Essays on Divisions

Introduction

Founded in 1983, AOL (America Online) is an American media conglomerate that specializes in the digital distribution of online services, products, and content and handles such websites as The Huffington Post and TechCrunch. It was one of the first and biggest companies to build the business on the Internet use. In 2015, AOL became a part of Verizon Communications. Nowadays, it has about 4,000 employees and more than 2 million dial-up subscribers (Karaian, 2015).

Mission Statement and Vision

AOL’s mission is to: Unleash the most skilled and talented coding and cultural builders and simplify the Internet for consumers (Glassdoor.com, n. d.) ...

The field of Psychology is a field of study that is wide-ranging, and this is exemplified by the existence of 54-divisions of interest groups. These groups are representative of diverse subdisciplines in psychology, for example, experimental, social or clinical. A closer examination of the divisions of psychology by topic can lead on to more specific field such as addiction, aging, and applied experiments among others. The field of psychology has a broad scope, creating a vast area for professional growth among those who wanted to venture in a professional career in this field. Further, becoming a professional practitioner in ...

Introduction

Accenture is a global consulting company providing services to large business corporations all over the world and, most successfully, in the highly competitive American market meaning that this company knows how to differentiate itself from the competitors. The priority consulting spheres are strategic planning, optimization of the business process, outsourcing, client relationship management (CRM), logistic and supply chain management, HR and IT implementation projects . This is the company I took practice as a student and, though, my experience of working in Accenture was not broad I realized that the company offers perfect career opportunities for the young specialists. I ...

An Overview of the Standard-Setting Industry And Its History

Introduction Accounting Standards have been in existence since the beginning of the recorded history. Some of these standards were set up by rulers or reigning kings. However, as the world developed, States started coming up with bodies aimed at controlling the quality and standards of products and services in the accounting sector. In the ancient world, the man used to come up with standards with a desire of harmonizing his activities with important changes in the environment. Some standards were also set in response to a rise in needs in the society. The standard setting body in America was ...

NIKE is a recognized brand all over the world, which can boast of quality goods as well as services. In order to sustain such success, the company commits itself to sustainable development as well as the maintenance of effective distribution channels (NIKE News, 2010). The retail model of NIKE is based on three major principles: selling goods to American and international wholesalers, direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, and selling products to global divisions (Soni, 2014). In addition, e-commerce has become increasingly popular among NIKE’s partners and buyers. Therefore, the current paper addresses such topics as electronic, franchise, service-based and international ...

The growth of LA as a religious hub in the US can be attributed to the high number of immigrants who chose to settle in the city. Almost all religions are represented in LA with minority communities playing a significant role in the establishment of distinct religious practices as well as institutions. The high number of churches established by different ethnic groups also explains the reason why LA is diverse regarding cultural divisions. Los Angeles is often described as a city with no ethnic majority because of the influence of various religious groups. Even the minority groups such as ...

Introduction:

In this paper were will be covering our analysis of the BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division case, written by Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton. The analysis will cover the history of the company, symptoms and problems, alternatives, and our recommendations. The given case expounds over the situation when Roger Cahill – Vice President of BoldFlash Mobile Division came across the situation where BoldFlash is struggling to adjust to a progressing and challenging marketplace. In the case study, there are four departments (marketing, sales, manufacturing, and product development) within a division that refused to work collaboratively. As a result, ...

Iraq

Introduction The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

Introduction

The Battle of 73 Easting was a war fought between the United States VII Corps and the Tawakalna Division of the Iraqi Republican Guard in 1991. The Battle of 73 Easting became one of many army fights that took place in Desert Storm. War tactics used in this battle were entirely different from the strategies employed in the current world. The development of modern war tactic methods such as the use of chemical weapons, and long-range ballistic missiles among others, are all signs that army forces must be ready to fight and win wars in complex environments and under ...

