...Running Head: Entrepreneurial Leadership “Assignment 1 - Entrepreneurial Leadership” The Business Enterprise – BUS508 Darren Smith Professor Derek A. Smith October 25, 2010 1. Discuss the common elements described in the theories/philosophies of Case, Kouzes, and Drucker including how their principles/strategies relate to the new definition of entrepreneurial leadership presented in Understanding Entrepreneurial Leadership in today’s Dynamic Markets. According to the online article, Understanding Entrepreneurial Leadership in today’s Dynamic Markets, the new definition of entrepreneurial leadership is explain through Sashkin M. Rosenbach as, “…clarity, communication, consistency, caring, creating opportunities, self-confidence, power need and its use, and vision. They also include how they are defined and their importance, coordination, how people work together to get the job done, and the strength of shared values and beliefs, that is, the degree to which people in the organization generally agree that these values and beliefs are important and should guide their actions.” (2010) In a pod cast by Steve Case, he states, “….entrepreneurship is important not just in terms of creating value that rewards shareholders or employees. It’s also important in terms of the underlying economic future of our country.” (Steve Case, Feb. 2010) Steve also believes that the three P’s; people, passion, and perseverance, are the focus points on being an entrepreneur because...
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...your answer with examples or evidence. The cultural and social differences are factors that should be taken into consideration when deaing with issues of trade. Social and cultural differences brings the aspect of trade on a more personal level. Cultures are constantly changing and evolveing but few things stay the same such as lanuage, religion, and values. For a company to stay economically ahead of the curb they need to make sure that thier employees are familiar with international cultures. Empolyees will not only need to understand the culture but they will also need to be able to communicate in order to do business buiness internationally. The rules are duffult and there to protect, and it is the businesses responsiblity to have the proper people in place to understand how these rules affect thier business and the cultures they will be conductiong business. Barriers to entry for theSmart for two EV as it expands into different markets is the economic baarrier the product will face. The product has a lot of great features and well dsigned, however the price of an electric car versus a vechile that runs on gas is much more expensive. The frist model of the smart car did not result in high market sales. For example the US economy today is very unstable and with more consumers being more educated about thier decisions for thier families, in a lot of situations the smart will not be a smart choice. I believe the product would be a great success if it were targeted to a particultr...
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...Assignment Four Capital Structure by Nynda Reynolds FIN 534 Financial Management Strayer University December 1, 2010 Introduction “Ask the head honchos of successful franchise system about their growth philosophies, and their answers will reflect the unique needs of their individual companies. But listen carefully, and you will hear two recurring words: "money" and "infrastructure”. It takes money to create a solid infrastructure that adequately supports a franchise system's operations. Without that infrastructure, you won't make money (Larson, 2001).” A successful company continuously thinks of ways to promote their firm and products. When a company needs to raise additional cash to undertake new projects, management has to determine what type of safety measures to take to finance its investment. Capital structuring is “when corporations raise funds from outside investors, they must choose which type of security to issue. The most common choices are financing through equity alone or financing through a combination of debt and equity (Berk & DeMarzo, 2011, p. 451).” In this paper, we will be taking a look at this company who will need $27,000,000.00 to finance a major project in the company. The company is expected to generate a total of $25,780,000.00 in earnings next year with addition to the new project. The company currently has 5 million shares outstanding, with price of $19.25 per share. We will take look at the figures and determine should the company...
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...price' food which may be though unsafe about its quality by its low price (Asda, 2010). In additional, UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Department for International Development (DFID) has taken on the policy to balance future demand and sustainable supply of food industry (National Archives, 2011). The government policy hopes food industries can put more attention on a sustainable development and an adequate stability in food prices. Looking back to Asda's 'smart price' food range, they do keeping follow UK government's requirement and gaining food by using its pioneering partnership Cumbrian food hub, Plumgarths (BBC GOOD FOOD, 2012). Asda use its nine hub network to open a door for these small business who normally wouldn't have the opportunity to deal with a major supermarket. Their action in holding a sustainable supply of food from local food producers has made Asda gaining equivalent reputation from both government and local resident. Economic Factors The economic factors are entwined with consumers' spending and companies' pricing. According the economic recession from 2008 UK's economy has been affected. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2012) states the gross...
