Bøger af Alex Cole

From author and artist, Alex Cole comes his debut collection of poetry and prose. Sediment: A succinctly acute exploration into the ideals and endurance of immutable events.

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: B, The University of Liverpool, language: English, abstract: Apple Company is one of the world¿s most renowned companies for its quality products such as the electronics which include the computers and the iPhones. The company is also renowned worldwide for its innovations associated with the innovations linked to their products. Additionally, this company¿s reputable status is associated with its ability to have provided thousands of people with job opportunities hence, a source of living to these individuals. Therefore, for this company to operate successfully in the highly competitive global market, it must produce their products in line with the consideration of the ethical principles so as to safeguard the security of the populations and the environment at large (Svara, 2007). Apple organization like any other business organization is required by the law to function according to the stipulated ethics so as to respond effectively to both internal and external triggers of change. These ethics are important in an organization since it expresses the values an organization has to its workers and to the general public. The elements which have contributed to this organizations excellent performance in the competitive market include respect for the clients, honesty and trust among other ethics. These ethics have contributed to Apple¿s organization overall performance through influencing its employees ways of thinking, building trust within the organization and their customers and developing goal oriented culture in the organization hence, its excellent performance in the electronics market (Ferrell et al. 2008).Upholding of the labor and human rights to promote dignity are some of the ethical principles of the Apple organization. This is achieved through treating its employees with dignity and respecting their varied needs and backgrounds to promote organization¿s productivity and unity at the workplace. Other ethical codes in this organization include, antidiscrimination

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: A, The University of Liverpool, language: English, abstract: Etisalat refers to a multinational organization found in the Middle East and operates in a total of 17 countries global wide. The company is well known for its consumer products such as electronics which include mobile television, data services and broadband internet technology. Among the most renowned product of this company is the 3G and 2G robust which have provided the fastest means of internet connections. Alongside its electronic production, Etisalat also engages itself in other activities such as the social activities which contribute greatly to the image building of the company. One of the social activities of this company is improving the livelihoods of the people in the society taking into consideration the cultural diversities in these societies. Equipping the employees with the necessary skills and knowledge required in their various fields of specialization is one of the key objectives of this company. This is achieved through the provision of training programs such as the internship and the summer training. The training opportunities also help in developing competencies among the organization¿s employees hence, acquiring the necessary skills to handle various challenges. Through the provision of these training opportunities, the organization will be able to achieve its goal of improving the lives of communities through training the younger generation (Sims, 78). These training programs also aim at developing and providing wider learning opportunities to both the staff and the other selected participants. This is achieved through the provision of training programs which goes to helping in the development of both the technical and the hand experience of performing various tasks. Training programs helps the staff members identify their abilities and capacity to do varied activities. Through community involvement in the initiation of the various training programs, it will lead to community ownership of the program and also sustainability (Sloman, 124).

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A, The University of Liverpool, language: English, abstract: BackgroundIndian telecommunication industry has seen many swings in the recent past. It has remained stagnant under the government monopoly for many decades. Indian telecommunication industry has become a classical example of combination of government policies, innovation and new technology. There have been many events of mergers and acquisitions in Indian telecommunication industry in the last decade. Foreign investors and major players of telecom sector see India as one of the fastest growing telecom industry of the world. Over the last decade, many reforms have been introduced by the government, which have changed the scenario of telecom industry of India. In telecom sector, mergers and acquisition has been increasing to a great extent. Mergers and acquisitions in telecommunication industry can be driven by the development of new technology. The deregulation of telecom industry tempts the firms to offer bundle of new products and services to customers. Ongoing convergence of cable and telecom industries also tempts telecom firms to innovate products and services (Sanjoy Banka, 2006). In this way, the acquisition of products and services has become a profitable progress for telecom firms. In the world, telecommunication industry is the most developing and profitable industries of the world. Telecom sector has been considered as the most indispensible industries of the world in service sector. Different forms of communication media such as mobile phones, land line phones and internet broadband services are dealt in the telecommunication industry (Sanjoy Banka, 2006). In the recent past, swing of mergers and acquisition has been observed in the telecom sector of the world. Because of its immense importance, the proposed research is going to explore mergers and acquisitions in the telecom sector of India. 1.2 Aims and ObjectivesThe aim of the proposed research is:To explore the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the performance of telecom firms in IndiaThe objectives of the proposed research are as follows:¿ To analyze the factors that lead to mergers and acquisitions in the telecom industry of India¿ To study the nature of mergers and acquisitions in the telecom industry of India¿ To determine the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the performance of telecom companies¿ To analyze the difficulties faced by the telecom companies while pursuing mergers and acquisitions