Designing and elements of a cost management system
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
An entity's legal nature reflects its organizational form. Selecting the organizational form is one of the most important decisions business owners make. This choice affects the costs of raising capital, operating the business (including taxation issues), and, possibly, litigating. The available...
A look at Lockheed Martin
Presentation - 40 pages - Business strategy
Allan Loughead (later changed to Lockheed) began his career in aviation in 1910 when he began working as an aircraft mechanic. In 1913, he teamed with his brother Malcolm to build their first aircraft, a floatplane. With the advent of jet propulsion and advances in aircraft design,Lockheed Martin...
Business plan: Green Oceans Fuels
Business plan - 6 pages - Business strategy
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: An ethanol production company with the uniqueness of making ethanol from sea-algae cellulose. This production method allows ethanol to be sold at a much lower price than competitors as well as making it cheaper than gasoline. MISSION STATEMENT: To push the leading edge of...
The buyer decision process: How demographics affect purchasing decisions
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
The Buyer Decision Process is, in essence, simply the basic steps most buyers go through before making a purchase. If the process were to be laid out in a flow chart, it would look like this: Need Recognition ? Information Search ? Evaluation of Alternatives ? Purchase Decision ?...
American Interests United: Double-Q's introduction to the South African Market
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
As the management team of American Interests United (AIU), we are interested in expanding to new markets with our popular packaged food line. After extensive research, we have been able to discover that South Africa is a rapidly growing market that will be an extremely profitable venue in which...
Chinese fruit juice market
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
With the growing health conscious population in the US and around the world, more and more consumers even at international level are in need of healthy food and nutrition. Although their preference for fast food, on-the-go and ready-to-consume food items continue to persist, they are also...
Sample resume for consultant analyst
Sample resume - 4 pages - Business strategy
An innovative, solutions-oriented, motivated professional with demonstrated success in project management in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment. Extensive experience nationally and internationally in analysis, needs assessment, implementation, training, RFP and documentation development....
Encompass online: Event management for musicians
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
The music industry in the UK and abroad has been in need of a common platform for interaction as well as communication. There are two known ones namely Sonar and Midem that have been providing the kind of services that music event management needs to provide. With the emergence of technology such...
Sample resume for advertising and sales
Sample resume - 2 pages - Business strategy
Person 4312 Any Court Winston, North Carolina 27613 email@email.com (000) 888-8365 home (000) 652-4392 cell PROFESSIONAL PROFILE A creative, articulate achiever with excellent organizational,...
Sample resignation letter
Essay - 1 pages - Business strategy
Dear MANAGER: I must regretfully tender my resignation from COMPANY effective December 28, 2007.I have thoroughly enjoyed my tenure here working with and for some excellent people. I have learned more while here than at any other job and appreciate all that COMPANY and its employees have done...
Sample cover letter for business analyst
Sample letter - 1 pages - Business strategy
Dear Hiring Manager: I would like to express my interest in the Senior Business Analyst position and let you know that, with my education, qualifications, and extensive background, I am positive that I would make an excellent addition to the team. With a major in Business Administration, a...
Sun & Shade, Inc: International business venture analysis
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
The proposed international business venture will be a luxury retail sunglasses operation in the Bahamas, called Sun & Shade, Inc. It will be a foreign wholly owned subsidiary of a U.S. corporation. The Bahamas provides an ideal location for a luxury sunglasses business for a variety of reasons,...
Adidas Ltd: AG's acquisition of Reebok International Ltd
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
On August 3, 2005, European sports shoe maker (based in Germany) Adidas-Saloman AG's acquisition of Reebok International Ltd. was announced. The market's reaction was cautiously positive to the news, with Adidas' share price appreciating by 7.5%. The CEOs of the two companies...
Starbucks Corporation
Thesis - 15 pages - Business strategy
Starbucks Corporation is one of the world's fastest growing companies. Originally founded as a single store in Seattle, Washington in 1971, Starbucks now operates more than 15,000 coffee shops across the globe, with an average of 220 locations in each of the 50 U.S. states. Starbucks' goal is...
The Sony Corporation
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
The Sony Corporation is one that has become a household name in consumer electronics. Sony is one of the largest Japanese Multinational Conglomerates, with revenues of over $70 billion dollars last year alone. Sony is a maker of electronics, videos, communication devices, video game consoles, and...
