...Online Assignment Submission Birmingham Business School Student ID Number: 1517083 Programme Of Study: MSc International Business Module: Global Shift Assignment Title: The Global Shift Essay, Critically evaluate the role innovation plays in the emergence and development of international business. Date and Time of Submission: 11-11-2015, 12:00pm Please ensure that you complete and attach this Submission Form to the front of all work that is submitted online. Before submission, please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your work, only your Student ID number. By submitting your work online you are confirming that your work is your own and that you understand and have read the University’s rules regarding plagiarism and the consequences that will arise should you submit plagiarised work. Critically evaluate the role innovation plays in the emergence and development of international business. Introduction Innovation has been playing a significant role in the history of business and trading since the ancient time. Generally speaking, the innovations that have effected international business can be classified into technological innovation, theoretical innovation and institutional innovation (Daniel, 1983). Among the three kinds of innovations, technological innovation is probably the most obvious one as the technology along with its influence is directly visible. In general, technological...
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...In this case, there were many problems within the Treadway Tire Lima factory plant. All of the problems were caused by the inefficient system that was in place. Most of the lower level leaders within the company were either under trained or not trained at all. Three things that could have been done to fix the system would be an organized training system within Treadway Tire, less pressure on the foreman and supervisors for immediate results on things that were outside their control, and shorter shifts. If Treadway Tire implements an organized training program, the supervisors and managers won’t have to come up with everything on their own. It will eliminate the sink or swim mentality forced on the foreman and supervisors. The training should have the following important aspects: 1. Plant operations 2. Interactions between Treadway Tire employees and Union Workers 3. Proper disciplinary actions for employees 4. Areas for personal management education and advancement In starting an organized training program, the initial training would have to happen right away for all management from foreman to managers. The initial training would help all of the leaders to be on the same page. After the initial training, it would be important to have a refresher training course every six months to a year so that the leaders would know what they could and couldn’t do. As the training program continued, the foreman and supervisors would be asked for feedback and the training program could...
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...Benjamin Leo March 7, 2014 Labor Relations Final Identify two (2) different steps a company should take to prepare for its first round of bargaining with the union (pre-negotiation activities). Explain why each of the steps you have identified is critical to achieving an initial successful collective bargaining agreement with the union. Whenever you bring people together, then put certain individuals in charge of others there is going to be conflict. In the labor relations world this has been going on since the 18th century with the rise of trade unions. (FCMS). Once a situation arises where there needs to be collective bargaining both the company and the union have to take steps to ensure success. The focus of the company before even sitting down at the negotiation table is two fold. The first is to gain situational awareness. This includes understanding what exactly is going to be the issues and then looking back at previous negotiations. This review of past negotiations is a starting point to build the foundation of a plan. The second step a company needs to do before sitting with the union representatives is gathering data. This would include looking back at the past labor contract period and predicting changes. Bring hard numbers to the table help to bring strong evidence for the company’s case. A successful negotiation for the company will depend on preparation; that is why the first step may ultimately be one of the strongest factor on the outcome...
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...Running Head: BENEFITS OF FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES Prepared For Sandra Haynes, Accountant Manager Haynes Accounting and Tax Services Prepared By Victoria M. Foster, Accountant March 5, 2013 Contents i. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………..IV I. Introduction………………………………………….……….………………………5 II. Current Research……..…………………………………………...………………..6 III. Benefits and Challenges of a Flexible Work Schedule …... ……………...…....7 IV. Benefits of a Flexible Work Schedule……………………………………....….....8 V. Recommendations and Conclusion ………………………………...…….………8 VI. References……..………...…..………………………………………...………….10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Haynes Accounting and Tax Services is a mid-size accounting firm that specializes in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll services, business incorporation (S-corp & LLC), and tax preparation services in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. They have worked closely with their clients to understand their precise needs and support them in achieving their business goals. Their team has proficiency in tax preparation and tax planning, internal auditing, budgeting, financial planning in addition to other areas and with many years of experience serving the local community, they have developed a unique of record of truthfulness and expertise. Haynes Accounting and Tax Services employees will benefit from implementing a flexible work schedule in several ways, {a} employees with families may utilize their work...
