...Primrose chikwiramakomo: | BA Business Studies (Part time - Saturday Level 5) | March 12, 2016 Student number: 3113644 Primrose chikwiramakomo: | BA Business Studies (Part time - Saturday Level 5) | March 12, 2016 Student number: 3113644 Module Assessment 1: BuyMart Supermarkets: Recruitment and Staff turnover in a Food Retailing Setting Module Assessment 1: BuyMart Supermarkets: Recruitment and Staff turnover in a Food Retailing Setting BuyMart Supermarkets case study analysis 1.0 Introduction The following assignment has been written, following the HRM module principles. This has been done as a component of the BA business studies part time degree programme. This assignment will be analysing a BuyMart supermarket case study, this is to help answer three questions based on the subject of human resource management. The report will consider labour market and recruitment. The case study given looks at the HR challenges faced by BuyMart supermarkets, these challenges include ongoing recruitment and staff retention issues. This assignments aims to make clear of the current external labour market conditions that are making an impact on the organisation’s staff retention and also recruitment challenges . This will done by analysing the supermarket’s approach to recruitment and selection. After carefully analysing the factors causing these challenges this assignments aims to make some key recommendations on how the supermarket can improve...
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...------------------------------------------------- Unit Title: Understanding Organisations and the Role of Human Resources 40552A ------------------------------------------------- Unit Code: 3HRC ------------------------------------------------- Assignment number: 40552/01 First Submission Date | 30-Sep-2014 | Re-submission Date (if Applicable) | 3-Oct-2014 | Word Count | 1,289 | ------------------------------------------------- Candidate declaration: ------------------------------------------------- ‘I confirm that the work/evidence presented for assessment is my own unaided work.’ ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- I have read the assessment regulations and understand that if I am found to have ‘copied’ from published work without acknowledgement, or from other candidate’s work, this may be regarded as plagiarism which is an offence against the assessment regulations and leads to failure in the relevant unit and formal disciplinary action. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- I agree to this work being subjected to scrutiny by textual analysis software if required. -------------------------------------------------...
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...MNGT 2001 | GROUP CASE STUDY REPORT | 4/12/2015 4/12/2015 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyse and evaluate the business strategy of Singapore Airlines. The report provides an informed review of Singapore Airlines’ executive management or organisational strategic analysis, decision making, implementation and evaluation of performance outcomes. Therefore, the report will cover many aspects such as strategic analysis, strategic directions and strategic objectives key-board business-level and international strategic, strategic implementation, as well as key strategic implementation issues and strategic evaluation. The strategic analysis takes place whereby analysing two general environments of Singapore Airlines. The first environment is the external environment which consists of PESTLE model, Porter’s Five Forces plus the government model, and the competitors of Singapore Airlines. The following is the internal environment which consists of Strategy Resources and Core Competency of Singapore Airlines. According to the results received from these two environmental analysis, Singapore Airlines has adopted an unusual dual-strategy. Vision, Mission, and stakeholder theory will be covered in the strategic direction setting. This part of the report will explain all sort of stakeholders and the importance of them to Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines adopted dual-strategy by competency of cost-effective service excellence, enshrined in a unique...
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...A MARKETING CASE STUDY ON AXIS COMMUNICATIONS BY JOHN OLUGBENGA ADEGBOYE 08032004784 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 2. SITUATION ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 3.1 External Analysis.....................................................................................................4 3.2 Internal Analysis......................................................................................................8 3.3 SWOT Analysis.........................................................................................................9 3. 3.1 The New Product...................................................................................................12 3.2 Marketing Objectives.............................................................................................12 4. MARKETING PLAN........................................................................................................14 4.1 Market Segmentation.............................................................................................14 4.2 Target Market.........................................................................................................17 4.3 Positioning and Differentiation..............................................................................17 4.4 Marketing Mix........................................
