Essays on Satisfying

A private club refers to any type of a club that is limited to private members thereby implying that it is not open to the public. It brings out the difference between a private club and a restaurant where the restaurant is open to anyone who can pay the menu process while the club is limited to private members (Davis et al. 34). The customer base is comprised of the registered members in addition to guests or new members, who have been accepted by board members after being recommended or sponsored by an existing member of the club. After ...

Lens Crafters Company came into existence in1983 and since then it has successfully been a unique company in the vision care industry. The company has a vision of giving full sight to the world through making every of its customers see one after the other. Over the years, the company has advanced from manual systems of operation to an automated system and hence meeting their major objective of prioritizing customer satisfaction.

Lens crafters’ Operations Strategy and How the Organization Seeks to Gain a Competitive Advantage regarding Sustainability

The mission statement of Lens Crafters focuses on being the leading company in the industry through the creation of customers who are always customers to the company even ...

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 ...

People often juxtapose their world to the world of nature. More and more often modern people, in contrast to those living in ancient times, express an opinion that they are masters on the earth and, therefore, have a right to exercise dominion over animals, plants, and nature on the whole. However, in most cases, people are just slaves of circumstances and of the environment in which they happen to exist. Disgrace, a Booker-prize winning novel by J.M. Coetzee (1999), is all about that coexistence of the two worlds – the world of nature and the world of people who want ...

Analysis of Sustainability of Tomorrowland Event

Analysis of Sustainability of Tomorrowland Event

Introduction and Context

The focus of this report is about sustainable event management. It aims to look at a major event and the sustainability policy of that event. The report briefly analyses the policy versus its actual implementation in real-life. The report reviews the earlier literature about sustainable event management. It examines the various theories related to corporate social responsibility and ISO 20121, which is the international standard for sustainable event management. The report then relates the findings at the present event to the sustainability theory. The report then presents the conclusions.

Tomorrowland is an electronic ...

1. Understanding Customer Care and the Benefits of the Good Customer Care : No matter the business, there is the necessity for a business to understand customer care and the benefits of the good customer care. For a business to exist and remain sustainable over time, customer satisfaction is mandatory. There are several advantages of giving good customer service that will also enable a business to profit to include (Bhasin, 2016): Retaining of the repeat customer as the happy customer will return. This is a process that also enables the company brand to be well known, thereby allowing ...

Research Methodology 3

Findings 9 Limitations of the Study 14 Future Research Direction 15 Conclusion 15 References 17 Research Methodology This part comprises of details regarding the research methodology, the hypothesis and the source of data for the study. The main objective of this study is to substantiate the theories that exist today as well as to introduce latest concepts that can bring transformation to the basic subjects. The research is based on empirical findings.

Research Design

Research Design refers to a structured case study that helps in conducting the research. Research involves the collection of data, its analysis, and outcome. It aims to ...

Introduction

This project is an article review project that covers important elements and aspects of the chapter “Building Customer Satisfaction, Value, and Retention”. This is a chapter in the section “Understanding Marketing Management” in the authoritative book Kotler on Marketing. The focus of this research will be on customer satisfaction, customer value and customer retention in the context of marketing management. This project will include the review of four scholarly journals and articles on marketing and an application of its key concepts to the chapter. Thus, for each article, there will be a 500-600 word critique of the article and ...

I. Introduction The cultivation and use of Marijuana dates back to ancient times when man cultivated this cannabis plant for its medicinal benefits. Archaeological research revealed Cannabis-based textiles which has been around 7,000 BC have been found in the northern part of China. Scientific testing leads to the conclusion that the most probably, the “ancient culture cultivated cannabis for pharmaceutical, psychoactive, and divinatory purposes” (Armentano, 2). In the present-day, the medicinal value of marijuana has been recognized by many medical practitioners; for instance, this plant has been proven as an effective way to alleviate some symptoms associated with ...

