A comprehensive model for IS development: Information processing perspective
Thesis - 7 pages - Computer science
In order to develop IS (information systems) effectively, this study proposed a comprehensive model that delineates the relationships among contingency configurations of design variables, risk management, and software development success. Specifically, this paper examined the fit between...
How do the French and Chinese negotiators process their thoughts in negotiation? Do different thought processes result in different opinions and solutions?
Essay - 13 pages - Management
In the context of globalization, models of businesses and management tend to be similar across the globe. Import-export is increasing everyday; for business purpose, people are flying from western to eastern countries and eastern to western countries all the time. However, some cross cultural...
The relationships among information sharing, process integration and supply chain responsiveness
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
How to survive and develop in this hyper competitive environment has become a major concern for many companies. To deal with the increasing uncertainty, manufacturers need to respond the customer demands quickly. But manufacturers can not improve supply chain responsiveness by themselves, they...
Process approach and grammar instruction in ESL writing classes
Thesis - 2 pages - Educational studies
To correct or not to correct grammar issues? This is the question that ESL writing teachers have been asking since the 1970s up until the 1980s during which they taught Writing as a process of generating ideas, drafting, and then refining the final product by attending to accuracy issues....
Internationalisation process of firms: theories; motives and influencing factors
Essay - 23 pages - Business strategy
In today's world, "globalization" is a very commonly used term but there are many ambiguities with respect to its definition, when the phenomena was born and why is it so important for companies? Although this term is imprecise, literature enables us to define it using two very distinct...
Strategy and planning process in the Small Business and the Small & Middle Enterprises (SME) Sector
Business plan - 7 pages - Management
An essential ingredient of small businesses is business planning. It is perceived to be vital by both governments and business support infrastructure, such as the Business Links (Beaver, 2002, p88). On similar lines, O'Gorman bases his idea on the fact that one approach to developing a...
A branching process in an alternating random environment
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
A continuous-time branching process model of a stochastic population is considered in which the life-time and the reproductive capacity of the individuals are dependent on a fluctuating environment. Using an imbedding technique, an integral equation is formulated for the probability...
The term globalization used in relation to a host of social, economic, cultural and political processes
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
Globalization is easier to describe than to define. This is because, in its present form and usage, it is a new, complex, dynamic, multidimensional, and worldwide phenomenon, which means different things to different people and different things to the same groups across time and space. It evokes...
Food Processing: Frozen ready meals - The Marie Case
Case study - 24 pages - Business strategy
Marie is a food processing company that specializes in fresh ready meals and frozen ready meals. Marie manufactures and commercializes products with the brands Marie, Bocuse, Luang (exotic meals), Weight Watchers (light meals) and also the Uniq group which is a major player of the food...
The decision-making process for the outsourcing of services
Essay - 5 pages - Management
In modern times, outsourcing of services has become an entire dimension in business strategy. It has become international and global. While it is growing extensively, the nature and the focus of outsourcing is slowly evolving. And as it often happens with new concepts, outsourcing tends to become...
How convincing is the argument that the twin process of European integration and globalisation has contributed to a large extent to the rise of regionalist parties?
Essay - 12 pages - European union
In this document we will first understand the concept of regionalist parties. Then, we will critically examine the elements that contribute the correlation between the rise of those parties and the constitution of supranational entities in a globalized economy. We will observe the reasons why...
Process mapping
Essay - 20 pages - Management
The challenge faced by librarians today is "to maintain or cut costs, while, at the same time, increasing both the range and quality of services and programs." This assignment looks at library design, mainly including issues like new technologies, process layout, process type and...
European union and regulation of the peace process in the Middle East since 1991
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
Launched with the Madrid Conference in 1991, the israeli-Palestinian peace process led to the historical handshake between Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres at the White House in Washington. American president Clinton, thus sealed the signature of a statement of principles, and reaffirmed the...
The diversification process of the Walt Disney Company
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The first issue of the Walt Disney Company has to face concerns about diversification. It was considering the extent to which it had to diversify and whether it diversified too far. It is legitimate to consider such a question as the number of businesses Disney presents has exploded since the...
Internationalization process: Michelin
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
The Michelin Company was founded in 1889 in Clermont-Ferrand (France) by Edouard Michelin. Initially, Michelin employed 52 persons in a plant spread over 32 acres. Edouard Michelin benefited of his brother's (André Michelin) support. The two brothers were complementary: André was an innovator,...
