Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

This 5 page paper discusses some of the human resource management practices at Starbucks. Turnover and job satisfaction data are included. Guiding principles and management principles are outlined. Benefits and other incentives provided even the part-time employee are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 8-page paper focuses on the importance of managing and sustaining change, after it's been implemented. The paper discusses why many change initiatives fail, and how to manage such initiatives so they don't fail. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8-page paper discusses the importance of redesigning and rethinking as it pertains to change management. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper comparing the state of business at these two companies in late 2004, for the purpose of determining whether the companies’ management teams are enhancing shareholder value. Outback continues its steady growth and healthy increases attributable to pioneering takeout service in its segment of the restaurant industry. In contrast, GM ...

A 3 page paper discussing Wal-Mart’s approaches to innovation and diversity over the years, and the implications for the company’s mastery of the four functions of management. In terms of innovation, the company has demonstrated it is quite capable of mastery of all four functions. It appears to have been rather one-dimensional in ...

A 6 page paper presenting and discussing the results of a survey of hospital employee patrons to the hospital’s cafeteria. Survey results are divided into weekday and weekend workers, but there is little difference between the two groups’ assessment of the cafeteria’s performance. The paper concludes that the cafeteria’s food may be fine ...

A 4 page paper discussing “neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness” (Judge, Thoresen and Barrick, 1999; p. 621) as the collective origin of intrinsic motivation, and how an individual can set about enhancing that which s/he already has. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

The right compensation benefits package can be the difference between success and failure in a company, especially one that deals in customer service. If the right people are not drawn to a company, it can falter and quickly fail. In fact, one of the most successful companies in the world was doing just that in ...

This 3 page paper looks at the differentiation between competitiveness and competition explaining what each term means in a business setting and how they can be viewed. The paper then examines how they linked. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 7 page paper statistically assessing a space use problem at a funeral home. Stevens Mortuary was founded during the Depression in a wonderful old Victorian house near the center of town. The house itself was old at the time, and it has been in continuous service for the entire time that the ...

A 9 page paper evaluating IBM, Microsoft and Dell as potential technology sector investments for an institutional investor. The investor will place funds with only one; the paper recommends Dell. Each of these companies is performing well and can be expected to continue to do so. Each is well managed, but Dell ...

This 10 page paper identifies two cases of change in an organization and then considers how useful environmental scanning tools such as a PEST is in identifying the key drivers for change that have affected the organisations. The then paper considers what type of change is occurring; smooth incremental, bumpy incremental and discontinuous. The ...

This 3 page paper begins by extracting the goals of this company from its Credo. The writer comments on the challenges companies face when trying to meet or implement their goals in the reality of the world. Two examples are used, one illustrating how inconsistencies can often be seen in companies that say they are ...

This 10 page paper considers the value of participative decision-making processes and if they can add value. This is assess by looking at four different examples of the practice within the UK. Included are the examples of Nissan, BMW Rover, Philips and the Liverpool Chinatown Business Association. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing the planning process that Smyth Printing should undertake in preparation for designing and implementing an e-commerce addition to the business. The paper discusses system (whether manual or automated) analysis; identifying all that the company would want from an e-commerce application; and the most cost effective way of going about ...

This 10 page paper researches the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo and their global and environmental claims and record. The paper critically evaluates the company's policies in relation to environmental air pollution particularly in relation to the European Union's intention to commence the reduction of CO2 emissions. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 13 page paper discusses the following quote " In 40 years, electronic retailing will eliminate the need for physical stores". Te paper looks at the trends towards e-commerce and the reason why this may or may not occur and consider who the marketing will need to change and adapt to meet the need ...

A 5 page paper providing an equation for calculating Coke’s WACC, including discussion of the factors used for determining WACC. The paper also provides three methods of determining a central feature of the WACC equation, one calculated either through CAPM, DCF or bond-yield-plus-premium approaches. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 14 page paper presents an overview of leadership beginning with the definition. The author then outlines the characteristics of effective leaders, several leadership styles are described and discussed. The need for knowledge leadership in today's companies is discussed in terms of transactional and transformational leadership styles. Ideas for developing leadership in today's students are ...

This 18 page paper considers the position of Wal-Mart and their e-commerce operations. The internet sales have not matched the same success as the bricks and mortar operations. This paper looks at the strategic objective of the company the way that e-commerce can fit in with this, the strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats faced by ...

A 3 page paper assessing the external environment in which this franchise operation operates. Recently featured on the Food Network, it is quality and luxury – undergirded by people’s love of chocolate – that drive the company’s success in any local market. Mass-produced boxed chocolates are available everywhere, but freshly-made chocolate products are ...

This 4-page paper discusses certain product and management strategies as introduced by the Gerber Products Company, the people who produce the baby food. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper considering this question: “Are testing and quality assurance the cause of productivity impacts, or are they the effect?” Whether good or bad, positive or negative, there are instances when the answer to this question can be “Both.” Greater productivity attributable to higher quality certainly causes positive productivity effects. ...

This 5-page paper discusses the role of Toyota and its stakeholders. The paper discusses the definition of stakeholders and their relationships to one another. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 9 page paper on one aspect of project management. What happens to all the knowledge gained from experiences project team members have during the project process? Companies need to have a procedure to allow knowledge to be communicated company-wide. Companies have vast amounts of underutilized knowledge and information because there is no sharing process ...