eCheat.com RSS Feedhttps://www.echeat.com/ Tesla Company Tesla Company. By [Name] Institution Course Instructor Date. Table of Contents 1. Section A – Desk Research results. 3 1.1 Introduction. 3 1.2 PESTEL Analysis. 3 1.3 Competitor Analysis 5 1.4 Internal Analysis 6 1.5 SWOT Analysis. 6 2. Section B- Segmentation. 7 2.1 Field research. 7 2.2 Segmentation Results. 8 3.0 Section C- Marketing Mix analysis 9 3.1 Section C1: Product and Branding Strategies. 9 3.2 Section C2: Analysis of Pricing Strategy. 10 3.3 Section C3: Analysis of distribution Strategy. 11 3.4 Section C4: Analysis Promotional Strategies. 12 References. 14 Appendix 16 1. Section A – Desk Research results. 1.1 Introduction. American electric car manufacturer Tesla Inc. works to maintain a clean environment. The corporation has American headquarters in Palo Alto, California. The organization aims to accelerate global energy sustainability (Sousa, 2022). A technical team founded the business in 2003, intending to demonstrate to the rest of the globe that consumers would not have to sacrifice the electric drive. These engineers also sought to demonstrate that driving an electric car is superior to going a different kind of automobile in terms of speed, performance, and enjoyment. The Tesla Market is the one I have chosen since it is sizeable and has plenty of daily traffic. In the following part, I have done a PESTEL analysis of the Tesla market. 1.2 PESTEL Analysis. (P) Political Factors: Identifying the government's influence on the industry's distance or microenvironment is the PESTEL analysis's goal. Because governments are fundamentally social and political forces that affect commerce and industry, the following political external factors impact the Tesla sector: they have new potential in international trade agreements. The PESTEL study of Tesla revealed that the company has the potential to grow its operations abroad by abiding by open international trade agreements. Tesla Company has the chance to improve its financial stability by receiving government subsidies in the automotive sector. Tesla's worldwide and significant market penetration results from its generic and aggressive expansion methods. Examining Tesla's political external factors has shown that the firm has a variety of exposure and prospects for growth in the automotive sector. (E) Economic Factors: A macro-environment industry's economic development is influenced by several critical aspects, including market expansion, trade volume, currency fluctuations, inflation, etc. These extra elements would aid Tesla in increasing its revenue and establishing scaling in new technologies as it produces battery packs for Toyota's RAV4 and chargers for small Daimler AG electric cars. There is a probability that battery prices may drop. It is seen as a worthwhile cause for the business since, if the price of necessary items falls and becomes more reasonable and accessible, the company will significantly increase in 2022-08-16T04:41:59.583-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Tesla-Company-45575.aspx minimum wage In recent year, minimum wage has become an argumentative issue and discussed among different perspectives.The impact in large companies will be minimal as they already have wages that are higher than minimum set by the new federal legislation mandates.The reason behind is that the companies have raised wages to attract strong employees.Although some companies anticipate hiring fewer employees, cutting back their hours and raising the price of goods, most businesses pay more than the minimum wage. Usually,there are 2 key stakeholders standing on each side,one side represents employers and the other side represents employees. In views of employees, minimum should be raised as the minimum wage increased, the standard of living also raised for impoverished workers.The minimum wages has not kept up with inflation.(Charles,2012)Therefore,those workers with 3-4 people in their families, are easy to fall below the poverty level.A recent study shows that the increase in the minimum wage gradually usually have a minimal impact on unemployment. If the budgets for salary grew under a increase in the minimum wage gradually, additional income will be spent and ripple through market economy.(Charles,2012) The increased in minimum wage can help to reduce race- and gender-based income inequality.In order to reduce the poor potentially,government expenses for particular social programs.The taxes will be slightly lower for other Australian.(Charles,2012)More revenue for the government will be operated from payroll taxes for the social security. When standing on the other side which is representing employers, the minimum wage should remain unchanged.With a specific compensation budget in businesses, an increase to minimum wage may result in slower hiring and layoffs.(Charles,2012)Fewer workers in entry-level jibs hired by employers to begin a career.As the increase to minimum wage will give an incentive for companies to invest in machinery, automated processes and technology to increase productivity in stead of Human Resources.Increases the incentive for businesses to outsource labour to nations where minimum wage is lower.Also,a higher minimum wage will be leading to more students drop-out from school.(Charles,2012)Prices may be increased to offset high labour costs.For certain small businesses, already stressed operators may take more responsibility.The wages for workers with higher paid may be suppressed and their salary increases are lower for those are not impacted by higher minimum wage. A triple bottom line build the capability for environmental, social and fiancee in companies and act as a power tool when becoming a strategy to achieve sustainability.When evaluating businesses performance, take the consideration of environmental and social 2018-10-08T22:38:26.543-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/minimum-wage-45451.aspx Hazard Analysis Techniques Performed on the M109 Howitzers Fire Control Hazard Analysis Techniques Performed on the M109 Howitzers Fire Control System Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………… 4 Description of System………………………………………………………………….5 Cannon Tube Subsystem……………………………………………………………….5 Hydraulic Subsystem…………………………………………………………………...6 Sighting Subsystem…………………………………………………………………….6 The methodology of Analysis………………………………………………………….7 Recommendations and Conclusions………………………………………………….13 Acronyms…………………………………………………………………………….14 References…………………………………………………………………………….15 Executive Summary Howitzer is one of the mostly used artilleries across the globe for military purposes. It is essential in firing ammunitions to destroy the enemy. The devices require proper handling as it involves dangerous practices that may cause severe destructions in case of any negligence. The study sought to evaluate the kind of exercises that can help protect the howitzer crew and the howitzer itself from damage due to mistakes associated with its operations. It began with reviewing various subsystems of the howitzer such as the hydraulic system, the cannon tube subsystem, and the sighting subsystem. The study evaluated the multiple components of the howitzer system to highlight the risks associated with those parts. After the review of the subsystems, the study focused on various hazards associated the howitzer regarding its materials, operations, software, hardware, system, and services. It realized that most of the risks related to howitzer could lead to either injury to the crew or the destruction of the device. Since most of the injuries involved in the howitzer are fatal, the study realized the importance of adhering to the PPE to prevent the occurrence of the hazardous. The risks involved in the howitzer management ranged from poisonous gases, radiation, and explosions. Thus, the personnel need to be cautious when using the howitzer and report any security issue to the relevant authority and medical problems to medical staff. Introduction Howitzer is the type of artillery that has a short barrel and usually used to propel ammunition by using relatively small propellant charges. Howitzers have been in use for quite a long time, and they formed a significant component of artilleries employed by the European armies in the past decades. Howitzers exist in many forms such as the M1A1, M109 and the M141. Ericson (2015) highlights that during a military activity, the army organizes howitzers in groups called battery charged for a specific operation. The artillery uses several types materials that may be dangerous to the human health. Besides, operating the machine requires a lot of safety mechanisms to enable the personnel to avoid injuries during operation since a single mistake may result in severe injury or even death of personnel charged with its service. Some of the ammunition used in howitzer have poisonous chemicals, and the 2018-04-06T12:32:22.35-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Hazard-Analysis-Techniques-Performed-on-the-M109-Howitzers-Fire-Control-45422.aspx Factors influence mobile banking usag( in the Case of employees of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia) ALPHA UNIVERISTY COLLAGE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADIMINSTRATION Factors Influencing Mobile Banking Adoption: (In Case of Employees of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia South Addis Ababa District) A Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Masters of Business Administration By Henok Getachew July, 2017 i DECLARATION I, Henok Getachew Duressa, declare that the study entitled “Factors Influencing Mobile Banking Adoption: (In Case of Employees of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia South Addis Ababa District)” is the result of my own effort in research undertaking and that all sources of materials used for the thesis have been duly acknowledged. The study has not been submitted to any Degree or Diploma in any college or university. It is submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirement of the Degree of Masters of Business Administration. Name of student: Henok Getachew Signature: ______________________ August 2017 ii STATEMENT OF CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Henok Getachew Duressa has carried out his research work on the topic “Factors Influencing Mobile Banking Adoption: (In Case of Employees? of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia South Addis Ababa District)” for the partial fulfillment of Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Alpha University-College. This study is an original work and not submitted earlier for any degree either at this University or any other University and is suitable for submission of Master of Business Administration (MBA). _________________________ Advisor: Mesfin Fikre (PhD) iii BOARD OF EXAMINERS APPROVAL SHEET ALPHA UNIVERISTY COLLAGE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES Factors Influencing Mobile Banking Adoption: (In Case of Employees? of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia South Addis Ababa District) By Henok Getachew Approved by Board of Examiners: ______________________________ __________________ Advisor Signature _____________________________ __________________ Internal Examiner Signature ________________________ _______________ External Examiner Signature I Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to show my sincere gratitude and appreciation to all people that helped in this thesis work. First and foremost, I would like to thank my advisor Mesfin Fikre (PhD) for all his advice towards better improvement of this thesis. Second, this thesis would never been accomplished without the cooperation of CBE