...Date To whom it may concern, With regards to the Aston language centre website, I am writing to apply for the "Business Internships in China" position. Having one of the oldest cultures in the world as well as some of the world’s most iconic landmarks and culinary delights, for as long as I can remember I have been intrigued and fascinated by the tradition and rich history of the Chinese culture. Having recently graduated from the prestigious University of Ulster with a merit in MA Business Studies with Sport management I am interested in applying my business acumen in a country which is renowned for business and trade and has experienced such recent phenomenal growth. In particular, the Northern Ireland economy is currently in recession and in order to recover, allot of emphasis is being placed on growing the private sector. I therefore have the ambition to go to China, embed myself in the culture and business language, so that I may build by skills in International strategy and investment. As a result, Upon my return to Northern Ireland I will be able to apply the knowledge and skills I have learned to aid the process of exportation of goods from Northern Ireland to China, in order to grow Northern Ireland’s private sector and encourage the recovery from the longstanding downturn in the economy we currently find ourselves. Furthermore, I come...
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...Davy Graduate Programme Investing in your success DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS EXPERIENCE www.davy.ie Contents An Introduction to Davy Working with the Best Our Graduate Programme Why choose Davy? Our Graduates’ Views Sports and Social Benefits Training, Development and Support Application Procedure 1 3 8 9 11 13 14 15 17 An Introduction to Davy D AV Y G R A D U AT E P R O G R A M M E Davy is the industry leader in Ireland and we compete for business on a daily basis with the global investment banks. Our continued success is founded on our ability to attract and retain the best people. If you are considering a career in financial services and you have a strong work ethic, together with lots of ambition, you should consider the Davy Graduate Programme. For our part, we will do our utmost to nurture and develop your talents and will give you the opportunity to work with and learn from the best and brightest people in the business. Davy is a genuine meritocracy and our people are rewarded for their efforts and results in a fair and proportionate manner, regardless of how long they have been with the firm. We are looking for graduates brimming with energy, passion and ambition. If this resonates with you, we look forward to meeting up. Our Story Established in 1926, Davy is Ireland’s leading provider of stockbroking, wealth management, asset management and financial advisory services. Employing over 475 people, we offer a broad range of services to private clients,...
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...INTRODUCTION Information Technology (IT) outsourcing is the contracting out of part or all of an organization's IT activities (Duarte & Snyder, 2006). Global Tech Corporation is an Information Technology (IT) outsourcing firm that provides help desk and customer support functions. Global Tech specializes in taking the work that other companies do not have the resources to complete on their own and helps them to get the jobs completed. Product deliverables include software consulting, website design and maintenance, e-mail servers, help desk and customer support functions. The company is headquartered in the United States, and has four branch offices in China, India, Philippines and Ireland. In order for Global Tech Corporation to function profitably all over the world the company must learn what the cultural barriers are in each country they have an office located, what leadership barriers there are and what leadership styles would work best in each country. The following will discuss how Global Tech has overcome cultural barriers, the organizational makeup, leadership styles, and production of the corporation. ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTON When entering the corporate world in the 21st century it is important to realize that we are at an incredibly turbulent part in history. The world is experiencing natural disasters, wars, terrorism, approaching limits on natural resources. It is not an easy time to enter the global landscape and try to be a competitive company; however...
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...Strategy | 16 | 9 | Recommendations | 18 | 10 | Bibliography | 20 | 11 | Appendices | 21 | | | | Executive Summary Having received the brief for this C A our team arranged an initial meeting to discuss a number of ideas and issues. We had to choose which organisation to focus on, what was to be done individually and as a team and how and when to meet, correlate and progress. We all agreed that our focus was to be on the LYIT. We were attending the institute and had a handle on the culture, had access to information and knowledgeable people. Quite soon afterwards we ran into some problems when we started conducting internal (Value Chain & VRIN) and external (5 Forces & P.E.S.T) analysis. The nature of the business of the institute was in complete contrast to that of any organisation we had studied previously in that it was operating in the Public sector, was primarily focussed on the provision of services and not on profit maximisation and had no tangible end-product for sale. We couldn’t agree on a number of areas such as; * Suppliers – are they parents, schools, areas, staff, students themselves. Other suppliers were too numerous to analyse, utilities, equipment, etc. * Customers – who are they? Public or private sector employers? Other colleges? Other countries? Who receives the finished product? What is the finished product? Despite our best efforts to try to formalise...
