Variance Analysis Case Study:

Variance analysis is the calculated difference of the two numbers which illustrate the planned cost of the production and its actual cost. The importance of variance analysis is quite high, because every company which produces something possesses a certain amount of money or budget and it relies only on this sum and can not afford further unpredictable expenditures. So, when the group of managers plan to produce certain goods, they calculate the possible expenditures which can occur in the process of production and trade. It is obvious that the expenditures can be different on practise, generally lower and this difference between the planned and the actual cost of production is investigated by the experts who work on the variance analysis. Continue reading →

Urbanization Case Study:

Urbanization is the growth of the importance of cities for the life and development of the human civilization. Urbanization is the process which is connected with the role of a city as the most important place where one can develop and demonstrate his skills and potential, find a job and place for living. Urbanization is characterized with the move of people from the countryside and small towns into the great cities. Naturally, not all of them move permanently, but simply go there is the morning, because have a job there and then go back home to the countryside. Cities provide people with a great number of opportunities, like work, cultural life, access to various goods and services and entertainment. Continue reading →

Warehouse Management Case Study:

Warehouse management is the process of the organization of storage and transportation of goods and automation and optimization of this process. Every business depends of the quality of warehouse management greatly, because the process embraces also such aspects as sale, price of goods, the speed of their delivery and the quality of their storage. It is obvious that goods should be moved somewhere after production at a plant or a factory and a warehouse is the right place.

Evidently, every warehouse should be equipped properly in order to store goods in the right order, as different products require different manner of keeping. The quality of warehouse management can be observed on the example of the speed of transportation of goods to the customer. When there is the order, a good salesman guarantees fast on time delivery, which depends on the organization of the warehouse. There should be a plan, inventory list and classification of goods into the certain classes according to their price and importance. Continue reading →

Walt Disney Company Case Study:

Walt Disney is one of the biggest American corporations on the market of entertainment in the world. The company was founded in 1923 by the two brothers: Walter and Roy Disney and served as a small animation studio which developed into a great corporation very fast. Today Walt Disney is the biggest Hollywood studio which owns 11 theme parks and two aqua parks and a few broadcasting television networks, including ABC.

The popularity of Walt Disney began to grow from 1927, when the world famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse was created. From 1929 to 1938 Disney worked on the cycle Silly Symphonies, which included more than 70 masterpieces Alice in Wonderland, The Ugly Duckling, etc. and the famous characters like Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto appeared. Disney earned much money on its characters, which became so popular and loved everywhere, that dozens of commixes; ads and various souvenirs were created with their images. Continue reading →

Value Chain Analysis Case Study:

A value chain is the tool of the strategic analysis, which focuses on the detailed research of the activity of the organization which is aimed at its strategic management. The idea of value chain was suggested by Michael Porter, who analyzed the possibility of the advantage of one company over the other in the competition on the market on the basis of their definite activities. Value chain divides the activities of the company on the ones of the first and the secondary strategic importance and defines any weak sides in these activities in order to improve their quality.

Value chain analysis is aimed at the profound research of the activities of the primary importance of the competing companies in order to see whose activity on these stages is better. When one company works better in the certain steps and stages, it is possible that its profit is higher than of the rival companies due to the better organization of its work. Continue reading →

War Case Study:

A war is a conflict between the political organizations: countries, tribes, political groups which occurs in the form of the armed opposition with the use of troops and weapon. Naturally, the aim of a war is to impose one’s will on the opponent. One subject of politics tries to alter the opponent’s behaviour, make him get rid of his freedom, ideology, rights on property, deprive him of resources, territories and aqua territories. It is generally known that a war is a radical way of conducting politics. If one can not solve the problem or conflict in the traditional peaceful way, a war is the only way out. The war is not limited only with the military conflict, there are other aspects which make it even more dangerous and devastating for both sides. Continue reading →

Wage and Salary Administration Case Study:

Wage and salary administration is the process of awarding the employees according to their work at an organization. It is obvious that people work to receive money, that is why they expect their payment to be given on time. The aim of wage and salary administration is to pay money to employees on time and according to the quality and the quantity of their work.

Generally, employees have a stable working day and receive the definite payment for it, but there are also cases when one is paid on the basis of the quantity of the fulfilled work. Wage and salary administration is the responsibility of the human resource management department which monitors the quality of the work of employees, the working atmosphere, etc. Continue reading →

Pepsi Case Study:

Pepsi is the non-alcohol soft drink, which is sold all over the world and belongs to the American company PepsiCo. The history of Pepsi is quite long and dramatic. The drink was invented by the American pharmacist Caleb Bradham from New Bern in 1898. The pharmacist called it “Brad’s Drink” and said that the main components of the drink were pepsin and kola nuts. Caleb Bradham claimed that the drink possessed medical healing qualities and was extremely useful for digestion.

The drink got its traditional name Pepsi-Cola in 1903. The company PepsiCo faced the problem of bankrupting twice. The first time, after the World War 1 the process on sugar became very high and the company could not afford buying it in the appropriate quantities required for the normal production. Continue reading →

People Management Case Study:

People Management is one of the most famous British magazines which touch upon the topics of human resource management, employment, marketing, etc. The publication of the magazine started in the middle of the 20th century on the basis of the research of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

From 1996 the magazine started to publish the antidiscrimination advertisements, which propagated equal policy of recruitment. It is obvious that the policy of employment can not be called fair, because very often the applicants do not receive a workplace because of their age, sex, world view, religious view, social position, ethnic identity, etc. At first People Management was published ones a fortnight, but from 2011 the magazine is published ones a month. Continue reading →

Peer Pressure Case Study:

Peer pressure is the psychological impact of the social group on its members, which change their value, habits and norms of behaviour according to the requirements and standards of the group.

The brightest examples of such groups are the groups with the formal membership (political parties) and informal groups, especially among the teenagers (for example, classmates, group-mates, etc.). Peer pressure does not depend on the desire of an individual to belong to a certain social group and can reveal in different way, for example, doing such things which one would never do in the normal condition (smoking, taking drugs, having chaotic sexual relations, consuming alcohol, get married, find a job, have children, buy unnecessary things, including the expensive ones). Continue reading →