Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

This 6 page paper examines technology while looking at the ethical organization. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing technology’s effects on organizational structure and culture. Without question, technology has affected business structure and culture permanently. Organizations will not return to the “old days” in which information was available to a privileged few. Rather, it is accessible to all employees now, giving them a better feel ...

A 3 page paper defining technology due diligence and why it should be included in investigations prior to merger or acquisition. Increasingly, technology compatibilities have come to be as important – sometimes more so – than financial and asset conditions. Integrating information technology (IT) systems is a long and arduous process when the ...

This 10 page paper considers how the supermarket chain Tesco’s makes use technology as a strategic weapon to gain competitive advantage by way of differentiation. The writer looks uses Porters Five Forces and a Value Chain analysis to consider the value of the loyalty cards and the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The ...

This 10 page paper looks at the Body Shop from four perspectives. The underlying ethics and the manifestation of environmentalism is discussed, then the leadership style is examined, this leads into a section where the body shop is compared to a learning organization to identify its strengths and weaknesses in learning and the final part ...

A 3 page paper discussing Cisco’s position. The company set the standard on which many of today’s networks are built. The company is extremely strong in its position, not only in the industry but also with its customers. It is the worldwide leader in WAN technology and hardware, and has had less ...

This 14 page paper looks at the way in which information technology may, or may not, influence or impact on the way competitive advantages are gained by discussing the statement that "Information technology [IT] does not gain an organization a competitive advantage". The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the pharmaceutical company Merck and examined the technological influences from the broader environment and the way that Merck has responded with the use of technology in areas such customer support, sales, manufacturing and research and development. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

9 pages in length. Maintaining a successful presence amidst an ever-changing business landscape means adapting to those changes; by standing firm in the 'tried and true' approach without implementing new concepts and technology, a company's corporate culture becomes stale and out of touch with contemporary commerce. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing reasons for the fallout of the tech sector. Some companies are merely less relevant than they were in the 1990s (i.e., Dell Computer), others such as Nortel Networks are suffering because most organizations no longer have need to replace their entire networks but can merely add to what they ...

A 10 page paper discussing current trends and future directions for IT in the corporate setting. Business has undergone greatly significant changes in only the past decade, and many of those changes are dependent on the efficient use of the higher levels of corporate information available now. Astute organizations are cognizant of these ...

A 9 page paper discussing the use of technology at investment banks Goldman Sachs and UBS Investment Bank. Each provides a variety of methods by which commercial customers essentially serve themselves while providing a wealth of information for both banks to use when designing future programs. As these tangible changes continue to develop ...

A 35 page paper that expands on the shorter paper of the same name. The extensive added section expands on the basic premise of the first that technology already has changed the travel agent industry and will continue to further change it in the future. Harvard's Theodore Levitt wrote in 1960 that America's railroads declined not because ...

A 5 page paper. Managers make dozens of decisions every day. Many of these decisions are made using the information technology that is available to them. The writer first discusses the different roles of the manager, how these roles all require information and how managers use IT to help them in their job functions. ...

This 3 page paper looks at the impact of technology on an accounting department in the hospitality industry. Training of employees is emphasized. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the use of different types of technology and information systems art Shell, the paper starts by looking at the technology in developing creative thinking at managerial level, the paper then moves on to look at information systems and technology used in the oil drilling aspects of the business. The bibliography ...

This 50 page paper examines outsourcing and its implications for the information technology sector. The paper starts by defining outsourcing and then looking at the motives underpinning the reason why it occurs. The paper then looks at how this should occur in reality an how outsourcing should support, directly or indirectly, any competitive advantages of ...

A 5 page paper discussing how technology can be instrumental in contributing to employee turnover. Technology can be a strong tool to use in employee retention, but it also can present challenges. It must be managed effectively so that people use it, rather than serve it. The manager must ensure that the ...

This 3 page paper considers whether or not it is essential for a firm to pursue cutting edge technology as the most effective way of supporting business strategies. Arguments for and against are presented. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing the influence of ethics on decision making and the effect of technology on work-related stress. The paper points to inadequate attention to the development of critical thinking skills, required for being able to identify real issues. Ethical decision making can greatly improve when individuals have time to think, ...

A 59 page paper discussing the use of technology at Saudi Aramco, the world’s leading producer of oil and gas products, and workers’ reactions to that use of technology. This is an expanded version of the 52-page paper of the same name (KShrTechStu.rtf), and includes a deeper analysis of the statistical analysis section. ...

A 9 page paper discussing the use of technology at investment banks Goldman Sachs and U.S. Bancorp. Each provides a variety of methods by which commercial customers essentially serve themselves while providing a wealth of information for both banks to use when designing future programs. As these tangible changes continue to develop and ...

As much of the corporate world focuses the totality of their information systems on the implementation of technology, companies have had to define a process for managing technology and devising a directive for continued development. This 6 page paper considers the process by which AMP Incorporated manages their technology, and evaluates the process ...

This 4 page paper looks at several organizational theories and applies them to non profit making organisations. Resource dependency theory is used to describe FAO Forestry, CARE is described using contingency CARE as an example and core technology is discussed with reference to the World Bank. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the way business models such as Porters Five Forces and the value chain are, or can be aligned to information technology. The use of the models, adaptations and the views of Michael Porter are all included in this examination of IT and business model. The bibliography cites 9 sources. ...