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Abstract This paper examines the risen interest of the companies toward implementing corporate portals as a new trend in business. A survey was conducted to examine the willingness of 25 companies to implement corporate portals to meet their needs. The overview of the concept of the corporate portal as well as the related literature revealed an increasing demand from both the companies and the vendors in that industry. The result of the study implies the need for future researches to build a case study of the expectations and the effects of implementing corporate portals. It cannot be argued that informational technologies seriously influence the course of modern business. As far back as a couple of years ago, the issues of integrating computers into an organization were seriously discussed, where the benefits of such integration were calculated according to the influence on business process, considering computer technologies as another accounting system that should be maintained. Today the role of informational technology is properly acknowledged, where it can be said that there is no company, regardless of its size, that can manage without implementing such technologies. In that regard, the trends in using informational technology in business saw a major turn. The tendencies of contemporary business development as such that collaborative work is rapidly becoming a strategic advantage of any corporation. Accordingly, the concept of corporate portals is seen as a necessary element of business today. (Collins, 2001). In that regard, this paper is addressing the aspect of using corporate portals as a trend in business, showing the main tendencies in that sector. Accordingly, the paper examines the effectiveness of using corporate using a quantitative analysis of the results of a conducted survey. The paper starts with defining the main types and purposes of corporate portals. The literature review shows the main implementation of corporate portals along with the data showing the significance of this topic. Finally, the paper explains the methods used in conducting the study, summarizing with a discussion of the results. Overview of Corporate Portals A corporate portal is a set of applications that allows the company to open and offer the information stored within and outside of the organization, and to give each user a uniform point of access to the information intended only for himher, which is necessary for making administrative decisions, i.e. direct use of the acquired technologies of public information portals in the corporate purposes. The main point of interaction that should be mentioned is the way the corporate portal can be used in collaborative commerce. (J. C. C. Terra & Gordon, 2003). Corporate portals provide personalized access to important information,
Management Summary The paper examines core theories of entrepreneurship, from classical concepts (Adam Smith, etc.) to modern concept of socially responsible entrepreneurship. The phenomenon of entrepreneurship is shown as the constructor of social reality. Two examples of entrepreneurs’ activities are considered in frames of presented theories. Theories of Entrepreneurship Currently, there are many different interpretations of entrepreneurship, as researchers focus on various aspects of this phenomenon. Over the past 25-30 years, entrepreneurship research has undoubtedly been among the most dynamically developing areas of socio-economic and management sciences. The importance of this subject area is also confirmed by the fact that in 1995, the international prize for contribution to research on entrepreneurship and small business was established, awarded to more than 20 outstanding scientists, whose work largely determined the development of the discipline. These include David Birch, Bill Gartner, Scott Shane, Paul Reynolds, Isaac Kirzner, William Baumol, David Audretsch, Bengt Johannisson, Zoltan Acs, Josh Lerner (Hoppe 2016). One of them, William Baumol, was even nominated for a Nobel Prize in 2014. According to Kuratko (2013), economic theory and practice show that entrepreneur represents the subject who is carrying out economic resources combination in order for their use in the most optimal way and receiving profit under economic uncertainty. The conditions also include the process of decision-making, together with the responsibility for the obtained results (Kuratko 2013). Moreover, as a rule, an entrepreneur, makes attempts to introducing new production approaches for the products manufacturing, control and organization of economic practice, that is, he acts as an innovator. Innovations serve as a specific tool of entrepreneurship, but not by themselves, but being a directed organized search for innovations, the constant focus on entrepreneurial structures. In the understanding of the modern entrepreneur-innovator, the innovative activity consists in
Strategic Planning Emirates Investment Bank is one of the leading financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1976 by three prominent business families, the company’s primary focus has always been to offer asset management services to its customers in the country (Stowell & Stowell, 2012). The company has attracted both local and international individuals of high net worth keen on making smart investment decisions. The company is currently facing competition from both local and international companies keen on tapping into the growing opportunities in the country, especially the city of Dubai. This paper focuses on formulation of both short-term and long-term strategies that the company can use to overcome challenges in the market while at the same time taking full advantages of the opportunities available in the country. Current Performance and Mission Emirates Investment Bank has registered impressive performance over the last two decades. Although the company registered a relatively sluggish growth in its initial years of operations, the company