...CSR is closely linked to "sustainable development", in which there is an argument that a company in carrying out its activities must base their decision not solely based on financial factors such as profits or dividends but also must be based on social and environmental consequences for now and for the long term. Business ethics and corporate social responsibility are two issues that are often overlooked by business people because it is in this article will discuss how business ethics relationship with corporate social...
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...Management Planning for Tyco International, Inc By Robin Hoopes Takeaways managment planning Tyco International Tyco International's management planning affects every aspect of the business from employees to community. Management planning includes identifying what goals the company wants to accomplish. Legal issues and ethics also effect management. Many influences, external as well as internal, also affect the way Tyco does business. Applying Tyco's strategic, tactical, operational and contingency plans will help manage these outside and inside influences without disrupting the ongoing success of the business. Function of Management Tyco believes that governance, customers, growth, teamwork, operational excellence and financial strength will aid them in the success of the company. Governance will provide the company to put in place practices that encourage employees to ensure that the integrity of the company shows in the work and the distribution of the products (Tyco). Policies need to be put in place for employees that will tell exactly what is expected of them to maintain the image of the company. Without governance the company would not be able to make a clear statement to each of the employees about what is expected of them. Employees knowing what is expected of them will ensure the future success of the company. Tyco understands what the customer's wants and needs are. By providing their wants and needs and giving them the performance they expect will give...
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...Social Psychology: Tying it all Together Dawn Halpin PSY 301: Social Psychology Dr. Dominello 01/28/2015 From birth until death, we are relentlessly interacting with the people we come in contact with. Social psychology helps us to identify different aspects not only of ourselves, but the environment in which we work and live. It gives us insight as to how persuasion affects us as individuals as well as a group. It also helps to shed light as why some people judge others. Social psychology also helps us to understand how influences lead us to conform as well as become obedient. It also addresses the many dilemmas we face individually, as a group and in society. When we think of ourselves, we have a good idea about who we are as an individual. The person we are today has been influenced by everything we have learned throughout our lifetime. “Self-concept is a general term used to refer to how someone thinks about or perceives themselves” (Mcleod, 2008). “Our feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and opinion of ourselves are a collection of things we know about our self” (Feenstra, 2013). I used to be a person that would worry and stress about things that were coming up or trying to figure out how I would get through the tough times, but I have learned to rely on friends, family and God. When I think back to the times that I would worry about everything that is an example of self-concept. I used to keep my thoughts and feeling to myself to avoid being judged. Our self-schema...
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...AON Corporation LaDeanna Guy MGT 521 November 27, 2011 U of P – Clance Doelling AON Corporation SWOT Analysis AON CORPORATION COMPANY PROFILE In 1919, William Clement Stone formed Combined Insurance Company of America. In 1960’s Pat Ryan formed the Ryan Insurance Group. The two later merged in 1982 and 5 years later in 1987 the company was renamed to Aon meaning oneness, a Gaelic word. The ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is AON. ACE Limited brought the corporation for $2.4 billion in April 2008. At the end of December 2010, Aon reported revenues of $8,512 million increase of 12.1% from the previous year. The operating income was $1,059 million increase of 11.6%. However, the net profit was $706 million which result in a decrease of 5.5% from the previous year. The company did experience a slump in 2002 when Securities and Exchange Commission questioned their accounting practice by taking a write-off of $56 million in the last quarter of 2001. Around this time Aon expenses increased as well and competition was succeeding. This caused investors to be on edge. Aon begin to conduct a global re-organization. The restructure entailed actions that were intended to streamline the organization and improve ability to serve clients. The plan was to result in $240 million of annualized savings by 2010. (Aon2) This resulted in a more profitable growth and higher cash flow. In 2010, Aon total executive compensation payout was $61,191,960. This was an increase...
