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Introduction Today, the international marketplace requires not only a global revelation generally but also the formulation of competitive strategies particularly. Strategic planning specifies factors, which for example, include where a firm has been running for over a year or more, how it runs to reach there and how it will understand if they have achieved there or not. Therefore, different small, medium and giant international ventures are experiencing the necessity to adopt several strategic clues to sustain and develop themselves as competitive ones. Standing on these facts, a number of planning models can be used regarding a number of topic-based and aspiration-based organic scenarios, for instance. Consequently, the formulation of such a plan regarding the international market essentially relies on the form of corporate leadership, cultural aspect, environmental complications, size, and efficiency of plan- makers and so on. “Think globally, but act locally” should be the soul of any global market player, which wants to be successful while developing its strategic plan like- Asea Brown Boveri as the $25 billion mega venture. Thus, assessing the strategic planning considerations helps to determine the number of benefits regarding the operation of an overseas entity. Such as, it can assist to determine better resource deployment decisions, appropriate strategic direction, formulation of competitive strategies, changing variables of industry, the commitment of geographic and global resources and subsidiary based performance criteria and many more. Thus, the entire analysis will be based on some common factors. Such integral issues can be pointed out as-   * Analyzing the entry strategy used by such a firm while entering into a foreign market;   * Assessing the competitive advantage along with production, sales and other marketing factors;   * Assessing the cultural, internal and other environmental considerations of the firm itself and its selected market;   * It would focus with deep insight on some global market players who are practicing such patterns of strategic options through their international operations in many parts of the world. Theory of the international market entry evaluation process This theory of international marketing focuses on 5 stages in order to determine the best global market or markets containing the best scopes for the success of the intended organization (Porter, 2004). Such as Figure 1: 5 stages of international market entry evaluation process. Source: Johansson (2000).   * Country identification: – Any company can prefer any country to enter while identification means undertaking a common knowledge of prospective new markets. Selection is more uncomplicated here. At this early phase, the possible export arena could be involved or excluded for a variety of causes (MTL, 2011).   * Preliminary screening: – Here, a company keeps the soberer emphasis on those nations through the process of preliminary screening. Thus, this stage involves scoring, weighing and ranking countries in terms of macro-economic variables, like- stability of the curren
The article under study is devoted to business intelligence and analytics, a field in academic and practical business studies. The term signifies techniques and practices used for analyzing business data and rapidly gaining popularity among the major business establishments. Due to several cases of increased and enhanced performance, the practices deserve the academician’s interest. Business intelligence and analytics can be characterized by its dependence on information intake and elicitation. By storing and analyzing data about various establishments, clients, and transactions, the structure of the market can be analyzed. Considering the constant customers’ feedback, the market facilitates dialog between individuals and establishments. As a technique, business intelligence can be implemented in electronic commerce and redefinition of governments – although the last subject is understudied. As for science and technology, data analysis can boost scientific development and; in what concerns health and well-being, the technology is sufficient in patient empowerment and decision-making process (Chen, Chiang, & Storey, 2012). As their recommendation, the authors state the utmost necessity to combine knowledge and skill. Also, they point out the need to cluster data for analysis improvement, educate analysts via online courses and also increase cyber-crime control. In the future, business intelligence and analytics is likely to concentrate on text and network analysis, as well as web content and operations (Chen et al., 2012). The key point one might learn from the given article is that there is a wide array of business situations and, in each of them, business intelligence and analytics can be implemented in accord with the circumstances. Relying on retrieved facts, business analytics facilitates evidence-based decision-making. For that sake, data collection and storage is necessary, as