is currently growing at impressive rates. According to a report released by the company, its assets grew by over 400% from 2008 to 2012 (Young, 2014). It is important to note that during the same period, many financial companies all over the world struggled to stay afloat in the market because of the global economic recession. However, it Emirates Investment Bank was one of the few firms in the region, which registered growth at a time when others experienced numerous challenges. The mission of this company is deeply entrenched into its philosophy. The mission emphasizes on the commitment of the company towards its customers and internal stakeholders as it seeks to ensure that they achieve mutual growth. The philosophy states that as the company grows, so should the wealth of its customers. EFAS Matrix In its market operations, Emirates Investment Bank is faced with numerous opportunities and threats that it must manage effectively to achieve its vision in the local market. To understand the magnitude of the market opportunities and threats, it is important to develop external factors analysis summary (EFAS) matrix. Table 1 below shows a summary of these factors. Table 1 EFAS Matrix. The Internal Strategic Factor                             Weight  Rating  Score  1. Opportunities                                                               Improved technology                                       0.10    3       0.3   Growing size of the middle class and the rich             0.15    4       0.6   Increased number of experts                               0.05    2       0.1   Growing relevance of investment banking                   0.09    2       0.18  Growing relevance of Dubai city as a global business hub  0.11    3       0.33   1. Threats                                                                     Growing bargaining power of customers                     0.08    2       0.16  Increased level of rivalry in the local market            0.12    3       0.36  Ease of entry into the market by foreign firms            0.06    2
Introduction During recent decades, the phenomenon of Globalization has been discussed from a variety of different perspectives, which in its turn explains the fact that as of today, there is no universal definition as to what the concept of Globalization stands. For example, the majority of political scientists define Globalization as the process of independent nation-states being gradually deprived of their geopolitical sovereignty. On the other hand, economists point out the fact that Globalization is being primarily concerned with the process of manufacturing specialization. Nevertheless, comparatively few studies had been conducted on psychological aspects of Globalization, which is why this process’s conceptual essence often goes unnoticed by those who consider themselves being an expert on the subject matter. In this paper, we will aim at exposing Globalization as the process of “global ruralization”, with the metaphysical essence of this process being defined by a confrontation between people endowed with urban mentality, on one hand, and people endowed with rural mentality, on the other, while referring to the phenomenon of Asian “organic” medicine’s growing popularity in the West as such fully substantiates the validity of such our suggestion. Discussion of Theory Even a brief retrospective of the issue of Globalization reveals it as such that cannot be discussed outside of the concept of technological progress. It is namely the revolution in the realm of information technologies that had taken place during the sixties and seventies, which dramatically increased the efficiency of manufacturing and banking practices – thus, establishing objective preconditions for Western companies to consider moving their production lines into Third World countries. However, this process does not only relate to the comparative cheap cost of a labor in these countries, but also to the fact that in the West, there are now virtually no people left who had not been affected by the process of post-industrial urbanization. In its turn, this explains why the percentage of employers, engaged in industrial manufacturing in Western countries, continues to be increasingly decimated. In their article “The Muddles over Outsourcing”, Jagdish Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya and T. N. Srinivasan state: “About 70 percent of the jobs in the United States a
I have previously worked for a small chain of stores in a position that involved a lot of intercompany paperwork. I would prefer to keep the name of the organization and position anonymous as it does not pertain to this task. Although my first few weeks at that position were relatively problem-free, I have noticed a large communication gap between the different departments even though they were located on the same floor. Sometimes it resulted in documents getting lost after I sent them to be approved, and in other situations, I would be late to get the message about a report I needed to write because no one knew that I was not informed about it. When I confronted my manager, she tried to resolve this issue by introducing me to some of the more knowledgeable people of the company who knew the established operations. Unfortunately, some of them already left the company by the time I started working, so those connections were lost. My manager was not aware of the full chain of operation because the person I replaced did all the work for years without telling her the process. After a week of trying to establish all the required communication connections she gave up on it and left me to find them on my own which eventually led to the larger loss of documents and efficiency for the company. I believe she had such difficulty because of two reasons: the company had a poor system of communication, and the manager relied too much on the previous worker. Although I got a very negative impression of the inner workings of that company I believe that its problems