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Description and Analysis of the Companies Adidas Adidas is a leading sports apparel retailer founded in 1924. Since that time, the company develops a multibillion dollar business operating on the global scale. The company employs 38,980 people and generates €642 million a year. For Adidas, the essence of value unquestionably lies in providing products or services that fulfill customer needs. The long term success of a firm in the marketplace is predicated upon its ability to react to, anticipate, and even create needs. The customer could explain his/her needs–air travel routing with stopover, variations on a dinner order, advice from a securities analyst–and often receive service in real time. Again feedback could also be instant, resulting in high communicated value, provided responsiveness, flexibility, and learning ability are incorporated into the system. Firms that have staked their success on standardized services must offer customers enough to replace personalized attention. Lower prices as in the case of routinized legal counsel, a combination of prices and quality/cleanliness provided by fast food firms like McDonald’s, and speed of service offered by quick oil change specialists are some of the compensatory benefits customers are often willing to settle for (Adidas Home Page 2009). Nike Nike, a direct competitor of Adidas, was founded in 1864. For Nike, the mingling of value construction and communication that occurs in businesses in which the customer enters the system is worth striving toward in manufacturing firms as well. Today, net income of the company is US$ 1.883 billion. Since operations personnel are familiar with the caliber of product value built into the product/service, who better to communicate value to customers and receive feedback than those who installed the value in the first place? While we do not advocate the abolition of Marketing Departments everywhere, the establishment of direct links between producers and buyers of a product facilitates not only quick, accurate feedback and responsiveness to market needs but also provides operations personnel a higher purpose (value enhancement) stimulated by direct contact with the beneficiary of this value, the customer. Overall cost is an inseparable part of all the value activities. The design affects the materials and process used (and vice versa) while the message of value conveyed to customers has to be tailored to the value constructed. Cost reduction efforts, therefore, should not focus exclusively on any one part of the value process (Nike Home Page 2009). Business Industry Analysis The sport apparel manufacturers operate on the global scale in order to achieve competitive advantage and attract millions of buyers. The functions of retailers in the channel have been to assemble merchandise, maintain an inventory, price, promote, advertise, sell, and account for the merchandise, again as a service to the manufacturer and the ultimate consumer. Further, retailers have also provided a place for
Days when women were only wives and mothers are far behind us and females are now occupying top positions in the world of business and in the political arena. The US democratic society is one of illustrations of empowerment of women. However, there is still a lot of prejudice in the world and not many women are in politics. Besides, they started entering this arena in 1970s only (Fox and Lawless 398). Being a female who wants to run for a political office in the state or federal level, I would consider a number of things. It is possible to identify five major factors for a female to pay attention to before starting a successful political career. First, a woman has to choose her priorities and decide whether she can balance her family life and political career. Recent research suggests that trying to balance job responsibilities and family roles has become a “part of the bargain for contemporary women” as (Fox and Lawless 413). A woman spend more time bringing up children and completing household routines. Hence, if a female has a family, she should carefully think whether she could be satisfied with the time spent with her family and whether she could be able to complete her professional tasks. Even though a woman may have no family at the moment of starting her political career, she should still consider the possibility of balancing between family and professional responsibilities in future. A man does not have to consider this as even if he has a family he can devote as much time to his political career as he used to before having a family. The woman has to try to predict certain scenarios and decide whether she can start her career and whether she will be able to pursue it in the future. The second important factor to take into account is one’s past. The film The Contender (2000) shows that a mere suspicion of inappropriate behavior at any stage of the woman’s life can lead to a scandal and bring the political career to its end. Thus, Laine Hanson questions herself as well as the public whether any episode from a person’s private life can matter. She thinks that even asking questions concerning certain episodes of one’s life is impossible ( The Contender ). However, the public needs to know everything to make the right choice and give votes to the rights person. Some may note that a politician’s past is important for both male and female candidates. Nonetheless, the film suggests (as well as numerous examples from the real life) that females are often under double pressure. People tend to meticulously examine any detail from a female politician’s life to prove that the candidate will not fit the office. For instance, in the film The Contender , a rival of the female politician did not believe she could be an effective vice president and tried to find some facts that could spoil her reputation. Therefore, before going into politics, a woman has to consider her past and decide whether she will be able to respond to certain questions that can be asked by h
