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Cost of Equity Capital

Cost of equity can defined as the opportunity cost of raising finances through equity. Equity comprises of ordinary share capital and retained earnings of a company. The rate of return expected by investors is the same as the cost of equity. Cost of equity is therefore important in valuation of shares. However, unlike debt securities, which have fixed interest, dividend paid on equity securities fluctuate over time. It is in the discretion of the management of any company discretion to determine how much dividend to pay in case they decide to pay dividend. This makes it hard to estimate ...

Is internet a disruptive technology in the education industry?

With the boom of the internet, education also experience innovations brought about by the technologies. Traditional universities are hurrying to keep up with the trend of offering online education by offering full courses and short courses online. Big universities offer distance education where instructions and educational materials are sent through the net.

With this picture, it cannot be said that the Internet is a disruptive technology in the education industry. Although nothing can replace the actual classroom interactions in a traditional school, technology has changed most of the usual set-up of a school. For years, the classrooms remained what ...

The making of Dubai is the vision of one man: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Everybody knows the classic Arabian Nights but that is just a fairytale. Not “Dubai, Inc”. Incredible but true, its arid desert is transformed into a center for multinational companies and holds world records such as the most expensive hotel in the world. The coastline was literally made and artificial islands were created by dredging companies.

The vision for Dubai might be seen as derived from necessity. In the 1940s the leading industry, the pearling industry, was in decline. It therefore had to focus ...

Types of integration described in case study 1

Horizontal or virtual integration has been described in case 1. The three hospitals got into partnership to improve on their functioning capacity. This type of health system integration involves firms coming together to form a partnership which is extended to central functions of each firm. The functions that the partnership supports include human resource management, information technology management, financial management, quality improvement and strategic planning. According to this nature of health system integration, all the key functions have to be coordinated across each of the parties involved in the partnership so as to increase the overall value of the ...

Ronald performance remained constant for the two periods. According to the absorption costing income statement the net income increased as shown in the excel spreadsheet. The net profit increased from $438,000 in the first quarter to $475,000 in the second quarter. This shows an 8.45% increase in net income as shown in the excel sheet. However, according to contribution margin income statement; the net income remained the same in both quarters. The profit levels for both periods remained at $250,000.The increase in profits in the second quarter under absorption income statement can be explained by changes ...

A. This case is about morals and employer versus employee conflict of interest. Its focal point is twenty eight years old, Elaine Hunt--a recently promoted senior financial manager--whose husband, Dennis is involved in export-import business. Being in charge of ten branch loan office managers, Elaine Hunt is charged with the responsibility of signing–off loans well over $500,000. Nonetheless, the signing off of larger loans must be authenticated by the United Bank Cooperation’s vice president. The case focuses principally on conflicting morals. It is evident that Elaine Hunt makes several financial business decisions which are impacting negatively ...

1. Job Description If you are looking for a breakthrough in your retailing work career, then this is the opportunity for you! As the store manager, you will be expected to contribute to the local community. Your main job will include nurturing and sustaining strong relationships with the customers.

Responsibilities

Being calm during unexpectedly high rush of customers or when facing any uncertain situations and the ability to facilitate smoother transactions. Must remember that the “customer always comes first” and ensuring that the relevant partners are held accountable for their outstanding customer service.

Implementing the company’s strategies and programs proactively.

Maintaining honesty, integrity and knowledge while serving ...

Summary of case

Elizabeth Moreno is the vice president of the chemical development and processing in the Global Pharmaceutical Company. Since the company has representatives all over the world, including such countries as Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, Brazil, the Philippines, Engliand, France, many managers have to travel quite a bit. Most affiliates benefit greatly from video, chat, and phone conferences. However, even though these technological advanced do greatly facilitate the global communication, it is not enough. The French part of the company, for example, always puts everything to question and does not trust the American side, even though that is where the ...

Introduction:

The media is always an important tool in any context as it instructs and apportions exposure to several instances in life. With the advent of the 24 hour news cycle some years back, the media exposed the vast majority of the world’s population to sordid scenes of violence which went occasionally uncensored also. This context and the impact such media portrayals have on children is discussed in this paper.