The pros of this acquisition include that it would help ING expand its scale of operations and so compete effectively with other larger banks. Moreover, Oyakank had made significant steps regarding risk management and retail banking hence ING would gain from the former’s expertise in the area. The rate of non-performing loans at Oyakank was very low at 1.5 % compared to the average high rate of 3.5 % set by industry regulators. Additionally, Oyakank had extremely low-risk profile hence the implication that ING would benefit greatly from the techniques used by the former to reduce losses from non-performing loans. ...

Literature review of Global Employee Benefit

Employee’s benefit is an indirect reimbursement, which “include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries” (BLS Information, 2008). Examples of the benefits are following: disability income protection, employer-paid housing, health, dental and life insurance, disability income protection, retirement payments, daycare, sick leave, paid vacation, funding of education, any flexible work arrangements, and other social benefits. Nowadays Global companies are a complex mixture of native divisions with their own exclusive and sole benefits needs. Multinational company are to provide their employees benefits that promotes economy, development, technology, efficiency, and at ...

A General Outlook on Meiosis and Mitosis Processes

Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. Think phases, starting and ending products, chromosome numbers, the purpose of each, and the cell types that complete each type of division. Be sure to do a DIRECT compare and contrast, and write in paragraph form - Mitosis involves one cellular division resulting in identical daughter cells while meiosis involves two cellular divisions resulting in different daughter cells. Meiosis produces four haploid cells while mitosis produces two diploid cells- this ensures genetic diversity by sexual reproduction in meiosis and cellular reproduction and production of general growth products in mitosis. The chromosome number also ...

I. Introduction Researches argued that there was little evidence to accurately determine the early language in England. While the region was inhabited by humans for thousands of years, and that the presence of culture was detected, it was noted that the English language has been only adopted for a comparatively short span of time. History revealed that the English language we have today is a product of the different spoken dialects of the Germanic tribes who immigrated to England sometime in the 5th century. The development of the English language is comparable to a division of historical periods, and ...

The article talks about one of the most provocative and refreshing movements of 20th century, the age of avant-garde art — Dada. It starts with the flashback to the beginning of it all in 1920, when the war was over and different versions of avant-gardism were still spreading in the world, in Russia and Germany, and, of course, the center of it all was Paris. Tristan Tzara, the head of the Dada movement, was drawn to Paris to seek for attention and his plan was to create «Dadaglobe», an anthology of avant-garde art with a great number of contributions from ...

Dante’s Inferno is a play that has a carefully worked out structure that gives the impression that there is specific punishment for particular crimes depending on the severity of the latter. From the outset, it is important to note that the vision of hell that the play illustrates causes the audience to perceive the trip to hell as a horrifying experience, especially when Dante creates the impression that every person has to undergo punishment because everyone is a sinner, one way or another. The structure that the play creates has nine circles with each with each representing different ...

Investor Communication Plan

Investor Communication Plan

Background

Western States Electric Components Group, a subsidiary of Consolidated Electrical Company, mistakenly misrepresented its sales income for the past four years. Western has been selling about 55% of its connolator generators to various ConsoE’s divisions at lower internal retail prices. The different divisions resold these connolators acquired from Western to outside companies. Unfortunately, the financial department has been recording these activities as two separate earnings, hence double booking. Upon the revision of the accounts for the four years, profits for the following financial year will come out as big loses hence affecting the prices and ...

Diversity is one of the most evident and fundamental aspects of the human experience. In spite of this, there have been many attempts to erase these divisions, trying to instate a pretended normality by force. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer movement arises from this attempt to erase the differences within people, yet it sometimes encounters a privilege inherent in this group as well: people of color have routinely been left out of the LGBTQ conversations. It is important for this movement to be intersectional, as the experience of non-whites is routinely different than those of the normative ...

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Management in Starbucks

Question 1: What types of departmentalization are being used? Explain your choices.

There is also functional departmentalization in the SVP level with functions of finance, coffee and global procurement and corporate social responsibility. In the support center, there is also functional departmentalization with the functions of accounting finance, IT, sales and supply chain management. The same also goes for the zone offices with functions of HR, facilities, account management, finance and sales. Question 2: Do you think it’s a good idea to have a president for the US division and for the international divisions? What ...