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...1.5 user guide Table of Contents Chapter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Torq Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Main Waveform Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PFL/Headphone Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Browser/Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Effect Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Master Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installation . . . . . . ...
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...Section A: Short Answer Questions (total 15 marks) Answer all SIX (6) of the following questions (see individual questions for mark and word allocations). Question 1A. Select ONE concept in the theory of organisational culture and discuss how it informs what went wrong at Enron, as explained by Sherron Watkins in the Beenan and Pinto (2009) article (see Moodle). Do not simply describe the concept; the emphasis should be on discussion and application. (100 words; 5 marks) Question 2A. Given your knowledge of communication theory, what can you do to improve communication by email? (50 words; 2 marks) Question 3A. When you are leading a team or facilitating decision making, what will you do to prevent “groupthink”? (50 words; 2 marks) Question 4A. Why should managers care about job satisfaction? (50 words; 2 marks) Question 5A. Identify French and Raven’s five sources of power and group them according to the two categories of formal and personal power. Briefly comment on the significance of the two different categories. (50 words; 2 marks) Question 6A. Robbins and Judge (2013) state that agreeableness (one of the five traits in the Big Five Personality Model) is likely to result in lower levels of deviant behaviour. Briefly consider why “agreeableness” may not always be desirable. (50 words; 2 marks) Page 2 of 7 Section B: Compulsory Essay Questions (total marks = 45) Answer all parts of the following THREE (3) questions. Each question is compulsory, has a...
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...Treadway Tire’s Lima Plant in Lima, Ohio is faced with having to confront strong job dissatisfaction of their employees, as well as high turnover among its line foremen. Aside from the turnover rate being 46% in 2007, the plant also was facing expensive costs for raw materials, and hardcore global competition. Problems having to do with the foremen are not only part of deeper concerns with workforce management, but also stem from being the role that those people play in the process of production. The foremen are caught in between the union and management, and must find a balance between the adversarial relationship, most likely by coping with the needs and interests of both at hand. This can be considered as an immediate problem. As for a long-term problem, the HR director at Lima Plant, Ashley Wall, believes the cause of turnover is from serious morale issues with line-foramen segment and their resulting job dissatisfaction. An objective of the case, and motivation to fix to industry comes from fixing its turnover rate. The plant could focus to reduce costs and increase productivity in this area, specifically. Aside from job dissatisfaction, Treadway Tire’s Lima Plant is faced with a serious problem of high turnover among its line foremen, in which about half of those leaving their positions were leaving voluntarily, and the rest were being asked to leave after “failing”. Therefore, these workers are being faced with limited opportunity for career advancement. To resolve the...
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...Career The balance I seek in my career and family life is to be able to support and take care of my family comfortably and still have time to spend quality time with them. No one wants to make money and not be able to enjoy it with his or her families. So many times, parents are so busy trying to obtain the American dream that time spent with their families is the last thing on their list (Camacho, 2013). Presently, I work in warehousing/distribution as a Supervisor in the Receiving Department of a medical supply distribution center. In the warehousing field, the schedules are not flexible when it comes to the hours of operation. Our company operates a 24-hour facility, with three shifts, first shift is from seven to three fifteen, second shift staggers from one p.m. to eleven fifteen, and third shift is from eleven to seven fifteen. Since we distribute medical supplies, we only get major holidays, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July and on weekends rotate with someone on call, in case an emergency order is processed. Since this will be the field of my chosen career, and most of the decisions regarding scheduling and pay come from corporate, I do not think their mindset is conducive to the type of work and family arrangement that suits me. We are given paid vacation time with the amount dependent on the length of time you have been with the company. Along with this vacation time, we have an allotted twenty-four hours of time called a “Floating Holiday” that...