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...1. What is sustained growth? It’s the growth between revenues and profits over a sustained period. Why is it important? Human capital is the most single factor for sustained growth. Entrepreneurs know that growth means there is hope for another day of success. When there a demand on your product is rising, you grow your company. 2. Describe economies of scale and economies of scope as rationales for firm growth. . Economies of scale are the cost advantages that a business can exploit by expanding their scale of production. The effect of economies of scale is to reduce the average costs of production. Some examples of how economies of scale work: Technical economies of scale: Large-scale businesses can afford to invest in expensive and specialist capital machinery. For example, a supermarket chain such as Acme or Wegman’s can invest in technology that improves stock control. It might not, however, be viable or cost-efficient for a small corner shop to buy this technology. Specialization of the workforce: Larger businesses split complex production processes into separate tasks to boost productivity. By specializing in certain tasks or processes, the workforce is able to produce more output in the same time. Marketing economies of scale: A large firm can spread its advertising and marketing budget over a large output and it can purchase its inputs in bulk at negotiated discounted prices if it has sufficient negotiation power in the market. A good example would be the ability...
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...Bulmers Ireland “Time Dedicated to You” For this assignment we were asked to write an internal and external investigation for Bulmers Ireland. I would like to start by giving a brief history of the company itself. It started with an orchard in the town of Clonmel in Co. Tipperary. Commercial cider production began in 1935 under the control of local man William Magner. In 1960 they launched a “Champagne Perry” in direct competition with Showerings Ltd. product known as “Babysham”. Showerings took them to court over this and Bulmers lost, forcing them to sell up. It is currently a division of the C&C group, which is the largest drinks company in Ireland at the moment. Currently the company still operates in the Clonmel area in a plant a few miles outside the town called Annerville and employs around 470 people. Over the years the brand has grown from strength to strength and is now being sold in 30 countries across the world. With its flagship product still being the apple cider, it has tried to branch into other niche markets with in the alcoholic sector. Releasing Bulmers Light in 2007 and Bulmers pear/berry in 2010. (Web1) S.W.O.T. Analysis A swot analysis is a method used in business to determine the strengths your company possess, the weaknesses your company are subject to as well as the opportunities you could exploit and the threats you face. Strengths Strengths are an internal factor designed to show exactly where your power lies as a company...
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...are some serious opportunities available that could help your business grow. The organisation I have chosen to do my report on the use of Facebook is on a Bar, The Cross Bar. I intend to give you a detailed briefing on how to sign up and create your own Facebook page. This report will also show you how to use Facebook to benefit you and the Bar throughout ways of advertising and marketing. Facebook is an excellent way to connect with new customers along with existing customers. I will be going through the steps on how to get start along with the ethical implication and code of practice. Steps to setting up Facebook Facebook is a new and global way of advertising while been free to set up. Here I will go through the steps and format. Steps Go to Google Type in Facebook Click on Facebook tab log in/sign in learn more In front of you, you will see a page with log in/sign up on the page. If you scroll down to the bottom you will see a list of tabs one of which will be ‘create page’, click on this and it will bring you to a grid of six different options, click on the first one ‘local business or place’. Once you click on this a list of eight categories will drop down, you will be required to fill in all these details. Step 1. Your organisation, A list will drop down and you will pick the appropriate one (Bar) Step 2. Fill in Business place/Name Step 3. Street Step 4. City Step 5. Zip code (0000) for Ireland Step 6. Phone number Step 7. You will read the Facebook...