Context:

In Thinking about Theory the author discusses how certain media portrayals can have a negative effect on children especially with regards to violence. For example the recent uprisings in ...

Glaucoma is the disturbance in the structure or function of the optic nerve that causes it to atrophy. This usually leads to gradual loss of the visual field over a period of time. The disturbance is usually as a result of increased intraocular pressure although some patients exhibit atrophic changes without having a raised intraocular pressure (Bell). Risk factors for developing glaucoma include a family history of glaucoma, old age and elevated intraocular pressure from any cause (Bell). Previous ocular surgery and ocular or head trauma are also predisposing factors.

Two main types of glaucoma include angle-closure glaucoma and open-angle glaucoma.

In angle closure glaucoma, there is a blockage in ...

Abstract

Sourcing for human labor is one of the key issues in the success of a business entity. It is therefore necessary that the HR department is well equipped with the right skills and abilities to hire the best hands for the job at hand. The biggest nightmare for any organization is loosing its employees, especially to a rival company. It is therefore necessary for an organization to realize how best to retain its employees. This is discussed in the essay below, using the case study of Sambian Company.

Why Are We Loosing All Our Good People?

Loss of the best employees in an organization is probably the ...

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Assemble Clamp and tubing (Assembly process) 2.1 Assembly process

Process description: The clamp and tubing assembly process is a second level process in the scaffold projects. A single side clamp is fed into the assembly machine followed by the plastic tubing which is made to pass through the clamp. The tubing is then cut into size. The machine verifies the size of the cut tubes as well as the presence of side clamps.

Previous Activity: 2.1-Assembling the clamp

Next Activity: 2.3-Attaching the tubing to the device interface. Non-product resources (Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, 2011) 1. Extruded plastic tubing 2. Electricity for the assembly machine

Supporting processes (EPA, 2011)

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I. Summary of Cases

A. FAO Schwarz

The 142-year-old toy company was forced to closed shop on that year after it declared bankruptcy twice in 2003. FAO Schwarz got into financial trouble after it could not keep up with the heavy price discounts offered on toys by Wal-Mart and Target. They were selling toys that were pricier than those also being sold by the two chain store giants. But the turnaround for the toy firm came when new management came in, making it possible for the reopening of its Manhattan and Las Vegas stores. The new owners attributed their success to going ...

Carolyn Davis is a 42 year old female who presents with cold intolerance and weight gain. She is also suffering from insomnia. Physical examination and investigations reveal a derangement in the thyroid hormonal levels. She has goiter and medical treatment has failed. She had surgery to remove the goiter and a subtotal thyroidectomy was performed. The removal of the goiter [thyroidectomy] may lead to hypocalcaemia secondary to hypothyroidism. This would lead to symptoms which include numbness and tingling sensation in the digits or perioral area. There can also be carpopedal spasm. Severe symptoms include tetany, seizures, mental status changes ...

Luke Flatt is an elderly married man who had a previous history of aspirating some peanut husks when he was young. he used to smoke but quit 10 years ago, 5 years before he started having shortness of breath initially on exertion which has now worsened to dyspnoea on mild exertion. he also has chronic productive cough which is painful. the above history is does not indicate a neoplasm. although he has a prolonged history of smoking, which has been associated with lung cancer, he could be suffering from Chronic Obstructive Airway disease which also has a history of ...

Is George a Micromanager?

Is George a Micromanager? I. A manager is someone who is responsible for directing a business and making sure a certain quantity of work is done. That quantity of work is greater in quantity and scope than can be done by one person alone. To accomplish this, the manager must: A. Delegate responsibility to direct reports, recognizes that there is more than one way to accomplish a task and allows them to have the influence and autonomy to complete the task C. Require direct reports to do their own work and not jump in and give assistance unless help ...

General Electric Co. chairman Jeffrey Immelt faces several problems since he instituted a policy to make GE a corporate leader in addressing climate change. In 2007, he joined with other corporate leaders to ask the U.S. government to limit carbon emissions and reduced GE’s emissions by 4% to 6% between 2004 and 2006. He reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to work on cleaning up the Hudson River. He also launched a campaign called “ecoimagination” to sell more eco-friendly products. Green Order certifies those products. The value Green Order certification carries with environmental groups is not ...

