Ancient Greece book related to the philosophy and history by Don Nardo are always interesting and thought to provoke. He always tried to elaborate the historical events in different ways. He really tried to present original and factual evidence. This book is also about the history of Greek, its traditions, festivals, practices, beliefs, and culture. He defined that Greece was not ever a united country in its ancient times. Their…
Emergent technology & social networking is ever-changing, from our home lives to the classroom, technology is changing everywhere. We are evolving from filmstrips and reel-to-reels to computers with basic programs to Web 2.0. It is widely known technology is rapidly evolving and reshaping our lives. Yet the question becomes not how technology can improve in what we are already doing, but rather how the affordances of these new and emerging…
At present scenario of globalization, firms try to gain competitive advantages by using different strategies and approaches such as generic strategies of cost leadership and differentiation. In addition, some aggressive strategies of mergers and acquisitions have also been applied in various industries to beat the existing competition (Porter, Michael E, 1985). In this red-ocean of competitive forces, vertical integration strategies; forward integration that is owning downstream buyers and distribution channels…
Question 1: Explain the pros (advantages) and cons (disadvantages) in the use of remuneration consultants when negotiating a remuneration package for an incoming senior executive are discussed and/or are in difficulty for concluding it. Answer: The advantage of hiring a remuneration consultant is that the board can have a broader and industry-wide viewpoint of how the remuneration package of the CEO should be designed. It can also help in suggesting…
) the similarities and b) the differences between the two theories. Support your answer with out of the case examples. I would like to discuss Taylor’s theory and Maslow’s theory for comparison purpose. Taylor’s Theory is based on the motivation of employees only through monitory rewards. More a worker will produce, more it will be rewarded. The early adopters of this theory were Ford Corporation which increased their…
Introduction Having a passion in the teaching and academic field, my chosen profession that I look forward to pursuing in the near future is teaching in universities, which is an academic-oriented career that fulfills my dreams and ambitions. As I have a vision in the long-run to become an Associate Professor and later on to handle a position as a Chairperson of the business department I would be teaching, of…
Question: Discuss the main differences between corporate governance in a major stock market company and governance in a state-owned organization such as the IPDB Answer: There are following major differences between state-owned and a major stock market company. There is bureaucratic leadership prevails in government-owned organization whereas in the major stock market company the hold of the government is nonbureaucratic and less structured. The state exercises its ownership functions through…
Washington Mercy The Washington Mercy Hospital is a large not for profit hospital in a suburb area with a capacity of 450 beds. The hospital at its existing capacity offers various services like inpatient, medical-surgical pediatric and many more. Washington Mercy is in the phase of addressing drifting demands of services in patients considering the ease of availability and time consumed on the newly introduced services by the other smaller…
Ans#1: Paying tree planters on a piece rate system fosters great motivation among planters to work more. Friendly competition nurtures among each planter to work more and subsequently earn more. However, the biggest disadvantage of piece rate system is that the planters get busy in planting more trees without giving due importance to the quality of the planted tree. Consequently, a lot of trees die soon after their plantation. On…
QUESTION-1 I would determine employees’ strengths and contemplate making new teams with a tailored mixture of skills. If Company encompasses a project, I would produce a task force combining workers with diverse expertise levels as every individual can make unique value addition. If younger team members give energy and optimism; veterans would give insight from past expertise. I would also encourage innovation through an egalitarian culture, versatile schedules, few conferences,…