Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 6 page outline that examines aspects of employee performance evaluations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how poor leadership can be cyclic leading to more poor management due to the way it will impact on the situation. The paper considers how this occurs and how transformational management may be out into place in these circumstances. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the effects of the reorganization of the AOL Time Warner merge. The structural changes which occurred during the merge of AOL and Time Warner in 2000 forever changed the prospects, profits and organization of each company. Since the merge, the newly formed AOL Time Warner has lost the ...

This 5 page paper considers Delta airline and the way in which they have developed their value net and positioned themselves for future growth. The paper considers changes in the value chain, how strategic alliances are being used and the relationship with passengers and travel agents. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at Tesco’s supermarkets and their position in the UK supermarket retail sector. The paper first explains what is meant by a PESTEL analysis, outlines Porters Five Forces tool, and then uses them to examine the position of Tesco and identify the most important current factors influence the operation and strategy ...

This 5 page paper considers how Amazon has become one of the largest retailers on the internet. Seen as a pioneer of e-commerce the company owes its’ progress and bright future to the long term stratagem adopted by Jeff Bezos from the very beginning. This paper considers the long term strategy and how this is ...

This 7-page paper bases an export analysis of U.S.-based Esperanto, Inc. and its goal to export unusual gifts for sale in Canada. Issues touched on in this report include export policies and goals, long-term objectives, external conditions, timelines and a risk analysis for the venture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper takes a look at just what professionalism is and how to project a professional image. Several key elements are highlighted in various industries. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page examines different styles of leadership. Looking at the autocratic style, also known as directive, and the democratic style the traits of each style along with the advantages and disadvantages are discussed. These styles are then applied to the leadership and the targeted changes within the Western Australian Police Service. The bibliography cites ...

A 5 page paper discussing where Quaker failed in its management of its acquisition of Snapple® in 1995. Quaker paid $1.7 billion for the company in 1995; it sold it in 1997 for $300 million. Cadbury Schweppes bought the acquiring company in 2000 to become the 3rd largest producer in the industry. ...

14 pages in length. Jumping on the Internet bandwagon, the new/used automotive parts industry has begun to experience what most every other major dot.com presence has encountered: an increase in sales, a decrease in production/overhead costs and a clientele of people they would otherwise never be able to reach through conventional, brick-and-mortar methods. ...

This 3 page paper discusses some of the strategic errors Enron made. Here was a company named as the most innovative corporation by Fortune Magazine for six years prior to its total collapse. The writer discusses errors made in diversification and in human resource practices within the company. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 21 page paper considers e-commerce and the consumers. Undertaken as a comprehensive literature review. The paper includes an examination of the current status of e-commerce, including statistics and figures in the use of the internet, the growth of e-commerce and the users of the internet. Other issues discussed include the marketing mix, the ...

An 8 page memo written to Karl Gerlinger, president of BMW North America, dated December 31, 1992 (before BMW established manufacturing operations in the US). The memo is based on Harvard case #9-593-082, set at the end of 1992 when BMW’s management was seeking a method of achieving its goal of selling 100,000 BMWs ...

This 5-page paper concerns two practices within the real estate industry that are characterized as planning and control related. In examining the commercial real estate industry, we've described quality managemente and forecasting. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how managerial and organizational performance assessment and evaluation is carried out in today’s competitive environment, looking at both financial and non financial measures. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 9 page evaluation of the markets that Oticon, a Danish hearing aid manufacturer, should pursue in its attempts to increase its share of the global market for hearing aids. Oticon is a name recognized by customers and hearing professionals in several areas of the world. Already possessing a global presence in several ...

A 5 page paper defining and discussing this aspect of business management. Strategic planning is the pre-implementation component of the process of strategic management that is so necessary to today’s organizations. Competition in business has never been more intense, and the level of intensity only increases. Time has shortened as the world ...

An 8 page paper based on Harvard Case 9-298-006: The Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corporation (A). The paper discusses the differences in the two companies in terms of financial results; the influence of the merger on Eastern railroads; and the benefits that the new entity can expect after merging. The paper concludes with ...

A 4 page paper analyzing a case in which the featured manufacturer has been using one manager as a scapegoat for all of its organizational problems. Company vice presidents are suffering from corporate myopia, believing that intrinsic organizational deficiencies can be attributed to the personality of a single man. They further believe that ...

This 3 page paper takes the form of a report of an interview that asks a sales director the company’s experiences, successes, and failures as related to the set-up and performance in the e-commerce environment. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 11 page paper looks at Marconi and the reasons why the company encountered such difficulties in 2001. The paper looks at the background of the company and then at how the strategy underwent dramatic change when Lord Simpson took over from Lord Weinstock. The strategy is then analysed for weakness and looked at ...

A 5 page paper critiquing the methods used in a study designed to assess the effects of R&D investment and strategic alliance activity among 50 of the top 200 US firms in the networking industry. The paper describes methods used and comments on the appropriateness of the statistical analyses used. Bibliography lists 1 ...

A 3 page paper assessing the cash position of an outsourcing firm, Perform, Inc. Perform has grown at impressive rates in the past several years, but its free-spending ways and poor debt management have reduced its profit margin from 15 to 1 percent. The paper concludes that Perform does have a cash flow ...

This 5-page paper, using Saturn, Corp. as an example, discusses how students can write papers to determine organizational problems and then discuss how these are solved. Other forces of influence on problem solving -- such as gender, culture and ethnicity -- are also discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.