...Opportunity: The Applied Research Technologies’ general manager, Peter Vyas alongside his team tried to launch the Filtration Unit Program twice but failed. Peter still managed to rebuild a low morale and a high turnover Unit selecting entrepreneurial minded people and the team was awarded two million dollars to finish their project. He ensured that it is a success after all their unsuccessful attempts it faced. They would at least for the first time celebrate a great innovation and achievement that is designed to help a lot of people both in developed and developing countries. Business and management strategy: first of all, they have to implement steps that would enable the plan to accommodate the two million dollar funding from the division for RIMOS. Secondly, the unit needs to go through extensive testing to pick out any possible flaws before it tries to launch the product for the third time. The unit should ask for assistance from its other IT specialists in other divisions within the organization to conceptualize if they can come up with the perfect product. Management venture, stage, and industry: The management exemplified a team that was right for this venture. Peter Vyas possessed knowledge by realizing the need and purpose for this project. Although, he had experienced two failed junctures in hopes of introducing the RIMOS idea but he was determined to resolved the kinks which contributed to his previous failures. Despite the pressure and uncertainty of his job depending...
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...quality employees and reduce turnover rates in their organizations. The study proposes that employee retention rates at Applied Research Associates (ARA) are driven by employee satisfaction. Applied Research Associates employs just over 1,200 employees and the study will use a written, paper survey to collect information from 200 randomly selected employees. Some of the information collected will be used to classify the study participants. The remaining information regarding employee views on benefits and career advancement opportunities within the company will be used to measure the level of employee satisfaction and will be analyzed for potential areas to improve retention of quality employees at ARA. Make sure word count is at 150 or less. Good summary Employee Retention at Applied Research Associates From an organizational perspective, the recruitment and retention of top-notch employees is even more important today than ever before (Holtom, Mitchell, Lee, & Eberly, 2008). Successful organizations have become increasingly dependent on their quality this maybe bias calling them quality employees employees’ ability to adapt to market changes; the same market changes that may cause job dissatisfaction among employees and increase voluntary turnover rates of key employees (Chen, Ployhart, Thomas, Anderson, & Bliese, 2011). Applied Research Associates has an excellent record in recruiting high quality employees, but in the past 12 months there has been an increase...
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...Armon Vakili BUS A455 – Applied-Professional and Empirical Research in Accounting and Auditing February 27, 2013 Accounting Research Workshop Paper “Asymmetric Timely Loss Recognition, Private Debt Markets, and Underinvestment: Evidence from the Collapse of the Junk Bond Market” Jaewoo Kim, University of Iowa Jaewoo Kim’s research dissertation is encompassed entirely by the concept of “accounting conservatism”. The report stems from prior research and empirical evidence that concludes accounting conservatism has an inverse relationship with a firm’s tendency to overinvest. It’s also conceptualized based on previous reports that examine the role accounting conservatism plays with the inclusion of specific characteristics of debt contracts (such as covenants, provisions, etc.). This reports seeks to move away from the relationship conservatism has with overinvestment and beyond the relationship it has with pre-existing debt contracts. More specifically, this report’s primary research questions asks “Does accounting conservatism have an effect on a firm’s ability to acquire debt from private markets when other access to debt is constrained?” Kim seeks to examine whether a firm’s accounting conservatism can be used as a tool to access new avenues of capital debt when that firm’s previous debt financing has been constrained. This is an interesting study because it can produce important information that might be crucial for firms that are troubled with constrained access...
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...Research and Application 7-20 Dan Mahaffey BUS630- Kuhn Week 3 Assignment 1 3/7/2011 * What is JetBlue’s strategy for success in the marketplace? Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership customer value proposition? What evidence supports your conclusion? A review of JetBlue’s 10-K/A(JetBlue 2005) demonstrate that they focus on product leadership with customer value proposition. It is clear to see that JetBlue had the highest load limits in the industry and that they have a strong customer focus demonstrated by their statement that they “aim to provide high quality service coupled with lower fares” showing their customer value proposition. * What business risks does JetBlue face that may threaten the company’s ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce these risks? (Hint: Focus on pages 17-23 of the 10-K/A.) Similar to all airline companies JetBlue must contend with the volatile variable pricing of their highest cost commodity which is required for almost all revenue generation; fuel costs (Alexander 2011). An unexpected rise in fuel costs, such as that associated with current events in Libya (Alexander 2011) will reduce JetBlue’s earnings per share causing them to be diluted. Aside from the volatilility of fuel costs, JetBlue, like most other global corporations, will face a risk associated with using the US dollar...
