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The impact of branding on consumers when applied to famous chefs, an overview in the specific case of France
No full textGastronomy is a wide subject, very common in France. Indeed, France in known abroad for its
excellence in cuisine and its gastronomic restaurants. Through the years, gastronomy has
evolved considerably in order to match new consumers’ behaviors and expectations. In
parallel, the figure of the Chef evolved as well. According to experts, from an executant in
restaurant kitchen, the Chef became a celebrity appreciated and well known by the general
public. Consequently, the majority of them create their personal brand in order to build brand
equity through different ways.
So, the aim of this study is to determine what is the impact of those brands on French
consumers in general.
To answer to this question, the researcher used secondary and primary researches composed
of questionnaires and interviews. The sample is based on French people interested in
gastronomy. These methods aimed to collect reliable data through questionnaires in order to
build trends and deeper understandings with interviews.
Results from the primary research, confronted to experts’ visions allowed to draw some
conclusions. Famous Chefs have positive and powerful impact on French consumers through
their brands. Indeed, they have a real influence through different aspects of their brand.
Nevertheless, this study has revealed different types of consumers and Chefs. Consequently,
French consumers are impacted by Chefs’ brands to whom they refer to. Strategies and
actions implemented are specific to the kind of Chef or consumer
The impact of regulations on banking efficiency in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008
No full textThis piece of work aims to quantify and draw conclusions by measuring the impact of
regulatory rules individually in the post-crisis period versus the impact which earlier
regulations had on banks in the pre-crisis period and in turn an ability to predict the
impact of these variables of regulatory nature on the future of the banking industry in
Europe. My analysis considers an 8 year time period of banks operating in the
financial markets of the countries in European Union to determine the effect of
changes in regulation rules on the efficiency of banks. To achieve this, I apply the
Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model to estimate the profit and cost efficiency
scores by combining the effects of regulatory determinants of efficiency and the
impact they individually have on the overall efficiency of these banks.
Our results derive the main results that firstly, a high bank cost efficiency does not
necessarily imply a high profit efficiency. Secondly, there was found to be a
disadvantageous impact of the increase in market participants on the existing banks,
the level of development of individual financial environments and the cost efficiency
of non-domestic banks. Evidence was also found regarding the positive impact of
rules that relate to the independence of the supervisory authority and coverage of
private sector units that increase the transparency in the financial markets. also
derived the negative effect of scope of business and diversification restrictions.
However, the derivations regarding the financial crisis period often have shown us in
the study the impact of different variables in an unexpected trend which relate to the
part of time periods I consider in this study
Stress, depression and anxiety in adults with autism
No full textThe aim of this study is to examine the issue of mood and anxiety issues comorbidity in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). There were a total of 120 participants in this study. Participants were gathered through Aspire, the Asperger association of Ireland. Three tools were used, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21, Perceived Stress Scale and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. This study was a cross-sectional survey with closed questioning. it was found that those with Asperger’s Syndrome expressed higher levels of perceived stress, depression, anxiety and less social support than neurotypicals. It was found that those in therapy reported higher levels of perceived stress than those not in therapy. Results showed there was no significant difference in perceived stress or perceived social support between the sexes. These findings support prior research suggesting that Asperger’s Syndrome comes with an increased amount of stress, anxiety, depression and a decreased perception of social support in comparison to neurotypicals
A study of the efficiency of a diverse work team in ireland: A case of Paddy Power Betfair
No full textThe aim of this study is to find out the effect an ethnical diverse team have on the performance of an organization in Ireland using Paddy Power Betfair a gaming company with its corporate head office located in Ireland as a case study. Looking at the research topic, this study aims to investigate a particular contemporary phenomenon within real-life context with the case study (Paddy Power Betfair) to gain an in depth understanding of the context of the topic.
This was achieved by conducting a mixed methodology of both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection of using questionnaires to collect data from the sample population and interviewing the manager of the case study company to make exciting and conclusive findings of the important aspects that ethnical diversity brings to an organisation.
Ethnical diversity can either enhance or reduce the competitiveness of an organization. However, this research considers how an ethnically diverse team increases or decreases an organizations competitiveness and performance.
