Essays and Research Papers on Management

This 30-page-paper presents a discussion about the methods General George S. Patton used to motivate almost half a million men to fight battles on his behalf. His motivational speeches, willingness to fight alongside any of his men and the way he challenged them to rise to the occassion are all detailed with discussion as well as quotes from his speeches. ...

This 7 page paper considers what is meant by disintermediation and how it will effect trade and business to business relationships in the future. The positive and the negative aspects are considered. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 5 page paper considers who may be seen as the stakeholders with reference to this aircraft. The direct and indirect stakeholders are discussed before the paper goes on to examine how TQM was or was not seen at McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer of this aircraft. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

(5 pp). The Baldrige Award's strategy is to create an evolving body of knowledge in the United States by encouraging the learning and sharing of competitive knowledge. The Baldrige Award application provides a broad framework for implementing a quality program and establishes benchmarks suitable for monitoring and measuring quality progress.

This well rounded informative 20 page paper looks at different aspects of business economics in order to give a clear and decisive description of the aspects and their influence. Aspects of economics covered include elasticity of price, income and cross elasticity, the causes of inflation, the causes of unemployment and appropriate responses, fixed and ...

This 10 page paper reviews and discusses Henry Mintzberg's book, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the different leadership styles in the hotel industry and compares them to the ideas of commentators such as Peter Drucker and Charles Handy. The paper uses three hotel to illustrate the differences; Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn and Intercontinental. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

10 pages in length. The purpose of this study is to determine the why and how of marketing strategy for a major firm, as well as an analysis of whether this strategy is successful. The firm chosen, Toys "R" Us, is one that will fit into the study precisely because while it was once the top firm in ...

This 5 page report discusses the industrial economist and Harvard professor Michael E. Porter who, in 1990, published “The Competitive Advantage of Nations.” The book presented the model of a world and success in that world that the events of the past decade have clearly modified. Porter himself says: “Starting in the late 1980s, I fell off the radar screen ...

This 11 page paper looks at these two aspects of the commercial world. The paper starts with an explanation of what is meant by corporate governance, and the alternate models and then looks at principle agent theory. The second part of the paper then applies these theories to the UK Company National Power. The bibliography ...

This 8 page paper looks at how we may be able to measure effectiveness in an organization. Financial measurement is the most popular use of effectiveness, but it is not the only one. This paper looks at the different measurement available and to whom they may be useful as well as how we might be ...

This 7 page report discusses the number one shoe company in the world, Nike. Despite several difficult years 1997-1999, Nike appears to: “have made the right moves in getting Nike back into growth stride in recent quarters. Fiscal second-quarter earnings released in mid-December beat analysts’ estimates, as net income totaled $107.5 million, versus $68.9 million in the year-earlier quarter. Revenues jumped ...

29 pages in length. The ideas of Michael Porter of Harvard Business school have regularly been compared and contrasted with those of Gary Hamel of the London Business School and C. K. Prahalad of the University of Michigan. In 'What is Strategy,' Porter outlines the ideas of business strategy that are akin to ...

An 11 page paper that provides an overview of the Eastman Kodak Company. Selected fiscal data is included. The writer discuses regarding Kodak's stock share prices and comments on the effects of futures, options and currency forwards on the company. The EU is also discussed in terms of its impact on the company. 1 table ...

A 10 page paper providing a history of Microsoft's product development and dogged adherence to products clearly not accepted in the marketplace. Though Microsoft's products carried no particular popularity with customers, they generally represented the less of several evils available. The company clung to Windows and Explorer long after it should have abandoned them in terms of useability, ...

This 7 page paper is a fictional conversation between Tom Peters and Professor Ralph D Stacey concerning Peters' ideas in his book 'In Search of Excellence' and how they look to explain the human role in the work place and advocate change. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 15 page paper provides an overview of affirmative action and the subsequent organizations that have been created to support affirmative action policies. This paper outlines the central elements of affirmative action and both sides of the argument regarding the application of affirmative action. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 16 page paper considers the stretch and leverage model of business from Hamel and Prahalad and the activity model from Porter. The paper considers the models and applies them to this South East Asian company. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

7 pages in length. America Online (AOL), one of the world's largest Internet presence, has been able to maintain its favorable external demeanor by effectively addressing internal management issues. However, this is not accomplished without significant aforethought; rather, the training and development of AOL's managers represents an integral component in the company's overall ...

This 45 page paper considers the decision that need to be made in the export industry, using the software industry as a unique example. The first part of the paper looks at the different ways international trade may be increased and the place that exporting has within an international growth strategy, and how it may ...

A thirteen page paper which looks at various aspects of the decision-making process, and the ways in which group decision-making may be beneficial or detrimental to an organisation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the argument that a PEST analysis; political economic, social and technological analysis should be undertaken prior to the use of Michael Porters Five Forces model. The paper considers the advantages and disadvantages to this argument considering if it is a valuable addition, or a waste of resources due to duplication ...

(5 pp) Learning teams are popular learning tools,because they bridge the gap between theory and application. A targeted learning team approach addresses both individual and organizational needs-it's not just about problem solving but applying learning to issues or problems we're facing. Annotated bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page book review provides information on this work that focuses on management concepts. The paper discusses team building, leadership and general management skills and problems. No additional sources cited.

(10pp) "Reframing" originally was a business "buzz" word, and referred to revamping or re-examining management styles. The" buzz" has moved past trend into solid reality and now is used across many more areas than business. We will use this theoretical framework of management and consider how it might be applied on a ...