ELEMENTS OF EMPLOYEE REINSTATEMENT In the past, it was a rare occurrence if an employee left a company and then returned to it at a later date, either in the same position or a completely new one. Many companies strictly enforced policies that discouraged this sort of hiring of ex-employees, […]
TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS CHECKING REFERENCES Employee references are the positive or negative comments about an employee’s job performance provided to a prospective employer. In most cases, a prospective employer will contact a person’s current or former employer to seek references as part of the process of considering that person for […]
STEPS IN DETERMINING BUSINES HOURS The term “business hours” refers to the “open” and “closed” schedule that every business decides upon for its operations. Small and large businesses adhere to a wide range of business hours, depending on many factors, including target customer expectations and demands, technology, and seasonal fluctuations […]
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AS A GOOD SOURCE OF LABOR Apprenticeship programs are occupational training programs that combine on-the-job work experience with technical or classroom study. Such programs are designed to develop useful job skills in individuals entering the work force. These programs, which are designed to address the need for better […]
POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS OF CANNIBALIZATION Cannibalization is a phenomenon that results when a firm develops a new product or service that steals business or market share from one of its existing products and services. Thus one product may take sales from another offering in a product line. Although the idea of […]
BUSINESS EXPANSION AND RELATED ISSUES All successful small business startups eventually face the issue of handling business expansion or growth. Business expansion is a stage of a company’s life that is fraught with both opportunities and perils. On the other hand, business growth often carries with it a corresponding increase […]
THE CHANGING ROLES OF EMPLOYEES IN A BOUNDARYLESS ORGANIZATION The term “boundaryless” has come to describe a business organization of today and the future as well as its employees. A boundaryless organization is the opposite of bureaucracy with numerous barriers and divisions. In contrast, the organization without boundaries offers interaction […]
HOW A COMPANY’S RESOURCES CAN BE ALLOCATED IN A WAY CONSISTENT WITH ITS MARKETING OBJECTIVES (PART 2) Companies that achieve total market domination have all of the resources, including the personnel, the products, and the vision that are necessary to develop a world-class business. And they have a detailed step-by-step […]
WHAT FACTORS DRIVE CUSTOMERS’ PURCHASING POWER? (PART 2) Many companies make the mistake of thinking their customers make purchase decisions based on one or two purchase factors that they think are key purchase criteria, such as price or product availability. But this is rarely the case. Customers usually base their […]
HOW TO BECOME A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANY Today, it is not enough to have a successful business and make a profit. The business must hold itself to a higher standard of social responsibility by giving something back to the community or communities in which it does business, and through them, […]
