Opportunities and characteristics of an agile organisation

In the digital age, information technology drives innovation and innovation is the path to a successful business. Therefore, for any business to remain competitive in the market, it is essential that its Information technology and information systems are up to date and perform appropriately. (BusinessVibes, 2015) Abingdon Builders, a local construction company has required the … Read more

External environmental analysis

1. External environmental analysis 1.1 Micro environmental analysis Porter's Five Forces of Competitive Position Analysis were developed in 1979 by Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School as a straightforward structure for estimating and measuring the competitive strength and position of a business corporation. The Five Forces recognized five components that together determine the nature … Read more

Academic parenting: work–family conflict and strategies across child age, disciplines and career level

TAJUK : Academic parenting: work–family conflict and strategies across child age, disciplines and career level OBJEKTIF-AIMS/RESEACH QUESTION/PURPOSE STUDY The research underpinning this article explores the impacts that parenting and primary caring responsibilities have upon academic careers. It takes an innovative approach by exploring three under-researched aspects of this issue: the longitudinal impacts that extend past … Read more

Major reasons leading to accounting scandal of Toshiba

In 2015 the Japanese conglomerate Toshiba was faced by an accounting scandal wherein they had overstated earnings by approximately 2 billion dollars over a period of seven years and hence understated their cost all the while. Investigative reports revealed that the top management were involved in the overstatement of the earnings (Guardian, 2015). In this … Read more

The role of authority in management

Management cannot be simply defined, there are several different definitions, and factors influencing whether it is successful. One definition of management is “the ability to forecast and plan, to organise, to command and to co-ordinate” (Naylor 2004, p. 25). In addition, Tony Watson believes management is the ability to organize and pull things together in … Read more

Leadership advantages and disadvantages – male and female

Leadership usually known to be masculine in leading wise but actually they are missing the feminine part of leadership. Nowadays what a leader need is collaborative, emphatic and authentic leaders. It is believe that female is the one that are largely known to have these skills.   Authenticity in communication is really important in a … Read more

Critically discuss the idea that to be successful today management requires influence not authority

“Managing is organizing: pulling things together and along in a general direction to bring about long-term organizational survival” (Watson, 1986, p.41). Appropriate management is required to ensure success to a business by bringing staff together on a common stand and getting the best out of them. The importance of management is to intensify the relationship … Read more

What work values does Dhirubhai Ambani’s career at Reliance reflect? Analyse on the basis of case facts.

Dhirubhai Ambani possessed a very unique style of working and leadership skills that were totally unparalleled. It was his sharp acumen and business sense that helped Reliance grow from a Rs 640 million company to a Rs 620 billion multi-giant in 2002. Some of the key work values that his career reflects are as follows: … Read more

Competitive landscape in Brazil

Competitive Landscape Even with national backlashes in the form of Brexit and Donald Trump’s anti-trade policies, globalization continues and countries will always have to compete with each other – whether by co-opt trade agreements or in isolation. Considered an emerging market, Brazil is competing with other new kids on the block – perhaps even threatening … Read more

Organisational Deviance

The word “deviance” is related to the root for “deviate” which means to wander off track.  In sociology, our concern is just as much with what keeps people on the line as it is about people getting off it. When people see individuals behaving outside the norm, in both senses (mathematical and sociological), they tend … Read more

Entrepreneurial leadership – choice of Grounded Theory methodology

Leadership has become a buzzword in today’s age. It has received a prominent position in research. The hunt for leadership is an endless process, which makes it more challenging. There is an indispensable need for further research and refinements in the field of leadership. There are some core characteristics of leadership. The most important is … Read more

Organizational Behaviour (OB)

Organizations are systems whose degree of complexity is variable.  To obtain a reasonable vision and understanding of them, they need an in-depth analysis. As a system, an organization is made up of several subsystems which interrelate and interact in such a way that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts or elements. … Read more

Motivational theories in leadership

In an organization, changing the environment is a more feasible option than changing people’s behavior. 1.WD-40 is the trademark name of a penetrating oil and water-displacing spray. The spray is manufactured by the San Diego, California based WD-40 Company. The CEO, Garry Ridge, wanted to encourage people to talk about their failuresso that the company … Read more

Good Hotel – Analysis including PESTLE, SWOT and financial

BUS6020 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT GOOD HOTEL: DOING GOOD, DOING WELL? INTRODUCTION Good hotel was created from the renovation of Best Western Hotel Britton and Best Western Flamingo in 2008 as a theme based hotel. Pam Janusz was the General Manager under Joie de Vivre, a San Francisco based Hotel Management Company. Pam had been managing … Read more

The Airline Industry in the United Kingdom

1. Economic Overview The Airline Industry in the United Kingdom involves both Passenger and Freight transport by air, this report however will focus on Commercial Passenger Transport and the implications of this Industry on the UK economy. It is noted that the ‘UK Airline Industry grew by 0.5% in 2014 to reach a value of … Read more