Five methods used for Integration

Five methods used for Integration are formation of teams, ensuring effective communication, development of an implementation plan, ensuring interaction between employees, and ensuring proper training of employees. Formation of team helps in ensuring smooth functioning and accomplishing work in a timely manner. Ensuring effective communication helps in encouraging information flow, and helps in making employees aware of important matters and promotes collaboration. Development of an implementation plan helps in ensuring timely management of activities, interaction between employees help them to communicate and collaborate in order to solve important matters, and give new ideas for solving the problems that they ...

Abstract

The demise of the Soviet Union has been a major cause of controversies on the relevancy of NATO in the contemporary world. Many of these controversies are informed by a superficial understanding of its roles in light of the emergence of the US as a world superpower. Admittedly, the role of NATO has been pivotal in restoring order and tranquility in Europe and Western bloc. NATO’s military interventions in places such as Afghanistan and Syria have been crucial in restoring order in the world. With its revised rules that include global war on terrorism, and drug trafficking, it ...

Abstract

The demise of the Soviet Union has been a major cause of controversies on the relevancy of NATO in the contemporary world. Many of these controversies are informed by a superficial understanding of its roles in light of the emergence of the US as a world superpower. Admittedly, the role of NATO has been pivotal in restoring order and tranquility in Europe and Western bloc. NATO’s military interventions in places such as Afghanistan and Syria have been crucial in restoring order in the world. With its revised rules that include global war on terrorism, and drug trafficking, it ...

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. started its existence with the sale of Boeing Commercial Airplanes to investment firm Onex. Providing a tier essential parts for aircraft, the company has built a strong management policy to govern such a huge corporation. The board of directors is a main key governance instrument of the company. Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. has a chairman of the Board and president. Another person may be appointed as a director, president and Chief Executive Officer to perform the main responsibilities that a director has. Since 2013, this position is held by Larry A. Lawson. There is also an independent ...

Abstract

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) incidents are a real threat to human life and property in the modern world. CBRNE incidents involve a significantly higher risk as compared to hazardous material (Hazmat) events primarily due to the involvement of terrorist elements. The rapidly increasing risk of terrorism along with a significant increase in nuclear threats considerably elevates the importance of CBRNE preparedness. CBRNE defense involves the readiness, prevention, response, and avoidance of events that may adversely affect human life, health, property, and infrastructure. The United States has training programs and professionals in all divisions of the armed ...

DD Month YYYY Datasil, a Canadian distribution firm specializing in sale of computer and electronic equipments was apparently bought by the US firm with a carefully planned strategy to access the Canadian Market. According to experts firms that plan expansion in other countries must thoroughly evaluate the external and internal factors of the M&A before establishing an operation in a new country (East 1). The expansion plan must address all these issues before initiating the process in order to achieve a smooth transfer of operations. According to East, the first and foremost issue is the financial soundness of the ...

Abstract

A Cybercrime is a crime performed through the use of or against digital technologies . The crimes are perpetrated using a computer, computer networks or other information communication technology. The target or victim of the crime is computers or network services. The victim may be random or specifically targets. Typically, the criminal is seeking to gain personal profit or financial gain, but may also be seeking to cause physical damage or make a statement as a form of protest. Cybercrimes began to arise with the introduction of computer systems and have grown and advanced with technology. The investigation of cybercrimes ...

Introduction – History & Background3

Operations in the Emerging Markets4 International Strategy7 Acquisition of Household International7 Expansion of Financial Services in Rural China8 Challenges Affecting HSBCs operations in China11 Conclusion13 References14 Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies and governments of different nations. It is a process that is driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. This process has effects on the environment, culture, prosperity, human well-being and economic development all across the world. The global strategy covers three important areas of global, international and multinational strategies that are specifically designed to enable a particular ...

INDIA’S CLASSIC AGE

Part One The first resource I will use from the Alexander College Writing and Learning Center is the Academic Writing Help resource. This resource is a vital tool for any student who desires to write a good academic essay be it augmentative, expository, analytical or a compare and contrast essays. In particular, the resource will be beneficial to those like me who are curious to learn how to write a thesis statement that is captivating, precise and relevant. Since we will be required to do a research on an essay topic that is argumentative, it is imperative that I ...

