Study Document
...Factor analysis Introduction
The person I interviewed is named Pio and he is an IT consultant who has 20 years in the industry and now heads his own company and provides leadership for other companies that need expert advice on their networks and infrastructure. He is the founder and CEO of his own company and has 15 full-time employees. The reason I selected him is that he is an Indian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He came to America on his own in his late 20s and faced many obstacles, both personal and social, to survive and make it in this country. He is an inspiration for me as a leader and I wanted to interview him to understand his leadership approach more deeply.
Interview
1. How did you get to where you are today?
I got where I am today through hard work. I never gave up like so many……
References
Conger, Jay A. (1989). Leadership: The art of empowering others. Academy of Management Executive, 3 (1), 17- 25.
Maxwell, J. (1998). The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage Publications.
Stogdill, R. M. (1948). Personal factors associated with leadership: A survey of the literature. Journal of Psychology, 25, 35–71.
Study Document
Introduction
The banking business sector is enormously impacted by the perceptive and imperceptive factor in an intensely competitive environment. In recent times, this competition has stiffened all the more with the advancement of globalization. In each regard … agreements. Imperatively, credit risk is one of the fundamental risks in commercial risks and the capability to manager it efficaciously is a determining factor of the banking institution’s stability. When implementing financial decisions, banks employ a credit risk assessment instrument that facilitates the estimation of the likelihood … estimation of the likelihood that the prospective borrowers will end up defaulting in their loan obligations. In the course of this process, the analysis of credit risk is purpose to curtail the potential loss to the acceptable levels of risk (Derelioglu and Gurgen, 2011).
The fundamental income … from past experiences. Presently, banks ought to have a profound cognizance of the need to ascertain……
References
Bhattarai, Y. R. (2016). Effect of credit risk on the performance of Nepalese commercial banks. NRB Economic Review, 28(1), 41-64.
Das, A. and Ghosh, S. (2007). Determinants of Credit Risk in Indian State-owned Banks: An Empirical Investigation. Economic Issues, 12(2): 48-66.
Derelio?lu, G., & Gürgen, F. (2011). Knowledge discovery using neural approach for SME’s credit risk analysis problem in Turkey. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(8), 9313-9318
Garr, D. K. (2013). Determinants of credit risk in the banking industry of Ghana. Developing Country Studies, 3(11), 64-77.
Gizaw, M., Kebede, M., & Selvaraj, S. (2015). The impact of credit risk on profitability performance of commercial banks in Ethiopia. African Journal of Business Management, 9(2), 59-66.
Johnson, B., & Christensen, L. (2008). Educational research: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches. New York: Sage.
Kithinji, A. M. (2010). Credit risk management and profitability of commercial banks in Kenya. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nairobi).
Limam, I. (2001). Measuring technical efficiency of Kuwaiti banks. Kuwait: Arab Planning Institute.
Study Document
… of immigration flow from Mexico ebbed in the 1970s. As Massey 1986) points out, it is a gross generalization to assume that economic factor alone drive immigration. Certainly there are a large number of immigrants from Mexico to the United States who are both pushed and pulled … as opposed to those with refugee status or who are labor immigrants.
Juan’s story reflects the salience of social organization as a key factor in immigration experiences. As Massey (1986) points out, kinship and community bonds can be either formal or informal but always have a strong … Hart-Cellar/immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 took into account the fact that social organization and kinship ties are a major and often deciding factor for many immigrants. Moreover, emphasizing labor market needs creates pathways. The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act also came out of the civil rights ……
References
Fox, C. & Guglielmo, T.A. (2012). Defining America’s racial boundaries: Blacks, Mexicans, and European Immigrants, 1890–1945. American Journal of Sociology 118(2) (September 2012): 327-379.
Gonzales, R. G. (2011). Learning to be illegal: Undocumented youth and shifting legal contexts in the transition to adulthood. American Sociological Review 76(4) (AUGUST 2011): 602-619
Huntington, S.P. (2009). The Hispanic challenge. Foreign Policy, 28 Oct, 2009.
Jones-Correa, M. (2012). Contested ground. Transatlantic Council on Migration. July 2012.
Massey, D. S. (1986). The social organization of Mexican Migration to the United States.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 48(7):, Vol. 487, Immigration and American Public Policy (Sep., 1986): 102-113?
Massey, D. S. (n.d.). What were the paradoxical consequences of militarizing the border with Mexico?
Study Document
Appendix
External analysis
1. PESTEL analysis
1.1. Political
1.1.1.Global leaders use of social media impacts the political landscape and is able to influence operations. (C-142)
1.1.2. Several high-profile world … to sustain its profitability, and without the need for additional investment, or maybe even additional debt either.
2. Current Strategy
3. Value Chain analysis
3.1 Inbound Logistics and Operations
· It is the main primary activity that adds the most significant value to Twitter's customers.
