Business Essays
Labor Unions
Labor Unions A labor union is as defined in the dictionary, an organization of wage earners formed for the purpose of serving the members’ interests with respect to wages and working conditions. Today there are about 16 million workers in the U.S. that belong to a labor union. The pressure upon the employers to raise wages and improve working conditions in a major goal of the labor unions. Labor unions have been around for a long time. The earlier unions were called craft ...
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies In 1996, AT&T decided to split into three different companies. These new companies were the new AT&T, NCR, and Lucent Technologies. Lucent Technologies is one of the leading designers, developers, and manufacturers of telecommunications systems, software, and products.1 They are beginning to emerge as a Fortune 40 company. Lucent Technologies builds local networks, business telephone systems, and consumer telephones that access the global networks...
Maquiladoras Industry
Maquiladoras Industry Introduction In this paper I will discuss the history and practices of the Maquiladora industry. I will discuss its background, its problems, the benefits it offers to United States companies, and the impact the NAFTA has and will have on the industry. In addition, I will make a suggestion on a possible strategy the Maquiladoras can adopt in order to address the challenges brought on by the NAFTA, to ensure it remains a strong force in the future. Ba...
Market Power in the Deregulation of Electicity
Market Power in the Deregulation of Electicity Market power, which is at the heart of the debate over ownership and control of the electricity transmission network, has been identified by the FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) as a potential impediment to the development of an unencumbered competitive market for electricity. Market power exists when a producer or consumer is able to influence prices for their benefit. The ability to influence prices may result from a sm...
Market Research on Radio Listening
Market Research on Radio Listening Introduction Music is a general love of almost every college student. Many develop their personalities, profiles, and various other tastes based on their listening choices. In general, many college students acquire the same spectrum of listening values. If a radio station, one that wishes to target the college student population, can discover the musical preferences of the general population of students, they will be able to grow within the...
Marketing Boards
Marketing Boards Introduction Marketing Boards are government involved ways of regulating farmer’s production and price, while protecting the overall profit of every farmer in that particular production. Since there is nothing farmers can do about the inelastic nature of the demand for farm products, the key to supporting and stabilizing farm prices and incomes lies in controlling the supply of farm products. In other words, farmers would benefit greatly from an oligopoli...
Marketing Computer Games
Marketing Computer Games Computer games are big business these days exploited by many companies. A winning idea is one thing, selling that idea is another matter. At this stage the task of selling the game leaves the hands of the creators and is handed over to a marketing department. The first task of the marketer is to determine which age group the game will appeal to. Companies use a wide range of different techniques to sell their product. They use the aid of magazines, artic...
Marketing and Total Quality in Restaraunts
Marketing and Total Quality in Restaraunts Marketing And TQM in Restaraunts The amount of marketing that acctualy goes into a resaurant is more than many people reolize. Everything you see and everything you hear contriutes to their marketing. They are presenting to you their ways of business through the way you view them. Resaurants are trying to sell you their pruducts witch are: · Their service · Their food · Their atmousphere A)Clean ...
Marketing the Electronic Business Card Major Marketing Project
Marketing the Electronic Business Card - Major Marketing Project Executive Summary Far from being a simple business card, the E-card is an excellent marketing tool that can be tailored to fit the market being reached. At present, the current situation offers E-Card Design Inc. an excellent opportunity to capture a significant market share. CD-ROM Business Cards being offered in the marketplace at present are offered as blank CD-ROMs or as part of an integrated marketing packa...
Mexican Economy
Mexican Economy I. Historical, Population, Culture, Political, and Economic Information History Mexico was the site of some of the earliest and most advanced civilizations in the western hemisphere. The Mayan culture, according to archaeological research, attained its greatest development about the 6th century AD. Another group, the Toltec, established an empire in the Valley of Mexico and developed a great civilization still evidenced by the ruins of magnificent buildings a...
Microsoft Antitrusst Case
Microsoft Antitrusst Case America’s century-old antitrust law is increasingly irrelevant to our modern global information technology market. This law is obsolete, in accordance to the current Microsoft situation, because in the past there wasn’t technology as there is now. Recently the government has been accusing Microsoft as being a monopoly. “Techno-Optimists” claim: “efforts by government to promote competition by restraining high-tech firms tha...
Microsoft and Monoopolies
Microsoft and Monoopolies The true definition of monopoly is “A firm that is the sole seller of a product without close substitutes”. Microsoft has been found guilty of violating anti trust laws and has therefore has been called a monopoly, but does it hold to this definition of a monopoly? The main case as stated in our book is in 1998 the “US Justice Department objected when Microsoft started integrating its Internet browser into its Windows operating system, claiming t...
Military waste
Military waste Our military budget must reflect world realities. No current or near-term peril comes close to matching the Soviet threat. The strength and number of America’s foreign military forces have diminished substantially in recent years; the government should keep some of the savings and reduce defense spending. America’s military superiority is critical, but it should no longer cost the taxpayers $250 billion a year, which is the Pentagon’s current take from the f...
