...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The employees in a company largely determine the success of the company. The company cannot achieve the goals if it does not have the right set of employees. This is the reason why companies put in extensive efforts in choosing candidates for the company. Most of the times skills and knowledge of the employee is considered to gauge his performance in the company. One factor that is overlooked by most of the company owners is employee’s satisfaction. Various surveys and researches have shown that employee’s satisfaction plays a pivotal role in performance of a candidate. If any company wants to draw out the best from its employees then it should provide best means to satisfy the need and requirement of its customers. Before one can know various ways to facilitate employee satisfaction, it is essential to understand what does it actually mean. Organization is the backbone of management. Without efficient organization no management can perform its function smoothly. An organization operates according to the overall values, or priorities in the nature of how they carry out their activities. These values are the personality, or culture, of the organization. Many writers have attempted to state the nature, characteristics and principles of the organization in their own way. For instance to their sociologist, organization means a study of the interaction of the people, classes or hierarchy of an enterprise, to the physiologist. Organization...
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...activities and then allocates a cost to each activity. ABC subsequently assigns these costs to all the services or products associated with the actual consumption. By applying ABC, a business can accurately estimate the cost of an individual product or service. Organisations can then recognize and remove those products or services that are unprofitable or adjust pricing to match strategic decisions. This tool is generally used for evaluating product/service and customer cost and profitability. Thus ABC can be used to support strategic decisions such as pricing, outsourcing, identification and measurement of process enhancement initiatives. EXTRA QUESTION: What differences do you see between applying ABC in a service company (as the Co-Operative Bank) and in a manufacturing company? MANUFACTURED PRODUCT OR SERVICE PERSPECTIVE The immense difference between applying ABC to a service company as apposed to a manufacturing company is that with a manufacturing company, the product costs are easily identifiable and quantifiable because they consist of direct materials and direct labour associated with the products. Manufacturing overheads or indirect production costs can be allocated towards the product using absorption costing relatively easily unless management want to perform a more accurate intensive ABC model that will be more tedious and thus extremely time consuming. However with a service company, the direct costs associated with a job or service product is not as easily...
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...------------------------------ Page 3 2.0 The history of the Co-operative Group--------------------------------------- Page 3 3.0 The strategies and reason for the growth in Co-operative---------------- Page 3 4.0 Finding 4.1 The definition of PESTLE Analysis-------------------------------------- Page 4 4.2 Political factor --------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 4.3 Economic factor ------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 4.4 Socio-logical factor --------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 4.5 Technology factor ----------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 4.6 Legal factor ------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 4.7 Environment factor --------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 5.0 Conclusion ---------------------------------------------------------------------Page7 6.0 References List----------------------------------------------------------------Page7 1.0 Introduction This report will focus on the Co-operative Group and seek to identify the main areas of business environment such as the strategies of Co-operative Group which helped it to grown into such a big company, the definition of PESTEL analyses, and use the PESTLE analysis tools to scrutiny how six factors of external environment affected Co-operative Group. After the evaluating of these factors, this report will give...
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...Corporate social responsibility (CSR) isn't just about doing the right thing. It means behaving responsibly, and also dealing with suppliers who do the same. It also offers direct business benefits. See the page in this guide on how to benefit from corporate social responsibility. Building a reputation as a responsible business sets you apart. Companies often favour suppliers who demonstrate responsible policies, as this can have a positive impact on how they are perceived by customers. Some customers don't just prefer to deal with responsible companies, but insist on it. The Co-operative Group, for instance, place a strong emphasis on its corporate social responsibility and publishes detailed 'warts and all' reports on its performance on a wide range of criteria - from animal welfare to salt levels in its pizzas. Find out about The Co-operative Group's approach to CSR on the Co-operative Group website - Opens in a new window. Reducing resource use, waste and emissions doesn't just help the environment - it saves you money too. It's not difficult to cut utility bills and waste disposal costs and you can bring immediate cash benefits. For more information read our guide on how to save money by reducing, reusing and recycling waste. There are other benefits too: - A good reputation makes it easier to recruit employees. - Employees may stay longer, reducing the costs and disruption of recruitment and retraining. - Employees are better motivated and more productive. - CSR...
