...must do so. Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. || BTM7000|Joseph DiRenzo| || Business Research Strategies|Assignment 3| || Faculty Use Only Running Head: The Future of Women in Management References Page Citations Practice BTM7000: Business Research Strategies Northcentral University Dr. Joseph DiRenzo April 3, 2011 Newspaper Article Number of Women in Management Rise Over the course of years, women have played a major role by contributing to the surge of career development. They have touched economics, communities, politics, and education. In 1970, the first person to run for law firm in Arkansas was a female (The impact of Term Limits On The Arkansas Legislature, 1992-2001). In 1975, Elsijane T. Roy became the first female justice on the state supreme court in Arkansas...
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...A. Provide twelve business terms and definitins that are new to you that are used by this company. Franshisee- Aperosn who buys a franchise Profit- revenue minus expenses Mission statement- outlines the organization's fundamental purposes. Importing- buying products from other countrie Exporting- selling products to another country Contract manufacturing- foreign company produces private label goods to which a domestic company then attaches its own brand name or trademark. Integrity based ethics code- define the organizations guiding alues, create an environment taht supports ethically sound behavoir Corporate social initiaves - enhanced forms of corporate philanthropy directly related to the company's competencies. Insider trading- uses private company infomation to further insers own fortuenes or those of their family and friends. Unified system- this happes after managers have decided a course of action now they need to organize the fimr to accomplish their goals. Middle management- this includes gernal managers, division managers, and branch and plant managers. B. Discuss the organizationl structure of the business relative to these five functinal areas: Marketing - The different forms of marketig, sales, and adverting for Gap are television, radio, credit card discounts, mail, and email. Gap spends a certain amount of money on advertising everymonth, and if they do not feel as though they are getting the response they hoped for they will pull the plug...
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...Levi’s Personal Pair Analysis Introduction: This Case presents Levi’s Strauss and Co analysis. In the beginning of 1990s Levi’s stratus was a market leader in women’s jeans But gradually its market share started shaking off, whereas market research Shows only 24% of the women is satisfied with their purchase of the standard Jeans. Levi’s used to work on push market strategy and now trend was changing and Market was demanding a better fit with more colors and styles. Operating with only 19 retail store, that was not an enough network linking Levi’s Factory to their customers to get feedback of their customers. And the whole supply chain was too slow . Though Strauss was truculent to invest for the improving of the their system to Enhance the production and supply chain capability and reduce the delay which Was about 8 months from ordering to selling. Strauss started an experiment in its 4 retails store with collaboration of custom Clothing Technology Corporation, software firm based in Massachusetts US. This helped Strauss to get custom measurement of their customers and sort out The best fittings for their customers and has bar code sewn for reordering same Fitting of personal pair™. 1) Calculation of PRETAX ROIC FOR BOTH CHANNELS 1. PRETAX ROIC FOR BOTH OF THE CHANNELS. 1) Wholesaler Channel PRETAX ROIC = Pre Tax Operating Profit /Total Investment PRETAX ROIC = 20% 2) Original Levi’s Store PRETAX ROIC...
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...How has ear acupuncture been used as a treatment programme? (10 Marks) It’s reported that of the flow of 130000 flow into the prisons in the UK each year, 70,000 inmates have a substance misuse issue. Ear acupuncture is an alternative treatment that has been used in prisons for 5 years and is popular as it’s cheap easily taught and doesn’t require the prisoner to be highly motivated to work. Given that drugs are a huge problem in prisons and society in general, this treatment has great potential. Wheatley wished to test the effectiveness of ear acupuncture as a treatment in prisons. He compared 350 prisoners who received ear acupuncture twice a week for about a month along with the prison’s standard care programme, the experimental group, with a control group who were deemed eligible and a similar group of person to the experimental but did not receive the treatment - only received the standard care programme. The experimental group received the acupuncture from two trained practitioners in groups for 45 minutes in a relaxed setting where they had five needles placed into one of their ears. The data was collected in a variety of ways namely a questionnaire completed by the prison guards, a questionnaire completed by the prisoners and also quantitative data was collected through looking at a variety of sources such as how many serious incidents they’d had. The prison officers reported much improved behavior in the offenders who received the treatment with more attendance in...
