Business Essays

Audit Program Design Part II Name of the Writer Name of the Institution Audit Program Design Part II Introduction A business can also be viewed as a collection of different systems that operate in a cohesive manner in order to get some results. The purpose of every business is usually to benefit a certain group of customers by providing them products or services that meet their specific needs.

The author states that in the UK, the monetary policy is influenced by a series of factors; for this reason, the legal framework for the Bank of England’s monetary policy is not standardized. In its current form, the legal framework for the Bank’s monetary policy is quite flexible, incorporating rules for regulating all aspects, of the national economy.

The value chain analysis represents the business processes coming along with products, designing, manufacturing, delivering and marketing them. This piece of paper examines how far Porter’s Value Chain can help us identify the sources of the competitive advantages in Tesco. Tesco Tesco stands as Britain’s leader in food market and the third largest in the world (Innovation Leaders, 2012).

Apple Inc, one of the largest consumer electronics firms in the world has the history of not paying the dividends. Over the period of time, it has been a trend in the technology oriented firms that dividends are not paid and investors largely bet on the growth potential of such firms.

Norton Lilly International is a privately owned shipping agency involved in providing shipping services to the services to different clients in the world. Previously, the company pursed growth through formation mergers and acquisitions and by 2005, the company was the largest shipping agency in South America.

During the Second World War, Japan demanded that the designers and makers of the automobiles, a majority stockholder, needed to be from Japan. The operations of Toyoda were later placed in the hands of Sakichi Toyoda’s son, Kiichiro Toyoda, who in 1929 made an adventure to the United States and Europe to investigate on the production of automobiles.

Generally speaking, the case study outlines how Apple has been successful in charging premium prices for its Personal Computers i.e. Macintosh. The case has further discussed the overall manufacturing as well as components involved in the development of the Mac besides discussing the recent products launched by Apple.

One’s organization has set up objectives and goals with regards to the expected financial performance of the company. At the beginning of the year, budgets are made to allocate the resources of the organization and to determine the expenses and revenues expected for the year.

The author states that a Joint Venture is a strategic alliance between two or more individuals, companies or other entities that are legally and commercially independent and agree to pursue a specific objective in which they share revenues, expenses, assets, and management roles.

Qwick Stop & Go convenience store was opened 20 years ago in a small strip mall in an undeveloped neighborhood.  The area of the store was 1400 square feet of space for selling fountain drinks, coffee, sodas, milk, beer, wine coolers, juices, water, groceries, snack items, sundries, automotive items, and frozen foods. 

The author describes Quantitative Research as ‘the method which investigates the why and how of decision making, not just what, where and when’. It was noted that qualitative research presents data in language form which is gathered from the study area. In qualitative research, it is thought that the researcher can learn the most by participating.

At present, the US is in debt, recovering back its economy, retrieving what has been lost, and trying to recreate its economic atmosphere vibrant to foreign investors. One of them is China, the world’s most promising economy at present. However, the US from the past got a reputation from China’s point of view to have misrepresented its rules on open trade policies.

It studies Veolia’s cross-cultural management, human resources management, organizational culture, financial performance to assess its sustainability as a joint venture business and government involvement in the venture. It explores Hofstede’s cultural dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, individualism, and time orientation.

It is essential to state that from the readings, it becomes clear that ‘stewardship’ refers to the obedience of God with heart and soul in all fields of life (Working definition). If we want to achieve something, we have to dedicate our lives to the pleasure of God and we can do this by becoming His real stewards.

The grocery industry in the UK forms an integral part of the aggregate consumer spending and was valued at £156.8 billion in 2011 (IGD, 2012), an increase of 3.8%  year-on-year. The growth of this industry over the years can be seen in Appendix  One. Expenditure on food and grocery items constitutes 53p in every £1 of retail spending.    

A major goal of the historical research method is to communicate and understand past events in a chosen field of study (Michael & Urs, 2009). The process of studying and understanding the history and development of a certain profession or field of study can offer a view into the organizational culture, existing trends, and future probabilities.