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...Information Technology and the Intranet Sherri Wheeler Keller Graduate School of Management IS535ON JUL10 SECJ Abstract Information Technology has become essential in every organization; it has provided firm and specific value which results in competitive advantage over other firms. Investigations are conducted to deal with specific business issue of technology. A report is prepared on procuring I.T. services from IBM. Companies have the intention of connecting with IBM for I.T services news and information through the Internet. Business services offered by IBM are being studied, and a particular focus is on consulting and information services. Website services and other Application services are also investigated to report on I.T. issues. The strategic results of information technology solution will provide expertise, consultancy which will assist in building competitive advantage. Purpose of the Report: The report aims at obtaining information about I.T. services from the IBM, an information technology and consulting firm. Also, this report will show the benefits of incorporate the intranet for internal and external purposes. A study is conducted on how to access integrated data, acquire knowledge and guidance. Intranet: An intranet is an internal, secured business environment, which uses HTML and TCIP protocols like the Internet, but operates on a LAN (local area network). If the LAN provides access to the Internet, the intranet resides behind a firewall...
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...Running head: APPLIED RESEARCH “Applied Research Technologies, Inc.” Phyllis A. Clayton Professor: Dr. Hakim B. Allah Project Management Leadership BUS 518 July 21, 2012 “Applied Research Technologies, Inc.” 1. Determine the leadership style that Peter Vyas exhibited as he considered the group’s proposal and provide examples of his behavior. Of the four leadership styles, participative, consultative, delegative, and directive, discussed in Lewis’ book Project Leadership, Peter Vyas exhibited a participative leadership style. The manner and approach Peter Vyas used when providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating his team exhibited traits of a participative leader. This particular style of leadership involves the inclusion of one or more employees in the decision making process when determining what to do and how to do it. One example of Vyas participative leadership style was him listening to his team and backing their recommendation to develop a “small-scale oxidation system that enabled waste-water disinfection in small batches” (Custom Book, 2011, p. 6). Once Vyas decided to go forth with the project, he convinced other business units to assist by allowing members of their departments to become team members. Throughout this case were examples of Vyas participative leadership as demonstrated in statements like “The team decided to refocus a second-generation product on specialized applications in Western countries where funding was...
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...Applied Research Technologies Applied Research Technologies was an up and coming technology company. It was for through the acquisition of many smaller technology companies to make one large company that could compete in the changing world of technology. The Filtration Unit was part of one of the businesses it had acquired from and oil and gas company in 1996. In 2001 this unit was taken over by Peter Vyas. His job was to bring this unit back to life. His boss was a newly promoted VP named Cynthia Jackson. It was her job to cut ties with anything that was making the company lose money and the filtration unit was potentially one of those units. Both individuals were placed in their positions because of their leadership ability but each had their own approach on how to lead their team. Peter was given the task of running the filtration unit. When Peter came to the unit, it was in disarray. It had many problems of which two of them was a high turnover rate and low morale. He quickly started to address both task when he assumed the leadership position over the filtration unit. He began filling the vacancies with people he knew and could trust. He wanted to assemble a team that he could trust to do the job and not have to look over their shoulders at all times. This type of leadership style would be closest to the empowerment style. This is because even though Peter was in charge of the whole program, he allowed his people to work as a unit and make decisions on how to do the...