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...Assessment Criteria Evidence (To provide evidence of Achieving Assessment Criteria Learner should provide the following ) 1.1 Discuss the role of strategic marketing in an organization. For AC1.1, learners need to show that they understand the difference between strategic and tactical marketing. They need to use established models and definitions to develop theirdiscussion. 1.2 Explain the processes involved in strategic marketing. For AC1.2, learners will be expected to understand and explain the processes involved in strategic marketing. This will involve looking at a range of processes and learners may wish to draw on their own experiences in the workplace to amplify their points. 1.3 Evaluate the links between strategic marketing and corporate strategy For AC1.3, learners are expected to understand that the process of strategic marketing does not take place in a vacuum. They will need to show that they can evaluate the links between strategic marketing and corporate strategy and provide examples of those links. 2.1 Assess the value of models used in strategic marketing planning. For AC2.1, learners need to research the models used in strategic planning. They will need to make judgments and assess the value of the models for strategic marketing planning. 2.2 Discuss the links between strategic positioning and marketing tactics. For AC2.2, learners need to understand that when strategic plans are put into operation, dayto-day tactical decisions have to be made. In...
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...Functional Areas of Business Managment 521 May 4, 2013 Functional areas of business Technical assistance has become one of the most important aspects of business over the past ten years. More and more companies are implementing and or improving their technical use within the company. Whereas technical support is important, incorporating supportiveness throughout the business helps to make the work environment tranquil. Employees, no matter what age, who are comfortable and happy to come to work, are going to work effectively, efficiently, and diligently. Thus, helping the company excel and strive for greatness. Even though the older generation needs more training and support to gain technical knowledge, the importance of technical support within a business and management because technical support is needed for the advancement of a company and technical support is needed for running the business's day-to-day operations. Technical support is one of the major growing areas across a majority of businesses in the world today. There are an abundance of companies trying to implement new and advanced technology into their field. “According to statistics Canada (1996) less than one quarter of employed people used computers at work during the early 1980s; this figured increased to 48% in 1994” (Methot, 1998). Take the medical field for example; they are rapidly trying to change from actual paperwork to electronic paperwork. Not only to make the searching of data and information...
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...Environmental Scan Dwayne A. Haynes MGT/498 August 12, 2013 Michael Medoro Environmental Scan Internal and external environmental scanning helps shape strategic management and planning. Companies use business strategies to create value and secure competitive advantages. Measurements verify the company’s strategic effectiveness. This essay is a brief overview of the internal and external environmental scans, competitive advantage, value, and measurements used at Wells Fargo and Verizon wireless. Most of the supporting data are summaries from the Wells Fargo, and Verizon websites. Wells Fargo is a large financial institution with five strategic priorities: putting customers first, growing revenue, reducing expenses, living the vision and values, and connecting with communities, and stakeholders (Wells Fargo, 1999 - 2013). The Wells Fargo strategy includes cross-selling, (selling additional products), technology, customer-centric (focus on what the customer needs, not what Wells Fargo wants to sell), brand, and opportunities (Wells Fargo, 1999 - 2013). In the cross sell effort, Wells Fargo has detailed data on what products the customers are buying and the number of products per household. According to Wells Fargo (1999 - 2013), “We want all our wealth management, brokerage and retirement customers to bank with Wells Fargo. We want all our banking customers to think of us first for all their wealth management needs” (Our Strategy). The company wants...