· Twitter's … platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp because it is crucial for growth and helps in attracting new users and advertisers
2. SWOT analysis
2.1. Strengths
· Strong brand image - people are able to associate logo (blue bird) without a name (C-141)
· Global high profile ……
References
Thompson, Arthur A.,. (2015). Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Readings..New York: McGraw-Hill Education, (pp. 138-148)
Study Document
… with loss of financing flexibility. A firm that has borrowed to its capacity losses the flexibility of financing future projects with debt. Other factor remaining constant, the more uncertain a firm is about its future financing requirements and projects, the less debt the firm will use for ……
References
Estimating a synthetic rating and cost of debt. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/valquestions/syntrating.htm
Fenebris.com. (2019, August 18). AU. Retrieved from http://www.market-risk-premia.com/au.htmlm
Intelligent Investor. (n.d.). FlexiGroup Limited. Retrieved from https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-fxl/flexigroup-limited/financials IntelligentInvestor.com. (n.d.). Afterpay Touch Group Limited. Retrieved from https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-apt/afterpay-touch-group-limited/financials
Yahoo Finance. (n.d.). FLEXIGROUP FPO (FXL.AX) Balance Sheet. Retrieved from https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FXL.AX/balance-sheet?p=FXL.AXhttps://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FXL.AX/balance-sheet?p=FXL.AX
Study Document
...Factor analysis Equal Opportunity Program
In the spirit of, and in service to the Army’s mission and vision, the Equal Opportunity Program exists “to ensure fair treatment for military personnel, family members and civilians without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, disability or national origin,” (United States Army, 2014, p. 1). Because of the destructive power of discrimination on organizational culture, the Equal Opportunity Program ensures the fulfillment of organizational objectives via the creation of a sustainable, effective environment in which personnel flourish and contribute to departmental missions and goals. The Equal Opportunity Program includes several components, such as training, classes, materials, the establishment of a special harassment hotline, and procedures for reporting and prosecuting violations of ethical or behavioral codes related to equal opportunity comportment.
The reasons behind the Equal Opportunity Program are expressly stated on the Army’s website and include an admission and embrace of the heterogeneity of its……
References
“The Army Values,” (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://www.army.mil/values/
Daft, R. L. (2016). Organization Theory & Design (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Morgan, G. (2006). Images of organization. Sage Publications, Inc
Schein, E. H. (1992). Organizational Culture and Leadership. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
United States Army (2014). Army equal opportunity program. Retrieved from: https://www.army.mil/standto/archive_2014-03-21/
Study Document
… creative ideas and solutions to static or stagnant markets, inspiring consumers to try new products (Baron & Tang, 2011). However, there are mitigating factor: indeed, individual traits of the entrepreneur, “such as risk tolerance, entrepreneurial alertness, education and previous entrepreneurial experience, influence innovation in new ventures” (Fuentelsaz, … innovation.
Alternative approaches and tools to identify, select and manage emerging opportunities include thinking about what the need in the marketplace is, what factor will influence buyers’ decisions in the coming years, what the geopolitical threats are to the current way of life, and whether the upcoming … minds of the upcoming generations and with car prices soaring it is time for a genuinely new concept in transportation to emerge.
SWOT analysis as an Entrepreneur
My own strengths are that I can think outside the box. I have many creative ideas and solutions, and I ……
References
Andwari, A.M., Pesiridis, A., Rajoo, S., Martinez-Botas, R. and Esfahanian, V., 2017. A review of Battery Electric Vehicle technology and readiness levels. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 78, pp.414-430.
Angerer, M., Brem, A., Kraus, S. and Peter, A., 2017. Start-up funding via equity crowdfunding in Germany: A qualitative analysis of success factors. The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF), 19(1), pp.1-34.
Baron, R.A. and Tang, J., 2011. The role of entrepreneurs in firm-level innovation: Joint effects of positive affect, creativity, and environmental dynamism. Journal of Business Venturing, 26(1), pp.49-60.
Car, 2019. Best EVs 2019. Retrieved from https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/best-electric-cars-and-evs/
Crum, R. 2018. Elon Musk says Tesla nearly died during Model 3 production ramp. Retrieved from https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/11/26/elon-musk-says-tesla-nearly-died-during-model-3-production-ramp/
Ewing, J. 2017. What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the World. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/business/electric-car-adoption.html
Fuentelsaz, L., Maicas, J.P. and Montero, J., 2018. Entrepreneurs and innovation: The contingent role of institutional factors. International Small Business Journal, 36(6), pp.686-711.
Inman, P., 2019. Is a global recession imminent? Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/aug/25/is-a-global-recession-coming-here-are-seven-warning-signs
Study Document
… of new businesses is growing faster than the industry as a whole, meaning that pizza is getting more competitive.
Using Porter’s Five Forces analysis (Kenton, 2019), the pizza industry does not have good profit potential. Competition is intense and there are low barriers to entry, the bargaining … a result most companies make only marginal profits. Papa John’s has a net margin of less than 1%.