Theresa May might be the latest entrant in the pool of high-positioned women, but it does not subside the ongoing debate revolving women style of leadership and negotiation. The conflict management style of May might be the subject of discussion among management honchos in the future. Researchers proffer differing perceptions concerning this issue; while some accede that women have different negotiation styles than men, some authors counter this by saying that gender has a little role to play in conflict handling. Furthermore, savants are not unanimous on the efficacy of women's style of conflict management. This paper has referred ...

Introduction

The MENA Countries are the countries in the Middle East and the North Africa. Many of these countries are in the process of developing and some are less developed than others. As emerging economies, these countries are still spending the effort to develop their labor markets and human resources. Considering that the number of youth in the population is an advantage for economic development, the MENA Countries seem to have an advantageous position; however, before making this comment, one needs to analyze the labor markets in these countries. The basic statistics about unemployment exhibits volatility, and the unemployment rate ...

Abstract

This paper is about the strategic management and strategic competitiveness of an organization. Apple Incorporation is an American-based multinational corporation, which is mainly involved in designing, development, and selling computer software, consumer electronics, online technological and user-based services. Apple Inc. is currently the largest information technology company across the globe and second largest phone manufacturer in the world. It relishes a superior brand loyalty and as per 2014, it was the most valuable brand with an approximate valuation of US $ 118.9 billion. The paper discusses how globalization drastically influences the business style, capabilities, proficiencies, expertise, and overall business performance ...

Banner Healthcare is facing some major issues that are the barriers to its growth. There are certain factors because of which the institute is not able to prosper according to the expectations. The paper highlights the readiness of the organization in Providence of health care facilities to the citizens and also the policies implemented by Banner Healthcare to overcome the issues about the growth of the network, staffing of nurse, management of resources, and satisfaction of patients. Banner Health is a nonprofit health care organization with the aim of providing the best health care around the different states of ...

Personal and professional accountability

Concerning the roles that I am supposed to play in regards to my personal and professional accountability, I rate myself as a being competent since I have been in work for the past seven years. However, I have got aspirations of making it big in my professional life a situation which calls for me advancing my education. My pursuance of higher educational levels serves the purpose of self-fulfillment in addition to career satisfaction. Additionally, by developing my literacy levels, I will gain valuable knowledge which will be useful in assisting me carry out planning regarding my career and also ...

<Tutor> <Department> Simon hired the boy band No Direction to appear on the last episode of the show “You’re hired” with an agreement of £250,000 paid to each band members. The objective is to ensure the highest possible viewership and publicity, which in return will give the show a worldwide advertising revenue. Apparently, one of the members Payn is not very happy and as a goodwill gesture, he was offered a whole week of vacation with his fiance at Maldives. Unfortunately, Payn delivered a poor performance, which resulted to negative feedbacks from the press. Consequently, ...

Leadership Ethical Analysis

Introduction Analysis of leadership and leadership styles of different leaders have been a common phenomenon, but in current arena, ethical leadership has gained the spotlight of professionals and researchers. Good leadership style is the one that encourages ethical behavior. Ethics are important in practicing good values at the workplace and for serving the society with maximum utility and benefits. Businesses are run with the aim of benefiting the organization that comes at the expense of the health of society often. The aim of the leader is to maximize the benefit of organizations and without having ethical characteristics, leaders maintain ...

Customer Centricity has been explained as a business strategy where business functions revolve around understanding and satisfying customer needs. MacDonald (2016) terms it as a strategy which means putting the customer first and at the centre of a business that consists of understanding the customer needs, building a relationship with him and retaining him. From the 4 Ps of Management, the focus has changed to ‘get, keep, grow’ – meaning getting customers, retaining them and serving them facilities which help in winning over other customers too. A Customer Strategy focuses on the acquisition of customers, retaining them and increasing revenues ...

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction The chapter consists of all the relevant information that can be collected from past studies and are combined to present a clear view. It is the initial for determining the factors that can be used to synthesize the overall study through findings and discussion. The positivist approach is used to collect and summarize the information from the previous studies and determine the model that can be used to conduct a viable study. The positivist approach emphasizes all the relevant information regarding the topic that is to compare Islamic and Traditional banks using data envelopment analysis. The theoretical framework ...