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...activities and then allocates a cost to each activity. ABC subsequently assigns these costs to all the services or products associated with the actual consumption. By applying ABC, a business can accurately estimate the cost of an individual product or service. Organisations can then recognize and remove those products or services that are unprofitable or adjust pricing to match strategic decisions. This tool is generally used for evaluating product/service and customer cost and profitability. Thus ABC can be used to support strategic decisions such as pricing, outsourcing, identification and measurement of process enhancement initiatives. EXTRA QUESTION: What differences do you see between applying ABC in a service company (as the Co-Operative Bank) and in a manufacturing company? MANUFACTURED PRODUCT OR SERVICE PERSPECTIVE The immense difference between applying ABC to a service company as apposed to a manufacturing company is that with a manufacturing company, the product costs are easily identifiable and quantifiable because they consist of direct materials and direct labour associated with the products. Manufacturing overheads or indirect production costs can be allocated towards the product using absorption costing relatively easily unless management want to perform a more accurate intensive ABC model that will be more tedious and thus extremely time consuming. However with a service company, the direct costs associated with a job or service product is not as easily...
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...of 2008. 2009: The Bank records a most phenomenal increase in customer accounts from just over 700,000 as at the close of 2008 to over 1.1 million at the close of 2009 driven by MD Liability Campaign launched by the CEO that requires staff to open a minimum of 5 accounts per month. 2008: The bank lists on the Nairobi Stock Exchange on December 22. The listing follows a public offer of 701.3 million shares at Kshs 9.50 which achieves an 81% subscription to raise Kshs 5.4 billion in additional capital on top of the existing Kshs 7.4 billion. This is made possible as the bank's special general meeting on 27th June approves conversion of the bank to a limited liability company from a co-operative society that it has been since inception in 1965. All previous shares held by the Co-operatives are ring-fenced under the Co-opholdings...
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...Customer Engagement at The Co-operative Food Customer Engagement is going beyond exceptional service and is about delivering more personalized experiences based on authentic relationships with customers. The more the store owner knows about the customer, the more personalized the customer experience will be. This, in turn, leads to repeat sales and having potential loyal customers. Co-operative Food sees new technology as a main factor of improving customer engagement and they put emphasis on consumers to make more ethical choices. Sustaining engaging relationships with hundreds or potentially thousands of customers is an impossible task for Co-operative Food. This is why they focus on engaging marketing efforts with their top customers as defined by repeat sales and word-of-mouth referrals. They use online tools to help them manage all of this information. Co-operative Food want to cultivate stronger relationships with those top customers by providing insider deals and other perks not offered to their larger customer base. social media is an established platform for building good customer relationships. They can effectively engage with their customers both online and offline and comes down to: A passion for their business that comes through in the way they interact with customers, talk about their products and services, and freely share their expertise. Sincere interest in helping customers make the right purchasing decisions based on their particular needs. Enthusiasm...
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...good argument to convince customers or community by their decisions C-List of alternatives 1. Awareness 2. Planning and prevention Measures to eliminate or reduce the incidence or severity of emergencies. Actions taken in anticipation of, during, and immediately after an emergency to ensure that its effects are minimized, and that people affected are given immediate relief and support. 3. Response Process of supporting emergency-affected communities in reconstruction of the physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional, social, economic and physical wellbeing. D-Evaluation of alternatives 1. Awareness With good data, the public understands the need for preparation and risk reducing measures. Governments, the private sector and the media build awareness of risks and risk-mitigation principles at national, regional, and community levels....