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...Applied Research Paper: Superior Rentals Learning Team B Comm/215 July 14, 2014 Linda Camp Applied Research Paper: Superior Rentals As the business world looks to the future, they are leaning toward a more modern approach. Businesses are going "green" and using recyclable products in their industries. Being an environmentally aware company helps to promote a business, cut costs, and, most importantly, keeps our earth healthy. There are many reasons for a business to become more environmentally responsible. A healthier workplace, positive public response, reduced waste, and legal and tax advantages (Lorette, 2014) are just a few reasons Superior Rentals, Inc. should "go green.” Environmental responsibility begins with research and continues with the implementation of new methods and ideologies to promote a "green" company and a better world. The proposed methods, contained herein, are financially responsible, and relatively simple to incorporate into Superior Rentals, Inc.'s business plan. When businesses “go green,” the impact on the environment is substantial. Superior Rentals, Inc. can positively affect its local market and the world with environmentally sound practices. Alternatives and Discussion Research indicates the following alternatives for Superior Rentals, Inc., and includes discussion of the effectiveness of each alternative. Using Tablets/Going Paperless Using a tablet in place of a cash register has many benefits. Tablets...
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...Applied Research Paper Courtney Collier (collier.courtney@yahoo.com) 678-469-5053 1740 Taynton Circle NW Kennesaw, GA 30152 Keller Graduate School of Management Organizational Behavior GM 591 Andrea Trinklein February 19, 2010 Applied Research Paper Introduction The motivation of the employees and the supervisors is essential to the success of an organization. If the employees that work for an organization are unmotivated this could cause hostility within the work environment. This paper will give a brief description and history of the Publix. It will also show the motivational tactics the Publix uses to motivate associates. While showing these tactics I plan to show how these tactics create a problem in the work environment. Next, this paper will discuss analysis the problems and how the employees react to these tactics. This paper will also show examples of how increasing motivation affects several other things within an organization. Following the analysis this paper will give show solutions to the motivational tactics within Publix. Finally, paper will include a reflection about how this assignment influenced my personal, academic, and professional leadership and management development. Publix is one of the 10 largest grocery store chains in the United States and the largest in the south. Publix was founded by the late George Jenkins in the 1930’s in Winter Haven, Florida. Publix currently has 1,010 retail...
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...Applied Research Project Course: IS 535 Submitted: 04/14/2011 Introduction HSBC is one of world’s largest banks with electronic commerce, which consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. With HSBC, the amount of trade conducted electronically has grown significantly with widespread Internet usage. ("HSBC" 2009) The use of commerce is conducted in this way, spurring and drawing on innovations in electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web at least at some point in the transaction's lifecycle, although it can encompass a wider range of technologies such as e-mail as well. ("HSBC," 2009) A large percentage of electronic commerce is conducted entirely electronically for virtual items such as access to premium content on a website, but most electronic commerce involves the transportation of physical items in some way. Online retailers are sometimes known as e-tailers and online retail is sometimes known as e-tail. Almost all big retailers have electronic commerce presence on the World Wide Web. Electronic commerce that is conducted between businesses...
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...10/09/2011 APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT MISCELLANEOUS: * Computer Ethics * Virtual Reality * Multimedia * Telecommuting * Data Security * International Issues * Computer Based-learning After reviewing several options for my discussion, I decided that exploring a publishing company, Design Space Media Group, LLC would be an excellent and diversified approach to the many miscellaneous aspects present within an organization. Design Space Media Group began publishing 7 years ago as a Chicago based Architectural Publication, and shortly after, expanded to several countries around the world. As the company cultivated its publications into several multimedia developments, Tranzit Magazine, a lifestyles by-product was launched along with several other new ventures. There were certain challenges that came with expanding, and the organization would have to adjust in order to thrive in a rather competitive, yet questionable economy. Computer Ethics According to Kenneth C. Laudon and Jane P. Laudon “Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals, acting as free moral agents, use to make choices to guide their behaviors”. Computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. With these simple moral principles, there are some common problems of computer ethics that includes intellectual property rights such as copyrighted electronic content, privacy concerns, child abuse, fraud and how computers affect...
