...Smack. Smack. Smack. Trevor Bauer, the American Leagues starting pitcher fires in 95 MPH fastballs towards his catcher Russell Martin. He calls balls in, but his catcher, Russell yelled, “Try and strike a guy out.” Bauer gave him the thumbs up, and he fired three straight strikes. Bauer and Martin walk out of the bullpen back to the clubhouse. Hours pass, with a full schedule for the players: American and National League. They had a ping pong tournament, and all was well with Madden 17, foosball, and air hockey, but little did they know, there would be sabotage later. “The Homerun Derby starts at 8, so I need Lindor, Napoli, Bryant, Harper, Bautista, Donaldson, Rizzo, and Ramirez,” Francona smiled. They went down into the conference room,...
Words: 851 - Pages: 4
...Executive Summary Foosball Hall is a new gaming hall and bar serving the Madison, Wisconsin community. Foosball or table soccer is an exciting table game originating from 1920's Germany. The game involves two to four people in an exciting match that tests skill, strategy, and willingness to have fun. People, primarily male students, play foosball as an exciting alternative to pool. They are looking for skill oriented game that they can play in the social setting of a bar. While there are many different pool hall bars in Madison, there are no foosball bars even though the demand is quite apparent. Demand can be witnessed anywhere there is a foosball table. There are always lines of people waiting to play, and it is extremely rare to be able to walk up to an unused foosball table. Foosball Hall will meet the unmet demand in Madison, Wisconsin with a bar offering beer, food, beverages and plenty of foosball tables for casual play as well as tournaments. Keys to Success Foosball Hall has identified three keys that will be critical for their success. The first is the need to design and implement strict financial controls. This is particularly important for an establishment that serves alcohol, as employee theft is one of the largest drains on this type of business. The financial controls will help minimize this risk. The second key is the behavior of all employees toward customers - that each customer is treated as if they were the most important customer of Foosball Hall. The last...
Words: 8765 - Pages: 36
...around the youth room in their little groups. As I walked around the room I tried to eavesdrop on the kids. They were leaning on each other and sitting on one another. Some of their nonverbal communications haven’t changed from my teen days. Girls still hug and hold each other’s hands, and boys still have secret handshakes. Some kids were sitting and texting and some were playing foosball. Everyone was talking; it was so loud in the room. I think I’m getting old. Social/interpersonal behaviors: The social behaviors for a church youth group I’m guessing that it’s not what really goes on out and public. I have been out shopping and seen teens smoking and using profanities, but that is not the case at church. I know my kids don’t smoke or drink mainly because they don’t go anywhere without us other than with the youth group. I can’t say the same for the other kids and I’m not sure 100% with my kids about profanity. I have had to have talks about it in the past. Topics of discussion: Surprisingly, they were not talking about God; most of them were talking about their day. The boys at the foosball table were not saying much past who was next and the score. Groups of girls were talking about One Direction, Justin what’s his face and boys from school. They were also talking about what to do this weekend...
Words: 672 - Pages: 3
...Compensation Management Assignment one Case 1: The customer service agent Case 1: The Customer Service Agent Case Question one: Does the Day Diary include sufficient information? The day diary conducted includes sufficient information. The day diary includes a full day for one employee working as a customer service agent. Through the information provided it reveals the different activities conducted throughout the day. These data can help to identify the different tasks, responsibilities and the work environment inside the organization. The data can support to have a whole picture on the organization main objectives, duties and some policies included in the organization. The given information in the case will support collecting information related to both the job as well as to the employee. These two types of information are considered to be the core data needed to conduct a job analysis. Through the day diary the job can be identified, the job content can be clearly available in the text through the tasks conducted through the day. Concerning the employee some characteristics can be revealed from the day diary as well as the internal relationships. Overall the day diary considered to include sufficient information that will allow the formulation of the job analysis and based on the job analysis the job description can be created. Question two: Identify the specific information that you find useful? In the case the information provided is considered to very useful...
