According to Copeland and McKenney (1988) in 1940’s the airline reservation booking is done at terminal or through telephone which is recorded manually and in 1950’s mainframe computers are used to alter airline reservations by providing updates periodically. They also stated, during post World War II era there is a rapid increase in flight demand […]
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” This quote was rendered by a famous philosopher Hannah Moore in order to motivate the Disabled. Of the disabled people those who are physically challenged, the blind, old people and those suffering from diseases such as Osteoporosis and rheumatics face […]
The objective of this report being submitted to the concerned members of the board including the President is two-fold; one to point out the benefits as well as challenges of using OCTAVE Allegro method and second, to provide recommendations to overcome these challenges. This report describes RIT’s approach towards creating a University Risk Control and Mitigation Plan, and […]
Organizational structure is an important question that all companies have to face and find a solution to. In this paper we will get an insight into the company Delta Airlines, which decided to set up a network design system. First of all we will briefly view some facts about Delta Airlines, and then we will […]
Repatriation is “the return to one’s home country after a host country assignment” (Rugman & Hodgetts 1995; Adler 1991). (Joinson, 1998), In order for companies to effectively apply their core competencies globally and expand, expatriates are needed who can transfer their technical expertise and cultural understanding on behalf of the companies. Upon finishing their international […]
The recent change of management at Wingo’s incorporating the new mission statements has seen a lot of changes with employees both the managers and non-managers. This report will analyse the current issues at Wingo’s (Reading Store), what as gone wrong, why it has gone wrong and how to make it better. The acquisition of Wingo’s […]
According to Amy L. Pablo et al (2004, p.3) the successful Mergers &Acquisitions has eluded countless corporations during the last century. Failure rates are reported as high as 50-75 percent, although with typically debatable scientific specification and support. The main reason for the acquisition is considered by many authors like to be the company’s growth, […]
There are so many measures which are developed to measure employee engagement. Engagement can be measured by the help of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale which comprises of three subdivisions: vigor, absorption and dedication (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2003; UWES; Schaufeli et al., 2002). UWES consists of 17 items, which determine three dimensions of employee engagement […]
The presented case study is about a challenging turnaround of the Japanese car manufacturing company Nissan. In 1999 Nissan was incurring losses in seven of the prior eight years, which led to an alliance with the French car manufacturer Renault, and the hiring of a new CEO. Carlos Ghosn, being the first non Japanese CEO, […]
Recently, WLB (Work-life Balance) has been in demand for proper solutions on the employee’s side. Consequently, WLB has become a very hot topic debated worldwide in boardrooms and government halls today. It is being focused as one of the most important issues that human resource professionals are paying attention managing it. The importance of managing […]