Essays on Lam

Introduction

It is no doubt that information and communication technology has taken over the world with almost all functions becoming dependent on technology. The use of computers, Smartphone, tablets, and iPods have increased over the last few years with more Americans demanding internet services on a daily basis. Technology in the form of the internet finds a lot of application in communication with the rising demands for social media channels and other online forms of communication. The use of the internet in communication and information sharing creates major ethical and legal concerns. Internet users must be aware of risks associated ...

ABSTRACT

The businesses today have identified the need to focus more on customer and the key to retain customer is through development of customer relations. CRM or customer relationship management is based on the idea that loyal customers are profitable for the company. The loyalty has been identified by several researchers to be linked to the level of satisfaction of customers. Organizations require attracting the customers, developing relations so that satisfaction is ensured and retain customers by maintaining the relations. Due to intense rivalry and competition, businesses require focusing on building stronger customer base by promoting goodwill and providing them ...

Question 1

Chinese people started visiting Australia in as early as 1800 with most of them been business people dealing with gold trade. With diminishing of gold, most of them settled to work as market gardeners or farm hands in the developed Australian firms. This led to their population growing in major towns in Australia leading to their cultural and religion been established in Australia. With the lifting of policy restricting the migration of non-European in 1970 the population of Chinese has increased (Bagnall, 2011). With many students and professional like doctors and nurse seeking citizenship, with free movement the Chinese ...

Introduction

The thesis statement for this annotated bibliography is “Team Members Are More Successful with A Transformational Leader Versus the Transactional Leader”. The sources that have been chosen will be useful and will allow an effective research process with information being added to the body of knowledge relative to the specified subject. To gather a clearer understanding of the thesis there must be an understanding of the transformational leader and the transactional leader. Leadership carries with the title the responsibility of understanding different methodologies and/or theories that can be used in order to ensure the success of the department, team, ...

A: Profile of CCP Leader

Li Keqiang assumed the position of Premier of the State Council of China during the 18th Congress of the Communist Party (CCP) in 2012. He is expected to feature prominently in the 19th CCP, scheduled for 2017. Many reports indicate that Xi Jinping has consolidated his power over the CCP Politburo and will hold on to power for two more terms totaling 15 years at the top. Due to this, it is apparent that Li Keqiang could either work as the Chinese Premier for a long time to come or he might become the focus of a major power ...

Emma Williams’s Case

Arbitration is a formal process for determining a grievance between parties in a conflict. A labor arbitration process involves an employment-related dispute between an employer and employee. The authority of an arbitral award comes from the binding arbitral clause in a contract of employment or the authority given by the parties through the appointment (Walras, 2013). An arbitrator has quasi-judicial powers to investigate, listen to the grievances of the parties and provide a decision, which is binding on all parties involved in dispute. However, arbitration must be launched on time to have a force of law. The dispute in ...

LeanCor’s Supply Chain Case Study

Q1. A consumer product company has a number of standard logistics operational characteristics. The main characteristics considered in the LeanCor case study include high inventory availability, constant flexibility during customer order processing and speedy deliveries from distribution points to the customer. These three characteristics all relate to improved customer service which is the main target for consumer product companies. More inventory availability means that there is no occasion that a consumer will require a product and find it out of stock. Inventory availability in the warehouses and distribution points is a key practice to ensure that customers get the ...

Comparing the Anglo and Asian Confucian

The Unites States is part of the Anglo culture cluster while China is the main player in the Confucian Asia cluster, according to the GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness). As expected, the two countries differ in many ways due to such factors like political inclination (where the United States is inclined towards democratic legitimacy while China lies on the end of performance legitimacy), community settings and religious beliefs. This part of the paper will concentrate on the differences between the Anglo and Asian Confucian clusters to create a backdrop of what a manager is moving from America ...

The ongoing internationalization process persuaded regulators and businesses worldwide to think of a common global accounting language for business affairs. This move led to the development of IFRS. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), sometimes referred to as International Accounting Standards, is a globally recognized accounting framework for businesses worldwide. The major purpose of this accounting standard is to make company accounts understandable and comparable across international boundaries. Currently, over 110 countries are following the IFRS accounting system in order to address complexities relating to international business affairs. However, the United States has not adopted IFRS yet, and the country ...

The story ‘How to Get into Medical School- Part 1’ is an account written by a third party, about two characters studying hard to get an admission to medical school, and who love each other, but one of them cannot openly admit. The author’s intention is to bring out the conflict by putting the reader in a position where he/ she visualizes the actual events as they occur. This paper analyzes the story ‘How to Get into Medical School- Part 1’. It looks deeper into the characters as portrayed in the story, how the writers theme is brought ...

The impact of motivation and job satisfaction in Portuguese hotels

Main Aim & Objectives: The main aim of the research is to assess the impact of Employee motivation and Job satisfaction in Portugal hotels. This will help any hotel to improve its processes.

Research questions:

RQ1: What is the impact of employee motivation in Portuguese Hotels? RQ2: What is the impact of employee job satisfaction in Portuguese Hotels? In today’s economy, great store is placed on the abstract values such as knowledge and competence possessed by the workers. A great value in the hotel industry for which customers are willing to pay now, is being created through the human capital or ...

Human population has experienced explosive growth over the recent decades. Population dynamics is a multifaceted aspect that encompasses not only population size, growth and density, but also the peculiarities of urbanization and migration taking into account such variables as age and sex (de Sherbinin et al., 2007). Lam, (2011) points out that demographic change is closely related to the three aspects, namely urbanization, fertility decline, and investment in children. “The growth of the world population goes hand in hand with global urbanisation: while around the year 1950 less than 30% of people lived in the cities, this proportion has ...