Words: 2117 - Pages: 9
...Reflection Perks play an important part in attracting talented employees and keeping them motivated. With free gourmet cafeterias, massage rooms, nap pods, haircuts and onsite doctors available for employee checkups (free of charge), Google is trying its best to keep employees happy. Here are some of the perks that contribute to the happiness of Googlers; * At Google’s cafeterias, gourmet chefs create a wide variety of healthy and delicious meals every day. Google also offers snacks to help satisfy its employees in between meals. * Employees can relax after a long day by playing billiards, braving the rock climbing wall, or taking a dip in the company pool. Other activities? There’s an onsite beach volleyball pit, video games, foosball, ping pong and roller hockey. * Employees can do their laundry for free in company washers and dryers; Google even provides free detergent. Dry cleaning is also available. * If employees need to take a break from their desks, they can work out in the gym or take exercise classes. In the mood for a mental workout? Googlers can also study Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish and French, or visit the mobile library. After watching the video about the life of the employees at the Google Company, I was astounded that this kind of company actually exists; I honestly couldn’t believe what I saw. Google Company seems like a very huge company wherein the company offer its best services to the employees. In all honesty, if I were an employee in...
Words: 516 - Pages: 3
...Executive Summary and Company Summary The name of our organization would be Fun and Games Café. We are going to position ourselves as the only company in Melaka that provides café and also entertainment facilities under one roof. Entertainment facilities that would be provided by us include snooker table, pool table, foosball, arcade games and a mini theater. In fact, there are many reasons for our company to be established. We can say that we do not have a direct competitor but an indirect competitor. This is because in Melaka, there is no other outlet that has this combination of the two concepts together. They either have café by itself or entertainment outlet by itself. The potential for our target market to be attracted is also very high. This is because our target market consists mainly on students surrounding the area especially from Multimedia University and also residents around or within 3 kilometers radius from our Fun and Games Café outlet. As we know the lifestyle of people nowadays they tend to like to enjoy and relax more. Other reasons they can hang out at our place includes social and releases tension. Our start up cost would be RM 121, 600 which a large percentage of it would be borrowed from Public Bank. The estimated break even point would be 2.86 years, though; this could be shorten if the market situation is good and provided we put more initiative and hard work. The sales are expected to grow 40%. We must target a net profit of 14% at least and hold...
Words: 4594 - Pages: 19
...Work environment/culture Google offers a range of benefits for its employees which speak to the company culture and work environment that “though Google has grown a lot since it opened in 1998, we still maintain a small company feel” (Google, 2011).Google’s work environment and culture support its core values, and commitment to excellence because every employees which is called “Googler” is an equally important part of their company success. Google work environment culture reflect their mission statement “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” and Corporation culture that you can make money without doing evil as well as to work hard and still have fun. In addition Google was voted as the ideal place to work as well as named as the Number 1 employer in their annual 100 “Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune Magazine. Google has separated itself from its competitors by its company Work environment/culture which is according to Laura Schneider “a high-energy, fast paced work environment. While the dress code might be “casual” the company attracts and retains some of the brightest minds in the technology industry. There is a work hard, play hard atmosphere. The Google Mountain View, CA headquarters (aka “the Googleplex”) is a campus-like environment. There are workout facilities, a café, well stocked snack rooms, and a dorm like environment” (Schneider, 2011). In additions Google has created a variety of programs and policies by focusing...