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...ing3/24/2014 A Marketing Case Study on Axis Communications A MARKETING CASE STUDY ON AXIS COMMUNICATIONS BY JOHN OLUGBENGA ADEGBOYE 08032004784 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 2. SITUATION ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 3.1 External Analysis.....................................................................................................4 3.2 Internal Analysis......................................................................................................8 3.3 SWOT Analysis.........................................................................................................9 3. 3.1 The New Product...................................................................................................12 3.2 Marketing Objectives.............................................................................................12 4. MARKETING PLAN........................................................................................................14 4.1 Market Segmentation.............................................................................................14 4.2 Target Market.........................................................................................................17 4.3 Positioning and Differentiation..............................................................................17 4.4 Marketing Mix...................................................................................................
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...Table of content Page no (P1- Marketing definition----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 (P2- characteristic of marketing oriented organisation. ------------------------------------ 2 (P3- Marketing concept. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 (P4- Benefits & Costs of a Marketing Approach ------------------------------------------ 4 (P5- Micro and Macro environment factors affecting business. -------------------------- 5 (P6- Targeting strategies----------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 (P7- Targeting strategies of TESCO. ------------------------------------------------------- 9 (P8- Buyer behaviour affecting marketing activity. --------------------------------------- 10 (P15- Difference in marketing product and service. --------------------------------------- 10 (P16- International marketing operation. ---------------------------------------------------- 11 (P [9-12]- Marketing mix (4ps) --------------------------------------------------------------- 12 (P13- Extended marketing mix. --------------------------------------------------------------- 13 (P14- Recommendation------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 Reference----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Task 1 (P1- Marketing definition ...
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...Country analysis involves the examination and interpretation of a nation’s economic, social and political environment. The analysis offers a comprehensive overview of a country Objectives To identify the common factors used by MNCs to measure a country’s political risk and financial risk; To explain the techniques used to measure country risk; and To explain how MNCs use the assessment of country risk when making financial decisions Country analysis is useful for: * Investors in the financial market * Companies intending to set up a subsidiary * Companies wishing to enter a new market * People wishing to reside in the country Factors Considered in a Country Analysis A country analysis is often conducted through country reports researched by professional government or independent firms, such as the Economist Intelligence Unit, World Bank and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Some of the data points considered in a country analysis are: Economic Indicators: Indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), consumer price index (CPI), inflation rate and producer price index (PPI) help in gauging a country’s economic health. High GDP growth, low inflation and high CPI are favorable for companies and investors. These indicators also reflect job availability and standard of living in the country. Government Policy: Governments often introduce policies and programs to promote the growth of certain industries. Favorable government...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Overview…………………………………………………………….Page 1 The Country…………………………………………………………………………….Page 2 Government and Politics………………………………………………………………..Page 3 Economic Structure……………………………………………………………………..Page 4-8 National Culture………………………………………………………………………...Page 9-11 Management…………………………………………………………………………….Page 12-14 Comparison U.S. and Canada………………………………………….……………….Page 15 Interview……………………………………………………………………………….Page 16 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………Page 17 References………………………………………………………………………………Page 18-22 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction The purpose of this paper is for us, as a team, to learn more about the culture in Canada relating to a business atmosphere as well as a casual atmosphere. It is important to be knowledgeable of cultures in other countries, due to possible international business opportunities that may arise in the future. Overview In this paper, we discuss a little bit about the history and demographics of the country as a whole. We also talk about the government, economy, and culture of Canada on a more detailed level. Later, in the paper management in Canada as well as a comparison of the U.S. and Canada is covered. 2 CANADA- THE COUNTRY History The first group to come to Canada was the Aboriginal people who were later joined by the French and British to form the culture of Canada (Wikipedia, 2010). Canada has also been influenced by the United States relating to its...
