Paper 908497 – Evaluating the potential accounting issues raised by a combination of Kraft Heinz (hereafter ‘Kraft’) and Unilever © Copyright Ivory Research Co Ltd. All rights reserved. You may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the content[…]
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Introduction Entrepreneurial opportunity is often considered as the heart of entrepreneurship; without ongoing generation or identification of opportunities, the field of entrepreneurship would seize to exist. Accordingly, entrepreneurship involves sourcing and identifying profitable opportunities and the individuals who engage in exploiting these opportunities (Venkataraman, 1997; Shane and Venkataraman, 2000). The entrepreneurial opportunity process typically involves[…]
Graphic communications fall into the broad class of non-verbal communications. The processes associated with the development of graphic communications involve the interpretation of data and exchange of information through the use of well arranged and structured elements, symbols, depictions and illustrations (Oladumiyte, 2014). To develop effective graphic communications, a high level of clarity, coherence, consistency[…]
The word ‘manage’ comes from the Italian word maneggiare, which means ‘to handle’. The French word mesnagement (later ménagement) influenced the development in the meaning of the English word ‘management’ in the 17th and 18th centuries (Oxford English Dictionary). As a discipline, management includes planning, organizing, controlling and directing the organization’s actions and processes in[…]
Literature Review A number of factors are identified by the researchers and investigators which motivate employees in the organisations and result in enhanced productivity and job satisfaction. Factors Affecting Motivation Old and contemporary theories of motivation propose various factors which play a significant role in employee motivation. Some of these theories will be investigated to[…]
The purpose of this review is to consider both current and past literature concerning the main concept areas associated with the study in question and also to provide some rationale for conducting the study. The literature review will focus on critically analysing tools which have been used in the past to measure service quality such[…]
Introduction Customer Relationship Management, like all the other marketing faculties, is created to achieve one of the most important objectives of creating competitive advantage. Now Vargo and Lusch (2007) argue that ‘the only true source of sustainable competitive advantage is knowledge’. Further they also suggest that organisations can no longer rely on ‘competing through service’[…]
1.1 Introduction Seeking a solution to increase the responsiveness of supply chain in a volatile market place, the agile concept has gained a lot of attention recently. In the first section of this report, current market conditions have been reviewed briefly to show the need for more flexibility and responsiveness. In the second section, the[…]
Introduction Haynes (2007) suggests that the ‘notions of bodily discipline, technologies of the body, mind and body, bodily power relations, and sex differences’ are of interest to those involved in management, psychology, philosophy and feminist literature (for example, Butler, 1990; Foucault, 1977 and 1979; Irigaray,1999; Kirkup et al.,2000). However, although this suggests that the body[…]
An informative e-mail to Kamala Balu, CEO, exploring how to achieve person / organisation fit when recruiting and selecting staff for Benkleys Dear Ms. Kamala Balu, Any organisational intervention needs to be preceded and substantiated by an adequate diagnosis of the current situation, in order to predict its outcomes, in terms of benefits and risks.[…]
This paper looks at fundamental information management (IM) and knowledge management (KM) principles, concepts and techniques. It presents a diagrammatic representation (developed for the purpose of this paper) of the author’s personal perspective on IM and KM, and the relationship between them. Finally, the paper discusses how two organisations, NASA and Xerox, implemented IM and[…]
Systems Development Benchmarking Exercise Executive Summary: This report attempts to define ten benchmarking measures and related metrics for the various systems development projects. A model for the acquisition and comparison of the relevant data is also established. There are two purposes for undertaking this exercise; performance improvement and the identification of outsourcing opportunities. The ten[…]
In this essay, I will analyse some of the main themes that owners and managers of the hospitality industry have to face every day within their working environments, such as hotels, restaurants, spa, tourists establishments, etc. However, since there are several typologies of issues, and it is not possible to examine all of them in[…]
1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction The current global recession was influenced by a complicated combination factors, including historical, but one of the immediate triggers was events caused by, and which in turn would greatly influence, the construction industry. The collapse of the global housing bubble in 2007, the methods used in which consumers accumulated credit[…]
Introduction Since the economic reform in China, based on the comparative advantage theory, the factor endowment theory, product life cycle theory in international trade and rapid development of “four Asian tigers” using export-oriented economy, China has implemented the export-led growth strategy, and spared no effort to carry out foreign trade policies for foreign exchange. Although[…]
1.0 Research Topic Motivating employees for greater work performance and productivity has gained increased importance as a measure of successful people management. Mullins (1985) stressed that in order to enhance the work of an organisation, director and managers should focus on the motivational level of its employees. Dingley (1986) said “Motivation is important – even[…]
Introduction 1.1 Background Customer Relationship Management has extreme relevance and application in the service sector and hotels continually asses and try to improve their CRM programmes to improve their service for customers and generate repeat business. Word of mouth marketing, online marketing and promotional offers, can add as much value as paid-for advertising, adding positively[…]
INTRODUCTION Helping people grow and achieve their dreams is the fastest route to success; both theirs and yours.” – T. Harv Eker Growth was never an individual prerogative and never will be. The limits of human capabilities still remain undiscovered. How much a person can develop and realise his or her potential is a function[…]
Abstract A common perception is that technological and societal forces are strongly intertwined. The question of which force supersedes the other in determining the use of technology has constantly stirred a huge debate in IS Literature. Despite the increasing call for the unification of the divergent views of technological and social determinism, historians and theorists,[…]
PURPOSE: This change management report is aimed to reflect the practice of the company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to cope up with the changing and unstable environment and also to make a recommendation in order to bridge the gap between their practice and the theory. In order to achieve the objectives of this report the change situation[…]