staffs. Therefore, I am deeply grateful to all of them. Finally, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Miss Tsion Kassahun and all that helped in any way I really do appreciate what you have done. Thank you and God bless you. Henok Getachew II ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate factors that influence mobile banking usage of employees’ of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, South Addis Ababa District.. The study tries to build on two widely used models for technology adoption, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Innovation Diffusion Theory and to identify factors influencing employee’s usage of mobile banking. A research model uses by integrating the TAM model 2017-12-06T06:34:19.64-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Factors-influence-mobile-banking-usag-in-the-Case-of-employees-of-Commercial-Bank-of-Ethiopia-45402.aspx Neural Communication Neural Communication Name Institution Neural Communication Assignment Part 1 The nervous system plays a critical role in transmitting information and triggering next course of action depending on the time of signals relayed from sensory receptors. Information transmission commences with sensory receptors contacting the dendrites which act as the antennae of the neuron and have branching structure which allows them to collect information from many neurons before relaying they to axon (Garrett, 2015, p.15). After receiving information from nearby dendrites, the axon sends signals to the neuron. Axon is always close to dendrites of another neuron, but they do not touch other neuron dendrites. Instead, they form a synaptic connection. The neurons are covered with a thousand synaptic connections which act as the only point of communication from one neuron to the next (Garrett, 2015). The presynaptic and postsynaptic terminals dictate how information flows from one neuron to another neuron. At the presynaptic terminal, the neuron either gets excited, modulated or inhibited based on the information received from the sensory receptors (Garrett, 2015, p. 16). Sometimes the information may not require any course of action, and in such a case, the neuron is inhibited. However, it can get excited or modulated at the synaptic junction in readiness to sending appropriate response across the body cells from which information is originating. The synapse coordinates information from presynaptic to postsynaptic membranes of the nerve cell. It carries out this function either through an electric synapse or a chemical synapse which Garrett (2015) posits that “The terminals contain chemical neurotransmitters, which the neuron releases to communicate with a muscle or an organ or the next neuron in a chain” (p.15). The choice of the appropriate synapse, electric or chemical depends on the availability of a connection between one neuron’s axon terminal and dendrites. The presence of connection prompts an electric synapse while the absence of connection when the synapse is an empty space requires a chemical synapse. The neurotransmitters facilitate information flow from one neuron to another. Assignment Part 2 Pan and Chan (2017) article Regulation and Dysregulation of Axon Infrastructure by Myelinating Glia investigates the neurological consequences of a damaged axon. Axon plays an important role in the nervous system by sending signals as received from the dendrites. The study aimed at looking what happens when axon loss occurs and subsequent neurodegeneration. In most cases, it results in demyelinating illnesses such as multiple sclerosis. This context is well 2017-12-03T14:18:49.27-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Neural-Communication-45401.aspx Impact of the Chinese Dollar Debt on the U.S. Fed Policy Decisions Thesis Proposal: Impact of the Chinese Dollar Debt on the U.S. Fed Policy Decisions Name Institution Date Thesis Outline I. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….5 • This part will introduce the problem and the recent information that has triggered the research – an optimistic market after the election of Donald Trump. II. Background………………………………………………………………………………5 • This segment explains the genesis of the Chinese dollar debt pile-up and the problems it presents to the U.S. Fed policy decision making process. • Also, an explanation of the scale of the effects of a collapse of the Chinese economy to the international market. III. Problem Statement……………………………………………………………………….6 • This section contains an explanation of the problem; o The effects of a collapse of the Chinese economy to the U.S., o The limitations of the Fed's Decision making process by the external forces – Chinese Dollar-Denominated Debt, • The final part of it contains the Problem Statement for the Thesis. IV. Purpose……………………………………………………………………………………7 • This part explains why it is essential for the U.S. to reduce the overreliance of the Fed policy decision-making process on China's economic position. • It also contains the Significance which is a paragraph containing one direct benefit of the implementations of this research and two secondary benefits. V. Research Questions………………………………………………………………………8 • This section contains several questions that show the central angles the problem will be reviewed from including. VI. Hypotheses……………………………………………………………………………..12 • This explains how the research will be conducted from start to testing the solutions. VII. Definition Of Terms……………………………………………………………………12 • 2017-11-15T07:24:56.987-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Impact-of-the-Chinese-Dollar-Debt-on-the-U_S_-Fed-Policy-Decisions-45392.aspx Cause and Effect Author Tutor Course Date Cause and effect The principle of cause and effect or what is widely called the causation principles happens or occurs when one event is a result of another action or event. In other words, two events must happen with one of them being the cause and the other one being the result (Huff 114). For instance, when a baby cries after hearing a door bang, the band is the cause event, and the cry is the result or the effect. Notably, 2017-07-28T03:06:57.1-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Cause-and-Effect-45361.aspx Deepest Hole on Earth Student: Professor: Course: Date: Deepest Hole on Earth During the cold war, competition for the ultimate supremacy between the Soviet Union and the United States took many twists and turns. The most notable of all these competitions were the space race where the Soviet Union managed in sending the first man into space while America did 2017-07-23T03:02:28.287-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Deepest-Hole-on-Earth-45358.aspx ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Leadership Skills Savior Wright BUS660: Contemporary Issues in Organization Leadership Prof. Diane Hamilton November 9, 2009 Leadership Skills Leadership is important to any organization. For any organization to be effective, a leader must possess good interpersonal and communication skills and be understanding in their school environment. Leaders are able to produce higher levels of performance by uniting their staff and changing their goals and beliefs. The leader creates a reality through shared decision making which influences perceptions and activities. Leaders tend to manage meaning rather than processes. The basic key to strong leadership is the ability to motivate others and ensure that their actions are aligned with the goals of the organization. A leader in a school should create a supportive communication climate that emphasizes listening skills, thus demonstrating respect and empowerment for staff and students. Also, the creation of a positive climate and culture that is critical to staff retention. The leader must decide the mission, vision and value of the organization. Culture cannot change without knowing where the organization stands along with the needs that have to be changed within the organization. Therefore, keeping employees involved, helps to ensure commitment and success. As a leader, your goal is to make people feel important, by creating an environment where people buy into to what you have to offer. Therefore, it is leadership that envisions direction, aligns resources, motivation, and commitment of people toward a common purpose. Overall commitment to a school should increase when an open environment is present and staff members believe they are making meaningful contributions. Therefore, the leader must have a leadership framework in mind that aligns the internal processes with an organization to the external environment. As a result, the structural frame argues "for putting people in the right roles and relationships. Properly designed, these formal arrangements can accommodate both collective goals and individual differences" (Bolman & Deal, p. 47). The structural frame, postulates that effective leaders define clear goals, establish specific roles for people, and coordinate activities through the use of rules, policies, and a chain of command. Structural leaders set direction and hold people accountable. As a leader, you must create a supportive communication climate that emphasizes listening skills, thus demonstrating respect and empowerment for staff and students. In addition, to align the structural frame with a leadership style is essential in achieving the goals and mission of the school. The democratic leadership style also known as participative is one 2016-09-09T10:33:08.47-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/ORGANIZATIONAL-LEADERSHIP-35222.aspx industrial plant maintenancce Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Description Of Plant Operation 3. Description of existing maintenance plan 4. List of 22 items which need maintenance 5. Detailed Step by step maintenance plan 6. Critical path analysis (CPA) 7. Health and safety considerations 8. List the criteria re Introduction I am the maintenance supervisor for a mechanical engineering service company called ‘Oil & Gas Europe’. I am responsible for the the organisation of all maintenance within the company’s business. Currently all maintenance, service orders and reports have been recorded by a paper based maintenance system. Our company has grown considerably over the last couple of years. The manager has approved that a Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) should be purchased and implemented throughout the company for all the maintenance operations. I have been set the task of assessing different software packages and to recommend the one most suited for the company’s needs. Description of Plant Operation My company ‘Oil & Gas Europe’ is a subsea service company that focuses on providing drilling companies with in riser safety systems. These systems allow well operations to be conducted safely during drill stem testing (DST). They provide the ability to rapidly shut in the well and disconnect should conditions require it. ‘Oil & Gas Europe’ also provide EH landing strings. Electro-hydraulic control improves response times, enables ‘Real Time’ data feedback, reduces the physical umbilical size on deep water applications and addresses the disconnect philosophy from dynamically positioned mobile drilling units. Description of existing maintenance: Currently ‘Oil & Gas Europe’ use a paper based maintenance system. Over the last couple of years ‘Oil & Gas Europe’ have grown rapidly meaning a paper based system is no longer suitable. This is inconvenient for the company because it makes documents hard to find and means documents can be easily damaged it also uses up a lot of storage area. We are looking into purchasing a CMMS because it will allow ease of traceability regarding maintenance within the company, reduce