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...E-governance: Dream of the nation M. Shoeb Chowdhury Globalisation is the process of increasing connectivity and interdependence of the world's markets and businesses. In the last three decades, two driving forces -- advances in telecommunications infrastructure and the rise of the information technology, and its rapid productivity growth in the global economy -- played a key role in accelerating the pace of internationalisation. Information Technology (IT) dramatically changed traditional business and working patterns in the 1990s. Companies are now redistributing their businesses and jobs around the world. We know that Electronic Governance (popularly referred to as e-governance) is one of the most significant tools for shaping business and economics today. According to The Economist's print edition, February 14, 2008: "Countries like India may leapfrog the rich world. As it becomes clear that getting entrenched rich-country bureaucracies to move towards e-government will be slow and difficult, hopes are turning to poorer countries. Not that their bureaucracies are intrinsically more promising. Even under British colonial rule, Mahatma Gandhi was a severe critic of Indian officialdom. His words of advice are displayed in public offices all over India: "Who is a customer? The customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption of our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our...
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...1. What are the emerging challenges for the Biscuit Company in their marketplace? What organisational factors have contributed to this developing situation? What needs to change at the Biscuit Company if they are to remain successful? Justify your answer in the context of relevant theory / material discussed in class. (625 words approximately) The biscuit company faces both internal and external challenges to their marketplace. With the advent of global markets and global organisation it is no longer safe for companies to remain in the past. They need to be agile and be able to react to change quickly. A key ingredient in having this ability is based on the culture of the organisation. The cultural web model (Johnson, Whittington, Scholes, 2012) is a useful model to examine how the culture of the company contributes to the internal forces resisting the external pressures for change. The culture web allows us to examine each of the different levers that can be used to help bring about a cultural change or new paradigm within the organisation. A summary of the model is presented in Figure 1. Figure 1: Cultural web model Taking each of these subsystems in turn a paradigm can be defined that gives insight into the culture of the company and what companies values stand for. Symbols The paperclip example of Eastern focusing on the low value item is symbol of the importance of cost. The historical photos on the walls such as the ‘old mill’ and retained old...
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...Refuelling Schedule for Airports By Kiran R K Jitha Babu Shyam S Sreeraj S CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 REFUELLING Refuelling is an important aspect with respect to the airports since it determines the ground time of an aero plane. Aircraft fuelling can take up to 90 minutes of ground time. Hence, precise planning and allocation is absolutely essential. Once a flight lands in an airport it has to be refueled for the next flight. The quantity of fuel required depends on the distance it has to travel to reach the next station and type of flight. Aviation fuel is a specialized type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft. It is generally of a higher quality than fuels used in less critical applications such as heating or road transport, and often contains additives to reduce the risk of icing or explosion due to high temperatures, amongst other properties. Aviation fuels consist of blends of over a thousand chemicals, primarily Hydrocarbons (paraffins, olefins, naphthenes, and aromatics) as well as additives such as antioxidants and metal deactivators, and impurities. Principal components include n-octane and isooctane. Like other fuels, blends of Aviation fuel are often described by their...
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...gives a brief background of my company, Accenture, as well as the person interviewed. Some of the topics covered in the interview incudes the interviewer’s thought’s on Kaku’s new paradigm statement, Accenture’s decision making style when it comes to new technology implementation, as well as, recent enhancement to IT Innovation services that are becoming more popular in the industry like improved Cloud storage capabilities or services. Accenture’s big bet in the future technology within 3 years will focus on digitalizing every process within the organization. This is a trend that’s occurring in a lot of the industries. This is important because it will allow Accenture to connect with not only people internally but also connect them to a global network of business creating ‘digital ecosystem’ that can provide future business opportunities across different industries. The future will focus on not a ‘me’ economy but a ‘we’ economy. Background Company Accenture, is one of the world’s leading organizations providing management consulting, technology and outsourcing services, with approximately 319,000 employees; offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 56 countries; and net revenues of $30.0 billion for fiscal 2014. Accenture helps organizations assess how to maximize their performance and works with them to achieve their vision. They develop and implement technology to improve our clients’ productivity and efficiency and may even run parts of their business. Ultimately...
