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Company Profile and History Enterprise Inc. is a family-owned and family-run business. It started its operations in 1957. It has been in operation for over 50 years. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson have passed on the mantle of leadership to their children. They remained the principal shareholders. The current Chief Executive Officer is Mr. Pam Nicholson. The company deals with transportation. It started with only seven cars. The company has grown over the years. It is now one of the world’s largest transportation service providers. Enterprise Inc. now has more than 1.5 Million vehicles assigned to various customers. It has a head office in St. Louis in the state of Missouri. It has operations in more than 70 countries in the world. The company has also employed over 90, 000 workers. The report is an investigation on Enterprise Inc. to find information that enables one to choose to work for the company. The Structure Enterprise Inc has a Board of Directors at the top. The family has five members with executive roles. The Chief Executive Officer is also part of the board. The CEO is in charge of the company operations and executes the board’s decisions. The management includes the Chief Accountant, the Human Resource Manager, the Transport Manager and the Sales and Marketing Manager. All the other employees serve under these managers according to their roles. It also has branch executives and staff in over 50 countries. Company Mission The company wants to be the best transportation service provider in the world. It would also exceed the customers’ expectations for service, quality, and value. The company provides an enabling environment for its employees. They have the opportunity to share their ideas. Corporate Social Responsibility Enterprise Inc. has always worked with the communities where it has its operations. It has also partnered with various medical institutions to offer free and or affordable medical services to patients suffering from various communicable diseases. It has also contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to local non-profit organizations in the communities. Enterprise will plant 50 million trees within the next 50 years. Internships Enterprise offers opportunities to students and graduates to practice their skills before official employment. It has a lot of internship programs, such as Management Trainee summer intern, Sales Management Trainee Intern, Summer Accounting Intern, Enterprise CarShare Intern, and others. I like the Summer Accounting package. It requires a minimum of 10 weeks during the summer of 2016. I will have closed school. All the internships have roles and responsibilities. For the accounting intern, the responsibilities include:   * • Assist in preparing financial statement & analysis   * • Work closely with rental branches and other departments   * • Assist accounting managers; c
Introduction Poland transited from a communist regime to a democratic free economic state fifteen years back. The current free economic state has brought about rapid growth in the economy which amounted to 6 percent growth and an exceptional contribution to the EU (Fairlamb). The country has started on a growth path after it joined the European Union and currently, according to the author, provides hopes for the EU to provide an exponential growth in industrial export. But the euphoria over the economy is short-lived because of the country’s dual situation as described by the author. The author believes that there are two kinds of forces in place in the country: first is the hardworking, efficient dedicated countrymen who are willing to toll their livelihood and the other are the bureaucratic pro-communist wing which moderates the growth rate. This article is an account of the transition of Poland from the bureaucratic economy to free economy democracy. Poland after a communist nation The article throws insights into the movement of Poland from a communist nation with trade barriers and highly restrictive industrial norms had crippled the economy to the point of no return. With the liberation of the political and economic system, the country’s industrial situation improved considerably. There has been considerable growth in the growth rate of the country and its inclusion in the EU had improved its status but there has arisen problems of bureaucracy, old policies, slow decision-making process which has acted as a deterrent factor in the growth process. The article covertly implies that communism has an adverse effect on the economy as well as the social and economic culture of a nation. The author believes that there are traces of communism still existent in the Polish