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...Introduction I was asked to create a portfolio of a retail organisation that has atleast 100 employees overall and at least one physical retail store. So I chose JD Wetherspoon (a chain of hotels and pubs). In this portfolio I have mention about training and development of new employees, how do we deal with absenteeism, remuneration policies and organizational involvement towards employee’s problem. 5.1 Task 1 Learning Concepts and Learning need: There are two basic learning schools of thoughts namely Behaviourist and Cognitivists: * Behaviourist * “Pavlov Classical Condition” based on Reward & Punishment, used when a person have the tendency to learn, the person is not new at work. Rather the reward and no reward affect the general behaviour. * “Skinner Operant conditioning” is based mainly on (Trial & Error). * Cognitivists * It analyses employee learning need through concrete action. * It based mainly on observation, lateral thinking and experience. * The approach is direct in nature quite different from that of that skinner’s and Pavlov’s. Security and Loss Prevention Officer:- In the retail environment, it is very important to have a constant eye on loss-prevention that is keeping an eye on organization’s stocks and hard currency. The calculations that retail stores is based on the merchandise they have and how much they should have in actual which can be determined through sales ; The difference is known as shrinkage....
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...The Swot Analysis Strengths Award winning facilities Purpose built preparatory school environment Includes dedicated Junior Science laboratories State of the art ICT suite Dedicated Junior art room Diverse and engaging curriculum Pupils from Year 4 upwards are taught by specialists in all areas of the curriculum Pupils in Reception to Year 3 are taught by staff from the upper Junior School in subjects such as numeracy, literacy, RE, French and PE Pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2 follow a creative curriculum 3 afternoons per week which incorporates all areas of the curriculum in to topic and themed work Valued added scores are high Christian Ethos The spiritual nature of the School is welcoming and Pastoral care is outstanding Pupils display high levels of morals and acceptance of others Junior Boarding Capacity Boarding on a weekly, termly or occasional basis is available to girls from Year 4 upwards They are housed in a dedicated Junior boarding house, designed with the younger child in mind Independently Owned The Candidate School is not part of a large educational chain, ensuring that the education that is provided is designed specifically for the needs of the girls Girls Only The Candidate School has a co-educational nursery, but admits only girls from Reception upwards Class sizes are smaller than the average prep school, with approximately 10 girls in the pre preparatory classes Out of hours- extended care Junior School pupils can be dropped off...
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...advantages and drawbacks of flexible working; discuss the influences that the changing international business environment and, in particular, the trend towards flexible working, have upon individuals and groups in the social community; explore environmental scenarios; discuss the future role of government and understand the environmental forces acting on public sector organisations. Key concepts dynamism, complexity, uncertainty and turbulence predictable and unpredictable change chaos theory futurology long-term planning environmental scenarios and planning flexible working demographic time bomb social inclusion and exclusion interventionist and laissez-faire government. Chapter 9 Globalisation, challenges and changes 3 07 Dealing with unexpected changes Minicase 9.1 Twice in the last decade events have shown how vulnerable an advanced society can be. On both occasions fuel prices in the UK had risen substantially above the general price index due to government tax policies and global price increases. Businesses, in particular farmers and hauliers,...
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...Unit 15: Managing business activities to achieve results Introduction: There are three sectors of the economy which are public, private and voluntary sector. I have chosen to do research on Royal mail they are they are the largest postal service up to date and has a long history of postal service dating back to the 18th century which is why I will do research on Royal Mail for the public sector along with John Lewis for the private sector. Task 1 Assessment Criteria 1.1 Evaluate the inter-relationship between the different processes and functions of a selected organisation. Include the following for a selected business organisation: mission statement, corporate culture, aims/objectives, business functions (e.g. human resources) business processes (e.g. management, operational and supporting processes). Selected organisation: John Lewis John Lewis Mission Statement John Lewis mission statement is to for the sole purpose ‘happiness of all our members, through worthwhile, satisfying employment in a successful business’. Where success is measured on our ability to sustain and enhance our position both as an outstanding retailer and as a thriving example employee ownership. With this in mind John Lewis strategy is based on three interdependent objectives partners, customers and profit. Corporate culture John Lewis has a good corporate culture which sets a standard for other businesses who do not follow this culture. John Lewis believe that all their employees...
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