Here’s how to write an Internship Report with description after finishing an Internship. An internship allows a student to get a first-hand experience of working in their industry, and to get guidance from professionals, which should help them later to land their first job. Once the internship is completed, the student is expected to write […]
The Economic Environment facing Business
Economic environment refers to the external economic factors that can influence businesses as well as consumer behavior, and in turn impact the performance of a business. Economic environment factors are further categorized as macroeconomic factors and microeconomic factors. It is important for managers to appreciate the importance of the economic analysis of foreign markets, to […]
The Legal Environment facing business
The legal environment of a country is framed by its government and comprises of business laws that every business operating in that country must adhere to. Understanding the Legal Environment Legal Environment (Domestic or Foreign Legal Factors) stems from the political stance and cultural attitude towards business in the domestic and foreign market in which […]
The Political Environment facing business
Political Environment (Domestic or Foreign Political Factors) includes any domestic and foreign political factors which may affect the organization’s decision making, planning, implementation and control mechanisms. Marketers have to work within the framework of each country’s ruling parties in which they operate. Introduction Each nation has a unique political culture that: reflects the relative importance […]
Speaking & Listening skills for ICSE/ISC Students
The CISCE board has introduced speaking and listening skills for ICSE/ISC Students, and while skills are assessed in the higher standards (Class X), many schools have started preparing their children for these skills from Class 6 onwards. TOPICS FOR SPEAKING SKILLS (VI) Topics for speaking skills for Class 6. Students should prepare the given topic […]
Culture and Impact of Socio-Cultural Environment on Business
Culture is an intangible and wide-ranging concept whose theoretical basis is based in several traditional fields of research including anthropology, management, psychology and other social sciences is culture. Culture has many views; however, a very common understanding of culture is that it is related to concepts such as behaviour, values, and norms of a certain […]
ICSE Class-5 English (Prose, Poems, Grammar): Revision notes, questions and answers
ICSE Class-5 English (Prose, Poems, Grammar): Revision notes, questions and answers ICSE Class-5 English Syllabus / Topics Prose: So you think you can divide, A Flash of Light, Robinson Crusoe, Becoming Great, Does he remember, The Minotaur, No further than Mandya. My Parents kept me from children who were rough, Karrate parrot, Ravi at the […]
Constitution of India: Social Studies
The constitution of India is the highest law in India it mentions the powers and duties of the various government institutions. It also talks about the fundamental rights and duties of the citizens of India. The constitution of India starts with a preamble, an introductory statement that explains the philosophy and objectives of the Constitution. […]
Here’s how to prepare a declamation speech
A declamation speech is a shortened version of a speech that was delivered earlier by a well-known personality. The person giving the declamation speech can use their own words and thoughts to deliver the original message. A declamation speech is a motivational speech, and the idea is not to imitate the original person but to […]
World History: Notes and Resources
World History Resources: Medieval Society, Era of Revolution, Modern (conventional) history. ICSE Class 10 ICSE Class 10 History and Civics subject includes the ‘Contemporary World’ history section which includes chapters on world history. Some of the Chapters of the Contemporary World include: First World War. Rise of Dictatorship Second World War. The two world wars […]
Ansoff Matrix Explained
Ansoff Matrix, often referred to as the Product/Market Expansion Grid, is a strategic planning framework used by firms to help plan their growth initiatives. The matrix talks about four different growth alternatives – market penetration, market development, product development and diversification. The Ansoff matrix is named after Igor Ansoff, who published it in a Harvard […]
McKinsey’s Three Horizons of Growth
McKinsey’s Three Horizons of Growth suggests that a firm should categorize its various goals into three different ‘horizons’ in order to effectively focus on growth as well as innovation. Horizon 1 Current core activities – extend and defend these activities. This is about conintuing to do what a firm does best. Horizon 2 Develop emerging […]
Internal Analysis Models & Tool in Strategic Management
The Internal Environment includes all aspects that are directly within the span of control of the global company and can be altered, stopped or started at its decision, e.g. strategy, structure, people, processes, resources. What is the Internal Environment? The internal environment refers to the culture, people (directly or indirectly related to the organization), events […]
Creating a research project: Here’s a complete guide
Most management courses require the students to undertake a research project, also often known as a dissertation or thesis or a consultancy type project. However; irrespective of what the report is called as; it involves producing a long piece of written work that offers a detailed, sustained and critical treatment of a chosen topic, case […]
Mission, vision and value statements: Definitions & examples
Understanding mission, vision and value statements. A mission statement talks about the organization’s business, its purpose, its objectives and how it intends to meet those objectives. A vision statement details what the organization hopes to become in the future, where it aspires to go. The values statement talks about the organization’s core principles and ethics. […]
Idioms and Phrases
Understanding Idioms, one of the comparatively more difficult topics in the English language. Idioms are a collection of words or phrases which have a figurative meaning that is generally well established and known. In the Hindi language, these are known as ‘Muhavare’. It means, the words that are used in the Idiom should not be […]
Porter’s Five Forces: Analysis of Competitive Environment (Micro Environment)
A useful way of gaining insights into competitors and the competitive environment is through industry analysis. Porter’s five forces model is a framework that helps understand the competitive patterns within the industry in which a firm operates. Introduction An Industry is “a group of firms that produce products that are close substitutes for each other. […]
Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS): Guidelines for Project Work (Blackbook): University of Mumbai
Guidelines for Project Work (Blackbook project) for Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) programme students (University of Mumbai) at Third Year Semester VI. Introduction Inclusion of project work in the course curriculum of the Bachelor of Management Studies programme is one of the ambitious aspects in the programme structure. The main objective of inclusion of project […]
Hindi Grammar Reference Guide
Grammar is called व्याकरण (pronounced as Vyakaran) in Hindi. List of topics within Hindi Grammar (Vyakaran) Hindi vs English Grammar If you speak English, then you would have been accustomed to the English format of subject-verb-object in grammar. But in Hindi grammar, the format that is followed is subject-object-verb which simply means that the verbs […]
Business Level Strategies
While strategies at the corporate level provide the broad direction, below this level are the business level strategies. Corporate level strategies lay down the framework in which business strategies operate. These strategies are then applied at the business level. Business strategies are the courses of action adopted by an organization for each of its businesses […]
