Hult International Business School

Successful business formulate a clear competitive strategy. They make the tough choices about how and where to compete. These firms do not try to be all things to all people. Instead they select their target markets carefully and they choose what not to do. By making clear trade-offs, they develop a distinctive position in the marketplace and they make it quite difficult for established rivals to engage in successful imitation. What is strategy? Well, the word “strategy” may be defined as a long…

I wanted to pursue. My interest had always been in art since I was little, but I thought I would no longer enjoy art if I turned it into a career. At first, I chose to seek a degree in business administration because wanted a degree that would offer me a variety of jobs. About halfway through completing my business degree I decided to take a college art class to see if I still would find art enjoyable as a career. I found that having to follow guidelines made me less passionate about my art.…

profits-first mentality because graduates are concerned exclusively with status and salary (Slater, 2010, Rubin, 2009). However, I have a different opinion and believe this education is an essential part of my career. It could sharpen my strategic business perspective, and provide more confidence in a global environment, so I can prepare my global HR Career and build my own Social Enterprise to contribute to the society. My argument is supported by (Baruch, 2009) and (Hay, 2006), that the MBA…

becoming a writer from an early age. Before he finally undertook the journey of achieving his childhood dreams, he then pursued a career in the corporate world and he graduated from St. Stephens College, Delhi with a degree in Economics and studied business management at IIM Calcutta. On his journey of his corporate career, he has worked and gained experience with leading multinational organizations like Coats Viyella, Hilton Hotels, IBM and The Economist Group. Christopher now helps other…

In today 's world, education plays a big role on success. Since childhood we spend most of our time in school, training for the outside world. When the time comes, we need to decide which pathway we want to go. For most people, knowing what they want to do for the rest of their life is as simple as pie. For me, it has always been something that I struggle with; it was never clear to me. I was passionate about many careers, for instance: Nursing, Pharmacist, Agriculture and Surgical doctor are…

Harvard Business School, Michael Porter, published an article in the Harvard Business Review. The article titled "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy" outlined the five factors that he believed could help determine the profitability of an organization. The five factors being: the power of customers, the power of suppliers, the threat of new entrants, the threat of substitutes, and industry rivalry. He saw these five factors as being the cornerstone of developing and executing a business…

at the end of the novel. The great merchant Kamaswami teaches him everything that he knows about business and trade. Kamala, a respected courtesan teaches him everything he knows about lovemaking. Vasudeva the Ferryman teaches him patience and listening skills. Throughout the novel these three characters had a great impact on Siddartha teaching him many life lessons he never…

late 1800’s, early 1900’s. John Lincoln was later joined by his younger brother James F. Lincoln who bore the both the titles vice-president and General Manager. As the son of a minister, James F. Lincoln entwined his Christians principles into his business philosophy. “The Christian ethic should control our acts. If it did control our acts, the savings in cost of distribution would be tremendous.” (Lincoln, 1961) Based on the Organization Culture Profile (OCP) framework, the Lincoln Electric…

To the members of the Gamma Eta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, The pledge process for Alpha Kappa Psi has been a rollercoaster of emotions from the stress of learning thirteen verbatim quizzes to the excitement of Big-Little Reveal. Still, despite the stress, frustration, and long nights, I would not have changed anything. While difficult to understand completely from the outside, the pledge process impacts each pledge’s life individually and positively. I see this clearly as I prepare to cross…

Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, George Eastman and J.P. Morgan were Captains of Industry because they improved America by creating jobs, innovating their industry and giving generously to their communities. Each of them demonstrated this in many ways. One way these men proved that they were Captains of Industry was by innovating many of the booming industries. Andrew Carnegie Specialized in the steel industry. He made the industry popular by taking the idea from Great Britain to America.…