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...which allows one to charge a price premium for an otherwise generic product or service• A unique value proposition • The source of emotional connections with customers • The primary source of customer ‘goodwill’ • That which should drive the design of the ‘total customer experience’(Daye & VanAuken, 2011) | Both of these definitions indicate that the process of branding relies on one process; impression. For any brand or company it is vital to make an impression in the mind of its consumers. The brand has to be imprinted into their consciousness and differentiated from its competitors "Brand is everything, and everything is brand." (Pallotta, 2011) By this, the author means the face of the company (the logo, visage etc.) and its business strategy collaborates to define what a brand actually represents. A brand is basically the mission statement of a company embodied; no detail of a brand is insignificant. The identity of a brand provides direction, meaning and purpose. When creating an identity is important to consider: * Core Values * Representation * Recognition * Personality * Relationships The foundation of Brand Identity is Brand Architecture, which is the framework in which a brand positions...
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...Doing Business in Ireland Team Arrow [Year] Doing Business in Ireland Team Arrow [Year] Course: INB 372 Section: 10 Semester: Fall 2015 NAME | ID | Fuad Bin Saif | 141 1722 630 | Md. Sadman Sakib | 141 1428 030 | Monis Ahmed | 141 0637 030 | Ashrafl Alam Galib | 141 0734 030 | Omar Farhan Khan | 141 1689 630 | Prepared For Krishna Biswas (GpB) Lecturer Dept. Of Marketing & International Business NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The most pleasant part of submitting the report is to get the opportunity of completing and learning from it. We would like to thank those who have contributed to it a lot. Unfortunately, the list of expression of thanks- no matter how extensive is always incomplete and inadequate. These acknowledgements are no exception. Our first thank goes to the almighty Allah for bestowing us the patience and courage to finish this huge task within its deadline. Thanks must go to the team members, whose unflagging patience and astounding capacity for creative work, and long hours made the project both possible and successful – under the pressure of the knocking deadline. At last, we sincerely acknowledge our debt to Krishna Biswas, our honorable faculty, for...
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...with particular focus on the software solutions division of the global multi-national Accenture, for whom I previously worked, so I will be talking largely from personal experience when referring to them and the online auction site eBay, of which I am an extremely regular user, buying on average 2 items per week from their site. Finally, I will outline a short marketing plan for a fictional software development services company. I will conclude just how important marketing is to any services organisation. Main Body The Process of Marketing Step 1 – Market Research In first step in any process is nearly always information gathering. This is no different in Marketing, and is usually called Market research. In order to fulfil your customer’s requirements their needs and currently available options need to be investigated. Information needs to be gathered under the three following headings: Competitive Analysis, Market Data and Marketing Measurement (Unbaised.co.uk). Competitive Analysis In any marketplace the current...
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...eBusiness technologies and applications. * Appraise the main eBusiness strategies and technologies in current use to include business to consumer, business to business and business to government markets. * Utilise a range of current eBusiness terms within the context of providing eBusiness solutions. Objectives * To define the terms eBusiness and eCommerce. * To talk about eBusiness types 1. Bricks and Clicks 2. Pureplay 3. Brick and Mortar * To discuss different eCommerce modules: 1. Business to Consumer 2. Business to Business 3. Business to Government * To investigate current developments of eBusiness including: 1. Web1,2,3 2. Mobile Technology 3. Social Media 4. Big Data, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Data Analytics Research Design Scope and Limitations Action Plan Introduction This assignment is a report to gather information about eBusiness, eCommerce, current developments in the area and different types of Strategies in use. It is very popular nowadays to use the new technologies, particularly internet business. eBusiness is an administrative work of business which is processed using technology. These business processes include buying and selling products, supplies and services. It also offers servicing customers, processing payments and a lot more. E-business also offers different range of functions from the development of intranets and extranets...
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...Cigarette Tax in Ireland After reading both articles from The Irish Times written by Eugene Regan and Chris Macey on the issue, should cigarettes be taxed so highly by the government with over 80% of the price of cigarettes is from the taxes that the government set. This issue has caused a lot of discussion amongst us Economists. The argument is whether or not you think cigarettes are price inelastic or price elastic. If you think cigarettes are price inelastic which means that the change in price of cigarettes is disproportionate to the demand for cigarettes then you believe in Mr. Regan opinion. The price elastic view is taken up by Mr. Macey where he believes that the demand for cigarettes is very much dependent on the price. Both articles but forward two very good arguments with very clear reasons why they think the government should try and stop this high growth of criminal activity in the area of smuggling cigarettes into the country. As we found out from the articles that there is a very high percentage of contraband cigarettes in existents in Ireland today due to the very high price set by our government. Over a quarter of all cigarettes smoked in Ireland are illegal. Irish criminal gangs our making huge profits by selling smuggled cigarettes into the Irish black market (worth over €526 million to these criminal gangs) and the government need to do something about. Both articles try to solve this problem with very different views. Reading both articles I do think...