Words: 762 - Pages: 4
...CULTURE AT ACCENTURE At Accenture ,their commitment to building, maintaining and expanding an inclusive culture is central to the organization’s ongoing success. As an organization with the best people, they recognize that bringing a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to the table generates the best ideas and innovation. These diverse qualities enable, deliver and drive high performance at Accenture. Their approach to inclusion and diversity stems from a two-fold desire: * To live and work in one world, free from the constraints of geographical barriers or cultural perceptions, and * To seek innovative practices that help employees achieve work-life balance. Accenture, therefore, seeks to recruit, retain and advance women globally as they continue to focus on multi-culturalism and embedding flexibility into their culture and business operations worldwide. Accenture globally has women’s networking forums operating for years, run by and for their women employees largely as an empowerment forum. In India, our women’s networking platform is called "Vaahini," meaning "stream" or "flow." With their women employees we recently opened up Vaahini to the women in their wider community to enable them to benefit from the empowerment and enrichment that their own employees gain from being part of this powerful network. The Accenture Vaahini Network will be both an online and in-person network. Source: http://www.accenture.com/in-en/company/people/Pages/best-people...
Words: 577 - Pages: 3
...in the form of mobile phones. Google’s broad product portfolio and size make it one of the top four influential companies in the high-tech marketplace, along with Apple, IBM, and Microsoft. Despite this myriad of products, its original search tool remains the core of its success. In 2011 Google earned 97 percent of its revenue through advertising based on users’ search requests. Life at the Googleplex is pretty sweet. Here's just a small list of the amenities you can find there: • Several café stations where employees can gather to eat free food and have conversations • Snack rooms stocked with goodies ranging from candy to healthy foods like carrots and yogurt • Exercise rooms • Game rooms with video games, foosball, pool tables and ping-pong • A baby grand piano for those who enjoy...
Words: 635 - Pages: 3
...My Dream House During a stress filled day do you ever find yourself daydreaming of being back at home? Not just an ordinary home, but the perfect house to relax and spend amazing moments with your loved ones. I always find myself dreaming about this not only the house itself but I also think of the surrounding and location of my house because the environment can influence the behavior, emotion and health. My imagination of a perfect home is a big, quiet, spacious and beautiful house located by the sea side. I find myself on an all-white brick path leading to my dream house. I walk with anxiety toward the house as if it is my first time seeing it. All around me lay the most beautiful trees and plants I have ever seen. It is peaceful but you can hear the sounds of birds chirping and small creatures playing in the underbrush. I now see my house for the first time up close. Nothing could have prepared me for the moment I was about to experience. Before me stood a three story tall house, with walls that are made of stucco painted in a cream and white color and it has an old fashion shingles that are a gray color. As I approach the front of the house I am surrounded by four columns leading to the most elegant doors I have ever seen. They are made of mahogany and have a stained glass window in the center. The handles and the frame are made of brass. As I continue around the house I come across three windows overlooking the entrance to the house. There are white shutters on...
Words: 1019 - Pages: 5
...Google; the most popular and most exciting company Google Google is indubitably the most popular and most exciting company in the world today. According to its corporate website, it's mission is to “organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful” (Google, 2010). Google ranked first place in Fortune Magazine's annual “Best Companies to Work For,” besting other top companies for two consecutive years, in 2007 and 2008. The most cited reason its performance as a top employer is because of its internal company culture. Google is the ultimate global company and is described as “high-energy, fast paced work environment” (Google, 2010). On its website, its policy of “favoring ability over experience” rings true as the employees of Google are all college degree holders at the very least. Because Google is oriented toward its “youthful” internet-savvy market, the average age of its employees is noticeably lower than most companies. The median age at Google is 30 years old and the gender distribution is 65% male and 35% female (Linkedin, 2010). The dress code is “casual” and laid-back because the company values ability and hard work, not appearance. Google has a very engaging company culture. Its headquarters at Google Mountain View, CA called Googleplex is designed to be have a “campus-like” feel attuned to its predominantly young college-level fresh recruits (Google, 2010). There are several facilities in Googleplex such as a café, snack rooms that are...
