Gary Yuklâs Multiple Linkage Model of Leadership This model suggests that success in leadership is determined by how well various variables interrelate and support each other. It argues that performance at the workplace is hinged on several variables. The first is subordinate effort; the lower class workers must be willing...
Introduction The transformation of social geography marked by growth of supraterritorial spaces is termed as globalization while culture can be conceptualized as the common or shared system of believes, traditions and attitudes that shape a particular peoplesâ perception and behavior. Globalization has had impact not only in the economic, political...
Chief Considerations driving American Foreign Policy in the Post WW II Era (1945-1963) America was the only great Allied power that was left without devastation after WW II. This made the country emerge as the âleader of the free worldâ. The division of the world between the United States and...
Introduction Asian Americans are the people living in the US who trace their ancestry from Asians or Pacific Islanders in whole or in part. They comprise of different ethnic groups with distinct cultures and characteristics and different reasons for migrating to America. Despite their varying culture and ethnicity, they have...
Introduction The word gay is the term used to refer to same-sex relationships in which two partners from the same sex choose to live together as a married couple. However, though the term has popularly been used to refer to male same-sex partners while their female counterparts go by the...
Introduction The concept of corporate strategy of the General Mills Company is generally based on the principles of workers satisfaction, organizational requirement satisfaction, latest tendencies in human resource management, and implementation of the latest tendencies in the sphere of human resource management as the integral part of business performance. The...
A compensation strategy motivates employees to attain goals and objectives of the organization. It is one of the main strategies in human resource function influencing the organizational costs. It sets the place of an organization in the competitive job market and the top managements, is required to support it strongly...
Long-term care refers to all those medical and non-medical services given over a duration of time to a person suffering from a chronic disease or disability, or those who have experienced an accident. It basically aims at helping a person meet their daily needs such as bathing, dressing and feeding....
The theme of the human resources management has been researched for many years, but it became crucial some years ago, when business world came into the sphere of innovative technologies and managers understood that to be a successful company, the use of only new technologies is not enough, educated and...
Management involves a wide range of issues ranging from human resource through finances to planning among others. However, contemporary organizational environmental context encounter some variables that are changing the face of organizational behavior. Conventional organizational behavior involves study and application of cognition regarding either how people, individually or as a...
Concentration ratio of an industry is used as an indicator the relative size of the industry as a whole. In most cases it is calculated using four largest firms in the industry and the method is known as the four-firm concentration ratio. Concentration ratio may also be used as a...
What One of the factors of the success of the Coca-Cola Company is the integration of the employees into its organizational culture. The company managed to make the employees associate themselves with the company, or as stated in their own words, âbecome one of the secret ingredients that make… the...
Introduction Illegal immigrants are an important sector of the US economy. It has both positive and negative results on the economy. Us economy is greatly benefited from the illegal immigrants in many ways. Pros and cons of the illegal immigration on the US economy are discussed below: Positive effects of...
Introduction The reality of the contemporary world includes different testing processes maintained and used all over the world for better improvement of peoplesâ lives and further researches in the scientific framework. Scientific thought goes farther than it is known for today. Right at this moment throughout the world scholars are...
Introduction Management and leadership are two terms that have led arguments to place them on opposite extreme ends. Spurgeon and Cragg state that âmanagement is viewed to be awful while leadership is seen as an excellent thingâ (n.d, p.124). This implies that management is seen to be controlling and dictating...
Abstract In this paper, three important aspects have been discussed in detail i.e. factors that have their influence on consumer buying decision process, the companies which are using the most successful techniques of marketing, and the ones which are poorly marketing their brands. So overall, this paper is based on...
Introduction of the company Wal-mart is a company that deals with general merchandise and grocery. The company’s history runs from 1962 when it was founded with the first store in Rogers, Ark. By the end of the decade, the company had expanded to 276 stores, and it became an international...
Introduction E-Business was first established in the 1990s by the International Business Machine (IBM) during its advertising operations. E-Business is defined as the revolution of major key business transactions by the utilization of internet technologies. On the other hand, E-commerce today is described as a business transaction carried out by...
In the novel Moby-dick by Herman Melville, the characters of Ishmael and Captain Ahab are in stark contrast to each other. While Ishmael is a young lad on his first voyage on a whaling ship, Ahab is an old, battle worn, veteran whaler. At the start of the novel, Ishmael...