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...IBUS 201 Individual Assignment 2 Cover Sheet Fonterra Incident in the International Business Environment Abstract: Currently, increasing number of firms get a powerful influence by the dynamic international business environment. Fonterra 2013 incident will be analysed in order to identify the key factors of failure. Firstly, the importance of international business environment for Fonterra will be illustrated briefly. Next, the report is focus on the crucial problems and mention about clostridium botulinum, which mainly refer to corporation social responsibility and ethnic behaviour aspects. Then the article will describe and evaluate the methods by the company to solve the issues. In addition, better ways for settle the problems and reasons for that will be involved as well. Last but not least, there will be some implications for companies and managers if they suffer from a similar condition in international business activities. Overall, the report will indicates the failure of Fonterra associated with contamination and primarily analysis how to deal with such issues in international business environment. Name: Hanyu Li Student ID: 300347238 Course Coordinator: Dr. Yang Yu Word Count: Date Submitted: 05/02/2015 1. Introduction International business environment contains various kinds of aspects such as society, economy, politics, regulations and technology. The significance of international business environment for firms is obviously that the environment...
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...and succeed in global markets. Although it can be beneficial to offer a standard product that can be used worldwide, significant differences still exist between national markets such as cultural differences, consumer taste differences, product preferences and legal regulations. It is important to define and understand these differences when merging into national markets. Globalization is inevitable and it’s happening at an astonishing speed in nearly every market possible. The technology era that we are in has enabled businesses to join forces like never before and we are seeing significant changes in the global marketplace. There are main drivers in globalization and this paper will define three of them, as well as describe the risks associated with financial investing, and explain the importance of cultural sensitivity and ethics in global finance. Drivers of Globalization Market drivers Domestic markets are saturated and growth opportunities are often times limited. Expanding globally opens up many new opportunities allowing for real growth within a business. The following lists in detail the specific market drivers that play a key role in globalization; o Convergence of per capita income o Growing global and regional channels o Global customers due to increased organizational buying o Increasing number of world brands and global advertising o Convergence of cultural beliefs, lifestyles and tastes o Transferable marketing ...
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...MBA (2011-13) – Semester IV – ACTIVITY BASED COSTING ASSIGNMENT - LEARNING EXERCISE Students will select a company or firm or business unit in any one of the following industries: 1) Manufacturing 2) Insurance 3) Bank 4) Health care 5) Hospitality 6) Government 7) Service Each student should explore the internet for an example of a company that had implemented Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Activity Based Management (ABM) with a focus on determining customer profitability. Prepare a report (suggested length – not more than 10 pages) covering the following and give a briefing in the class: 1) Describe, in brief, the company and its business. 2) What was the problem faced by the business or company? 3) What was the scope of ABC / ABM project? 4) What were the goals for the ABC / ABM project? 5) How ABC/ABM was implemented? 6) Summarize the results achieved after implementation of the project. Financial evaluation of results by quantification expected. 7) Your observations, comments, criticism and suggestions, if any. 8) Legend, bibliography, references etc. Submit assignment to Exam Section. Print-out of PPTs (handout mode – 4 or 6 slides per page) can be submitted later, but before presentation in the class. Important: This is an individual assignment and each student should select different company from the sector selected for study and complete the...
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...Co-operative society, its expansion and future possibilities in context of Bangladesh Co-operative Society: A Co-operative society is essentially an association of persons who joined together in a voluntary basis for the further once of their common economic interests. Short Overview on Co-operative Society: The co-operative movement began in Europe in the 19th century, primarily in England and France, although The Shore Porters’ Society claims to be one of the world's first co-operatives, being established in Aberdeen in 1498. The industrial revolution and the increasing mechanization of the economy transformed society and threatened the livelihoods of many workers. The concurrent labor and social movements and the issues they attempted to address describe the climate at the time. The first co-operative may have been founded on March 14, 1761, in a barely-furnished cottage in Fenwick, East Ayrshire, when local weavers manhandled a sack of oatmeal into John Walker's whitewashed front room and began selling the contents at a discount, forming the Fenwick Weavers' Society. In the decades that followed, several co-operatives or co-operative societies formed including Lennoxtown Friendly Victualling Society, founded in 1812. The early attempts at forming co-operatives met with varying degrees of success, and it was not until 1844 when the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers established the 'Rochdale Principles' on which they ran their co-operative, that the basis for development...
