The role of corporate social responsibility in business
Introduction: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business strategy that involves companies taking responsibility for their impact on society and the environment. CSR can be seen as a form of ethical behaviour that businesses undertake to give back to the society in which they operate. This essay will explore the role of corporate social responsibility […]
The impact of climate change on businesses
Introduction: Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing our planet, with potentially devastating consequences for ecosystems, economies, and societies. As the effects of climate change become more apparent, businesses are increasingly being forced to adapt to changing environmental conditions and consumer demands. In this essay, we will examine the impact of climate […]
The Impact of COVID-19 on UK Small Businesses
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy, with small businesses being among the most affected. Small businesses are often the backbone of local economies and provide vital services and employment opportunities. The UK is no exception, with small businesses making up over 99% of all businesses in the country (Office for National Statistics, […]
The Impact of Brexit on UK Businesses
Introduction Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), has had a significant impact on businesses in the UK. The decision to leave the EU has created uncertainty and ambiguity, resulting in many challenges for UK businesses. This essay aims to explore the impact of Brexit on UK businesses by […]
Describe situations from your personal experience in which conflict was functional and situations where it was dysfunctional.
Team work is commonplace in companies today. It involves several people working together towards a common goal or to get a particular task done. Due to the nature of several heads working together with their different personalities, backgrounds and attitudes it can result in differing opinions or expectations among the team members. This difference of […]
Acomb Tyres want to become international
Objectives and Criteria This report seeks to explore options for the expansion of SME’s wishing to become international. It considers the Stage Model (including exportation, manufacturing and direct investment) and the Network model (considering strategic alliances and distribution channels) as among the most significant amongst the strategic literature. This is followed by recommendations for Acomb […]
Outsourcing: Focusing on core competencies and delegating non-core functions. Illustrate your essay with specific examples.
Introduction This paper aims to explore how true is the position of firms pertaining to keeping core competencies while outsourcing everything else to suppliers. The growing trend about outsourcing and off-shoring caused by globalisation trends allows managers to look at this new direction. Significant global changes brought about by technology and globalisation have been occurring […]
Working Girl
INTRODUCTION: Thus, the heroine of this movie is Tess McGill who is not simply one of the tired, poor, and huddled masses, we see on the Staten Island Ferry in the opening scenes of the movie. “I am not steak,” she insists. “You can’t just order me.” Tess is intelligent, plucky, and, in the parlance […]
Observation and Evaluation of the Food and Beverage service at Mei Jiang Restaurant
Introduction The food and beverages service within the catering industry accounts for a significant proportion of the wide range of businesses undertaken within the hospitality industry. This report seeks to assess the clientele and their needs from the restaurants, services rendered, and service experience from restaurants. This is achieved by using a restaurant as a […]
Reinventing the Airline Industry
This essay will identify and evaluate the resource requirements to implement strategies and also propose targets and timescales for achievement to monitor the strategy. It will compare and contrast how this varies between that of British Airways (BA) and easyJet and how strategic implementation differs between the two. The airline industry is very competitive and […]
Business and Management -'Strategy'
Network Capital and Biocapital This paper will take an in-depth look into the work of two influential authors: ‘Network Culture’ written by Tiziana Terranova and ‘Biocapital’ by Kaushik Sunder Rajan. First of all, the content of both of these books will be examined in detail and comments given on their worth as texts of business […]
Business news review for the week from 5 October 2006 to 11 October 2006
Christian Streiff, chief executive of Airbus, the icon of European industrial co-operation, warned that ‘Airbus could take more than a decade to catch up with Boeing’s product development’ on 4th October, 2006. The statement was made after the series of bad news broke out not long after EADS, Airbus’s parent company, issued a 4.8bn Euro […]
Choose a specific industry in a new EU member country and discuss possible advantages and disadvantages and or concerns for this industry in terms of EU policy and regulation.
This essay uses the new European Union (EU) member country the Czech Republic (CZ) and explores the possible advantages and disadvantages and concerns for the airline industry. The country has 44 paved airports (CIA, 2006) and international airports at the following major cities; Burno-Turany, Ostrava, Prague (A-Z World Airports, 2006). In 2004 the Czech Republic […]
To determine the relevance of motivation theories within the current organizational settings and effect of reward on employee motivation. Illustrate your essay with specific examples.
Introduction to Motivation Extant research in social as well as consumer psychology has examined the mechanics of motivation through a variety of lenses including rewards and incentives (Deci 1971; Kivetz 2005), drive reduction theory (Hull 1951; Mowrer 1960) and hedonic versus utilitarian motives (Shiv and Fedorikhin 1999; Dhar and Wertenbroch 2000; Kivetz and Simonson 2002). […]
Outsourcing: Focusing on core competencies and delegating non-core functions. Illustrate your essay with specific examples.
Introduction This paper aims to explore how true is the position of firms pertaining to keeping core competencies while outsourcing everything else to suppliers. The growing trend about outsourcing and off-shoring caused by globalisation trends allows managers to look at this new direction. Significant global changes brought about by technology and globalisation have been occurring […]
International trade and investment – Research Proposal. Illustrate your essay with specific examples.
Introduction The proposed research study is intended to discern sources of finance for international trade and investment organisations which is an area considered to be the cornerstone of modern day business. Many organisations have widened their business horizons in search of profit maximisation and reduced costs due to lower costs abroad. However, some organisations more […]
Engineering area from where the system is chosen: Biofuel Railroad Transport System. Illustrate your essay with specific examples.
A Brief Description of the Overall System: An Engineering System for Biofuel Railroad Transport System This paper presents a transport system based on distribution of biofuels. It shall describe how the system fits society as well as the major subsystems that make up the system. The major interfaces between the components of chosen system will […]