Abstract

In this paper, the author identifies at least three security-related threats and various recommendations how they can be addressed. So far, there were three man security threats that were identified. The first one was the outdated-ness of GFI’s front end system. The recommendation for this was for GFI to invest more in the creation of a team that would develop a dynamic, high quality, and more secure front end system, one that is suited to today’s speed and design standards. The second risk was the presumed use of a common cryptographic passphrase for all of its departments. ...

There have been a number of different coffee destinations to go to over the years, but there may hardly be few who have come close to competing with Starbucks. This has been because of the implementation of the company policies which have focused on the needs and requests of the consumer over the years. Many people still go to the coffee place not because their recipe for the coffee is out of the world but because the staff that interacts with the customer is quite hospitable towards that most important segment of the business. Here, we are going to ...

Abstract

The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) industry plays a crucial role in developing an industry approach to risk management in the area of air medical transport. The aviation sector has been known to manage risk at very high levels, but the current state of HEMS, given the many accidents, needs higher level risk assessment. An analysis of the risks involved in the HEMS industry would allow operators to maximize their opportunities and minimize probable threats. While some risks are uniform to most HEMS operators, there are some risks that are unique to an operator. For this paper, Air Methods ...

Organization’s HR strategy is a system of HR management that has the ultimate goal of increasing the company’s overall performance through effective employees’’ performances (Guidelines, p.3). It should not be confused with the company’s recruitment system used when hiring personnel, but a system of internal HR management that encourages the personnel to do their best for the company by supporting them in terms of health, family, high salaries etc. or other methods of motivation (Guidelines 4). For instance, IBM motivates its employees through providing performance based opportunities, leadership building, the surrounding environment of diverse and talented ...

Executive Summary

The background for this paper is the analysis of the "Large Technology Company" referred to as LTC hereafter. The paper looks at the LTC's requirements for an ERP system recommends a suitable ERP solution for the company. Due to the growing complexity of the business environment in most industries and the increased globalization and the resulting internationalization, managing and utilizing information effectively is very important for the success of modern companies. Managing the whole operations requires IS that can integrate both external and internal information into readily available and usable forms. ERP systems are being used by many companies ...

The Boeing Corporation is the leader in the industry of aerospace. Moreover, it is known for the manufacture of military and commercial airplanes as well as satellites, missile defense, and launch systems. Therefore, it is the biggest manufacturer of both commercial and military planes. The corporation has five major divisions: Global services, military, business services and capital Corporation, network and space systems. However, its primary objective is to lead the industry continuously while creating new innovative aircraft to fulfill the growing needs of the customers. On the other hand, the Lockheed Martin Corporation is known for its ability in ...

Chapter 1

Culture War? The book, Culture War?: The Myth of a Polarized America sought to demystify the notion that America is a polarized country, divided into half by two different ideological factions. In the first Chapter of this book, Fiorina et al laid the foundation of the culture war narrative by referring to pronouncements by Pat Buchanan that there was a culture war for the soul of America as well as Pew Research’s observation that the red States could only get redder while the blue States were getting bluer. To counter this position, the authors indicate that such a ...

Introduction

GAP Inc. is US based clothing and accessories retail company. It has headquarters in San Francisco, California. The company was founded in 1969 by two partners. The motivation behind the formation of the company was making sure the availability of the pair of jeans at affordable prices. Now the company has expanded its business to different regions as well as divisions. The divisions of the company operating under GAP Inc. are Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, Intermix, and Banner. GAP is the largest specialty retailer in the US. The company is operating in a tight, competitive landscape and faces ...

