PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Personal goals in life, accomplishments of objectives and dreams drives us to excel, therefore pursuing my degree in business studies is a very important stepping stone in fulfilling my aspirations. This achievement will enable me to become a man of excellence and equip me in overcoming current obstacles. In this paper u will read my personal development plan and the vehicle to meet my academic and professional goals In a generation where a relatively high proportionate of students decide to opt for a business oriented degree, what is it that drives me towards it? A response to that question will surely have to be the fact that on a personal view I find this field exceptionally exhilarating, yet demanding as it is a blend of some exceedingly diverse range of subjects including Economics, management, finance, accounting, marketing, law this added flexibility within the degree acts a a key attractor, once having done the course I surely would be able to look at the current business environment from a very different prospective. It would indeed have made more aware of the simple logistics in operating a business and hence would eventually assist me to establish one of my own which is my ultimate aim With the rapidly altering pace of the modern business world there is still an immeasurable percentage of the business population who are yet to maximize the
People and Business
Introduction: My task is to investigate a medium to large sized business, showing that I understand the importance of people in business. For this task my chosen business is Richer Sounds. I have included the following information in this portfolio; . The importance of stakeholders 2. The organisation of the business, job roles and working arrangements. 3. Employee rights and responsibilities, including procedures on how they deal with disputes and with health and safety issues. 4. Employee recruitment and training. 5. Customer service The Importance of Stakeholder A stakeholder is someone or a group of people who have an interest in the business, such as employees, the government, and local people etc. Stakeholders are people who the business has a link with even if it's not directly; it's people who are affected by the business. There are two types of stakeholders, internal stakeholders are people who have an interest in the business and are inside the control of the business such as the owners, managers and the employees. The second is external stakeholders, they are people who have an interest in the business, but are outside of its control, such as the customers, suppliers, creditors, competitors, local community and the government. Every business has to keep their stakeholders happy or they will occur problems running the business. Making one
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence is a broad subject, which demands an equal understanding in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Psychology. More specifically, Mechanical Engineering governs the way that a robot would physically interact with its surroundings. Electrical Engineering is incorporated by using sensors such as voice recognition circuits, or light sensors to give input to the "brain" of the robot. When this input is received by the brain, high level computer programs take the information and "decide" upon what reaction would best fit the given circumstances (Brooks, 1999). It is at this point that the field of Psychology comes into play. The cycle mentioned above requires that researchers of Artificial Intelligence have a basic knowledge of stimulus and response, reasoning, problem solving, cognition, perception, and finally consciousness and thought. Artificial Intelligence, or simply A.I., is defined as "the field of research that attempts to emulate human intelligence in a machine"(Kurzweil, 1999). Computers and thought have been aligned to develop A.I.. New break-throughs found in the research of A.I. may lead to exotic new technologies. By looking at recent studies in the field of A.I., one will get a better understanding of just what A.I. is, and, quite possibly, what it will hold for the human race in the
Analysis of The Cadbury company.
Criterion 2F Cadbury's Departments Inside a business there are many different functional departments all created to help the company in its organizational methods. There are many different departments involved with Cadbury's, as there are in any business all used for different functions. These are: * Marketing and Sales * Finance * Administration and IT support * Operations * Research and Development * Production * Customer Services * Human Resources Many of these all blend in together on the area of their focus but still all play an important part in the running of the business. The three departments that I will be focusing on are Marketing and Sales, Operations and Administration and IT support. Marketing and Sales The main things that are dealt with in the marketing and sales departments are: * Market Research, both primary and secondary research * Promotion * Advertising * Sales There are the four P's of Marketing and Sales, Promotion, Price, Product, Place. Market Research Primary Research Market Research is identified as one of two, either primary research which is studies that have not taken place before or secondary research which is using research that has been carried out before. Primary Research involves things such as asking people questionnaires on their views and opinions of a particular product or sector. Many of these have taken place
Analysis of The Cadbury company.
..[[Cadbury Project]].. DATE ACTION COMMENT May 1st May 3rd May 4th May 8th May 12th May 16th May 21st May 26th May 30th June 4th June 8th June 13th June 20th June 28th July 10th Write action plan Introduction Start Task 2: What is the product? Start Task 3: The history of Cadbury Start Task 4: What method of production is used? Start Task 5: What is the scale of production? Start Task 6: What are the different job roles in production process? Start Task 7: How is technology used in the production process? Start Task 8: How is quality assured? Start task 9: How is stock controlled? Start Task 10: What effect has the business had on the local community? Start Task 11: how could the product range be developed? visit Cadbury World Start Task 12: What problems are there in the production process and how might they overcome Coursework due in * Quite easy to do. No problems. * I found it slightly challenging. * I found it hard to find all the necessary information that I needed. I have struggled a bit with tasks 5 to 11 as I was not able to find as much information as would have liked. The above pictures show how Cadbury's advertising has changed. Cadbury dairy milk chocolate was introduced in the 1900's it immediately became the market leader. It is still the top selling brand in the country. There are 14 members of the
Analysis of The Cadbury company.
