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Amazon.com

This 7 page paper looks at the performance of Amazon, the online retailer, giving some background to the firm and then performing ...

Maximization of Shareholder Value by a Firm

perception on it; After all a business with no social considerations will not necessarily be maximising its profits, as many peopl...

Teamwork Development

in order to create stability and a feeling of belonging. Belbin (1996), has developed a team model by looking at the roles...

Knowledge Management; Concept and Case

others (KMF, 1996). Thomas Bertels also states that this needs to be a constant renewal to make user knowledge is accurate and up ...

Financial Performance of General Motors and Ford 2004 - 2008

regarding the firms future with this high level of support and the need to cut costs. However, this is not an issue that is impact...

Competition Policy

competition, but also restrict and control it so that free competition remains. Article 82 at first looks to be a strange ...

Choosing a Leadership Position

There are a number of different models of leadership. The first we can consider and apply to the situation of the firm and the div...

Employee Engagement

The concept of the service profit chain is that there is a direct link between employee loyalty and satisfaction and way in which ...

Leadership and the Importance of Culture, Political Action, and Servant Leadership

This paper is written in three parts, each looking at a concept that can be applied to leadership. The first section looks at how...

The Potential Impact of Margin Trading on a Developing Stock Market; Case Study of Taiwan

will have on the Chinese stock exchanges. In order to assess this a wide range of literature is examined1 to determine the potenti...

Jacobs Technology; Analysis and Strategy Proposal

Corps Transparent Armor Gun Shield which are ballistic glass panels on gun turrets. In order to consider the potential future o...

Challenges of the Retail Market in Chile

and the way in which retail businesses in Chile may be seen as different from many other markets. Latin America in general ...

Operations Management; Principle Healthcare Case Study

to identify the main activities of the company, as to gain accreditation under EMAS, or ISO 14001, a company needs to "establish a...

Rio Tinto

to the company and also gives them a much easier route to withdraw should then need to do so. Rio Tinto use their bargaining power...

Do Minorities Shy Away from Finance Classes?

This four page paper points out that it is difficult to discern a person's culture just by looking. Although it looks like there m...

Performance of the Bank of America

decrease from 28.4% in 2007 down to 5.51% in 2008. However, it does appear that the bank is returning to a more profitable positi...

Empirical Research; The Link Between Age and Hospital Visits

and age there is the ability to add valuable data to the way in which hospital resources are allocated to different areas and to a...

Hewlett Packard Budget Processes

there is the potential to increase the level of motivation and management in each department undertake a more active role within t...

The Contribution of the Westphalia Treaties on the Emergence of the Modern State Model

modern state system which is based on the territorialization of politics. The treaties changes the political structure from one th...

Comparison of Power Sources and Conflict Resolution in First and Third World Countries

actual request (French and Raven, 1959). The way in which legitimate power needs may vary depending environment in which requests ...

Diversity Management - Theory and Practice

Konrad (et al., 2005), argue workforce diversity is a recognition of differences within the employee base, some of which may be vi...

Operational Changes within a Logistics Company

a logistics firm offering a range of heavy transports and logistics services. Based in Bahrain the firm specialised in project log...

Improving the Performance of Tesco's Ireland

possible which will add value and then identify the changes that would be possible, fitting in with the existing core competences ...

Strategic Initiatives in Digital Media: Apple Computers, Inc.

that can do no wrong. Once a distant second in the home computer market that was facing irrelevancy as big-box companies like Dell...

The Localization of Global Businesses

environment is impacting on the way business takes place. China is seeing repaid economic development takes place, the GDP for the...

The Militant Movement in the Fight for Women’s Votes

also one that had the potential to be misleading (Smith). The political stance of both the WSPU and NUWSS was to gain votes equal...

Amazon and their Competition

as Chaffy (2007) notes most consumer will not usually visit any more than three web sites before choosing a supplier, identity wil...

Miranda Laws - When Are They Essential?

of Rights is to provide some assurance for the proper administration of justice within the judicial system. Part of this framework...

Third Cycle Investment Recommendation for Aquine

chance that the watch will pass the certification. This is a doubling of the chances of failure from 1 in 3 to 2 in 3, and as such...

The Philippines as a Destination for a Property Business

take a more practical approach, identifying the staff requirements for the expansion, considering the key positions that need to b...