Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

15 pages in length. The life of a tow truck driver or mechanic is anything but glamorous, with duties ranging from changing flat tires on a busy highway to digging someone out of a mud pit, always sporting a pair of perpetually oil-soaked hands, wearing a uniform that does not stay clean for more ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses how organizational culture and compensation rewards help to enhance employee attitude and work motivation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Preston’s 1991 book “American Steel: Hot Metal Men and the Resurrection of the Rust Belt.” Preston wrote about that period in the 1980s when America’s economic analysts announced that the manufacturing sector of Middle America was damaged to a point of no return. Heavy industries were standing still, their facilities were rundown, and they had ...

This 5 page paper considers the potential of the merger cause by the purchase of Compaq by Hewlett Packard. The paper argues that this is a positive move for both the companies and the customers. To reach this conclusion the positive and negative aspects are discussed. The MLA style bibliography cites 5 sources. TEcomphp.wps

This 6 page paper considers the development of e commerce and internet banking before examining the background of the merger of Wingspan into Bank One. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the way in which a Hotel may measure the levels of efficiency and effectiveness in its operations. The writer includes discussion on measurements such as revenue per available room, (RevPAR), occupation rates and many other measurements that can be made, along with the factors that will influence them. The bibliography ...

This 6 page report discusses the essential value of detecting fraud through the use of an internal audit. Because any organization, regardless of size, mission, or purpose faces the potential of fraud, it is a highly volatile issue. The fraud is often the result of a willful redirection of funds by a dishonest employee. It can also be the result ...

This 5 page paper considers the changing fortunes of this high street store. The writer argues that the company did not change when the competitive environment changed and that the lack of marketing emphasised the downturn in revenue. Also included is the fact that the company attempted to move away from it core competencies. The ...

This 7 page paper consider the history, strategy and financial performance of this well known mobile phone manufacturer. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 10 page report discusses how organizations empower their people and the ways in which a worker feels empowered in an organizational context. It is also important to understand that the process of empowerment is successful because of the leadership skills of the person doing the empowering Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 6 page paper considers this acquisition by considering the motives and hopes for the mergers and comparing them with the reality. The results of the merger are considered and the failure of the desired economies of scope and scale are discussed with the potential reasons for the current failure. The bibliography cites 8 sources. ...

A 7 page paper discussing the relevance of strategy. Every organization can benefit through assessing these five factors affecting its ability to compete in its market. If individuals within the organization have difficulty with the phrase "strategic management," then they can coin another name for the activities involved in it. Sam Walton ...

A 12 page paper discussing Ford's current standing as a multinational enterprise. The paper discusses the innovation in which Ford was born; its growth through the years; its 1980s commitment to quality; current environmental issues; and the departure of Jacque Nasser. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the Major League Baseball strike of 1994 in the context of labor and management negotiations and the advice offered in the 1981 book “Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving in” by Roger Fisher and William Ury. Had the players’ association and the owners been willing to seriously consider and apply the principles presented ...

A 5 page paper discussing Campbell's 1988 project management and product development dilemmas as discussed in Harvard Business School Case 9-690-051. Engineering, rather than marketing, managed product development, and apparently no particular group managed projects. By 1988, the vice president of engineering had come to understand that Campbell's current structure was not sufficient ...

This 8 page paper considers how privatisation may effect a company. The example of the UK Post Office is used with consideration to the way the company may change after privatisation. The writer looks at the issue from a stakeholder perspective, examining the impact of competitive forces on a public sector service. The bibliography cites ...

This 5 page paper examines some alternative decisions that need to be made by Nike. The writer considers the potential need to move production, the opportunities and threats that may be present if the company undertook to provide own brand footwear to other stores as well as the potential to continue with the current strategy ...

A 5 page paper discussing points raised in Kast and Rosenzweig's (1992) "System concepts: pervasiveness and potential," whether they have been useful over the years and whether they will continue to be. The answer to both questions is yes, particularly as the competitive environment of business continues to intensify. The organization operating as ...

An 11 page paper discussing internal and external factors affecting change at Disney after merging with ABC. Disney grew tenfold in ten years under the leadership of Michael Eisner and his total command style of management. The merger with ABC created an entertainment behemoth facing several choices of which direction to travel. ...

A 5 page paper discussing some of the techniques that this Baldrige award winner uses to ensure relevant and ongoing superlative customer service. The key is that management remains dedicated to the TQM principle of continuous improvement, refusing to become complacent with the improvements already made. It uses customer requests to make meaningful ...

A 6 page paper discussing what market orientation is and why organizations strive to attain it. Of all the cultural barriers that can exist in a specific organization that can prevent it from establishing and then maintaining a market orientation, those stifling internal communication can be the most negative. The organization that would ...

A 24 page paper. Mergers and acquisitions have reached unprecedented numbers. For instance, in 1998 there were 23,000 mergers worldwide. Experts consistently assert that mergers are the most stressful events that can happen to a company. Employees begin worrying about their jobs. This paper explores how employees are affected and what management can do to ...

A 10 page paper discussing conditions underlying Chiquita Brands’ pursuit of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, for which it blames trade restrictions in Europe. Chiquita’s argument that EU protectionism has been the author of all its difficulties simply will not hold water. Rather, the problems at Chiquita stem more from failure to successfully and ...

An 8 page paper discussing some of the ways in which the Enron case is providing evidence for the need for greater auditor independence and corporate governance. Those encouraging internationalization of US accounting convention have suffered setbacks while those opposed to such a move are beginning to cite the case of Enron as evidence ...

This 5 page report discusses sales from the perspective of a salesman. Mike Justice has been one of the most dreaded of all types of salesmen -- an insurance salesman -- for nearly 12 years. He says he is not so much in the profession of selling as he is the profession of problem-solving. This ...