Essays and Research Papers on Management

This 10 page paper consider the importance of information, how it is gained by the customer, how a company may capture and internalise the information to gain new customers and maintain old customers. The writer considers the way that this can be achieved by the company using tools such as the customer corridor and becoming ...

This 10 page paper considers the strategic position and development of Ryanair. The writer looks at the way objectives have been set, the use of both emergent strategies and traditional planning have been used as well as the influences of the environment. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This paper discusses the concept of Total Quality Management and demonstrates why support for this business idea is necessary from the top down. The paper also discusses Microsoft,Inc., and how its practices support those of TQM. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages. Current thinking is that managers should also be leaders. This paper considers the justification for this and explains what one should expect to find in the modern manager. By understanding the theories behind the management style we can better understand how they are a support through the application of those theories. ...

A 20 page paper. The first part of the paper identifies and discusses the five disciplines of the learning organization as described by Peter Senge. The second part of the paper discusses the strengths, weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages of attempting to build a learning organization. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

This paper examines the garbage can model in organizational theory, defines it and describes examples in which this decision-making theory is used. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 60 page paper discussing effects of innovation, focusing on its benefits. Creativity and innovation have been the buzzwords of the past decade and even longer. Many organizations find that fostering innovation is far more difficult than discussing it, however. The study discussed here includes an extensive literature review and exploration of ...

A ten page paper which looks critically at Weber’s assertion that bureaucracy is ‘necessary, unavoidable and unstoppable’, in terms of both the structural organisation of bureaucracies and possible alternatives to them.

A 5 page paper discussing whether product or safety standards will prevent Tyco International Electronics from being able to operate profitably in Brazil. There is no reason that Tyco International should hesitate to enter the Brazilian market; there is no reason for it to be hesitant to place a manufacturing facility there. Government ...

A 5 page paper. Are there practices in branding that would be considered unethical? The writer concludes there is at least one practice that fits the criteria. In general, the writer concludes that it is the business practices of the company that can be judged as ethical or unethical. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 11 page analysis of Hasbro, Inc. beginning with the founding Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923. It was in 1968 when the company went public that it changed its name to Hasbro Industries, Inc and then would later drop the Industries. Hasbro was an innovator, being the first to advertise a toy, Mr. Potato Head, on ...

A 10 page paper. Despite the fact that there are thousands of articles published on strategic planning and strategic management, there is no consensus on the theories underlying the practice of strategic planning. There are theories regarding many of the formal techniques used in the process of strategic planning. We use schools of thought and ...

A 15 page paper discussing a business process redesign (BPR) at a growing manufacturer. Acme Manufacturing is a business poised at the cusp between "small" and "medium" business size, in terms of revenue. It still operates on the principles and procedures it instituted after becoming established. These operational forms served it well ...

This 7 page report discusses human resources at the corporation that has been known, since its 1998 merger as DaimlerChrysler. With a clearly top-down management system, presence in Asia, Europe, and the U.S., and the changes brought about from any major merger, the company and its human resources professionals have faced countless challenges. Bibliography lists ...

7 pages. This strategic case analysis will examine the company that is the maker of Lego toys. The goals, mission statements, and background information is all included within this paper. An analysis of their strengths, weaknesses, and any models or theories that are used in the running of the organization are considered ...

A 9 page paper discussing changes in the perception of management’s role and recommending three books and articles as ones that either are or should be classics. The classic functions of management include controlling as one of the primary duties of the manager. In today’s business environment, “control” in the classic sense is ...

A 7 page paper discussing the auction site’s competitive position. As the originator of a popular Internet sales format, eBay has become the industry standard against which all other online auction sites are judged. Some of those sites that would duplicate the process have little hope of luring away any significant portion of ...

6 pages. Napster has gone through many different changes in their organizational structure due to the changing politics in the Internet industry. If they have learned anything, it is that one must be able to roll with the changes and that what works now won't necessarily work in the future. This paper ...

9 pages. Many different change management strategies are used within organizations but some of these work better than others when dealing with young people. Perhaps one of the best strategies is that of the use of creativity in implementing change, and the other is the use of teamwork, or matrix organizations. Both ...

This 10 page paper considers the way in which an information technology system was introduced into a resistant environment and the development that took place until it was successful. The example used here is Mobil, had how success took a wider stakeholder approach and also embodied some of the ideals of TQM. The bibliography ...

A 32 page paper discussing how these organizational characteristics can be matched with theory in devising a qualitative case study. Organizational culture, politics and power all combine to contribute to defining the organization. Each of these qualities is integral to every functioning organization, but extant literature indicates that they are only rarely considered ...

This 5 page paper. Using student-supplied information, this paper presents a case study of a manager who is very successful but who tends to go against the norm, not conforming to the rules. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that discusses the concept of leadership and leadership theories. Most writers agree that leadership is a nebulous concept that cannot be defined but it is recognized. Theories about leadership tend to fall into three categories. These are identified and discussed along with the descriptions of transformational and transactional leadership, which are ...

A 5 page paper discussing two issues of false economy in employee productivity. The paper discusses two vignettes in which workers' performance is tracked electronically but fails to be able to account for all of the duties included in workers' jobs. This amounts to "electronic Taylorism," and is as unworkable as pure Taylorism ...

This 7 page paper considers the case of Del Webb and looks at what any new CEO should undertake to turn the company around. This includes a change of culture as well as operational practices. The writer includes the use of the value chain and consideration of Porters Five Forces. The bibliography cites 10 sources. ...