This Property is Condemned is the film that fascinates its spectators by the author’s message, the original plot, dramatic episodes, and technical features like music and light. The film starts with the meeting of an illiterate girl Willie Star and a boy called Tom. She tells him a flashback of her family story which happened not a long time ago. Her sister Alma is considered the most attractive girl in the city. But she is in constant depression as she has no possibilities to fulfill herself in the town. She is introduced to Owen Legate and falls in love with him. After a while, they have to be apart. Alva marries another man and then cheats him and escapes to Owen. But still, she is not completely happy. Finally, her life is terminated by the length of infection. The author’s message of the film lies in the fact that further personal development is impossible in the small town. It is strongly reinforced by the idea, that Alva is an ambitious person who suffocates by the absence of ways to express oneself. “Alva: … the most fearful thing about being buried alive is the risk of suffocation”. (Pollak, 7) Besides, the crisis of the personality is deepened by the strict family traditions and socio-economical situation. The film shows how a truly desirable person can be completely smashed by life coincidences and unfavorable social conditions. Thus, the main character of the film is Alva – a girl trapped in a small town. Her mum limits her daughter, trying to make a fortune from her beauty. Living in Dodson she widely uses her natural attractiveness for constant change of partners. Possibly she is just trying to entertain herself, but Alva understands that her behavior may cast a shade on her reputation. She becomes a victim of her beauty as even Mama and Willie envy her, while even Mama’s partner JJ flirts with Alva. Finally, she makes her personal use of her nature, betraying JJ and escaping to Owen. This is her most vivid expression of inner power but it still doesn’t make her happy. The film highlights her attempts to struggle over the inappropriate conditions for her further development. All the time, she crosses upon the wall of economical and social decay, intrigues, and envy. In one of the film’s episodes, the character manifests that the most fearful thing in being buried alive is suffocation. This symbolizes her constant depressive feelings caused by her mother’s control and futile attempts to change her life. In this connection, the reason for Alva’s death manifests the decaying condition of the society, which results in losing its most valuable and promising members. Thus, society is killing itself. One more point that makes this movie out-of-wall, is that it is made as a frame story of the main character’s sister. She expresses the story in her specific way letting pass it thro
When it comes to choosing the desired traits in a leader, my answers mostly coincide with those of other American nurses and nurse students. Like them, I believe that being a good communicator and receptive to people, as well as having excellent people skills in general are among the most important characteristics that a nurse leader must have. In addition to that, I similarly chose being knowledgeable and competent as essential for a leader. Curiously enough, all of the above-mentioned traits, with the exception of receptiveness, are listed in the acquired skills section. In my opinion, acquired skills are the easiest ones to improve: as the name suggests, they are not something that one is born with nor do they depend on one’s temper. Acquired skills can be nourished and perfected by constant practice and challenging oneself. The same, however, cannot be said about, for instance, attitudes: attitude is the way one thinks or feels about something and is more or less a person’s natural reaction. It is peculiar to note that the only intrinsic skill that made it into the top ten desired traits in a nurse leader is honesty. Being honest, without any doubt, is essential for a nurse: a leader approaching their work with honesty helps them develop the trust needed to be productive and to create long-lasting change (Kunaviktikul et al., 2018). However, I suppose that many of the leaders around the world do not make honesty their priority: it is tough to do that when big money and power are at stake. I personally would find it hard to work with a dishonest individual: my attitude towards them would be reflective of how much I disapprove of their approach regardless of my desire. In regard to the traits that I want to exemplify as a leader, I feel like I need to be working on being more decisive and assertive. I want to be more certain when making important decisions and more confident when expressing my opinion in a group. The way to improve this is, as has been stated above, to challenge myself: make sure to speak out and develop self-confidence by leaving my comfort zone and learn to exist outside of it. Reference Kunaviktikul, W., Turale, S., & Stone, T. E. (2018). Developing leadership and capacity building: Reflections of a nurse leader. Nursing & Health Sciences , 20 (4), 411-414. Web.