The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is the largest leading marketer and owner of non-alcoholic beverage brands, and the largest distributor, manufacturer, and marketer of syrups and concentrates used in the production of non-alcoholic beverages. The firm owns or license and market 500 or more non-alcoholic beverage brands, majorly sparkling beverages but also several still beverages such as enhance waters, waters, juice and juice drinks, energy and sports drinks, and ready-to-drink coffees and teas. Finished beverage products that portray the companies mark, sold in the United States from 1886, are currently sold in more than 200 nations. Coca-Cola Company markets and owns ...

Question 1: Monographs

1A- Andrews, George Reid. Blacks & Whites in São Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1991.

Holland/Terrell Libraries Stacks (F2631 .A58 1991) Permalink URL: http://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/WSU:WSU_everything:CP71171440010001451 1B- Scott, Rebecca. The Abolition of Slavery and the Aftermath of Emancipation in Brazil. Durham: Duke University Press, 1988.

Holland/Terrell Libraries (HT1128 .A29 1988)

Permalink URL: http://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/WSU:WSU_everything:CP71112677820001451

Question 2: History Scholarly Journal Articles

2A- Soares Glaucio Ary Dillon and Nelson do Valle Silva. "Urbanization, Race, and Class in Brazilian Politics." Latin American Research Review 22, no. 2 (1987): 155-176. JSTOR (2503489). 2B- Welch, Cliff. "Globalization and the Transformation of Work in Rural Brazil: Agribusiness, Rural Labor Unions, and Peasant Mobilization." International Labor ...

Ethics in accounting is a high profile issue due to the numerous corporate scandals that have taken place in many organizations resulting to massive damages to the economy. In particular, these scandals question the morality of accountants. Many reports have argued that accountants have the main responsibility for ensuring continued ethical standards in business. The state of ethics of accountants today is in a critical position because of the numerous audit failures that have been there in various organizations. Recently, there have been a number of financial scandals facing organizations from all over the world. Among the most recent ...

MANAGEMENT: Case Study

Does John Terrill’s leadership style fit the definition of leadership in Exhibit 1.1? Is it part if leader’s job to manage upward? Explain Terrill’s leadership does not fit the ideal manner management at top hierarchies. As a top leader, mocking the sales engineering division in the company, he is supposed to encourage other company departments to embrace the same practices to make it to high levels.

Terrill’s leadership is a form of leadership that appears to be very biased and based on superiority. With such kind of leadership practises, this seems to be based on ...

The McDonald’s Company

The McDonald’s Company is the world leading chain of hamburger fast food restaurants that serves about 68 million customers on a daily basis. The corporation has over 36,000 branches in 119 countries. The company has a divisional organizational structure and each division is in charge of a specific area of operation. The structure is important in supporting the flexibility and autonomy of the organization (Takano, 2013). Three distinct divisions can be seen from this organization. First, there is the global hierarchy which oversees all the operations that are carried out globally. Secondly, there are performance-based divisions which ...

PART 1: CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Question 1: Topic and Connection to Course Themes 1A- The Ripple Effects of the Slave Trade 1B- Connection to Course Themes The slavery system remains central to the history of the United States and highlights the perceptions of white superiority that warranted the enslavement of an entire race. Naturally, such an arrangement affects the understanding of equality and the traits of civilization only because it places the interests of one group over those of another by skin color. Now, the intricate nature of slavery in the United States pitted the Northern States against the Southerners to beget the American ...

Foremost, to understand the relevance of the identified themes of politics and economics, there is a need to consider the traditions that the authors represent in their works and the how their characters realize the problem with assuming the norms are acceptable. In other words, the following segments of this paper present the turning points of the identified narratives as they highlight the socio-economic divisions through the experiences of the characters. In “The Lesson” racial groups play a significant role in determining the opportunities that the people access. While in “The Necklace,” the social class to which one is ...

