Assessment centers
Tutorials/exercises - 12 pages - Management
Assessment centers are "a variety of testing techniques designed to allow candidates to demonstrate, under standardized conditions, the skills and abilities that are most essential for success in a given job ".Assessment centers refers to an approach rather than a physical place, and consist of...
What should advertisers do to make online advertising more engaging to consumers? - published: 07/05/2009
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
Internet offers a wide range of possibilities. This overview of the different tools that advertisers can use shows how much Internet is opening to a new world of communication.But Internet has also generated an historical revolution concerning relationships between brands and consumers. In fact,...
The customer relationship management method in the company "Propriétés Privées" - published: 07/05/2009
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
I currently work in a real-estate agency in Nantes. This agency is called Propriétés Privées and I am in charge of the international marketing and communication of the company. I have been working for this company for 2 reasons. First of all, Propriétés Privées is a real-estate agency, and I have...
International management: McDonald's - publié le 07/05/2009
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
McDonald's is a multinational company present in 121 countries. The company owns more than 30,000 franchises of fast food restaurants. The company also heads other brands of restaurants, as “Aroma Café,” “Boston Market,” “Chipotle Mexican Grill,” “Donatos...
Literature review: Customer relationship management (CRM) - published: 07/05/2009
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
Customer relationship management has been defined in many ways. Metagroep defines CRM as ‘the automation of horizontally integrated business processes involving front office customer contact points (marketing, sales, service and support) via multiple, interconnected delivery channels'. (Ed...
Knowledge in organizations: What is a community of practice? - published: 07/05/2009
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
This report presents you the concept of a community of practice. Normally the term community of practice in reduced to CoP and this term was created by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger in 1991. Now to understand this notion, we should understand the fathers of this notion. Jean Lave is a social...
A study on the various approaches to job evaluation
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The definition for Job evaluation is “any method ranking the relative worth of jobs, which can then be used as a basis for a remuneration system”. It is the systematic process of establishing the relative worth of jobs within an organization. The exercise involves placing jobs at their...
The market competitors of broadband services and their performance in the markets in India: HCL Infinet ISP
Thesis - 18 pages - Management
HCL Infinet ISP is the Internet Infrastructure initiative of the HCL group, India's premier information technology group. Through the pioneering presence of the HCL group companies and the vast experience of the markets, HCL Infinet has propelled itself to the path of “Total Technology...
An analysis and study on stress management and its implementation
Thesis - 20 pages - Management
Only recently has stress been seen as a contributory factor to the productivity and health costs of companies and countries. As studies of stress-related illnesses and deaths show, stress imposes a high cost on individual health and well-being as well as organizational productivity. There are...
Business plan: Give me 5
Business plan - 41 pages - Management
This business plan is designed for the creation and the early management of a company providing and delivering a mix of 5 fruits and vegetables in baskets to help individuals eat healthy. The company will be established in the largest area in London, and will follow the English government...
West Indies yacht club resort
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Since the beginning of globalization and the development of subsidiaries all over the World, the expatriate has become an element of security to protect the interests of the company abroad. However the expatriates are now facing several problems of adaptation with the external environment and the...
International logistics management
Tutorials/exercises - 31 pages - Management
Seaports are built basically to facilitate the transfer of cargo between inland and maritime transport. Ports are therefore, an essential link in the international maritime transport chain. The main function of the sea ports is to ensure that the prosperity of all countries depends to a very...
Organizational behavior: Foundation of group behavior (16 Slides)
Presentation - 5 pages - Management
A group is defined as two or more individuals, interacting, interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives. A formal group is defined by the organization's structure,with designated work assignment establishing tasks.The behaviors that one should engage in are stipulated...
360-Degree performance appraisals: An overview
Thesis - 8 pages - Management
Performance Appraisals is “the systematic, periodic and an impartial rating of an employee's excellence in the matters pertaining to his present job and his potential for a better job ." Performance appraisal is therefore the process of obtaining, analyzing, and recording information about...
All you need to know about testing - preparation, process, evaluation and analysis
Dissertation - 72 pages - Management
There is a lot of terminology surrounding testing, but not until recently has there been an industry standard. A new standard (first published in August 1998) seeks to provide a standard set of terms: BS 7925-i Glossary of Testing Terms. Although a British Standard, it is being adopted by the...
