Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 6 page paper that begins with a description of the new 787 Dreamliner airplane Boeing will build. The major milestones of the program are identified. Five risks of the project are identified and ranked. Risk analysis and management are discussed. The process used by Boeing to manage risk is discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources. ...

A 3 page paper discussing a Cisco Systems case in two pages, a review of learning organizations in the third. Two PowerPoint® presentations are available. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 20 page paper compares the roles of leader, manager and facilitator as they might be envisioned by Niccolo Machiavelli and Richard Weinholdt; Weinholdt is a management consultant. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page paper in memo format discussing the strategy of the still-profitable Southwest Airlines. Southwest still has not had a losing quarter or year as of the end of FY2005, but maintaining that distinction becomes increasingly difficult as most of its legacy carrier competition operates from the protection of Chapter 11. From ...

A 5 page paper answering two discussion questions about strategy and three about marketing. Questions address organizational characteristics; what constitutes the "best" alternative; the implications of over- or underestimating demand for a new product; and which among marketing, sales, production, procurement, R&D and finance is most important during new product development. Bibliography lists ...

A 7 page paper discussing a hospital project plan forecast. Acme Hospital is continuing with development of its prescription drug program project. The program will allow the hospital to charge reduced prescription prices to some patients in keeping with the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The paper addresses ...

A 3 page paper discussing the choices before Intel in 1990. It will serve Intel well to make itself indispensable to its customers, if only in customers' perceptions of Intel's importance to their businesses. Memory has been a limiting factor in the past, but prices are dropping and supplies – and competitors – ...

This is a 3 page paper. The writer explains their understanding of systems thinking based on two articles read. Included is an outline of the steps for systems thinking analysis provided by one of the authors. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper answering strategic management and marketing discussion questions. Strategy questions address the influence of corporate culture on strategy implementation and qualitative success indicators. Marketing questions focus on sales – personal as well as good and bad experiences with salespeople. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper explains the differences between a general partnership agreement and a limited partnership agreement. The essay also comments on articles of agreement, offering a sample of some provisions that might be included in the agreement. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 9 page paper companies to well known global companies looking at their ownership, performance, background, operations, marketing, the way they treat their employees and their ethics. The bibliography cites 13 sources.

This 16 page paper examines Exxon Mobile looking at the approach to general corporate risk management, the company’s financial structure, the market risk and the way the company deal with market risk. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 5 page paper. When companies move towards flatter organizational structures, there is a dramatic change in the corporate culture. This essay discusses how employees can be empowered to participate in decision making and the importance of training for employees and managers. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page paper begins with comments about the importance of training managers and employees for successful team development. The writer reports Maccoby's six rules for improving teamwork and also provides other tips to help teams become more effective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing Google's use of the Dutch auction IPO rather than the more traditional approach, for the purpose of determining whether more companies should consider using it. Google's immense success with its IPO likely rests more with the company and investors' leaves of senses in their willingness to pay for a ...

A 5 page paper answering specific questions about a price war among grocery chains in Quebec in 1983. The price war came about as a result of a marketing research effort, and taught as many lessons about the usefulness of marketing theory in real-world application as it did Steinberg’s ability to affect the local ...

This 12 page paper examines Morgan Stanley looking at issues of corporate governance and the way this has impacted on actions and reporting with specific attention to accounting and reporting. The remuneration for the CEO examined and compared with the CEO’s of Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs and areas of general corporate governance improvement are ...

A 5 page paper answering 4 questions addressing environmental factors affecting strategic decision making at large and small multinational organizations; corporate social responsibility (CSR); change initiatives at e-businesses and whether a multinational should establish a code of conduct. The answer is yes, of course; the answer also discusses the kinds of items it should ...

A 3 page paper in two parts. The first considers the present value of a gold mine expected to be exhausted in two years' time; the second addresses the issue of whether the bonds of GM or Cisco Systems are the more attractive. It appears that GM is doggedly clinging to being what ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the vitamin market in Belgium. The writer comments on the attractiveness of the Belgian market, provides demographic data and comments on the reluctance of Belgians to self-medicate. A specific product, VitaPlen is discussed in terms of the appropriate target market. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper answering 4 information management questions. Two address the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC); two discuss the implications of hardware cost reductions over the years and the value of organizational evaluation and selection criteria for hardware acquisition. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper reviewing the requirements of a veterinary clinic seeking to design and implement a web page for the clinic. As a medical practice, it is necessary for pet owners to bring their pets to the office for direct care, but there are many services and points of information that the clinic ...

An 8 page paper. The scenario is that a plant is going to close, employees may transfer to another state or lose their jobs. The company will not pay relocation expenses. The essay begins by explaining developmental, transitional and transformational change and identifying the type of change this event represents. The writer then provides ...

A 9 page paper discussing four areas that have the potential of affecting or being affected by managed care organizations generally referred to as health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Health prevention and cost containment strategies directly relate to managed care; quality improvement has less direct effect. Population health focus affects managed care only when ...

This 4 page paper examined Snapple and its products in the year 1992/3 immediately before the company was bought by Quaker looking at the structure of the product base according to the Boston Consulting Group matrix and then by the GE Matrix. The bibliography cites 6 sources.