Michael Porter's ‘generic strategies' are considered as one of the definitive guides on how to establish and maintain a competitive advantage. Porter's prominent research establishes that competitive strategy is critical to an organization's profitability and long-term survival. According to...

This paper articulates the benefits of an effective Vendor Management Strategy (VMS). Organizations will benefit from a VMS as they can achieve maximum value through multisourcing strategies. Multisourcing strategies support a diversified vendor relationship, consistent processes, reduced costs...

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of organizational change on employee commitment in large multinational companies. The aim is to understand the most common effects experienced by employees as well as look at some of the rarer effects caused by organizational change. Additional...

Business customers represent a key source of HSBC's revenue. In 2014, of HSBCs $18.9 bn reported profit before tax, $8 bn or 42.3% was driven by their commercial banking arm. HSBC is at risk of losing business customers because of the challenges facing its international network. For over 150...

Water has quickly moved from the realm of common and public control into private control as an economic good. Globalization and international investment trade laws, as well as overall trade laws, have helped encourage this shift. Water has strong ties to various sectors given its usefulness as...