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...Behavior – BUS 520 Carlene Graham First, using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate’s goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program. Upon using the model for goal setting Allstate’s goal setting process determines that that their goal setting program is effective. Allstate’s goals possess goal clarity and self-efficacy, the company motivates its employees to commit to the task or goal at hand. Allstate makes sure that the goal is not to difficulty set to where it may demotivate its employees. Allstate director of diversity management focuses on the key question, “How do you take this workforce of differences and bring them together in a more powerful way so that it can impact business results?” (p. 215). This particular question in itself shows effort, direction, and task strategy. Allstate begins with four specific steps to tackle goals set by the company for its employees. One is succession programming, this determines key candidates identified and developed for key positions. Next, is development this is where each employee receives an assessment of their current position, which provides feedback to leaders for future training programs? Then, Allstate determine the measurement survey that gives them a snapshot survey of how to provide and put in place an action program to improve and solve problems for work processes. Lastly, is accountability “DeVries believes that this sharpens the focus on the initiative...
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...Assignment One：Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd.—a Strategic Management Exercise Unit 33: Small Business Enterprise |Outcome(s)/criteria |Possible evidence |Feedback | |1 Be able to investigate the performance of a selected small | | | |business enterprise |Analyze the shoes industry by Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model | | |1.1 produce a profile of a selected small business identifying its |Define paternalistic management style, and its cons and pros | | |strengths and weaknesses |Indentify the SWOT of Maple Leaf Shoes | | |1.2 carry out an analysis of the business using comparative | | | |measures of performance | | ...
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...| Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma Business/Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in HospitalityManagement | Unit 33: Small Business Enterprise | Student Name | Student No. | | | Assessor name | Dr Francis Offeh | Date of Issue | Completion date | Submitted on | 27/01/2014 | 07/03/2014 | | Assignment title Cambridge Satchel Company LearningOutcome | Learning outcome | Assessment criteria | In this assessment you will have the opportunity topresent evidence that shows you are able to | TaskNo. | Evidence(Page no) | LO1 | Be able toinvestigate the performance of a selected small business enterprise | 1.1 | Produce a profile of aselected small business identifyingits strengths and weaknesses | 1 | | | | 1.2 | Carry out an analysis of the business using comparativemeasures of performance | 1 | | LO2 | Be able to proposechangesto improve managementand businessperformance | 2.1 | recommend with justification, appropriate actions toovercome the identified weaknesses in the business | 2 | | | | 2.2 | analyse ways in which existing performance couldbemaintained and strengthened | 2 | | | | 2.3 | recommend with justification,new areas in which the business could be expanded | 2 | | LO3 | Be able to revise | 3.1 | produce an assessment of existing business objectives | 3 | | | businessobjectives and plans to incorporate proposed changes | | and plans | | | | | 3.2 | revise business plans to incorporate appropriatechanges...
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...Failure of Business Enterprises; Caused by Productivity or Management? RAJKOOMAR Manish Table of Contents Definition of Business Failure3 Closures and Failures: The Numbers3 Reasons For Business Failures Failure Due to Production Related Issues4 Failure Due to Management Related Issues5 Recovering From Business Failures8 Conclusion9 Definition of Business Failure Business failure is defined as the termination of a business that results in financial loss for at least one of the business's creditors. All entrepreneurs who decide to establish their own business face the possibility of failure, and a good deal of sources holds that failure is not only possible but probable for the small business owner seeking to launch his or her own enterprise. It has long been said that four out of five new businesses fail within five years of their establishment, for instance, but current studies indicate that such gloomy forecasts often present a false picture of entrepreneurial realities. Indeed, many business experts that the majority of small business owners are actually successful with their ventures. , The US Chamber of Commerce - published newsletter; Nation’s Business pointed out "Outright failures of small businesses are in fact remarkably rare." Moreover, Nation’s Business explained that "if failure is defined, reasonably enough, as a business closing that results in losses to creditors because the firm files for bankruptcy or because it simply closes its doors...
