Communication in marketing, advertising and celebrity endorsement

This chapter aims to review the literatures which relate to the area of communication in marketing, advertising, celebrity endorsement, as well as consumer behaviour. Moreover, some relevant research about celebrity endorsements in Cameroon and England would also be examined. Couple of theories and models were introduced in order to provide deeper understanding about the research … Read more

Emotional impact within organisations

1 Introduction In today’s changing business environment understanding what influence emotion has in organizations, has become increasingly popular in the field of business and organizational research. Leadership style has adjusted in order to meet the crucial challenges and sustain long-term competitive advantage. Emotions have an impact on various work related issues such as dealing with … Read more

Essay notes: What is an appropriate communication tool for a company?

1. Which communication tools are there? Email Social media (twitter) Instant message (facebook) Web conference (Evans, n.d.). 2. How does the social media effect the communication in a company? Social media has a positive impact on the internal communication of a company. For example, the decision-making goes faster. Related to this, collaboration goes also easier … Read more

Essay notes: How does motivation influence the productivity within the company?

1. Define motivation Motivation is a driver for people to do their work (Marcus & Dam, 2012). 2. What are the theories/model of motivation? Alderfer’s theory The theory of Alderfer is the ERG theory. It includes three needs. The first one is existential needs that includes the physical things that a person needs for satisfaction. … Read more

Essay notes: What needs to be considered when choosing a leadership style?

Learning Goals 1. What are the different leadership style? Ridding described four basic leadership styles: 1. The relation style A leader with this style is focused on its employees. The leader has social skills, but is not task orientated. 2. The integrating style This leader motivates its staff members, because the task and the relations … Read more

Essay notes: How is the decision-making process performed within businesses?

Learning Goals: 1. What factors influence decision-making? Describe them. The multiplicity of criteria – the decision often be made by stakeholders that have different opinions about the problems Interdisciplinary input – specialists, who have the knowledge about the problem, have a high voice in the decision-making Joint Decision-making – sometime the decisions have to made … Read more

Essay notes: How do ethics influence business?

Learning goals: 1. What is the definition of ethics? The way of thinking based on your principles. What is good and what is wrong? (Blackburn, 2001). 2. What are the factors influencing ethics? (business ethics) The attitude of the manager and coworkers Rules and policies of the company (Blackburn, 2001). 3. What are the factors that … Read more

Essay notes: In what ways is a company affected by its structure?

Especially by the communication and the hierarchy is a company affected by its structure. The employees have difficulties with working together with another department if the communication is not good. If there is a flat structure in an organization, the employees have difficulties with their job, because they cannot get promotion. This causes a lot … Read more

Essay notes: What factors influence the internal environment of a company?

Learning Goals: 1. How can you describe the type of culture at Solei Events according to Handy’s typology? Give reasons for your answer. The type of culture person culture, because the different departments are not working together what is related to this type of culture and the manager is equal to other employees. Solei events … Read more

Essay notes: What has to be considered when companies merger/cooperate

Learning Goals 1. Describe the changes of the external and internal factors and name advantages and disadvantages of the cooperating. Advantages More money for research and the development of a business. Disadvantages Less choice for the customer Job losses Higher prices (Sessoms, n.d.). 2. Explain different kinds of cooperation and give examples. Merger Two companies or … Read more

How do the cultural dimensions affect the communication in an international business?

Introduction Communication is one of the primary concerns in every business. This includes verbal communication as well as non-verbal communication. The process of globalization creates a more international workforce in businesses. This means that studying cultural development becomes a necessity (Matusitz & Musambira, 2013). Research in the field of intercultural communication becomes more needful. In … Read more

Genesis PM – Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT and PESTEL

1. Preamble In today’s era, the management environment is more complex and organisations continually have to face new challenges and adapt to the latest changes. In order to cope and survive, it is vital for Genesis PM to review its existing objectives, goal and strategies. With a view to becoming more effective and efficient, the … Read more