【正确答案】Introduction
This report aims to analyse in which way the company should reinvest its profits this year. Options under consideration are as follows: purchase of new company buses, provision of language training courses and payment of special bonuses.
Options under consideration
New company buses
The motorcade of company buses are aged but still good to use. They are equipped with comfortable sofa seats, air-conditioning sys- tem, and even karaoke. Their hardware is by no means out of date. Furthermore, engines of these vehicles were just replaced last year, and the new ones all come from Volvo which run smoothly. Consequently, new company buses would he out of the question.
Culture comparative courses
The company is planning to increase its international market shares, particularly in China and Japan. Therefore, attending culture comparative courses would be of significant help for employees who will deal with business partners and customers in those regions. In addition, courses would increase cohesion: staff members would get along with each other as classmates. They would certainly re- member this period of happy time for many years to come. Therefore, the idea of spending on culture comparative courses is not bad.
Special bonus payments
Although special bonus payments would give stimulation on motivations, they would have no immediate improvement on the company's overall performances. There's also a potential hazard concerning the resentment among staff ineligible for the payments. Once a precedent for future payments is set, what shall we do to boost the morale in a rainy day? Therefore, choosing to invest in bonus payments would be unwise.
Recommendations
It is concluded that a win-win situation for both the company and staff would be achieved by investing in culture comparative courses. It is suggested that the company should arrange courses in Chinese and Japanese. Those employees who have contact with partners and customers in the above regions should be assured of places. For other interested members of staff though, they should also be encouraged to attend.