Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

An 18 page paper examining the HP history and culture for the purpose of discovering ways to help the company build teams. HP’s acquisition of Compaq has not yet brought the great success promised, and executives are leaving in droves. Senior management appears to have good intentions but lack direction. An example ...

This 4 page paper answers four questions asked b the student. The first questions considers how a manager will deal with a situation of conflicting information, with management reports indicating a project is on schedule and going well, and an encounter with employees indicating it is a joke. The second question examines a scenario where ...

The success of any company is dependant on the way they plan and develop strategy., This 8 page paper considers the process of strategy development and the stages that need to be undertaken. The paper considers this in relation to an example company; Airfoil Technologies International, and the stages they will need to complete to ...

A 6 page paper discussing the efforts of Farber Corp. to sue CC INC. and M. Partridge for violation of the Illinois Trade Secret Act and for violation of the non-compete clause of the employment agreement that M. Partridge signed before beginning work with Farber Corp. The paper lists the primary determining factors of ...

A 3 page paper discussing process and quality improvement among T.A. Stearns’ offsite programmers and what the company should do about it. The group of four programmers involved appears not to trust the company to retain all of them if its senior management learns of the time savings involved. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...

This 3 page paper defines lean and flexible firms, outlines the advantages and disadvantages before determining which model may be the best for the current competitive environment. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing process and quality improvement among T.A. Stearns’ offsite programmers and what the company should do about it. A member of a group of four programmers has developed a technique that increased the group’s efficiency to the point of needing only three programmers, rather than four. The paper recommends ...

This 10 page paper discusses the role that culture plays in the effectiveness of a leader. Examples given from real life corporations. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses the advantage to Boise of this company's recent acquisition of Office Max. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page paper presenting a proposed costing system for a fast food restaurant. The paper is a management accounting exercise determining the profitability of a single menu choice. Includes 7 tables. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper looks at the level of mergers which are taking place and the reasons that mergers are so popular. The paper then considers how and why mergers fail to realise the potential benefits and the difficulties faced in trying to achieve those targets. The paper cites real examples and argues that the ...

An 8 page paper based on Harvard Case 9-491-082, Appex Corporation. The company has been acquired by EDS, and the CEO needs to design an effective organizational structure that is more fitting for Appex as a division of EDS. CEO Ghosh has imposed a number of different organizational structure types on the company ...

A 5 page paper discussing the growth of private jet ownership on a timeshare basis and marketing considerations based on the 4 Ps of marketing. The paper concludes that fractional ownership may never be a huge industry, but it can be a profitable one for those already competing within it. At minimum, it ...

A 3 page paper summarizing a 1992 article, “Rewarding failure and effort,” an article exhorting management accounting instructors not to discourage students who make real effort yet fail to arrive at prescribed conclusions. The paper discusses the article in terms of a management text, as well as examples from Mary Kay Ash, who the ...

A 3 page paper assessing which school of management – Classical or Behavioral – a specific article suggests is more effective in today’s business environment. The article does more than only suggest that the Behavioral School is superior to Classical thought in today’s working environment. Those organizations actively excising Classical thought managerial behavior ...

This 7 page paper looks at the problem faced by Kodak as a result of changing technology and the increased popularity of digital cameras. The paper answers two questions; “What lies behind the market’s dismal assessment of Kodak’s near and medium term performance?” and “are Kodak shares under-priced, and thus an exceptional buy as leading ...

This 5 page paper is an analysis of what Michael E. Porter defines and describes as strategy. Porter explains that operational effectiveness is not strategy. Strategy is about choices, operational effectiveness is not. The discussion incorporates Porter's three broad generic categories that may be used to gain a competitive advantage. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page paper providing background information on South Korea and an entry strategy for the Australian developer of a hydrogen-fueled car. South Korea has a strong interest in technology, and it has an even stronger interest in its own environment. The purpose here is to develop an entry strategy by which GMH ...

A 5 page paper discussing the failed strategies of Webvan and Pandesic, two Internet companies that no longer exist. “Say what you mean and mean what you say” applies at the organizational level as well as the personal one, as these two companies learned as their organizations crumbled in environments that should have been ...

A 15 page paper that discusses the relationship between organizational culture and ethics. The functions of organizational culture are identified and different types of culture are reported, such as Handy and Harrison's model. The proposition that ethical standards are the core of a corporate culture with everything else built around them is made and explained. ...

A 6 page paper discussing Ivey Case 98M006, Starbucks. McDonald’s has made another attempt to persuade Starbucks to allow it to carry Starbucks’ coffee in its restaurants, at a time when Starbucks’ senior management is examining the company’s prospects for growth in the future. Doing business with McDonald’s certainly would increase Starbucks’ short-term ...

A 3 page paper discussing Penske’s use of Microsoft Access with customer relationship management (CRM) applications, specifically as it applies to the sales management function. At present, Penske makes only minimal use of the CRM application, and greater, more efficient use of that function can benefit both Penske and its customers. Penske has ...

A 5 page paper discussing T-Mobile International’s industry and its place in it. The paper includes an External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix in which opportunities and threats are identified and given weighted scores. T-Mobile’s total weighted score is 2.15, indicating that it is slightly below average in its response to external pressures and ...

This 7 page paper looks at the way in which the transformation processes in the confectionary company Cadbury and ACAS; the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. The paper outlines the way transformation process takes place in each of these organisations and then analyses them, looking at the similarities and differenced where one main output ...

This 8 page paper reviews the entitle essay by Michael Porter, published in 1987. The greater portion of the paper provides a synopsis of the highlights of Porter's ideas. Porter's essay focuses on corporate strategy for diversified companies and includes the three essential tests executives need to consider before deciding to acquire a company or ...