A Proposal ; Does the Application of TQM and Six Sigma in a Multinational Corporation Yield Overall Positive Net Results
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This 15 page paper is a proposal for a case study project that examines a company using TQM and Six Sigma. The paper proposes an investigation to asses if the Six Sigma model as a whole adds value to the company or if companies may be better just adopting parts of the Six Sigma model to reduce costs and make net gains. Te proposal includes an outline of the context, rationale, questions, methodology and a comprehensive literature review. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
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A Review of Burawoy's Manufacturing Consent
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This 12 page paper provides a review of Burawoy's book that takes a sociological view of the worker and work environment. The book draws on Marxist ideology but expands on it through the use of a case study. Burawoy creates his own theory with a look at a company over a span of several decades. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A Strategic Alliance; IBM and Kvant
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This 5 page paper considers this short lived strategic alliance. The writers considers why the alliance was undertaken, and why this may be seen as a good text book example of an international strategic alliance that created value for both partners. It is also a good example of the impact of unanticipated macro factors, in this case causing the failure of the alliance. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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A Strategy for Change in an Organization
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14 pages in length. An example paper in assisting a company to formulate a management strategy that will enable it to become a learning organization. This organization should have the capacity to meet the challenges posed by the future environment. Techniques include performance management strategies, line management, group dynamics, and training and development. This is a very useful paper about change and learning that can be applied to any organization. Discussion includes such things as what to teach, when to teach it, who should teach it and to whom. Education should occur several times in professionals' careers and should be provided not only by universities but also by alternative sources, such as in-house training programs, and training and certification programs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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A Strategy For Handspring
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This 9 page paper looks at the strategic alternatives that are available for Handspring considering the company core competences and the condition of the competitive environment. A recommendation is made and then an plan for implementing that recommendation is given. The paper ends by considering control and evaluation. The paper is based in a case supplied by the student. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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A Study of Recency as a Negative and Sometimes Faulty Perception Communicated in Management and the Work Environment
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This is a 10 page paper discussing the perception of the recency effect within the work environment. Recency in which the most recent information received by an individual seems to be given the most weight in decision making has a great deal of importance in the field of management and the work environment. Managers within the business environment are used to dealing with recency plans within a business sense in that recency in business is a measurement of customers who have purchased merchandise “recently” or within an advertising perspective it is the psychological effect in which customers remember the “most recent” merchandizing when purchasing products. Despite management knowing about business recency, few if any are aware of the psychological recency effect within their own decision making process and the perceptual errors which can be made. In fact, the recency effect within the work environment can lead to poor judgment, poor or inconsistent management and poor communication skills throughout administration. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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A SWOT Analysis of Toyota
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This 5 page paper considers the well known car manufacturer Toyota ands conducts an analysis to look at the companies strengths and weaknesses as well as considering the opportunities and the threats the company may face. The writer includes subjects such as brand image, marketing, production, financial position, operations and reach and development. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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A Team That Wasn't/Failure of Teamwork
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A 3 page essay that offers a reaction to the essay "The Team That Wasn't" by Suzy Wetlaufer. This essay offers a detailed business scenario that describes how a team of department manages for the FireArt Company are failing at their task to reorient their business strategically, largely due to the efforts of one brilliant manager, Randy, to derail the efforts of the outside expert, Eric, who was brought in from New York by the CEO. After describing this business scenario, Wetlaufer offers the reactions of seven business management experts on how the situation should be handled. The writer then discusses these opinion and which one is the best solution. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Abercrombie & Fitch - An Analysis
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A 12 page paper. The Abercrombie brand dates back to 1892 when David Abercrombie opened his first outdoors apparel and equipment store. The name was changed when Ezra Fitch bought into the company in 1900. Since that time, this company has faced bankruptcy, been bought out twice, changed its focus entirely, been sued for discrimination and been accused of promoting promiscuity. This essay provides a short history of the company and discusses branding, marketing strategies and problems, competitors with selected financial data, and plans for the future. The essay begins with an executive summary and ends with conclusions. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Above the Glass Ceiling? A Comparison of Matched Samples of Female and Male Executives
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of an article on the glass ceiling in the workplace. This paper outlines the basic elements of the study. No additional sources cited.
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Accountability in Nursing: The Interrelationships of the Hierarchical Structure
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A 4 page discussion of accountability in nursing. Contends that accountability is an integral component of all aspects of nursing. The nurse is, of course, above all accountable for the well-being of his or her patient but, with recent pressure from state legislators and higher education coordinating agencies, accountability is becoming a greater and greater emphasis of all aspects of nursing. In the case of student nurses, and indeed all levels of nurses, this accountability is channeled through a chain of command, a chain of accountability which can extend both upwards (through the institutional hierarchy), downwards (to the patient) and even sideways (to colleagues and other professionals) dependent on the organizational structure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Achieving Total Quality
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A 5 page paper discussing quality management for both production and services. The current evolution of the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM), total quality is that concept by which the organization uses all resources available to it, builds long-term relationships with both employees and customers, and remains open to ways in which processes can be improved for more efficient operation. Employees are involved and are expected to be; training ensures that their skills remain relevant to the strategic goals of the organization. Teamwork is an integral part, but employees may be organized into work teams or not, depending on the needs of the organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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