Impact of leadership style on performance: A study of six sigma professionals in Thailand
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Superior performance requires a fundamental paradigm shift in managerial approach and leadership style to address the impact of rapidly evolving technology accompanied by increasing competition and market globalization. Six Sigma is one of the quality and productivity improvement initiatives...
Transformational vs. transactional leadership: A path analysis of the direct selling industry in Thailand
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
As the direct selling industry becomes more competitive, many direct selling firms are trying to find ways to succeed. The “distributor” or salesperson lies at the heart of the direct selling business. If there is no distributor, there is no revenue. In this industry, the distributors...
The mediator effect of supply chain agility on firm performance
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
While it is generally acknowledged that an organization's supply chain agility is crucial to its competitive advantage, the impact of agility on firm performance has not been adequately researched. This research uses structural equation modeling to examine the effect of supply chain agility on...
Relationship between strategic planning and SME success: Empirical evidence from Thailand
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is becoming increasingly prominent throughout the world. Thailand is no exception. SMEs in Thailand represent over 90 percent of the total number of entrepreneurs in nearly all business sectors, and employ over 60 percent of the labor force....
Developing supply chain management focus through ISO 9000: An empirical assessment
Thesis - 14 pages - Management
The ISO 9000 quality management (QM) standard, a key approach to implementing QM in organizations, also has many supply chain management (SCM) concepts associated with it. In this paper, we assess the extent to which organizations can use the standard to develop a SCM focus. Specifically, we...
The importance of developing and then using cultural stereotypes to enhance, or make more effective cross cultural communication in an international business
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
The integration of the globalization phenomenon into business has had a significant impact on international business strategy (Croucher, 2004). The most common definition of globalization encompasses the political and cultural and social economic aspects of regional and local territories, which...
Assess the significance for employees of the decline in trade union recognition and collective bargaining
Thesis - 6 pages - Management
The continuous development of different working structures to accommodate the modern business environment has rendered the complex area of employment law a legal minefield. The significant variances in contemporary working relationship structures have compounded the need for legal certainty...
A research study on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Tutorials/exercises - 40 pages - Management
The aim of this research proposal is to gather information about the strategies and initiatives taken by ASDA with respect to corporate social responsibility towards workforce, community, environment which can be emulated by other retailers. The purpose of this research is to investigate the...
Task management time management and leadership theories
Thesis - 12 pages - Management
The task management is all about organizing groups of people to work together productively towards clear goals, or objectives. There are many attributes for specifying a given task. One has to do a proper research on the task before implementing it. Before that we need to write our expectations...
Total quality management (TQM)
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
Over the past several decades, countless construction projects have failed as a direct result of poor quality management. The relationship between client and contractor is at times strained by deviant expectations and building requirements, thus reducing the capacity for effective partnerships...
Supply chain management and OEMS
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
The competiveness of international companies is highly dependent on their ability to deliver customized products quickly and timely all over the world. Therefore the focus has moved from competition between firms at the same level in the production process to competition between the supply...
Strategic management: A look into Porter's five forces
Thesis - 10 pages - Management
Since the mid twentieth century, strategy has been spreading worldwide (Bracker, 1980). Nowadays, the strategic management require much more than the operational management tasks. According to Johnson & Scholes, “Strategic management includes understanding the strategic position of an...
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Scenarios 2025
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
The United Arab Emirates is among the most surprising countries of the Middle East regarding their development over the last 30's years. This country previously knew as an oil producer, mainly with the capital of Abu Dhabi, has attracted the world thanks to a new luxury business hub, Dubai. This...
Corporate governance and business ethics of Diageo
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
In spite of a global crisis, global businesses are reaching record profits like Exxon. In fact, businesses are more powerful than ever and the biggest ones are even wealthier than some countries (Leonard, 2008; Johnson et al., 2006). The power of these corporate influence policies and could...
A project report on Bosch
Case study - 60 pages - Management
MICO Nashik also abbreviated as MICO/NaP in the Bosch World, is one of the four pillars of MICO and Bosch Group in India. The company is situated in city which is one of the holy cities of India and is full of natural resources and manpower. This has contributed in the development and growth of...