storage and also increase health and safety by removing a possible fire hazard of paper based documents. Items to be maintained: To test the CMMS programmes I have decided to create a maintenance programme for one of our electrical hydraulic control systems: Riser control module (RCM). Below is a list of 22 items that need to be maintained within the RCM. 1. Mandrel 2. Crossover 3. Quick Connect Crossover 4. DCV 5. SOV 6. SEM Canister 7. Lower Mounting Sleeve 8. Upper Mounting Sleeve 9. Outer Cover (Lower) 10. Outer Cover (Upper) 11. Top Flange 12. Middle Flange 13. Lower Flange 14. PTTX Canister 15. Flow Meter 16. Flow Meter Canister 17. Bore Transducer 18. Shear Shuttle Assembly 19. Check Valve 20. DCV Manifold 21. SOV Manifold 22. Split Ring Maintenance Plan: Below is 2016-03-24T15:57:17.207-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/industrial-plant-maintenancce-35184.aspx Discrimination against Tattoos in the Workplace Name Name of professor Course Date Discrimination against Tattoos in the Workplace It is well known that tattoos are becoming a lot more popular in the world today and have always been a symbol of religion, culture, memory, or self-expression. These days, people are have visible tattoos in the workplace, which is a problem since body art is attributed to the negative perception those workers are seen in the workplace and thus, should not be allowed. This essay will examine discrimination against tattoos in the workplace. Authors such as Foster and Hummel perceive tattoos as a representation of physical appearance and thus, reflective in their identity (1), their ideal has no basis in the workplace. Physical appearance at the workplace is one of the requirements needed by employers in a work setting. Grooming is today an employment attribute, which is a criterion used for selecting their desired employee. Due to the increased competitiveness for desired jobs in the labour market, those employees perceived to have non-desirable aspect find it hard to be recruited in their preferred jobs. Having a tattoo is one such factor that has been researched to limit a person choice of being selected or, increases the chances of discrimination in the workplace. The underlying reason tattoos are not conducive to a workplace setting is due to the fact, tattoos are a reflection of who the people are. The perception and judgement established in those who interact with a person with tattoos is one who is not professional and as such, reflective in the underlying policies that are created in an organization to refuse exposure of tattoos in the workplace. An example can be seen in a five star hotel, if the concierge has visible tattoos, for bones of skulls, this reflects negatively on the character of the person and secondly on the character of the hotel who hired such a person. A hotel customers when faced with such an outcome is likely to have a negative perception of the hotel even if the thought are wrong in their mind, what they see justifies their opinions. However, if the person who has tattoos works has a dishwasher, the fact that they have tattoos, will not create any problems for the hotel and even if they are seen by customers, this will not change what they perceive the hotel to be. Whether the negative perception of tattoos this arises out of perception derived through the media 2016-01-11T00:47:26.897-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Discrimination-against-Tattoos-in-the-Workplace-35161.aspx Semiotic analysis of transformers age of extinction Name of student: Professors name: Course: Data: Semiotic analysis of transformers age of extinction For this paper, the movie chosen is Transformers the Age of Extinction, which was produced in 2013. The analysis will be undertaken using semiotic analysis, which will be carried out on certain scenes in the movies looking into Indexical Signs, Symbolic Codes as well as Iconic Signs and Codes. Transformers age of extinction is a movie that was produced by Michael Bay. In order for a systematic development of the semiotic analysis, the key definition will be explained in the manner they are presented in this paper. Firstly, semiology is a term that is used to describe field of where aspects such as signs, able to convey a meaning while at the same time symbolic of something different. Of importance in the definition of semiology is the difference between signifier and the signified. Observations of perceived signs are representative of signifier while the signified is the cognitive interpretation individuals derive. Other aspect such as symbolic when it comes to the film industry are construed to mean signs which bear now similarities to signifiers while iconic is a term which describes a scene where the sign are reflective of signifier (Bathes 32-55). Transformers edge of extinction is a futuristic movie that was released in June 27th 2014. The movie is a depiction of an epic battle that is carried out on earth and humans and robots strive to save humanity from their own detriment. In the movie, a new more powerful enemy is revealed hence, this movie becomes a battle between good and evil. The human’s side of the battle is let by Cade Yeager who together with Optimus Prime, manage to save humanity. This time the major battle happens in china as opposed to the United States. The genre of this movie is science fiction which, good striving to overcome evil. Transformers the Age of Extinction is a movies that carried codes for those who were keen enough to think past the underlying story line to decode the few mysteries revealed in the plot. The beginning of the movie was a reflection of a symbolic atmosphere where big machines rule. This was reflective in the manner the lead actor could be seen driving his car along the road next to a large train, which is moving faster. When it comes to semiotic analysis, even the minute of meaning is able to create a meaning 2016-01-11T00:38:47.973-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Semiotic-analysis-of-transformers-age-of-extinction-35160.aspx Business Francis Dougherty Finance 366- Introduction to Real Estate and Urban Development Section 001 Tuesday, September 29, 2015 http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_04_108 “The Limits of Property Rights”(2) In the case of Kelo vs. New London, I support the majority ruling in using eminent domain to transfer property rights in order to re-build the suffering city of New London. The cities justification for the use of eminent domain is that the Pfizer research center, along with multiple restaurants, shops, and a museum is “public benefit”, and therefore falls under the category of public use. Being that New London has a dwindling population and a high unemployment rate, creating jobs and tourist attractions that boost the local economy is a viable solution and would benefit the public. “The city was not taking the land simply to benefit a certain group of private individuals, but was following an economic development plan” (Oyez). In this case, the majority concurred that even though the land was not to be “used by the public” in the form of a highway, railroad, or school, it was to benefit the public by redeveloping the local economy and therefore constituted a “public use”. The underlying dilemma is should private property be condemned by the government and then turned over to another private owner who offers higher tax revenue and more local jobs. In this setting, generating more income for the local economy is the primary goal and is a public use. If the city of New London had not been in economic turmoil and was in fact thriving economically, the city could not argue that this was a public use because there was no public need. As pointed out by the New York Times in “The Limits of Property Rights”, the dissenters of the case said, “eminent domain must not be used for purely private gain”(2). This statement I can agree with, but in this case, it is more than a “purely private gain”. With economic redevelopment in mind, the city acted correctly in using eminent domain. Ten years later, a different picture is painted. Instead of a research facility and multiple other prosperous businesses, nothing sits on the highly disputed land. The non-profit private developer who was appointed by the city to redevelop the land, lacked financing and resources to pull off the venture. A huge reason why this fell through is Pfizer merged with Wyeth and shut down its $350 million research facility in New London. This 2015-09-30T08:49:10.257-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Business-35142.aspx Financial analysis Name: Professor: University: Date: Summary A review of the Master Budget in comparison to the Actual Budget will be analyzed to provide informative data of budget planning proforma, flexible budgets, variances, corrective action plans, and concepts of Management by Exception (MBE). In order to accurately analyze each of these areas, they must first be defined. Definition of such can be clarified through the purpose of the performance of each of these steps. Wikipedia (2014), states that the purpose of a budget is, “to aid the planning of actual operations by forcing managers to consider how the conditions might change and what steps should be taken now and by encouraging managers to consider problems before they arise.” Budget planning then can then assist managers to project anticipated conditions and prepare for forecasted changes within the market, be that favorable or unfavorable. Proformas are, “a projection based on a specific event,” as stated by ProjectionHub.com (2014). It is the proforma statements that may cause a greater variance from a standard rate of change if the specific event did not occur such as an anticipated merger Concerns There are many concerns with the budget planning for Competition Bike. From year 2006 to 2008, Competition Bike experienced a 13.3% increase in sales. In year 9, sales are projected to increase to 3510 units to give sales revenue of $5,247,450. This is a bold increase after 3400 units sold in 2008 and 4000 sold in 2007. I do not think the sales will be as robust with the economy rebounding. Sales projections should be 3425 with net sales at $5,120,375. Since the Competition Bike Company projected overly optimistic sales, there are several areas in the budget that will be affected. The areas affected are Sales Commission, Transportation Out, Advertising, Research and Development, Raw Materials, and Labor. ? Sales Commission: With commissions budgeted for 3% of sales revenue, this amount is budgeted too high since the budgeted net sales is inflated ? Advertising: This expense line will be incorrect due to it being based on 2% of the Gross Margin. The Gross Margin will be off due to inflated projections. ? Raw Materials: Due to inflated sales projections, the raw materials 2015-09-30T05:28:25.707-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Financial-analysis-35141.aspx industrialized and urbanized nations on the planet 2015-09-30T05:18:13.567-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/industrialized-and-urbanized-nations-on-the-planet-35140.aspx How Different Leadership Styles Impact on an Organisation 1.0 Abstract 4 1.1 Research Background 5 1.2 Research Objectives and Questions of the study 6 1.3 Research Questions 7 1.4 Research Outline 7 1.5 Delimitations of the Study 8 1.6 Limitations and Rationale of the study 8 2.0 Literature Review 9 2.1 Introduction to the leadership concept 9 2.2 Leadership theories 9 2.3 Leadership definitions. 