A case study of the media conglomerate EMI.
(E1) Emi are one of the most well known record publishers on the face of the planet with over 60 studios world wide and many more offices to back it up, and has produced many great artists like Aerosmith and Robbie Williams. In 1939 the Gramophone Company merged with Columbia Graphophone to form Electric and Musical Industries (later EMI). In 1955 EMI acquired Capitol Records in Los Angeles, one of the largest record labels in the US whose roster includes Nat 'King' Cole, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Gene Vincent. Then in 1979 EMI purchased the Liberty/United Artists record company, which includes the Blue Note label. Followed by the takeover of SBK Entertainment World, Inc. in 1989. Then in 1999 Emi managed the hostile takeover of Hit & Run Music Publishing by gaining 51% of the shares. Then in 2002 EMI won the Queen's Award for Enterprise for the fourth time. Also the company made the 100,000,000 sale of Garth Brooks albums in the US. The whole history of the company is as follows: 800s 887 - Emile Berliner demonstrates the first gramophone, the technological foundation of the business 897 - The Gramophone Company and Columbia Phonograph open for business in London 898 - The Gramophone Company makes its first recordings - Branches opened in Germany, France, Italy and central Europe 899 - Gramophone Company buys Francis Barraud's painting, 'His Masters
Consolidated Transition Plan
Consolidated Transition Plan Abstract To successfully compete in today's aggressive business world, businesses are often conducting merger/acquisitions to remain competitive within their respected markets. During such a transition, several business relational components must be considered while matriculating personnel and resources within one architectural design. Various methods and theories may assist all companies involved in a merger/acquisition plan to maximize the overall benefits and achievement of unifying separate entities into a highly specialized organization that has a distinct sustainable competitive advantage. Introduction This consolidated transition plan will focus on four components that are an essential part of a successful merger/acquisition. These distinct components, organizational behavior issues, motivational theories, transition, and human resource policy, which all share common features and work in tandem during the transition period and offer both the management and subordinate levels to matriculate with less stress, thus, elevating performance, productivity, and overall job satisfaction. Organizational Behavior Issues Issues that may arise from a merger/acquisition and the impact that it may have on the employee base within the current organization are highly important characteristics that must be addressed during such a transition. The
This report includes the Market and Industry factors to be kept in mind when company decides to go global, the environmental factors which are to be considered before going global (PEST analysis) and the reason why Wal-Mart was failure in Germany with the
Introduction Globalization is defined as "A social process in which the constraints of geography on economic, political, social and cultural arrangements recede, in which people become increasingly aware that they are receding and in which people act accordingly" (Malcolm Waters 2001, 4-5). Now day's people around the world are more connected to each other. They can travel from one country to the other country with ease. Communication between people from different parts of the world is also very common these days. Goods and Services are easily available from one part to all the parts of the world. And even doing business in some other part of the world and money flow has become much easier and faster than earlier days. Due to all of these things happening, it is termed as "Globalization". And this is what Wal-Mart (US based & world's largest retailing company) decided to do in early 1990's; they declared that they are going Global. No firm can be globalized without marketing its product or brand around the world (globally). Therefore Global Marketing is necessary for any firm or organisation who wants to expand its business, depending upon which part of the world they are going. Global Marketing refers to marketing activities coordinated and integrated across multiple country markets (Johny K. Johansson 2003, 9). This report includes the Market and Industry factors to be
employee and employer's laws and legislations
Title: Name: Organisation: Date: Copyright Info: Distribution List: 1. Summary 2. Introduction 3. Analysis/Act/Contracts 3.1 UK Employee and Employers Duties 3.11 The Terms of the Contract 3.13 Termination of employment 3.18 Employment Rights Act 4. Analysis Information 4.1 Confidentially 4.2 The Data Protection Acts and Rights 1998 4.6 Sex Discrimination Act 4.9 Unfair Dismissal for pregnant Employees 4.10 Equal Pay 4.11 Race Discrimination 4.14 Disability Discrimination 4.18 Flexible Working 5. Conclusion 6. Recommendation . Summary This report contains information on employee and employer's laws and legislations and a conclusion and recommendation for Jane who has been made redundant/dismissed. 2. Introduction The report in question is about current UK employees and employer's laws and legislations. In brief context this reports will outline some of the most important issues found in the employee's contract and what is the purpose of the employee, employer contact. 2.1 The purpose of this report is to analysis laws and legislations of an employees/employers contract and to determine a solution for Xplore LTD current problem. 2.2 The key issues and problems will be approached in this report by findings and evidence. 2.3 The creation of this report is written by C L Mulvey and will be produced for managerial employers
It is often suggested that we now enjoy "new industrial relations" in Britain - Discuss the extent to which industrial relations have been transformed in recent years and analyse the role played by management.
It is often suggested that we now enjoy "new industrial relations" in Britain. Discuss the extent to which industrial relations have been transformed in recent years and analyse the role played by management. Method In discussing the extent to which industrial relations have been transformed in recent years, one is immediately forced to consider the term 'industrial relations'. Arguably, there is now a dominant paradigm of a pluralist kind, wherein employers and employees are understood to be roughly comparable entities in terms of power. Thus the process of negotiation is conventionally understood as one in which 'Employees and organisations have reciprocal obligations and mutual commitments' (Strebel 1996:87), and that mutually advantageous outcomes are both possible and desirable. Here though I offer a rather different interpretation of industrial relations, one which is critical of the pluralist paradigm, and which seeks to explain why industrial relations have taken the turn they have in relation to broader developments. In particular, I stress the institutional effects of what has been characterised as the 'end of left and right' (Giddens 1994), the sea change in consciousness over the course of the previous decade and more, chrystallised by the collapse of 'the only rival to the capitalist market economy that the industrial world has ever known' (Marquand 1993:44).
