Evaluation of training
Thesis - 2 pages - Management
The evaluation of training identifies the extent to which the program has succeeded in enhancing the knowledge or skill-set of the participants. Kilpatrick's model of training evaluation identifies four levels of evaluation: trainee reaction, participant's learning, behavioral change, and impact...
Engineering culture: Fact or fiction?
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
In order to effectively manage an engineering organization, one must first fully understand its culture. To get an inside view of engineering cultures, we interviewed members of engineering organizations, Apple Inc., Engineers Without Borders, and Gerecht Lab. The effects of culture on personal...
Rational decision making
Thesis - 2 pages - Management
A rational model is considered rational as it prescribes procedures for decision-making that will lead to the choice of the most efficient means of achieving objectives. Rationalist theories are based on the belief that the society's problem ought to be solved in a rational manner. Rational...
Behavior modification as the most important motivation factor in a bureaucratic organization
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
According to a Japanese proverb, “No man will find the best way to do a thing unless he loves doing it.” According to Herzberg, workers are motivated by two factors: those that give satisfaction and those that don't. The factors that satisfy include achievements, recognition,...
Operations strategy for Meryll Construction
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
Meryll Construction is a medium-sized construction company primarily engaged in water works: pipe-laying /rehabilitation, leak repair, water connections. It is in the Top 5 Contractors list of its sole client, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. It is currently experiencing rising project costs that...
Exporting Chuck Beer to Canada
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
Chuck is a limited company based in Isère, which makes special beer: beer nuts, pine and blonde. Chuck can export its products to Canada for two reasons: a) The flagship of Chuck beer nuts is a product that is heavy and is best drunk in winter. Canada, being a cold country, matches the criteria...
The link between professional and personal life
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
According to Anne Monjaret, author of The Feast and research fellow at the National Center for Scientific Research, "A party held in the company is not an illusory phenomenon. Under the apparent frivolity attached to this concept lies a real and symbolic social efficiency. These parties play an...
Integration of parenting in HR policies: A challenge
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
In France as in most industrialized countries, major issues such as stress and equality between men and women highlight the difficulty in reconciling work and family life. This is particularly because of the emergence of new forms of organization of work and the increasing feminization of...
Human resource management (HRM) at IBM
Thesis - 7 pages - Human resources
Stress has become an integral part of business life today. Tension, pressure and constant anxiety are a few of the occupational diseases detected at PSA, Renault, EDF and IBM. These occupational diseases and cardiovascular diseases have been on the rise lately. To develop this subject, facts...
The ABC of assets
Thesis - 7 pages - Accounting
Companies own assets of varying descriptions. They require the services of these assets for their everyday activities. An asset can be simply defined as an item which is owned by an individual or a company and that which has an economic value and is convertible to cash. Depending on the nature...
The road ahead for Spanish cars
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Business strategy
This article elucidates my internship in the Spanish company, Zanini. The internship was spread over a period of six weeks. This family business, located in Parets del Valles in Barcelona suburb, specializes in the development and manufacture of plastic components for the automotive sector....
A different approach to training
Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources
Every government has an underlying duty to protect its citizens. Nevertheless, there are problems faced by the developed nations to bring in 100% employment rate for its people. As the ill effects of unemployment range from property crimes to national dissatisfaction, governments seek ways to...
Setting up a business: A report
Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy
We will examine both the formal and the informal aspects of an entrepreneurial exercise. The formal aspect deals with the creation of laws and the economic approaches to the standard financial and commercial profile of the contractor. The informal aspect is more subjective and refers to the...
Analysis of organizational boundaries: A case study of the automotive industry
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Until the sixties the French automotive industry was operation on the principle of industrial integration. Gradually, however the industry was be inclined to break this mode of operation in light of the transformation of the market and the pressure it brings with it. Automobile manufacturers...
The role of the works council in the company's internal communications
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Works council was established in 1945 with the aim of involving the employees in the running of the company and establishing cooperation between employers and employees without undermining the authority of the entrepreneur, and thus increasing competiveness. The purpose of the works council...