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...Trading Among Farmers (TAF) and the future of the New Zealand Dairy Industry. On the 25th June 2012, farmer shareholders in the Co-Op Fonterra, voted in favour of implementing TAF. TAF allows outside capital in the form of buying units; in return for rights to dividends, but not ownership or votes. When researched; there is no agricultural co-op in the world that has taken outside capital and still primarily focused on maximising returns to the supplying shareholders, (ourco-op.co.nz) as primary focus becomes the share price and dividend, eventuating in the demise of the co-operative. A co-operative is set up by its shareholders to maximise the price for the suppliers milk. Shareholders invest their share capital into a co-operative in return they give loyal supply of the raw material (milk). Farmers will want to supply Fonterra because they own them. When you introduce outside investors you introduce different drivers to the business. Outside investors invest capital to receive a good dividend. The Directors are torn what do they do with company profits, do they retain funds to make the balance sheet strong, do they maximise the milk price or do they maximise the dividend? This divergence of interests will eventually lead to the demise of the co-op. For example Satara and EastPack in the kiwifruit industry. Historically they were both co-ops competing against one another for a number of years. Satara then listed its investor shares on the NZAX. It now had supplying...
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...The Co-operative Society is yet another form of business organisation. It is formed in a similar manner like a Joint Stock Company. It is a unique form of organisation. It is started with the motive of organising and rendering services to its members. The first ever Co-operative movement was started by ROBERT OWEN in the year 1844, with 28 members called as ROCHDALE Society of Equitable Pioneers. It was a consumer's Co-operative Society. Definitions: The Word 'Co-operation' is derived from the Latin word 'Co-operative' meaning "to work with". It has been defined in various ways. 1. Calvert: "Co-operation is a form of organisation wherein the persons voluntarily associate together as human being on a basis of equality for the promotion of economic interests of themselves". 2. Talmaki: "It is an association of the weak who gather together for a common economic need and try to lift themselves from weakness into strength through business orgasnisation". 3. Sir Horace Plukelt: "Co-operation is self-help rendered effective by organisation. It is better farming, better business, better living". 4. International Labour Officer: "An association of persons, usually of limited means, who have voluntarily joined together, to achieve a common economic end, through the formation of a democratically controlled business organisation, making equitable contributions to the capital required and accepting a fair share of risks and benefits of the undertaking." 5. Dr. T.V. Raju:...
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...al.’s article discusses how classifying entire groups and populations as “vulnerable” leads to stereotyping and, subsequently, a loss of focus on the individual in the experimentation process. “The concept of vulnerability stereotypes whole categories of individuals, without distinguishing between individuals in the group who indeed might have special characteristics that need to be taken into account and those who do not.” (Levine et al., 47) When I read this in the article, I was happy that someone was sharing my sentiments, but it also made me very worried. In theory, the concept that some individual characteristics may be overlooked does not sound very serious, but, as the article states, there may be situations that could pose health-risks or other problems for the vulnerably stereotyped individual or group. The example used in the article discusses a woman’s health advocate challenge proposed in 1990, which opposed the exclusion of pregnant and childbearing aged women in study populations due to the fear of harming a real or potential fetuses. The protest was staged due to the result of an inaccurate representation of this group of people, which held the potential to cause more harm than good. In this case, a measure to protect the vulnerable resulted in inaccuracies that could have placed those very same vulnerable people into more vulnerable situations caused by oversight. We were introduced to the Nuremberg Code at the beginning of the semester. The main credo of the Nuremberg...
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