There are several critical success factor in pizza. First, a good brand helps a company to stand out among the crowded field of competitors. Quick service is another factor – consumers expect pizza to arrive quickly and will switch if this is not the case. Convenient locations in highly-visible places help get … supporting the brand. Thousands of pizza restaurants come and go each year as a result of failing to deliver on these critical success factor. Others include affordability, the quality of……
References
Halzack, S. (2018) Papa John’s just went from bad to worse. BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://www.bnnbloomberg.com/papa-john-s-just-went-from-bad-to-worse-1.1120265
IBIS World (2019) Pizza restaurants industry in the US. IBIS World. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://www.ibisworld.com/industry-trends/specialized-market-research-reports/consumer-goods-services/food-service-drinking-places/pizza-restaurants.html
Kenton, W. (2019) Porter’s 5 forces. Investopedia. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/porter.asp
McCormick, M. (2018) Key success factors in a pizza business. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/key-success-factors-pizza-business-2788.html
Navellier, L. (2009) Papa John’s – how to beat the recession with pizza. NASDAQ. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://www.nasdaq.com/personal-finance/papa-johns-PZZA.stm
Papa John’s Form 10-K 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://ir.papajohns.com/static-files/2977c391-0218-4bac-8eb2-dcabd4561cfe
Papa John’s website, various pages. (2019) Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://www.papajohns.com/company/about-papa-johns.html
QSR (2018) The QSR Top 50. QSR Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2019 from https://www.qsrmagazine.com/content/qsr50-2018-top-50-chart
Study Document
… on customer loyalty in Korean mobile telecommunication services.” The researchers found that customer satisfaction played the most significant part in determining customer loyalty. factor that had a significant impact on customer satisfaction were call quality, value-added services, and customer support. Service quality and customer services determined customer … relationship with customers can help to improve customer loyalty.
Khatibi, Ismail and Thyagarajan (2002) in their article entitled “What drives customer loyalty: An analysis from the telecommunications industry” look at the main telecoms provider in Malaysia, Digital line II Service offered by Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TMB). They … and customer loyalty” looks at how service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty go together in the telecoms industry. The researcher used reliability analysis, factor analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis and found that service quality impacted customer satisfaction which impacted customer loyalty. In other words, if the telecoms operator is able to deliver……
References
Angelova, B., & Zekiri, J. (2011). Measuring customer satisfaction with service quality using American Customer Satisfaction Model (ACSI Model). International journal of academic research in business and social sciences, 1(3), 232. Retrieved from http://hrmars.com/admin/pics/381.pdf
Boohene, R., & Agyapong, G. K. (2011). Analysis of the antecedents of customer loyalty of telecommunication industry in Ghana: The case of Vodafone (Ghana). International Business Research, 4(1), 229-240. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.662.3208&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Chu, P. Y., Lee, G. Y., & Chao, Y. (2012). Service quality, customer satisfaction, customer trust, and loyalty in an e-banking context. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 40(8), 1271-1283.
Lai, F., Griffin, M., & Babin, B. J. (2009). How quality, value, image, and satisfaction create loyalty at a Chinese telecom. Journal of business research, 62(10), 980-986. Retrieved from shorturl.at/BMTY7
Lee, H. S. (2013). Major moderators influencing the relationships of service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Asian Social Science, 9(2), 1. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.428.6730&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Liu, C. T., Guo, Y. M., & Lee, C. H. (2011). The effects of relationship quality and switching barriers on customer loyalty. International Journal of Information Management, 31(1), 71-79.
Khatibi, A. A., Ismail, H., & Thyagarajan, V. (2002). What drives customer loyalty: An analysis from the telecommunications industry. Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, 11(1), 34-44. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057/palgrave.jt.5740065.pdf
Kim, M. K., Park, M. C., & Jeong, D. H. (2004). The effects of customer satisfaction and switching barrier on customer loyalty in Korean mobile telecommunication services. Telecommunications policy, 28(2), 145-159. Retrieved from shorturl.at/imDEX
Study Document
… of retraction, most notably during the Great Recession. The company’s investment strategies should have reflected its strategic priorities during this period, and an analysis of the company’s financials over this time should illustrate that. Starbucks’ growth since 1998 has mainly been in overseas markets, but the company ……
References
Cannivet, M. (2019) Starbucks’ big stock buyback limits future upside. Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannivet/2019/08/29/starbucks-big-stock-buyback-limits-future-upside/#26c434067047
Hawley, J. (2019) Who are Starbucks’ main competitors? Investopedia. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/101315/who-are-starbucks-main-competitors.asp
Macrotrends (2019) Starbucks. Macrotrends.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/SBUX/starbucks/financial-statements
Marketwatch (2019) McDonalds Marketwatch. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/mcd/financials
Sharf, S. (2013) Starbucks ordered to pay Kraft $2.8 billion. Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2013/11/12/starbucks-ordered-to-pay-kraft-2-8-billion/#5516b7fa167d
Starbucks 1999 Annual Report. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://s22.q4cdn.com/869488222/files/doc_financials/annual/1999/102640_financials2_99.pdf
The Coffee Brewers (2008) With Starbucks closing 600 shops, is the coffee business still lucrative? The Coffee Brewers. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.thecoffeebrewers.com/starbucks.html
We have over 150,000+ study documents to help you.
Sign Up for FREE