Words: 770 - Pages: 4
...Dave Eggers wrote an essay entitled “Serve or Fail” which appeared in the New York Times in 2004. This essay was written with the purpose of persuading colleges to require volunteer hours for college students. He had a convincing case containing what one could view as an honorable purpose coupled with literary effects he used, this was backed by statistics, yet some questions are raised when reading it. The purpose his essay had was to have students’ free time spent on volunteer work, he helped gain ground for his cause with the reader by his literary effects. He gives us an anecdote of his college years when he elaborated on his free time spent on “the dart game called Cricket, and the billiards contest called Nine-Ball. I became an expert...
Words: 622 - Pages: 3
...Assignment 2: Competitive Strategies Dr. Kathleen Irwing BUS: 508 Contemporary Business Strayer University Nov. 5, 2013 Competitive Strategies: Apple vs. Google Competitive strategies between businesses have changed the world. And sometimes business strategies can get quite intense. Thomas Edison once electrocuted an elephant to demonstrate the danger of a competitor's technology. (Colvin, 2013) An example of a competitive market in which there are ever increase consumers and sellers is the smartphone industry. There are so many competitors bringing smartphones to the market, but the two at the top are Apple and Google. Apple and Google’s corporate cultures have distinct differences that set them apart from each other. Their competiveness and driven innovation and stifled collaboration. Apple’s corporate culture is one of extreme secrecy. In a field where new technologies are being developed and released often, keeping information under lock and key is important. Employees wouldn’t even discuss projects with close friends and family. This keeps Apple in complete control of the message. Culture at Apple is strictly top down: any attempt to streamline, impact change, or even discuss a better way to do anything is strictly frowned upon when it comes from the bottom. The brand is guarded with an eagerness that borders on obsession. All the maple surfaces in all the retail stores are harvested at one particular time of the year in Canada so they all look the...
Words: 895 - Pages: 4
...1. Does the diary include sufficient information? No, the diary not provided enough information about the whole works of him as a customer service agent at Half.com. There have limited information about the workplace culture, technology, organization policies and goals and details about who to report to whom. 2. Identify the information in the article that you found useful * Grandma Rule In this case, Ryan is required to communicate with simplicity and clarity in according to Grandma Rule. I believe this information is useful for the application of Grandma Rule and for improve the quality of the customer services unit. * Preferring email communication It is interesting to read that Half.com prefers that the customers should submit their inquiries through email rather than by telephone for purposes of saving the time. Furthermore, in email, Ryan stress level may be lowered than those jobs where employee had to face the complaint in person. * How Half.com handle the fraud It is very interesting how the half.com promptly handles the customer complaint and charge the seller for any delay or negligence. The complaint handle process provided default provisions by that customer can recover the refund if the seller doesn’t reply to customer complaints within five days. Therefore, it is helpful for add some procedure in detail job responsibilities how the agent should act in such circumstances. * Time Management The most important thing that I found...
Words: 771 - Pages: 4
...Identify the controllable and uncontrollable elements that Starbucks has encountered in entering global markets. Solution: Controllable elements The controllable elements that Starbucks has encountered in its entry to global markets are: a) Strong competition The international coffee market is a very competitive market. There are increasing numbers of competitors, such as full service restaurants and other coffee shops, entering the growing specialist coffee market in recent years. ... should set up a plant in Asia which would cut down operating costs, thereby cutting down the prices and getting an edge over its competitors. b) Starbucks should expand its international market operations, so that they do not depend as much on the US market. c) Starbucks should customize to local needs (wherever required) and not only follow its traditional culture as not all countries would accept the American Culture. In my opinion, if the above three pronged growth strategy is followed, it would go a long way in improving Starbucks’ profitability in Japan. Starbucks Going Global Fast There are many topics that arise throughout the case with Starbucks Corporation. Starbucks Coffee is located worldwide and there are many different ways to look at this situation. The company offers a unique range of coffee, lattes, espressos, and café style drinks. The company intended to reach a specific target audience, but has ended up in many different markets and has been growing rapidly. Starbucks...
Words: 829 - Pages: 4
