Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

When Tim Cook took over Apple following Steve Jobs’ death, many wondered what kind of leader he would be. Cook was strong at executing on the operations of technology and design. He is willing to do things Jobs was against, such as making investors and employees happy with stock-buyback and charitable-giving programs. In November 2012, Apple donated $2.5 million to the American Red Cross to aid relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Tim Cook strongly believes in admitting when you are wrong.…

(UNDP), millennium Development Goals (MDGs through its social outreach activities. See Appendix 11 Kia fulfills corporate social responsibility (CSR) on three fronts - social contributions, sustainable operations and business ethics - under the leadership of the enterprise-wide Social Responsibility Council. The first phase of the CSR initiative focused on ensuring that headquarters and local entities around the world shared the same objectives regarding CSR. The second phase focuses on…

towards the society. To maintain, a social and sustainable company, each corporation performs a CSR report that tackles the company’s economic, ethical, social and environmental responsibilities, in which it communicates the necessary information to its employees and stakeholders. IKEA is a multinational company established in Sweden that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, appliances and various home accessories. Every year, IKEA aims to improve its customer’s life through the…

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is my pleasure to thank all those who helped me and made my project work a success. I would like to thank my parents who made this research possible and for extending their moral support and patience. I like to thank the Principal of our Institution, Prof. Parvardhavardhani Gopalakrishnan as well as the Project coordinator, Prof. Y.G. Tharakan, for all the patience and guidance provided to me throughout the dissertation period. I take this opportunity in expressing the…

McDonald’s vs. Subway: Food, Money and Charity Fast food restaurants are everywhere. They are convenient and sometimes less expensive than regular restaurants. But, is that all they are good for and is it just about food? For the purpose of this paper, McDonald’s and Subway have been chosen to compare and contrast the differences from food to their social contributions. Both restaurants are part of the fast food industry but sell very different products. They have different backgrounds but have…

Color Impact in Marketing and Web Design Color is a significant component of visual communication. While impacting our mood, color assists us make a distinction between different elements. All things considered, the impact of color should never undervalued by companies when coming up with modern design solutions, regardless of the goal. When considering web design, color combinations are vital as they would create an impact in the customer’s subconscious. Color attracts, changes moods and…

program. LIG stands for Leadership, Innovation and Growth. LIG is a four day program. It was the first ever effort by GE to bring together all of its senior members of the business management team for training. The LIG proved to be very effective. The purpose of LIG was to make organic growth and innovation an important part of GE much like what Six Sigma…

and the teacher and classmates are our target audiences. Literature review are the main research method while the questionnaire survey is also been used to support the result. In total of ten weeks will be used to complete the report including the design, data collection and data analysis. China has been developing in impressive growth rate after the implementation of reform and open-door policy, as a result, the middle class in China expanded rapidly (Smith & Hu, 2013).…

Cause Related Marketing is a marketing tool, to addresses the social issues through providing resources and funding besides meeting business objectives (What is cause related marketing, Business case studies). It is a commercial activity where charities and businesses form a partnership to market product or service, image for mutual benefit. 3M followed co-branding strategy in partnership with Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) (p. 2). Co-branding and Strategies Co-branding means the use…

Explain what character-driven leadership means to you. Character-driven leadership for me is a unique set of moral values, integrity and ethical qualities that inspire me to set up a clear vision which influences people and works effectively in a team of diverse people. As an emerging leader, my character-driven leadership is about my behavior, not position and privilege given to me to serve and better the lives of my people, not an opportunity to satisfy my personal greed. Discuss…