The activities of large digital companies are dynamic since, for effective work in this market, innovation policies and the desire to improve should be maintained. In the conditions of high competition, corporations are often forced to suffer losses and falling client interest under the influence of new trends emergence. The case of IBM as one of the most well-known computer companies demonstrates a long and rather intense period of development. When involving relevant evaluation mechanisms for analyzing the venture, it can be argued that the corporation has many strengths and opportunities, despite high competition and much work that is needed to control all production activities. Strategic Change Today, IBM continues developing, taking into account previous achievements and introducing the new ways of expanding its influence. According to Rothaermel, Grigoriou, Retana, and King (2015), in relation to business strategies, the corporation adheres to “strategic imperatives”: cloud computing, data analytics, mobile, social, and security efforts” (p. 5). Concerning corporate level mechanisms, the company maintains its work with regard to vertical growth, advancing the sphere of cloud computing and engaging customers to use the latest developments in this field (Rothaermel et al., 2015). Such activity is in demand and can provide income even in the face of declining interest in other venture’s products. Over the past few decades, IBM’s working strategy has changed several times. However, with Virginia Rometty’s coming, the course of activities was changed from reactive to more passive. The CEO of the business was convinced that maintaining phased development was more important than pursuing potentially unpredictable goals (Rothaermel et al., 2015). Conclusions were made regarding earlier mistakes, in particular, failure in competition (King, 2016). The transition to innovative principles of data storage and systematization has led to changes in IBM’s mode, and advances in the field of cloud computing have become obvious. The role of leadership in managing change has always been significant, and when citing Mrs. Rometty as an example, it is possible to see how the course of the corporation has stabilized and what innovations have been introduced into its development program. Strategic Analysis To review the strategies and achievements of IBM, it is necessary to attract current evaluation tools, for instance, SWOT analysis to determine the market characteristics of the corporation. In terms of strengths, the company has a global presence, a large customer base, and a high brand value (“IBM SWOT analysis,” n.d.). However, resource depletion and oversize are weaknesses that the management strives to overcome (“IBM SWOT analysis,” n.d). Another element of the SWOT analysis is opportunities, and based on the assessment of IBM’s practice, it has access to emerging markets and operates on the sites of China, India, and other large
For a long period of time, society suffered because of inabilities to develop proper relations between the minorities, genders, and nations in order to promote the development of different spheres of life. There were a number of attempts to influence the style of life and make people evaluate their possibilities and demands. However, it was hard to define one common goal for each nation and take the right steps. However, “the prospect of war was a welcome occasion for national unity in the face of the mounting class – and gender-based conflicts of European society” (Strayer 981). The changes which had to be accepted by people during the war and when the war was over made people look through their lives and decide what style of life should be better chosen under new conditions with new abilities. With the help of the literary works created by Leila Ahmed, Carolina Maria de Jesus, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Vera Brittain, it is possible to take a look at the activities which had to be taken and the emotions which fulfilled people. The common thing for all these women was the necessity to act and think due to the possibility to become more educative (Lacey 65), still, they were bound by some duties and obligations which could not be neglected. Moral and ethical values did not play an important role, still, they remained to be an issue that influenced human lives. Still, the world as well as women has been changed (Waugh 114) and human achievements should be defined. In this paper, the attempt to evaluate the major developments of modern world history will be made. Thesis Jesus, Ahmed, Pandit, and Brittain offered their writings to show how unfair and wrong world’s position was for a long period of time and how miserable human actions could be in case they were not understood by the society; loses and grieves of four women are described in their works and help to comprehend it is sometimes enough to admit the necessity of change to improve personal life. Body Vera Brittain and her grief caused by the war . The life of Vera Brittain as well as her writings was based on grief because of which she suffered for a long period of time. Of course, the development of world history is impossible without some radical changes and improvements, still, the changes which had to be experienced by this woman seemed to be a bit cruel and hard to live with. “When the Great War broke out, it came to me not as a superlative tragedy, but as an interruption of the most exasperating kind to my personal plans” (Brittain 68). This work shows how unfair the destiny was to this woman: her lover and brother were killed in action, and she had to take care of other soldiers who were in need as she joined the VAD and helped voluntary other nurses. The conditions under which she had to live were new and hard to comprehend (Brittan 67). The events which happened to her changed her life radically, and she could do nothing but live with her heart “sinking in a sudden cold dismay” (Brittain 115). The aftermath of the war promoted numerous cultural and social changes