It is shown that not all of Starbucks' poor performance is of its own making. Prices for food commodities are at all-time highs, prompting the firm to increase prices twice in the past year. This has scared off customers, who have been defecting to fast-food chains such as Dunkin' Donuts or Panera Bread.

From an analysis of the contract negotiation process, it is clear that the process of negotiation adopted of integrative bargaining is the best form of bargaining depending on the characters that are exhibited. The negotiation did not need any third party in the form of the mediator, arbitrator or even a consultant to help them reach an agreement.

Entrepreneurs are faced with decision making challenges resulting from increased globalization, rapid technological challenges and competition. As a result, new knowledge creates a competitive advantage.

All over the world, Apple has ensured that consumers are well informed of the new product, the date of release in their own country and the prize tags. Even though the advertisement campaign for iPhone 5 has just begun, the result of this campaign is already bearing fruits with record braking sales being reported in various markets.

This reflects both their social or political expression during their research. Ethical requirements in a research govern the way a researcher interacts with his participants during the study. This paper explores the ethical guidelines that will ensure Five Guys Company avoids unethical practices and adheres to federal guidelines.

According to the paper, there is a high prevalence of alternative medicine use, as well as expenditure on the same, in the developing world. The system for delivery of health care is undergoing a paradigm shift with pioneers of CAM now being acknowledged. Data mined from health-oriented websites give information on the target market for CAM.

In the very same survey, the participants also evinced that Five Guys also happened to be the nation’s most delicious burger. When the data gathered through this survey was further analyzed geographically, Five Guys burger grabbed the top spot in all geographical locals.

Employment agencies can help employers to identify appropriately qualified staff within a short period of time; in this way, organizational performance, as related to gaps in the workplace, is not threatened. Current paper focuses on the employment and staffing agencies operating in US.

After conducting in depth research keeping the key focal points in mind the leader has been chosen as Mr. Narayana Murthy and the organization selected is Infosys Inc. Overview Narayana Murthy born in 1946, in the state of Karnataka, India is an engineer by profession.

IKEA’s business model is designed in alignment with the vision and philosophy of its founder, Ingvar Kamprad. IKEA aims to sell furniture to its customers across the globe at a price that is extremely affordable without compromising on quality.

Over the years the significance of the CSR has risen due to the rise in the demanding levels among consumers. Additionally, the increase of competitors in the market has made organizations use customer appraisal as the most suitable marketing tool. However, in big and major organizations, CSR goes beyond satisfying the monetary needs of an organization (Smit 67).

As it is known currently, information is in many forms, and there are large amounts of information that are passed on daily (Stair, Reynolds & Chesney, 34, 2008). Information is in the form of data, and there are very many data sources that exist in the day to day lives.

Corporate governance is identified as a system in accordance with which companies are controlled as well as directed. Notably, corporate governance is related to the functioning of the Board of Directors (BOD) and comprises specific rules as well as regulations on the basis of which the BOD is required to make decisions.

Zara business model in comparison with others in apparel industry. The apparel industry deal with clothing and is one of the most dominant industries today. To be more specific, it deals with fashion and also design and has proved to be a very competitive industry.

In her article, Seymour explicates the plight of women using one strong woman, Ruth Linsky, who has been discriminated against to prevent her from being selected to be the new Marketing Director of Triton. It is shocking to realize the manner in which Ruth denied the job, just because she was a woman.

The case depicts that teambuilding skills were required on Tim’s part in order to unite his team members in a common direction towards a common goal that transcends each individual’s personal goals (such as vacations, not missing out on car pooling). The project manager’s task was to ensure commitment from various functional units towards the project and break the traditional lines of hierarchy by organizing people along a matrix structure, cutting across various departments (Crawford, Pollack, & England, 2006).

It is necessary for the management decisions made to be made so carefully thought because they have a direct impact on how the company’s strategy fairs against the other. In the case of the footwear company, we see the decisions made especially cost it sales in the twentieth year since it had the lowest sales.

Globalization and the explosive growth in technology prompt management of organizations to consider human capital development. This has led to the establishment of a motivation plan in order to turn the existing employees into valuable organizational assets. The aspect of motivation in organizations was meant to boost the morale of the employees with an aim of increasing production.

