Boeing 707

Introduction A company needs to improve continuously to grow and many organizations strive to better themselves to gain an edge in the market. Although many companies try to improve continuously, they fail to achieve their motive because they are not committed to learning. When there is no significant learning in the company, they tend to repeat the old practices and the change in improvements are temporary or short-lived. In order to grow as a company, one needs to build a Learning…

The United States has had a very gruesome past many could say. War is one of the first things that pops into my head when I hear “United States”. The U.S has participated in a handful of wars throughout a long period of time, and in some of them the U.S should not have been involved. An example of one war they should have not participated in was the Vietnam war, one of the most despised wars in American history. The Vietnam war was the first conflict displayed to the public and that is what…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…