"Identify and evaluate the impact of information and communications technology in one marketing function" - Customer Service
"Identify and evaluate the impact of information and communications technology in one marketing function" - Customer Service Introduction The rapid growth of information and communications technology (ICT) in the last two decades has affected business organisations profoundly. The shift from production-centric to customer-centric organisations has lead to increased focus on customer service and the use of technology in the area. This essay sets out to identify the impacts of ICT on customer service by first briefly revisiting the concept of customer service. The benefits of ICT are then highlighted by three main drivers of service encounter satisfaction, along with some industry examples. Finally a discussion is raised with regards to potential problems and challenges organizations face in successful implementation of the technology. Customer Service Revisited The major characteristics of services have been summarised by Lewis (1989, pp.4) as "intangibility, heterogeneity, perishability and inseparability of production and consumption"- where "production" in services refer to "performance". Due to the inseparability of production and consumption, both buyer and seller (i.e. customer and organisation/employee) interactions influences the performance process and the quality of the service provided (Lewis, 1989). The service encounter, according to Lewis (1989, pp.4), is the
E-commerce And M-commerce for developing countries. Differences. Usability, advantages and disadvantages for each.
Different between E-commerce an d M-commerce in Developing countries applying on Bader Al-hasse &co. Libya By Abdalla Hamed Msc Information System Libya TOPIC: E-commerce And M-commerce for developing countries. Differences. Usability, advantages and disadvantages for each. Introduction: Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) is all about buying, selling or exchanging of products, services and information using the Internet platform and in particular the Web. E-Business, on the other hand, carries a broader definition, not just the buying and selling of goods and services, but servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, and conducting communications and transactions within and outside an organization. E-commerce is considered to be the buying and selling of information, products, and services via computer networks. Thus, a primary distinction between m-commerce and e-commerce lies in the differences between transactions and access. E-commerce is oriented toward supporting and realizing transactions. However, the wireless protocol originally designed to facilitate mobile commerce transactions (WAP) has not fulfilled its technological promise, so the most distinctive feature of m-commerce that has emerged in many of the larger mobile markets is the facilitation of enhanced information network access. The main idea of the differences between modalities is
Strategic management.
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 BY RAY, Ka Sing HO CONTENTS Page No. Terms of Reference 3 Summary 4 Main Body SWOT Analysis 5-6 Product portfolio analysis 6-7 FIVE FORCE Analysis 7-8 Competitors Analysis 8-9 A PEST Analysis 9 Strategic Options 9-10 Evaluation of options 10-11 Preferred Option 11 Recommendation 11-12 References, bibliography 13 Terms of Reference * Carry out a full Strategic Analysis of Nintendo Co., Ltd., analysing its environment, resources, competences and strategic capability, stakeholder expectations and organisational purposes. * Make a list of strategic options which suit that organisation in the next 5-10 years. * Carry out an evaluation of each option and select a preferred option with reasons. * Suggest which changes in organisation and
I fulfilled all the audience's needs by meeting all elements that were lacking in the existing leaflet. My main priority was to clearly display all the essential information that a customer would require from a good salon leaflet.
SYNOPTIC EVALUATION In my brief I established two primary objectives that I wanted to achieve by designing this artefact. These were to gain awareness from potential customers for the company and to build customer loyalty from the existing customers. I aimed to fulfil all the elements that were lacking in the existing leaflet such as logo, slogan, other vital information and more. I anticipated that the success of my leaflet would increase the future profit gain in the business. It was important to establish how human function especially female. I chose different pictures to represent various elements. I originally chose to use several photos of models in order to create role models for the audience. I used a guilt technique by showing a representation of what females ought to look like. This technique works towards the personal communication aspect with the audience by focusing on their self-esteem and personal appearance. I noticed that this technique is used a lot in the gym business as they always have slim people as an illustration idealising images of physical attractiveness. Most markets in today's world are aiming their products and services towards women more then men due to the society's pressure on women to maintain their physical appearance. The media have played a major role in shaping the way in which the society sees women and because of this we have become
An inspector calls, writer and characters
An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls was written by J.B Priestly in 1945. It is a play about social injustice, it tells us about a fictional industrial town where people are divided by class. It mainly takes place in the dining room of the Birlings' house in Brumley, a city in the North Midlands. It starts on an evening in spring, in 1912. In the play it sends a clear political message. It talks about the idea of socialism, as a society in which community and responsibility are central. This is strongly contrasted with the idea of capitalism, in which 'every man is an island' and has to work for himself, with no second thought for other people. J.B Priestley uses many dramatic devices, such as dramatic irony and tension in order to effectively send this political message throughout the play. He uses them appropriately for the time in which he is writing the play and for the time in which the play is set. J.B Priestly liked to use a realistic setting to lull his audience into a false sense of security, that everything was normal and would remain so in the play. All action in the play takes place in the Birling's dining room, which is described as "substantial and heavily comfortable, but not cosy and homelike" which reflects the family's outward comfort and inner tensions. Priestly also liked to set a place that was real and normal and then he would find a way to destroy