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...HOME DEPOT, INC. Introduction 1. Identify the company’s mission, vision, and primary stake holders. 2. Identify the five forces of competition and how it impacts the company. 3. Create a SWOT analysis for the company identifying the major strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats. 4. Based on the SWOT analysis, recommend how the company may capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats. 5. Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability. 6. Determine the recent corporate governance issues that are currently affecting the company’s decisions and report how the company is or should be handling the issues. 7. Use 4-5 external sources as part of your assignment. Introduction Home Depot, Inc. is the world’s largest home improvement retailer with 2,246 retail stores in all 50 states in United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, Mexico, and lastly China. HD (Home Depot) provides employment to approximately 321,000 full time employees. HD stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:HD), is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index. This company sales a range of building materials, home improvement and lawn and garden. (Poor's, 2011) Home Depot was found by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, on June 29, 1978. Their vision was to create and offer...
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...Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Manong Pepe's and its recently acquired local fast-food Mang Inasal. Since its inception, Jollibee has become an increasingly profitable fast-food chain with 1,921 (Jollibee 702, Chowking 406, Greenwich 221, Red Ribbon 215, Delifrance 23, Mang Inasal, Manong Pepe 15) store branches in the Philippines and 395 in other countries employing 29,216 workers. Including all its brands, JFC has 1,804 stores worldwide and total sales of more than Php 52 billion as of December 2010. Despite owning 52% of the total local Quick Service Restaurants, the competition with its rival firms is still stiff. The source of rivalry stems from price wars and marketing innovations. The rivalry is also centered on the KSFs (Key Success Factors) of the industry, which are good food, good service and reasonable pricing. Rivals are somewhat equal in capabilities and opportunities, thus making the competition stiffer. Moreover, standardization of service contributes to the intensity of rivalry. INTRODUCTION Fast food, also known as Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out or take-away. Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating, or fast food restaurants...
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...iTHE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC): MANAGING ACROSS CULTURE ‘We were an orgn made up of Swiss generalists. We are becoming a multicultural and professional enterprise.” 1. INTRODUCTION Dr. Jacques Stroun, M.D. – (1999) Director of Human Resources & Finance (before Head of Detention Division, Deputy Director of Operations) ICRC – provide humanitarian relief, Humanitarian ‘Multinational’ Organisation Home base: Geneva, Switzerland Orgn Values – Neutrality, Independence, Discretion & Humanism Total Workforce – (2008) over 14,000 over 100 nationalities Until recently – ICRC is very Swiss , very Genevoise Expatriate – open to all nationalities but 93% is westerners (1992) Changing expatriate composition – expatriates number increasing – Africa, Asia & Latin America HR Policy – recruitment from Geneva – sent to field with ‘learning by doing’, operate under sense of danger, meeting immediate challenges, focus on short term, quickly develops and reinforces team and team loyalties, rotation every 12 months, no formal training, no continuity for developing people, Career - little career planning, career developed through interpersonal networks & driven by opportunities, most recruits stayed for 2 to 3 years, no management development, those remain and reach top of HQ –mostly Swiss male (old school boys club) CURRENT CHALLENGES – greater diversity in mgmt ranks – more professionals, foreigners and women. NEW STRATEGIC PLAN (2007 -2010)...
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...Business Analysis Part 1 Marriott International, Incorporated is a leader in the global hospitality industry with more than 3,500 properties and the broadest portfolio of brands in the industry. Since the beginning of its existence, “Marriott has firmly established a culture and a tradition of innovation, service and leading performance” (Marriott Website). I chose to conduct a business analysis of this company because one of my interests is managing a prestigious international hotel and resort. After conducting a research about Marriott, I learned the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis about the company. Their strengths are on technical innovations, higher brand recognition and recall, and global presence, and strong brand portfolio. The company adopted the so-called Marriott’s Automated Reservation System for Hotel Accommodations (MARSH), “a technical innovation to ease the business process and increase hassle-free experience for the customers” (Marriott International, Inc. Datamonitor). MARSH is a well-known reservation system to assist the customers wherever they go around the world. This technology gives the Marriott an advantage over its competitors. Another technical innovation that the company is using is the Property Guest Object Oriented System (PGOOS). This is “an auditing tool which automatically audit every night its central reservations system, i.e. MARSH” (Marriott...