Introduction Learning is a process that brings together cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences and experiences for acquiring, enhancing, or making changes in one’s knowledge, skills, values, and world views (Illeris, 2000 p.15). The above definition reveals that learning is a process that involves both internal and external factors of an...
Wal-Mart store was founded in 1962, and became listed in the New York stock exchange in the year 1970. Substantial capital investment enabled Wal-Mart to expand to 276 stores in 11 countries at the later stage of 70âs. In 1991, it became an international company (Wal-Mart website n.d, p.2). Wal-Mart...
Related topics The key role of human resources in business is viewed through the strategic capability of employees in the company and their possibility for adaptation, through the work. The manager’s role in the adaptation of employees is significant, as employees should be directed in the end, on the result...
Customer relationship management (CRM) is one of the popular approaches used by modern companies and organizations of different types to reach potential buyers. The proposed approach will help KOLO to reach customers in a largely passive and reactive manner, confident that it can select, acquire, understand, and readily retain them...
Introduction The art of decision making in the world of international expansion is very important. International expansion involves a number of issues that has defined working practices of multinationals. Once such company is able incorporated which has moved forward to improve productivity. Expansion involves a number of issues such as...
Gun politics incorporating all its political manifests and associated firearm rights have been one of the most controversial issues in the United States of America. The nucleus of the debate is the relationship between the duty and responsibility of the government to provide for the defense of the people and...
Introduction The performance of any business organization is based on the levels of performance, job commitment, and devotion that its employees display. In other words, organizations are communities of people united by joint goals, and the success of an organization is the result of the joint work of its members....
America’s “Great Depression” began with the dramatic crash of the stock market when sixteen million shares of the stock were quickly sold by panicking investors who had lost faith in the American economy (Roma, 1992). At the height of the Depression, nearly twenty-five percent of the Nation’s total workforce were...
International trade is a very important phenomenon that exists in today’s world. Without international trade, the world would have been a very different place. The exchange of products, services, and capital across borders are key highlights of international trade. As a source for economic, social, and political growth, international trade...
The author of the short story âYoung Goodman Brown,â Nathanial Hawthorne, was heavily influenced by the still strong Puritan ideals of his ancestors in all of his writings. He recognized both the altruistic concepts of the religion as well as a deep hypocritical trend as was most famously evidenced in...
Human resource management is a major determinant of an organization’s success. In order for a firm to have a productive human resource, it has to formulate strategies aimed at those who are recruited are satisfied while working in the organization. In the recent past, there has been rampant advancement in...
Recent statistics confirm that Latinos have become the âlargest non-dominant groupâ in the United States of America, with a population of nearly 38.8 million people (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002). However, in spite of increasing in demographic numbers, Latinos are substantially lagging in the area of academics and education...
The treatment of genders in language (How do genders communicate in within a hair salon environment): Male vs female (especially in a female driven setting? female and female? Could also discuss how the treatment of language is between Landis (the heterosexual male salon owner) and his female employees. Number of...
Immigration in United States has been high since the time of its reputation as the âNew Worldâ especially during Westward extension. This issue has been a subject of concern in the nineteenth century (Walker, 1896) as well as in the twenty-first century (CNN, 2008). Immigration issues has been a vital...
Corporate social responsibility refers to a situation where businesses adhere to ethical regulations and international norms. Businesses are always advised to take responsibility for the impact of their activities on the environment, societies, communities, employees, customers, the public as well as stakeholders. Corporate social responsibility has been a hot debate...
Introduction Todayâs businesses are faced with the challenge of developing a multicultural organization that is handling the diverse nature of its employeeâs culture. An organization that has employees from various national and cultural backgrounds must; enable the diverse workforce to work together towards attaining a common goal, maximize the effort...
Value chain refers to a chain of activities where products pass through and in each activity value is added to a product. This was one of Porterâs most important contributions in the school of management among other models like the five forces analysis that gives the intrinsic as well as...
Introduction The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization which was believed to have been formed on 16th April 1948 with its first name as Organization for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) which was led by Robert Marjolin of France, to help in administering the Marshall Plan....
Outline Introduction Definition of trade, Brief history of trade, Abstract, Trade in Europe History of trade in Europe, Impact of trade in Europe, Trade in Asia History of trade in Asia, Trade in West Asia, Trade in East Asia, (spice trade), Impact of trade in Asia, Trade in Africa History...
Introduction A brief mention of the Will Bury case is provided before the actual price elasticity scenario is discussed. As per the scenario of Will Bury, a factor of labor has to be taken into account when manufacturing a product and when the wages rise, the cost of the product...
