Articles
The Spread of Liberal Democracy led to a more Peaceful World
It has been argued that a wide range of diverse historical, political and economic factors work against the possibility of war between liberal democracies. The spread of liberal democracies across the world should thus lead to international peace.
Catholic and Hindu Beliefs in Gender and Sexuality
Catholicism and Hinduism are both thin (philosophical) and thick (sacramental and mysterious). Such philosophical and sacramental elements are evident in their approaches to various issues.
Water Management in South Asia: A Problem Management Approach
Water management across South Asia is viewed through the perspectives of agriculture and the requirements of farmer. With approximately 90% of the water in the region being utilised for agriculture, the relationship between food and water is considered to be paramount in all South Asian countries.
Corporate Governance: Why Independence Matters?
This report examines the area of corporate governance, with particular regard to the role of directorial independence. It assesses the relationship between such independence and corporate performance and attempts to provide suitable suggestions for the enhancement of board independence in order to improve corporate governance levels.
Corporate Governance: Role, Independence and Impact on Company Performance
Corporate governance entails the ensuring of the conduct of organisational activities in a fair, ethical and lawful manner, with due consideration given to the legitimate rights and demands of all stakeholders.
Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges: Dealing with China
This report aims to investigate, analyse and assess the various cross-cultural difficulties and challenges that can arise in Alliance Boots’ proposed project for the development of a joint venture in China for the production of alternative medicines.
The report is sequentially structured and deals with various dimensions of national cultures, the differences between the cultures of different nations, and the ways in which such cultural differences can result in diverse types of problems and challenges in the course of interaction between employees of different cultures in multicultural workplaces.
The report specifically deals with the various cross-cultural communication problems that can arise during the implementation of organisation’s project in China, as the diverse ethical and commercial challenges that may have to be faced and overcome by the organisation for the successful implementation of the project.
The report provides detailed suggestions and recommendations on the ways and means for overcoming diverse cross-cultural communication and other problems. It ends with a summative conclusion.
A Unique Entrepreneurial Path: Sir Richard Branson
This short report aims to analyse the area of entrepreneurship, with specific reference to the entrepreneurial abilities, skills, and success of Sir Richard Branson.
Importance of Financial Stability: Lessons from the Financial Crisis
The Importance of Financial Stability The Need for Regulators to Learn from the Financial Crisis: A Report
Ways to Manage Innovation in Business
Numerous management academics and practitioners, ranging from Peter Drucker and Michael porter to Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos have time and again stressed upon the need for organisations to perceive innovation as a critical business activity and take corporate decisions to incorporate innovation in organisational strategies
Innovation and Product Development in the Manufacturing Industry
Peter Drucker stated that innovation was change that created new dimensions of performance. An innovation, to be effective, had to be simple and focused; to be successful an innovation aimed at leadership within a given market or industry
Benefits of Supermarkets: Society and Consumerism
A few decades ago, in the 1950s and the 1960s most UK residents bought their food and household items from greengrocers, fishmongers, butchers, food stores and markets. Today the overwhelming majority of such purchases in the UK, which have multiplied many times to cross 100 billion GBP, occur in supermarkets
Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
The widespread acceptance of standard costing for a sustained period of time provides a categorical endorsement of its suitability for the standardised mass production based manufacturing activity that was characteristic of western businesses for much of the 20th century.