Teams in Production and Operations Management Shericia Bonnett Dr. Victoria Figiel BUS 508 – Contemporary Business 11/12/2011 In order for a retail business to be successful, they must order products from a reputable company that produces quality products and that will only happen if the production company is organized and able to supply the needed products. In order for the products to be produced and delivered on time, the production process must consist of planning, routing
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Entrepreneurial Leadership Nikki Davis Dr. Cheryl Molyneaux BUS 508 July 22, 2012 Abstract Entrepreneurs have long recognized the importance of marketing to their success. Opening a restaurant is a challenging prospect even in good times, and many ventures fall by the wayside. Owning and operating a restaurant is one of the most challenging endeavors an entrepreneur can take on. According to Schrader (2004), foodservice success stories abound
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Mergers and Acquisitions Professor: BUS 508 November 1, 2013 University ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to give an overview of the merger and acquisition between United States Airways and American Airlines. Also, we will access the positive or negative effects due to the merger acquisition as well as examining the organizational structure and determining how the human resources department played a role in changing the company back into a major airline within the industry.
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“Internet Technology, Marketing and Security” BUS 508 Contemporary Business May 27, 2012 Amazon.com is an American multinational commerce company that is heaquarted out of Seattle, Washington. It is considered to be the world’s largest online retailer. Amazon has separate retail websites for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan and China. They also have international shipping of its products to other countries. Throughout the 1990s
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Mergers and Acquisitions Submitted by: Bus 508: Contemporary Business American Airlines Group The American and international industry identifies one of the most volatile and competitive industries in the United States and the world. This necessitates incorporation of various strategic decisions aimed at enhancing an airlines position within the market as both a market leader and trendsetter within the industry (Collan & Kinnunen, 2011). Moreover, airlines incorporate strategic
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ENTREPRENURIAL LEADERSHIP The Five Guys Story Jeanne M. Catalano Strayer University Authors Note This paper was prepared for Bus 508 Contemporary Business Taught by Professor Dr. Nayak Passion, creativity, and the desire for the Benjamin ignites the flame in which entrepreneurship grows. One such man, Jerry Murrell gave his kids an option: college or run a business, and thus, Five Guys and a Burger was formed in Arlington, Virginia. (Boone, 2012, p. 78). Like all other small businesses’, Jerry
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Diversification BUS 508: Contemporary Business Dr. Micky Mouse Assignment2: Diversification Strategies Submitted by Minnie Mouse Research two corporations that have had different outcomes (one successful and one unsuccessful) with their diversification strategies. Compare and contrast each corporation’s diversification strategy and evaluate the reasons for each one’s success or failure in the venture. Compare
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Five Guys: An Honest Business Built on Simplicity Reyna Haynes-Smith Professor Barry Adkins Contemporary Business BUS 508 October 19, 2012 Food. It’s a major topic of discussion today. What’s healthy, what’s not. What’s filling, what’s worth the money. There are many factors that contribute to the reason consumers choose one business over another. Most choose fast food options because they don’t have the
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Entrepreneurial Leadership By: David Pruett Dr. ABCDEF Contemporary Business - BUS 508 Date A good leader has the same characteristics as a nurturing parent. That approach encourages the entrepreneur to be a genuine leader, who cares for and develops his or her employees, much like a parent wants the best for their child. During my nineteen years of being of working and climbing the company ladder, I have had very few bosses that made good leader, but each one taught me something as I was
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Christopher Mc Grath BUS 508, Strayer University 7/21//2011 Q1. Create a hybrid theory/philosophy which combines the common elements found in the thinking of Case, Kouzes, and Drucker. In your philosophy, be sure to include the new definition of entrepreneurial leadership presented in Understanding Entrepreneurial Leadership in today’s Dynamic Markets. These three different people all had different beliefs on what they believed could make a business successful. These ideas
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