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...Entrepreneurial Leadership Jessica M. Jones Dr. David Rall The Business Enterprise April 22, 2011 Abstract Leadership to any entrepreneur is vital to the success of business operations. In today’s economy individuals that possess the entrepreneurial characteristics should take advantage of this opportunity. Businesses are no longer worried about who will be their competitors. Organizations now are more in tuned with protecting and securing the businesses from deflating. Together, the suggested findings will illustrate what it takes for entrepreneurs to motivated, what attributes leaders need to influence, and the philosophy one should consider when starting an entrepreneurial business. Keywords: Entrepreneurial Leadership, philosophy, type of organizations, small business administration Entrepreneurial leadership is the key attribute to any successful organization. The competency to lead by example defines a great leader. With recent years, leadership has been described as the ability to empathize with others, communicate effectively, and perform consistently. These are not the only characteristics that illustrate leadership. According to James Kouzes (2008), there are five (5) basic principles to rise to leadership that any leader could implement in order to motivate: “(1) Model the ways, (2) Inspired shared vision, (3) Challenge the process, (4) Practice/enable others to act, and (5) Encourage the heart.” AOL chairman and CEO, Steve Case, also has a set of entrepreneurial...
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...Overview of Management Sharvon Jackson MMPBL/502 – Managing the Business Enterprise December 20, 2010 Micheal Barker Overview of Management Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet specialty store that originally started in La Jolla, California and has added two other locations in the Southern California and San Diego area. It is apparent that Kudler was managed efficiently in the beginning to the success of the opening of new stores. They are an example of an organization which is made up of different departments who work together to ensure the success of the organization. To get a better understanding of Kudler Fine foods, an analysis of their management structure will be completed, how technology and internet is made useful in the organization and how the Porter’s Five Forces Model can be applied to Kudler’s operations. Management functions and responsibilities As president of the organization of Kudler Fine Foods, Kathy Kudler has a critical role to perform in the company. As Kathy has started the company and is the president, she has the responsibility of creating a vision for the company to follow and to set goals company wide for all employees to follow and uphold. To assure that the goals are evident for all to see, the Mission Statement for Kudler is posted on their website. The second tier of management at Kudler consists of three directors that have various duties to the organization. These three tactical managers are in charge of translating the vision...
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...Thi BICH HOANG EHWLC- HND Hospitality Management small business enterprise assignment 1 student: thi bich hoang id: 928469 Thi BICH HOANG EHWLC- HND Hospitality Management small business enterprise assignment 1 student: thi bich hoang id: 928469 content page content page 1. Introduction of small business enterprise 3 2. Business profile of Coffee Lounge woolwich 4 - business, administation and contact information 4 - introduction 4 - strategy 4 - business concept 5 - management and ownership 5-6 - Current customer 6 - attachment and support document 6 3. Busniess Analysis. 6 - PEST analyisis 6-7 - swot analysis 7-8 4. Competitive analysis. 8-9 5. REcommendations for strengths and weaknesses 10 6. Suggesttions for New Areas to expand 10-11 7. conclusion 11 8. bibliography 12 Introduction A small-scale enterprise is a business that recruits a small number of labour and does not have a high volume of sales. With those enterprises like that are generally privately owned and operated sole proprietorships, corporations or partnerships. (smallbusiness.chron.com, 2014). As involved with a small business, the report following investigated the competitiveness of The Coffee Lounge Woolwich which...