Importance of budgets and performance reports Guillermo decision making process Budgets and performance reports are vital tools used in business to regulate the level of companies’ expenditure. Due to the financial challenges faced by large and small organizations during their operations, firms must emulate budget to effectively allocate the scarce resources. Guillermo can use the performance reports and budgets in various ways. First, he can use them to know the area that is not achieving its objective due to low budgetary allocation (Elliot & Elliot, 2004, p. 23). In this way, it will be possible either to increase or decrease the budgetary allocation for such departments. Secondly, Guillermo can use the performance reports during the diversification of product line. For example, products that are performing poorly in the market may be modified and reintroduced in the market. On the other hand, well performing products can be produced in large quantity to meet the customers demand. Guillermo can also use the budgets to decide whether to expand the business operations or close the loss making branches. It is good to note that loss-making branches should be closed to avoid unnecessary budgetary allocations that only increases the company expenditures and decrease revenue. The financial decisions such as the level of salaries, amount of profit to be ploughed back, savings and assets to be purchased can also be made based on the performance reports and budgets. Competitors’ financial information that is retrieved from magazines can also be used by Guillermo to make informed decision on how to face them in the market (Goodyear, 1996, p. 36). How ethics might influence Guillermo accounting decisions Ethics has a great role in the operations of any business. Guillermo Navallez could have faced the stiff competition by lowering his prices lower than those of the competitors. Even though the competitors were making high sales due to their low market entry prices, the decision of Guillermo to lower prices can be irrational. This is based on the fact that it can result to low profits for the business. In addition, by emulating ethics Guillermo will be able to maintain proper documentation that is necessary during auditing and tax computation. One way through which some companies evade tax is in keeping of poor financial records and downward manipulation of the sales figures. It is therefore essential that good ethics be adopted not only by Guillermo but also by also other businesses
The American Revolution was a world war against one of the world’s most powerful empires, Great Britain, and a civil war between the American Patriots and the pro-British Loyalists. The conflict and the subsequent Treaty of Paris had a series of profound outcomes that impacted the new nation, its adversary, and the European allies. The domestic effects of the Revolution included territorial gains, the division of the society, and long-term economic consequences, while the worldwide effects were predominantly political. The main domestic effects of the American Revolution were the acquisition of new territories and the division of society. The Revolution considerably extended the boundaries of the new country, which doubled its territory with 900,000 square miles of land in total (Shi and Tindall 246). A large part of the land belonged to the trans-Appalachia region inhabited by Native Americans (Shi and Tindall 246). The American colonists promised Indians to respect their land but eventually displaced them from their western settlements, causing hostility toward the government. It is worth mentioning that the Revolution was not only a rebellion against British rule but also a civil war between the colonists. After the conflict was over, people supporting the Loyalists were forced to either surrender to the Patriots or leave their properties and flee with the British troops. The Patriots established the new government, and the states began drafting their own constitutions as opposed to the unwritten legislation of Great Britain. Despite favorable outcomes and territorial gains, the Revolution had a devastating impact on the new nation’s economy. Farmers were recruited into the Continental Army, and the absence of workers hurt the American economy primarily based on agriculture (Shi and Tindall 229). In an attempt to restore international trade, the ports were open to foreign ships after the British trade regulations were canceled during the Continental Congress of 1776 (Shi and Tindall 223). However, the British Navy eventually destroyed the American merchant ships and disrupted the U.S. export and the import of affordable European goods into the country. The American Revolution produced several profound political effects experienced worldwide. A global fight against the British influence encouraged the formation of military alliances between the Patriots and the European countries, including France, Spain, and the Netherlands (Shi and Tindall 215). The allies provided the American colonists with food, supplies, and troops to help them defeat their common enemy, Great Britain. The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, officially secured the independence of the former British colonies and announced the emergence of the new nation, the United States of America (Shi and Tindall 246). The treaty also established peace between Great Britain and the European allies. Overall, the Revolution had a worldwide significance because it changed the global political landscape, challenged imperialism, and exposed the limitations of the British influence in the world. In conclusion, the American Revolution w