The sourcing strategy (third way) was designed in the supply chain management process as a half-way point between traditional outsourcing and full integration. In the year 2004, Christ Fraser, the president of international supply chain network for VF brand constructed a globally diversified and highly efficient supply chain management process. 

Foreign-born persons constituted about 75% of the American population by the late 17th century, according to Frum. The USA has welcomed legal immigration into the country for centuries. However, the U.S. has also witnessed a rising number of illegal immigrants into the U.S. since the late 19th-century issue, which has triggered a strong debate in American politics.

With this technology, Google forces users to make extra use of web browsing on their mobile phones. The practice will ensure that the users will increase the use of the internet on their cell phones which will increase traffic on the web and then that traffic will be determined to various Google services where Google shows advertisements.

“The Gullies Hotel and its Management would not be held liable for the safety of any value left in the guest's room and the Hotel has safe deposit boxes at the reception.” This is a clause that limits the liability of the innkeeper in this case. Freda’s charge would have relevant if she had kept her belongings under the safe deposit box whose responsibility was borne by the hotel authority.

The company is the second-largest hotel chain in the hospitality industry after Premier Inn. It was the first budget hotel launched in the United Kingdom which established its first hotel in Needle wood in Barton. Since the inception of the hotel, Travelodge had undergone drastic expansion and growth.

According to Kola (2010), the corporate environment in Nigeria has experienced economic crises characterized by inflation, high product prices, low net value returns, and poor living standards. These identify the need for research to understand the problems that have threatened the nation’s economy.

Pfizer pharmaceutical expands its business operations in Vietnam, the return of Pfizer pharmaceutical investment will be affected by both factors of conversion first by the change in prices of stocks in Vietnam and by the change in currency value rate, as returns of Pfizer pharmaceutical will be converted from Vietnam's dong to US dollar.

Indeed, subject to the historical quality of Apple products, the expectations for the iPhone 5s were consequently very high beyond the company's supply capacity. The article notes that subject to this growing demand, many people are watching Apple establish the supplier problems that may derail the production of smartphones.

The featured internship involves working in a software company in the capacity of interdepartmental coordinator. According to experienced professionals, timeliness and efficiency are the core concepts of software development industry.

Fears of unknown changes are the major reason employees resist changing. Without proper information and support, employees might panic about the change. Employees want to cling to the past methods as they are predictable, and even though the new methods are proven to be effective, employees feel stranger and resist these changes.

Information will be provided as a means of resolving the various concerns relating to biasness, discrimination and harassment that have been complained by the employees of that particular organization. For solving these issues, efforts will be made for analyzing the pertaining problems.

Due to the fact that ecstasy’s prime ingredient, sassafras oil  - also known as camphor oil, can only be harvested from sassafras trees, seeking to develop close ties with individuals that have access to camphor oil supplies internationally is a logical and intelligent first step (Singer 112). The supply of ecstasy around the world generally originates within South East Asia.

Apple Incorporation’s mission statement makes it clear that its primary motive is to focus on the production of user-friendly devices. Once cleared, the company can easily define the line of its operations and it can make its way from the monotonous market approaches towards a single and outlined method for its market stability. 

Zara is a world-renowned player in the clothing and fashion industry. The company came into existence in La Coruna, Spain, in 1975 through the actions of one prominent businessperson called Amancio Ortega who had a dream of taking over and revolutionizing the fashion retail industry. Today, it can be safely stated that Zara is a market leader.

HSBC bank has 34 branches in Birmingham UK itself. “HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations” (Bank on stability at HSBC 2012: 1). At present, HSBC bank is ranked among the top largest banks in the world. The bank confirmed its local information by way of marketing attempts committed to specific places.

The Federal Reserve is required to develop certain policies on the basis of which the decline in the value of the dollar can be minimized. It should limit the printing of money in order to minimize the money supply in the economy. In this manner, the Fed is likely to stabilize the value of money in the economy and also on an international basis.