TASK 1: DESCRIBE HOW THE TWO BUSINESSES ARE ORGANISED IN ORDER TO ACHIVE THEIR PURPOSE. INTRODUCTION WHAT ARE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF DELL AND THE BESPOKE CUPCAKE CO. AND WHAT MAKES THE STRATEGIC: Dell and Bespoke cupcake co. Set aims and objectives‚ so as to be able to measure their progress towards their stated goals for a particular financial term or business period. Aims indicate where the business wants to be in the future‚ whereas objectives set a clearly defined target for the
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practical demonstration of Earth’s sphericity was achieved by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano’s expedition’s circumnavigation (1519−1521). The concept of a spherical Earth displaced earlier beliefs in a flat Earth: In early Mesopotamian mythology‚ the world was portrayed as a flat disk floating in the ocean and surrounded by a spherical sky‚ and this forms the premise for early world maps like those of Anaximander and Hecataeus of Miletus. Other speculations on the shape of Earth include
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technology‚ ideas‚ market and people. In the book “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman he argues that ICT and global integration have enables countries like China and India to develop the fastest growing economies in the world. In his book Thomas starts us off by telling us he realizes the world is flat when he visits a campus in India. Friedman is impressed by the campus’s advanced technology such as the glass-and-steel buildings and large flat-screen televisions. the company’s CEO‚ tells Friedman that
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Milgram conducted a test in 1963 because he was very interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction even if it involved physically hurting another person. Stanley Milgram was interested in how quickly and easily ordinary people could be influenced into harming or mudering inncent people. He got this idea from studying the way the Germans atrociously treated international prisoners in the second world war during the peak of Hitlers racial purification regime to rule the
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operational standards. They localize their products for what is demanded. We feel it will benefit you more to do the same. When it comes to being a Tall or Flat Structure‚ We feel it would better suite your company to be a Flat Organizational Structure. This will allow you to have a broad span of control and a quick decision making process. A Flat Structure will also compliment the Decentralized Authority very well‚ offering more empowerment to the employees. When choosing to departmentalize your company
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NUCOR AT A CROSSROADS CASE ANALYSIS NUCOR’S SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE RECORD PORTER’S 5 FORCES ANALYSIS • Supplier Power: With the eventual exit of integrated steel companies from buying scrap‚ the options available with suppliers to sell‚ reduced. Nucor started several small plants that were close to suppliers & customers‚ thereby reducing transportation costs. Also‚ the sites chosen had inexpensive electricity. Their employee-centric policies resulted in them having lowest attrition levels
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where Sonny and his friends earn scholarships to attend to college. Sonny success does not only come with the help of school but also with the help of the people of Coal wood. This story is filled with interesting ideas and life lessons. “The World Is Flat”‚ by Thomas L. Friedman‚ is a brief history of the twenty first century. This story is about how the world has become more globalized‚ more open to people
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communications of individual within each department. Organization structure can be of two types: flat and tall organization structure. Flat organization structure is a decentralized organic structure. It encourages high employee involvement in decision-making. The purpose of this structure is to create independent small business that can respond to customer’s needs or changes in the business environment. Advantage of flat structure • It has a fewer problems in communication and coordination • It
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The character Blanche Dubois could be interpreted into many categories. Blanche comes to Stella and Stanley after her stint of being a prostitute. Blanche arrives at Stella and Stanley’s seeking refuge from the harsh world. The character Blanche Dubois could be interpreted into a victim in many ways‚ throughout this essay I will show how she is a victim and the counterarguments to show whether or not she is a victim. As I have found for each argument there is also a specific counterargument. Arguably
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(Schermerhorn et al. 2011‚ p.11). An organization can be structured in many different ways‚ depending on their objectives. The structure of an organization will determine the modes in which it operates and performs (Damraks 2009 p.1). Valve has a unique flat organisation structure where it operates. The purpose of this report is to discuss how selective adaptation of a vertical organisation structure can increase the efficiency‚ performance and growth at Valve. Firstly‚ this report will identify and examine
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