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...Industry: Retail 1. Describe your product including the features and benefits to your target market? Our product is the Nike Raw. The Nike Raw is a new shoe design that allows more airflow in that shoes that keeps your feet cool. The Nike Raw is a lightweight shoes that comes in multiple colors with some new features that Nike haven’t added to any of their newer products. The Nike Raw comes with a lightweight sole cushion that feels lighter and makes your feet more mobile in the shoes, its full rubber outsole that’s attracts heat and stops it from getting in the shoe. It’s a great lightweight shoe that allows performance and keep our athletes cool while performance. Features | Benefits | 1. Lightweight shoes made for men and women | 30 day returns policy for all shoes | 2. Cooling ability during hot weather | Customer service support team available by phone or online | 3. Light meh material that allows airflow | Comes in shoe box with light weight draw string bag | 4. Bright colors | Great in store customer service | 5. Rubberized sole to increase traction | Aerodynamic design that adds a cooling effect | 2. Describe the core product and the augmented product (supplemental features and symbolic and experiential benefits of your selected product)? The Core product is the Nike Raw. The Nike Raw is sports footwear product that is made to change and excel an athlete performance in warm weather. The Raw is a new comfortable...
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...MARKETING SALES & MANAGMENT | September 17 2012 | * Introduction to Nestle, * Maggie-Brief History, * Brand Extension,Repositioning * Maggi Products * Segmentation,Targeting,positioning * Promotional Strategy * SWOT Analysis * Success story * Improvements | Maggi Case Study | Harpreet Kaur INTRODUCTION TO MAGGI Maggi noodles is a brand of instant noodles manufactured by Nestlé. The brand is popular in Australia, India, South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand,etc Maggi noodles are part of the Maggi family, a Nestlé brand of instant soups, stocks, and noodles. In Malaysia, there are fried noodles made from maggi noodles known as Maggi goreng. Maggi noodles also introduced a new variety of its noodles, to cater for the health conscious like 'No MSG', 'Less Salt', and 'No Trans fat'. A wholewheat flour based noodle variation marketed by the name "Vegetable Atta Noodles" has been introduced in India (Atta flour is used in preparing most forms of wheat based breads in India) and caters to health conscious buyers wary of the refined flour used in the regular Maggi noodles. This move helps the brand in India as suburban mothers, who feed the noodles to children as an afterschool snack, are the primary customers of the brand. Recently, a line of rice noodles and whole wheat with pulses, carrots, beans, and onions has also been introduced in India. "Maggi" has become a well-known brand for instant noodles in India and Malaysia such as curry and chicken...
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...Introduction The Body Shop was established in 1976, selling scented soaps and lotions, made only from natural ingredients. Within 14 years, the company expanded into 39 countries, with over 1200 lines of products today. The founder, Anita Roddick, was known as an avid social activist and she largely promotes and supports causes such as ending animal testing In 2006, The Body Shop was bought by L’Oréal SA for £652m. The Body Shop- Managing Public Relations Anita Roddick was quick to recognise that there was a market for natural-based skin products that were free from chemicals and were not tested on animals. After gaining awareness on public’s position, The Body Shop took steps in building an effective public relations programme. This programme includes marketing its brand as one that is socially responsible, their core values being: against animal testing, support community trade, activate self-esteem, defend human rights, protect our planet. With clearly defined core values, the business was able to influence consumer’s imaginations, and perceive The Body Shop as an ethical business presence. In 1990, upon conducting environmental analysis, Anita Roddick took a different approach in promoting her products, claiming that she was uninterested in seducing consumers with expensive images. Instead, she established the environmental projects and community care department to portray the company as one that is socially responsible. This was part of its business plan of adopting...
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...Consensual Relationship Agreements… For or Against? In this day and age things are moving extremely quickly and everyday something new change. Women have gone from house wives, cooking and cleaning, taking care of the children, preparing the home at the rate their partners see fit, to home providers. Technology has gone from typewriters and pagers to laptops and smart phone, while opening up a whole new way of dating from social networks to text messaging. One in five relationships start online, however in my young years, I could recall at time when dating once meant receiving a phone call at home, and later being asked out for potentially a dinner and a movie. Now, dating begins with sending an inbox through Facebook, while “liking” and commenting on status messages, following or “tweeting” a person on twitter, or commenting on how good pictures look on this new world wide epidemic called instagram. In addition to the fast pace environment we live in, people are spending a lot more time working. Whether it’s working to take care of single family homes which are growing more and more by the year, or working to take care of self with the cost of living rising each day. Each week people spend a minimum of at least five days and forty hours a week in the workplace as considered as fulltime. In a world moving at such a fast pace one must one wonder how or where is the best place to form relationships, and if it’s ideally okay to form relationships in the work place. More...