well as the retrieval of customer feedback. Both the historical and new information are needed for data-backed decision making, and the access to the data should be permanent, with continuous updating to analyze it ad hoc. Advanced intelligence, in turn, is able to analyze predictively to further enhance decision-making (Chen et al., 2012). The obvious benefit that the utilization of business intelligence and analytics can bring to an establishment is, as said, the improvement of decision-making. Indeed, the whole system was developed due to the unflagging need for more effective data retrieval, which it provides in abundance (Watson, 2010). Keeping abreast of the customer’s inclinations, latest research findings, and social networking trends indicating the clever and faulty moves in performance, the business intelligence technology is an effective tool to find and process information necessary to base the decisions upon. Another undebatable advantage of business intelligence and analytics is that the technology pays for itself. It has been allocated that most major establishments prefer investing in business intel
Leadership has always been one of the most important aspects of human society. People who possess this quality impact the evolution of communities, introduce new tendencies and even created states. The thing which differs a leader from others is his/her ability to act in complicated situations, accept difficult decisions, and impact a team organizing its functioning in the most efficient way (Demiroz and Kapucu 103). A leaders contribution to the improvement of any situation and decision making becomes especially evident in emergent situations when immediate and complex actions are needed. It is possible to analyze one of such situations and the role a leader plays using the movie Apollo 13 and its characters as the background. Jim Lovell is one of the main characters of the story. His figure is chosen for the investigation as he is an Apollo 13 commander and obviously has a unique responsibility. It is his main task to guarantee the final success of the mission and ensure that all people will return home alive. For this reason, he is also a leader that controls the functioning of a team, the collaboration of its members, and tries to attain its increased effectiveness. Watching the movie, we could say that he manages to accomplish this task. First of all, he cares for the good atmosphere within the collective, supportiveness, and mutual understanding. When one of the members of his team is not able to participate in the mission, he is about to refuse because of the great attention given to his team members feelings ( Apollo 13 ). Moreover, when crucial problems are discovered, and astronauts start to blame each other, Lovell is the first to solve the problem and the argument ( Apollo 13 ). In other words, all his actions could be applied to the model of team leadership as he possesses the basic qualities needed to become a leader and monitors the team to support each member, improve their cooperation, and guarantee the success of the mission (Demiroz and Kapucu 108). Jack Swigert is another notable character in this movie. He is a new member of the collective, and this fact determines the character of his relations with other astronauts participating in the Apollo 13 mission. Every team has its own unique atmosphere and traditions which should be understood by a new member to become its part. However, Swigert does not have time for it, and his leadership qualities, and relations within a team suffer. Haise blames him for the lack of experience and the overall failure ( Apollo 13 ). The given scene demonstrates that Swigert is not supported by all team members as he is still considered a new and even hostile element. However, he is assisted with Lovell, who remains a true leader and wants to protect every member of the collective to align its efficient functioning and guarantee that they will return home alive. Altogether, we should say that both Lovell and Swigerts examples demonstrate to us different dimensions of team le
In the poem named “Daffodils,” Ted Hughes again writes about the memories with his beloved wife. He remembers how they used to pick the daffodils and regrets that they did not understand the preciousness of those moments back then. It is necessary to appreciate what one has, even if it is something simple and does not seem to be valuable. A day will come, and a person may realize that he or she does not have it anymore, and not looking expensive, it was the most significant value in one’s life. It is essential to appreciate simple moments, everyday joys, minutes with a loved person, and beauty in the little things. Another idea of this poem is that time and life are not endless. Unfortunately, people are like flowers – they come to this world to have a bright experience and then disappear forever. Hence, in order to be able to fully enjoy all the beauties and joys of this world, it is vital to remember that all people are only guests here, and their time to leave will come.