This piece of paper reports an analysis of a research carried out by Jared Wadley in October, 1, 2008. The research was carried out to investigate the effects of gun shows that were becoming so rampant not only in the USA but also globally. The research involved the sampling of the population samples that were used to represent various parts of America. The hypotheses of the study were 1. Do gun shows lead to increase in the number of the gun related homicides? 2. Do gun shows lead to increase in suicidal cases in USA? 3. Do stringent regulations ...

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a) Among the major signs of pneumonia are persistent coughs with sputum, fever and chest pains during inhalation, shortness of breath and headaches (Schiffman, 2012). In the case provided, Evelyn had the exact signs and symptoms as the ones that cause pneumonia and is therefore, suffering from pneumonia. b) The history of the patient in the case study and the tests done indicate that the pneumonia Evelyn is suffering from is viral pneumonia. The history of the disease, over a month of experiencing symptoms of fever, headache and persistent cough indicate the patient ...

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Reinforcing Feedback Loop

According to Bellinger (2004), reinforcing loops can best be described by the fact that one action has a direct additive impact on another. This means that given action A and action B, it so happens that action A causes an addition to action B. In return, action B causes an addition to action A and thus each action adds to the other and thus reinforces the occurrence and/ happening of the other. In the Industrial Service Industries of America, Inc., there are several reinforcing feedback loops that are identifiable. To start with, according to Conrad ...

Evolution

The BRICS is an acronym of Brazil, Russia, China and India, according to the case study the grouping of the four countries must have came into existence at the onset of Millennium stage, however according to Jim O’Neil in his paper, “Building Better Global Economic BRICs” it traces it evolution 2001.the BRICs are considered to be in their early economic development.

Investment indicators

Interest rate Companies should look at the current interest arte and probably the speculated future interest before investing. When interest rate is higher more investment is encouraged as the returns are high, however the lower the interest ...

Although the case demonstrates several ethical dilemmas, the main question refers to the decision Harvey Hillman, Plant Manager at Branch, should make regarding the drinking problem in the company. His choice will have an impact on a number of stakeholders. Firstly, it will affect Branch employees and the labor union. Secondly, it will influence company’s shareholders, since the declining profit margins and absenteeism lower their incomes. Finally, the decisions will have an effect on the Branch’s business partners, its suppliers and buyers, who suffer the consequences of low quality and declining performance of Branch.

Ethical Philosophy

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Cavernous Sinus is a large collection of thin walled veins creating a cavity bordered by sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull (Andersson, Kahnberg, and Pogrel 555). It lies within the skull, found behind each orbit, and contains cranial nerve III, cranial nerve IV, ophthalmic and maxillary nerves. The core function of the Cavernous Sinus is to drain blood from the brain, back to the heart (Andersson, Kahnberg, and Pogrel 555). In light with this, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis (CST) is a thrombophlebitis cavernous sinus, caused by the blockage of a large vein within the Cavernous Sinus due ...

1. What are Blake's next steps?

The most important step for Blake at the moment is to investigate the reasons of the unsuccessful software launch. In order to do that he should start by interviewing the personnel of the Royal Hotel and by collecting the feedback of all people, who got a chance to use Espresso!. In particular, it is necessary to evaluate whether the software was not able to meet the demands of the hotel staff and to reflect the everyday needs of the hotel, or whether Espresso! was not properly introduced to the personnel through the training ...

Question 1

Price is the amount that a producer charges his or her consumers for a product or a service. There are various ways of determining price which may result in different prices for the same product. The pricing suggestion of the sales officer, the finance officer and the marketing officer will result in the following prices;

Pricing suggestion of the sales officer

According to the sales officer, the selling price of Amaizer should be 2,900 per tonne to make it make competitive as shown by the calculations below.

The sales officer recommended that the snack, Amaizer, should be sold at 100 below the price of potato crisps.

Price of potato crisps per tonne is 3,000 Therefore, the price of Amaizer will be; 3, ...