Survey monkey software an online platform is used to design research questions was used to distribute the questionnaire among the sample population. The software (Survey Monkey) also has a feature that helps to interpret the result of the respondents as it is already imbedded with the SPSS software to analyse collected data from the sample audience.
The analysis of the result showed that employees and management of the sample population prefer to work in ethnically diverse team as this helps to improve the productivity, efficiency of individual team members within the team, helping the organization with improved and creative ideas of achieving its aim and objective through multi skilling, creates an enabling working environment for fun and learning, all of which have a corelative positive on influencing employee performance and affecting organizational performance.
Finally, the readers will be able to understand the fundamentals of ethnical diversity management in an organization and how it impacts on the culture of an organization. This study will be offering practical recommendation(s) on how to manage an ethnical diverse team to get the best of what it offers in today’s dynamic business world
The management and administrative practices resulting in the exit of nurses from the Irish healthcare system – a review
No full textThe exit of nurses from the Irish healthcare system is a growing concern especially coupled with the ageing population of Ireland. The article explores the many reasons nurses are leaving the country: mainly the disrespect by management, unfair compensation and the shortage of staff leading to professionals being overworked and eventually experiencing burnout. For many professionals, it has become an issue of their own physical and mental well-being. There are a few recommendations discussed to solve the issue of nurses, which includes a strong push to change perspectives of management and a change of policy by the government. These include retraining healthcare management, an emphasis on hiring and retaining nurses by increasing incentives and making the workload easier to carry
How blockchain technology can be used for trade finance process in Nigeria
No full textPurpose - The purpose of this research is to analyse how the blockchain technology can be used for the trade finance processes in Nigeria. The blockchain stands to be a disrupter of current business processes with the potential to eliminate third parties like the banks, however, its’ application in business transactions is shrouded in ambiguity. This study aims to demystify the blockchain technology through the lens of the trade finance process in Nigeria.
Literature review – This review is centred on three main topics which is: (1) The blockchain technology, covering the key features, how it works, the applications and benefits, general misconceptions and barriers to the adoption. (2) Trade financing which covered the common trade finance processes and the different trade products (3) Nigeria in blockchain and trade finance which looked at Nigeria at a glance, trade financing statistics in Nigeria and the Nigeria’s pulse for the blockchain technology. The review was concluded with the recent milestones the blockchain technology has made in different sectors across the globe.
Methodology- A qualitative approach is used based on semi-structured in-depth interviews from subject matter experts in the blockchain and trade finance process. A critical case sampling in a purposive sampling technique was used to target the sample population, and data collected from these population, in addition to secondary data collected, is used to understand and build the theory for the research.
Findings - The blockchain technology in the trade finance process is about the digitisation and automation of the current process thereby reducing turnaround time from about 7 – 14 days to just 24 hours or near real-time, thus making faster settlements. This digitisation takes away the paper process of dispute resolution, contract agreement, document presentation, confirmations, verifications, approvals and the tracking and tracing of shipments.
Recommendations – Further research is needed to understand the blockchain in other business processes to facilitate its global adoption, and also, to see if the blockchain can itself be disrupted by other digitisation technologies in the future
Impact of business intelligence on organisational value creation: A case study of Nestle Nigeria PLC
Get PDFIn reality, rapid development of business intelligence has affected virtually all aspects of life and businesses in trying to create value. Business internal environment is characterized by uncertainties, dynamic and constant changes etc., and these are factors that affect organizational value creation. Nestle Nigeria Plc is one of the leading firms in manufacturing of consumer goods in Nigeria. However, the hope of the shareholders receiving a higher dividend in the recent years became dim following the weak performance of about 94 per cent fall in the profit after tax in their annual profit for 2016. Could this be as a result of lack of effective business intelligence process ?
The purpose of this study is to investigate impact of business intelligence on the organizational value creation of Nestle Nigeria Plc. There is the need to identify the impacts in terms of benefits that can be derived from the effective implementation of BI, the barriers encountered by the different departments in the organization and the ways in which BI technology can be improved. This research work is the first to examine the existing impact of BI in Nestle Nigeria Plc.