Introduction In March last year, women and labor groups made a rather bold move against the federal government on gender inequality in Canada by submitting to the United Nations conference on women, a statement stating that the Harper government has failed to implement women’s equality actions. They continued to say that progress has been made but not enough as the government wanted the world to believe (Hanson). Jasmeet Sidhu says in his article in the Star ‘Gender inequality distorts Politics, ’ that since Canada elected Agnes MacPhail into the House of Commons in 1921, the country has made major steps in bridging the gap between men and women in terms of opportunities. Gains have been made on access to higher education where more than half of all students in undergraduate level programs are women. In the labor market though, a lot of inequalities still abound. In academia for example male doctorate holders have twice as much chance as women to be appointed as full professors. Women in this sector also earn about 79 cents of every dollar men take home (Hanson). Political inequalities The domain that brings a lot of contention and which is very important according to Sidhu is the political roles. In order for the country to consider itself truly an equal opportunity society, as the government wanted to portray in the last year’s UN conference on Women, providing equal opportunities to women in political arena is very important. Women in politics are fully engaged in decision making which affect the whole country rather than waiting for policies to be made without their input which affects them negatively. Engaging women in politics also benefits other aspects of their life as Sidhu says by equipping them with skills that are very essential in this rapidly changing and competitive society. Active participation in politics also develop women’s confidence, leadership skills and self esteem since in politics one is able to horn her communication and public speaking skills. Another benefit for women engaging in politics is that they gain an understanding of issues and their root causes and thereby becoming active and well equipped citizens who seek solutions to community and world needs. Despite all these benefit women can gain from political involvement, our women, who are considered as the most talented and progressive in the world, are left out when it comes to political representation as Sidhu states. In the last federal elections for example, only 20.7% of all positions were held by women who constitutes 52% of the total population of the country. In the provincial elections, things were the same with states such as Ontario recording only 26% of seats
The musical Guys and Dolls is an interesting story because of its ability to capture a sense of America at the time it was produced. The musical was based on a couple of short stories written by Damon Runyon (2008) and adapted for Broadway production by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows. It has been popular music since its Broadway premiere at the 46 th Street Theatre in 1950, where it ran for a record-setting 1200 performances and has been adapted for stage and screen in a variety of venues. These include West End productions, a film made in 1955, and several revivals in New York, London, and Melbourne in addition to small-time productions of the musical in playhouses of varying sizes nationwide. The play’s popularity can be discovered by understanding the basic storyline, the exploration of how many catchy tunes were included in the musical score, and understanding the various actors that helped make the production a success on stage and screen. The play begins with Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, and Rusty Charlie arguing among themselves regarding which horse they need to bet on tomorrow to win the next small score. As they argue, the band of the Save-a-Soul Mission, closely resembling the Salvation Army, interrupts them and begs them to give up gambling which, of course, the gamblers refuse to do. The main action of the first act is the bet between Nathan Detroit who needs to find a place for a floating craps game but needs $1000 for a security deposit. He decides to make the money he needs by making a bet with Sky Masterson that Masterson will not be able to get Sarah Brown, the leader of the mission, to go to dinner with him in Cuba. Masterson accomplishes this feat by promising Miss Brown that he will fill her next prayer meeting with a dozen sinners. As the stalled relationship between Nathan and his night-club singer girlfriend of 14 years Adelaide is explored, the one between Masterson and Miss Brown starts to develop in Cuba but is interrupted when they return home to find Nathan has used the mission itself as a haven for his floating craps game, not having secured the Biltmore with Masterson gone. These relationships are brought to a climax in the second act as Adelaide decides she doesn’t want to put up with Nathan’s lies anymore and Miss Brown rejects Masterson believing he took advantage of her. Masterson joins the gamblers in the sewers where he bets them into fulfilling his agreement with Miss Brown by forcing them all to attend a prayer meeting. Their timely arrival preserves the mission but destroys Nathan’s chances with Adelaide until Miss Brown runs into her and confirms Nathan’s presence and purpose at her mission. The story end