Q1 Answer

Coca-Cola Company uses various multinational strategies to enhance efficiency in its operations. The strategies are in the categories of growth and marketing strategies. Product development strategy is a strategy that Coca-Cola Company utilizes in venturing international markets. The strategy involves continuous designing of unique products that are competitive in the market. Under this strategy, Coca-Cola Company focuses much on the continuous execution of market research geared towards identifying the changes of the customers’ preferences. This helps the company to design and develop unique products or redesign the existing products to meet such needs. The needs of customers change from ...

a. Breadth and extent of experience planning, developing and managing a Legal office including monitoring a budget, reporting, personnel, purchasing, law library, archiving, and other functions critical to the success of the office. I have been working as a resource manager in a successful department of transportation in California for over two years. I have been responsible for performing analysis and monitoring the Legal Division's budget and resources including personal services and operating expenses. My experience in this office is a primary qualification, and I am therefore capable of planning, developing, and managing any legal office. This includes performing ...

Description and relationship of the primary functions of management

In healthcare administration, management functions can be described to mean key duties rendered upon the organization’s management in the running of a health organization. These functions can be broadly categorized as planning, organizing, controlling and leading/directing.

Planning

Planning involves the creation of necessary steps required in deciding the future position of a health facility in a strategic manner. It is regarded as a traditional model used by managers because it offers insights into the management on problems that hinder the performance of their organizations. Again, it requires the management to foresee future internal and external socio-economic facts that are ...

Golub, Mark. "Plessy as "Passing": Judicial Responses to Ambiguously Raced Bodies in Plessy v. Ferguson." Law & Society Review, 39, no. 3 (2005): 563-600.

Synopsis

Homer Plessy’s decision to purchase a ticket as a white man, and to later confess that he is indeed black, was part of “a test case” conducted by the Creole community of New Orleans. As per the terms of the Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890, Caucasians and persons of African descent were subject to traveling in different railway cars to serve the purposes of racial segregation. In the article, Golub quotes Plessy’ ...

Introduction

Joseph Dunn, the proprietor of Dunn’s ski emporium intends to acquire the deli across the street which is owned and run by George Atkins. Joseph intends the merger and acquisition to be part of an expansion to his ski emporium business. The challenge for Joseph Dunn is that he has no experience in running a deli. It would therefore be critical that Dunn involves George Atkins in running of the deli during the transitional period before he takes over the deli fully. The report is therefore intended to interrogate and come up with a suitable organizational structure to ...

3 PARTS OF PERSONALITY

Abstract

The three parts of personality according to Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche include the Id, the super-ego, and the ego. The three personality parts are the theoretical constructs upon which the interaction and activity of the mental life of individuals is described. Prior to the development of the Freud’s models, researchers and faculty psychologists had developed a division of the human mind. The theories they developed used to be modified from time to time until the development of the structural theory of the personality parts by Freud in 1923.This theory has ...

Abstract

The Biblical teachings on love has in the Old Testament, Song of Songs are misinterpreted and applied wrongly in the Western culture. The Song of Songs asks that we should love our families and not do anything that threatens their happiness. However, the Western Culture does not follow that, people do things that hurt their families. That is the reason divorces and happiness are common in that culture. This paper discusses familial and spouse love as applied in the Culture of the West and in the Old testament. Furthermore, from the old testament we find that familes that obey ...

Present day education systems of the United States of America are subject to racially diversified college classrooms that are significantly different from the classes that existed by the second half of the twentieth century. The notable change is the outcome of “affirmative action” that became law under the Executive Order 11246 courtesy of President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. As per the terms of the executive order, publicly funded companies could not discriminate based on any traits including skin color, gender, and religion. In the end, the action sought to serve two purposes: make efforts to allocate equal opportunity for ...

Management

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Introduction

The current paper is devoted to the issue of the public personnel management, its main features and how it can be managed by the environmental agency of the state Michigan. This agency is called Department of Environmental Quality. Its activity is connected with the environment protection (including air, land and water resources), pollution prevention, supporting the sustainable environment and healthy communities in the state (Annual Report of the Agency, 2016). The structure of the agency includes nine divisions and offices. There is also special environmental assistance center on the agency’s structure that is in charge of the ...