The diminutive Mrs. Sommers demonstrates, in A Pair of Silk Stockings , the flexibility of role and identity that women often must possess, and her return to her usual life is likely as a result. As a married woman, she has already changed roles once. She has subordinated her personal comfort and identity to the needs, as well as monetary and time constraints, of her husband’s socio-economic level. She has given up fashion and self-gratification of any kind for the sake of her children. It is only under the influence of low blood sugar, and the tactile lure of the silky fabric, that she allows herself to indulge in a domino progression of indulgences. These re-open for her a social and sensual milieu out of which she has been, or felt shut out of, since marriage. She moves back into this previous role with ease. By the end of her little ‘binge’, she is aware that she will have to return to her married, maternal role, out of which she stepped, if only for a few hours, and accept the consequences of having spent her windfall. However, since the reader has watched her switch from one identity to another with swift facility, if not conscious thought, it is a safe assumption that she will probably switch back into married mode once the impulse and the cash are mere memories. She takes the most important step in re-entering the hardships of her married life; she starts for home. Thus far, in her marriage, she has been accepting of her role, and played it with good grace. She shows every sign of gracefully abdicating the temporary life of a fashionable, unencumbered lady. Mrs. Sommers has been familiar with little luxuries, but has given them up for married life. The reader knows that the protagonist has not always been the penny-pinching drudge that she is now because, “The neighbors sometimes talked of certain ‘better days’ that little Mrs. Sommers had known before she had ever thought of being Mrs. Sommers.” (Ross) She has been living within the income of her husband and it has consumed all her energies and attention. This she has done with good grace, as evidenced by her spending two days pondering the allocation of her 15 dollars on her kids. However, the past that her neighbors recall must have included products (e.g., gloves, shoes, stockings, magazines) and services (e.g., theatre) and social entrée (elite restaurants), which are no longer part of what 21 st century readers would term her lifestyle. This is clear from the almost automatic,
Introduction What is organizational behaviour? It is a social science regulation much like educational anthropology, finances, political science, psychology, and sociology. That means that it uses the technical method to set up a truth and to authenticate its theories. It is a regulation that in the past has had its thinker home in commerce schools. And it is a new regulation relative to the additional social sciences, having its origins in the middle of the twentieth century. The key points are that it is a science and that it has a past which, though small, has been quite confused. Organizational Productivity If we analyzed then we come to know that a pressing public management concern, as we move into the 21st century, is the aptitude of employees to equilibrium their commitments to together work and family. Notwithstanding a few recent studies that point toward the significance of organizational culture and management hold up for family leave strategy, an important gap remains in our sympathetic of the background and organizational factors that throw into the achievement or breakdown of such a policy in public organizations. How does the organizational issue have an effect on the completion of the family leave policy? This case study finds that employment units’ hold up and cooperation management are linked with employee perceptions regarding the optimistic impacts of family leave on organizational obligation, work approval, reduced work pressure, and productivity. In addition, the consequences of stakeholder interviews demonstrate that supervisors’ hold up and personnel administrators’ commitments to family leave policy make easy the completion of family leave. A conversation of the implications of the findings from this study for public staff management and organizational management concludes the paper (Gibson, Ivancevich, 12th Edition). Literature Review and Hypotheses According to the expert analysis in what regard and how do researchers inspect organizational factors touching the completion of family leave strategy in organizations? A number of studies have exposed that organizational culture is an imperative factor in moving family leave rule and family-related reimbursement in organizations. More than a few researchers have further highlighted that, if customary role biases and stereotypes are all-encompassing in organizations, the goals of family leave benefits for employees might deform throughout the policy implementation procedure. Supervisors’ unenthusiastic attitudes and uncooperative organizational cultures may have an effect on employees’ family leave use in organizations. Furthermore, supportive managers, supervisors, and place of work cultures are more and more seen as crucial for victorious execution of work-family policies, and thus, are significant self-governing variables to include in policy appraisal. With re