Analysis The short story âEveryday Useâ by Alice Walker provides a strong comparison between two sisters during a single afternoon. The author doesnât make it clear which of the sisters is the older, but there is a definite difference between them. One sister is Maggie who lives with her mother...
Summary Inquiring the obscurity of how an evolution at the height of its accomplishment could have driven itself into such a disastrous conflict. In this book, the author details the happenings of the talks among Europe’s crowned ministers and heads of states, and their fated efforts to resolve the catastrophe....
Introduction An organization’s performance is what every entity strives to achieve since this is the core and foundation of success in today’s business world. All the elements that constitute the organization must be linked together in such a way that the activities of the organization are well organized to ensure...
Introduction The Civil rights were signed by president Lyndon in the year 1965; it was meant to end the ill-treatment that Blacks and other minority groups were being subjected to. Though there has been a change that has been noticed over the past years since the signing there is still...
Globalization is the main goal of every company, especially a start-up one. Every manager wants to create a company that will be able to compete in the world market with the business rivals. Our company is a start-up that has US and International expectations. To maintain our expectations, we should...
Introduction Internet is the technology of a new era, where it opens the way between people and information by improving knowledge. Today’s world is more dependent on information with preferences, liberty, and control of people. Google as a search engine and news provider has connected those people with recent stories...
The study is a discussion on the effective strategic ways that managers should use in their organization. In this essay, various issues have been brought forward regarding the management style that a manager should use to ensure effective management. I shall be discussing the various tools that the manager can...
Customer service is one of the most important and significant elements of marketing management. Good customer service helps companies to increase sales and attract new buyers while poor customer service leads to a negative image and bad publicity for the company. The main characteristic of customer service is effective communication...
The real estate industry had been undergoing a phase of declining housing prices globally (BBC 2 June 2009). The reason behind the slump in house prices is being cited as the financial crisis that the world economy is currently undergoing. In some countries like Latvia, property prices fell by 20...
This research study explores the possibility of implementing a Commonwealth Islamic Loan at the Commonwealth bank in Australia. The intention of establishing this loan scheme is with ha view to enabling the main target market by this project, in this case, the Muslim students in Australia, access a housing loan...
Definition & Introduction The study of human behavior in organizations is known as Organisational Psychology. As individuals differ from each other, so does individual psychology in the different organizational milieu and under different corporate circumstances. However, under corporate environments, individuals need to respect and adhere to its values and determinants,...
The term Corporate Social Responsibility does not have a standard definition. Organizations have developed different definitions but they all have a common denominator. Mallen (n.d) defines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) âas the way corporations or companies handle their business procedures to generate an overall positive impact on society (par. 1)....
Introduction Before going into detail, let us define what is perceived by the process? The process is any system capable to work in a direction, possess a particular objective and fulfill what it aims. When we say business or customer processes, we consider a set of systems that works in...
Individual Strengths and the Group Process ‘Unity is strength’ could be a clichĂ© but this does not necessarily make its implications on human society outdated. Without a doubt, a similar task taken by an individual on one part and by a group on the other side could be accomplished faster...
Supply is the number of goods or services that a producer wants to sell at a certain price at a certain time. It is the number of goods and services that the producer supplies and issues to the market to be sold to the customers. The amount of these goods...
Introduction This paper is about globalization that it is the leading factor to greater convergence in HRM Policies and practices in multi-national organizations all over the globe. This paper is going to be discussing about what is globalization and the positive and negative effects on the HR department of a...
Culture refers to peopleâs way of life and is determined by their values, norms, attitudes, beliefs and cognitive mapping. We acquire culture through socialization. Once we acquire our peopleâs culture we become ethnocentric in the way we relate with people whose culture is different from us. Ethnocentrism basically refers to...
The foundation that a child receives when he or she is still young is the determining factor of his success. Parents and guardians who realize this importance at an early stage and start investing in their childrenâs education will face minimal problems. Children have different abilities to learn and remember...
The Strategic Managing of Human Resources by Leopold, J., Harris, L., and Watson is a book that guides using complex Human Resource strategies. It presents Human Resource Management strategies that have been devised and presented by academicians, practitioners, and consultants and exhibits how these can be applied in the actual...
The term “learning organization” in America and Europe received a wide application more than 10 years ago. From the existing concepts of the learning organization, a well known recognition was received by the concept introduced by Peter Senge in his book “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the...
