Essays and Research Papers on Management

This is an 8 page paper discussing leadership traits and whether or not the traits can be learned, are innate or both. Tutorial suggestions are inserted throughout the paper in square brackets. Theories of leadership whether historical or modern day all seem to include certain elements some of which appear to be learned and can ...

This 5 page paper considers this short lived strategic alliance. The writers considers why the alliance was undertaken, and why this may be seen as a good text book example of an international strategic alliance that created value for both partners. It is also a good example of the impact of unanticipated macro factors, in ...

This 15 page report discusses issues related to a corporate security manager’s concerns regarding a terrorist attack on their company. The September 11th attacks have meant that corporate security managers have had to change their attitudes regarding where a threat may come from and how it is likely to present itself. The idea that “it ...

A 13 page paper discussing conditions at Cessna Aircraft and the usefulness of organizational intervention for directing organizational change. Cessna's willingness to give customers what they want in small aircraft has been the key to its success in the past and in the present. It has made organizational changes in recent years geared ...

This 6 page paper considers the way in which implementation of kaizen may bring about successful change. The writer examines this by looking at Critikon, a subsidiary company of the Johnson & Johnson group that showed a high level of improvement following its’ implementation. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A twenty page paper which looks at the ways in which companies can improve their customer service rating, in terms of different organisational approaches and structures. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 10 page paper begins with a general introduction about leadership and the lack of agreement among experts regarding a definition of this concept. The essay then discusses and explains autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles. The writer provides other terms used for the same concepts and notes that laissez-faire is not a style ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the plastics industry. Quality control is the focus of this paper that provides an outline of TQM as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This paper examines the concept of TeamSAP as introduced by software giant SAG AG (as well as SAP Singapore). The information is presented as a case study, by which a problem was structured, and TeamSAP revealed as the solution. Also discussed was the effectiveness of TeamSAP on solving the problem. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page paper describes how the manager's job and the concept of management has evolved from 1900 to the present time. The traditional corporate hierarchy and organizational management chart was developed in the railroad industry but it was Frederick Taylor who is credited with promoting the first theories of management and the responsibilities of ...

A 5 page paper discussing why yoga master Bikram Choudhury should be honored with Harvard's Jack Welch Award. The award is for outstanding leadership as exemplified by GE's Jack Welch during his years as that company's CEO. The paper defines leadership and discusses it in terms of situational, contingency and path-goal theories. ...

This 9 page paper explains and discusses a number of leadership styles. The paper begins with a description of the three broad groups under which theories regarding leadership styles can be categorized – Trait theory, Environmental theory and Behavioral theory. The writer then discusses situational leadership, servant leadership, charismatic leadership, transformational and transitional leadership theories. ...

7 pages in length. The writer discusses the influence of leadership based upon Jeffrey Pfeffer's article entitled "The Ambiguity of Leadership." Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 12 page paper provides a review of Burawoy's book that takes a sociological view of the worker and work environment. The book draws on Marxist ideology but expands on it through the use of a case study. Burawoy creates his own theory with a look at a company over a span of several decades. ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing the background of the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster, risk assessment and analysis. The Piper Alpha oil platform disaster which resulted in 167 deaths in 1988 became the center of several safety and risk assessment inquiries and analyses. Several systems on board the platform had failed which included ...

This 15 page paper dicusses the date to which a food and beverage manager refers in order to gain an accurate idea of how the operation is performing. Some of the categories of data which are included in this paper are food cost, labor cost, compensation and benefits, menu planning, theft, employee turnover rate, ...

This 5 page report discusses the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. the first hotel company to ever be given the award and the only hotel group to win the illustrious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award twice -- 1992 and 2000. Every aspect of the company is focused on quality and assuring that hotel guests have a memorable ...

8 pages. It is important to understand that groups, structure and culture are not separate features of an organization that can be treated separately. All of these work together to make up the interaction of the entire organization. This paper explains how different pieces of an organization fit together to make a ...

This 11 page paper looks at these two well known companies and examines their positions as competitors as well as suppliers in the delivery industry. The paper examines the companies backgrounds and development, performance, strategies, financial results and market positioning. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This human resource paper is a study on how supervisors can manage "difficult" employees. The essay defines a difficult employee, discusses what causes difficult employees and provides positive suggestions about how to handle these people. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discuses the difference between technical skills/hard skills and interpersonal skills/soft skills. More employers have begun looking for employees at every level of the organization who have the soft skills needed for success. Skills included in each category are identified. Research is included that illustrates employer-desires for interpersonal skills. Bibliography lists 4 ...

This 5 page paper descibes how to have fun at work if you're a mortgage loan officer. This uses the so-called 'FISH!' theory, which was taken from fishmongers in Seattle, Washington who enjoyed their work throwing fish to one another. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 22 page paper consider the case of increasing quality in the privately owned Bergstrom Hotel chain. Total Quality Management is introduced but is not immediately successful. The writer considers what TQM actually is and how the case of Bergstrom compares with the basic quality ideas of both Deming and Juran. The writer ...

This 5-page paper focuses on factors that contribute to a successful operational motivational plan within a company. Factors examined include using money to motivate, learning employees' needs and suggestions on what employees will respond to that will help boost morale and an organization's production. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages. A personal managerial assessment that makes use of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Using this tool helps to pinpoint what organizational skills one needs to work on and how to develop these skills. This paper focuses on conflict management and working with teams. Bibliography lists 4 sources.