Introduction The person, who created the Cadbury business, is John Cadbury in 1824. The business started as a shop in a fashionable place in Birmingham. It sold things such as tea and coffee, mustard and a new sideline - cocoa and drinking chocolate, which John Cadbury prepared himself using a mortar and pestle. In 1847 the Cadbury business became a partnership. This is because John Cadbury took his brother, which also made it a family business. The business was now known as The Cadbury Brothers. A factory in Birmingham was rented, to produce their products. In 1854 the company received its first Royal Warrant as 'manufacturers of cocoa and chocolate to Queen Victoria'. In 1856 John Cadbury's son Richard joined the company, followed in 1861 Richard and George became the second Cadbury brothers to run the business when their father retired due to failing health. The first Cadbury factory was built in the country; it was built in the green fields of Kings Norton, outside the city of Birmingham, between 1899. This place was named "Bournville", which was named by George Cadbury where he built the factory. This took place because George Cadbury had an image, with a saying, "If the country is a good place to live in, why not work in it?" So he took his workers to live and work in (the country) Bournville. Further on the years Cadbury invited new recipes, so new chocolate were
International Management
International Management INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNEMENT N°3 Thierry Davila Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degrees of International Master of Business Administration Date: April 24th , 2005 Course Tutor: Clemens Bechter DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY OF WORK: I affirm that the attached work is entirely my own except where the words or ideas of other writers are specifically acknowledged through the use of inverted commas and in-text references. This assignment has not been submitted for any other subject at Euro*MBA or any other institution. I have revised, edited, and proofread this paper. [X] Put 'X' in this check box in the absence of an electronic signature. In formulating a strategy for the next decade, what are the first steps that KNP should undertake? KNP shall before hand focus on an economic imperative by applying a world wide strategy; That shall find its base on segmentation, differentiation and cost leadership that in the global market should be successful. KNP products are generic, consequently it doesn't have to be sold based on the name brand or support service. This characteristic make it more difficult to develop differentiation that can be used as a competitive advantage; other steps needs to be developed so that KNP should take are addressing the political imperative, emphasizing quality imperative and implementing coordination
International Management
BENETTON STM 160 - INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Professor: Jane Salk Section 2, Tuesday (13:00-16:15) Cristina Merry del Val Mariategui Anna-Katharina Wittenstein Holger Breinlich BENETTON - HISTORY AND PRESENT STRUCTURE When Luciano and Giuliana Benetton, both grown up under the harsh conditions of war and post war Italy, founded Benetton group in 1965, they probably did never dream that one day their company would among the most famous in the fashion industry. Yet, 34 years later, Benetton is present in 120 countries and Edizione Holding, the holding company of the family is now making a yearly turnover of XXX billion Lira1. Not at least due to their controversial advertising campaigns which sparked strong reactions around the world, from outright ban to art awards, Benetton has become known worldwide. After the opening their first store in 1968 with a surface of only 40 square metres things were looking upwards soon. With the first successes, Luciano's and Giulinana's younger brothers, Gilberto and Carlo joined the business and since then Benetton has always relied on family and friends in their growing need for executives2. Thanks to an attractive design of their products with a bold choice of colors, a franchise system which allowed for expansion without large investments, a closely coordinated production and innovations in manufacturing techniques, Benetton rapidly
Organisational Change
Caliò Gaetano Bocconi University Organisational Change Bureaucracy was clearly the most common organizational structure in twentieth-century business until the 1980s and, despite the much-vaunted emergence of the new organization forms, still is, even if the modern state became more complex and the need for advanced administration grew. Bureaucracy met the needs of the production capitalist system of the industrial era by focusing on technical superiority and domination, reducing the impact of irrational, personal, and emotional elements on the decision-making process. Consistent, repetitive handling of affairs and organizational activities enabled administrative specialists to strengthen their expertise and become more productive in their activities. Other forms of organization were less unified than bureaucratic systems, and, as a result, operated more slowly and with less precision prior to the mass production era. The business climate, however, has changed dramatically and is presenting different challenges to be met by managers. The standardized production of the mass market era is giving way to short-lived, narrowly specialized products and services due to new information technologies and global competition. Bureaucracy is being seriously challenged by other organizational designs because its rigidity is being viewed as a detriment to organizational survival in
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank Operations Management BSS21-3 99077711 A Written Analysis of the Case: "National Westminster Bank" May 2004 . Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyse the case "National Westminster Bank" (David Woodgate and Nigel Slack, 1992), in order to identify any existing and potential problems, then after careful consideration recommend possible courses of action to rectify them. During the review of the organisation described in the case, the key issues will be identified and then related to relevant theory. Analysis will then be made of all relevant factors and recommendations will be made after consideration of all factors. Overview of the Case The case study to be analysed focuses on the St James's Square branch of the National Westminster Bank in London's West End. The case gives a clear and concise representation of the bank's structure giving detailed descriptions of the all the employees roles and functions and an organisation chart. The focus is then applied to the Records Section and account opening procedure, which is where the problems are found and complaints have been registered. The results of a survey are summarised in the case to show the apparent level of customer dissatisfaction with the account opening procedure, the importance of such factors are then highlighted with a brief description of the level of competition
