Category: Business and Management : Business

What improvements could we make to existing offerings to improve customer satisf

What improvements could we make to existing offerings to improve customer satisfaction, and increase repeat sales and referrals? – Did you know it costs five times as much to acquire a new client vs keeping an existing customer? When signing a new client requires extra resources, you want to be sure that your business is doing everything it can to improve retention. Market research can help you understand what your customers think of your business now and what you could be doing to improve their satisfaction.

Your company has determined that the time is right to expand globally. As a corp

Your company has determined that the time is right to expand globally. As a corporate manager within the organization, you have been assigned to identify and select a team of five to ten members from within the organization to explore and identify two to three managerial challenges associated with global expansion. You have been given three months to assemble your team and create a global expansion report outlining your findings to provide to the leadership team.
As the team leader, you realize you will need to identify how to successfully complete the assignment. Assuming you have completed the process of selecting your team, what are your next steps? Include in your strategy the following:
Analyze two to three team performance challenges that may arise and what corrective action you may employ to keep the project on track.
Discuss two advantages and two disadvantages of expanding globally from a leadership perspective.
Examine two management theories and discuss how each theory impacts managerial decisions from a global perspective.

Public speaking is an art and not just habit.  In fact, effective public speakin

Public speaking is an art and not just habit.  In fact, effective public speaking can also be linked to effective leadership, and that is something to consider when it comes to your current and future professional goals.
 
In his article The Power of Public Speaking, Especially for Young People (2018), author Roberto Carmona identified ten elements and tips to use in preparing for presentations:
 
Know your audience’s needs and expectations to define the topic.
Research the topic (data and stories).
Structure the speech for the audience needs.
Check out the location and the room prior to the presentation.
Respect people’s time by knowing the timeframe you are given.
Set goals for impact prior to giving speech.
Practice the presentation many times.
Study other speakers and public speaking techniques.
Think of “worst case” scenarios, and what to do if there are technological difficulties or unexpected distractions.
Remind yourself that the speech is not about you: it is focused to serve the audience.
 
During this course, we will explore each of these effective public speaking tips in more detail, and you will have an opportunity to present speeches and develop visual aids for various presentations. 
 
Remember that a good speech is like a delicious 3-course meal:
 
Your introduction should be like the appetizer. This would be compared to a salad or other small snack served before your main meal at a restaurant. 
 
The body of your paper should be like main course. This would be compared to your entrée that you order for your main meal:  chicken, steak, fish, or pasta, for example.
 
Don’t forget that a 3-course meal ends with a dessert, and that compares to your speech’s conclusion. This would be like ice cream or cake.
 
As you get stronger at speech development, you will also start to think about transitions, which are sentences that help you move from the introduction to your first main point, from your first main point to your second main point, and your main points to your conclusion.  Effective transitions can you’re your audience see the connections between points, and they also make your speech sound seamless and polished! 
 
Objectives
Define the essentials of public speaking in a variety of settings

Define global shift Define the term TNC Suggest one reason why labour costs are

Define global shift
Define the term TNC
Suggest one reason why labour costs are significantly cheaper in Bangladesh
Explain two ways change in transport have accelerated globalization Explain how globalization may result in exploitation of the environment in developing countries.
Assess the extent to which cultural diffusion caused by globalization inevitably leads to social and political tension.

This week you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation 1. Identify an industry

This week you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation
1. Identify an industry

This week you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation
1. Identify an industry that competes internationally (ie, fast food, clothing, sportswear, automotive, etc). All your companies must be from ONE Industry (you cannot discuss Taco Bell and Nike in the same PowerPoint). 1 SLIDE
2. Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage to competing in International Markets. Minimum 1 Slide
3. Identify one company within your industry that faced a risk (political, economic, or cultural) when it entered a new market or tried to enter a new market. Was the organizations able to enter the new market? Why or why not? BE SPECIFIC! Make sure you are answering ALL the questions! – Minimum 2 Slides
4. Identify examples of companies within your industry using each of the three international strategies (multidomestic, global, transnational). ONE COMPANY PER STRATEGY! Be specific as to how each company is using the identified strategy. (You may NOT use companies given as examples in the text book) – Minimum 3 Slides
5. Using the companies identified in question #4; identify what option or options those companies are using for competing in international markets (exporting, wholly-owned subsidiary, franchising, licensing, joint venture, or strategic alliance). Be specific as to how the companies are using those options. – Minimum 3 Slides
6. Using the companies, strategies, and options identified in question #4 and #5; which company do you think is best positioned to compete in the international market and why?  BE SPECIFIC!  – Minimum 1 Slide
Your presentation should be at least 11 slides of content. You should also have a Title Slide and Reference Slide.
TOTAL = 13 Slides (min). 
Use the speaker notes to expand your thoughts and ideas; not everything has to be on the slide.
Use speaker notes on at least three slides. 
Minimum of ONE peer reviewed sources MUST be used (it cannot be the text book). You must have a minimum of one source for each company identified. 
Make sure your deck is consistent in design and font.