10 2.4 Types of Leadership Styles 11 2.5 Transformational Leadership 12 2.6 Transactional Leadership 14 3.0 Organisational Performance Overview 15 3.1 Financial performance 17 3.2 Employee performance 17 3.3 Organisational Commitment Overview 18 3.4 Emotional commitment 18 3.5 Normative commitment 19 3.6 Continuous commitment 19 4.0 Organisational Innovation Overview 20 4.1 Impact of Leadership Styles on SMEs Organisations 21 4.2 Organisational Commitment 23 4.3 Impact of Organisational Innovation 24 5.0 Hypothesis and the Conceptual model framework of the study 25 6.0 Research Methodology 27 6.1 Research Strategy: Case study research 28 6.2 Case study Philosophies and Approaches 29 6.3 Data collection method 29 6.4 Quantitative and Qualitative Data 29 6.5 Data Analysis 30 6.6 Validity and Reliability 30 7.0 Chronological Representation of the Study 31 7.1 Introduction to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). 32 7.2 Introduction to the Case Company 35 7.4 Case Study Findings 37 8.0 Discussion and Conclusion 45 8.1 Impact of Leadership Style on Organisational Commitment 46 8.2 Impact of Leadership Style on Organisational Innovation 47 9.0 Recommendations 48 10.0 Final Conclusions 49 11.0 References 50 1.0 Abstract This paper seeks to demonstrate how different leadership styles impact on an organisational performance. The main objectives of this research is to analyse and have a clear understanding on the different leadership styles used in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) leaders. It also seeks to examine how the leadership styles impact on organisation performance and outcome using Xiamen Anne Corporation Limited, a Chinese business information paper manufacturer as the case study. In addition, the paper will also identify and analyse the most effectual leadership style for a Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) organisations. The leadership concept was discussed at the start of the paper. In terms of data collection, both qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied. This dissertation was founded on empirical researches where ten hypotheses were formulated. Furthermore, the interpretivism approach is selected as a methodology for the paper Conclusion: Keywords: Leadership, leadership styles, SMEs 1.1 Research Background The highly competitive market economies have continuously forced majority of organisations around the globe to find various strategies on improving themselves in terms of operations and performance. This is not only vital for meeting their organisational objectives, but also for sustenance (Zheir et al, 2012). Previous researches and studies claim that leadership is the key factor for an organisation or business to survive, operate and perform in today’s competitive market (Ximane,2015);(Bass,1990);( Jung, 2002). Furthermore proper leadership is the strategic element in increasing and achieving organisational goals (Bass &Avolio, 1995) ;( Yousef, 1998). On the other hand, some researches and studies contend that organisational leadership is an embellished concept in that it is not necessary in attaining organisational performance since there are other internal and external factors that come into play ( Ismail et al,1998; (Bass& Avolio,2002;(Munjis,2011). A number of 2015-08-13T10:17:26.893-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/How-Different-Leadership-Styles-Impact-on-an-Organisation-35132.aspx Test eCheat - The Free Essay Community LOGOUT User asavitsky Total Points: 10 Saved Essays (0) HOMEFREE ESSAYS CUSTOM ESSAYSARCADETOP ESSAYSTOP MEMBERS HELPCONTACT USUPLOAD Upload An Essay or Term Paper The eCheat community benefits greatly from students like yourself that share their work with other free members. 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There are two ways to submit essays & papers to eCheat: 1. Uploading a FileWe accept the following file types: doc, docx, pdf, wps, rtf, txt2. Copy & Paste into a formUse this method if you'd prefer to copy and paste your paper and bibliography into a form.Important to read: All essays MUST contain at least 300 words to be uploaded! Select 2014-12-20T11:27:21.263-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Test-35072.aspx Essay 1 2014-04-25T05:32:43.723-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Essay-1-35019.aspx University It may be so that Philippines’ education system is deteriorating in some aspects. I’m not contesting this. If you take India, India would have both excellent universities, medical colleges and many mediocre universities, medical colleges, IT institutes etc. In the case of US, there are some renown leading universities with excellent track record and history, such as Harvard, Princeton, Berkeley, MIT etc. Even with these universities, there would be departments that are better than other departments. There is a huge quality variance in educational establishments in the U.S. This goes for primary and secondary education too. Academic traditions take a long time to come about. In England, you have such good universities as Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Business etc. There are in England also a lot of mediocre institutions. Perhaps, my general comments about Philippines’ education needs to be qualified with the above considerations. This implies that Malaysia too would have good tertiary educational institutes, while others would be mediocre. I would also add the modernization thrust in Malaysian education system is greater than in Philippines, as Malaysia is a thriving economy. In short, when you choose a tertiary institute, whichever country it may be, it is best to choose well with the quality of education in mind. Finally, simple statistics can lie or distort facts. To establish facts, you need to research well. Simple statements can be refuted or denied, if not backed by adequate proof. The burden of proof is on the author that asserts an opinion. Still, there would be excellent and mediocre universities in any country. This implies that Malaysia would have good and mediocre universities, just as any other country. The extract from the report, I understand, shows the general status of educational systems in different countries, including Philippines and Malaysia. It does not address the issue of excellent and mediocre institutes within a country. My general statement about Malaysian educational system going through a modernization process recognizes this. Having said this, once again, it is best for you to choose well, and keep in mind departments in a university could have different international standings. I’m not trying in any way to discourage you to go to a Malaysian institute, or for that matter, a tertiary institute in any country. It is not easy often to choose as we please. Even if you want to go to Cornell or Princeton etc, 2014-02-19T06:28:36.237-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/University-35003.aspx Phenomena of evolution psychology in relation to architecture and landscape architecture Phenomena of evolution psychology in relation to architecture and landscape architecture Introduction Explanation concerning people ideas have been characteristically explained using Evolutionary psychology successfully. Architecture and landscape architecture can be successfully explained using Evolutionary psychology to get a scientifically acceptable hypothesis. Most people associate Architecture and landscape architecture to design ideas, as a whole but the real understanding is that it emanates from constraints in its practice. Advancement in building material together with their sophisticated usage requirement as well as wish for more advancement, ingenuity and originality form the basis to the modern architecture and landscape architecture. Matters that weight the industry to changes normally emanate from the political and economics. According to researchers, the myriad progression in evolution science and ecology led to the aspect of a common central understanding centering on the substantial difference between human space and natural, and now the environment is vital in architecture and landscape architecture. ¹ Through the years, the world’s perspective of nature has metamorphosed, but the one singular factor remain how we inhabit here on earth. Aspects such as our dwelling space as well as the build environs inhabited by us humans as seen as less relevant factors and mostly overlooked by scholars and historians. However, the fact is humans like to stay comfortable places that are affiliation to their surroundings. Humans cannot stay in the forest as if wild animals since those places are only suited for animals. Humans demand structures and scenery conducive for their needs. As a result, contained in the idea of professionalism in the Architecture and landscape architecture sector, is the assumption of better designs different in nature, as well as an environment that is healthy and appealing for those who buy dwellings. As a result, what Architects draw today is both fundamental and structurally different from previous years. In the past, the notion of environment, different designs created by experts as well as the combination of both the living space and the non-living space never existed. Buss describes the process as: how and where we live is explained when he says that the Landscape preferences are a manifestation of habit preferences, which in turn were selected based on their capacity to meet ecological requirements of man. This included food, water, shelter, environment and protection. ² Evolution psychology in relation to architecture The field of evolutionary psychology offers vitals steps in the understanding of old building styles adaption to the 2013-08-28T06:14:17.293-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Phenomena-of-evolution-psychology-in-relation-to-architecture-and-landscape-architecture-34953.aspx Organizational Behavior at Kudler Fine Foods Abstract This paper will explain the apparent culture at Kudler Fine Foods, and how the organizational structure at Kudler Fine Foods impacts the overall profitability to have an organization reach its goals; the leadership style has to be effective and motivating. This paper will also examine and analyze Kudler Fine Foods organizational performances which can be traced to the leadership style evidentially reflected in the employee motivation at Kudler. This paper will also discuss what is happening external to the organization that drives change at Kudler. Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Food's sole owner was Kathy Kudler who started her first store in 1998 and has opened three stores since then. Kudler Fine Foods has been successful to develop a genuine organizational culture. Kathy has an open line of communication with her employees and she communicates with them regularly. This communication builds ownership, team spirit and respect for the company. Due to low payroll at the clerk and cashier level, Kathy allows them to take home groceries to their friends and families. This builds loyalty. Kathy occasionally runs the store or the cash register to interact with the clients to understand their needs and to make sure that they were satisfied. She also asks her employees to be friendly to the customers and help them with anything they need help with. These are some of the visible, espoused and core values of Kudler Fine Foods that Kathy Kudler is successful to accomplish. Organizational Culture Performance of an organization is dependent on the alignment of the constituent resources and the ability of the resources to adapt to the change. "Organizational culture is a system of shared values, assumptions, beliefs, and norms that unite the members of an organization”, (Gomezâˆ'Mejia & Balkin, 2002, p. 108). It basically describes the states and unstated rules, how certain procedures tend to occur normally and the overall personality of a company, these three levels of culture in a company: the visible culture, esposed beliefs, and core beliefs. Culture can be visible, something that people can see or feel or based on espoused values, or based on core beliefs. Some of the examples are an organization that adapts employee dress code, management decision to lay off employees to reduce cost, and organization culture based on innovation and creativity. Culture helps managements to meet the objectives and goals of the 2013-03-19T11:20:37.397-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Organizational-Behavior-at-Kudler-Fine-Foods-34833.aspx The Empire Company Limited: The Oshawa Group Limited Proposal INTRODUCTION In the Empire Company Limited Case, James Vaux, the associate director at Scotia Capital is the main decision maker. It is his job in September of 1998 to decide on a price at which The Oshawa Group Limited will sell their company/accept a takeover offer at. The Oshawa Group Limited (Oshawa) is a food retail, wholesale, and distribution firm. The Empire Company wants to expand beyond their Atlantic Canada roots; however, there are a few catches. The Wolfe family owns 100% of the voting shares of the company, and not only know the value of their company and expect to receive at least that much, but also a premium on top of that. Greg Rudka is the Managing Director at Scotia Capital; he has extensive background in the history of the grocery industry and was the one who noticed this opportunity as well as the person who assigned James Vaux to his assignment of the value of Oshawa. ISSUES There are two main issues at hand. First, Vaux needs to determine a value for both classes of shares that Empire would be willing to pay to the Wolfe family and Oshawa equity holders to acquire a position in the Oshawa Company without starting a bidding war. The second issue is that Vaux needs to find a way to finance the deal. There are a few minor issues in this case, starting with competition. The grocery industry is very competitive. There are only a few large firms involved in the industry. Of course, there are mom and pop stores all over North America, but they only make enough to live themselves and they are not bringing in the same profits as the major chains, so they are not legitimate threats to Empire. Next, the Oshawa Company’s entire voting shares are owned by the Wolfe family as mentioned above. This will add to the level of difficulty in the purchase or acquisition of Oshawa. Finally, the last issue is that in the grocery industry, it is cheaper to acquire a competitor’s company and chains than it is to open a new store. In other words, horizontal acquisitions were the primary source of growth on the revenue side for the grocery business. People don’t like change and because of this, creating or changing the name of their “local grocery store” may 2013-03-12T13:05:18.997-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/The-Empire-Company-Limited-The-Oshawa-Group-Limited-Proposal-34831.aspx Min holdning til underholdning Nå til dags er underholdning en del av hverdagen vår, og slik har det vært en stund. Likevel, trenger man det? Kunne man klare seg uten? Hva trengs for at man skal bli underholdt? Hva er god underholdning? Kan man bli skadet av det på noen måte, eller er det hele noe uskyldig for å få tiden til å gå? Alle disse spørsmålene er ting som surrer oppe i hodet mitt når jeg tenker; underholdning, må vi ha det? Og jeg ender alltid opp med å konkludere at; ja, det må vi! Underholdning er noe alle har opplevd. Enten det er Barne-TV på NRK, eller en fotballkamp på Alfheim. Det krydrer opp hverdagen, og uten det ville vi bare malt huset til naboen eller skrevet haiku-dikt på kinesisk eller gjort noe annet kjedelig som få liker å gjøre på fritiden sin. Uten underholdningen ville vi sannsynligvis ha kjedet oss gale for lenge siden. Mennesket har hatt underholdning så lenge det har eksistert. I steinalderen, for eksempel, så måtte de jo underholde seg på en eller annen måte. Blant annet jaktet de på dyr sammen, eller fortalte jegerhistorier rundt bålet (når den tid kom) noe som kan regnes som underholdning på den tiden, kan jeg tenke meg. Slik går det oppover helt til i dag: fra klubber og jakt til opera og TV. Så poenget er en eller annen type underholdning har mennesket hatt siden tidenes morgen. Et av spørsmålene jeg tenker meg er: kan man bli skadet av underholdning? Og hvor merkelig det enn høres ut, så tror jeg at, ja, det kan man. Så klart ikke på en slik måte at værdamen hopper ut av TV-skjermen og slår deg i hodet med en pekestokk, men at man kan bli skadet psykisk. Til en viss grad, i det minste. Skrekkfilmer er et godt eksempel på noe som kan gi psykisk ”skade”. I hvert fall for lettskremte folk som i flere uker etterpå ikke tør å skru av lyset på badet, for da hopper dodraugen opp av toalettet og spiser deres førstefødte, eller noe sånt tull. Noe som ikke går an i det hele tatt, og det vet jo de aller fleste. Likevel blir mange veldig påvirket av underholdning som det, og spesielt det som kommer fra TV. Selv mener jeg at skrekkfilmer er ille greier, og ser så lite på det som mulig, selv om jeg ikke er av den lettskremte typen. 2012-11-30T02:13:46.037-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Min-holdning-til-underholdning-34755.aspx QNT 351 Final Exam QNT 351 Final Exam PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE ANSWERS HERE!!! 1) The main purpose of descriptive statistics is to 2) The general process of gathering, organizing, summarizing, analyzing, and interpreting data is called 3) The performance of personal and business investments is measured as a percentage, return on investment. What type of variable is return on investment? 4) What type of variable is the number of robberies reported in your city? 5) What level of measurement is the number of auto accidents reported in a given month? 6) The names of the positions in a corporation, such as chief operating officer or controller, are examples of what level of measurement? 7) Shoe sizes, such as 7B, 10D, and 12EEE, are examples of what level of measurement? 8) Monthly commissions of first-year insurance brokers are $1,270, $1,310, $1,680, $1,380, $1,410, $1,570, $1,180, and $1,420. These figures are referred to as 9) A small sample of computer operators shows monthly incomes of $1,950, $1,775, $2,060, $1,840, $1,795, $1,890, $1,925, and $1,810. What are these ungrouped numbers called? 10) The sum of the deviations of each data value from this measure of central location will always be 0 11) For any data set, which measures of central location have only one value? 12) A sample of single persons receiving social security payments revealed these monthly benefits: $826, $699, $1,087, $880, $839, and $965. How many observations are below the median 13) A dot plot shows 14) The test scores for a class of 147 students are computed. What is the location of the test score associated with the third quartile? 15) The National Center for Health Statistics reported that of every 883 deaths in recent years, 24 resulted from an automobile accident, 182 from cancer, and 333 from heart disease. Using the relative frequency approach, what is the probability that a particular death is due to an automobile accident? 16) If two events A and B are mutually exclusive, what does the special rule of addition state? 17) A listing of all possible outcomes of an experiment and their corresponding probability of occurrence is called a 18) The shape of any uniform probability distribution is 19) The mean of any uniform probability distribution is 20) For the normal distribution, the mean plus and minus 1.96 standard deviations will include about what percent of the observations? 21) For a standard normal distribution, what is the probability that z is greater than 1.75? 22) A null hypothesis makes a claim about a 23) What is the level of significance? 24) Suppose 2012-07-26T13:34:45.76-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/QNT-351-Final-Exam-34610.aspx Marketing Management As an art, marketing creates interests in the consumer’s mind which becomes ones likeness. “Most people think of science is to increase the accuracy of predictions. Although this is part of it, thje ral goal is to increase understanding” (Marketing News). It’s a well known fact that today’s consumers have many alternative choices. Since the market competition is increasing at a rapid rate, businesses need to use intellectual idea and creative thought to market their products. Marketing as a science needs to provide logical information of product to create interest in the mind of consumers. For example a consumer looking for a face cream because her skin is dry. She found two different face creams at shop with different package presentation so in order to make a purchase she would look at the product specifications which will results in her making the correct choice. The art of marketing comes from implementing plans to attain and keep consumers, and seeing what really works. The science of marketing provides the fundamentals of good marketing practices such as market research. “WOM and buzz marketing is not rooted in the marketing of a particular brand, product, or service, but rather is based in the everyday relationships and conversations of people discussing other matters” (Management Communication Quarterly). Marketing is about understanding and influencing behaviors which can be done through studies on how people react to certain motive in predictable ways and it also looks at measuring and analyzing numbers so marketing is considered a science. As an art, marketing is about appreciating the nuances of human behaviors and also creating an immediate and future product demand. “This will be concentrating on marketing yourself as an artist and using deviant ART as your "home base" to do so” (Art Marketing, DA & YOU) Marketing is a science because it involves money that is how much you spend on marketing your product and services and what would be the return from this investment. Branding requires an innovative approach which is very difficult to measure and as such is the art in marketing. For the above marketing is both art and science: as science marketing should lead and measure while as art it should inspire and create. The marketing concepts main focus has mostly being on customer and customer needs and the product, price, promotion and place would be able to provide the balanced marketing mix. Marketing is 2012-06-08T05:06:09.153-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Marketing-Management-34588.aspx starbucks Starbucks is a multinational coffee and coffee house chain company founded in 1971 and based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 15,011 stores in 42 countries. Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, snacks and items such as mugs, and of course their well renowned coffee beans. This analysis will provide an overview of Starbucks and its industry; examine the current market and future market conditions and suggestions for maximizing the organization’s future profits and growth. Starbucks takes pride in delivering the highest quality of fresh roasted great tasting coffee. They believe in making sure the customer is satisfied every time. Starbucks purchases the highest quality of coffee beans and roast them on location to provide the finest coffee in the world. However, one area of personal finance that rightfully gets a lot of attention is budgeting, the art of directing how company money should be used. I think there were only few ways to budget, but I can now name at least six, here are the various types of budgets: 1. Line item budget: This is the typical spreadsheet budget that most of us started out on. Each estimated item gets a line and an amount, with the total hopefully adding up to less than your planned income. This is an example of a “passive” budget, where actual expenditures might be compared to budgeted amounts weekly or monthly, but always after the expense already occurs. However Starbucks can use this type of budgeting method to evaluate their income and planned how to estimate the total amount of money that will be spend yearly on their business, so that they will not overspend on their budget. More also, the company can cut down on their expenses by hiring small amount of employee. 