Supply - Production, Creativity

Supply – Production, Creativity

By: Brent Stackhouse, MBA

Consultancy Firm Manager

AB, International Relations, William & Mary

MBA, Management, Troy University

The Stackhouse Agency, LLC

www.StackhouseAgency.com

March 28, 2016

 

Products within a market impact the supplier and the level of economic exchange that occurs.  As products are developed, action commences.  The skills of the supplier, previous research, needed inputs, and specialization may all be implemented to provide some benefit to the marketplace or a betterment for the consumer.

The economic exchange and affiliated production is connected with creativity.  Such creativity is a part of business and is often explained with distinctive terminology.      

  • Action: The business has a purpose and action sustains its general purpose.

  • Impact: Production partly defines a company, and new products impact the choices and desires of consumers.

  • Increased Value: The inputs in aggregate may result in a product of greater value than the individual components.

  • Vision: Production allows a company to continue implementing its Vision for meeting future objectives. 

  • Product differentiation & Product familiarity: A supplier provides value by offering specific products that garner some attention and provide a certain tangible or abstract benefit.  A supplier provides value by subtly arousing the qualities of reliability, need, & validity.

     

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Employee Engagement - Measurement

Employee Engagement - Measurement

By: Brent Stackhouse, MBA

Consultancy Firm Manager

AB, International Relations, William & Mary

MBA, Management, Troy University

The Stackhouse Agency, LLC

www.StackhouseAgency.com

March 25, 2016

 

Employee Engagement can be assessed with clear characteristics.  For additional benefits to be derived, some form of additional measurement is needed.  An organization may understand a certain amount of the engagement level of employees from basic operations and a select time horizon.  The benefits of employee engagement often lead to noticeable business outcomes for various organizations.  The aspects of employee engagement and its measurement can be utilized to formulate an overview or synopsis of the organization.  Many organizations are achieving greater optimization through a furtherance of employee engagement value and measurement.  Certain tools provide additional quantifiable aspects to customary areas of business analysis. 

Some areas assisting in a quantifiable business return of value include:

  • Segments of analytics

  • Measurement firms

  • Identifiable business objectives 

Employee Engagement and its measurement are an important part of business planning and business modeling.

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Workforce (Spring 2016)

Workforce (Spring 2016)

By: Brent Stackhouse, MBA

Consultancy Firm Manager

AB, International Relations, William & Mary

MBA, Management, Troy University

The Stackhouse Agency, LLC

www.StackhouseAgency.com

March 24, 2016

 

The workforce in the United States has experienced considerable change in the past few years and in the preceding decades.  Technology has been a major factor in significant change for some segments of the workforce.  Other factors of workforce change include global considerations, the objectives of retiring populations, and the workplace values of younger workers.  Financial well-being, Social well-being, and Emotional well-being are just some areas of relevance in workforce studies. 

Some workers are content with their current work assignments and do not have strong desires to seek other employment positions.  Other workers are fearful of the job market and prefer the security of their current workplaces.  Work that is completed more independently, work requested as a need arises, or work that may be financially lucrative without accustomed benefits are some of the job areas that have grown in recent years.  Instability and difficulties in certain areas of the global economy have evoked cautionary tones for some workers, and for other workers - opportunities in fields that allow resolution to often painful or tragic events. 

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