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Employees are one of the most valuable resources of a company. They drain their creativity to sustain the function of a company, and devote most of their time to work. Companies carefully select elite applicants as their employees. However, after being able to recruit these members, a problem that all companies faces is how to keep them afterward.   According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 40% of workers are planning to find a new job in next half […]

This blog post is in response to Ria Singh’s “Secret to Success….Shhhhhhh”.   I agree with Ria that out of all the examples that I have learned in COMM 101, the case of Zara’s supply chain management caught my attention the most. After reading articles on Zara’s supply chain, many of my questions, as a consumer, was solved.   Through the years of experience in shopping, I discover that out of all the clothing retail stores, Zara is the one […]

According to the “Coffee Business Statistics Report” generated by the E-Imports, averagely every American consumes 3.1 cups of coffee each day. To fulfill the high demand for coffee, more and more coffee stores are opening and operating. The popularity of coffee gives coffee franchises opportunity to grow and flourish. Starbucks is one of them that origin from Seattle and extends its domain across the world.   After realizing that there is a fast growing market in China, Starbucks decides to […]

If you are enjoying your holiday in the north of Terrace in northwestern BC and observe a hazy and smoky sky, please do not be alarmed and wonder if Mayan’s prophecy revelation for 2012 is realizing. The gloomy sky is just a side effect of the practices BC Hydro is currently endeavoring in for the new Northwest Transmission Line. In order to construct the 340 km pathway for the project, BC Hydro believes it is necessary to clear the pathway […]

MSN sound effect 1999 is a year of advancement to Microsoft. In that year, Microsoft first introduced Windows Live Messenger (MSN) to the global Internet users, and this communication media quickly became a trend that dominated the world for over a decade. However, there is always an end to every story. In the morning of November 6th, 2012, Microsoft announced that Skype would replace MSN in the first quarter of 2013. MSN will retire from the world’s stage.   The […]

For the above working environments, which one are you more prone to work in? Many companies are attempting hard to survive from the wave of recession by achieving short-term goal and redesigning long term plans. However, many of them have missed the importance of employee morale as a factor to achieve successes. The Lego Group is an example of a successful business that understands this importance and thus creates comfortable environment for the employees. Employees are definitely one of the […]

Luna Tsoi’s blog post After launching into the Chinese market for the sixth year, Home Depot, the second largest American retail store, marked its failure and retreated from the market by shutting down seven stores. Reports show that the Chinese Home Depots suffer a few million dollars of deficit every year. Even though the company did make attempt to reposition itself by opening up an online store, the endeavor to change was already too late.   I agree with Luna […]

This news article describes the competitiveness currently in the wireless industry. The niche was previously dominated by the Big Three – BCE Inc. , Telus Corp. and Rogers. The Harper government tried to benefit wireless users by introducing new companies like Mobilicity and Wind Mobile by auctioning wireless spectrum. The tactic did reach a short-term success. According to the demand and supply curve theory in economic, as more suppliers enter the market to fight for market shares, the equilibrium price […]