An analysis of the leadership styles at CASH & HAWK
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Organizations need to strive to change and find new ways and venues to keep a competitive edge. The change that organizations need to go through is in itself difficult. All types of supply for customer demand, organizations, firms, companies…etc. are titles given to groups of individuals who...
Understanding the complex relationship between human resource management and trade unions
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The history of trade unions can be traced back to nearly 400 years ago when such groups as the Craftsmen and the Levelers were organized to protect their own products and interests. At the end of the 18th century, the labor surplus caused by industrial revolution made the working classes...
Small business loans and management decisions
Thesis - 2 pages - Management
The results of this study of business and society will illustrate that borrowing money through business loans is a more logical option using details described in our business scenario and to describe another form of a financial management decision that could fund your business start-up. I will...
A study on organizational change
Thesis - 17 pages - Management
Change is inevitable in the life of an organization. In today's business world, most of the organizations are facing a dynamic and changing business environment. They should either change or die, there is no third alternative. Organizations that learn and cope with change will thrive and flourish...
Across the board leadership and new value development organizes changing companies
Thesis - 11 pages - Management
InterClean, a major sanitation competitor realizes that in today's environmentally friendly atmosphere, customers express increased interest in solutions and services (rather than products) to contour cleaning endeavors. InterClean, through its reorganization, hopes to offer increased turnkey...
Operations management: Kudler fine foods contracts organic produce growers
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
What makes-up the core of the American gourmet marketing business reflects various traditional European foods. Kudler Fine Foods excels in this burgeoning scene of artisans. Kudler Fine Foods' great cheeses, meats, condiments, bakery, produce, dairy and other goods (offered) impact American...
Problem solution: Riordan manufacturing
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
In order for a comparison of gauging present performance with expected future performance, Riordan Manufacturing must assess the process ascertaining the discrepancy between business demands and present potentialities. As a manufacturing leader in the plastic injections molding arena with...
Strategic management in an organization
Thesis - 14 pages - Management
According to Johnson, Scholes and Whittington, ‘Strategic Management includes the understanding the strategic position of an organization, strategic choices for the future and turning strategy into action' (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington, 2005, p.16).There are many models and senior...
A strategic framework for corporate crisis management as a method to resolve a specific problem in a telecommunication organization
Thesis - 2 pages - Management
For any organization it is a strategic motive to certify that its long term economic position and survivability are not at risk (Barton 256). Crisis management has been adopted by many to obtain this strategic motive because it links functions including safety management, risk management,...
Holographic storage devices and conventional storage devices
Essay - 4 pages - Management
A computer electronic memory allows it to remember how to function. There are two parts of computer memory, namely RAM (random access memory) and ROM (read only memory). The RAM stores the important programs such as the operating system and ROM stores other user data which can be retrieved and...
Understanding the working process of various departments in the garment industry
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The Merchandising Department plays an important role in the garment industry. The merchandiser works as an intermediate between the buyer and the vendor. Merchandisers represent either the buyer or the factory. Merchandising is all about planning to have the right merchandise at the right time,...
Overview of banking system in India and organizational structure of SBI
Case study - 11 pages - Management
Banks play an important role in the modern world. Modern banking system is the result of industrial revolution, which took place in Europe. The word ‘bank' is derived from the Italian word ‘Banco'. Banks are the commercial institutions, which receive money in the form of deposits from...
Mechanical Engineering - Introduction to types of chains and chain manufacturing process
Thesis - 12 pages - Management
Simplex roller chain is mean of single strand industrial roller chains which are functioned in the range of ¾” to 2” in BSS and ANSI. Duplex Roller chain is a mean of double strand industrial roller chain which is functioned in the range of ¾” to 2” in BSS and ANSI. Triplex...
A brief study on the important departments in an organization
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
The Human Resource Department is the main part of the organization. It performs a number of activities concerned with the employees of the organization and it interacts with the other departments to ensure smooth running of the company. The marketing department usually consists of a strong...
Organizational structure of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Tutorials/exercises - 30 pages - Management
Hindustan Aeronautic Limited [HAL] a premier Aerospace Company in Asia is engaged in design, development and manufacture of military and civil aircraft for over 5 decades. The product range covers basic piston engine trainer aircraft to helicopters to sophisticated state of the art deep...
