Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 3 page paper discussing the course of change from women’s perspective over the years. It appears that advances for women in general are preceded with intense social change. It was not until the 1970s that women made noticeable and lasting advances in Australia, after the “women’s movement” had been operational for some ...

An 8 page paper answering 5 essay questions regarding US interests in oil and globalization, and advances made in anti-terrorist protections since 9/11. One question deals with US oil consumption and how the US could extricate itself from participation in the Mideast oil market completely. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper describing a student’s hypothetical first day on the job after graduating from college. S/he is entering a position of assistant supply chain manager, and one of her first tasks is to produce what will become a corporate social responsibility policy document for the company’s contract manufacturers offshore. The new ...

This 10 page paper discusses those characteristics inherent in successful leaders based on the theories of Lussier and Achua. Personal account exampled utilizing Lussier Achua theories. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page letter from Wendy King, Director of the Safety Commission Office of Compliance of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, to all members of the fast food industry that distribute toys with their children’s meals. Ms. King seeks a private sector initiative to join McDonald’s and Burger King in pretesting all such toys ...

This 8 page paper examines the various ways in which information can lead to a competitive advantage. The paper includes internal and open source information, giving examples of how companies have benefited from their use and analysis of information. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing Citigroup’s IPO of 21 percent of the stock of Traveler’s Property Casualty less than a year after 9/11, followed by a secondary issue of stock in December 2003. The net cost of IPO was low and Citigroup was able to make a secondary offering after fine-tuning operations and governance ...

This 7 page paper explores why Baker Hughes is successful. The writer approaches the question by describing the company's core values, corporate culture, and focus on integrity and ethical conduct. The essay also describes the company's change to an e-supply chain system. Bibliography lists 8 sources. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 13 page paper discussing expansion of a Chinese company into Australia. Australia appears to be a good choice for Timax’s international expansion. Fully Western in its culture, Australia knows well how to deal with Western businesses, while also being attuned to the Asian culture. Australia’s economy is more robust than most ...

A 5 page paper. The writer discusses the four major functions of a manager, including the skills needed for each function and then explains why they are important. The last part of the paper discusses how the student can gain the skills identified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing how senior management should approach remaining employees after downsizing. The magazine staff in the case appears to be moving in the same direction as have so many other downsizing companies. The purpose here is to devise an approach that can minimize negative effects and motivate remaining employees to ...

A 14 page paper assessing the state of business class air travel in 2004, essentially a 4-page extension of another paper by the same name. This paper includes a discussion of price elasticity and notes that yield pricing may be approaching its demise. After dramatic decline during the early years of the new ...

This 3 page paper looks at management strategies of US Airways, particularly during their recent restructuring program. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the facilities and operation of the Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) in the United Arab Emirates. It would appear that the success of DPA is assured, not only for the present, but certainly for the future. As globalization of business continues to expand, DPA and all other world ports ...

This 3 page paper outlines the acquisition of Rover by BMW, why they made the acquisition and why it went wrong. The paper starts by considering the position of BMW within the automotive market, explains why the acquisition offered so many opportunities, why they were not realised and the strategy that BMW followed after accepting ...

A 4 page paper assessing a broad statement regarding the origin of economic growth, “research and development is the central cause of economic growth.” Adam Smith has been shown to have been correct in nearly all of his statements, and that regarding the natural growth of economies is no different. They have indeed ...

18 pages in length. The writer addresses the eight points of a productivity audit: policy, leadership, objectives, inputs, performance, technology, work procedures and staff. Bibliography lists 19 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing the shift away from a highly decentralized structure holding more than 90 independent companies to one large company with three very large divisions. The owner of many of today’s leading food brands, ConAgra itself is not particularly well known among consumers. The paper recommends that ConAgra continue its ...

A 6 page paper providing a $1 million budge for a rural library, then altering that budget to find $50,000 for the purpose of adding a bookmobile service for community use. The paper provides the budget for bookmobile startup, as well as an altered one for the main library whose budget was changed to ...

This 7 page paper considers the advantages and disadvantages of entering the e-commerce environment. This paper considers the impact of a major Canadian insurance company and looks at potential savings, fewer barriers, branding as well as problems such as lack of personal contact and set up costs. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 16 page paper discussing current trends in IT outsourcing. Outsourcing was born of situations just short of desperation, and was looked on in many ways as being less than desirable. The idea of turning over control to essential internal operations to any outside entity often was seen as being foolish. It ...

A 10 page paper that describes each company and determines which is the better company to use. Products and services each company offers are reported. The problems Reuters has had for a number of years is explained. 2003 sales revenues are reported for each company. The conclusion recommending which company to do business with is ...

This 4 page paper explored the way in which formulation and implementation of strategy has been seen by different strategy models. The paper demonstrates how the strategy process initially separated these two aspects strategy were separated and with newer models and the evolution of strategic thought, they are coming together in a merged holistic manner. ...

A 4 page paper discussing points that should be made in a contract between an agricultural producer and a retailer for produce that is not yet available. The entire process of buying commodity crops and horticultural (i.e., higher value) produce has changed dramatically over the years. The Farmer’s Market seeks to purchase specialty ...

A 5 page paper that discusses what the chief information officer can do to increase productivity. Wireless technology is discussed, including a recent survey of CIOs and other IT professionals that focused on wireless technology, what is being used and the results of using it. Another strategy that is discussed is retaining existing employees. Bibliography ...