2. Envelope (zero-sum) budget: My personal choice, envelope budgeting is an “active” process that works by assigning income to various virtual “containers.” Money is spent from these containers with a theoretical $0 limit, which makes it difficult to go over-budget in any particular category. Saving for irregular expenses and short-term goals is also easier to grasp with this kind of budget. For this type of budget Starbucks can assign how money will be spend on each department and also the amount they have to spend on each product. For examples are the amount they have to spend on coffee, milk, sweetener, 2012-04-20T05:30:04.693-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/starbucks-34544.aspx . 2011-11-09T06:13:12.99-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/_-34312.aspx how old are you? 2011-11-09T06:11:44.633-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/how-old-are-you-34311.aspx Contract Creation and Management Contract Creation and Management Citizen-Schwarz AG is a German based banking company with revenues over $20 billion. To increase its presence within the industry and become a formidable competitor, Citizen-Schwarz AG sought a vendor to build a Java-based transaction processing software to enter the retail financial services market in America. Citizen-Schwarz AG contracted Span Systems, a California based customer e-banking software developer to devise the program in accordance with a $6 million contract (University of Phoenix, 2009). Ambiguous and inadequate contracts are the cause of many disputes today. The lack of written agreed terms of reference can also contribute to disputes between parties (Carmichael, 2002). According to Carmichael (2002), “Correct documentation is fundamental to a successful project, and is important as any other project item,” (p. 52). The agreement between Citizen-Schwarz AG and Span Systems lacked specificity. Span Systems had an opportunity to develop software for one of the most prestigious banks in the world with the possibility of further business contingent upon the successful execution of the current contract. The company had difficulty keeping up with the project’s timelines because of staffing changes at Citizen-Schwarz AG. Poor communication, poor quality and lack of detail in the contract caused several issues culminating with Citizen-Schwarz AG calling for the rescission of the contract (University of Phoenix, 2009). The paper aims to address five contract provisions; performance, change control, communications and reporting, project structure, and dispute resolution. The revised provisions aim to ensure the needs of each party are met and that the corresponding risks are minimized. Contract Law Span Systems and Citizen-Schwarz AG needed a form of contract law before they started business with each other. Contract law has many different types. Contract law “enables private agreements to be legally enforceable. Enforceability of agreements is desirable because it gives people the certainty they need to rely on promises contained in agreements,” (Reed, Shedd, Morehead & Corley, 2004, p. 5-6). If the two companies were able to work out a contract that was agreeable by both parties then perhaps the reputation of both companies and the money invested into the project would not have been lost. Citizen-Schwarz AG relied on Span Systems to complete the project in a timely fashion which was agreed upon from the beginning. As the project continued, deadlines were missed and problems arose when the companies met. Promises were broken from the beginning and even though 2009-03-25T02:45:19-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Contract-Creation-and-Management-34040.aspx Business Law, Chap 13 INDIAN CONTRACT ACT 1872 Moughera Waqas Agency A (name of) relationship between the principal and the agent, i.e. the ‘contract of agency’ Agency (sec. 182) An agent is a person employed to do any act for another or to represent another in dealings with third person Parties i. Agent (person employed to do any act on behalf of another, or to represent employer) ii. Principal (for whom the act is done and who is represented by the agent) Types of agency i. General (authorization to do any at concerning a particular business/trade) ii. Special (authorization to do any specific act concerning the business/trade or any specific contract) Essentials i. Agreement (sec. 184, express or implied) ii. Legal relation (must create legal relation, except the domestic and social agreements) iii. Competent to contract (sec. 185, principal must be major, sound mind rather that the agent may or may not be a minor, unsound mind creating the liability on the principal) iv. Consideration (sec. 185, consideration is not a necessity) v. Intent (agent must be intent to act on behalf of the principle) Types of Agents i. General (is appointed to do all the transactions concerning the business) ii. Special (has a limited authority within a specific business/trade) iii. Universal (all the legal powers are transferred to the agent from the principal, to do business on his behalf) iv. Broker (buys and sells goods without taking their possession, receives brokerage) v. Commission agent (purchases the goods in foreign market as well as domestic market on a prefixed rate of commission) vi. Del credere agent (gives the surety to the principal for the third party in case of a credit transaction) vii. Auctioneer (sells goods at public auction, receives the possession of the goods, has the right of lien) viii. Banker (sale and purchase of the securities, collection of cheques, bills of exchange and dividend etc) ix. Co-agent (appointment of two or more agents for the same principal) x. Sub-agent (employed and acting under the original agent, liable to the agent not the principal except of fraud) xi. Substituted (the appointed agent in the place of original agent) xii. Indenter (purchases and sells on behalf of principal from foreign country) xiii. Mercantile agent (can buy and sell sureties to raise money, pledge the goods, documents, authorised by the principal) Creation/Confirmation of Agency i. By express agreement (sec. 186, through word spoken or written) ii. By implied agreement (according to the circumstances and according to the act done by the parties) a. through estoppel (sec. 237, stopping the principal from denying the fact of the agency) b. through holding out (act done on the basis of prior but expired information of agency) c. through necessity (emergencies, safety of principal, husband and wife) iii. Through the ratification (sec. 196, if 2009-03-23T20:20:07-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Business-Law,-Chap-13-34038.aspx Business Law INDIAN CONTRACT ACT 1872 Moughera Waqas Agency A (name of) relationship between the principal and the agent, i.e. the ‘contract of agency’ Agency (sec. 182) An agent is a person employed to do any act for another or to represent another in dealings with third person Parties i. Agent (person employed to do any act on behalf of another, or to represent employer) ii. Principal (for whom the act is done and who is represented by the agent) Types of agency i. General (authorization to do any at concerning a particular business/trade) ii. Special (authorization to do any specific act concerning the business/trade or any specific contract) Essentials i. Agreement (sec. 184, express or implied) ii. Legal relation (must create legal relation, except the domestic and social agreements) iii. Competent to contract (sec. 185, principal must be major, sound mind rather that the agent may or may not be a minor, unsound mind creating the liability on the principal) iv. Consideration (sec. 185, consideration is not a necessity) v. Intent (agent must be intent to act on behalf of the principle) Types of Agents i. General (is appointed to do all the transactions concerning the business) ii. Special (has a limited authority within a specific business/trade) iii. Universal (all the legal powers are transferred to the agent from the principal, to do business on his behalf) iv. Broker (buys and sells goods without taking their possession, receives brokerage) v. Commission agent (purchases the goods in foreign market as well as domestic market on a prefixed rate of commission) vi. Del credere agent (gives the surety to the principal for the third party in case of a credit transaction) vii. Auctioneer (sells goods at public auction, receives the possession of the goods, has the right of lien) viii. Banker (sale and purchase of the securities, collection of cheques, bills of exchange and dividend etc) ix. Co-agent (appointment of two or more agents for the same principal) x. Sub-agent (employed and acting under the original agent, liable to the agent not the principal except of fraud) xi. Substituted (the appointed agent in the place of original agent) xii. Indenter (purchases and sells on behalf of principal from foreign country) xiii. Mercantile agent (can buy and sell sureties to raise money, pledge the goods, documents, authorised by the principal) Creation/Confirmation of Agency i. By express agreement (sec. 186, through word spoken or written) ii. By implied agreement (according to the circumstances and according to the act done by the parties) a. through estoppel (sec. 237, stopping the principal from denying the fact of the agency) b. through holding out (act done on the basis of prior but expired information of agency) c. through necessity (emergencies, safety of principal, husband and wife) iii. Through the ratification (sec. 196, if 2009-03-23T20:16:42-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Business-Law--34037.aspx Organization Behavior I am employed for Qatar Technical Inspection Co (QTIC), a 140 employee company. It is a share holding company, classified as medium size in Qatar market, earned a monopoly contract with Qatar Ministry of Interior (Traffic Department) in Feb 2003 for ten years. The contract is to conduct technical inspection for all types of vehicles. This serves as a mandatory requirement for road permit renewal annually. QTIC is the only company in the country authorized to perform this type of vehicle inspection services. The company is inspecting an average of 1,000 vehicles a day. QTIC production is manpower hour. Company resources are namely, the main premises for inspection consisting of ten lanes, four of which are for vehicles above 3,000KG, and the other six for vehicles below 3,000KG; accommodation for bachelor employees; administration offices; two branches consisting of one lane for all types of vehicles, and mobile station for fleet corporate service. Inspection of one vehicle requires total of 35 minutes, 10 minutes for registration and report printing (entering vehicle information to computer database), and 25 minutes to go through technical inspection steps. Seventy three (73%) of total number of employees are in Operations Department as technical inspectors of vehicles, and 27% are spread over the administrative departments. Meetings are usually held in discussing excessive overtime hours and reward payouts (35-45% of total salary payment monthly), customer waiting time (which is an average of 75 minutes), data synchronization and customer service performance in branches, more facilities for comfortable working environment for the Operations Department or for company maintained accommodation. A quick view in the balance sheet for the last three years (see Exhibit 3), it is shown that the assets are increasing (mainly for inspection equipments), and net profit growth in 2006 is 25% more than of 2005. These figures are not controlled. The single source of income is the inspection fee. The number of vehicles is increasing in Qatar as the country rapidly develops and progresses. 