Introduction

A pituitary tumor is one of the common types of tumor that could grow on humans. It is the abnormal growth of tissue in the pituitary gland (ADAM, 2009). The pituitary gland is simply the organ responsible for regulating the body’s balance and it is also an endocrine organ since it’s also responsible for regulating hormones. The pituitary gland is a part of the brain and it is quite obvious that any abnormal growth of tissue on that area could result into death if not treated. Compression of brain structures could also occur since there is a ...

While the case clearly shows that Jack’s actions can be questioned from the ethical point of view, Carla is the one facing the real ethical issue. On the one hand she has to reveal Jack’s deeds, which could jeopardize company’s future; however, on the other hand her words might not convince the partners, but will harm her career. The main stakeholders in the case are Carla and Jack, who are directly involved in the issue. Moreover, the problem also concerns the shareholders of A&A, its employees and customers as well as Jack’s clients.

Ethical Philosophy

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On the basis of the case study, explain what is flexible manufacturing and how is it being used worldwide? Use your answer to explain one example of flexible manufacturing in the market. Flexible manufacturing is primarily associated with the use of similar technology on different designs. Flexible manufacturing can be related to a modular design, modular manufacturing and maintenance; this concept requires a standardized format of production system which can be multi-skilled to create different products using the same concept, technology or equipments. Only the primary owner and the supplying partner are said to be engaged in a particular ...

The case here is a case of failed back syndrome. Failed back syndrome is also referred to as post laminectomy syndrome. It is a term used to describe the discomfort and pain that a patient experiences after undergoing surgery. It would be recalled that Brenda underwent back surgery for a back condition a few years back. She has not relapsed into excruciating pain that has necessitated her attending a pain clinic, obviously to alleviate her pain. I believe that the multidisciplinary team gave Brenda full details of her condition, and the fact that this condition is very difficult to ...

FIRST MODERN MUSLIM WRITERS

At the last part of the 19th century, a very influential but small group of Muslim thinkers and writers emerged and became the figures of Islamic modernism. Muhammad Iqbal, who also later made an important mark in the modernism of Pakistan, noted that Islamic philosophy has inspired European thoughts yet "Ismaic relisious thorughs have became stagnant.” (Geering, 2003) Other Muslim thinkers also thought about their religion being absoerbed and further developed by the greater scientific and modern infleunces of western thoughts. Hence, religion became a more central facet of modern social and political thoughts. The following writers are ilustration ...

Outputs at the Different Levels of the Company

Introduction The aim of the current case study is to evaluate organizational performance from the Congruence Model for Organization Analysis perspective. The paper represents an attempt to trace organizational performance from three different perspectives: individual, group, and system. Also, the paper is targeted to analyze the level of interaction between three organizational levels and evaluate the overall performance. 1. Congruence Model for Organizational Analysis 1.1 Description of Nadler-Trushman Congruence Model One of the approaches to the organizational overall performance was developed by Nadler and Trushman in 1977. The model consists of three components: inputs, transformation process, and outputs (Falletta, ...

1. What do you make of Steel’s behavior? Do you think his actions were unethical? Which ones specifically and why? Steel’s behavior is more of the petty-type than it is damaging to personnel and or company image. Much of it has to do with managing a former CEO with a different style and the CEO’s crony (for lack of a better word). His methods are abrasive to Sharp and Block because they are used to having power. Being phased out is never easy unless you’re in total agreement with your replacement.

Steel has vision that ...

The red streaks on the other hand are an indicator that the infection which resulted from the bite had affected the movement of blood within its veins, and this it the reason red streaks could be seen on the shoulder. Pus on the other hand is a white thick liquid that exudes from wound. Its presence in the bite was a clear indicator that the antibodies in Richard’s blood were fighting the pathogens that had been introduced into the wound by the bite and the reaction between the antibodies and the pathogens result to pus. The reason IV ...

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1.0 Extended Introduction There are many theories that have been put forward that try to address the issue of leadership and success in an organization. Many theorists have taken different issues and focused on them to try to explain the disparities in leadership styles that are adopted by different leaders in different organizations. Since the seventeenth century, there have been researches that have been focused on leadership in relation to hereditary attributes as seen in the works of Galton and Eysenck (1869; Derue et al. 2011, p. 7). In their research, it was intended ...

