A contextual framework for understanding power, politics, & performance dynamics in project management
Essay - 6 pages - Management
In the last two decades important gains have been made in our knowledge of project management. Much of this knowledge has focused on creating better tools to plan, execute, and control projects. There are, however, other important determinants of project success. Three areas which have received...
A benchmark of finding the criteria for optimal portfolio choice
Tutorials/exercises - 17 pages - Finance
In today's rapidly changing economic environments, global portfolio investors are invariably confronted with dynamic and fluid choice of criteria that enable them to exercise subjective judgment on asset portfolio choice decisions. The subjective investment portfolio choice includes the...
A revenue management model for make-to-order bidding
Essay - 9 pages - Management
This paper extends the single-period price and due date setting model for contingent Make-to-Order (MTO) firm into a finite-period stochastic system. Based on the revenue management framework (viewing every single available timeslot of production capacity as a perishable product), MTO firms can...
From habitual problems to a systematic approach for problem solving
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The current presentation- the systematic approach for problem solving. Starting from identifying the habitual problems in an organization, this leads to the awareness to the areas of concern. Then, performance measure is assigned to monitor the habitual problems. It aims to be a tool to highlight...
Corporate venturing as a major corporate strategic initiative
Essay - 15 pages - Business strategy
This paper reviews selected literature on internal corporate venturing in order to help build a venture management framework for scholars as well as managers. It includes a discussion of the various definitions authors have proposed, corporate venturing success drivers, and the different internal...
The impact of power on relationship commitment in supply chains
Thesis - 11 pages - Management
While power-relationship commitment theory in relationship marketing area has been established well in the west literature, few studies examine the robustness of it in the Chinese context with a different culture. The generalization of power-relationship commitment theory in supply chain triple...
The relationships among information sharing, process integration and supply chain responsiveness
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
How to survive and develop in this hyper competitive environment has become a major concern for many companies. To deal with the increasing uncertainty, manufacturers need to respond the customer demands quickly. But manufacturers can not improve supply chain responsiveness by themselves, they...
RFID adoption timing: The application of option pricing model
Thesis - 6 pages - Finance
This paper aims to investigate the characteristics of RFID adoption and find a feasible way to decide the optimal adoption timing for RFID adoption. Due to the significant investment of this technology, RFID implementation could be considered in two stages -- internal and external adoption....
The impact of alignment between supply chain strategy and is strategy on SCM performance
Thesis - 13 pages - Management
Supply chain (SC) strategy and information system (IS) strategy to implement Supply Chain Management (SCM) processes have been individually regarded as the vital and imperative ways to improve SCM performance. Yet what kinds of IS strategies to be implemented under what condition of manufacturing...
Knowledge bases for users' attitudes toward ERP systems
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have gained much attention from both practitioners and researchers because they are generally regarded as tools to improve business efficiency and employee productivity. Previous surveys featured ERP software markets as high potential margin and intense...
Firm characteristics and stock return
Essay - 5 pages - Finance
“What determines stock returns?” Although the answer to this question has been much sought by researchers and investors, most studies to date are empirical in nature and provide a very limited view of the problem. The general findings are that certain firm characteristics do have an...
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...
Analyzing international portfolio strategy with home event risk versus foreign information asymmetry
Thesis - 10 pages - Finance
This study develops a model for international portfolio choice in the presence of the home asset with event-risk versus foreign asset with stochastic information filtering. The model is constructed from comparing the portfolio fraction changes of domestic assets so as to maximize the expected...
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...
An examination of China's evolution in manufacturing and innovation since 1978
Thesis - 11 pages - Business strategy
Since 1978, Chinese manufacturing industries have experienced remarkable growth and dramatic change. China is now the third largest manufacturing country in the world. Moreover, China is becoming more increasingly innovative with its own products and services. Yet, there is much to learn about...
McDonald's and the McCafe Coffee Initiative: A presentation
Presentation - 20 pages - Business strategy
McDonald Canada opened in 1976, after a decade of operating in Untied States. McDonald Canada was the first McDonald restaurant to be opened outside the United States. McDonald Canada has 1200 locations throughout the country and 70% of them are owned by franchisees. Company's success is based...
McDonald's and the McCafe coffee initiative
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
McDonald Canada opened in 1976, after decade of operating in Untied States. McDonald Canada was first McDonald restaurant to be opened outside United States. Company's strategy was the same as in every country : be the first runner and leader in market, although food preparation, menu and...
Apple Inc: Business strategy presentation
Presentation - 20 pages - Business strategy
84% of Apple sales come from highly developed countries, where political situation is stable and there for governmental policies and changes in government don't effect much the company. Although US and other leading countries of the world showed improvement after financial crisis, there still is...
Apple Inc. Think different
Thesis - 12 pages - Business strategy
Apple Computer Inc. is an American computer technology company founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. During more than 30 years of operation the company has managed to become one of the industry leaders with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers. Since 2001,...
Nike in China and Vietnam
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
With China and Vietnam holding a majority of Nike's factories, production is being done at very low costs due to cheap labor. With poorly enforced labor laws, along with the law prohibiting workers from forming unions, it is very easy to find workers in these countries. Although they do not...
Does sex sell? Advertising techniques of the physical
Thesis - 3 pages - Business strategy
“Publicity persuades us of such a transformation by showing us people who have apparently been transformed and are, as a result, enviable, ” the goal of any advertisement is to make us feel that buy using this product we, too, will be envied. Advertisements prey upon the common desire...
Using information technology to run a business
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
For this assignment I have been asked to discuss how information technology could be used to improve the way in which a business is run, and secondly to suggest a new mission statement assuming the firm were to change their customers. I will do this by looking into the strengths and weaknesses of...
The e-marketing plan of a Belgian SME: Cha-hu-the
Case study - 26 pages - Startup, entrepreneurship
Nowadays, "the key question is not whether to deploy Internet technology - companies have no choice if they want to stay competitive- but how to deploy it". Since 2008, the penetration rate of the Internet is 48.1% in Europe, and the average of the world is 21.9%. More specifically, Belgium is...
HR issues companies and employees facing in Mainland China and the Strategies need to pursue in future
Thesis - 4 pages - Human resources
China, the world biggest construction site as well as biggest growth market, develops rapidly in these twenty years. However, the human resource management (HR) is still remaining in a traditional status. “It's an emerging profession,” HR Director for Microsoft's Research and...
Corporate bonds: A term paper
Thesis - 3 pages - Finance
Corporate Bonds are debt obligations issued by corporations as an alternative to issuing stock when raising capital. They are an alternative to issuing new shares on the stock market, and they are a form of debt finance. Companies of all sizes issue corporate bonds. In the United States today,...
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...
Triumph: Case study
Presentation - 25 pages - Business strategy
1950s:Britain - The biggest motorbike maker in the world. Bankruptcy in 1983:Bad management and rescue attempts. John Bloor: The re-founder of Triumph. Invested £80 million: Redesign product model = maintaining the nostalgic power. Hired people who were familiar with Triumph. Outsourced the...