7-S Frame work practice on QTIC Superordinate Goals or BHAGs: QTIC does not have known and accepted BHAGs. The only slogan it works on is “Road safety and clean environment”. However, the purpose of the organization is actually to have “safe vehicles on the road.” In this matter, it is seen that the organization purpose for existence is not clear even to executive management. The Traffic Department of Qatar was not using the dedicated authority to ensure the roadworthiness 2008-11-26T15:20:08-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Organization-Behavior-33891.aspx Bill Gate's Eleven Rule of Life The title above is an example of a rumor as it has appeared in a website called truth or fiction. The content of the website is actually questioning the originality of Bill Gate’s speech in a high school graduation. In his speech, Bill Gates 2007-03-22T05:04:42-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Bill-Gate-s-Eleven-Rule-of-Life-32857.aspx An economic perspective on Shell UK The Royal Dutch Shell PLC The ‘energy’ market is an ever booming and ever evolving one in many countries. The impact that energy fuel has on the varying economies of the world is to a large extent due to the fact that ‘OIL’ and any other fossil fuel is regarded as one of the most precious commodities of this planet which determines fluctuations in currencies, economies, political systems, and prices of all other commodities: basic or otherwise luxurious, as it is one of the main component of production. In this paper, I will be looking at the Shell organisation in the UK. This report will cover some major economic contribution factors of that organisation to the UK economy and give an economic point of view of how the organisation operates, its conduct and performance. I will provide an in-depth analysis of its market structure, its operations, the degree and type of competition it faces and the type of competitive advantages it may offer. I will do so by using economic tools and doing a constant comparative analysis where appropriate of Shell and its competitors. History: As brief as possible The Royal Dutch/ Shell Group of Companies was formed in February 1907 when the Royal Dutch Petroleum company merged with the ‘Shell’ Transport and Trading Company ltd. The terms of the merger gave 60% of the new Group to the Dutch arm and 40% to the British. Royal Dutch/Shell is the world's second-largest oil company by revenue, Europe's largest energy group and a major player in the petrochemical industry and the solar energy business. Shell has six core businesses: Exploration and Production, Gas and Power, Downstream, Chemicals, Renewables, and Trading/Shipping, and operates in more than 140 countries. OPERATION: SHELL Known to many millions of people throughout the world as ‘Shell’, the named company is one of the world’s main distributors of crude oil and gas and other such fuel that relates to burning energy. In the UK, Shell delivers a majority of the energy that is used by the British. But Shell’s contribution is not only limited to fuel, but also contributes enormously towards the British Economy through employment, tax revenues as well as investments. Shell boasts the ‘only oil refinery in the UK’ . Shell U.K. has a number of sub companies which are specialised in various fields of the ‘petrol’ industry. Amongst these companies are the Shell U.K. Oil 2007-03-18T23:21:32-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/An-economic-perspective-on-Shell-UK-32810.aspx Future of Banking in India – Changing Imperatives EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A healthy banking system is essential for any economy striving to achieve good growth and yet remain stable in an increasingly global business environment. The Indian banking system has witnessed a series of reforms in the past, like deregulation of interest rates, dilution of government stake in PSBs, and increased participation of private sector banks. It has also undergone rapid changes, reflecting a number of underlying developments. This trend has created new competitive threats as well as new opportunities. This paper aims to foresee major future banking trends, based on these past and current movements in the market. Given the competitive market, banking will (and to a great extent already has) become a process of choice and convenience. The future of banking would be in terms of integration. This is already becoming a reality with new-age banks such as YES Bank, and others too adopting a single-PIN. Geography will no longer be an inhibitor. Technology will prove to be the differentiator in the short-term but the dynamic environment will soon lead to its saturation and what will ultimately be the key to success will be a better relationship management. OVERVIEW If one were to say that the future of banking in India is bright, it would be a gross understatement. With the growing competition and convergence of services, the customers (you and I) stand only to benefit more to say the least. At the same time, emergence of a multitude of complex financial instruments is foreseen in the near future (the trend is visible in the current scenario too) which is bound to confuse the customer more than ever unless she spends hours (maybe days) to understand the same. Hence, I see a growing trend towards the importance of relationship managers. The success (or failure) of any bank would depend not only on tapping the untapped customer base (from other departments of the same bank, customers of related similar institutions or those of the competitors) but also on the effectiveness in retaining the existing base. India has witness to a sea change in the way banking is done in the past more than two decades. Since 1991, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took steps to reform the Indian banking system at a measured pace so that growth could be achieved without exposure to any macro-environment and systemic risks. Some of these initiatives were deregulation of interest rates, dilution of 2006-11-29T04:50:07-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Future-of-Banking-in-India-–-Changing-Imperatives-31843.aspx Business Organization Introduction There are many types of business in the business world. Form the small one to the large one. Choosing the form of business organization is an important decision because it can be critical to the success or the failure of the business organization. Each form of business organization has its advantages and disadvantages. Things that can be taken to consideration in choosing the type of business: your objectives in setting up the business organization, the amount of capital used up to set the business organization, level of control you wish to have, level of "structure" you are willing to deal with, the business's vulnerability to lawsuits, tax implications of the different ownership structures, expected profit (or loss) of the business. There are essentially three basic ways to set up your business: sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. Each of these has advantages and disadvantages. The purpose of this paper is to show what business organizations is and help you to differentiate the types of business organization. In particular, the scope of this paper will be confined to the awareness of business organizations as one way to improve your knowledge in management. This paper will discuss about types of business organization, affects how it operates, how tax is paid, its advantages & disadvantages and how much control its owners have. Sole proprietorships Sole proprietorship is a form of business organization in which an individual is fully and personally responsible for all the obligations of the business, and is entitled to all of its profits and exercises complete managerial control. For example, school canteen, florist, salons, etc. The person who owned this form of business is called as a sole proprietor or sole trader. Sole proprietor (the owner of a sole proprietorship) is personally responsible for all debts, taxes, liabilities and claims made against employees acting within the scope of their employment. Any income that is earned from the business is considered sole proprietor’s income. The sole proprietorship itself is not separately taxed on its income. Instead, the sole proprietor reports business income and expenses on his or her own tax return. This means that the net income from the business is taxed only once. When the owner of a sole proprietorship dies, the sole proprietorship simply ends. All the assists that the business owns will then just pass under the will of the owner or in accordance with the inheritance law. Advantages of a Sole Proprietorship The easiest 2006-03-19T10:49:43-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Business-Organization-28594.aspx Apple SWOT Analysis SWOT Analysis Apple Strengths • Apple is a very successful company. Sales of its iPod music player had increased its second quarter profits to $320 (June 2005). The favourable brand perception had also increased sales of Macintosh computers. So iPod gives the company access to a whole new series of segments that buy into other parts of the Apple brand. Sales of its notebooks products is also very strong, and represents a huge contribution to income for Apple. • Brand is all-important. Apple is one of the most established and healthy IT brands in the World, and has a very loyal set of enthusiastic customers that advocate the brand. Such a powerful loyalty means that Ample not only recruits new customers, it retains them i.e. they come back for more products and services from Apple, and the company also has the opportunity to extend new products to them, for example the iPod. Weaknesses • It is reported that the Apple iPod Nano may have a faulty screen. The company has commented that a batch of its product has screens that break under impact, and the company is replacing all faulty items. This is in addition to problems with early iPods that had faulty batteries, whereby the company offered customers free battery cases • There is pressure on Apple to increase the price of its music download file, from the music industry itself. Many of these companies make more money from iTunes (i.e. downloadable music files) than from their original CD sales. Apple has sold about 22 million iPod digital music players and more than 500 million songs though its iTunes music store. It accounts for 82% of all legally downloaded music in the US. The company is resolute, but if it gives in to the music producers, it may be perceived as a commercial weakness. • Early in 2005 Apple announced that it was to end its long-standing relationship with IBM as a chip supplier, and that it was about to switch to Intel. Some industry specialists commented that the swap could confuse Apple's consumers. Opportunities • Apple has the opportunity to develop its iTunes and music player technology into a mobile phone format. The Rokr mobile phone device was developed by Motorola. It has a colour screen, stereo speakers and a advance camera system. A version of Apple's iTunes music store has been