Within the United States, state and local governments have been struggling, and continue to struggle with the significant challenges e-commerce presents to systems of taxation. This paper first discusses sales and use taxes within the United States. Second, trends contributing to the increasing complexity of e-commerce taxation are identified. Third,...
This paper discusses and focuses on a medical informatics and business process reengineering research project, the Joint Medical Asset Repository JMAR is a relational database system created to integrate very diverse medical supply and medical maintenance management information from the US military services existing heterogeneous database systems. Most drugs, supplies,...
Recent years have seen the emergence of ‘global’ corporations in a big way. These companies have business operations in multiple locations across the globe. Managing ‘global’ companies require consideration of certain factors and issues. The paper sheds light on these issues and factors by considering a hypothetical example of a...
The management tool, Porter’s Five Forces can be applicable in all spheres of the industry. This case study of H E Butt Grocery Co where the company was able to maintain low prices, use technology to drive costs down, and invest timely and in the right technology by putting into...
Today’s era of globalization has seen the emergence of the ‘global’ corporation. The reasons for going ‘global’ include wide reach and economies of scale. International marketing involves coordinating the firm’s marketing activities in more than one nation. One of the most important aspects of global marketing is the issue of...
The ‘global’ corporation has its business operations spread in multiple locations across the globe. Such a corporation has to have precise and detailed nuances of the cultures prevalent in the locations where its operations are located. International marketing requires constant concern for different cultures and, therefore, requires adaptation. The paper...
An organization’s resources and its capabilities play a significant role in its strategic planning process. Prior knowledge of the same enables the organization to bridge the gaps on the way to the formulation of an effective strategy. The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats SWOT analysis and the value chain analysis...
International business involves dealing in business transactions across multiple locations spread all over the globe. Different cultures and traditions are prevalent in different regions across the globe. Creating products for consumers in global markets require prior analysis and comprehension of these cultures and traditions. The paper examines these issues.
An organization’s strategic thinking is governed by the situation prevalent in its external environment. The external environment comprises of the strategic moves adopted by the organization’s competitors. The organization has to carefully study these moves and accordingly devise strategies to gain competitive advantage. For the same, the organization needs to...
Organizations operating in multiple locations across the globe have to give careful attention to their product planning policies. The nuances of customer behavior and customer likes and dislikes vary across cultures. In addition, different cultures support different kinds of lifestyles. International organizations have to plan their products keeping in mind...
This presentation explains the trait approach, behavior approach, Fiedler’s contingency model, path-goal theory, Blake and mouton managerial grid, leader-member exchange theory, and leader-member exchange theory. Leader-Member Exchange Theory describes the different kinds of relationships that may develop between a leader and a follower and what the leader and the follower...
Leadership is the process of influencing others to get the work done. It involves motivating, influencing, and directing individuals towards attainment of long term organizational goals. A leader remains in the limelight. The success or failure of an organizational endeavor is attributed upon its leader. There are different approaches to...
The boundary-less business world of today has seen organizations operating from multiple locations across the globe. While expanding business operations, an organization has to consider several factors. One of them is the choice of the mode of entry into foreign markets. Some foreign market entry modes include licensing, franchising, and...
Advertising is the process of informing, reminding, and persuading the customers about a product or service using a paid, non-personal means of communication. Advertising forms an effective tool for differentiating a particular product or service from other similar products or services. The paper examines the dynamics of advertising.
Today’s era of globalization has seen the emergence of the ‘global’ corporation. Such a corporation has operations scattered over multiple locations across the globe. The reasons for going ‘global’ include wide reach and economies of scale. International logistics involves the design and management of a system that controls the flow...
Advertising is a paid form of communicating the product promotional message by the use of various media amongst the target audience. It is persuasive, informative, and designed to influence purchasing behavior or thought patterns. The various promotional tools involved in product promotion comprise the promotional mix of an organization. They...
The Internet is all pervasive in the modern business era. It enables managers to have online, ‘real’ time information at the click of a mouse, which is very critical for their business needs. Electronic commerce (e-commerce) comprises of a set of technologies, applications, and business processes that forms a strategic...
Current asset management involves managing cash, accounts receivable, and inventories in an organization. Accounts receivable is the net monetary value realized by an organization through sales. An efficient inventory management framework seeks to optimize the available resources towards enhancing the productivity levels. The paper examines the dynamics of current asset...
There is a set of rules to play the game of business. However, are they defined? Is business really a game? “Competition fused with fairness and good sportsmanship” make business resemble perfectly a game of sports. Read on this paper that brings out the link between a game of sports...
Direct marketing is an interactive system of marketing, which uses one or more advertising media to affect a measurable response or transaction at any location. Experts suggest that in direct marketing, a database containing the details of customers must exist. The database helps in formulating effective marketing strategies. There are...
