Ethics considerations when dealing with stakeholders, workers, in business
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Business ethics and moral obligations are vital and incorporated part in management of corporations. The corporations, failures have not done much in the acquisition of business and shareholders' trust. The management functions in a business are not all about intellectual execution but entail a...
The stakeholders
Worksheets - 10 pages - Management
In 1916, the car manufacturer Ford made enormous productivity gains. It decided not to give the shareholders with profits enormous dividends, but chose to increase the wages of employees, and to decrease the price of its cars in order to develop its market. Three years later, the supreme yard of...
To what extent have developments in individual rights in Britain delivered family friendly working practices, and with what implications for all relevant stakeholders
Essay - 7 pages - Social sciences
Since New Labour came to power in May 1997 some developments in employments rights have aimed to promote the balancing between work and family life: “Families are the core of our society, but they are under pressure. Women and men struggle with choices over work and family...
The Stakeholder Theory
Course material - 1 pages - Finance
Stakeholders are usually those in a firm who have an interest in the resources and activities of the company. They contribute to the wealth-creating capacity of the company, it's often composed of shareholders, employees, suppliers. They can be external or internal. In this case the...
Financial performance measure alone as opposed to an approach which encompasses both financial and nonfinancial measures
Essay - 3 pages - Finance
Bacidore et al (2019) state that "An appropriate performance measure gauges how management strategy affects shareholder value". Shareholders, as well as stakeholders, plays an essential role in the management of an organization. The evaluation of a potential strategy to apply with the...
Catch shares lead to the destruction of small-scale fishermen but increase the fish stock
Essay - 2 pages - Management
Catch shares (CS) is a fishery management system that allocates a secure privilege to harvest a specific area or percentage of a fishery's total catch to individuals, communities, or associations (NOAA, 2017). CS become primordial because the global consumption of fish doubled in 50 years...
Mega-Sport Events: Impact on Women Opportunities in Sponsorship and Their Brand Image
Dissertation - 34 pages - Sport marketing
"Sport has the power to change the world," declared Nelson Mandela in his famous speech at the first Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco in 2000. According to research done by A.T. Kearney, the global sports market is worth somewhere between $480 billion to $620 billion. Over and above the huge...
International operations management: global operations management strategies
Case study - 10 pages - Management
According to Witkowski (2017) innovation is an integral element in driving organizations' progress and modernity. Innovation's contribution to operational efficiency is premised on the fact that organizations have the option of pursuing different types of innovation that include product,...
Marketing Issues in Humanitarian Non-Governmental Organizations
Dissertation - 15 pages - Brand management
Non-profit organizations have only recently integrated marketing as a part of their strategy. These relatively new behaviours are still lacking for implementation. Indeed, Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) are still sceptical regarding the utility, effectiveness and reputation of using marketing in...
The tourism challenge in the region for Paris Giverny
Law case study - 6 pages - Luxury marketing
One of the main priorities for the new McArthurGlen Giverny Brand Village will be to attract national and pan-European tourists. This is why a marketing strategy must be deployed, focusing in particular on destination marketing. In different sectors, most companies recognize the importance of...
Best Fit and Best Practice Approaches in Strategic HRM
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
The idea of an institution may mean different concepts to different people depending on the underlying professional and academic orientation. Nonetheless, the idea of an institution may get perceived as a discipline that involves regulations, politics, public administration, psychology, and...
Individual stakeholder influences
Case study - 1 pages - Finance
Many people have an interest in social programs and can influence they way they are ran and services which are provided. Some of these people can include the program administrators, the director, staff, those providing the funding, the community, and clients. The most influential of all would be...
Strategy and Business Policy - Amazon
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The chosen organization is Amazon. This is a global multinational company that has been incorporated in the United States. The company's headquarters are in Seattle, the United States. Amazon focuses on e-commerce and has also ventured in other areas of emerging technology include artificial...
Company performance: different assessment approaches
Dissertation - 9 pages - Management
In the current context, it has become essential for companies to become more proficient at standing out from the competition and, therefore, be more competitive by seeking more performance. The objective is to achieve the goals set during the development of the marketing strategy and to manage to...
Activities on a construction site
Internship report - 15 pages - Architecture
For the purpose of obtaining the degree in Mechanical Civil Engineering (GCM). At the end of the third year, each student must complete an internship in a company (or communities or design office). It is an opportunity for the student to discover the world of work and to really understand the...
