As globalization becomes an inevitable phenomenon in today’s world economy, several U. S. companies and corporations are faced with choices that will affect their edge in both the world and domestic markets. The most controversial choice which these firms are facing today is weather or not to outsource. Outsourcing, the current buzzword in today’s business […]

Information requirements differ greatly from one organisation type to another, depending on the nature of the business. But the categories from which this information is available remain similar. * Internal * External * Personal * Employment * Financial * Legal * Other For a computerised information system to be useful, it must be capable of […]

1. Nature of demand * Sa Sa International Holdings Limited is mainly a discount retailer of cosmetics. It also provides beauty and fitness service through nine Phillip Wain ladies’ health and beauty clubs. * Sa Sa’s sells a wide range of skincare, hair care, fragrances, and cosmetics (make-up). Below provides more information of the nature […]

1. My philosophy on Leisure Leisure is a term that could have a different meaning for every individual. The general definition of leisure is the portion of an individual’s time that is not directly devoted to work or work-connected responsibilities or to other obligated forms of maintenance or self-care (Kraus 2001). The English word leisure […]

This report will talk about some national and cultural factors. National factors may affect the decision whether the Australian company will invest into Vietnam. And culture factors will discuss how to avoid culture conflict. Vietnam is a socialistic country which locate in south-east of Asian. This country developed quite fast in recent years. The stable […]

In the article, “Time to reset strategy for post-recession consumer” by David Donnan, what has changed consumers in the present and what will drive consumers in the future is analyzed. As the result of the enormous financial meltdown, consumer spending is down and consumer behaviors are changing. Donnan argues that the lost wealth of Americans […]

Services are defined by Donald Cowell in the Marketing of Services, Butterworth and Heinemann, as “those separately identifiable but intangible activities that provide want-satisfaction, and that are not of necessity tied to (or inextricable from) the sale of a product or another service”. There are further explanations and of course Kotler has his definition. So […]

The technology industry is a market of change, due to innovative breakthroughs. But for the firms in this sector, the challenge is to predict success. The disk drive industry provides some characteristics of how changes can cause certain types of firms to succeed or fail in choosing for instance a disruptive or a sustaining innovation. […]

My coursework will be based on the Dixons Group plc and how Dixons and the companies it has merged with have benefited from the mergers and how they have advantaged and disadvantaged the consumers. I will be analysing the change in profits and sales after mergers and also share prices and how they have increased […]

Redgrave’s illustrious career spanned more than 20 years. He made his international debut at the World Junior Championships in 1979 and won his first medal at this competition a year later. Young Matthew Pinsent blended perfectly with Redgrave’s experience. The pair were world champions in 1991 before Redgrave completed his Olympic hat-trick in Barcelona in […]