Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 4 page paper discussing the merger of two Illinois hospital systems (Highland Hills and Northwestern) in 2000; eBay and PayPal in 2002; and Citigroup's acquisition of Mexico's Banamex in 2001. The hospital merger was being challenged as being anti-competitive in 2005 and could be reversed. Strategic success appears to be more likely ...

An 11 page paper discussing the focus on employees at Wegmans Food Markets and American Express. Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" is an annual list of the most employee-friendly companies in America. Wegmans Food Markets and American Express have been on the list for several years; in 2005 Wegmans gained the ...

This 3-page paper focuses on why employees are resistant to change and what can be done to help ease change along in organizations. The example used here is a cosmetics company. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper, a tutorial, presents a fictitious scenario about human resources and aviation, and how the problem could be averted the next time around. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper is an analysis of the American Medical Association, and a comparison to its affiliate, the Texas Medical Association. Goals, missions and structure of both organizations are explained. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper offers an analysis of the Krispy Kreme Doughnut business model, expanding the company from a niche-only product offering into a national, widely-available product. The paper also determines if this was the right strategy for the product. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses two different plants -- FMC Green River and FMC Aberdeen, examines their employee cultures and determines if the self-directed team concept at Aberdeen can be implemented into the unionized workforce at Green River. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 page paper comparing management and logistics at these two retailers. Wal-Mart and Costco seek to sell products at low prices to as many customers as they can attract but beyond that, there is little similarity between the two companies. Known for its low wages that offer no benefits, Wal-Mart finds itself ...

This 5-page paper provides an overview of how Jim Wiatt, leader at William Morris Agency, is using leadership skills to bring the company into the 21st century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12-page paper examines the literature pertaining to performance improvement through systems thinking. Questions answered include metrics used for performance analysis as well as the strengths and weaknesses of systems thinking. Annotated bibliograhpy included; bibliograpy lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper answering several questions about what a company should do to improve its bottom line. Its sales are down for the first nine months of the year and expenses and inventories have increased. The paper provides calculations for the company's ROI, capital turnover and gross margin, and discusses possible courses ...

A 3 page paper discussing this brokerage firm's willingness to accept risk. Number 59 on the 2005 Fortune 500, the company clearly has been successful in its strategy and in its assessment and management of the risks it faces in today's investment environment. Whether it can continue that success is another matter. ...

A 3 page paper discussing eBay's international acquisitions strategy and reasoning. eBay has been growing at huge rates – 70 percent in 2004 – and has begun to level off. As Wall Street is fickle and has difficulty grasping that such growth rates are not sustainable over long periods of time, eBay pursues ...

A 9 page paper presenting an interview with the CFO of a hypothetical multinational company. The interview focuses on finance, of course, and includes such topics as the rigors of financial management; leadership; optimal capital structure; core beliefs; tax planning; ratio analysis; currency hedging; and investor relations. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page book review of this business marketing text that was first published in 1990. No additional sources are used.

A 6 page paper that begins with a definition of 'supply chain.' The writer then comments on e-commerce and traditional supply chains, explaining the options for B2B e-supply chain management. The essay also discusses RFID as the new trend in supply chain management. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's PC and Laptop division. The essay begins with a very brief description of IBM and Lenovo. The advantages of the merger for both companies is discussed, including trends in the global PC market. finally, the writer comments on the risks of the acquisition, for example, will ...

8 pages in length. Diversity management is meant to foster harmony and understanding, not cultivate polarization and cultural differences. Realizing that approaching the notion of cultural diversity from the wrong perspective is capable of derailing the entire objective, companies are taking steps to make the implementation as successful segue from old, inappropriate behavior ...

A 5 page paper. The writer addresses these topics: organizational structure, leadership style, fiscal status, improvement activities, culture, diversity, and corporate social responsibility. Data include latest fiscal report and numbers of retail outlets in how many countries. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at how different models of risk assessment may be used. Using the example of a transport company carrying dangerous chemicals the models of reliability, safety and risk analysis, FAR (fatal accident rate), FAFR (fatal accident frequency rate), coarse risk analysis and a decision tree are all used. The bibliography ...

This 8-page paper focuses on the best way to build a strong consultancy-client relationship. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 2.5 page book report on the business text that was first published in 1997. No additional sources are used.

This 3-page paper compares four different organizations and analyzes the systems approach (or lack of one, in a couple of instances). The paper focuses on the benefits of systems thinking organizations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The key to a successful business operation is for everyone to adopt a team mentality while at the same time hold onto the valuable individual aspects that complement the group as a whole. When this equation becomes unbalanced through conflict, however, the situation can quickly escalate to the point ...

10 pages in length. The desire to steer clear of any and all conflict is a natural reaction for many people in the workplace; to engage in discord is both unfamiliar and uncomfortable. However, functioning in an environment totally devoid of conflict is not only unrealistic when people of so many backgrounds, experience ...