The budgeting process at Carrefour
Case study - 4 pages - Accounting
The Carrefour Group, which is listed on the CAC 40, is a leader in European supermarkets. The Carrefour Group is not only well known throughout France but also in many parts of the world. This is the company we are interested in and have decided to contact. Carrefour was founded 1959 by the...
Leisure and the life cycle: The functions of leisure throughout the aging process
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Leisure is truly a universal human need. Every society, culture and region in the world has forms of entertainment and recreation designed to fulfill a wide range of needs. However, as people age many of their needs change, and thus their leisure and its functions change as well.( Kelly, 1982)...
The process of regionalization in West Africa: CEDEAO
Thesis - 7 pages - Political science
'I was convinced that the political freedom would inevitably precede our economic advancement. In the same manner, I am convinced that the African Unit will be done and this common base will enable us to build our complete development”. This statement was written in 1957 by Kwame Krumah,...
The place of guanxi in the modern Chinese society and impact on management processes within China and also on international business relations with China
Dissertation - 77 pages - Management
China is a unique country that places personal relationships above any other aspect of life. The guanxi is a famous relationship aspect of China, and with the recent interest from the whole world concerning China and its expansion, it is interesting to study the importance of this historical...
Decision support for knowledge intensive business processes
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Strategy development, new product introduction, marketing research, and financial budgeting, are a few examples of Knowledge Intensive Business Processes (KIBPs). These processes tend to be complex and time consuming, requiring collaboration and the sharing of expertise within specific work...
Consumer Decision Process: The wedding preparations
Case study - 7 pages - Services marketing
The 'Wedding Channel' is an online company which permits brides and grooms to come up with ideas to prepare their wedding, as well as the guests to find presents. They have a list of all the necessities to prepare a wedding, from the reception sites to the photographer, and the...
Manufacturing process of optical fiber
Thesis - 5 pages - Physics
The initial studies in optical networking were undertaken in the 1970's. It was discovered that a glass fiber encased in an opaque sheath was capable of transmitting data at a speed higher than that of light. The optical fiber is thus one of the greatest technological advances in the area of...
The process involved in setting up a drug store in the US
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
The medical industry has been growing by leaps and bounds over the years. Drug stores have become an integral part of the medical fraternity. They are retail establishments that market drugs. These may be medicines that are prescribed by doctors or over the counter drugs. The setting up of a drug...
A model of contingent governance choice and performance in business process outsourcing: the effects of relational and process uncertainty
Tutorials/exercises - 12 pages - Business strategy
Business process outsourcing (BPO) is rapidly emerging as an imperative for competitive success in modern organizations. This study characterizes contractual coordination, or the mutual exchange of rights, and procedural coordination, or the relational norms and processes that facilitate...
Sexual differentiation revisited: Contributions of gene expression to a hormonal process
Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies
The central dogma of sexual differentiation states that only the secretion of gonadal hormones causes all somatic sex differences that arise in tissues and organs. Nonetheless some traits in mice and bird models have been shown to differentiate independently of the animal's gonadal sex. Studies...
Application of quality function deployment for the supplier selection process
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
The manufacturing organizations are facing the pressure of increasing competition due to the varied dynamic demands of the customers. In this competitive scenario, ‘voice of customer' gains importance. It needs to be translated into technical language. Quality function deployment (QFD) has...
Estimation of stage efficiency and optimization of biosorption processes using dynamic programming
Thesis - 15 pages - Computer science
Heavy metal ions in aqueous effluent stream is being treated by biosorption of metal ions upon various biosorbents. Use of Azolla filiculoides as an effective biosorbent has been studied to remove copper ions for a given volume of effluent with initial concentration of Ci to the desired final...
Change management: The difficulties in applying change processes - published: 12/10/2010
Course material - 8 pages - Management
When a company knows an important growth, the entrepreneur and the executives needs to manage the changes and adapt the organization to its new expectations. They have to adapt the company to the new demand and ensure this expansion without damaging the global service and functioning. But it is...
Change management: The difficulties in applying change processes
Essay - 8 pages - Management
When a company witnesses an important growth or change period, the entrepreneur and the executives needs to manage the changes and adapt the organization to its new expectations. They have to adapt the company to the new demand and ensure this expansion without damaging their global service and...
Consultant-client relationship and the consequences of the role change during the consulting process
Essay - 10 pages - Management
The client-consultant relationship is usually treated as central to the nature of a management consultancy work. Though it is true that consultants need to have a clear conceptual picture of their definition of consultation, and they need to understand how the operational model they choose helps...