Question One

A legitimate stakeholder means an individual or a group of people who have significant influence over the achievement of a company .The funders hold the most important objectives of a specified company. They bear the risk of the company since they invest their capital hence have something to gain or lose depending on the firm’s activities (Weiss, 2014 ). Therefore, the fact that the primary task of managers and executives of a company remains to make stakeholder’s interest’s and rights, a priority is entirely plausible in my opinion. In the past, firms were owned by individuals who ...

Product

The power of the internet cannot be underestimated. It provides a platform where individuals can launch a successful business. Online computer games have increased taking a sizable share of the internet. Online games are played by various people and different age groups. This business plan is undertaken to lay a basis for starting an online game known as the Cogi Game, for teens and youth. Our business, known as Planet 1 will use the internet to come up with a new model of an online computer game, going with the trade name “Cogi Game” for children and youth.

The Organization

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Introduction

‘The population bomb’ is the book published in 1968 by Paul and Anne Ehrlich. It has made the difference in minds of a vast number of people regarding the supply production issues, the overpopulation, ecological threats, and ability of the Earth to supply billions of people with food and water, etcetera. (Ehrlich) In fifty years the revisited version has been issued, which compiled the significance of the previous study, its strengths and weaknesses, results and future prospects. According to the revisited version, the ‘Population Bomb’ has shown its prospects and remains the vivid sample of the global threats the ...

Abstract

This paper is a discussion of a leadership project. It examines leadership experience of leading a team at Sentara Healthcare Organization and the leadership approach employed in leading this team. It further analyzes assertiveness leadership conundrum and the insight gained from the interviews with leaders on how to acquire and rightfully apply the skill in leadership. The paper posits that assertiveness is a crucial skill that every leader should possess as it influences team success. However, leaders should know how to employ effectively the skill as extreme levels of assertiveness are detrimental to a team. Additionally, the paper provides ...

Industry: Online Retailing in China

Driving forces of change The innovation and technological advancements are considered as the major drivers of change in the retail industry of China. Furthermore, the preferences of the consumers in China are also found as the driving force of change in the retailing in China. The technological advancement is resulted in the trend of online retailing that is increasing day by day and the competition for the offline retailers is increasing (Lam, Li & Gong, 2013).

Relevant economic trends & forecasts

The online retail market of China has become the leading in the top markets of the world. The online industry of retailing in China ...

Define Risk Management Planning

Risk management planning refers to the procedures utilized by project managers to anticipate the risks associated with a particular decision, estimate its impacts, and define the most appropriate interventions to counter its effects. This process involves the creation of a risk management plan, which is presented as a document to the organizational employees before its implementation. Risk management planning also includes the creation of an assessment matrix that provides insight of the positive and negative impacts of utilizing a particular project application procedure. According to Chance and Brooks (2015), the utilization of risk management plans within organizations augments the ...

Introduction

Research in lung cancer treatment can save lives and improve a patient’s quality of life. There are three main types of lung cancer: Non-small cell, small cell, and lung carcinoid cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer, such as Squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma make up about 85% of all lung cancers (Molina, Yang, Cassivi, Schild, & Adjei, 2008). Both environmental and genetic factors are significant in the cause of lung cancer. Chronic exposure to carcinogens, ionizing radiation, and viral infections can lead to alterations of the DNA in tissue lining the bronchial epithelium of the lungs. Furthermore, ...

Introduction

Steps towards the creation of a successful e-marketing strategy Marketing environment Environmental framework identity Strengths and the weaknesses of the business Environmental framework identity Formulation of the business marketing plans. Marketing strategies based on the business Niche and target markets Positioning and differentiation strategy Domain name and SEO strategy The Business Cost analysis Development of the business ideas Creation of a business website prototype Creation of a wire frame and a navigational outline strategy Creation and the analysis of the social media strategy Creation of a business email newsletter. Identification of business matrices in the business success analysis Development ...

The urinary tract is also called the urinary system, consisting of the kidney, ureters, bladder and urethra (Amerman, 2016). The urinary system main function is to preserve homeostasis through water and electrolytes conservation and also excrete toxins from the body (Amerman, 2016). The kidneys filter blood and balance fluids in the body; the ureters are channels through which urine travels to the bladder. Urine is stored in the bladder before it is passed out of the body through the urethra (Amerman, 2016). The urinary system can be attacked by infections causing blockage, damage, and injuries to the tissues impeding ...

Western and Chinese negotiations have very little similarities, but their differences are significant. This affects the degree of making decisions when a western company is negotiating with a Chinese company. In most cases, the differences lead to the breakdown of the negotiations between the companies from the two regions. The differences in the negotiations between the two arise because of the differences in values, beliefs and culture. This paper focuses on discussing both the similarities and differences existing between the Western and Chinese negotiations. Both cultures give a lot of respect for seniority of their members. This implies that ...

Information technology has a very big impact on the development and location of industries all over the world. The new innovations in the Information field like the advent of internet have taken the whole process of industrialisation to a new level. It was thought that with the introduction of internet, geographical location of industries was going to be affected. (Brickley, 2004) This has had a small effect but not so great as it was initially thought since there are so many factors that are considered when selecting the location of a particular kind of business. The factors which affect the geographical location of ...