Alpha Enterprises, LLC. expansion into a foreign market (Mexico)

Introduction The following memorandum will explore the strengths and weaknesses of Alpha Enterprises, LLC., in regard to the expansion into a foreign market—Mexico. Essentially, the matters addressed will outline the pertinent aspects of U.S. law as well as the ethical and legal implications of doing business in this foreign land. Additionally, the content addressed will … Read more

Investigate workplace, health, safety and sustainability at Smith Construction

The aim of this presentation is to investigate and evaluate workplace, health, safety and sustainability at Smith Construction and evaluate whether Smith Construction is meeting their responsibilities regarding workplace health, safety and sustainability. During this presentation, I will be providing: • a definition of workplace health, safety and sustainability • describing what Smith Construction is … Read more

Sustainable Challenges (Industrial symbiosis/Resisting change)

Part 1: Industrial symbiosis Put simply, industrial symbiosis challenges the business world to operate in the same way as the natural eco-system where everything has a place and function, and nothing goes to waste. Based on the experience of delivering NISP, a renewed definition for industrial symbiosis was accepted by the Journal of Industrial Ecology … Read more

Supply Chain Vulnerability (cases of CO2 shortage in Britain & China’s 2008 Milk Scandal)

1. Introduction Wagner et. al (2006) states that supply chain vulnerability is a function of certain supply chain characteristics where the loss of a firm is due to its supply chain vulnerability towards a given supply chain disruption. Two cases were presented to unravel the importance of SCRM on supply chain vulnerability. A detailed explanation … Read more

Sainsburys balanced scorecard / strategic objectives

Introduction The supermarket industry is one of high competition and is very saturated. Not only do the major brands like Sainsbury’s offer food and drink, they also branch out into a variety of other industry’s offering other services for example Sainsbury’s Bank and Tu clothing to name a few. Differentiating themselves to acquire customers is … Read more

Processes of organisational change

Introduction Organizations these days should match their strategy to environmental or organizational opportunities and threats to obtain or maintain competitive advantage, which is appointed as strategic fit by Zajac, Kraatz & Bresser (2002, p. 429). To acquire a strategic fit, strategic and organizational change is often necessary. Van de Ven & Poole (1995, p. 512) … Read more

Lean Six Sigma (application to Jaguar Land Rover)

Japanese manufacturing organisations have been investigated by various academic researches boing back to the book called “The Machine That Changed the World” by Womack (1990) that a raised awareness of the US manufacturers. Many academics studies have explored Toyota Production System (TPS) to understand the practices used by Toyota (Womack and Jones, 1994). Academic investigator, … Read more

How Does Zara (and Inditex) Meet Customer Expectations?

Summary Zara has created a huge impact in the fashion industry. Its vertically integrated structure, its fast turnaround time (JIT) and the usage of the store as a source of information are what make Zara’s business model different from competitors. Stores are located in the golden miles of the most important cities in the world … Read more

Ratio Analysis for Emirates

Profitability Profitability as a whole fell for Emirates between 2016-2017 but the main profitability ratio that was affected was the Return on Investment. It had been increasing in previous years but when it came to 2017, it saw a significant fall of 18.45%. This was because the effect of the new aircrafts which had been … Read more

IKEA background, strategy & strengths

IKEA is a global retailer, with hundreds of stores throughout dozens of countries in which they sell home furnishings that are low-priced, yet thoughtfully designed (Hill & Jones, 2012; Lutz, 2015).  IKEA has 380 stores in 48 countries, with 43 of those in the United States (Gillies, 2017).  In addition to its large warehouse style … Read more

Strategic planning overview, and what impacts decision making

Strategic planning is vital for any company. A clear comprehension of strategic planning is necessary for effective execution of the same. Missions is an announcement of the company’s motivation and the reasoning behind it existing. It depicts the organisations offices and capacities. The mission statement tells the organisations beliefs and qualities in a brief timeframe. … Read more

Performance Management & Appraisal (draft)

1 Introduction Equitable Construction has recently seen expansion rise rapidly over the last few years. As a result, the Managing Director has expressed concern to the present practiced informal management systems within the workplace, as they are no longer fit for purpose within the larger facilitating organisation. In particular, there is no structured performance management … Read more

Monitoring of employees within the workplace

For many years, technology has been used for a variety of purposes in business life. Today, it is a widely-accepted fact that there are enormous advantages of using technology in workplaces. Moreover, it can be said that being able to use technology at a certain level in almost every job field makes applicants stand out … Read more

What is the relationship between organizational change and commitment within an organization?

1. Introduction 1.1. Problem indication The last century there have been a lot of changes in the world of work. Processes are more complex and business models change rapidly. Because of this, organizational changes are a major trend in modern economic times. Organizational changes are a well-studied subject in a variety of disciplines (Organization, Science, … Read more