could be fixed through the work of an organizational development consultant. The system of steps presented by Weiher puts the most emphasis on the on the data collection step (2014). This would be appropriate in the case of my past organization as the issues affected documents and communication the most. Through the process of data collection and its diagnosis, the organizational development consultant should be able to find the exact points of communication breakdown. For me, it was clear that people were working there have already adapted to the system despite its inefficiency, so they have not considered changing it. This is where the problematic step might come in. Lurey and Griffin describe the feedback phase as a cooperative one, where the organizational development consultant would have to work together with the team to direct the process of accepting change (2013). Through my experience with the company, which lasted about six months, I saw a major pushback against change among both the team and the manager of my department. The work process was hectic, and people often considered things only in the short-term. One possible solution in this situation would be strong support from the upper management as the whole department was very careful in following any mandate that came from them. Then the next problematic step might come from the intervention phase. Since the client becomes more accountable at this stage, the chances of proper implementation of plans could be put in jeopardy (Lurey & Grif
Introduction The study of health care and medical practice as an umbrella term for various endeavors is explicitly interrelated with tangible and quantitative science, as any medical intervention should be scientifically justified prior to its wide application. One of the most widespread means of justifying information is gathering and systematizing statistical data based on empirical research. In a broad sense, statistical analysis concerns applying statistical testing to the categorization and assessment of empirical data in order to either justify or criticize an outlined hypothesis (Vandever, 2020). Thus, the aim of the present paper is to analyze the extent to which statistics and statistical analysis, in particular, are significant to health care, nursing competence, and the functioning of acute hospital facilities. Application of Statistics to Health Care Significance to Quality Ensuring quality and efficient care is, by all means, the most important objective of statistics in health care. The vast majority of today’s healthcare research relies upon hypothesis-based statistical analysis. Essentially, researchers present a hypothesis concerning medical intervention. The hypothesis is then followed by gathering empirical data from medical cases and applying statistical analysis in order to evaluate the relevance of the hypothesis (Vandever. 2020). Regarding the fact that the hypotheses may concern all the aspects of patient experience, it becomes evident that statistics is a significant contributor to the quality of health care. For example, there is a study that applied statistical analysis in order to assess the quality of patients’ experiences both in public and private facilities (Fatima et al., 2018). The statistical data presented in the form of ranking provided practitioners with a perspective where private care is considered more patient-oriented and trustworthy. Hence, such studies help scholars and practitioners have a realistic perception of patient experience and, in the long-term perspective, contribute to their satisfaction within the setting. Significance to Safety One of the most challenging aspects of statistics and analysis is the ethical dilemma of securing one’s personal data used for the analysis. Currently, the vast majority of data for the statistics processing is collected through the systematization of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) filled in by the practitioners. However, according to researchers, since the introduction of wide EHR use, much progress has been made in the field of cybersecurity and encoding one’s sensitive data in the system through eliminating one’s name (McDermott et al., 2019). Hence, when used wisely and ethically, statistics present the quantitative interpretation of data solely while indicating no personal information. Significance to Health Promotion The demonstrati
Introduction Current environment of diversity Over recent years, diversity in the workplace has become one of the major standards for American company. Boston Bank is now believed to be a model of best practices: this company has implemented several program to promote cultural, racial and ethic diversity. Its experience indicates that this policy helps to decrease turnover, improves the motivation of the employees and contributes to teambuilding. Therefore, the investment is diversity is well justified (Arthur, 2001, p 12). Now, the management of Boston Bank makes everything possible to make every worker feel that he or she is valued. They have successfully ensured that no is excluded from the work environment due to cultural, religious, or ethnic biases. There main achievement is that they give virtually no leeway for discrimination, as not every manager is held accountable. Most importantly, his job security can be imperiled if he fails to promote diversity in the department (Arthur, 2001, p 12). To some extent, this is one of the reasons why this organization has increased its market share and boosted performance. Recruitment challenges In part, some of the recruitment challenges, faced by Boston Bank, can explain this interest in diversity issues. As any effective organization, it seeks to find the best candidate for the job. In order to do it, they must eliminate prejudice towards the representatives of minority or rather disadvantaged groups like African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and women. They must eradicate every form of discrimination, for instance, glass