...B OSA - TOM. 348 HUMANIORA Essays on Business and Leadership Ethics Tuomo Takala TURUN YLIOPISTO UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Turku 2012 ISBN 978-951-29-5010-2 (PRINT) ISBN 978-951-29-5011-9 (PDF) ISSN 0082-6987 Painosalama Oy – Turku, Finland 2012 A note from the writer I was born in 1955 and am a professor of management and leadership at the University of Jyväskylä, with a solid academic track record. My main academic work has been research in the area of business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on my research I have written around a hundred publications, of which about fifty can be seen as scientifically significant, in one way or another. I started as a business leadership major at the University of Jyväskylä in 1977. General studies sparked my interest in philosophy, and in time I became more and more interested in it. I graduated as a Master of Economics in 1982, at which point I had already done Advanced studies in Philosophy. Nevertheless, I did my postgraduate studies in economics and began to study corporate societal responsibility in 1983. At the same time I continued my studies in philosophy and graduated as a M.Sc (Philosophy) in 1986, the same year when I finished my licentiate’s work on societal responsibility for the Business Studies program in the University of Jyväskylä (Ph.D in Economics 1991). At that time, I was already also interested in the thematic of business ethics. These fields were not popular in economics...
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...Running Head: Business Research in Government Contracting 1 Business Research in Government Contracting Christian Wheeler RES/ 351 Business Research Willie Larry, Jr. June 10, 2013 Business Research in Government Contracting 2 Business Research in Government Contracting A few years ago, government contracts with contractors were being drastically changed by a unstable economy. In one particular field, manpower and strategy were changed. My experience comes from working on such a government contract. Certain business research methods, like defining the goals, decision support, intelligence, strategy and tactics are all formulated into the final outcome. (1) I work for a company called British Aerospace Electronic Systems, or simply BAE. It is a worldwide company operating on every continent and most major U.S. government contracts. However with an uncertain economy, the U.S. government needed to drastically reduce contracts that once dominated the last twenty years. Although, I was no part in the decision making or even close to it, I can only share the experience from what I seen personally. In my particular field, there was a staffing of thirty three employees. This facility is called the Central Issue Facility. Most major army installations all have one. Job wise, we issue, and receive the soldiers’ equipment for training purposes to gear to deploy...
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...Technology Research Proposal Name: Institution Affiliation: Background There has been developing awareness that the power information technology and computing. This must be, and can be, amplified past its customary client base to achieve individuals who up to this point have not had an entry to such innovation. Being digitally joined has gotten to be continually basic to economic, instructive, and social headway. The objective of this exploration subsidizing activity is to create new information that will help stretch the capacities of figuring engineering better to serve social and economic difficulties of underserved groups, both provincial and urban. The expression Data and Communication Technology for Development are likewise utilized as a part of the scholarly research group to depict this same objective. Information and Communication Technologies must be moderate, available, and important. Novel methodologies in figuring engineering have the potential for the extraordinary effect in a scope of regions, including instruction, human services, and economic improvement. The significance that exploration projects can have around there is noteworthy since there are troublesome mechanical issues to be unraveled to understand that vision. For example, work in last-mile organizing bases, making instinctive client interfaces, creating ease processing gadgets and making applicable applications in regions (Werthner, 2009). Research Purpose For my research, I will...
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...Case And Research Mohammadhosein Tavakkoli BRM7154-WD Student Id: 1101600296 Mht_1514148@yahoo.com Lecture:Prof. Dr.Wan fadzilah binti wan yusoff 1. Preface 1.1. Title: What are the Malaysian businesses schools doing for business today? Table of content: 2. Introduction 2.1. Background of study ……………….. 1-2 2.2. Problem statement …………………. .1-2 2.3. Research questioners ………………..2-3 2.4. Research objective ………………….. 2-3 2.5. Significant of research ……………....2-3 3. Literature review ………………………….3-8 4. Research methodology 4.1. Introduction ………………………….8-9 4.2. Theoretical framework ………………9-15 4.3. Hypothesis development …………….15-16 4.4. Questionnaire design…………………16-17 4.5. Population and sampling……………..17-18 5. References ……………………………. ……18-21 1. Introduction 1.1. Background of study In this contemporary everybody believes that business plays an impressive role in today’s life style. One of the primary reasons for success in any business career is knowledge. Nowadays business administration is one of most important qualification for applicants. Because of growing strategies business, enhancing of number of companies in Malaysia, today’s business become more challenging and sophisticated. In the space of information technology and innovation how the business school can play role for student to get opportunity in career success, what is the future trend of business education...