Sweatshops refer to working conditions that are dangerous and unhealthy for any human being to work. People working in sweatshops are forced to work for long hours without receiving adequate pay regardless to the laws enacted to govern the workplace. Though the employees work for long hours which may exceed the normal working hours in a day, they are not paid for overtime. In sweatshops, employees are exploited and overworked by their employers. The employer also prohibits such employees from joining workers unions which can protect them. Though sweatshops have unfavorable working condition and the employees are paid less, the sweatshops provide a means for the low class people to earn a living. Sweatshop conditions are usually in manufacturers and companies with unfair, risky and dirty working environment. These conditions exploit workers who cannot afford employment in a good environment. They create opportunities for uneducated and unskilled young people to work and earn a living. This encourages students to drop out of school and seek employment in the sweatshops. Additionally, some companies take advantage of children and overwork them sweatshops. They capitalize on child labor and force children to work like adults (Featherstone & United Students Against Sweatshops 2002). Companies which contract sweatshops to manufacture their products claim their practice in good for them since they are able to take advantage and compete favorably offering low cost products to their customers. Social economists and analysts have varied views on that issue. Some say that, use of sweatshops labor harm workers who lose job when a company contract manufacturing works abroad (Fraser, 2001). Machines that are used by workers in sweatshops are poorly maintained and dangerous to operate. These faulty equipments cause injuries to workers. Some workers suffer minor injuries while others suffer severe injuries that leave them disabled. When a worker is injured the employer fails to take responsibility and leaves the employee to suffer alone. Other injuries make workers unable to do their job and they are fired. In such cases, the employer fires the affected employees without compensation. Poor ventilation in manufacturing factories results in poor air circulating. This makes the place stuffy and increases the chances of contracting airborne diseases. Due to lack of proper ventilation, the workers are affected by poisonous gas which they breathe from materials being processed. This leads to workers suffering from health problems. Additionally, there are conditions where there are bugs and rodents. These make the situation worse resulting in diseases (Thomas J. DiLorenzo (2006). Even if sweatshops provide job opportunities, working in a sweatsho
Critically reflecting on Potter’s Orlando , the film is remarkable for its feminist and postmodernist implications and the ability of the director to reflect on Woolf’s style and approach during the whole plot development. Although Woolf’s Orlando was completed in 1928, Potter managed to connect the book events with contemporary reality and did so in perfect union with the great writer’s vision. She captured the language, the tone, the mood, the humor, the sentiments, and even the narrator’s subconscious flow of thought that the writer incorporated into the book. An interesting point in the film is the transformation of the main protagonist who not only changes his sex but also develops an entirely new world vision with the new values, pursuits, and ambitions when the pers
Problem Statement Introduction This dissertation critically illustrates the perceptions and attitudes of the rules of multinationals to comply with corporate governance system that govern the business organizations in Vietnam and factors touching their motivation and exploration within the existing rules where Nike is a case study. The legislation those issued by the National Assembly of Vietnam to administering the commercial concerns, to what extend Nike comply with them- is the major focus of this dissertational effort. Vietnam has no single law for corporate governance but there is a number of legislation those all together integrated most of the world class provisions comparable with European Law, and US but there is enough debate with corporate governance practice by the multinationals. It has also evidenced that the US multinational like Nike has failed to establish any sustainable standard of their operation to deliver appropriate corporate governance system, this dissertation would investigate with such dilemmas of corporate governance practice in Vietnam. Background of the problem Cung (2008) pointed out that Vietnam has gained significant progress to developing it corporate governance legislations as a whole while the World Bank (2006) urged for reconfiguring the corporate governance structure with long recommendations. Vietnam is the global heavenly place for the multinationals for it paradigm shift and geographic location and a huge number of European and American multinationals. Some of them have already aligned with different corporate scandal though the governmental policy continuously supporting the multinational for their FDI contribution. Davis and Dzung (2010) mentioned that in the area of voluntary exposes of the listed companies in Vietnam linking their uniqueness, economy, and political sustainability in the HOSE 1 and HaSTC 2 and the and argued that the size and age of firm, debt-ratio, and profitability, criteria of ownership are the major factors that influence the voluntary disclosure of the companies. This study also drooped out to examining the historical and critical school of thinking that pointed to the factors those play vital role i