Essays and Research Papers on Management

A 5 page paper. The writer addresses these topics: organizational structure, leadership style, fiscal status, improvement activities, culture, diversity, and corporate social responsibility. Data include latest fiscal report and numbers of retail outlets in how many countries. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 5 page paper provides three questions and answers regarding quality in management, ethics in the medical electronic instruments industry and workplace organization. Various ideas about management are relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at how different models of risk assessment may be used. Using the example of a transport company carrying dangerous chemicals the models of reliability, safety and risk analysis, FAR (fatal accident rate), FAFR (fatal accident frequency rate), coarse risk analysis and a decision tree are all used. The bibliography ...

Gazman is a traditional bricks and mortar menswear retailer in Australia. This 8 page paper considers the current position where there is no use of e-commerce or e-supply and examines the passion before making some recommendations for the ways in which an e-supply chain, up and downstream, could add value to the company. The bibliography ...

Gazman are a well known menswear chain in Australia with 29 branches. The traditional bricks and mortar store has many strengths, such as brand image and service level, but also has inefficiencies, such as the use of paperwork and the lack of internet support or sales. This 11 paper argues that the current strategies are ...

A 2.5 page book report on the business text that was first published in 1997. No additional sources are used.

This 3-page paper attemps to compare metrics used for non-profit and for profit business systems. Also discussed is the impact of change on an organization. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses what organizations can do to help their best people get rewarded and their worst performers improve. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page research paper that discusses the career and autocratic leadership style of Martha Stewart. The writer focuses on how this leadership style has impacted her company. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 18 page paper which defines leadership and discusses its principles, concepts of ‘followership’ and friendship, whether leaders are born or made, styles, independence, leadership in action, values, qualities and functions of leadership. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper answers questions about "Quality Parts Company" with regard to its implementation of just-in-time (JIT) techniques. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

The use and management of knowledge by companies is of critical importance to survival in a competitive environment. This 16 page paper looks at the international document company Xerox and how it has managed knowledge, including elements such as soft systems thinking and the creation of social capital. The paper looks at the theory and ...

This 13 page paper examines the development and strategy of the UK supermarket chain Tesco. The paper is written in 4 parts, the first part examines the strategies followed after the war including diversification and the development of differentiation. The second part looks at the value of CRM with the loyalty card system and the ...

A 5 page discussion of the many factors that influence organizational culture. These factors include both external and internal considerations. The author illustrates these points with a brief look at the airline industry. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 14 page paper consider to what extent employers need to ensure there are learning opportunities for employees if they want a motivated, committed and creative workforce. The paper considers the role and importance of learning in an organizational setting with reference to theories such as McGregor and his Theory X and Theory Y, Alderfers ...

It has been noticed that innovations at the beginning of a product lifecycle tends to be radical, and the product becomes more popular the innovation slow down into incremental developments. This has been seen in many industries, from cars to computers. This 9 page paper considers how and why this pattern of innovation may be ...

This 4 page paper looks at for different organizational structures that are based on networks; the strategic network, the team based structure, the lattice based structure and the adhocracy. After explaining the four structures the similarities are discussed. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 6 page review of three chapters from Lee G. Bolman and Terrance E. Deal's book. This paper reviews Chapters 15, 16, and 17, summarizing the main points and applying them to real life situations presented by the authors. No additional sources are listed.

This 4 page paper is a CAT scan of Tennessee Coal and Iron. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper argues that a company that there is not an automatic clash between profit making and pollution reduction, The paper argues that preventing pollution can result in both direct and indirect profits. The paper looks at both theory and real life examples to present this argument. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 7 page paper looms a three examples of how different TQM tools have been used to improve customers’ satisfaction by a range of firms. The paper looks at a manufacturing firm, a firm offering an after sakes service and a not for profit organization. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 10 page book review/summary that first looks at Peter F. Drucker's text in a chapter-by-chapter summary form (roughly 5 pages) and then offers 5 additional pages of description and analysis. The writer finds this book to be exemplary and outlines Drucker's main points. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper looks at an article supplied by the student and explains how statistics will have been used in the source articles in order to support the arguments which were made and the correlations between the variables. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student in which a hotel looses a booking made for the restaurant and handles the event badly. The paper answers question that look at how and why it was dealt with poorly and how it should have been handled. The bibliography cites 1 ...

An 8 page paper reviewing topics appropriate for study in pursuit of a Master's of Liberal Arts in Leadership. The paper discusses emerging trends in business including sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and provides an extensive bibliography including a "recommended reading" section. Bibliography lists 22 sources.