The five qualitative processes
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The qualitative processes allow any given researcher the opportunity to advance and understand theories and information; the next step within the process of creating a solution to a situation of study is de-escalation and the implementation using the five processes of qualitative research. To...
Collection and Management Techniques
Case study - 2 pages - Management
Understanding the data that is being presented throughout the research allows the reader to become fully engaged within the results of the research. The process of collecting data is just as important an managing the data for future research and experiments; research scientist discover new work...
McDonald's: Corporate reputation after criticism of unhealthy food
Case study - 20 pages - Management
McDonald's is a large fast food chain with an international presence around the world. During the last few years, the company has been criticized by customers for offering unhealthy food causing obesity, and for dodgy corporate ethics. This is why we decided to study the international corporate...
RIM's Marketing Strategy
Case study - 2 pages - Accounting
RIM or Research in Motion is now known as Blackberry, a world-renowned name in wireless technology, which has transformed the cellular phone industry with its innovative line of products. The company has more recently launched a new mobile handset, the Z10 and claims to overhaul the user's...
Preparing for a job interview
Case study - 1 pages - Human resources
Some of us dread job interviews, without having any particular reason. After all, an interview is the best way to demonstrate to the employer that you are the ideal candidate for the offered position. All other forms of checking the employees, like questionnaires and tests, are not as effective...
Shotokan Karate and Leadership Characteristics: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Competencies
Case study - 15 pages - Human resources
Karate as a martial art consists of various components that make it attractive to all age groups and all ability levels: it is a group activity—providing socialization skills, it teaches self-defense skills as well as self-awareness skills, it provides an exciting outlet to competitive...
Apple Computer, Inc Company Report
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Apple is truly a solid company that has really shown a lot of growth and innovation over the years. It is no wonder why they are the number one most valuable company now. They have overtaken Exxon Mobil which is valued at $330.77 billion with Apple's very own $337.17 billion (Mclntyre). This...
The Layoff
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
If ever placed in a supervisory position I would be forced to make decisions such as cutting employee hours, hiring, and firing employees. Each supervisor may choose a separate pathway to follow when making such decisions; they are given the option to make the fairest decision as possible. As a...
Learning team behavior and processes
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Prioritizing tasks may prove to be quite a tough feat when an individual has too much on their plate. Determining the difference between urgent tasks and important tasks may aid in the fight. Author Stephen Covey has developed a matrix the he described in his book, First Things First. Covey's...
Applying risk management
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The risk management process is imperative in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and management of risk. These steps are vital in analysing the vulnerability of the risks through prioritization based on their severity. Risk assessment is an essential step in the risk analysis stage. Applying risk...
Importance of controlling user access
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Controlling user access is a necessity in a world where technology is used to store priceless information. Access control requires systems to identify the user and provide access to particular data. Data integrity is a major concern for a number of organizations that seek to protect information...
Applying risk management consulting
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
Large companies rely heavily on their data and computer systems for their research, development and for other aspects of business such as employee management, and shipment tracking. If external parties compromise their data, they have a lot to lose. McBride Financial Services (MFS) is one of...
Case study - Nestle UK HR database
Case study - 12 pages - Business strategy
Worldwide leader on the food and nutrition industry market, Nestle S.A. is one of the most well-known Swiss company. Created in 1857 by Henri NESTLE, pharmacist by profession, the main headquarter is now located in Vevey, Switzerland, and most of its headquarters (for its brands) are nearby...
International marketing plan for a French car manufacturer - published: 03/09/2013
Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy
First, I think that the most important motive is the opportunity offered by the American market. Indeed, even if I can't find any numbers of that, I'm sure that there are more cars per capita in the US than in France. This specificity of the North-American car market offer a great...
Price and availability pulse: India topical analgesics market (Online-Offline Comparison) August 2013
Market study - 4 pages - Management
nline platform channels such as healthkart.com, bigbasket.com and healthkartplus.com provide medium price bargain i.e. strong customer value across topical analgesics segment than retail offline stores. Although, online channel owners still lack product expansion and strong horizontally and...