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...Current Events in Business Research RES/351 Current Events in Business Research Introduction: This paper will describe the business research process of an article that I have chosen that is close to the area of management within a business that I will be using. I have chosen the article “Optimal spares and preventive maintenance frequencies for constrained industrial systems” P. Lynch 2013, to assess the research process used. Also, I will be discussing how the research is solving the problem. Finally I will identify other potential applications using business research. The research Problem: This case study is about the spare parts for maintenance, and it tries to give an explanation thru research for how a genetic algorithm can be made to make a model of what types of spare parts you will need with an accurate inventory. I find this article very interesting because this is one my problems at work that I’m trying to tackle. And giving an analogical approach to resolve my issue could be useful. This will be a great chance to practice my new skills in research. The Research Process Used: The research used a problem definition to clearly examine the problems that the research will help avoid or correct. The research has an outlined proposal has to how the problem could be resolved by using the genetic algorithm. I feel that the research was performed with high ethical standards to achieve the final results. The limitations are clearly defined with the setup...
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...HND (Business)/ Foundation Unit 36: Starting a small business Assignment Title: “Starting a business” HND (Business)/ Foundation Unit 36: Starting a small business Assignment Title: “Starting a business” Submitted by: Ma Yamin Thu (Business Foundation) Submitted by: Ma Yamin Thu (Business Foundation) Date: (26.6.2016) Date: (26.6.2016) Contents Part 1: INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Objectives 2 Part 2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 Part 3: ASSIGNMENT 4 Task 1: Business Idea and Target Market 4 1.1 The initial business idea using relevant criteria 4 1.2 Identification of the target market 6 1.3 Demonstration the methods of the target market 9 Task 2: Required Skills 11 2.1 Skills needed to run the business 11 2.2 Legal and financial aspects that will affect the start-up of the business 13 2.3 Analyzing the areas of development skill 17 Task 3: BUSINESS PLAN 18 3.1 Proposal for starting a small business 18 3.2 The implications of legal and financial aspects 20 3.3 Business report 22 Part 4: RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION 26 4.1 Recommendation 26 4.2 Conclusion 26 Part 5: REFERENCES 27 Part 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction I am investigating to start a small business and I want it to become a viable one in the real world among the ever changing environment. Necessary, sufficient and reliable knowledge and information are needed in making a good decision. Skills and experiences are also needed in order to get the successful business. I need to have the...
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...PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET STUDY TITLE Research investigates the Impacts of Entrepreneurial Leadership in McDonald’s Restaurant. INVITATION PARAGRAPH You are being invited to take part in a research study. Before you decide it is important for you to understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information. Take time to decide whether or not you wish to take part. Thank you for reading this. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY This is an invitation to participate in a study conducted by a 3rd year student at the University of the West of England. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impacts of entrepreneurial leadership contribute for the success of a firm. On this visit the researcher will conduct a 30 minute interview that will be audio-taped to ascertain the leadership that has supported the operations management and performance of the company. WHY I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN? Your organization is one of the leading corporations in the food service industry which has experienced great performance overtime. Some of the reasons for the success were creating and developing a very innovative and talent management team within the firm which motivate and guide every staff to achieve the targets of the store. Therefore, I would like to speak with someone who has deep...
