Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 5 page paper. Change occurs in organizations at increasing speed. Change is essential for any company to maintain a competitive advantage. This paper identifies and discusses why people resist change in organizations. The writer then provides different approaches to overcoming resistance and when to use these approaches. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Companies have been creating and maintaining global supply chains for some time. This 9 page paper examines how global value chains are being created and considers the advantages and disadvantages of this practice as well as examining the way it operates. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

An 8 page paper that begins by pointing out some of the differences between TQM (Total Quality Management) and Six Sigma. The paper includes how and where Six Sigma began, what the term 'sigma' means, and what Six Sigma means in terms of defects per million. The writer explains and discusses the Six Sigma ...

This 3 page paper looks at why missions statements may be used, how they can be used, what they should contain and the way they may be interpreted as well as considering whether or not they are necessary. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

An 11 page paper discussing establishing and evaluating strategy at Starbucks. Starbucks' long term objective is to become the global leader in its industry. Three choices available to it that can help the company reach and maintain its primary objective is to address the issue at the firm and business levels, and to ...

This 6 page paper discusses the aerospace industry, in general, and The Boeing Company, in particular. Factors in the external environment that are addressed include adjacent industries, technology factors, the competition in the industry, suppliers, and labor at Boeing. The writer includes comments on the intense rivalry between Boeing and Airbus. Bibliography lists 12 ...

This 18 page paper is a comprehensive marketing pan to sell an new type of ice cream maker. The paper examines the potential market, the competition and presents the unique selling point. The paper identifies the target market, proposes a way of selling the product using the 7 P’s model and presents a budget and ...

This 5 page paper examines the online gambling and casino company 888.com and considers the strategy of the company using Porters Five Forces model, which looks at existing competition, new entrants, customers and suppliers and substitutes. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 18 page paper examines the position of Boeing, an aerospace company operating in an oligopoly. The paper considers the current position of Boeing and the way it competes with Airbus, looks at the theory concerning competitive strategies and determines a future strategy for Boeing to regain market share an align itself with the global ...

This 5 page paper discusses the following quote “Many consultants claim that diagnosis begins from the first moment the consultant is in touch with a client and, in fact, that the notion of diagnosis cannot be separated from the notion of intervention”. The statement is discussed and both sides of the argument are considered before ...

A 6 page paper answering 4 discussion questions, 2 in marketing and 2 in strategy, each at the Master's level. The questions address mass marketing, individual purchase decisions and environmental effects on long-range planning in home health care. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing conditions in the wholesale life insurance (annuity) industry. Brokers and advisors licensed to sell insurance products are required to accumulate a prescribed number of continuing education (CE) credits each year, and many wholesalers provide CE courses that can satisfy those requirements. It appears that wholesalers offering this service ...

A 19 page paper discussing small- and medium-sized enterprises' ability to realize the benefits of supply chain management in the electronic environment. Intuitively, it appears that SMEs likely have greater difficulty in moving to the e-business supply chain model than do their larger counterparts. The purpose here is to assess the statement, "full ...

A 3 page paper discussing means of measuring for quality. Measurement can be oriented toward function or financial results. In terms of function, the organization can assess product quality and reliability; it can assess the level of waste it generates in the production process; it can ask customers. The paper discusses benchmarking, ...

This 8 page paper considers why and how innovation will not automatically lead to commercial success. The paper looks at the different potential areas of failure at the development stages before and after the product gets to market. The different types of failure are examined and many real life examples are given to illustrate the ...

A 13 page paper answering two discussion questions addressing the marketing mix in three pages and reviewing eight marketing articles in the other 10 pages. One article is from 1998; the remaining articles are from 2001-2003. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at intrinsic value of the management and employees within a company and how to judge their value of people in the workplace. The paper examines the reasons why this may be important, how traditional accounting fails to account for this value and considers some of the approaches that have been ...

A 3 page paper based on Harvard case study 9-681-095, establishing the company's production needs over five years and assessing two alternatives' ability to meet those requirements. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper discussing examples of Chapter 11, hostile takeovers, mergers and sales of businesses. Bibliography lists 4 sources. KSmgmtMrgXfer.rtf

A 6 page paper discussing the points made by author William Ouchi in this article published in 1980. The paper defines and discusses markets, bureaucracies and clans as Ouchi uses the terms. The author holds that the organization itself does not need to move between these forms, but that managers can enhance effective ...

An 8 page paper discussing the local area of Winnipeg, Manitoba in terms of business, industry and demographic changes as they could affect the telecommunications industry there. Two other companies currently offer telephone and related communications services, but there appears to be room for at least one more. Competition is not the evil ...

A 5 page paper assessing Boeing's mission, vision and value statements for their worth in reflecting company strategy. Each of the items that Boeing lists with its values includes a full definition. The company leaves nothing to assumption for those who want to pursue full meaning, and the definitions Boeing offers directly speak ...

A 3 page paper answering two questions and using only a single article appearing in a 2003 issue of CIO. One question is, "How can being resourceful in the use of Information Technology help other companies gain a competitive advantage?" the other is "Under which circumstances can resourceful use of Information Technology hinder progress ...

A 3 page paper discussing the "place" component of Southwest's marketing mix. Currently, Southwest retains its competitive advantage in "place," but it is experiencing increasing difficulty as it competes against the legacy carriers that with bankruptcy protection have made deep cost cuts and have secured impressive concessions from labor unions. The result for ...

A 4 page paper examining the pricing problems at Pecos Printers, where the owner has determined a minimum price based on all costs. The owner refuses to accept any price below $300, which is valid until fixed costs are met. After that, the true costs of production are only the variable costs paid ...