Knowledge in organizations: What is a community of practice?
Essay - 6 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...
Office Depot, From a Bricks-and Mortar to a Clicks-and Mortar business model
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Within the global economy, e-business has become a powerful tool in enhancing productivity, customer relationship management (CRM), marketing campaigns, and financial operations. Companies have been able to understand that the web is not only the way to communicate but also the way to distribute...
The talent war
Essay - 7 pages - Management
The world is changing, globalization and Information Technology (IT) has brought large competition and. In addition, we are facing a 'talent shortage' due to demographic facts and changing behaviours. Investing in the human capital is now the key success factor to stay competitive in this...
Cover letter for writing job
Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources
I am writing to you because I would love to work alongside the gifted young women at Teen Voices. I am now 21 years old, but I remember happening across Teen Voices in my high school guidance office years ago; it was then that I realized that there was more to being a girl than doing your hair...
The importance of leadership pattern in strategy implementation
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Business strategy
Within the context of democratic leadership, organizational members are both allowed and desired to participate in the decision making process shifting strategic planning from being the sole liability of the leader to be a shared organizational responsibility. In contrast, authoritative...
The French Wine Industry
Essay - 2 pages - Business strategy
France has historically been one of the oldest and most prolific wine producing regions in the world. Statistically, France produces the most wine by value, though it is rivaled in other ways by Italy (most wine by volume) and Spain (most land under cultivation). The four major red grapes used...
Credit agricole: New system to centralized data
Case study - 9 pages - Management
Credit Agricole is a powerful French bank in the world. Its actual organisation and structure is based on the development of Local and National Banks. This particular development is the base of the success of the brand. The group is well developed and well established on the international market,...
Critics on the research paper: The market pricing of accruals quality (Jennifer Francis, Ryan LaFond, Per Olsson, Katherine Schipper)
Book review - 8 pages - Finance
The paper “The market pricing of accruals quality” sustains that the quality of accruals is priced by the financial markets. We can judge the value of this research by wondering to what extent, from a methodological and theoretical point of view, the accrual quality has an impact on the...
The Kent-Smirnoff Project
Case study - 11 pages - Finance
In his big building of Metropolis, Clark KENT is working on the last reports of his latest foreign investments, when he receives a call from Igor Smirnoff, an old friend from HEC Paris. Igor owns a foodstuff distribution network in Russia, and offers Clark to enter into a new business. He is...
Mentoring method: How developing excellent potentials in an Irish Company?
Case study - 30 pages - Management
A computer office supplies, perhaps some paperwork to sign. When it comes to welcoming new employees to the company, most managers stick to this and a handful of other basics. To truly prepare the workers for success, at least one additional item is necessary, a mentor. Unfortunately, few...
Virgin Mobil's proposed takeover by NTL
Case study - 10 pages - Finance
NTL proposed a £871 m takeover of Virgin mobile but was rejected, then a second proposition was made at £961 m. On the 3rd of April they announced a total of $1.66 billion for Virgin Mobile. The negotiation will be ready to receive both cash and NTL shares in a deal. Virgin Mobile will have a...
Tesco in China
Case study - 19 pages - Business strategy
The aim of this report is, advice Tesco's operation in China as they are planning to expand. While the first part of this report examine Tesco's external environment, the second part focuses primarily on the cultural factors that need to be considered in their expansion plan, with...
There is no meaningful role for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and /or the World Bank in a modern international financial system
Essay - 4 pages - Finance
IMF describes itself as "an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty".(IMF website) The International Monetary Fund has been...
Mentoring new employees in an organization
Worksheets - 3 pages - Human resources
When joining an organization, new employees have to face the harsh environment of the business world and its complex occupational requirements. These employees need a person who is willing to show them how a business works, and help them develop the skills and competencies necessary to excel in...
Risk of a company internationalization
Essay - 4 pages - Management
In modern days, we often hear people talking about companies which are delocalized, or companies which send theirs employees abroad. This internationalisation often sets down a lot of drawbacks for a company. It sometimes leads to bankruptcy. The intercultural management studies enables firms to...