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...people are no longer stuck in semi-enclosed cubicles or monotonous, robotic-like work. Society is experiencing a different work era where people do not have to drive miles from home on stress- filled highways, only to arrive at work to put in 8 or 9 hour days performing unfulfilling tasks. A job today can mean waking up to fresh coffee, logging onto the computer, stopping in the middle of something to help their child with lunch, and returning to work right in their own homes. A job today can mean flexibility, freedom, creativity, and increased production. Introduction Working from home is not a new concept. People used to conduct their work from home because their property and home was their work. Farmers farmed their land, and the women helped with the housework and tending of the animals. This changed with the Industrial Revolution when work became systematic and concentrated in large cities. According to Joseph Montagna (2008), “the era known as the Industrial Revolution was a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation, economic policies and the social...
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...Religion in the Workplace Dan Walker May 2, 2013 Religion in the Workplace As our country expands our workforce and the more markets go global, the workplace is forced to respond to religious differences and requirements in order to establish policy and remain in compliance with workplace harassment and discrimination laws as the workforce includes many more and diverse cultures in the ranks. This country was built on Judeo-Christian dominations and sects, but as the workplace expands, more and more non-Christian cultures are included that have different and more complex requirements. Christian culture dominates the American workplace and business and has since American’s colonial beginnings. Religious groups that enjoyed the highest standing during America's colonial period are still favorably positioned in the religious hierarchy. Studies in the 1990s show that Americans are much more likely to claim affiliation with groups ascendant during the colonial period (Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Quakers, and members of the United Church of Christ) than one would expect based on the representation of these groups in the general population (Davidson, 2003). Muslims have required times of prayer during the day and people of the Jewish faith are required to not work on Saturday to honor the Sabbath (Stern, 2011). Just these two examples have flown directly in the face of much of business schedules and practices in the past, and have required people who hold to these faiths to...
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...Diversity is an aspect of life that is almost inescapable, especially in the workplace. As we go about our daily lives, we are surrounded by people and cultures that differ from what was once considered the typical American lifestyle. There are endless options of food, music and social activities allowing us a small chance to experience and explore what life is like in other countries. Businesses are also recognizing the need and importance of diversity. Many have begun investing in diversity and inclusion as part of their overall management structures. To continually challenge their practice, organizations are striving to make the connection between those principles and their corporate performance (Chaney & Martin, 2014). This paper will explore some of the key issues regarding diversity in the US and India. Cultural variations, communication and management styles will be examined for a more in depth look at the ever changing corporate environment. Cultural Variations Carol Milano (2012) with ASME.org analyzes that in the United States, especially in large cities, a “time is money” attitude is common. Often working professionals appear to be in a rush, which gives the impression that Americans tend to get down to business rather quickly. Many countries have a different perspective and work ethic, where people are not in such a hurry. They may prefer to get to know a colleague before they start working together, which reiterates the fact that teamwork is an area rich...
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...Introduction 1.1 Problem definition Any discussion of higher Education in different countries needs to be conducted within the context of the overall perception of a country’s culture, society, history, salary and intellect. These influences are the foundation of the education in a country. Due to these different influences every country has a different understanding of education. I will also concentrate on the influence of culture on education in China and in the United States (U.S.) with special emphasis on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, because culture and history can lead the way in understanding the differences among student’s higher education. 1.2 Objectives The paper investigates the differences between the education in China and the U.S. against the background of dramatical differences in culture and history. First the country-specific Cultural Dimensions by Hofstede need to be elaborated to reveal a basic approach for the understanding of a nation’s culture. Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and the history the effect on education and instructional strategies in China and the U.S. will be discussed. 1.3 Course of the Investigation To achieve the objectives the course of the investigation will be carried out in three steps. In the first step the conceptual background on the topic will be defined to provide a basis. Chapter 2 describes the theory and the five Dimensions of Hofstede’s Culture’s Consequences. In the second step the explanations focus...
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