European urban policies - A summary note on the urban agenda for the EU
Summary - 15 pages - Social sciences
Today more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. This figure is projected to increase to 80% by 2050 (United Nations, 2019). Even though Cities are home to many complex, interlinked challenges (related to climate control, energy efficiency, pollution, and many more) they...
Business ethics Moral issues facing a company involved in the fast food industry
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Contrary to Friedman's theory which claims that corporations only aim at increasing profits and shareholders revenues, companies have moral responsibilities. Indeed, shareholders are not alone in a firm and have to compromise with the interests of the other stakeholders. According to...
A construction project: The Millau Viaduct
Thesis - 17 pages - Business strategy
The project of a viaduct over the Tarn Valley and the city of Millau in Southern France was a major issue for many years among the French population and the Ministry of Transport. It aimed at providing a solution for the severe traffic jam that occurred every summer, and its by-product,...
Mattel faces its social and environmental responsabilities
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
Today's business organizations constantly face internal and external pressures in addressing their social and environmental responsibilities. Since the 1960s, the society has expressed growing expectations for more responsible management of companies through the incentive of the social...
Evaluation of Wal-Mart's business strategies
Thesis - 23 pages - Business strategy
Wal-Mart was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. The group operates in sixteen countries including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and China. In 2005, the total number of stores amounted to nearly 5000, with more than a quarter positioned abroad. The group has around 180 million...
Alitalia Airline : Strategic option
Case study - 33 pages - Business strategy
This report is aimed at bringing out the best strategic option for the company Alitalia. To that end, we shall drive a rigorous and in-depth analysis. The study will first determine the organization's external environment and its strategic capability. These internal and external points are...
SWOT Analysis - British Airways (2010)
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
British Airways (BA) has recently announced a merger with Iberia the results for both firms are due in May 2011. This case study will look at industrial relations within BA and how they will affect the recent merger and what is necessary to align both firms' resources whilst causing the least...
Gap analysis: Global communications
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Global Communications failed to involve vital stakeholders in the direction of a plan for success with the company's future. The troubled company did not veritably discuss the concerns in advance with the Union. The company ignored the concerns from the collective-bargaining membership...
Pratt & Whitney Ethics and Social Responsibility
Case study - 14 pages - Educational studies
Corporate social responsibility, environmentalism and ethical principles provide a triple foundation of contemporary decision making concept for business and managing organization's activities. Considering that social awareness amongst the public and other interested stakeholders is...
Problem solution: Global communications
Thesis - 10 pages - Business strategy
The ability of the people to coordinate their individual work effort toward a common goal is paramount for Global Communications. To settle issues in order to make the right decision all possible motives must be considered. The COMPANY must involve critical stakeholders in a strategy...
Quality Management at BNP Paribas Loire Valley
Case study - 8 pages - Management
BNP Paribas, considered the leading European banking group today, was founded on May 23, 2000, following a stock market battle that saw a fierce battle waged between BNP and Societe Generale for the merger with Paribas, with BNP coming out on top. Today, it is known as a company that concentrates...
Critique - Virgin Group
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy describes business ethics as an applied discipline in which the moral attributes of commercial activities are addressed within the fabric of the firm. Recently academic business ethics are founded particularly on the concept of corporate social...
Project initiation document: The map shop
Essay - 20 pages - Business strategy
The project initiation document is prepared as a response to an appeal from Geoffrey Smith, Map Shops, on the issues concerning the Map Shops proposed by Geoffrey and the issues identified by the consultant team, through the examination of the Map Shops. The initial proposal was examining the...
Civil Society NGOs & Private Sector Com-panies: Towards Cooperation?
Essay - 14 pages - Political science
In 2005, DuPont, an American chemical company and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), an environmental advocacy group, engaged in a partnership aiming at ensuring responsible development of a new high-tech domain, nanoscale materials. The project was also aimed at communicating with the global...
The application of an EIB to address environmental challenges in urban Belgium
Thesis - 96 pages - Finance
Cities face increasing environmental challenges including, but not limited to; air pollution, CO2 emissions, energy, transport and waste management. The success of Social Impact Bonds (SIB) by solving social issues in a public-private partnership has been the driver for the development of the...