High-quality products and services are the ones that allow organizations to reach the high customer satisfaction and earn high profits. In order to provide people with the best options, companies need to work hard and predict all the needs and requirements that may occur in the process of delivering goods or services. When a case of untimely delivery happens, it undermines people’s trust in the organization and minimizes the chance that dissatisfied customers will use its services in the future. Therefore, it is necessary for companies to make sure that their orders are processed in a timely manner or at least correct the situation as soon as possible to ensure customers that it was a single occasion, and that they can still trust the organization that disappointed them. Personally, I have not experienced situations with bad services frequently. However, there was a case that struck me with the company’s irresponsibility so much that I will never use its services in the future. I love unique presents, so I ordered a beautiful edition of J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” for my younger cousin from www.thriftbooks.com. I placed my order on November 22, over a month before Christmas, so I expected to have it ahead of time and not to worry about looking for any substitutes. However, what was supposed to be a lovely gift turned into a nightmare. After making a payment, I was told that the order would be delivered in four days. I did not worry much when nothing arrived within that time since I had enough days to spare. However, when I did not get the book in a week, I contacted the company and required some explanation. After all the apologies and several promises to deliver it as soon as possible, I finally received my order on December 28. I did give it to my cousin, but the holiday was spoiled for me, and I felt extremely disappointed and irritated. Moreover, the company’s failure to process my order in a timely manner also made me feel embarrassed because I could not give the present to my cousin when it was expected. However terrible the situation looked, the company did not take much action to correct the situation. They did not listen to my request when I asked them to control the delivery process during the first two weeks. They did not reply my calls or emails during the rest of the time. Only once did a manager write an apologetic email. It was on December 27. He told me that he was sorry for the delay, and that the book was on the way. That time, it was true, but I did not believe him much after many days of waiting. There were many ways in which the store could have mitigated the conflict. The ultimate thing I would like them to have done was to give me a discount on the book since I had much unpleasant experience while waiting for their delivery. However, there were o
For this assignment, I decided to interview Christa Countee, Director of Field Education/Lecturer California State University East Bay department of social work who has a Master’s degree in Social Welfare from the University Of California Berkeley (MSW). Her specialization is child welfare and her social work experience spans over 17 years. Transcripts of the interview: My initial question to her was her length of service and experience in the field of social service, which I learned began in the year 1992 which accords her with an experience span of 17 years. She informed me that as a high school student she volunteered in social service programs and after her graduation in 1998 she began working with the Bank of America and attended Trinity College as a part-time student. In the year 1992 social services agency was a table clerk in the human resources department and continued with her part-time school. She attained her Bachelor’s degree through the PACE program for adult college education worked while she attended part-time school and while completing education she had always wanted to be a teacher and work with children and was recruited by a social work organization after working for 9 years as a clerical worker. Since she always desired to be a teacher, she began working with the social services department and was transferred to the children’s department because where she could pursue the cause of children and their education. This service gave her the experience of working with children who come to school most often do not have the vital resources due to the economic problems of their parents. Most parents don’t have jobs and do not work, and some children are homeless and come to school with all these problems. As a child welfare worker she worked with these neglected children and she found that one of the biggest challenges working with these children was their inability to graduate from high school. These children are much older and are not able to successfully graduate from high school and go back to their homes and families without any substantial skills, education, and abilities. Today, she has immense knowledge about the problems which children face in their lives and welfare workers are expected to teach children to emancipate and be ready by the age of 18 years to take up a job and earn a living for the
Introduction Ford Motors Asia Pacific is one of the many branches of Ford Motors Corporation that serves the countries in Asia Pacific. Worldwide, Ford Motors has been rated the second motor vehicle manufacturer according to Standard & Poor’s. But Ford encountered external and internal problems which hampered its growth. Ford Motors was started in the United States of America with Henry Ford as its founder. Henry Ford introduced many innovations in manufacturing. One of these is the best-known Model T of mass production, the moving assembly line – which is actually composed of conveyor belts – where time of work was reduced. Ford further revolutionized the car industry, paid higher wages to factory workers, and made cars affordable to anyone. The company became a multinational corporation in 1970 but was predominantly operating in North America with subsidiaries in major markets in countries like Britain, Germany or Australia. These subsidiaries however have their own manufacturing plants. With intense globalisation, the Ford organization started to restructure internationally. In the Asia Pacific region, Ford was consolidated with further product development and designs which were originally Asian. Ford is best known in the United States for its cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs (Ford, 2010). In 2008, Ford was adjudged by Standard & Poor’s (2009) as the world’s second largest motor vehicle manufacturer, producing cars and trucks, including plastic and glass parts of the cars they make, and replacement parts. Financial services included Ford Motor Credit (automotive financing and insurance) and American Road Insurance. Ford has a big share in the world market. It has a 33% stake in Mazda Motor Corp. It