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...____________________________________________________________ ____________________ CASE-1-THE REGENCY GRAND HOTEL Marks-15 The Regency Grand Hotel is a five-star hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The hotel was established 15 years ago by a local consortium of investors and has been operated by a Thai general manager throughout this time. The hotel is one of Bangkok’s most prestigious hotels, and its 700 employees enjoy the prestige of being associated with the hotel. The hotel provides good welfare benefits, above—market rate salary, and job security. In addition, a good year-end bonus amounting to four months’ salary is rewarded to employees regardless of the hotel’s overall performance during the year. Recently the Regency was sold to a large American hotel chain that was very keen to expand its operations into Thailand. When the acquisition was announced, the general manager decided to take early retirement when the hotel changed ownership. The American hotel chain kept all of the Regency employees, although a few were transferred to other positions. John Becker, an American with 10 years of management experience with the hotel chain, was appointed as the new general manager of Regency Grand Hotel. Becker was selected as the new general manager because of his previous successes in integrating newly acquired hotels in the United States. In most of the previous acquisitions Becker, took over operations with poor profitability and low morale. Becker is a strong believer...
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...First_Pages Lut30352_ch01_001-030.qxd 8/7/09 3:26 PM Page 1 Part One Environmental and Organizational Context 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction to Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach Environmental Context: Globalization, Diversity, and Ethics Organizational Context: Design and Culture Organizational Context: Reward Systems 5 31 57 88 EVIDENCE-BASED CONSULTING PRACTICES A major component of the evidence-based theme of this text and the link to practice are these part openers from the world-famous Gallup Organization. Gallup draws from its internationally recognized survey science and cadre of internal and external researchers (e.g., the author of this text and a Nobel Prize winner in behavioral economics are Gallup Senior Scientists), publishes its findings in the top academic journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology and provides this evidenced-based perspective and representative practices for each text part. Gallup is the recognized world leader in the measurement and analysis of human attitudes, opinions, and behavior, building on over three-quarters of a century of success. Gallup employs many of the world’s leading scientists in management, economics, psychology, and sociology. Gallup performance management systems help organizations maximize employee productivity and increase customer engagement through measurement tools, management solutions, and strategic advisory services. Gallup’s 2000 professionals deliver services on-site at client organizations...
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...working with a team. It’s also important to practice the “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: 1.Be Proactive, 2.Begin with the End in Mind, 3.Put First Things First, 4. Think Win/Win, 5. Seek Frist to Understand, Then to Be Understood, 6. Synergize, 7. Practice Renewal.” You also have to work on having the right Attitude; believe the problem can be solved. Take the right actions, Reread the problem several times, and Redescribe the problem. Work on Solution Procedures, Keep Track of Progress, Break the Problem into Sub problems, Start at a Point You Understand and last Accuracy, Check and Recheck. Understanding Paradigm shifts & Paradigm paralysis, you first must understand what a paradigm is, “It is a model or pattern based on a set of rules that define boundaries and specifies how to be successful at and within these boundaries.” A paradigm shifts can happen fast or over time, and you have at the world in a new way; you have a new set of rules, new models replacing old. A paradigm paralysis can occur when you or a company becomes stuck in there ways, and won’t change with times. When working with a team you must work together. Know your teams’ strengths and weaknesses, and use that to teams’ advantage. “Tuchman identified four stages of team development; forming, storming, norming, and performing.” There will also be conflicts with other team members and you must work together to resolve those issues so you can be a more productive team. One of the Seven Habits...
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