The Great Deal of Challenges and Potential Pitfalls in Implementing Goals
As professional experience and academic literature state,
change is difficult to implement. Altering complex, and oftentimes deeply
engrained, behaviors is certainly difficult for a group of logical
individuals within an organization. However, on the personal level, it is
especially difficult. In my particular case, attempt…
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Implementing a Host of New Process and Database Improvements
Part A: Case Study Verizon Communications Inc is a Fortune 100 telecommunications firm
offering cellular, residential and commercial voice, and television
services in much of the United States. Resulting from a number of mergers
and acquisitions after the AT&T breakup in the early 1980s, the firm had a
number of separ…
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Internal and External Analysis for Determining the Best Course of Action for Firms
Introduction Firms need to determine the best course of action in an increasingly
ambiguous environment. The Internet, increasingly transparent regulatory
requirements, and customer/market demands are causing more business-
relevant information to be presented today than any other period in
recorded history. To manag…
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The Great Need for Change for the Twin Lights Group Company
Introduction Businesses often find themselves in precarious situations; this is
particularly true when they’re small organizations. Having so little liquid
capital, revenue, business relationships, and even organizational
experience, such firms are highly susceptible to disruptions. During the
author’s experience at T…
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The Infinite Number of Paths to a Successful Change Implementation
Introduction With regard to change management, it can be said that there are an
infinite number of paths to a successful change implementation. However, in
the case of most organizations, the available options is limited by certain
circumstances. Executive experience, regulatory climate, financial burdens,
and stock m…
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The Importance of Strategic Marketing in the Concept of a Brand
Introduction From the earliest of business history, branding has been a critical
component of any successful firm. In fact, it can often-times be an
intangible, yet highly valued, component of a firm’s net worth (Carlson
school, 2001). With regard to the creation of a brand, and even its
sustained maintenance, strateg…
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An Introduction to Return of Investment in Business
Introduction Companies exist and function for the purpose of profit and revenue.
With that said, it is important to note that a company that is effectively
operated will make investment and project decisions based upon objective
data. Investments in company infrastructure, manufacturing facilities,
development projec…
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MAPCO (PVT) LTD. aka Mapco Plastics or Mapco Private Limited is a family owned enterprise located in Brampton Canada. MAPCO (PVT) LTD. Operational Strategy Mapco is a world renowned manufacturer of plastic packaging via blown film extrusion, as well as a maker and assembler of plastic blown film processing machinery. Est…
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Corporations and Social Responsibility
Many businessmen have called for corporations, and by extension,
their management, to be more than just an entity designed to produce goods
or services and provide them to citizens; the calls are for corporate
management to demonstrate social responsibility. These businessmen believe
that corporate management, acting on be…
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The Importance of Software Documentation in a Company
The Importance of Software Documentation Few companies realize that a product’s documentation is just as, if not more, important than the actual product. A company can produce the best product in the world, but if customers do not know how to use it, the product is useless. A proper manual that fully explains all usages…
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Blogs Boosts the Presence of Businesses in the Global Market
Why the Business World Needs Blogs Across the globe, businesses have started to increase their online presence. Weblogs, or “Blogs,” are a relatively new medium that allows businesses to interact with customers, showcase their products, and provide information. Blogs have been rapidly increasing in popularity since the…
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An Introduction to the BP’s Gulf Disaster
On April 20, 2010, the placid waters 40 miles southwest of the Louisiana shoreline suddenly burst into flames, marking the beginning of the largest oil spill in American history. Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig that drilled for oil giant BP, plc, unexpectedly exploded after technical failures caused a blowout in its well cap….
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The Origin and History of the Post-It Note
Today’s world is full of advanced technology that has simplified the lives of the masses. Most of these life-simplifying inventions are hard to get or expensive. While these inventions take planning, intricate designs, and capital to create, some inventions just need a problem to fix, a bright idea, and some good marketing….