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...Industry Interface, University of Limerick Conference Theme 3: Working with employers Abstract It is generally accepted that employees will need to broaden their knowledge, skills and competencies through a lifetime of learning if they are to remain employable, and if enterprises are to maintain their competitiveness in a knowledge-based global economy. However, identifying and developing skills and competencies for next generation employability in Ireland is a challenging task. The Programme for University Industry Interface (PUII) is an action research project, established in 2003, to determine the skills and competencies required by Irish Industry and to develop learning models that will facilitate their delivery. This paper presents the outcomes of an action research methodology based on a Community of Practice model (COP), which addressed the issues surrounding competencies for next generation employability. It proposes a competency framework which integrates the four key categories of skills: Business, Technical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and presents a set of recommendations for individuals, employers and higher education institutions. Introduction The Programme for University Industry Interface (PUII) is an action research project, established at the University of Limerick in 2003 to determine the next generation skills and competencies required by Irish Industry, and to develop learning models that will facilitate their delivery. PUII...
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...www.oliverwyman.com Phone: 0857123123 (01) 123123 Fax: (01) 123321 Oliver Wyman’s Consultancy Group Report to Eircom Group Plc Board of Directors February 2010 [pic] - Alia Shafiza (Head of Marketing) - Ausra Ivaskiene (Head of Human Resource) - Svetlana Klimentjeva (Head of Corporate Affairs) Content Page Introduction …………………………………………………………………..…………… 2 Executive Summary ………………………………………………………….……..…. 3 Part 1: Analysis of the Environment ………………………………………………… 4 1. The Environmental Forces ……………………………………………… 5 2. Key drivers of change ……………………………………………..……… 8 3. Future Orientation ……………………………………………………..…. 10 4. Industry analysis …………………………………………..………………. 12 5. Importance of Convergence in Telecoms Industry ……………. 16 6. Irish Telecom Industry Lifecycle ………………………………….…. 19 7. Strategic Alliances within Irish Telecom Market …………….… 23 Part 2: Analysis of Eircom’s Strategic Capabilities …………………...….…… 25 2.1 Resources and Competences …………………………………….……. 26 2.2 Eircom’s Cost efficiency …………………………………………….….. 30 2.3 Eircom’s Sustained Competitive Advantage …………………..… 31 2.4 Usage drivers: Innovation ………………………………………….….. 33 2.5 Importance of Knowledge Management ………………………..… 36 2.6 Benchmarking ………………………………………………………...……. 38 2.7 Advertising campaigns of Eircom ……………………………………. 39 2.8 Appraising Eircom’s Resources and...
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...Solution: Global Communications The Union is a challenge with expectations of treating employees with respect and accepting their ideas for change. The hardship at Global Enterprises are seen as an Opportunity instead of a problem The telecommunications business is booming and to stay in the business of selling advanced technology equipment, Global Communications wanted to stand by their name global by outsourcing to India and Ireland, in hopes of competing in local markets and expand globally. Relationships between the union and its workers are at odds about Global Communications going international the board wants to announce to employees not to worry about the move it simply means a chance to offer better jobs to employees and give salary increases with 15% retention bonuses for workers willing to make the move. Focusing on ways to better communicate with the union is a challenge with expectations of treating employees with respect and accepting their ideas for change. The hardships at Global Enterprises are handled. The telecommunications business is booming and to stay in the business of selling advanced technology equipment, Global Communications wanted to stand by their name Global by outsourcing to India and Ireland, in hopes of competing in local markets and expand globally. Global services has entered a new age of development with advanced technology and increased competition with established players. The prime focus is to create loyal customers. Benchmarking...
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