Re-Engineering the dysfunctional organization to be a good fit with the organizational ecosystem
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
No organization operates in a vacuum. Therefore the functioning of every organization has to be in consonance with the ecosystem within which it exits. This paper is an examination of a hypothetical organization, ‘Zonal Plastic Products Limited', from a sustainable ecological perspective....
Mistreatment of employees by management
Case study - 2 pages - Management
Surveys have shown that the mistreatment of employees by the management is a common occurrence among many firms and corporations. Employees allow the management to disregard their rights as employees of the company, to avoid being fired by the same management. Drafting a survey for a...
An in-depth case study of Nestlé Foods from the view points of organizations as organisms and organizations as cultures, and leadership implications
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
This paper is submitted in requirement of the independent study in ‘Leading Complex Organizations' for the MAOM program for the Spring Quarter. The organization selected for study is the global company Nestlé Foods. The study is approached from the points of view of organizations as...
Business plan for concrete manufacturing plant in Ghana, West Africa
Business plan - 52 pages - Business strategy
Population of Ghana has been increasing at an average rate of 1.8% per year. Increase has imposed a burden on the country for infrastructure in the form of schools, hospitals, housing, and roads. At independence in 1957, the required infrastructure was provided mainly by the then...
The factors influencing stress and strategies to overcome: A study among software professionals in Bangalore
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Stress, mainly Work-related stress, has aroused growing interest across all over the world in recent years. The workplace has changed dramatically due to the globalization of the economy. The concept of stress was first introduced in the life sciences by Selye Hans in 1936. It was derived from...
Ashford bus 642 week 2 assignment
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Cooper and Schindler's (2011) definition of ethics states that “Ethics are norms or standards of behavior that guide moral choices about our behavior and our relationship with others” (p. 32). Given that the new policy about possession of a competitor's information is still in draft...
Ashford bus 642 week 1 assignment
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
What is business research? Business research, as stated by Cooper & Schindler (2011) is “a systematic inquiry that provides information to guide managerial decisions” (p.10). It is the process of identifying, collecting, analyzing, synthesizing and deciphering real data which can be...
Developing your leadership style through mentorship
Case study - 1 pages - Human resources
There is an old saying that leaders are made, not born. While some may disagree with this saying, I personally feel that nobody can truly be a “born leader” and that our individual leadership styles are developed over time, through trial and error. It is the manager's responsibility to...
Team building exercise for conflict resolution
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
At some point in our lives we have all been part of a team and chances are we are still part of those teams, whether they are at home, at work, or at school, we are all part of some team. Unfortunately, within any team conflicts can and do arise. The trick then is to figure out the best way to...
McDonalds marketing strategy
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
According to the McDonalds corporate website, McDonalds has been serving food since 1955 (mcdonalds.com). Not only has it been operating here in the United States for the past 57 years, but it has expanded operation abroad as well. So what makes McDonalds so special to have survived this long in...
Lance Airlines
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
In order to achieve success, Lance Airways is proud to provide a two part mission statement, one to our guests and another to our colleagues; both are available to view by all. To our guests: Lance Airways is in the business to provide safe, dependable and friendly air transportation to our...
Samsung - A macro trend analysis
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Technological development is one of the fastest paced global industries in the world today. Soon after a consumer has purchased the latest and greatest electronic device, within six months the device has already been replaced by something newer and better. Since its beginning in the 1970's,...
Review the process for development of new products. Analyze why most new products fail. Respond to at least two of your fellow students' postings
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
Mullins and Walker (2010) state that greater attention must be given to new products and one of reasons why so many products fail is because not enough people want to buy them (p. 265). For this reason, there are systems in place to analyze ideas before proceeding to production. As stated in...
Political radio advertising
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
In today's high-tech world, there are essentially three types of media advertising marketers try to reach us by: television, internet and radio. Given that is it 2012 and as the November elections draw closer by the day, political advertising seems to be a constant especially over the radio....
Creating a company
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
The establishment a physical place, deciding on the right location, to start up is crucial. Some of the tools that are available to marketers include websites such as claritas.com. According to Mullins & Walker (2010) claritas.com “offer low-cost reports based on census data that show the...