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An Introduction to the Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation Technology is an integral part of life in today’s constant and fast-paced world. A plethora of companies have worked to advance this technology, and the Microsoft Corporation is one of the largest in the industry. Since its founding in 1975 (Isaacson 337), the company has grown into one of the more pr…
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Carey Biron Talks About the Inhumane Working Conditions of Meatpackers and Proposes Solutions for It
In the article “Meatpacking Workers Fight ‘Unacceptable and Inhumane’ Conditions” by Carey L. Biron, Biron expounds on the unfortunate reality that the meatpacking industry is fixated more on production than the safety of the workers responsible for the production. First off, Biron talks about the lack of meatpacking wor…
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A Look Into the Lack of Safety Guidelines Within the Meatpacking Industry
The meatpacking industry, an industry that provides millions of Americans with meat on a regular basis, happens to be one of the most dangerous workplaces in the country. With dangerous machinery, unsanitary conditions, and frequent injuries, many consumers fail to realize what actually takes place beyond the supermarket.Co…
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The Need for Self Governance in Factory Farming
Ethics of Factory Farming: Corporate Social Responsibility; Management CSR As society progresses, an underlying expectation is that we find better methods of business practices and take part in more corporate social responsibility engagements. While the advancement of technology has become more sophisticated, civilization…
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The Skills and Determination of Successful Inventors
In the technology world of today, it may seem like it’s impossible to create a product that really shakes the market. Both texts, “Elements of Invention” by Cliff Ransom, and “Total Immersion” by Jerry Bellinson show how inventors are able to recognize a market, and fulfill that market, by having a set of skills and determi…
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Edward Bernays and Ive Lee’s Contributions to the Term Public Relations
The Father of Spin Book Report–Question 1 The very idea of public relations dates back to the early 1800s, with innovators such as Amos Kendall, P.T. Barnum, Ida B. Wells, and many more. Two people that truly brought the term, “public relations,” into fruition were Ivy Lee and of course Edward Bernays, the father of publi…
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A Report on the Stock Price Analysis of Exxon
Stock Price Analysis Written Report–Exxon Out of the numerous companies from the Dow Jones Industrial Average as well as NASDAQ, I chose to predict the stock price for the American oil and gas company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, or better known as simply Exxon. Headquartered in northern Texas, this company is descended from…
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An Analysis of the Breaker Vinyl Pressing Company and Its Business
Breaker Vinyl Pressing is set to be a new vinyl pressing business with some modern tricks up its sleeve. Vinyl records have exploded in popularity since 2005, and current vinyl pressing companies are finding themselves at maximum capacity. By using low cost strategies and outsourcing wherever cost efficient, like in jacket…
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I believe a major challenge to any nonprofit, here in the states, is the inherent difficulty in acquiring resources necessary for operation. A nonprofit must have enough money to operate daily and organize for their mission. Funding is always required for any agency to see stability in the future because it means the agency…
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The Need for Experience in the Past and the Consequences of Worker Shortage
In recent years, requirements for most entry level jobs have changed spurring the adage “Can’t get a job without experience, can’t get experience without a job.” Most Americans in my generation know these words very well and for those that need some kind of job to pay for additional schooling, in order to get a better job i…
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Taking Various Positions in Mixed Securities During Principles of Investments Class
On January 23, 2015, our Principles of Investments class took various positions in mixed securities. The securities and their positions on Jan. 23rd 2015 are organized below accompanied with their holding period returns when we liquidated our positions on 5/8/15: Stocks 200 shares of Tesla Motors (TSLA) at $201.29 per sha…
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The Many Reasons Why American Companies Should Do Business with Cuba and Iran
The Perils of International Business The international market is an ever evolving and increasingly complex arena. Every nation has domestic and foreign policies based on a combination of theoretical, religious, political, or economic beliefs. Although a nations goal is to benefit its peoples, often times the domestic and…
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