Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 4 page paper discussing this public company’s approach to managing long-term debt: avoid it completely. Walgreen’s is more than 100 years old and currently is a $34 billion company opening an average of a store a day with plans to have 7,000 stores in operation by 2010. It leads its industry ...

A 3 page paper discussing the business of Hire.com and the manner in which it assists organizations with their HR functions. Association with Hire.com enabled Roche Diagnostics, among others, to reduce costs while improving productivity, a goal of virtually every highly aware HR organization operating today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper reviewing several empirical studies of customer satisfaction. There appears to be relatively few published empirical studies that specifically address the issue of customer satisfaction. Even fewer use the information gained to suggest changes in organizational behavior, at least at systemic levels where those changes can have the greatest effect. ...

A 3 page paper analyzing the means by which employees reach decisions to leave their employers voluntarily. Lee and Mitchell (1994) appear to have provided a means by which to categorize employee departures. This should result in the development of information that organizations can use to minimize the effects of voluntary employee turnover. ...

A 3 page review of a 1981 article addressing the issue of employee turnover. Rather than inform any specific aspect of employee turnover in the time current to publication, Steers and Mowday (1981) conduct their exercise as a prelude to several suggestions for future research. Most of these suggestions relate to points raised ...

This 7 page paper looks at how a company can enhance its operations by considering what customers value and using this data to maximise resources. The paper considers aspects such as competitive advantage and how it may be obtained, the use of market data and positioning of products or services and measuring customer satisfaction. The ...

A 10 page paper begins with a description of empowerment and reports some of the vast literature on the topic of employee empowerment. One point made is that employees may not have the confidence or esteem to become more autonomous and managers may have to build their self-esteem first. Examples of how some companies have ...

A 9 page paper. The question is the impact of the Internet on consumer electronics stores. To discuss the topic, the essay discusses what was happening in 1994 and 1995 in this retail sector, the challenges, the substitutes and the threats to small electronics stores. The essay then discusses the most recent holiday data regarding ...

A 3 page paper. A strategic audit is a comprehensive analysis. This essay presents three components in that analysis: core competencies, performance and value chain. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper that begins with a definition of corporate social responsibility/corporate citizenship. The essay then presents arguments for and against the practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the need for cultural change at Dell. The paper reviews Deming’s position that more democratic management is more productive than harsh, autocratic approaches. Dell has been seeking to change its organizational culture, and that effort has been effective in most of the company. There are pockets that ...

A 4 page paper. In March 2004, Coca-Cola's Dasani bottled water came under attack twice in the United Kingdom. This essay explains the charges that brought Coke to recall 500,00 bottles of water and to delay the launch of this water in two other European countries. The essay reports the response from Coca-Cola. The writer ...

This 8 page paper considers how a merger can create value, and the difficulties that it may face, Using the example of the merger/acquisition of Chrysler by Daimler Benz and the problems that were encountered as well as the potential for value to be added. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

A 5 page paper providing internal and external factor analyses for Vermont Teddy Bear. The company appears to have some factors it needs to address soon. Though it is not on the brink of disaster as a result of past missteps, neither does it have opportunity for more. A new CEO should ...

An 8 page paper discussing the IT pyramid and its various levels, then identifying the place that two companies, USAA and Ford Motor Company, occupy in the pyramid. Includes 2 figures. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper providing an account of the process of team building that an actual team provides as a result of a one-week team project in a virtual, academic setting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing forecasts for these companies 2004-2006 in terms of macroeconomic factors. Of course the macroeconomic environment plays a huge role in retailers’ success, but then so do those who establish and then implement policy and goals. Sears and Target are not entirely equal with Wal-Mart in terms of buying ...

This 6-page paper examines the Boeing Co., its problems of the past several years and how organizational change models might work for this company. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

What it takes to be a database administrator is in this paper, which explores both the generalist and the expert categories of being a DBA. Bibliography lists 4 sources. jvDBAdm.rtf

This 16 page paper is an in-depth examination of the supermarket industry in the UK. The paper starts by examining the market as a whole, the value and growth prospects and then looks at the market share of major players such as Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda and other. Influences that impact on the market are also ...

This 14 page paper considers the statement " Strategic innovation is constrained by the rigorous application of organizational structures and procedures" The paper considers how innovation is attained and the structures that have supported innovation practical applications. The theoretical basis of the examples given is examined with reference to the creation of a team culture ...

If Olympic sponsorship was done in the same spirit as it used to be, corporations would advertise their charitable work as well as their companies for the advantages of marketing exposure for both. This paper proposes just such a possibility using Campbell's Soup/ NFL and their hunger drive, Corixa Corp. as a fight diabetes sponsor, ...

A 3 page paper discussing the Internet experience of Toys R Us, which illustrates the crucial need for accurate information, available in real time. The apparent difficulties it has had in the past with internal communication and the availability of sound information have been detrimental, and it is to the company’s credit that it ...

This 13 page paper examines the issue of terrorism from an organizational perspective and addresses the steps managers can take to minimize risk. Furthermore, this paper seeks to determine the extent to which risk can in fact be managed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 6 page paper examines this book and provides a critque of the material. More specifically, this paper responds to the model that March and Simon present in regards to employee turnover. Bibliography lists 1 source.