a variety of targets. Organizational behavior helps realize how people influence each other in companies. Given this fact, organizations are examining ways to treat employees respectfully and to support them at work creating a stressless workplace, motivating staff and maintaining competitive advantages among their rivals (Schermerhorn et al 26). Additionally, realizing organizational behavior managers receive perfect insights into the problems of individual differences, values and diversity, which have become increasingly popular and important in the recent years. With the increasing value of diversity in the workplace, organizations need to ...

Introduction

Employee Development Employee development is an on-going, joint endeavor on the part of employees and the company for upgrading the employee's skills, knowledge and capabilities (Michie and Sheehan, 2005). Effective employee development calls for a balance amid a person’s career requirements and objectives as well as the company’s need for getting the task accomplished (Howard, 1995). Employee development initiatives make constructive contribution towards organizational outcome. A highly accomplished workforce could attain more and the employers could attain more as staff members gain in knowledge and experience. Additionally, retaining employees saves a large amount of company’s resources and money ( ...

Introduction

The concept behind diffusion of innovation can be accessed as the spread of knowledge based ideas from one community in an institution to another. In this case, our focus will be on diffusion of innovation in relation to production in a particular firm with a specific product to be discussed in deep details. The principle behind this type of innovation can only be applied within production companies. In addition to this form of diffusion of innovation, it reveals most processes involved are in pure and stark formation. The concept behind diffusion of innovation has some significance which can be highlighted ...

Abstract

Following is a question and answer article discussing the influential leadership of Ursula Burns and how she manages a multinational corporation Xerox. Her inspirations and her way of working are described in the answers to the questions that follow.

Q. In your opinion is Ursula Burns more of a charismatic leader, transformational leader, or both?

A. Ursula Burns, CEO Xerox, is listed as the 14th most powerful woman in the Forbes survey for 2013 and also the first African American CEO. In the Forbes profile dedicated to Ms. Burns, Forbes describes how Ursula Burns has acted as a transforming figure for Xerox’s image from a mere photocopier and carbon copy solutions company to a brand in documentation and IT ...

The origin of Apple Company can be traced from 1976, a time when the first machine, Apple I, was created and sold. The company was born through the concerted efforts of Steven Wozniak and Steven Jobs. The duo dropped out of college, but luckily ended up securing jobs in companies in Silicon Valley. Wozniak worked for Hewlett-Packard while Jobs worked for Atari. The Apple I was designed by Wozniak. Jobs on the other hand came along and insisted that they both try to sell it. This was actualized on April 1, 1976. However, nothing much of significance was done until ...

Data Analytics in Healthcare

Data Analytics in Healthcare

Background and Description

Healthcare has evolved significantly over the past decade. The integration between healthcare and technology has allowed patient-to-provider interaction in real-time. However, there us a question of accuracy in maintaining sensitive patient records and the provider’s capacity to use the information to improve the delivery of service. For instance, if a patient undergoes a test to determine possibilities of stroke, prior to the test the patient’s medical records have already indicated that the patient actually had a stroke episode. The problem with the example is that the patient the patient was still needs to undergo the same test ...

Abstract

This is a paper that will define and illustrate the elements of figurative language. Misusing Figurative Language can be just as annoying or comical as misusing words; therefore it behooves the writer or the speaker to make sure that he or she is familiar with the term before using it. It is more acceptable to use bad grammar than to misuse a word; especially if one is in public. No one can truly say that he or she has never used figurative language. We begin to use figurative language the moment we learn to speak, albeit we do so ...

Organization

Challenges Faced By Xerox and the New CEO Ursula Burns In the past six decades, Xerox is a name which has become synonymous with the printing and copying processes. It is unarguably the largest and the world’s leading documenting and printing services providing organization in the world. But, all was not well inside the organization. The former CEO Anne M. Mulcahy had saved the giant from falling into bankruptcy and restored some profitability yet the new CEO Ursula Burns has much to do. The new CEO is faced with the never ending challenge of cutting-costs, boosting morale and ...

- How would Xerox define diversity? How has its definition changed over the years? Xerox is one organization which values and respects diversity. It treats diversity as a means to include all strata of people in its organization rather than going by numbers or just concentrating on gender and race. Xerox believes that a diverse workforce facilitates innovation and has incorporate diversity in its workforce policy. Post the race riots of 1960, the first Chairman of Xerox, Mr. Joseph C. Wilson incorporate a policy which employed a diverse workforce including individuals from minority groups and women. Gradually the diversity policy of ...

This was a succession which involved a Black American woman being appointed CEO of a company. Her name is Ursla M. Burns. Apart from being a woman she was from the African race and the process of succession involved other competent and top personnel who were also fit for the job. This succession was considered historic because Ursla Burns became the very first Black American Woman to head a key corporation in the United States of America. She got this job at a time when America was experiencing economic hardships. Xerox is a large company in America and to be led by a woman especially from ...

Executive Summary

Microsoft is the leading producer of software applications for personal computers and is largely responsible for making the personal computer present in every home or office.

Microsoft revolutionized the computer industry mainly through its operating systems, which started with MS-DOS in 1980. However, with the difficulty of its use, Microsoft came out with an operating system that had an interface, which was more user-friendly. This was Microsoft Windows, which underwent many versions throughout the last two decades.

Microsoft became the PC software company with the highest sales by 1988.

Windows became the most widely used operating system in the ...

The first chapter of the book gives an insight on the need to critically evaluate the structure, operations and people in an organization with an aim of developing a thematic way of successfully running the organization to profitability, growth and employee loyalty and satisfaction. The chapter begins with a case scenario of Xerox, a once successful manufacturer of copier machines. The case traces the origins of the company and the success of one of its initial product, the Xerox copier, and how the company developed within its ranks a system of recruiting and developing employee loyalty as enshrined in its vision statement then. ...