Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 16 page paper discussing the problems of employee selection from the perspective of the CEO, presented as written by the CEO. As everyone charged with creating or executing them, selection processes can be tedious, time consuming and difficult, and in the end still not produce the results desired from them. Nevertheless, it ...

In October 2005 NTL and Telewest announced a merger. This 5 page paper consider the impact this merger will have on the way companies compete in the UK telecommunication and television industries, specifically with the two dominant companies of BSkyB also known to many as Sky and British Telecom (BT). The bibliography cites 5 sources. ...

An 11 page paper discussing issues of business communications as they apply to agribusiness. Agriculture typically has remained male-dominated while other types of businesses were in the process of working at becoming androgynous. There are increasing numbers of women in agribusiness, but their influence only recently has begun to expand. The problem for women managers is ...

This 3-page paper involves internal communication -- and communication of workplace culture -- to employees. Discussion includes the importance of a communication plan. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the way in which communication takes place in Coca-Cola Inc, looking at its’ use in strategy and policy formulation, communication in marketing and internal operations communication. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing communication within the organization. It is commonly accepted that communication is most effective within the organization whose corporate culture encourages open and multilateral communications. Further, in today's hypercompetitive business environment of the Information Age, there is less allowable margin for error than at any other time in the ...

This 5 page paper addresses four specific scenarios provided by the student. The first section discusses how communication is developed using Kaye's analogy with Russian Dolls; the second section discusses communication that is not getting to all the sites in a company and focuses on the difficulty of successful organizational communication; the purpose is for ...

A 7 page paper providing an unusual approach to a business plan. It is written from the perspective of a company president asking his managers to participate in a facilitated communications course development activity intended for all of the company's employees. The president's intent is to begin with his core senior management and work down to include ...

A 6 page paper that begins with comments and reports about AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Nextel. The report identifies the position in the industry and some comments from their SEC filings. The second section presents an analysis of the telecommunications industry using Porter's 5 Force analysis. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing Gap’s sweatshop and Ford’s tire issues, and comparing the manner in which each company chose to address the problems before them. Ford was no more forthcoming about the matter than Gap was about the sweatshops, but it managed the problem in such a way that the public believed that ...

A 9 page paper examining the communications and management problems at a small and rapidly-growing biotechnology firm. The changes that should take place at Aspro right away are (1) management become more accountable to employees and provide regular reports; (2) members of all departments of the company meet with each other to discuss unique ...

Drawing on the 1989 disaster of the Exxon Valdez, this 7 page paper presents a case study of how oil giant Exxon's communication fell apart under crisis management and how as a result, the company's image suffered. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 52 page research report about their telecommunications equipment industry in general and 3Com in specific. This vast report includes a summary of the industry including information from Moody's, a historical report of 3Com, an analysis of the company, its products, and competitive advantage within the industry. The report includes financial analyses as well as ...

A 5 page paper that begins with a brief overview of Verizon, including data. The writer discusses the company's overall business strategy and its success. The paper also reports and discusses some of the human resource practices and the awards they have received. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper analyzing the organizational communication 'disconnect' of a rapidly growing business, Lawson Software, that inadvertently allows their attitudes to lapse into a we vs. they mentality. The company urged their reluctant managers to use peer-to-peer training to become facilitators of groups whose surface purposes were to discuss the internal problems of ...

A 12 page paper answering several questions about email, telephone and meetings, followed by answers to four questions regarding which communications methods would be best for the scenarios presented in the questions. No sources listed.

A 40 page research investigation into the titled industry with an emphasis on 3Com Corporation. The report first provides an overview of the subset of the industry: networking and modems, and describes each of the major competitors. Porter's competitive strategies model is used to explain competitive advantages of each company. The second section of the ...

A 6 page paper discussing options available to Global Communications, a company planning to offshore much of its customer service function. The paper addresses several topics, including identifying the issues and opportunities; stakeholder perspectives and ethical dilemmas; end-state vision; and gap analysis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 10 page paper on some of the effects of the 1996 Telecommunications Deregulation and Reform Act. When the first phase of industry deregulation went into effect in 1992, some of the largest phone companies rushed to become cable companies also, but only a few succeeded in making their ventures profitable. Microsoft's investment in ...

A 6 page paper addressing the situation of deteriorating team functioning. The effectiveness of some of the organization's teams has been diminished by means of increasing occurrence of conflict, rumor and backbiting. The paper reviews the observations of several communications writers and consultants, and recommends exercises at the team level designed to improve communications and assist individuals in ...

A 6 page paper providing a gap analysis for a fictional company that has determined to move much of its technical staff overseas. The company has a great opportunity before it to actively demonstrate to all employees that it truly cares about them and their futures. While this demonstration is important for departing ...

A 22 page paper discussing options available to Global Communications, a company planning to offshore much of its customer service function. The company has come to understand that it is no longer effective in its industry operating as it has in the past. The company's markets and customers have changed, and with the ...

A 10 page paper. What is the most essential factor in effective employee relations? The writer argues that it is communication and having appropriate communication channels and systems established in the organization. Communication is the basis for success in all relationships and that includes the employee-employer relationships. Specific examples are offered citing companies that have ...

This 9 page paper looks at the role and importance of communication in a business environment focusing of group and team building, negotiations, decision-making and performance measurement. The use of communication in each of these situations is considered to place the role in context and consider what aspects of communication are most important and how ...

This 6 page paper looks at the importance of communication to organisational leaders. The paper agues that although communications skills may be desirable, they are only one of a multitude of favourable personality or skill factors, and that many leaders are able to avoid the need for communication skills use. The paper sites examples of ...