Negotiation

Executive Summary Negotiations involve a mutual agreement between parties with an aim of improving the currently prevailing situations. Negotiation is actually a dialogue that occurs between two or more parties with an aim of reaching some form of understanding and hence helps resolve a point of difference. During a negotiation, bargains are carried out and an agreement is reached which satisfies the interests of the involved parties. Both parties involved in a negotiation try to gain advantage for themselves by the end of the negotiating process. The parties involved in the negotiating process attempts to reach a compromise during ...

A critical concern related to the change of linen is reported by one of the patients at the hospital. Mr. Fitzgerald informs the hospital management and raises his concern related to hygiene factor, due to the delay in change of line in by the gastroenterology department of his hospital. The concern raised is seriously administered by the management and considering the fact that it is a part of hygiene concern, it comes under the human rights and hence IRB needs to be involved in order to investigate and take an action on the same. Ideally according to hygiene maintenance ...

FreshDirect is an online grocery store, which is specialized in delivering fresh products to the New York City and some of the areas around it. Due to the high reliance on IT in the business operations and the aggressive growth strategy, FreshDirect initiated an IT infrastructure revamp in 2004. The new infrastructure aimed to achieve high availability for the continuously expanding customer base and to improve Web site response time. These modifications were essential for supporting the current company expansion strategy and the aspiration to improve customer experience. 1. What type of technology is FreshDirect using – disruptive or sustaining? ...

Kinney National Services, Inc. was established in 1966 as a result of the merger between Kinney Parking Company and National Cleaning Company as a media and entertainment company. As at the time of its formation, the company had Steve Ross as its head. In 1967, Kinney National Services, Inc. expanded its operations through the acquisition of National Periodical Publications (quite often known as the DC Comics), Ashley-Famous (the talent agency of Hollywood) as well as the Panavision. In 1972, Kinney National Company was reincorporated as Warner Communications, with Steve Ross as the organization’s chief executive officer. Charles A. ...

Foreign Direct Investment of Adidas

Undeniably, Adidas is one of the largest and leading companies in the delivery of sporting goods and apparel. The company supplies its products through three different brands Reebok, Adidas, and TaylorMade-adidas Golf (Datamonitor, 2010). The company is headquartered in Herxogenaurach, Germany and primarily the company undertakes its operations through more than 170 subsidiaries located in the US, Asia, Australia, and Europe. However, several regional headquarters assist in the management of business operations of particular regions of operations (Datamonitor, 2010). The strong brands manufactured by the company are responsible for enhancing the company’s market position. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ...

Mrs. Cross, 65, is a patient in an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse tells you that Mrs. Cross has a history of schizophrenia. You are assigned to provide AM care for Mrs. Cross. How would you approach Mrs. Cross when you enter her room? How would your knowledge about her mental health problem affect your initial contact with her? When assigned to provide AM care to Mrs. Cross, I would approach her with understanding and compassion. My knowledge about her mental health would not affect our initial contact or the way in which I ...

Explain the purpose and utilization of a review of literature in a nursing research proposal

A research proposal in nursing research helps the researcher to design the project. It ensures that all factors related to the project are considered including: its purpose; review of literature; methods; and budget that will be required (Munhall, 2011). This paper explores the importance of a literature review in a nursing proposal and suggests a possible problem statement in a chosen research field. A literature review is typically a secondary source and thus does not present new works. A literature review aims to explore the works of other authors in the chosen or related field of study. It identifies ...

Abstract Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the ...

Application of ICT in Health Care

Provision of quality health services is the key agenda for health care through usage of innovative technologies. However, the most significant one would be the use of (Information and Communication Technologies) ICT in healthcare services. ICT can be described as tools that ease communication, the dispensation, broadcasting of information, and electronic distribution of data. This involves the use of electronic digital as well as analog ICTs. The use of ICT can be divided into two areas; basic ledger system and patient health care. The ledger system deals with the day to day purchases and payments made to the health ...

