Essays and Research Papers on Management

This 5 page paper is a broad overview of Wal-Mart and its strategy. The paper looks at the core competences and considers how strategy is determined and current macro and micro environmental influences. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of an article by Swartz entitled Safety Audits: Comparing the Results of Two Studies. This paper provides an overview of the study conducted and the outcomes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper uses a hypothetical scenario presented by the student. The first section discusses the difficulties in changing corporate culture and comments on resistance. The second section explains Adams' equity theory and Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of organizational behavior, the impacts on organizational culture, and what these two things have to do with the ability to maintain organizational security. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses specific issues of an external environmental analysis: political issues with allegations of unfair subsidies by both Boeing and Airbus; the power of suppliers; technology challenges in the aerospace industry, specifically, anti-terrorism technology. One operational issue is discussed: how Boeing will gain a competitive advantages. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines how the concept of leadership is portrayed in this influential 1960 business text, discusses future applications, and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the leadership method considered. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper describing a "real life" leader and how she approaches her position, followed by a list of eleven traits that this leader exhibits on a regular basis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper is an analysis of some of the operating strategies and characteristics of Southwest Airlines, which is #310 on the Fortune 500 list. Bibliography lists 8 sources

Over the last decade there has been an increasing level of interest in the way purchasing and supply can be measured to assess effectiveness and alight the process with strategic goals. This 10 page paper summarizes the main points of a research paper that looked at 15 Fortune 500 companies to discover how they measured ...

A 5 page paper discussing TQM's applicability to healthcare organizations. The paper discusses TQM's data-based decision making; participative decision making; the centrality of customer service; measurement; quality tools; and empowerment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

9 pages in length. The notion of leadership is such an integral component of successful organizations that the term is all too often bandied about without a genuine understanding of just what it means on both a personal and broad spectrum level. Leadership requires much more than merely holding a title; rather, it ...

This 17 page paper considers the position of a company in an industry which is seeing a slow down and needs to cut costs. The paper looks at how it may implement a programme of change management and/or restructuring using total quality management and an attempt to ISO 9000 in order to add value ...

This 9 page paper examines Gereffi’s production chain and compares and contrasts to the concept of a sector matrix as proposed by Froud, looking at the similarities and different and the way they may each be applied. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 4 page paper defines and discusses the three organizational terms in the title. Examples are provided as appropriate. 1 Table included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 15 page research paper that examines Goldratt's text, which expounds on Goldratt's ideas regarding critical thinking and its relationship to both personal and business success. His concepts have the ambitious goal of teaching business people and others how to think. Goldratt introduced his Theory of Constraints (TOC) in 1986 with the publication of a ...

This 7 page paper considers how Amazon competes and if they are able to gain competitive advantages of both cost and differentiation. The paper looks at Porters theory of competitive advantage and applies it to this online store and then examines how it operates and the level of success it has in attempting to follow ...

This 3 page paper reviews this book on management theory. Where the book fits in, in respect to managerial material is duly noted. No additional sources cited.

There are many theories regarding leadership, these look at style, personality and the development of leadership skills. This 14 page paper considers whether the knowledge and use of leadership theory by a company has the potential to increase the quality of leadership in that firm. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

This is a 3 page paper. The writer explains their understanding of systems thinking based on two articles read. Included is an outline of the steps for systems thinking analysis provided by one of the authors. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 14 page paper discusses the book "Managing from the Heart" by Bracey, Hyler, Rosenblum and Trueblood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

During the twentieth century organizational understanding has increased. This 7 page paper examines how the changes have impacted on the automotive industry, from the early days of Ford and the first production line to the use of the human relations school and the present of tools such as empowerment and job rotation that can now ...

This 5 page paper examines the managerial grid designed by Blake and Mouton. How it may be used in the sales professions is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses an article in which the author gives examples of drastic changes in three major types of organizations: armies, prisons and schools. The paper summarizes the article's weaknesses and strengths, and concludes that while the examples are compelling, the author has failed to sufficiently explain the mechanism for change.

This 7 page paper uses a case study of IKEA to explain its product strategy, its business model, it growth options and any potential changes to its marketing strategy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper provides an overview of the first chapter of a research study on mobbing behavior in the workplace. Bibliography lists 8 sources.