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...TEACHER’S MANUAL to accompany CASES AND MATERIALS ON TAXATION OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Second Edition By Glenn E. Coven Mills E. Godwin Professor of Law College of William and Mary Robert J. Peroni Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law The George Washington University Richard Crawford Pugh Distinguished Professor of Law University of San Diego AMERICAN CASEBOOK SERIES® ® WEST GROUP A THOMSON COMPANY ST. PAUL, MINN., 2002 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Note to prior users: The order of this chapter has been revised. Users who wish to skip the introductory material and begin with the check-the-box regulations may now begin with paragraph 1075. [¶ 1000] A. HISTORY OF THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX This paragraph briefly summarizes the history of the corporate income tax. Some instructors may want to note here that the top corporate income tax rate reached a zenith in 1951 of 52 percent, before being reduced in 1964 to 48 percent, in 1978 to 46 percent, in 1986 to 34 percent (except for corporations with taxable incomes within a specified range that are subject to a top effective marginal rate of 39 percent). The maximum rate was raised in 1993 to 35 percent but only for a relative handful of generally publicly owned corporations earning over $10 million annually. [¶ 1005] B. COMPUTATION OF C CORPORATION'S TAXABLE INCOME This paragraph discusses the computation of a C corporation's taxable...
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...The Business Enterprise – BUS508 Submited by: Michael Nelson Instructor:L.B. Crowson 1/18/2011 Common Elements in Entrepreneurial Leadership in today’s Dynamic Markets The Theories of Case, Kouzes, and Drucker have many common elements related to the new definition of Entrepreneurial Leadership. The philosophies of these individuals highlight principal characteristics that are necessary in good leadership. Case’s theory focuses on people, passion, and perseverance as the key to strong economic growth for the country through entrepreneurship. Five of the key elements identified by Kouzes include; modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act and, encouraging the heart (Rising to the Leadership Challenge, 2008). These elements identified by Kouzes center around the people passion and perseverance that Case states as In the podcast the Kouzes describes how through the proper use of these principles that one is able to effectively lead. He also states that of the five principles that enabling others to act is the one that most directly influences the outcome of a project. When comparing this to the entrepreneurial style of leadership it fits very well. The definition of “Entrepreneurial leadership is one of an enterprising, transformational leader who operates in a dynamic market that offers lucrative opportunities” (The George Washington University, 2001). This definition is taken from the transformational...
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...Production and Operations Management The Business Enterprise-BUS508 Dr. John Woodard Tammy English Strayer University August 11, 2011 Marathon is an integrated international energy company engaged in exploration and production; oil sand mining; integrated gas; and refining, marketing, and transportation operation. Marathon is among the top five crude oil refineries in the United States, so surely there is a way to reduce the time involved in the production process. The major crude oil refineries in the United States are located in the hurricane region of the gulf coast. One possible option that Marathon could take to reduce the time involved in the production process would be to create new petroleum refineries in different regions allowing operators to shift process and production responsibilities in the event of a natural disaster or scheduled outage. There may be one feasible alternative as to why Marathon would want to reduce the time in the production of the petroleum products. In order to produce gasoline, the crude oil must go through the refinery and transportation processes. In those processes sometime could be saved either by increasing the speed of separation in the crude oil refinery process or by increasing the speed in the transportation process. Crude Oil, like any other product, is traded on the world market. In recent times, crude oil prices have been rocketing, driven by rising global demand and political instability in several oil...
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...Using technology in targeting customers: For Kudler to remain competitive in any new services, it needs to re-examine their use of technology. The technology can be used as a tool by which orders can be placed within the online community close to the store. Orders can be placed ahead of the time for a pick up with the location of the catering business. Online consumers tend to be better educated, younger, and more affluent than the general population, which makes them a potential market. Frequent customer program can be initiated or a direct response when their food is ready for pick up must also be used to encourage internet order placing. The frequent customer program would be used as an incentive for consumers who will totally depend on this service of catering for them. Kudler will be positioned as a place to interact with others interested in exceptional quality foods for entertaining and everyday use. This will also be done via emails to the various clients that provided their email address for various recipes from Kudler. Impact Using Local Organic Growers: Kudler has made a decision to use local organic growers as some of their suppliers for produce. With a decision to implement a catering service, Kudler has the opportunity to up sale its services and products by emphasizing the use of the freshest, natural whole foods available for the catering function. There is such a...
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