1,049 words

Costco's competitive advantage through membership and sales strategy

Costco Organizational Theory and Behavior 1. What is Costco’s competitive advantage? Costco is incessantly outperforming corporations such as Target and Wal-Mart.

~6 min read

View paper →

2,302 words

Ethical obligations in sharing information on social media

Ethical Communication and Social Media: Discussion and Implications “Almost a quarter of the world’s population is now on Facebook. In the USA nearly 80% of all internet users are on this platform.

~12 min read

View paper →

1,132 words

Apple's corporate social responsibility initiatives and environmental programs

Corporate Social Responsibility Companies use Corporate Social Responsibility to assess their effect on the social and environmental wellbeing and take responsibility. CSR is primarily a mechanism for self-regulation.

~6 min read

View paper →

1,366 words

Ethical leadership, emotional intelligence, and servant management in organizations

Reflecting on Management 1 The new managerial skills that I learned about were related to the importance and value of managing an environment (not just workers) so as to cultivate a workplace culture that promotes the vision and goals of the organization (Daft, 2015).

~7 min read

View paper →

1,993 words

Tesla's strategic challenges and Porter's Five Forces analysis

Part I Executive Summary This paper focuses on the problem facing Tesla, Inc. and identifies how Porter’s Five Forces model can be applied to the company. It provides an examination of the company’s SWOT and discusses strategic alternatives and recommendations.

~10 min read

View paper →

1,955 words

Trust and confidence in financial crisis recovery and regulation

Literature Review Trust and Confidence Definition The distinction between trust and confidence is imperative in providing guidance on how to institute or reinstate trust or confidence, which consequently will provide a foundation for supportive action.

~10 min read

View paper →

4,606 words

Milton Friedman's shareholder theory and modern corporate buybacks

Introduction Milton Friedman’s quote gets to the heart of the conflict between shareholder theory vs. stakeholder theory. Shareholder theory posits that a corporation’s sole responsibility is to maximize the return on investment (ROI) for shareholders.

~24 min read

View paper →

4,550 words

Cloud computing's role in reducing organizational costs and expenses

Introduction Background Cloud computing has developed to be one of the most deliberated upon innovations in recent years owing to the prospects that it offers. Research indicates that the global market size for cloud computing has a valuation of $266 billion in 2019.

~23 min read

View paper →

343 words

Balancing ethical standards with consultant productivity pressures

Consultant Ethical Responsibility Independent consultants are not employees. But they still have an ethical responsibility to complete the contracted work. Consultants also have a responsibility to clarify what type of work is desired and fulfill company quality standards.

~2 min read

View paper →

3,186 words

Merck & Co.'s profitability, liquidity, and financial performance analysis

Financial Analysis - Merck & Co., Inc. Financial Analysis: Part I The publicly held company selected for financial analysis is Merck & Co., Inc. Merck is a global healthcare firm that has been operational for more than a century with an endeavor of making a difference in the world.

~16 min read

View paper →