developed for the phone so users can manage the tracks they store on it. Downloads 2006-03-02T22:31:42-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Apple-SWOT-Analysis-28528.aspx Shouldice Hospital Shouldice Hospital Limited A Brief History: Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice graduated from the University of Toronto in 1916. By 1940, Dr. Shouldice was operating a private medical and surgical practice, lecturing at the University of Toronto, and pursuing research work in areas of advancing medical knowledge. During World War II, he was called to serve on the Medical Examining Board. Dr. Shouldice, a major in the army, found that many young men willing to serve their country had to be denied enlistment. These men needed surgical treatment to repair their hernias before they could be pronounced physically fit for military training. In 1940, hospital space and doctors were scarce, especially for this non-emergency surgery that normally took three weeks of hospitalization. Dr. Shouldice resolved to do what he could to alleviate the problem. Contributing his services at no fee, he performed an innovative method of surgery on seventy of these men, hastening their induction into the army. The delighted recruits soon made known their success stories and by the war's end, more than 200 civilians had contacted the doctor and were awaiting surgery. The scarcity of hospitals beds however, created a major problem. There was only one solution; Dr. Shouldice decided to open his own hospital. Facts of the Hospital: Location: The hospital was located in Toronto in the southern part of Canada and 48% of the demand was from northern U.S. Layout: The Shouldice Hospital has two basic facilities; hospital and the clinic in one building. The rooms are design such that the patients have an opportunity to visit each other and this helped to create a service culture with the help of the people who worked for the Shouldice hospital. Capacity Planning: Shouldice was constructed with a capacity of 36 beds. After some years passed, they improved the capacity of the hospital to 89 beds. Service Encounter: There is a sensible service culture in Shouldice. Training in Shouldice technique is important since the procedure could not be varied. The patients, who were experienced hernia operation in Shouldice, can return their normal daily lives much before the other patients that had experienced the similar operation at other hospitals. And the recurrence rate for all operations performed at Shouldice is about 0. The Unique Selling Point of the Hospital “There is No Substitute for Experience”. Shouldice Hospital has been dedicated to the repair of hernias for over 55 years. The trained team of Shouldice Hospital surgeons have 2005-10-14T08:18:49-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Shouldice-Hospital--28047.aspx The Guitarist Admissions Essay The lights dimmed; the crowd began to hush. As I walked onto the stage, I saw that the club was packed with people. The butterflies in my stomach awoke and began fluttering about, and I felt the urge to turn and run off. In a dreamlike trance, I picked up my bass guitar and strapped it around my neck. A spotlight cut through the darkness and focused upon the stage, blinding me momentarily. I heard the drummer begin a four count. Suddenly the club came alive, and resounding music filled the Whisky-A-Go-Go, where twenty-five years earlier, The Doors had begun their musical career. An exhilarating sense of humility and wonder came over me as I thought, "How did I get here?" My career as a bass guitarist in a rock and roll band has had the greatest impact on my life. Playing in a band was important to me because it represented a challenge: transcending the familiar confines of my life and entering completely unknown territory. I wanted to meet people from different backgrounds and go to places that I might never have gone otherwise. The dark, mysterious atmosphere of a Hollywood night club was a far cry from the neat and tidy math and engineering classrooms I had been accustomed to. A year and a half before our appearance at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, bass guitar was about as familiar to me as Swahili. When I started playing, it was hard for me to believe that I would ever play for anyone outside of a garage, much less at a world-famous Hollywood club. I began playing bass at the age of twenty, with only a rudimentary knowledge of music theory. My only experience playing any kind of musical instrument was limited to two years of piano and one year of violin during elementary school. When some of my friends formed their band, they convinced me that I would make a fine bass player. (I believe their assessment was based more on our friendship than on any real evaluation of my musical ability.) I consented, and we started our first band. We rehearsed in a friend's garage. Learning to play an instrument was difficult; learning to play an instrument while learning how to play with a band was a test of sheer endurance and willpower. However, through persistence, patience, and constant, never-ending practice, my playing ability developed rapidly. We would practice three 2004-12-21T05:02:41-05:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/The-Guitarist-Admissions-Essay-25901.aspx Qualifications Essay As a Marketing Manager with ADP's corporate marketing department, I have been assigned to lead various product-specific marketing initiatives supporting a diversified group of business segments. Among these tasks, none was more important to the strategic direction of the business than leading the development of ADP's web site adp.com. ADP, a leading $5 billion technology company with over 425,000 clients worldwide, lacked a consistent or aggressive Internet strategy. Instead, each business unit or division was driving its own website strategy and execution. More often than not, the result was a fragmented message: a cluttered, company-centric website that failed to effectively communicate our broad range of products and services. Despite its market leadership, ADP was meeting neither the expectations of users nor the needs of clients. The company was also missing a tremendous marketing opportunity and risking losing market share because our competition was operating at a far higher level than ours. Realizing that corporate marketing could add value across the company's business segments, I initiated and led a plan to redesign the website and fully leverage the Internet as a marketing channel to drive branding, product awareness, and sales leads through an integrated and path-driven website. My role was specific: develop a strategy to improve navigation, communicate the complete range of ADP's products and services, optimize the flow of traffic to drive leads for the business segments, persuade visitors to purchase ADP products and services online, and create a platform for ADP's evolving E-business strategy. This initiative was highly challenging because of the complexity of the service offerings, the diversity of the business, and the overwhelming political bureaucracy within the organization. With a limited budget, limited resources, and limited supervision, I designed a four-phase strategy to re-evaluate the current website and replace it with an active, path-driven site. The strategy included a review of the company's current navigation and content, a strategic assessment mapping navigation and functionality against corporate and divisional objectives, and the design and architecture of the site. Furthermore, we developed a plan to validate our recommendation with market feedback through client and prospective client focus group interviews. The first phase encompassed an overall program review, analysis of all current ADP and industry Internet market research, a web traffic audit, and internal interviews with senior management. In familiarizing ourselves with current industry practices, we also reviewed ten competitors and twelve business-to-business leaders' websites. These 22 sites were carefully 2004-06-09T03:02:52-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Qualifications-Essay-25059.aspx A Personal Statement for medical School Why Unique? For the first 20 years of my life, my activities--and self-confidence--were circumscribed by the fact that I was a chronic allergic asthmatic. I was underweight, not as strong or as well as my peers, and unable to participate normally in sports. At night I was unable to sleep without an inhaler beside my bed. I was forced to ingest heavy medication on a daily basis. At the age of 20 I started running (slowly at first), because I discovered that this exercise--although routinely precipitating a mild asthma attack--would later enable me to sleep through the night. Very gradually, my runs became longer. My strength improved, 2004-06-09T03:02:22-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/A-Personal-Statement-for-medical-School-Why-Unique-25058.aspx Why does anyone need an MBA? Turkish news nowadays carry vivid images which have become terrifyingly commonplace: the surface of the sea littered with dead sheep; a landfill explosion leading to a number of deaths; vendors offering radiation-contaminated tea for half-price; a little girl's death resulting from her fall through an open sewage manhole in her schoolyard; radioactive waste sold to unsuspecting scrap dealers; a twenty-year-old tanker breaking into pieces, spilling hundreds of tons of crude oil into the ocean and killing sea life all around. The frequency with which these environmental disasters fill Turkish news broadcasts -- along with the obvious insensitivity of the authorities towards both environment and health issues -- prompted me to learn about ways to prevent these types of disasters. At the age of fifteen, I decided to focus my studies on environmental sciences in order to equip myself with the technical tools I would need to make a real contribution. After earning a master's degree in environmental sciences, I completed a professional international management certificate program in order to gain a management perspective of the field. I then realized that, in order to effectively combine my technical knowledge and management skills, I needed to accumulate real-world experience. Specifically, working at a large company would allow me to develop insight into various industries, as well as an overarching vision of the international business arena. I have now worked for nearly two years in the energy and environment group of Koc Holding, Turkey's first and biggest diversified conglomerate. As a project engineer, I am mainly responsible for our holding companies' environment and energy sector investments. This position has given me the opportunity to interact with businessmen from all over the world, thereby expanding my international perspective. Because of my outstanding work performance, I was chosen to attend various meetings with local and international governmental bodies such as OPIC, IFC, and the World Bank. It is highly unusual for a young associate to represent the company at such events, and my self-confidence -- as well as my management skills -- was further enhanced by that successful experience. While working in various business lines, including the automotive industry, consumer durables, and the energy sector, I have realized that the root cause of many environmental problems is financial. I believe that many people in the environmental sector are so ignorant or insensitive that they will cheat customers to increase profits. Furthermore, businesses do not prioritize environmental investments; as a 2004-06-09T03:01:51-04:00 http://75.150.148.189/free-essay/Why-does-anyone-need-an-MBA-25057.aspx