ceiling 1 (Arthur, 2006). Failure to do it leads to the loss of a good candidate and most importantly tarnished reputation. The most effective program Boston Bank has launched three programs to promote diversity, in particular: 1) investing in leadership and education; 2) listening to employees, and 3) holding managers accountable (Arthur, 2001). The last aspect seems to be the most important because a person is concerned with his or her job security, will definitely make everything possible to promote diversity. It may be argued that this approach is predominantly based on compulsion rather than persuasion. Nonetheless, this effectively prevents executives from mistreating people, who belong to different cultural background. Perhaps, in the long term, there will be no necessity to coerce executives but currently this is the only solution. The least effective program Yet, one of the areas seems to be least effective and it is investing in leadership
In the context of a modern globalized world, plenty of companies have to face a challenge of international expansion. In order to survive and remain competitive, they strive to launch new subsidiaries all over the world. However, in some cases, it might lead to failure. The suggested case study presents DataClear company that contemplates whether to expand globally or not. Although expansion assumes higher profits and international operation, it also threats by unstable position on the domestic market and insufficient product development in several industries. In this regard, this paper aims at the examination of key players, the company, the industry, and alternative directions resulting in a recommendation of the most appropriate course of action. DataClear is a software company operating in financial services and telecommunications industries and having $ 2.2 million income in 1999. It is expected to reach $ 60 million in 2002 (Kuemmerle 38). The number of employees includes 38 people. DataClear is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and based on Greg McNally’s brilliant idea to establish a product analyzing great amounts of raw data without programmers’ assistance. This data analysis package was called ClearCloud. However, an experience and aggressive expansion steps of British VisiDat cast a shadow on the future success of DataClear. According to Susan Moskowski, a member of a sales team, VisiDat might threaten potential of DataClear by occupying Europe and Asia and then kill the company by entering the US market (Kuemmerle 39). Part owner of DataClear, David Lester, and a business development-manager, Tom Birmingham also play an important part of the company’s development. It is essential to note that there are the two sided players, namely, Pierre Lambert, a candidate for head of European sales and Sarah Pappas, Greg’s old friend from
Introduction The concept of organizational culture involves sharing ideologies, philosophies, and values that help the school to serve as a single unity and reach the most viable solutions. The stronger culture an organization has, the more productive its work is. Several statements support positive collaborative cultures within schools. It is necessary to analyze the applicability of these statements to the university’s organizational culture to find out whether or not it is developed to the required extent. The analysis of whether different dimensions are applicable or non-applicable will be based on the premise of insufficient first aid knowledge and skills of GEMS World Academy teachers. Culture as a Means of Increasing the School’s Productivity and Effectiveness Currently, the level of GEMS World Academy teachers’ preparedness to offer first aid to their students is insufficient. In this view, culture should be used to foster the school’s effectiveness in the dimension of giving first aid. One of the most viable approaches to reach this aim is introducing first aid lessons for teachers. According to Cacy and Smith (1992), such lessons can promote educators’ knowledge about first aid and enhance the overall culture of the teachers. Cacy and Smith (1992) suggest that with the inclusion of conversational skills, it is easier to instruct employees on both giving first aid and calling for it. Particularly, scholars find the skills on the following topics crucial for obtaining injuries, burns, minor wounds, poisoning, choking, and broken bones (Cacy & Smith, 1992). With the help of the suggested educational program, it is expected that the school’s culture will grow, increasing the effectiveness of teachers’ first aid skills. As a result of such training, each of the employees working in the school will not panic in case of an emergency and will be able to provide the initial medical help to a student or a colleague. Although at present, the required statement does not apply to the organization, the situation can improve significantly as soon as the instructional project is launched. When every teacher learns the basics of first aid, the organizational culture will evolve, which is likely to increase the school’s productivity. The Role of Culture in Improving Collaborative Activities Another important aspect of organizational culture is the collaboration between various stakeholders. In schools, they are represented by students, teachers, and parents. All of these groups need to communicate and cooperate closely to reach the highest outcomes (Gregory, 2009). Teacher-student communication at GEMS World Academy occurs much more frequently than teacher-parent communication. However, it is evident that by improving these ties, the organization will enhance its productivity. Therefore, it is crucial to employ culture in the process of making relationships between all stakeholders closer and more effective. One of the approaches of arranging friendly and trusting relationships between school and students’ parents is demonstrating how much educators care about their student’s health and safety. Research indicates that instruction on disa