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- 81: Do Companies Have Business Con
- Organizational or corporate social responsibility refers to the obligation of a business firm to seek actions that protect and improve the welfare of society along with its own interests. Corporate social responsibility often challenges businesses to be accountable for the consequences of their actions affecting the firm's stakeholders while they pursue traditional economic goals. The general public expects business to be socially responsible, and many companies have responded by making social goals a part of their overall business operations (Hay, 1989). This paper will discuss four companies that have a conscience towards our today's society, and helped to create a better community for all of us, they are Johnson & Johnson, American ...
- 82: Software Licensing
- ... software company revenues are generated overseas, yet nearly 85 percent of the software industry's piracy losses occurred outside of the United States borders. The Software Publishers Association indicated that approximately 35 percent of the business software in the United States was obtained illegally, which 30 percent of the piracy occurs in corporate settings. In a corporate setting or business, every computer must have its own set of original software and the appropriate number of manuals. It is illegal for a corporation or business to purchase a single set of original software and then load that software onto more than one computer, or lend, copy or distribute software for any reason without the prior written consent of the ...
- 83: Business in Computers
- Business in Computers I understand that some students that have already graduated from College are having a bit of trouble getting their new businesses started. I know of a tool that will be extremely helpful and ... innovations, inventions, patents and licensing. Once they come up with their own products, they can find free expert advice on how to market their products. There are easily accessible links to experts, analysts, consultants and business leaders to guide their way to starting up their own business, careers and lives. These experts can help push the beginners in the right direction in every field of business, including every way to generate start up revenue from better management of personal finances to ...
- 84: Business And The Environment
- ... are noticeably tainted. In the last twenty years, the U.S. has become more vigilant in recognizing and passing acts to attempt to regulate and purify our environment. Between 1938 and 1986, twelve acts regarding business and the environment have been passed. The Food and Drug Administration established the first act in 1938. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act was passed to regulate food and drug additives. The Delaney Clause ... sound procedures. Not only are environmentally friendly policies popular with consumers, but they can also save businesses a great deal of money. As the acts and their socially conscious agenda become more assimilated into the business world, business is working to gain advantage and minimize disadvantages. Many case studies support this idea. Corporations have discovered that they can often use environmental friendly programs and products to produce more profits. An excellent example ...
- 85: What Is Knowledge Management
- ... other basic related issues necessary to achieve a general understanding have been provided below. This field guide is intended to provide information concerning these issues in terms that are applicable in any situation. Obviously each business has their own sets of definitions, applications and style with respect to this tool. What is Knowledge Management?* There are prevalent definitions of knowledge management needing to be highlighted. First, that knowledge management (KM) is ... an approach to managing thoughts, insights, ideas, lessons learnt, best and worst practices, experiences made available, etc. Managing this knowledge requires that knowledge is captured where it is created, shared between people and applied in business processes. If the culture allows and encourages it, and if technology supports it, then learning will happen. Currently, 85% of organizations said their ability to strategically manage knowledge is weak, 80% said hiring, evaluation, and ... relate to a core capability. This phase is dominated by identifying and locating that knowledge and putting in place the technical infrastructure to facilitate capture. The organisation recognises the value of knowledge management to its business, and begins its journey with a few successful pilots, which then attract the interest of a wider community. Sharing between communities: the organisation provides means and motivation for communities of practice (CoP) to assemble ( ...
- 86: An Investigation of Japanese Corporate Culture, Its Trends And Changes
- An Investigation of Japanese Corporate Culture, Its Trends And Changes Japanese Business & Culture bus 258.1 Table of Contents1.0 Introduction 2.0 Procedure 3.0 Findings 3.1 Changing social culture. 3.2 Business Culture in Japan 3.3 Why change is needed 3.4 What is Japan and her corporations doing to develop and change 4.0 Conclusion 5.0 Bibliography Japanese Business & CultureAn investigation Japanese corporate culture, its trends and changes.1.0 IntroductionThis report is based around the following quote: "Japan's corporate culture is the product of uniquely Japanese social and historical influences, so ...
- 87: Business Process Redesign or Reengineering
- Business Process Redesign or Reengineering Business Process Redesign (BPR) or Reengineering is "the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical, contemporary measures of performance, such as cost, quality, service, and speed" (Hammer and Champy, Reengineering). Since the BPR idea has surfaced it has been under constant ridicule ...
- 88: MkIS Support For The Marketing
- ... the opportunities for these types of operational MkIS sub-systems. Content Indicators: Readability**, Practice Implications**, Originality*, Research Implications* Acknowledgements The authors are deeply grateful to Professor Markku Sääksjärvi of the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration for his invaluable support and critique in this endeavour. Introduction More and more, companies are faced with the need to control an ever larger and rapidly changing marketing environment. The information processing requirements of ... electronic linkages between firms (see Bakos, 1991; Cash and Konsynski, 1985). IT has a key role in new flexible organization forms such as strategic partnerships and cross-functional networks. New organizations will be designed around business processes rather than functional hierarchies (Rockart and Short, 1989) and we will face the need for new kinds of IS in marketing. In fact, IS will be the cornerstone of new approaches to marketing. Management ... will be complemented increasingly by new flexible organization forms, such as strategic partnerships and networks. The MIS approach can be misleading, since with this kind of thinking, developers may omit important issues – company strategy, and business and marketing processes. Business processes consist of a set of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined business outcome (Davenport and Short, 1990). The marketing management process is defined by Kotler (1994) as ...
- 89: What Are Five Factors Which Contribute To The Failure Of New Restaurants?
- What Are Five Factors Which Contribute To The Failure Of New Restaurants? Definition of Business Failure: Business that ceased operation following assignment or bankruptcy; ceased operation after foreclosure or attaching; voluntary withdrawal leaving unpaid debts. It is a common assumption in the restaurant industry that restaurants fail at an exceedingly high rate ... into the restaurant world. There are five major factors which can lead to success or, in this case, failure of new restaurants: capital, type of establishment, location, labor and management. In order to start any business, an entrepreneur needs money or capital. This capital could include all expenses, such as loans, rent, payroll, and insurance. Some argue this is what causes restaurants to fail. Given the information that restaurants are ...
- 90: Describe The Roles of Government In The Present Business Environment
- Describe The Roles of Government In The Present Business Environment In the present business environment governments have the power to change and make laws, having a major role and influence on the business environment. There are three levels of government; federal, state and local. The federal government has power over such areas as; company law, income tax, trade etc. State government has power over pollution, price controls, ...
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