Essays and Research Papers on Management

This 5 page paper considers how the implementation of Total Quality Management should be prepared for before it is implemented. The writer uses an eleven step model (provided by the student), and considers how it might be applied. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 9 page paper considers the statement “The momentum for activity-centred (quality) programmes continues to accelerate even though there is virtually no evidence to justify the flood of investment. Just the opposite; there is plenty of evidence that the rewards from these activities are illusory”, and looks at how real benefits maybe gained and maintained. ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview on how to develop and implement a motivational plan in any organization. Examples regarding the use of incentives are provided. Motivation is explored and corporate culture is taken into consideration. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper considers new organisational such as networks, team based structures, adhocracies and lattice structures and discusses how they are suited to realising operational level benefits whilst maximising the optional of technological innovations. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 5-page paper, by using various examples from the Coca-Cola company, attempts to address the execution phase for Total Quality Implementation including management support, customer satisfaction and employee feedback. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper analyzing the source of one medical center’s vice president’s effective leadership. Effective leaders must possess an optimum blend of “people skills” and technical knowledge. This is particularly true in nursing, perhaps more so than in any other field. Ability alone cannot serve to make a manager’s leadership truly ...

9 pages in length. Managing workplace diversity and motivational approaches, such as gain sharing and executive information systems, in a contemporary organization does not require new-fangled ideas or unproven theories; to the contrary, tried and true techniques that allow for attainment of organization goals in an effective and efficient manner are accomplished through the ...

7 pages. Unfortunately Harley-Davidson Motors does not currently offer one-to-one marketing on mass customization. If they did it would certainly be a high-end item that would bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars more sales. As it is, Harley-Davidson leaves the customization up to the custom shops. Harley-Davidson does offer a ...

A 21 page paper discussing Dow Chemical’s approach to responsible behavior. The common view of behaving responsibly is that such behavior is admirable but is not cost effective. Dow Chemical officially takes the opposite view. As a matter of corporate policy, Dow Chemical conducts its business within the framework provided by the ...

This 12 page paper begins with an introduction that contains an example of how mission statements do not necessarily guide the behaviors of employees. The discussion on mission statements includes the importance of mission statements, differing opinions regarding the content of the mission, variables and factors that affect what the mission statement should reflect ...

This 10 page paper discusses ways to enhance or improve a company's performance. Some topics included are the three major categories of a 'smart organization'; the skills and attributes of effective leaders; general methods to improve company performance, such as benchmarking, business process re-engineering and others; and the importance of motivating employees, which includes a ...

This 8 page paper considers the way in which an obsolescing bargain may emerge when a multinational corporation is making an investment in a infrastructure development. The writer explores this using the Harvard Business School case study of Enron Development Corporation in Dabhol, India. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 5-page paper examines the concept of the High Performance Work Organization (HPWO) and why employees have been resistant to the concept. HPWOs, which rely on team integration, can be beneficial to employees, or they can destroy employee morale if employees aren't better trained for the change to a more horizantal management style. Bibliography lists ...

A 14 page paper. The catalyst for this paper is an article entitled The Architecture Of Simplicity written by Professor Danny Miller in 1993. Miller offers a theory that is contrary to what most other writers in terms of what causes a company to fail. Miller argued that successful companies cause their own failure ...

This 5-page paper discusses several concepts associated with organizational change including the Force Field Theory, change process and change management and organizational development and organizational management. The essay attempts to compare and contrast these concepts, and concludes with suggestions on how to reduce employee resistence to change. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at large firms, how they integrate technology and why corporate culture is vital in making such changes. Several actual examples of firms going through such transitions are provided. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the work and delves into a variety of concepts. Each concept is discussed in depth. No additional sources cited.

The airline industry changed on September the Eleventh 2001. The attacks on the World Trade Center changed the way the industry was seen as needed to operate. This 11 page paper consider how the airline Delta has reacted to this and other influences and the way the strategy should continue. The paper focuses on the ...

Benz and BMW: 6 pages. A paper that focuses on the two automakers, Benz and BMW and the part they play in the auto industry. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper begins with an outline. The essay discusses the characteristics of Jack Welch's leadership styles as chairman and chief executive of the General Electric Corporation, a tenure that began in 1981 and ended with retirement in 2001. Welch brought sweeping changes to the corporation, changing the culture and the structure of the ...

A Comparison of Disney and the Healthcare This 7 page paper provides an overview of customer service in the health care industry and how Disney approaches customer service. What the health industry can learn from Disney is the focus of the paper. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 11 page paper discusses the issue of corporate governance and how this contributed to the collapse of such companies as World Com and Enron. Furthermore, this paper focuses on accounting proceedures. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the types of skills that leaders need to possess in order to be effective. It is the leader’s role to recognize the direction that the organization needs to be taking and to orchestrate a strategy that will enable the organization to accomplish its stated strategic goals. An effective ...

This 10 page paper looks at how the success of Amazon is a reflection of the use of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the strategy and business operations. Using a strong theoretical basis the paper examines how theory can be seen in the operation of amazon.com. The bibliography cites 13 sources.

This 6 page paper examines the entrepreneurial process and then applies it to a business start up to show how it operates in real life. The example used is Dyson. The paper ends with an evaluation of the current performance of the company and recommendations on how they should continue. The bibliography cites 6 sources. ...