Business analysis & recommendations report:Southwest Airlines Co.
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Southwest Airlines Co. was founded in 1967, but its first scheduled flight was delayed until 1971 due to lawsuits from competitors. The company began as a small, regional carrier with three routes. In its initial public offering in June of 1971, the company reported that the funds raised would...
The California wine industry
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Wine is an industry built on status and reputation. As a relative latecomer, the California wine industry has had to fight an uphill battle in the world marketplace for wine. In the US, of course, California wine consumes the overwhelming majority of acreage and consumption, due partially to...
Nordstrom Inc
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
John W. Nordstrom was only 16 years old in 1887 when he left his home country of Sweden to fulfill the American Dream in New York City. With no English speaking ability and only five dollars in his pocket, Nordstrom had a hard time making ends meet by laboring in mining and logging camps as he...
Marketing channel analysis of Hewlett-Packard
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded on January 1, 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. The decision to create this partnership was made in the now historic HP Garage in Palo Alto, California. This garage is now considered the birthplace of the Silicon Valley (About HP). HP has since grown into a...
Apple computers
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
The PC market is one of the largest in the world. It has essentially become a part of everyday life for almost anyone living in an industrialized nation. Among the corporations that dominate this market, none has greater name recognition than Apple. Apple's computers, along with their many...
Lowe's companies inc.
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
Lowe's Companies, Inc. is the second largest home improvement retailer in the United States. It offers specific products and services in line with decorating, renovating, remodelling, repair of home and commercial buildings. As of February 2, 2007, Lowe's has opened 1,534 stores in all 50 states...
A descriptive study of international business potentials: From China to Asia pacific rim countries and vice versa ( Data and graphs included )
Tutorials/exercises - 32 pages - Business strategy
The present study is an exploration of the international business potential of China with other countries in the Asia Pacific Rim and vice versa. Moreover, the study employed a descriptive design in order to thoroughly explain all factors that account for economic conditions of the country. The...
Is it possible for a construction project to be delivered on time and within budget when the customer is unsure of his or her needs?
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
Project management for construction is a complex process that must combine the efforts of a number of individuals in order to be successful. According to Hendrickson (2000) Like the five blind men encountering different parts of an elephant, each of the numerous participants in the process...
Two different types of retirement benefits that have been developed by private organizations: Defined benefit and defined contribution
Essay - 9 pages - Business strategy
In recent years concern over the financial solvency of Social Security has lead to considerable controversy over when the fund will be exhausted. This issue has become a pervasive concern in light of the fact that the 78 million baby boomers currently living in the United States will soon reach...
Broad review of interface, its micro-and macro-environment, issues for development and potential mechanisms for improving outcomes
Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy
In recent years advancements in technology have revolutionized a number of industries, even those that have been widely established for a number decades. Interface, Inc. has been no exception to this reality. The largest soft floor covering manufacturer and marketer for more than 30 years,...
Overview of the Dell organization and how it can improve its stability in future
Essay - 8 pages - Business strategy
Over the course of the last two decades a number of new companies have made their mark on the business world. In many cases, these organizations have been successful because they have made the choice to utilize unique business models or organizational cultures that set them apart from more...
An overview of the AT&T and Cingular merger and its potential future outcomes for both companies
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Mergers between organizations often take place when it is financially or strategically advantageous for one or both organizations. While the ideal merger occurs when both organizations see the value of combining, even when the situation is ideal the end result can have a detrimental impact on the...
The benefits and risks associated with the implementation of 3G technologies at Vodafone
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Mobile phone technology has evolved rapidly in recent years. In particular the mobile phone industry is now witnessing the development of third generation or 3G mobile technologies. While these 3G technologies appear to provide a number of market and financial benefits for the mobile phone...
A proposal for improving the existing strategic quality management framework that is already in place in GE
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
The central goal of this investigation is to provide a strategic quality management (SQM) implementation plan for an organization. General Electric has been selected as the organization most in need of this type of program. Although the organization has a long history of implementing Six Sigma as...
A comprehensive assessment of the viability of operating an online gaming business in China
Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy
Introduction Researchers examining the overall variables that can impact the success of new businesses note that there are a host of variables that can impact overall success (Daniels, Radebaugh & Sullivan, 2004). In particular, market size, resources, regulations and procedures and risks must...