The study created hypotheses on business intelligence constructs (process, product, technology and team) and the findings from the study is to provide insight for new or existing consumers goods manufacturing firms on the benefits and contributions of business intelligence in creating organizational value. Based on this, the study explores how the ineffective business intelligence process may adversely affect organizational value creation. It seeks to make recommendations on the need for organizations to have sound and adequate BI processes in place so as to boost production process and improve quality of goods produced. If this can be done, it will go a long way to smooth operations and reduce productions cost and increase organizational value creation
The impact of customer relationship management technology on financial institutions: Case study of banks in Nigeria
No full textThe growth and advancement of technology within the global economic system brings to light how organizations have started adapting different systems and ways in order to stay relevant and maintain their existing customer base. Information Technology has become an enabling force for the development of business growth and especially in the financial services industry. Financial institutions have now included technology into the traditional method of customer relationship which has created different impact in providing customers with technology driven services. By including technology to the traditional customer relationship management, banks have now adopted CRM technology into their business strategy for measuring performance and customer satisfaction. The objective of these new programmes for businesses is to provide adapted and personalized product or services that will satisfy the customer, increase its satisfaction and loyalty towards the company.
This research attempts to ascertain the impact of CRM technology on financial institution in Nigeria using the banking sector in Nigeria as the case study. The study examined four objectives such as to investigate the impact of Technology-Based CRM on performance of banks In Nigeria, to identify the benefits and difficulties of using information technology system in the customer retention and loyalty for banks, to identify effectiveness of technology services in banks between older people and young people and to ascertain if customers migrating towards banks that provide more technological service. These objectives formed the basis of research questions. Probability sampling technique was used in selecting the sample size. Data was collected through the use of questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide.
The study revealed that technology driven CRM has a major impact on the banking sector performance and increased customer satisfaction and loyalty to banks that provide technology driven services. It also showed that the older generations are slowly adapting to the use of technology but not taking away the fact that physical contact is still needed in areas of services provided by banks. Thus, this study shows that there is a great contribution that CRM technology brings to the banking performance and customer satisfaction in building strong and long -term relationship d train managers to take diversity initiatives. The study could contribute to the management of banks in Nigeria in order to help them in their actual strategy and the orientation of their future strategy in dealing with customers
Internationalisation of SME’s
No full textThis research study was conducted in order to identify if the Small Medium Sized Enterprises needs a strategy to successfully globalise. It will guide through the literature review which represents the studies conducted by other authors in the similar area and what they have recommended for SME’s. Furthermore, Literature review has also been chosen as the Secondary Data for evaluation with primary data which is collected through Interviews and analysed through Qualitative Data Analysis Approach. All the participants chosen for the interview possess knowledge about internationalisation for SME’s and their input was further coded and themed in order to conclude that the SME’s do need a proper strategy to facilitate a successful transformation towards globalisation. This research can also be conducted for further study to get more in-depth view for specific industries and the processes they follow to globalise
Difference between brands’ and charities’ perception on the French esport scene
No full textThe videogames industry has known an amazing growth over the last years. We have seen the rise of the competitive gaming since the 1980’s. Supported by the brands, the development of the eSport is mostly financed by the sponsorship.
Experts on this field think that the eSport will be more important than basketball and ice-hockey soon; For the brands, it is a financial and marketing opportunity. Indeed, eSport allows to reach a young generation of people, which are not particularly interested by the traditional media.
The eSport and the gaming in general are becoming new experiences for the public. These experiences can take several forms, including some partnerships between gaming and charities.
Then, the purpose of this study is to highlight the perception of the eSport community toward the experiences proposed by brands and charities on the competitive gaming scene.
Regarding the lack of academic resources concerning the eSport and the charities, to answer and understand the degree of perception of the community and the difference between brands and charities’ perceptions, the research methodology is based on a mono-method research design composed by a survey. This method aims to provide new and relevant information concerning the involvement of brands and charities on the eSport scene and the difference of perception felt by the French eSport community.
The research provides that the community is supporting the investment of brands, and have a clear preference concerning the type of brand involved. Then, the result show also that there is a preference for the charities involvement. Thus, the research show to the charitable organizations that the eSport is a good intermediary and should be more used by charities