has ventured in many countries, trying to feel its presence even in China, which is the fastest growing market in the automobile industry. Ford has planned to grow and expand in Asia, particularly in Thailand and other emerging markets in Asia, as announced by CEO Bill Ford. (Business in Asia.com, 2005) Quality Imperatives One reason why Ford Motors declined in sales and has lost a considerable place in the competition is due to lack of quality in many of its cars. Quality imperatives for Ford Motors have to be discussed in the light of the present decline in customer loyalty and therefore sales. The Economic Imperative Automobile industries around the world have a great part in the nation states’ gross national product (GNP), accounting for at least ten percent or more. These industries have evolved and encountered many changes over the years. Economic imperatives can cut down the quality of a firm’s products. Ford Motors was once the world’s leader in vehicle manufacturing but with the recent global economic downturn, there are doubts as to its leadership and the quality of the cars that it once manufactured and delivered to its loyal customers. Recently, Ford Motors needed government bailout in order to survive and stay in the competition. The government of the United States had to reinforce financial losses because of the purported mass layoff of customers. As we know, the automobile ind
Nowadays it is impossible to read a newspaper or a magazine or to watch news on TV and not to run against the information concerning the issues of social class, race, gender, national stereotypes, discrimination, etc. These issues occur overall: from the sphere of international commercial activity up the wars caused by social, racial and ethnic distinctions. The given questions are going to become even more topical in the future when technological progress will unite various cultures of the world tighter. Let us appeal to the past and consider how these issues are reflected in great works of literature. First let us consider Shakespeare’s Hamlet in relation to social class matter. The central problem of the play is expressed in Hamlet’s monolog – To be or not to be…The problem of suicide arises not because of Hamlet’s powerlessness to revenge, but because he realizes that the world is awful. For the first time he turns to these theme preparatory to his meeting with the shadow of his father, before he gets to know about a crime of the king and, so before arises the question on necessity to revenge. He appeals to this problem only because his mother has hastened to marry again. This fact leads him to recognition that the world is “an unweeded garden that grows to seed; Things rank and gross in nature possess it merely” (Act I, sc ii). Why the author brings Hamlet from the particular fact to such universal generalization? Social oppression of Hamlet as the talented representative of descending class undeceives that there is not only a death that menacing to Hamlet, but also social injustice, “the whips and scorns of time, the oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, the pangs of despised love, the law’s delay, the insolence of office and the spurns” (Act III, sc i). He understands that Denmark is the prison: Ham: A goodly one; in which there are many confines, wards, and dungeons, Denmark being one o’ the worst. Ros: We think not so, my lord. Ham: Why, then ’tis none to you; for there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so: to me it is a prison. All these leads him to recognition that “to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand” (Act II, sc ii). According to Edwards (1968), “The way forward to Hamlet is clear indeed, to the play in which the hero realizes the hopelessness of ‘deep plots’ undertaken to cleanse the world, and comes to believe , that ‘there’s a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will”. The next great work is a great novel written by Bronte ‘Jane Eyre’. Let us consider this work in relation to gende
In addition to the titles of academic journals and articles, it is possible to determine which field of science an article belongs to from its content, the language used, and the focus of the study. For example, an article from the humanities explores people’s relationships of communication, satisfaction, and beliefs (Willoughby et al. 1631). These parameters are quite abstract and relate more to the field of human perception than to precise measurements. The article from the field of social sciences already uses the study of correlations, describing the relationship between phenomena and their influence on each other (Geist 1). Additionally, the researchers use more different graphs and numbers and focus on social and economic contexts. An article from the field of natural sciences no longer uses statistical data but the study of various phenomena through the construction of systems and models. For example, Schacht and Kramer consider the human mating system through the lens of its influence on evolution (2). Thus, these articles use a more experimental design with application to the global development of the human species. Within the framework of the differences in articles that relate to various fields of science, a number of features can be distinguished by which a scientific area can be identified. First of all, the humanities pay more attention to the perception of a particular phenomenon and use surveys of participants for research. The social sciences are characterized by the search for correlations between phenomena and the social context, as well as the identification of statistical patterns. Finally, for the natural sciences, an experimental study is important that can describe one or another phenomenon of nature or humans. Articles also differ in organizational structure depending on the field of science to which they belong. Thus, an article from the humanities field contains background information, a description of the research methodology, including the measurement procedure, presents the results, as well as a discussion. The social science article contains background information, data and methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. Notably, the social science article clearly lists the data that will be used to find correlates. At the same time, in an article that refers to the humanities, various characteristics are used that are identified through various survey points. The article from the natural sciences is a literary review, so its structure reflects the description of key concepts related to the influence of monogamy on the evolution of the human species. Compared to other papers presented, this paper focuses solely on the biological factors that shape the behavior of an entire species. The structure of the article reflects its focus and describes correlates such as concealed ovulation, testis size, sexual dimorphism, and others. Looking mo