http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/business Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 07:40:09 -0400 Mon, 18 May 2026 07:40:09 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1479/models-of-internet-monetization By David Perell - Predicting the future of the news industry begins with understanding the history of newspapers and the current news delivery landscape. Because the Internet has brought fundamental shifts to news distribution, successful organizations of the future will capitalize on the digital world's economics and scale. This study documents the recent adjustments in American newspaper distribution and predicts the business models required for news organizations to survive. This research found that the Internet will foster the development of both scale dependent and ad-supported publications and niche organizations... Thu, 27 Oct 2016 04:56 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1479/models-of-internet-monetization http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1446/the-burrito-behemoth-chipotle-mexican-grill-and-its-model-for-success By Nealay Vasavda - Chipotle Mexican Grill has revolutionized the fast food industry. In a short time, the brand has served as inspiration for the growing "fast casual" segment of the food industry and has become an American cultural phenomenon. Through its use of social media and corporate social responsibility marketing strategies, the brand has adapted to a growing segment of the consumer market and has taken the United States by storm. Today, Chipotle has turned its focus to its presence as an international brand. This paper analyzes Chipotle's marketing tactics, how they were applied to its London branches as... Tue, 31 May 2016 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1446/the-burrito-behemoth-chipotle-mexican-grill-and-its-model-for-success http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1177/a-framework-for-internal-corporate-communications By Alexander E. Hopkins - Public relations is a growing field in the United States (Botan, 1992, p. 149). This growth can be partially explained by the fact that public relations is an exercise in power (Curtin & Gaither, 2007, p. 235; Walker, 2006, p. 401). Throughout the world, messages are everywhere, both explicit and implicit. Among other attributes, messages have the ability to inform or persuade audiences on a given issue or set of issues. These attributes have become more pronounced in the digital age of social media, as messages can be created, disseminated, and analyzed quicker than ever before. Given the... Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:04 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1177/a-framework-for-internal-corporate-communications http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1029/business-negotiations-between-american-and-vietnamese-businesses-the-influence-of-proxemics-and-site-setting-on-negotiation-outcomes By Tuong-Minh Ly-Le - Vietnam is becoming an increasingly inviting market for foreign investment. However, working with foreigners and expanding business abroad can be risky for all parties involved. The diversity among business cultures frequently leads to confusion, misunderstanding, and failure in cross-cultural endeavors. It is therefore important to study business negotiation in a cross-cultural setting. This paper addresses nonverbal communication during negotiations between Vietnamese and American businesses. The proxemics within traditional Vietnamese companies are examined, with specific consideration given... Fri, 24 Apr 2015 04:22 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1029/business-negotiations-between-american-and-vietnamese-businesses-the-influence-of-proxemics-and-site-setting-on-negotiation-outcomes http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/299/conducting-business-in-a-fast-paced-world-the-importance-of-change-management By Jennifer L. Miller - Within this area of study are several subsectors that help to define the role of change management. One of these subsectors is the study of leadership. Leaders are a valued asset to companies for several reasons. They are the key employees that help to shape an organization’s values and image. And for this reason, leaders are an important part of implementing change in any business. Researcher Kimberly Boal (2004) points out in one of her recent writings that there are several a couple of different kinds of leadership skills. Supervisory theories focus on person-oriented and task-oriented... Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:58 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/299/conducting-business-in-a-fast-paced-world-the-importance-of-change-management http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/295/sustainability-is-it-a-good-choice-for-small-companies By Jennifer L. Miller - In recent years, sustainability has become a popular topic as business leaders face hardships with the poor economy in the United States. In fact, sustainability strategies have been growing in popularity over the past several decades. Young and Tilley (2006) describe in a recent article that the 1980’s and 1990’s were decades of eco-awareness following the pollution aware decades of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Now, as companies face increasing problems in trying to achieve profitability, managers are looking for ways to decrease costs while still maintaining quality products... Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:18 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/295/sustainability-is-it-a-good-choice-for-small-companies http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/214/the-flipside-of-corporate-social-responsibility-csr By Ali B. Al-Bayaa - The United Nations states that at its broadest, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as the overall contribution of business to sustaina­ble development (UNDESA, 2007). That being said, unmonitored corporate social responsibility threatens not only individual security but the world’s security at large. This paper will attempt to demonstrate that not only would our faith be misplaced in entrusting corporations with the security of the global economy, as the recent economic crisis has clearly demonstrated, but furthermore we cannot entrust corporations with the three basic... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:31 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/214/the-flipside-of-corporate-social-responsibility-csr http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/164/using-social-business-to-reshape-the-capitalist-economy-and-support-environmental-awareness By Gabrielle Micheletti - During his Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama resonated with the ideals of many Americans—prosperity, freedom, good will, faith, and determination. He spoke of the market as having "umatched" power, "to generate wealth and expand freedom" (Obama). However, the market also has deeply complex roots in our society, where corporatism, consumerism, corruption, and exploitation all play a role, and together these more negative aspects have helped shape the current environmental crisis. The solutions to be carried out by the Obama administration must address first the extreme influence and... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:09 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/164/using-social-business-to-reshape-the-capitalist-economy-and-support-environmental-awareness http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/37/equitable-capitalism-the-rebirth-of-american-business By Louis Tigh - The desire to earn and receive proportionate and just profits has been cast into a dark corner of the American marketplace and the swinish face of greed has been allowed to dominate, pulling American business into a grim period. Examples of this greed relating to our current economic situation are everywhere: the adjustable rate mortgages that many banks were all too willing to hand out, even to unqualified and irresponsible buyers; the collateralized debt obligations (many of which were heavily comprised of the risky mortgages mentioned earlier) that banks were quick to sell to investors; the... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/37/equitable-capitalism-the-rebirth-of-american-business