Management information system
Thesis - 12 pages - Management
The plethora of Information in today's world, makes it imperative for us to depend on Management Information System, as the socio-technical tool to handle the overloading of Information and take decisions in a quick manner. The project work is done with the intention of studying the Management...
Inventory management and control
Dissertation - 42 pages - Management
Materials constitute the most significant part of current assets of a large majority of companies. On an average, inventories are approximately 60% to 70% of the current assets in any manufacturing company and 30% to 40% in any construction company. Because of the large size of inventories...
Intercultural management : Ikea case study
Case study - 20 pages - Management
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the culture of a company and highlight how this culture could have a real impact on the smooth running of its international activities. In order to conduct such an analysis I have chosen an important company which caters into numerous international...
A study on stress management
Dissertation - 67 pages - Management
Stress is usually defined in terms of the internal and external conditions that create stressful situations, and the symptoms that people experience when they are stressed. STRESS MANAGEMENT is a very vital aspect of every organization. Stress management can be linked to our day to day...
The importance and advantages of improving the quality of worklife
Tutorials/exercises - 36 pages - Management
It was around 1900 that F.W. Taylor developed what are commonly known as the Principles of Scientific Management which till today form the basis for designing jobs in most organizations. The traditional job design of scientific management focuses mostly on division of labor, hierarchy, close...
Performance appraisal at an inflatables company
Dissertation - 44 pages - Management
Different terms are use to denote human resource management. They are labor management, labor administration, labor management relations, employee employer relations, industrial relations, personnel administration, personnel management, human asset management, human resource management and other....
Information technology and strategic management
Thesis - 23 pages - Management
Strategic management is defined as “the set of decisions and actions resulting in formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objectives of an organization”. The formality of strategic Management systems vary widely among companies. Formality refers to the...
Kaizen: The key to Japan's competitive success
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
The term "Kaizen" is a combination of two Japanese words "Kai" meaning "change" and "zen" meaning "good," and evolves from the ancient Japanese philosophy of actions that lead to sustainable benefits for the society as a whole rather than one particular individual, or actions that benefit...
Telecommuting: The future of work
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
Telecommuting is synonymous with the Work-from-Home concept, wherein the employee, instead of physically commuting between home and the workplace rather works from home and connects with the office via channels of communication such as telephone, internet, Voice over IP, videoconferencing,...
In any large organization, team work is the ultimate key to success
Worksheets - 1 pages - Management
Applied at workplaces, teamwork can be defined as a co-ordinated effort from a group of people acting together towards a specific business purpose. In large organizations, individuals play certain roles and carry out certain responsibilities, which are determined in advance. Each task is...
Sales and channel management at Larsen and Toubro Limited
Thesis - 23 pages - Management
Larsen & Toubro Limited is India's largest engineering and construction conglomerate with additional interests in electrical, electronics and IT. A strong customer-focus approach and constant quest for top-class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership position over 6...
Job satisfaction at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited's refineries division
Thesis - 25 pages - Management
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Indian Oil) was formed in 1964 through the merger of Indian Oil Company Ltd. (Estd. 1959) and Indian Refineries Ltd. (Estd. 1958). It is currently India's largest company by sales with a turnover of Rs. 1, 83,204 crore (US $ 41 billion) and profits of Rs. 4,915 crore...
Customer relationship management in banks
Thesis - 25 pages - Management
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is at the core of any customer-focused business strategy and includes the people, processes and technology questions associated with marketing, sales and service. Simply stated, CRM is about finding, getting and retaining customers. The aim of these systems...
The management of change in midwifery practice
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
From relatively small initiatives in midwifery care, such as changes in shift rotas or new systems in record keeping, to major changes such as the introduction of midwifery-led beds or the “Team approach” continuous change has become an inherent part of professional lives. Whether it is...
Management of change: Water births
Thesis - 6 pages - Management
This assignment will aim to discuss the implementation of water births as an area of change within the midwifery profession. The subject of water births as been chosen for this assignment, following discussion within local practice and the controversial views of birthing pools that midwives seem...