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...SEARS Marketing Plan Executive Summary Sears Holding Corporation is the fourth largest retailer in the United States and Canada. Its subsidiaries include Sears, Roebuck and Co. as well as K-Mart. The closing of the merger between Sears and K-Mart took place on March 24, 2005. Sears has more than 4,000 retail stores across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Sears offers products and services through over 2,700 branded and affiliated stores. Sears operates 894 broad-line stores and 1,354 specialty stores. Sears’ broad-line stores are mall-based locations. The specialty stores include Sears Hometown Stores that are mostly independently owned, Sears Home Appliance Showrooms, Sears Hardware Stores, Sears Auto Centers, and The Great Indoor Stores (Community, n.d.). Sears is the leading retailer in home appliance, tools, lawn and garden, electronics, and automotive repair and maintenance. They are also the largest home service provider and answers over 11 million service calls a year (About, n.d.). Sears’ values are built upon customer service and the company is committed to quality service and products. Sears aims to build lifetime relationships and trust with its customers. The Company prides itself on having a diverse customer base and values the customer’s individualities. As stated on the corporate website “Everything we do starts and ends with the customer.” (Diversity, paragraph 3). Sears also holds expectations from their employees. The Company values...
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...Organizational History and Current State of Affairs This portion of the paper will include key information about Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta): (a) history; (b) culture; (c) important leaders over the years; (d) current products and service offerings: (e) target markets; and (f) methods of product and service delivery. History This section describes the history of Delta. The company was founded in Macon, Georgia, in 1924, as the world’s first crop-dusting service, Huff-Daland Dusters. The company moved to Monroe, Louisiana, in 1925. In 1928, field manager C. E. Woolman and two partners purchased the service and renamed it Delta Air Service after the Mississippi Delta region it served. Delta was the first international mail and passenger route on the west coast of South America. Delta operated its first passenger flights over route stretching from Dallas, Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, via Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. Also, Delta was awarded a US Postal Service contract in 1934 to fly from Fort Worth to Charleston via Atlanta (Hoover’s, 2011). In 1941, Delta relocated to Atlanta. Woolman became the president in 1945 and he managed the company until his death in 1966 (Delta, 2011). Delta offered its first night service in 1935, using the Stinson Model A; the first Delta aircraft with two pilots. Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 service was introduced and the introduction of flight attendants, called “stewardesses,” added to flight crews. Delta contributed to the war effort...
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...How Subway Tops The Fast Food Chain Introduction The first Subway was founded in 1965. The founder of the Subway chain, Fred De Luca, started running his restaurant business when he was only 17 years old. The first Subway restaurant was opened nine years after its foundation in Connecticut where the headquarter is now situated. Now there are more than 30,000 Subway restaurants in 88 countries worldwide and it is the world‟s fastest growing franchise chain. New Subway restaurants are opening all the time. The franchise chain has employed more than 150,000 people. (Subway 2009) Subway offers customers many different kinds of fresh submarine sandwiches also called “subs”. Customers always decide how they want their sandwiches to be served. Subway‟s advertising is based on freshness. Slogan “Eat Fresh” tells that Subway chain uses only freshly baked bread and fresh ingredients. Subway has a lot of competitors for example McDonald‟s, Burger King and Sunset Boulevard. There were more than 20 Subways in Denmark in the 1990s but 10 years ago they withdrew from the Danish market. In 2009 Subway tried to strive for the Danish market again. At the beginning of February they reopened Subway in 2 cities, in Aalborg and Sønderborg. The Subway chain has also a lot of competitors in Danish market. One of the main competitors is the Danish chain Sunset Boulevard. When the Subway chain was withdrawing their restaurants from the Danish market, Sunset Boulevard bought 3 of their branches...
