Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 4 page paper discussing allocation of general costs and how what is intended to be a reward can instead become a penalty. Creative Consumer Consultants (CCC) is a corporate consulting firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Paris and Little Rock that currently assigns general costs to each office in a degree dependent ...

This is a 6 page paper that begins by defining and explaining the five components in the promotion mix: adverting, personal selling, public relations, sales promotions and direct marketing. A chart is presented that rates each of the five components in terms of their potential to achieve certain goals. The writer then selects which promotion ...

This 10 page paper is written in two parts. The first 7 pages consider the way that strategic supply chain management may help pharmaceutical companies manage their business and add value. The paper considers the upstream and downstream firms looking at strategies such as creating long term relationships, the value chain and virtual value chain ...

A 6 page paper discussing three strategy simulations, each of which carries a different lesson. Topics addressed include matched pair analysis, the grand strategy matrix and creating a strategic roadmap. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the company's strategy, business model, leadership and what innovations improve their competitive advantage. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper considers what strategies Google should pursues in the future The paper looks at the existing competences and operations, the management of the company and the market in which it is to develop before predicting a strategy that will result in head to head competition with Microsoft.

The way that value is measured in firms usually focuses on financial or economic measures. This 8 page paper considers the measurement of value in publicity owned organizations and whether traditional measures such as profit levels or market value added, or if benefits and costs can be measured in a more holistic manner. The paper ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the role of mid-level managers in the success of corporate entrepreneurship. The essay begins with a definition of corporate entrepreneurship and then discusses the pivotal role of middle management. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing an Intel Corporation case in two pages, a review of technology's "fault line" on the product life cycle in the third. Two PowerPoint® presentations are available. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 2 page summary of a 12-slide PowerPoint® presentation addressing the role of organizational culture in merger situations. The paper and presentation address Daimler-Chrysler and IBM-Lenovo. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper providing short reviews of five articles discussing various aspects of strategy formulation, implementation and assessment. A common thread throughout all of the articles is that of correctly assessing what is and what can be, and then systematically pursuing an advantageous future. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper answering 5 questions about likely changes in business in the future and how leaders will need to respond to those changes. Other questions focus on diversity and ethics in the change process. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper examines leadership and change. How leaders should steer organizations through ups and downs is at the crux of this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Dell Inc. is a successful company but it has faced many challenges. This 12 page paper considers a challenge or problem faced by the company in the period of 1998/9, their failure to gain the number one global position in the industry. The paper looks at the different strategies the company could use in ...

This 5 page paper examines unions and answers several questions submitted by a student. The paper is subdivided by sections. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at how and why sponsorship is used and considers whether or not sponsor is a successful strategy and how that success or failure can be measured. Examples to illustrate points raised. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 9 page paper examines the benefits and potential disadvantages of strategic alliances and uses the White Sands joint venture, which is formed as the result of an alliance between Kuwait Petroleum Corp’s Petrochemical Industries Company and Dow Chemicals of the US. The paper looks at how the joint venture may help both companies and ...

This 10 page paper contends that FEMA is one agency where TQM would absolutely not work. Details are provided on FEMA and how it operates. TQM is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing changes in Four Seasons' structure and ownership in 2007. The formerly-public company now is jointly owned by a Saudi prince and Bill Gates, with the founder retaining a 5% stake. The paper discusses competitive advantage, environmental conditions and strategy for the future. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

Sustainable development is a relatively new concept for many business organisations which have previously focussed on maximising profitability or effectiveness, often with a short term perspective. This 4 page paper explains and illustrates how concepts of sustainable development can enhance an organisation's strategy and effectiveness in broadly satisfying stakeholders. The bibliography cites 4 sources. ...

A 4 page paper that discusses several tools/resources a project consultant could use: the concept of a Partnership Constitution; a customer relationship management application; pre-planning and problem identification; involving the consultee in all steps of the process; and the consultant's own authenticity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper that begins with an explanation of the five major leadership characteristics of leadership as identified by Kouzes and Posner in The Leadership Challenge. The writer comments on similarities of characteristics with transformational leadership. The writer then provides three examples of how these characteristics might be demonstrated in a school. Bibliography lists ...

A 13 page paper providing the final project report of realignment and rearrangement of a single department in the production facility. Video monitoring; employee surveys; and old-fashioned time and motion studies provided the basis for alterations for greater worker convenience and increased productivity. Results of the single-area trial are that workers' productivity has ...

This 5 page paper discusses four issues related to personnel: selection, training, appraisal and incentive rewards. Reports include the use of assessments and technology for selection, the balanced scorecard, the reasons training fails, and performance-based rewards. The last page is an outline of a management seminar based on the research reported. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

An 8 page paper supporting a lawn care business' request to a local bank for a $50,000 line of credit. The funds will be used to enable the two-person business to hire additional labor, acquire additional equipment and expand the business beyond the current capacity at which it operates. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...