Essays and Research Papers on Management

This 10 page report discusses some of the many moral theories that question the ethical justification for action that exists in the modern world in terms of whether or not an action is truly “ethical” or simply expedient. For example, the idea of “corporate ethics” has become a catch phrase with enormous political and emotional, even economic clout. Corporate ethics encompasses ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the central elements presented in Margaret Wheatley's book Leadership and the New Science. This paper considers the thesis presented by Wheatley and then its implications for applied management theory. No additional sources cited.

15 pages in length. It is oftentimes interesting to look at the different approaches to human resource training and development issues that can occur within the same industry but with different companies. The focus of this paper is on Continental Airlines and Southwest Airlines, and their different approaches to the common goal of training and developing their human resources. ...

This 8 page report discusses the fact that problem solving is rarely a simple or straightforward process and highlights the importance of developing new and creative approaches to problems is what serves as the lifeblood of innovation and forward movement. The ability to solve any problem creatively is an important skill to develop and allows an individual to develop the ...

This 10 page reaction paper provides an overview of the book. Management is discussed in general and the author's theory is contemplated.No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper looks at the ways in which differentiation may be used as a competitive advantage and how a strategy may be formed in order to use this advantage described by Michael Porter as one of the only two available competitive advantages. The paper looks at different types of differentiation and includes consideration ...

This 7 page paper undertakes the task of explaining the need for change to a group of employees in a department where 'Total Quality Management' is to be introduced. The paper starts by explaining the need for the change and the advantages to both the employees and the employer, then gives a background to what ...

(10 pp) Michael Eisner, CEO for Disney is often held up as the "new" type of leader. This discussion will examine the qualities of a leader as well as that of co-leader. Einser held that role for years with the assistance of Frank Wells. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

5 pages in length. This paper is based on an article on World Class start-up ventures and explains the difference between corporate businesses and the small business entrepreneur. The small business entrepreneur normally never gets past the basics of making a modest income, while some ventures become huge corporate conglomerates. Why is this? This paper answers that ...

This 5 page paper considers the different market competition models ; perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly and monopoly. The paper describes each of these in detail giving examples of the markets and explaining how they work. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at three internet travel companies; Cheaptickets.com, Priceline.com and previewtravel.com, analysing and comparing their strategies as well as considering how they differ from those of the traditional travel agents. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

6 pages in length. In this paper we will look at the near term industry position of the airline industry in general, as well as the near term firm position of Southwest Airlines. An economic forecast for Southwest Airlines will be included as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers a case where a company wishes to implement a just in time delivery system, The case was provided by the student and the paper is set out in three sections, the first section considers why the company may wish to implement this system, the second section looks ate how the ...

This 5 page paper looks at the way in which the analysis of a industry by a sector matrix can give a greater understanding and lead to the enhancement of competitive advantage. To illustrate this the paper uses the food retail sector. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the ice cream industry in general as well as the place that Ben and Jerry's has in the industry. Porters five forces model is used to analyse the environment as well as an external environmental analysis. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the purchase and turnaround of Cin-Made Corp, a small manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Empowerment or else,” published in the Harvard Business Review in 1993 discusses issues of employee empowerment and the processes a business owner, manager, or worker must go through in order to truly empower co-workers and employees. Bibliography lists one source.

5 pages in length. As chairman and chief executive of General Electric Co. for nearly two decades, Jack Welch has been applauded for reshaping General Electric through more than six hundred acquisitions and achieving one earnings record after another. He admits that his most important job, the one he devotes more time to than anything else, is motivating and ...

Attributional theory is one way that managers have of understanding the motivational quality of the employee. This 5 page paper examines attributional theory as well as Alderfer's theory of motivation in order to explain the bias of managers for high effort workers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This well written 14 page paper looks at the motivation behind the current trend for acquisition and mergers. Looking at this phenomena for a range of perspectives the paper looks at the potential gains, and the way in which it is the perceptions rather then the reality that are driving this current business fashion. The ...

This 9 page paper looks at an organisation and conducts a leadership audit from the bottom up. The paper looks at the different management styles throughout the organisation and compares them to different leadership and management paradigms in order to understand how this organisation works. In this case the example used it Citibank. The ideas ...

5 pages in length. In this paper we will compare and contrast the scientific management and human relations principles of work organization. From our knowledge of motivation theory, conclusions will be drawn as to which of the two management theories is the most effective, and why. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. There is no doubt that the establishment of managers as a significant group in large companies makes a vast difference in the decision making process within these organizations. This paper will focus on a research study that proves that the management in large organizations can make a difference in the decision making process. Bibliography ...

(7 pp.). According to the How to Be a Star at Work book by Robert E. Kelley (1999), "The key to being a star performer is not brain capacity or personality, but rather an ability to function in the workplace using the author's nine strategies. These strategies are initiative, networking, ...

This 10 page paper looks at the paradigm of game theory. The paper explains what game theory is where and how it works and the effects that it may have on a companies decision making processes. To aid understanding the paper uses an example of two companies and the outcomes that may be seen in ...

This 12 page paper presents an overview of bureaucracy as well as double-loop learning in organizations. The reasons why bureaucracy cannot incorporate the paradigm are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.