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...Current Events in Business Research Drake Schreiter RES/351 Amarjit Singh Current Events in Business Research Conducting research nowadays can be as easy as a click of a button. People collect research for numerous types of reasons in this world. The reason that individuals gather information is to either fix a current problem, enhance an idea, or to gain knowledge about a certain subject. Businesses all around the world hire individuals to collect research to help the organization in their weaknesses, enhance a certain area in the company or just to gain knowledge about the competitors in the world. Business research is more significant than people understand it to be. For instance, if a business owner does not do the correct research for location, demographics, etcetera then the company is not going to be in the place it wants to be and the potential for the company would be lost. The functional area that is being addressed in this paper is the restaurant industry. The functional area that I work in is the restaurant business. I do see myself to continue my career in the restaurant industry so I thought that it would be fitting to write the paper with that in mind. Restaurants are always going to be a part of our daily lives. The reason for this is because everybody has to eat and not everyone...
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...D2 - Make justified recommendations for improving the validity of the marketing research used to contribute to the development of a selected organisation’s marketing plan. In D2 I will be making justified suggestions for improving the validity of the limitations that was mentioned in M2. There are different limitations in market research, I explained five of these in my M2 and I will be discussing these limitations and how they can be improved in this task. I will also evaluate how the limitations of the three methods of market research that Sainsbury’s uses can be improved in order to keep up their performance if they have been doing well or even if they haven’t been failing how these limitations have help improve their business. Food sampling followed by a survey was the first method of research used by Sainsbury’s to which I discussed in M2. There are many limitations when it comes to food sampling followed by a survey and these limitations were discussed in M2 also. The limitations I discussed concerning food sampling followed by a survey were cultural and cost. Both these limitations will always affect how food sampling followed by a survey is done when this research method is being carried out, but these limitations can be rendered simple but still have effect on this research method. Sainsbury’s being the third leading supermarket in the UK they must carry out large sums of market research in order for the them to beat their competitors although they are in close competitions...
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...1. Answer the following questions about the feasibility analysis: a. What is a feasibility analysis? When should it be conducted? i. A Feasibility analysis is the process of determining if a business is viable and is an assessment of potential business. It should be conducted before the startup of a business and if business begins to fall short in more than one area involving the four components, the business should either be dropped or rethought. b. Why is it important to conduct a feasibility analysis? i. The feasibility analysis requires both primary and secondary research and is important because it determines if a business is viable or not and whether its purposes needs to be discarded or revaluated for the success of the business entering the market. Sometimes going “back to the drawing board” is the best idea a future business owner can make. c. What are the 4 parts of a feasibility analysis? Explain each part briefly. i. The four components of the feasibility and they are as follows: 1. Product/Service Feasibility – Is the product or service desirable? Is it in demand? 2. Industry/Target Market Feasibility – Is the industry attractive in the market? Is it attractive to the target market? 3. Organizational Feasibility – Are its resources sufficient? Is the management feasible? 4. Financial Feasibility – Does the business have the total start up cash needed? Is the financial performance efficient? This is the overall financial attractiveness of the proposed...
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...__________________________________________________________________ Unit of Study Trainer: _____________________________________________________________ Assessment title and Number: _____________________________________________________ Due date: XX/XX/XXXX – OR – I have been granted an extension/Special Consideration until XX/XX/XXXX Time & date submitted: HR:MIN AM / PM XX/XX/XXXX Academic Honesty All forms of plagiarism and unauthorised collusion are regarded as academic dishonesty by WIN, resulting in penalties including failure of the unit of study and possible disciplinary action. In submitting this assessment, I acknowledge the following: • I have read and understood WIN's Plagiarism Policy 2014 on page 21 at (http://www.win.edu.au/images/Student_Handbooks/WIN_Shb_VET_v13_Oct_2013%20_2_.pdf). • I certify that this work is substantially my own, and where any part of this work is not my own, I have indicated as such by acknowledging the source of that part or those parts of the work. • The assessment has not been submitted previously for assessment in another unit. • The assessment conforms to the requirements in the unit of study outline and that a corrupt file or incorrect file type will not be accepted for submission by the system. • I have retained a...