Innovation: An advantage for companies
Course material - 7 pages - Business strategy
Innovation is the application of a new invention in a way that provides new technical, organizational or commercial benefits to a business. It aims to add value or provide an additional benefit to the company. Innovation is the foundation of entrepreneurship, since an entrepreneur need to be able...
Prevention of psycho-social risks at work
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Management
France is a dangerous country! This sentence might seem shocking, yet the surveys and studies conducted by various international and European institutions show that the highest numbers of deaths occur in the country. The indicators on stress and suicide rates are in red. If the figures presented...
The golden rules for an internship
Course material - 3 pages - Human resources
Through electing to do so or mandatorily, a company is obliged to accommodate young people to enable them to complete their theoretical training. The intern is not an employee. To avoid confusion, the employer must ensure that the cooperation of the student is not reclassified as a contract of...
Review of Michelin's financial statements (2005)
Case study - 5 pages - Accounting
This study presents the financial statements of Michelin, which is a listed company in Paris. To obtain data for this analysis, we rely on the annual report of Michelin. This document has been prepared after careful consideration of the company's financial statements. It draws from the...
Strategies used by companies to attract young employees
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
Recent years have seen the inclusion of new management practices in the recruitment process. These changes, are a sign of awareness of the company's awareness of the strategic aspect of recruitment, and derive from an increasingly competitive labor market. HR marketing: This concept is then...
The role of a cultural development manager
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Management
France is a country famous for its cultural influence around the world. Culture permeates all aspects of French society. Even as youngster, I was involved in presenting or choreographing shows with my family. As I grew older, I chose to associate with the theatre in pursuit of my ambition. My...
The relationship between taxation and accounting in France
Course material - 4 pages - Accounting
The relationship between accounting and taxation is critical for determining the tax on the profits of French companies, but understanding this relationship is difficult because of constant changes taking place accounting policies. Accounting is defined as the systematic recording, reporting and...
Hybrids incorporated into Jaguar's inventory?
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
These days it is no longer the cost of the vehicle and the insurance that cause people to be weary when purchasing a car. Now there is another variable taken into account, skyrocketing gas prices. In order to ease the pain of affording a car, a new adjusted automobile is gaining a place in the...
Participative management
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Following the crisis of the Taylorist system and the advent of the new challenges of competitiveness (quality), the interest in participative management has grown. Today, a successful business must be able to motivate its employees to respond as accurately and as quickly as possible to varied and...
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the concept of fair value
Course material - 4 pages - Accounting
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have been implemented against rapidly changing international financial standards. Their implementation is a logical revision of the international financial system, especially following the Enron affair in 2001. IFRSs are designed to...
Aquarium La Rochelle: Attracting Spanish customers to the aquarium
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
The Spanish population comprises only 0.4% of the clientele of the aquarium, yet studies of the House Commerce of La Rochelle recorded an increase in visitors in the region. The Spaniards were not moving to La Rochelle. Thus the commercial services offered by the Aquarium should draw clientele....
The budgeting process at Carrefour
Case study - 4 pages - Accounting
The Carrefour Group, which is listed on the CAC 40, is a leader in European supermarkets. The Carrefour Group is not only well known throughout France but also in many parts of the world. This is the company we are interested in and have decided to contact. Carrefour was founded 1959 by the...
Ken Kutaragi, master of the Japanese industry
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
Ken Kutaragi was born on August 8, 1950 in Tokyo. He was a brilliant student of Denki Tsushin University, where he graduated as an engineer, specializing in various machines and electronics. A visionary, he saw the potential of video games while the market was still in its infancy. He joined...
Sales management operations
Case study - 40 pages - Management
The Jury of executive opinion:- involves a poll of executive opinion. With this method the collective views of top company executive are pooled to develop the sales forecast. A jury may consist of the company president and several executives from different areas. Sales force composite: In this...
Segmentation for MCD: Service outputs
Presentation - 19 pages - Logistics
The new software made gave an option of speedier check out, nutrients & ingredients list, & a cumulative list of what has been purchased during an on-line shopping trip. In December 1998 Peapod started their 1st dedicated distribution center leading to a reduced delivery costs to customers,...