Monopolies Effect on Resource Allocation in Industry
Monopolies Effect on Resource Allocation in Industry Monopolies are under constant critics from the public and other producers of being polutive, straining to competition and they are accused of worsening resource allocation. Whether this is true or not, depends on the specific company, but certain characteristics are possible to define. It is these I will describe in the following, and hence conclude if monopolies worsen or improve resource allocation. It is important to dist...
Monopoly of the Postal Service
Monopoly of the Postal Service In the United States economy most markets can be classified into four different markets structures. But, each and every market in the United States is completely unique from the others. Generally the best type of market structure for the general public is per-fect competition because it creates the lowest possible price for the public. There are some exceptions were perfect competition isn’t the best choice for the public on account of various re...
Motivational Theories
Motivational Theories The success of any organization depends on the ability of managers to provide a motivating environment for its employees. Motivated employees are more productive, happier, and stay with the organization longer. One of the primary tasks a manager faces is to find out what motivates their staff. By understanding employee needs, managers can understand what rewards to use to motivate them. Abraham Maslow proposed the theory called hierarchy of needs theory (37...
Motorola Analysis
Motorola Analysis There are numerous cellular service providers in the United States. With the recent boom in sales in the consumer market it is important that Motorola clearly define it’s current market segments and identify any we have over looked. Because of the fierce competition, it is also very critical that we explore the needs and wants of the potential cellular customer. Right now, the Motorola Company sees everyone as a potential customer. Going wireless has not ...
E Commerce Overview
E-Commerce Overview Introduction An e-commerce solution for a business is the incorporation of all aspects of the business operation into an electronic format. Many well-established businesses have been selling on-line for years. For example, Dell Computers Corp., has been selling computers directly to end-users for years. Currently, Dell is selling excessive of 1 million dollars worth of computers everyday on the World Wide Web (WWW). When a business has incorporated an e-co...
E Commerce
E-Commerce Table of Contents I. E-Commerce: An Introduction II. History of E-Commerce III. Economic Impact IV. Advantages of E-Commerce V. Disadvantages of E-Commerce VI. The Future of E-Commerce E-Commerce ¡V An Introduction With the astonishing growth of the Internet, many companies are finding new and exciting ways to expand upon their business opportunities. There are very few successful companies that do not use computers in their everyday business activiti...
Economic Analysis of Hawaii
Economic Analysis of Hawaii Hawaii, with an area of 28,313 sq. km (10,932 sq. mi.), is the 43rd largest state in the U.S.; 6.9% of the land is owned by the federal government. It consists mainly of the Hawaiian Islands, eight main islands and 124 islets, reefs, and shoals. The major islands in order of size are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Nihau, and Kahoolawe. Population growth has increased by 80,000 persons over the past five years. Demographics show a large num...
Economic Growth
Economic Growth Economic Growth is defined as the way that the real income of an economy increases over time. This generally signifies that the economy is wealthier and producing more, individuals are better off, and that living standards are higher. A more technical definition would go into the way that Economic Growth is measured - usually in terms of the Gross Domestic Product - the sum total of the value of a country’s output over the course of a year. However GDP figur...
Economic Statistics
Economic Statistics 1. Traffic Congestion If a city council faces severe problems with traffic congestion, a knowledge will benefit all parties. It is this I will debate in the lines to come. When traffic is a problem in a city, all sorts of means of transportation can be included, but it is mainly cars which seem to be the problem. Therefor raising gasolin prices (by putting an extra tax on them) should instinctively reduce car usage, seeing that costs for the driver would go...
Effect of Civil War on American Economy
Effect of Civil War on American Economy The Economic Effects of the Civil War The Economies of the North and South, 1861-1865 In 1861, a great war in American history began. It was a civil war between the north and south that was by no means civil. This war would have great repercussions upon the economy of this country and the states within it. The American Civil War began with secession, creating a divided union of sorts, and sparked an incredibly cataclysmic four years. Alt...
Electronic Banking
Electronic Banking A new study reveals that consumers are a lot more bullish about online banking services than previously thought, and that banks need to rethink how they go about segmenting customers and defining their value propositions. Online banking could grow by as much as 50% during the next year, according to the study, Competing on Supply, Winning on Demand. Recapturing Share of Consumer Financial Services, conducted by Bank Administration Institute (BAI) and The Cambr...
Elements of Successful Organizational Diversity Management
Elements of Successful Organizational Diversity Management Why is organizational diversity important? Historically, diversity in the workplace has been recognized as an employment equity issue. Now, however, diversity in the workplace is being recognized as a benefit that will contribute to an organization’s bottom line. Increased employee and customer satisfaction end up as increased productivity, all of which are measurable outcomes (Goff, 1998). Diversity goes beyo...