Business Essays

Introduction The government has proposed imposing windfall profit tax on bank that benefited form Trouble Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds, as a mitigating factor to respond to the recent economic crisis.  The recent economic crisis has been described as the worst since the Great depression. Since 2007, economic meltdown, which …

  Email is a very fast way of sending and receiving information, and it certainly does make things easier in the workplace as well as in other areas of life. The internet has revolutionised the way we communicate. An important business decision might be made at long-distance via email within …

Abstract Instead of simply outlining and summarizing the corporate social responsibility initiatives and programs of the company, the paper attempts to describe how Wal-Mart comprehensively approach CSR in the most ideal manner. Considering its unique position of being the world’s biggest retailer and employer, the paper argues that social responsibility …

Electronic monitoring in the workplace is becoming more commonplace.  There are both advantaged and disadvantages to this practice.  There are various reasons that employers choose to monitor employees, and issues arise on both sides of the fence for the justification of the practice.             According to a survey done by …

Introduction Since the late 1970s when China opened its economy to the world, the country has cut a sizable share of world export market. From a small economy that had been hampered by years of communism practices, Chinese economy is rated third biggest and the fastest growing economy in the …

Before discussing plans, control system, and quality management in relation to motivation in achieving anticipated outcome,  review of the key components or variables in this paper is essential (Pearce, Robinson, 2004). These key components are plan, control system, quality management and motivation. Plan It is virtually next to impossible for …

Abstract Starbucks Coffee, Inc. has demonstrated marketing genius, reinvented the concept of corporate values, and emerged as the worldwide leader in gourmet coffee.  This dynamic company combines the profitability of the four-dollar cup of coffee with a social awareness that is exemplary.   Starbucks’ success is based on investment in human …

Introduction  The entrepreneurs are the most creative people in the world having unique personal characteristics of organizing, managing and assuming risks of starting enterprises or taking over an existing enterprise They are of three broad categories namely Novice Entrepreneurs, Serial Entrepreneurs, and portfolio entrepreneurs. ( Westhead , P and Wright …

A small business owner is defined in various ways. In general it is a firm which employs less than 500 persons. The small business firm makes a significant contribution to the US economy as it makes up for 99.7 percent of US employers, generates over 50 percent of non farm …

One of the greatest challenges of my past five years was the cross-cultural problems I had to overcome when I went to study in the US when I was in middle school. I spent nearly eight years away from home and was able to obtain a degree in the US. …