Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

This 8-page paper focuses on various organizational and leadership topics, such as successful 21st century workers and the "new century" organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 17 page paper uses different frameworks to examine the causes of the Challenger and the Columbia disasters at NASA. The political, symbolic and human resource frames are used, to explain how and why the disasters occurred. The paper then considers the approach that is most suitable for reforming the organization and considers the ...

This 8 page paper looks at the influences that are present in the way a firm will determine whether or not to undertake outsourcing. The paper also considers the use of an outsourcing matrix to aid with the decisions making. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at four control mechanisms that are in place at Boeing; the scheduling process, the movement to a single lifecycle management platform for the whole company, the use of RFID and employee appraisals. Each of these control mechanism is considered in the context of the four management functions; planning, organising, directing ...

This 3-page paper provides an overview about "ALPES S.A.," which discusses a joint venture between U.S.-based Charles River Laboratories and ALPES S.A. in Mexico. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses effective corporate governance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper is a presentation with slides and speaker notes examining the design and structure of Amazon.com, an ebusiness, considering the operations, the characteristics and how the firm may be seen as a virtual organization. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at two low cost airlines; RyanAir and EasyJet and assesses the way that they already use knowledge management and concepts from the learning school in order to compete and assesses how this could be improved. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 6 page paper compares and contrasts Porters Five Forces model and his concept of competitive advantage with the resource based view (RBV) model looking at commonalities and differences. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at the way Toyota operates and considers the degree to which the customer is the focus of the operations including the way the firm brings products to market and how products are developed. The paper looks at the way Toyota competes and considers a range of products that they have ...

A 3 page paper that discusses the lessons the writer learned from reading Maxwell's Developing the Leader Within You. Bibliography lists 1 source. PGmxwlss9.rtf

This 6-page paper focuses on the business firm and its responsibility. Also discussed are shareholder and stakeholder theories. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4-page paper analyzes the article "Gulfstream Relies on International Supply Chains to Deliver World Class Aircraft," and discusses topics such as plant locations, infrastructure and logistics and just-in-time methods. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at the multinational form Proctor and Gamble, examining their positioning strategy, looks at internal operational issues, such as communication, decision making, performance assessment and ethical dilemmas. The bibliography cites 14 sources.

This 5 page paper answers several questions about Starbucks, looking at dominant the corporate strategy, the business level strategies, risks that are faced and responsibilities of the board. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 4-page paper answers questions concerning change management as they pertain to a case about Ajax Minerals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper. The theory regarding timing of new product introduction is the First Mover theory. The theory discusses the advantages and disadvantages of being a first mover, second mover or late mover. Each has its own risks, advantages and disadvantages, which are discussed. Empirical research is reported. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists ...

This 8-page paper provides a literature review and recommendations to an organization that needs to motivate employees. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 13-page paper provides an organizational overview of Southwest Airlines. Topics discussed include corporate culture, obligations, strenghts and weaknesses, and IT implementation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the successful low cost airline Southwest and considers the way that the model now faces challenged due to environmental changes and looks at how leadership and culture of the organization may be leverage in order to renew innovation and to find new competitive advantages. The bibliography cites 10 sources. ...

This 10 page paper looks at McDonalds, assessing internal and external influences and the way that they impact on the firm and then looks at the way that McDonald may undertake project management. The paper includes an example Gantt chart and PERT chart. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 9-page paper presents a corporate compliance plan for Riordan Manufacturing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7-page paper discusses various leadership styles, and determines if there is a "right" style of leadership. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the position of Marks and Spencer in 2010, looking at the structure and options of the firm and assessing the position using Porters Five Forces framework. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the Ford Motor Company using Porters Five Forces Model which is utilized to present some potential strategies for the company. The bibliography cites 5 sources.