Business Administration MPEN-BA-13 2013-2014 Class : IB01 Teacher : Menno de Lind van Wijngaarden Case Study : 2‚ Kongstrup Machine Factory Date : 09-24-2013 Students: 1: Michiel Witting 2: Frederic Küpers 3: Cas Schoonderwoerd 1. List the challenges facing Kongstrup after the collapse of the alliance with MB. How could they have prepared better for the break-up? All distribution and sales activities were in complete ruins after the cancellation. They should
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Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer 1. Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible‚ use an example contract to support your answer (feel free to obscure any confidential information). - Employer’s name - Employee’s name - Date of commencement of employment - Main place of work
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Objectives and Instructions The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to conduct an interview with a manager to enable you to have a better understanding of a manager’s day-to-day responsibilities. Using concepts and theories discussed throughout the course‚ you will then examine the approaches this person uses on the job and prepare a written summary of your findings and assessment. The assignment is worth 15 points. Manager Interview Identify a manager who is willing
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customer loyalty. Topic 1 is all about the introduction to research in business. In this chapter‚ we know the differences between research and business research. Research is organised and systematic inquiry or investigation which provides information for solving a problem or finding answers to a complex issue. Whereas‚ business research is the application of the scientific method in searching for the truth about business phenomena. Next‚ we have learned about scientific method‚ the way researchers
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coffee‚ tea‚ and spice in Pikes place market in Seattle. Since then Starbucks has achieved an impressive rate of growth and plans to continue growing expecting a growth of about twenty percent annually for the next years but how will they accomplish one can best understand this by with the upcoming years to best understand a careful SWOT analysis must be made to best understand the strengths‚ weakness opportunities‚ and threats to be able to determine the best way to obtain success. SWOT analysis
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CT186 Principles of Supporting Business Events Business events take place for a number of different reasons. They range from business parties of celebration‚ to advertising events and company training days or annual network conference meetings. Whatever business event takes place with your organisation‚ it is important that you support the event as best you can. You may not be responsible for running and managing the event‚ however‚ your support can help make the event a success and increase
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Unit four: Principles of supporting change in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area
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MODULE -3 Business Around Us Notes 3 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT nderstanding the environment within which the business has to operate is very important for running a business unit successfully at any place. Because‚ the environmental factors influence almost every aspect of business‚ be it its nature‚ its location‚ the prices of products‚ the distribution system‚ or the personnel policies. Hence it is important to learn about the various components of the business environment‚ which consists of the economic
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1 – Understand why change happens in a business environment 1. Explain why change happens in a business environment. You should include at least three reasons in your answer. Change happens in a business environment for a variety of reasons. Those reasons depend on both internal and external factors. For example as internal reasons for change would be the launch of a new product or service that a company is working on . As for external factors one of the external factors would be perhaps
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Section 1 – Understand why change happens in a business environment 1. Explain why change happens in a business environment. You should include at least three reasons in your answer. Reasons for change in a business environment may include: - Internal factors • A business wants to reduce waste and costs • A business launches a new product • A business introduces 24-hour customer support • A business introduces quality management techniques - External factors -
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