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...Learning organizations are characterized by total employee involvement in a process of collaboratively conducted, collectively accountable change directed towards shared values or principles. (Watkins and Marsick 1992: 118) We can see much that is shared in these definitions – and some contrasts. To start with the last first: some writers (such as Pedler et. al.) appear to approach learning organizations as something that are initiated and developed by senior management – they involve a top-down, managerial imposed, vision (Hughes and Tight 1998: 183). This can be contrasted with more ‘bottom-up’ or democratic approaches such as that hinted at by Watkins and Marsick (1992; 1993). According to Sandra Kerka (1995) most conceptualizations of the learning organizations seem to work on the assumption that ‘learning is valuable, continuous, and most effective when shared and that every experience is an opportunity to learn’ (Kerka 1995). The following characteristics appear in some form in the more popular conceptions. Learning organizations: Provide continuous learning opportunities. Use learning to reach their goals. Link individual performance with organizational performance. Foster inquiry and dialogue, making it safe for people to share openly and take risks. Embrace creative tension as a source of energy and renewal. Are continuously aware of and interact with their environment. (Kerka 1995) As Kerka (1995) goes onto comment, the five disciplines that Peter Senge goes...
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...EMPLOYMENT RELATION ISSUES MOHAMMED RAZA MEHDI Texas A&M University- Commerce CWID: 50146519 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Background 4 Problem Statement 5 Purpose of Study 6 Study Hypothesis 7 Literature Review Methodology Survey Description Data Collection Process Findings Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations Summary Conclusions Recommendations References Appendix Abstract: In this paper research I have discussed about the job satisfaction in connection to management attitudes towards representatives and firm size utilizing the connected boss worker survey results in USA. We initially research about the management-employee connections and the firm size utilizing most extreme probability probit estimation. Next we research about the different measures of job satisfaction is identified with the management-employee relations by means of most extreme probability requested probit gauges. Four measures of occupation fulfilment that have not been utilized frequently are considered. They are satisfaction with impact over occupation; satisfaction with measure of pay; satisfaction with feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction with deference from directors. Primary findings demonstrate that administration representative connections are less acceptable in the huge firms than in the little firms. Work satisfaction levels are lower in big firms. Less satisfactory management employee relations in big firms might...
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...Applied Business Research Project: Benefits of Business Group Collaboration Systems April 12th, 2009 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Purpose of the Report 4 Background of the Company 4 Discussion of Current Business Issues 5 Research Findings on the Topic 6 Recommendations for the Executive Management Team 8 Bibliography 10 Abstract One of the fastest moving industries is gas and convenience store market and also one of the toughest to maintain. Facing giants like Wal-mart, BP, Circle-K, and Exxon Mobil, Phillips 66 and many other retail chains like yours often results in competition operating across the street from one another. So in this type of industry that has a saturated market of convenience, how do you make profit and retain customer loyalty through business strategies that differentiate you from the competition? Does it begin in the gas price? Perhaps it begins with the sale of milk with cookies? No, I think it begins with business intelligence that tells you the customer sees the lower gas price, stops in to pay for and sees the coffee and donut deal that further lowers his cost of gas. How does all that happen? According to an Oracle White paper “Daily Business Intelligence requires an information delivery environment that offers advanced analytics that are easy to use.”(Mirani, Jagdish) This business intelligence often filters through many departments before it ever reaches the executive decision makers, which ultimately leads marketing...
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...Applied Research Technologies, Inc. Abstract This assignment will apply the concepts of project leadership to implement sound leadership practices and effectively lead high-performance teams in a project environment. It will also determine the most appropriate leadership style during the project environment described within the case. In conclusion, the assignment will describe my personal leadership style and one of my bosses. Applied Research Technologies, Inc. Introduction The brief case given, Applied Research Technologies, Inc., displayed many characteristics of leadership styles. The main roles described were by the project manager, Peter Vyas, and his boss, Cynthia Jackson. Throughout the case, each of them experienced scenarios that exemplified their unique style. In the next couple of pages the specific course learning outcomes associated with the assignment described in the abstract will appear and in conclusion I will express my own style. In conclusion, I will describe one of my bosses that exhibited the same types of behaviors as Cynthia. Peter Vyas Peter Vyas displayed many leadership styles throughout his experiences. Upfront Peter knew how this project would affect his own personal credibility and that of the entire team, but knew his team had worked tirelessly to make this project a reality. The one that stood out mostly and caught my attention was that of the participative leadership style. Participative leadership style...
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