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...Development RDT Rapid Detection Tests TRIPS Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights WTO World Trade Organisation Abbreviations: CL Compulsory Licensing NGO’s Non-governmental Organisation’s R&D Research and Development RDT Rapid Detection Tests TRIPS Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights WTO World Trade Organisation Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 2 Factors effecting the control of malaria 3 What is the role of the pharmaceutical companies? 5 Recommendations 6 Reference List 8 Introduction This report aims to address the issues regarding the availability of drugs in the developing world in addition to what measures the developed world could use to ease the burden, including the evaluation of the options available and the potential cumulative effects that would accompany these processes. For the purpose of this paper, the author will concentrate on the infection rates in humans of Malaria in Sierra Leone. Although malaria is deemed as a preventable disease many factors inhibit the eradication of infection rates. In the recent World Malaria Report (2013) Sierra Leone is ranked as the country with the fifth highest prevalence rate per capita in addition to fifty percent of the population living in poverty (IMF, 2013). Highlighting the disparity between infection and access to treatment. The fact that Malaria is a reoccurring disease endorses the requirement of robust preventative measures...
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...| UN-Conference 1974-76 | Charter of Economic Rights and Duties UN- habitat Conference | | | Submitted to:- Mrs. Anu Kohli | | UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE 1974-1976Twenty-eighth session Agenda item 51 Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly 3082 (XXVIII). Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States | | Bearing in mind that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in its resolution 45 (III) of 18 May 1972,/8 decided to establish a Working Group of governmental representatives to draw up a draft Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, Recalling its resolution 3037 (XXVII) of 19 December 1972, by which it decided to enlarge the composition of the Working Group on the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, Reaffirming its conviction of the urgent need to establish or improve norms of universal application for the development of international economic relations on a just and equitable basis, 1.Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States and of the comments made thereon as reflected in the report of the Trade and Development Board on its thirteenth session; 2.Decides, in the light of the progress achieved, to extend the mandate of the Working Group as established by resolution 45 (III) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; 3.Further decides that the Working Group shall hold two sessions in 1974, each of three...
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...Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores Sheila Thomas Webster University Abstract Lowe’s exists to help customers improve and maintain their biggest asset- their home. We do this by meeting the changing needs of our customers by providing inspiration and support whenever and wherever they shop. Whether our customers shop in store, online, by phone, or if we’re meeting them at their home or place of business, Lowe’s is ready to help. In our more than 1,830 stores, we have implemented multiple systems to improve the customer experience, including an upgraded store information technology infrastructure that allows customers and employees to access richer product information, enjoy an endless aisle of product choices and manage their projects from inspiration to enjoyment (Lowe’s.com). Online, we are rapidly expanding our assortments to offer customers a broader range of products that can be researched and purchased online, in store or via our mobile app. MyLowe’s makes it easy for our customers to automatically track and store all purchases on their online customer profile. We’ve vowed to “Never Stop Improving” so we can satisfy the ever-changing needs of our customers (Lowe’s.com). Lowe’s operates more than 1,830 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. We serve approximately 15 million customers each week and employ more than 260,000 people (Lowe’s.com). Our stores stock 12 product categories ranging from appliances and tools, to paint, lumber and nursery...
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...FIRST SEMESTER Course : 1: Principles of Management Introduction: - Concept of Management, Scope, Functions and Principles of Management, Evolution of Management thought. 2. Planning: - The Process of Planning, Objectives, Policy and Procedures, Forecasting and Decision Making. 3. Organizing: - Meaning, Importance and Principles, Span of Management, Centralization and Decentralization, Patterns of Organization, Line and Staff Relationships. 4. Staffing: - Nature & Scope of Staffing, Manpower Planning, Selection & Training, Performance Appraisal. 5. Controlling: - Concept or Managerial Control, Control aids, Score Responsibilities of Managers. Books Recommended: by Paul Hersey & Ken Blanchard 1. Management & Organizations Behaviour 2. Essentials of Management by Koontz & O Donald 3. Principal and Practice of Management by L.M. Prasad 4. Human Behavior at Work by Kaith Devis 5. Organizational Behavior by Robbins 1. Course : 2: Business Organization Introduction: - Nature & Scope of Business System, Objectives of Business and Social Responsibilities of Business 2. Organizing a Business: - Forms of Ownership Organization Sole Proprietor, Partnership, Private & Public Ltd. Companies, Choice of suitable form of Business Organization. Public Sector: - Central Government, Public Corporation, Local Government, Organization 3. neither Public nor Private Sector, Clubs & Society, Cooperative Societies, Worker s Cooperatives, Building Societies. 4. Elements of Insurance: - Meaning and...
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