Q1. What were the challenges that Appex CEO Shikhar Ghosh faced when he joined Appex? Why were “structure and control” deemed necessary? The industry of Cellular Telephones was rapidly growing, and the demand of Appex was continually expanding with increasing projects and added employee strength. Although Appex Corporation started as a small startup, it had transformed into a company that required a well-defined control and structure. The following are some of the challenges faced by Ghosh at the time when he joined the company: Firstly, the company was initially quite small prompting decision making to be centralized and limited ...

Organizational Structure

Any organization that intends to succeed in achieving its goals and objectives must ensure that there is a proper organizational structure. An organizational culture is critical as it helps define acceptable behavior within an organization while establishing efficient working mechanisms. Unique Supplies (Wales) Limited has done a commendable job of making an effort to establish an organizational structure. However, it does not appear to be in congruence with its goals and objectives as evidenced by the drop in productivity and an unfriendly working environment. An organizational structure is not only an instrument meant for the internal working of the ...

Abstract / Executive Summary

Summary of Article The minister from the United Arab’s economy reported that it is anticipated that the GDP of UAE will mark Dhs 1.6 trillion in the current year growing over 3.5%. Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri commented in an interview to the WAM (news agency), elevation in the growth rate evidence that the region is capable of maintaining economic competence and has gained sufficient success with the help of diversification. He further clarified that industrial zone of the UAE is continuously advancing and is positioned presently between 10%-14%. Additionally, Sultan Saeed delivered his expectation for the investments ...

Executive Summary

Jack Welch is one of the formidable American chief executives of all times. Staying at the helm of General Electric for more than twenty years, he managed to increase total value of the company on 4,000%, eradicate corporate bureaucracy and create a completely new business philosophy of the corporation. This research analyzes the core elements of his leadership style. In particular, it speaks about the methods, which Jack Welch used for transforming the company and the challenges, which he faced in this endeavor. The case study specifically focuses on analyzing re-structuring of the top-management of GE, his approach ...

Before the commencement of the American Civil War of between 1861 and 1865, the United States beheld the secession of the Southern States and the ensuing rise of the Confederacy to fight the Northern States that remained under the Union. Apparently, political, social, and economic disparities in the slavery system warranted the rise of Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces that eventually took up arms against each other. In The Political Divisions that Contributed to Civil War, Michael Holt insists that sectional divisions and tension over black slavery did not “produces war” in the United States (401). According to the author, ...

As the United States ushered in the nineteenth century, its societies witnessed an unprecedented increase in reform movements that revolved around calls for change within its borders. Before then, protestors lasted as long as it took for them to tire of their efforts. In other words, there was no commitment to ensuring that the American populace changed its attitudes in life and for that reason, reformations were impossible to sustain in the eighteenth century. Now, in the nineteenth century, the situation changed as social protests prevailed and the people created formal organizations to communicate messages. One such endeavor was ...

Introduction

In higher learning institutions all over the world, the registrar’s office is accorded the responsibility of a custodian of all the records containing students’ information. In this capacity, the office has varying obligations to several groups including the public, the students, faculties, the members of staff and the respective institution. The registrar’s office must always ensure that it dispenses its duties through compliance with the existing regulations and policies within the institutions they are serving. The office must also conform to the statutory and national regulations and other set standards of the higher education (Specht, 2015).

The Mission, Vision, and Goals of the Registrar's Office

The ...

When Britain’s' thirteen colonies in North America took up arms against the mother country, the prospects of an independent nation demanded a new government for the free people. Notably, there was pressure to ensure that the new laws were democratic as opposed to the Monarchical rule exerted by the British on the colonists. Hence, in 1777, the Founding Fathers attempted a government based on the autonomy of the individual States by proposing the Articles of Confederation at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The Articles came into effect in 1781when the States ratified them but by 1789, the ...

A variety of our cultural perspectives on ethnicity, race, and identity offers a wide range of perspectives that affect our individual and collective characters and perception of ourselves and some of the important roles played by these factors in clarifying how we interact with the world around us. This enables us to understand racial and ethnic identity growth and articulates the unique experiences in the past and present of various ethnic groups. Ethnicity affects almost everyone in life. It has a positive influence in that it may provide us with a sense of identity and belonging enabling us to ...