1. Customer value can be determined by the benefit service provider’s offers to the customers. Customer value can be in any form; it can be in the form of discount on product or better quality at lesser price. Customer value can also be offered by providing good services. In the given case TAL Apparel Ltd. is offering customer value to its customer by provide excellent services and performing tasks that even customer himself can not perform in the same time and at the same cost. TAL even provided delivery service in very less time and based on the ...

The sources of competitiveness for FedEx Corporation

Introduction FedEx Corporation has played an important role in the logistics and transportation market. From its inception in 1971 in Memphis, the company grew from a transportation provider to a large corporation, which develops solutions for all processes along the supply chain. A number of acquisitions by FedEx allowed the company to develop a complex service offering, which aims to satisfy all the needs of their customers, thus enriching customer experience and reducing the need of the clients to switch to other service providers (FedEx, Initials, 2011). The secret of the company’s success can be analyzed by looking ...

Introduction

3G technology was introduced by Eriksson in year 2001. It is faster than 2G technology and offers a speed of up to 144Kbps. A user can watch online videos, music and video conference on any place in the planet. In order to support such features, it has to make use of broadband channels. It was launched when 2G market was experiencing a decline.

Is 3G a radical innovation or an incremental Innovation?

There is a difference between a radical innovation and an incremental innovation. A radical innovation is one that affects the value chain of an organisation and renders the existing knowledge obsolete ( ...

Use of pleural catheters in the management of MPE

Introduction My case study is based on a 74 year old man who came into the hospital for elective admission for the insertion of a pleurex chest drain after several recurrent episodes of malignant pleural effusions. The patient was admitted in a respiratory ward by a nurse with increased shortness of breath and was found to have right pleural effusion after a chest X-ray. A pleurex chest drain was inserted and 2000mls of pleural fluid was drained. Although a number of treatment modalities are available, pleurex chest drainage was the modality being used to manage this specific patient, as ...

Product engineering process and supply chain

Product engineering process can be generally explained by the development chain which involves some decisions that a company has to make in the process of production of new products. For instance, the management of a company may need to either make a commodity that is needed in production or buy it. Some other factors that fall under the development chain are; product architecture, supplier involvement in the earlier stages of production, partnering contracting suppliers (Kenneth 2005). Supply chain refers to the network formed by the companies involved in the production and distribution of a product from ...

1. Ben & Jerry’s is a perfect example of BI good case practice. To understand the concept better, the term “business intelligence (BI)” refers to technological solutions and other applications that support decision making process by analyzing data. (Phillips et al., 2006) The ice cream products market is quite saturated and according to some researches, competitive advantage depends on such criteria as price, quality and product variety. However, recent focus fell on healthiness of products and their nutrition value. Companies keep developing new products in order to accommodate the needs of the customers. Therefore, by using an online analytical ...

Location of the automobile plant

The process of setting up an automobile plant is an enormous undertaking that requires careful planning and execution (Hill, 2002). The location of a manufacturing plant is one of the key factors that contribute to its success or failure. The plant will be strategically located so as to facilitate easy access to labour, raw materials, reliable transport network and subsequently reduce the cost of production. The process of choosing a location will entail carrying out all inclusive feasibility studies in order to determine the labor trends, market trends, weather trends and other factors that affect production. These studies will ...

4.0 Structural Type that will maximize the Strategic Capabilities of eBay 4.1 Critical analytical discussion of structural theories 4.2. The structural and generic approach strategy

The major determinant into employing a triumphant competitive strategy is identifying the type of structure that a business embraces. There are diverse business strategies and each and every business must fall below a particular structure. It is also very significant to have a knowledge concerning a particular strategy and the conditions under which it functions. Functional structure is a type of structure that is mostly preferred for large business enterprises. Employees working under functional ...

Q1. Sheikh Mohammed has been able to radically develop Dubai from a coastal town known for only pearl business into an economy dependent on real estate, tourism, oil, and free trade zones. The opportunity to leverage it has been through global a recession which calls for diversification of source of incomes. Intellectual property is also crucial in implementing diversification strategies in Dubai since it is in an Islamic region where laws can negatively affect investors. Hence, intellectual property can guarantee and safe guard investors assets. The steps that I can use to design the innovation process are: problem identification, ...