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...sub-category to organizational/industrial psychology better known as I/O psychology. The I/O psychology is divided into two different groups. Each subject focuses on an essential part of the organization. There are two related discipline in organizational psychology, which are organizational behavior and Industrial psychology. Although both are similar to organizational psychology, each side has its differences. Research statistics are an essential part to an organizing development and problem solving. Organizational Psychology The study of organizational psychology understands the dynamics of people in a workplace. Organizational psychology uses scientific methods to understand the conduct of people who work in an organization setting (Jex & Britt, 2008). Rules, structure, and guideline aids employee to work as a group instead of working as individual towards a common goal. The purpose of organizational psychology is to help better employee’s performances, better fairness, and better the relationship between employees. The core of an organization is patterned human conduct (Katz & Kahn, 1978). The rules, structure, and guideline aids the employees to perform the task at hand and can also have a psychological effect. Organizational psychology also studies the behavior of people. Organizational psychology is its own research, but it is part of a bigger study known as industrial/organizational psychology. The I/O psychology is the requirement of method and values to an organization...
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...Running Head: MARKET RESEARCH Examining Market Research Andrea Reed GB 500-Business Perspectives Kaplan University June 3, 2014 Examining Market Research In the world of business there are several important factors to a company’s success, one of these factors is the use of marketing research to help make sure that the company can position itself in the best possible market to achieve the greatest possible success. Market research is simply the orderly collection and analysis of information by which good business decisions can be made. Companies that use market research regularly are better positioned for success. Performing research before deciding to do business in a certain area is a good way for a company to determine whether or not the business can be successful in that area. Investigating the size of different markets and finding out what position of the business is in that market helps to give the business an idea of what type of success they will have in that market (Edwin, and Itzkowitz, n.d.). When exploring the functions of marketing research, several approaches come into view. Whether conducted internally or by an outside firm it is important to decide which process will give the best results for the company’s need. The exploratory function of marketing research is used by researchers to get an understanding of a certain situation or outcome; a descriptive function, is used for the collecting...
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... 2.0 Business concept statement 2 2.1 Reasons for operating business in Hangzhou, China 2 2.2 Business market analysis 3 2.3 Business Strategy 3 2.4 Concerns or Uncertainty about the Business 4 3.0 Financial Aspects 5 4.0 Conclusion 6 5.0 Reference 7 1.0 Introduction This essay is going to discuss my thought about creating a new venture in Hangzhou, China. From a personal point of view, a successful business should be well planned for a long period of time, since we are still novel to the complex society. In order to maximise the possibility of turning my business concept into reality, there are a number of elements needed to take into consideration seriously. This essay will mainly focus on stating my business idea, analysing the business market, showing my business concerns, adopting a business strategy, and finding funding for the business operation. 2.0 Business concept statement My business concept is about teaching children English in a more enjoyable way. This English training will be operated in a playground and the target market is children from 3-6 years old. The business will be located in Hangzhou, China which is a home city of mine. Some more details will be discussed in the following part of the essay. 2.1 Reasons for operating business in Hangzhou, China In terms of the bigger part of the business operation location, we are going to run our business in Hangzhou, China. Not surprisingly, many people want to run their business in a...
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...STEP I I want to gain marketing insights and learn about new marketing strategies from a data-driven company. I think marketing and strategy is an integral part of any business today, so it takes everything from the scratch to execution, without a marketing strategy, a product can never be a success. Also during my undergrad studies, I came across a course known as entrepreneurship management, which generated a spark in me to learn more about marketing management and strategy. Although having a limited internship experience in data driven marketing, it would be a great opportunity for me to learn something about strategies for different customer segments and analysis of various markets through the marketing courses in my MBA curriculum and apply it to real life situations. STEP II My dream industry would be a company which is dealing in data driven marketing strategies in the sectors of health care consulting and energy auditing. To be precise, I want a job in a data driven marketing industry. STEP III: The job titles for which I would be eligible after I graduate from IIT Stuart school of Business as an MBA in Marketing and Business Analytics would be-: * Marketing/ Marketing Research Analyst * Business Development Executive * Marketing sales Representative * Marketing Account Executive * Business Analyst All these job titles match up my field of interest i.e. marketing. Also When I visited networking events, specifically the ‘Microsoft mixer’...
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