Introduction

Preliminary strategic audit refers to assess the current performance of the operations of the business. It examines that if the functions of organization are moving in the designed direction that is set to achieve specific goal or objectives. AT&T is a multinational company that provides effective communication products and services to its global customers. Its product includes smartphones, tablets, and broadband services that are widely used by the customers all over the world. The mission and vision of the company is to provide technological and innovative products to its valuable customers and ensures high satisfaction in the world market. ...

Cysticerus

Cysticercus refers to a tapeworm larva which has a sac filled with fluid that contains scolex which is invaginated. It is normally located within the immediate host tissues, with the capability of developing into mature tapeworm when a desirable host feeds on it ("Cysticercus | Definition of Cysticercus by Merriam-Webster."). Cysticerci are responsible for causing an infection known as cysticercosis. There are several species of cysticerci. The two common species of cysticercus are Tanenia solium whose larva is known as Cysticercus cellulosae. It develops in the swine muscles frequently. The second species is the Taeniarhynchus saginatus. Its larva is known ...

Essay Structure

Introduction I will be discussing the job elements which would lead to personal and professional satisfaction at the job. If these elements are missing, there would be no satisfaction and motivation to work with dedication and loyalty. These job elements would be based on my personal and professional experiences and what I have learned from my peers. I have been working part time at various organizations where I learned that if the job description does not match my personality traits, I will not be able to feel the satisfaction from my job. Moreover, if the job element does not ...

Introduction

An open relationship is defined as a form of interpersonal relations where both the parties decided to be together, yet they agreed to have a non-monogamous relationship. That is, while they remain as partners, they still have the freedom to engage in a relationship with another person. Each partner is allowed to have a relationship with other parties either on a long-term or short-term basis, and it is settled that such will not affect the ongoing relationship between the original partners. An open relationship can happen between people who made a plain commitment with each other, or even between ...

Ford Critical Analysis Paper:

Context: Ford is a motor company that is looking forward to implementing a ride-sharing application. This is an application they are opting to optimize to its level best unlike Uber services which the company assumes has some drawbacks. Moreover, Ford is looking forward to diversifying its services by not only focusing on car manufacturing but also offering the riding services. This is meant to attract investors to the project and attract even the government to venture into their services.

PEST Analysis:

Implementing the ride-sharing application comes with various constraints in mind that the company has to work around to make their ...

Introduction

Modern global economic system is a considerably distinct from the dogmatic frameworks of political economy (Mankiw, 2014). Professor Blanchard contests that extreme increase in production and substantial automation of the business processes have seriously changed the global economic landscape (2011). In order to stay competitive the companies have to develop and implement new business solutions, as well as they have to stay socially and environmentally responsible (Goldin, 2014). In addition, Gartner wrote that there is an increasingly important need to stay in line with the perpetually evolving customers’ preferences (2006), and the smallest disharmony with their predilections may result ...

Costa Coffee-Business Strategy Analyses

The strategic tools used Analyse the company’s history, development, and growth The strategy tool used to analyze this question is the Critical success factors. As discussed below, there are various factors that have contributed to the development and growth of the company. The tool is chosen because it is possible to identify the factors in the case study. Costa coffee began its operations in the United Kingdom in 1971. Costa coffee was brought into existence by two brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa. They served the first coffee to some caterers in London. In 1978, the company opened its ...

Option B

“Loving someone is different from being “in love” with them.” It is true that loving someone is different from being “in love” with them. Some people think that the two mean the similar thing, but this is not the case. As a matter of fact, there are some differences between loving someone and being “in love” with them. First of all, when we love an individual we need him/her to be around us most of the time. In other words, we usually want to be with the people we love more than anything else, and we can do anything ...

Management

Part V. Business Strategy Sony has differentiated its products and services. The company has used differentiation as its business level strategy. The basis of this differentiation in case of Sony is its core competence of product miniaturization. Miniaturized televisions, radios, cassette recorder, camcorder, and walkman cassette recorder are all examples of differentiated products that Sony has developed by using its core competence. Furthermore, the company has also used miniaturization competence in order to manufacture laptops so that the company become capable of maintain its competitive position in the market place, and to face competition as there is intensity of ...