1.Why was there no business succession plan at Lakkard? Business succession planning is an important process, which is essential for preparing future company leaders from internal human resources. The main obstacle to a successful succession planning in the majority of companies, however, is the unwillingness of the older generation to give up their leadership position and to put the future of the organization into the hands of younger successors. Unfortunately, CFL followed this pattern and did not realize the need to prepare his son for taking over Lakkard. Whether it was short-sightedness or a conscious decision to maintain leadership, ...

Introduction

Perturbation method and method of strained coordinates is usually not in a position of computing standard legitimate expansions in cases, in which steep changes in dependent variables occurs in particular sections of the domain of the independent variables. In such occurrences, simple expansions are used to simplify such section, and strained coordinates that are almost similar to them are not able to handle the steep changes. In order to acquire standardized legitimate expansions, one must acknowledge and embrace the fact that the steep changes are featured by the magnified scales, which are distinct from the scale featuring the behavior ...

Engaging Clients and other Systems in GSW Practice Agency Setting

North Suffolk Mental Health Association provides mental health services to underserved communities in East Boston, Chelsea, Withrop, and Revere, Massachusetts. Among the primary mission objectives of the Agency is to provide people with institutional care, support community-based services in addition to helping people to achieve independence and fullness of life through the provision of a wide variety of community-based, person-centered treatment. North Suffolk Mental Health Association was founded in 1959 and has expanded into one of the leading and largest providers of mental health services in the ...

A case study on FridgeCom

Question 1: Using specific examples drawn from the case study, critically discuss different styles of leadership and potential behavioural responses.

In today’s global economy, leadership and organizational behaviour are important factors that can determine the success of organizations. However, the methods used by leaders to influence employees for achieving goals are a matter of contention among researchers (Skansi, 2000). In answering this question, various leadership styles that motivate employees to increase productivity levels have been discussed. This answer attempts to focus on the various modes of leadership and potential behavioural responses to them in ...

Q. Why was there no business succession plan at Lakkard?

There was no succession plan at Lakkard because of a series of factors that were not acted on to achieve a legal succession plan. There are 10 factors all forming the Succession Matrix; “owner motivation and perspective, personal financial planning, business structuring, business performance, strategic planning, leadership and management continuity, management synergy and teamwork, successor preparation, family dynamics, and family governance” (Rawls group). In looking at the business owner motivation and perspective, CFL did not fully understand the responsibilities that he had with the various stakeholders involved in the Lakkard Leather Company. While he fully understood those of suppliers ...

Importance of Utilitarian Benefits over Moral Justice

In my own judgment, the possible utilitarian benefits of building the Caltex plant were not more important than the violations of moral law and justice. Building the Caltex in deed seemed to present more benefits for the discriminated groups in the country. Caltex insisted that its expansion in South Africa actually benefitted the economic conditions of blacks because it followed the Sullivan Principles of 1977 (Ashford University). These principles were a set of six guidelines which served as a policy which the companies would follow to promote equal treatment between their black, colored, and white employees. In addition, statistics ...

Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a screenwriter with the Hollywood, a US Movie industry. He is overly dependent on the consumption of alcohol to an extent that it has adversely affected his social and work-related functions and his family life.

Without anything left to hold onto, he leaves for Las Vegas, his new found haven for drinking and the pursuance of his own fantasies unperturbed. Lackadaisically, Sanderson drunkenly drives down a strip in Las Vegas where he almost runs into a woman one of the women who were walking along the crosswalk. The woman is known as Shue and she ...

Discussion Questions

1. From the statements of David Russo and Jim Goodnight, it is evident that SAS is focused on giving employees a relaxed atmosphere and in ensuring high-productivity, high-quality work, loyalty and cohesiveness among its employees. Which of the leadership styles identified by Lewin and his associates would best help SAS achieve these goals, and why? A leadership style refers to the way in which leaders set up plans and activities to be done and then give direction on how to carry the set activities and also motivate their work force (Newstrom and Keith, 1993: 67). A leader may decide ...