Strategic management: Ryanair
Case study - 12 pages - Management
Ryan air was born in 1985. To build its strategy, obtain competitive advantages and to become a leader on this market, the company had to study different elements that the organization had to face. These are shown by the graph "layers of the business environment". With the PESTEL method, we can...
Are team structures in modern organization important in strategy implementation?
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
Any organization globally strives to meet its strategic goals. Although it sounds straightforward, in practice, this effort is complicated. The increasing market rivalry driving the industries leads to decreasing product life cycles. Moreover, the threat of new entrants and of substitute products...
The Executive Mind
Thesis - 7 pages - Human resources
The contribution of the executive mind in the corporate environment is a cmplex issue which has often been addressed in business literature. In its simplest form the effective executive mind is assigned to lead subordiantes, to find solutions and to overcome difficult situations by exposing the...
La gestion des risques dans les opérations bancaires d'entreprises
Dissertation - 73 pages - Finance
Currently the banking sector is in complete transformation and develops more and more complex financial operations. The Cooke ratio device was introduced in 1988. With many limits, it did not allow banks to minimize their risks. The Basle 2 Committee is always in charge of formalizing the...
The Alliance Theater : A case study
Case study - 36 pages - Management
Team Alliance initial objective is to focus on the key points that would help us gain more knowledge regarding the motivations and decision-making processes of the Alliance Theatre's 18-35 year old target market. Currently, Alliance Theatre's patrons are composed of 35-50 years old, more females...
Energy security
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
The present file is composed of three documents. The first one is an advertisement released by Chevron Corporation in 2006. This ad aims at heightening public awareness towards the problem of the shortage and concentration of energy in just a few places in the world. The last two documents were...
Cover letter student service center's manager
Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources
From Emerson College's human resources website, I learned of an opening as the Student Service Center's manager. I believe I have the knowledge, skills and training to succeed in such a position, and a desire to return to the Emerson community more valuable than anything else. I graduated in...
Cover letter for university position
Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources
From Berklee College of Music's human resources website, I learned of numerous openings within the university. I am very interested in these positions, for I am seeking employment in an academic environment and believe that my education and experience will be very beneficial to the college and...
Cover letter for visitor services
Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources
On the Museum of Science's Human Resources website, I learned of various employment opportunities in Visitor Services. I am very interested in these positions, and I believe I have the skills and expertise to excel at providing the best experience for guests. Particularly, I would love the...
Tyco
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Business strategy
Tyco was founded in 1960 by Arthur J. Rosenberg as a small research laboratory that did testing for the government. Throughout the 1960's Tyco began to focus on the commercial sector by producing new technology and materials as well as energy conversion products. The company went public in 1964,...
Total Quality Management and Toyota
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Total quality management is “a management approach of an organization, centered on quality, based on the participation of all of its members and aiming at long-term success through customer satisfaction, and benefits to all members of the organization and too society” (Wikipedia). This...
Strategy Case Study BRITISH AIRWAYS still 2006
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
Bob Ayling started to implement a large panel of audacious actions to produce BA as a world class company. First of all, he cut the top executive team from 25 to 14 to improve its efficiency and limit its cost. Then, he went on to establish an alliance with American Airlines to ensure that the...
Total Quality Management in Services
Tutorials/exercises - 11 pages - Business strategy
Total Quality Management is a component of strategic managment, which improves an organization from top to bottom. In particular, it is a structured approach, which aims at enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty through a continous improvement of services quality. Total Quality Management...
"The Tigerenten" German Day Care Center
Market study - 5 pages - Business strategy
“A strategy is important, but the process of developing a strategy is even more important” (Turban p. 583). The state of New Hampshire licensed German Day Care Center “The Tigerenten” provides a unique learning environment to children between the age of one and five during the...
My-Corp, Inc.: Ethical implications of offshoring from the view of the Financial Manager
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Business strategy
Not long ago, offshoring was uncommon for companies. Today, however, it is becoming a more commonplace practice: as prices for manufacturing rise in the US; shipping these operations overseas becomes more appealing. If we talk about offshoring we can separate the practice in two distinctive types...