A project manager is an essential component of understanding the overall parameters of market analysis and project management as a whole for any organization. There are several variables that are to be taken into account while approaching a project and the vital elements of a project is its members. It...
Introduction A market segment refers to a cluster of organizations that offer similar services to people. A market segment ought to be different from other sectors since every segment has its own different functions. It follows then that market segmentation is the process where an organization splits the market into...
This paper discusses the functions of management in detail and these functions have been discussed in regards with the managerial skills or functions performed by the employees of any government based organization, particularly army. Managerial functions should be performed by any successful manager to uphold the position of the organization...
The first reading is important in the way it introduces the fundamentals to team dynamics. The definition of a team is given out to mean a collection of people with some common purpose. The key issues of teams are also brought out in this section. From groups different types of...
Introduction This report will look at the online branding and communication mix strategy of three competitors in the retail sector in the UK. The report will compare TESCO, Dunne Stores Company and Salisbury. The branding strategy as well as communication mix will consider how communication is used to offer services...
Introduction The strategy of opening up databases, at first was considered an experiment but now many companies apply this activity. From the first companies which unlocked the data we can mention Amazon and eBay. By opening up their databases, these two companies provided to new Web Sites and businesses the...
There are fundamentally seven principle causes of system failure. Improper development practices occur because of the intricate features of today’s software. Also, incorrect specification provided for the system leads to its failure. Inaccurate assumptions are made by the software developers or the development team regarding the various system requirements. The...
Abstract The discussion in the essay revolves around the concept of the experience economy and the way the customers can be enticed and retained for a longer period, the importance of experiences in tourism and hospitality, and the concept of experiential marketing and its applicability in tourism and hospitality. Itâs...
This paper talks about management and the role of efficient management in getting things done, dealing with resources effectively, and contributing productively to the overall processes in an organization. This paper highlights what a capable manager is and how he or she functions in an organization, to bring about positive...
Introduction This is an organization that is committed to providing the best financial services and products to all the customers. Customers who are in need of a variety of financial services and products can find this organization to be of great help to them. The services offered by the company...
Entry into the international market requires an assessment of various alternatives and the factors influencing such entry. This report seeks to establish the most suitable mode of entry into the Singaporean market by MeatCo Company based in Melbourne whose main activity is meat production. The company intends to enter the...
Introduction Businesses do not act in a socially responsible manner nor should this be an expectation, it will never happen. Only the persons within organizations can choose to accept social responsibilities. A corporation is not made of flesh, blood, or brains. It has no emotional ties to its employees, society,...
Economic Profile The paper discusses the economic of profile of the country that has the worldâs largest economy, the United States of America. The key sector of the economy is âservices sectorâ which contributes more than half of its GDP. The U.S economy is also known as âconsumer economyâ since...
Oil pricing fluctuations are regarded to be one of the essential issues in the world economy. Initially, these issues are a matter of global discussion and of high importance for the world economy. It is emphasized that the pricing for the crude oil (as the main factor for oil and...
Abstract Employment relation is a significant part of collective bargaining. Strategic human resource management has been taking the place of the employment relation. Due to the development of IHRM1, discrimination among the employees has thus lessened. In some cases, the employers have threatened the employees and collective bargaining has significant...
Due to the advent of globalization and the expansion of world markets, the global market place has rather contracted and there are associations between all parts of the world. This progress into technology and modernization has given a great boost to companies selling products such as mobile phones and other...
Assessing the role of psychology in improving the productivity of work place in an organization, two related terms can be found. These terms are productive and counter-productive behavior. The relation between these terms goes beyond being contradictory to each other, where both terms are related to the organizational outcomes. In...
Introduction A proper compensation plan is expected to drive the success of business strategy (O’Connell, 2007). A properly planned and executed compensation plan has the potential to improve organizational effectiveness, motivate and reward employees and achieve corporate strategic and financial goals (Jerez-Gomez, Cespedes-Lorente, & Valle-Cabrera, 2005). Compensation is the key...
The sphere of higher education in the United States is at its problematic point as of the effects of the economic crisis. This theme gave birth to discussion of all pros and cons maintained and evaluated according to changes in financial support and their reflection (positive or negative) on the...
Introduction In this contemporary day and age, every organization or for that matter an individual is faced with insurmountable amount of information from various quarters. So too at the time of decision making, every manager is faced with the same dilemma of sifting through the rubble of information all related...