Introduction

Positive psychology is an alternative approach within the study of psychology. Psychology tends to focus on dysfunction throughout society. Positive psychology, on the other hand, focuses on the happiness within an individual. Positive psychology believes that positive emotions are the underlying cause of happiness. Attachment theory also touches on the happiness of the individual. Attachment theory state that positive emotions are the result of emotional support within an individual. Both theories focus on how certain aspects in life effect the future well-being of the individual. The following discusses the benefits of positive psychology and how incorporating it into attachment ...

Management

We have been assigned the task to critique a retail plan for a store on several dimensions of strategic decision. The retail store chosen for this purpose is named as Corner Market. It is a grocery chain located in Mississippi precisely, Hattiesburg, MA. The retail store is more like a specialty store which offers quality items and saves trips to Walmart and other big stores. Although the products available at Corner Market are a bit towards the expensive scale but it is still worth the repeated visits. A critique of the retail plan of Corner Market is discussed based ...

Established in 1938 by Lee-Bying-chul, Samsung is a multinational company that manufactures electronics. The company initially started as a trading company, but expanded its portfolio into electronics by the 1960's, and has since become one of the most well-known and recognized brands globally. The company is noted for its viability and its powerful influence in its headquartered city, Seoul, South Korea, but is a cultural icon around the world in that it seeks to powerfully make the world better through business diversity. This objective includes creating high-tech electronics, digital media, semiconductors, skyscraper and plant construction and medicine to name ...

Small Business Marketing Concept

Marketing role for small business can be defined as offering customers products or services they need at an appropriate price and in the right place. The numerous functions of small business marketing, according to Longenecker et al. (2009), include: determination of demand, providing balance of demand, orientation of marketing activities towards developing demand in the right direction; sales motivation, trade development, increasing employment of the population; determining correlation between production recourses and distributing products and services. In addition, marketing aims at establishing, strengthening, and maintaining desired exchange between target customers, and obtaining personal or mutual benefits.

The marketing concept ...

Self-Actualization and Depression

Self-actualization in an individual who is still in the university cannot follow the Maslow’s hierarchy due to some reasons. As Kriz (2006) observes, Maslow’s hierarchy follows the order of an individual satisfying the basic needs first before reaching self-actualization. Self-actualization to a university student is brought mostly by need to acquire high self-esteem. In such a case, self-actualization is realized when the individual is respected and recognized by his peers. In the event that this does not happen, the student eventually feels depressed. When the feeling to have self-esteem emerges, individuals tend to develop a feeling that they are suffering ...

Introduction

Various economic principles are applicable in purchasing of assets. When purchasing a house economic principle influence the choice made regarding the deal. This includes principles such as the principle of trade offs, opportunity cost, thinking at margin rationally and the principle of response to incentive. One ought to carry out a cost benefit consideration to gauge whether the net benefit of making the decision to purchase a new house is positive. The strength of the economy will influence the marginal costs and marginal benefits associated with an investment decision. A strong economy offers stable conditions for making a decision. Several factors in the ...

Victor Vroom (1964)

According to this theory, people can work faster if only some of the conditions would prevail. Firstly if a person knows that his or her effort would lead to him, her being rewarded then he, or she is likely to work best. but still the kind of reward still determine the impact of motivation in that if reward is not satisfying the individual’s important need then such individual may not be as motivated like another individual who is expecting his or her effort to yield a reward that would satisfy his or her important need. Therefore, this theory implies that ...

Wal-mart is one of the largest companies in the United States and its’ neighborhood. With diverse economic activities across the world, it has managed to overcome the many impediments that are always associated with smooth running of large corporations. The company is among the top firms holding the economy of most cities across the world. In business, one has to implement ways of survival and competing successfully with other investors. For this regards one of the major strategic plans that can give you an upper hand in this field is lowering prices of your products and services. this made ...