Introduction Project risk is a variable most managersâ overlook due to pressure from sponsors to complete the project. This should not be the practice as it can jeopardize the success of the project. In a project there are certain risks that may or may not occur during implementation. These threats...
Outline This is an essay on the topic âTeam building in organizationâ. The paper is designed in such a way that first there is an introduction followed by the body of the paper. The body of the paper describes the importance of team building, techniques and main issues related to...
Introduction The point that has come out clearly in both articles is the importance of employees in the success of the organization. How they perform their duties is directly affected by the environment that is created in the office. The buck surely stops at the employer and specifically the managers...
Outline Introduction A brief history of Dell Purpose of the paper The 4ps and Dellâs strategy strategies Need to diversify to other products lines and form strategic partnerships with reputable suppliers and software companies for strategic advantage and greater profitability Pricing Strategy The company should try market skimming pricing strategies...
Obesity – Problem and Statistics Obesity is a national problem today with no age group being spared from its ill effects (Newman, 2004; Bray et al., 2004). The rising weight of the American population is a growing source of concern as they are becoming heavier and more obese (Newman, 2004)....
Abstract Gender identity is described as the differentiation of a living individual based on their gender. When the topic is in context to a human being, then there are three broad categories of gender differentiation. The first is a male, the second is a female and the third is the...
Implications of the article to health care According to Ferman in his article on future health care trend and implication, is predicted in three aspects. The hospital’s outcome and prices, the insurance coverage, and hospital leaders’ aspects. Health care outcome and Prices The prices and outcomes of the hospitals will...
Introduction The structure of any organization is rather complicated and sometimes it is impossible to fulfill the needs of all the employees. Management of any company is expected to do everything possible to improve the working atmosphere and reduce the amount of stress to which the employees are exposed. In...
General information Purpose The purpose of this training session is to enhance the leadership skills of the senior managers, junior managers and supervisors within the organization that has solicited for the facilitation of the training. Scope The scope of this training plan shall revolve around leadership development skills for managers...
Executive summary Tesco is one of the leading companies operating on a global scale. Technological change is important for this organization as it helps it to improve performance and relations with customers. Modern organizations like Tesco are frequently nowhere as technically advanced as certain portions of the scientific and engineering...
Introduction Macroeconomics discusses the economy as a whole that corresponds to the result of the evaluation of the millions of individual firms and the consumers make. This tackles the economy as a whole, and because this affects everyone macroeconomic plays a role in a political debate (Scott 2005, 4). The...
Introduction Globalization and integration are the main tendencies in the modern world. The concept of globalization is one of the most complex ones including all spheres of human activities and performance. Globalization deals with economic and social relations that determine the political and cultural life of the nations and geographical...
The purpose of this study is to throw some light upon the functioning of the Central Bank, The Bank of England. The study tries to go in depth and have a look at the factors that are directly responsible for the ever changing policies of the Bank. The study tries...
Becton Dickinson and Co. started off as a family business and grew gradually until it became a public limited company. As the company evolved so did its Human Resource Department. Initially, the company focused on employing relatives of employees as it believed in family structures but as time passed by...
Introduction This paper would analyze an important issue that is faced at large by the Management due to the complex and revolutionary nature of the global market. This complex nature enforces harsh decisions where the Management has had to make tough choices and adapt accordingly. This very process of change...
In today’s world business moves fast and always tries to stay at the front of society. Research, development, and innovation have become necessary in order to assure an ever-increasing margin of profit and market share. The development of a new product is always welcomed within companies but it also generates...
Introduction McDonald’s is considered as one of the finest and world’s largest fast-food restaurants which is serving more than 47 million customers daily. This organization is quite enormous in its structure and its customer base is increasing day by day. Numerous branches are opening in nearly every country and this...
Abstract 1930 has been the time since the studies began in relation to the organizational behaviors and the effects of this kind of behavior on the performance of the employees and the organization itself. Organizational behavior has been playing an important role in the success of an organization as it...
Let us start by saying that nowadays in our highly-developed society with immense flow of information there exist several hundreds of definitions of the term âmarketingâ. Some scholars define this notion as process, others say that it is a structure; someone asserts that it is an aim and the fourth...
Introduction To begin with, it should be stated that the Human Resource Management system in China is regarded to be completely different from the western school of HRM. The fact is that it is stipulated by the various social traditions and different approaches towards running a business. Surely, there are...