Essays and Research Papers on Management

A 3 page paper discussing the writer's ideal leader, explaining her background and management abilities but also identifying potential problems with her management style. The paper places the manager's style within Fiedler's Contingency model. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

6 pages in length. In the ever-growing, constantly changing landscape of global commerce, it is not surprising to find the need for the 'fit and stretch' method toward developing a more effective, efficient and spirited approach to business. Indeed, this concept is not only a true theoretical innovation in strategic thinking, but it ...

8 pages in length. The basis upon which effective leaders are empowered does not always equate with placing the right person in the position; in fact, the extent to which leadership theories merely provide an outline of what is expected of a good leader is both grand and far-reaching. Just as a simple ...

This 3 page paper examines an article about a problem within the Shell corporation. What should Shell do? The situation is examined in light of utilitarian thinking. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page book review that discusses Margaret Wheatley's Leadership and the New Science, which addresses the revolutionary nature of the latest scientific discoveries coming from the realms of quantum physics, self-organizing systems, and chaos theory. The writer summarizes the main points of the book, which include: how Newtonian physics affected the modern business world; ...

This 10 page paper is written in two parts. The first 7 pages consider the way that strategic supply chain management may help pharmaceutical companies manage their business and add value. The paper considers the upstream and downstream firms looking at strategies such as creating long term relationships, the value chain and virtual value chain ...

This 5 page paper discusses the different consideration that need to be made when a company considers changing the price of a good to increase revenue. The paper looks at price elasticity, the impact of competing and complimentary goods and the risks of pricing changes. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

Porters Five Forces; Theoretical Application in the UK This 9 page paper looks at the theoretical basis of Porters five forces theory and considers why and how it van be of value to business managers. The paper considers each of the five forces in turn and discusses them using UK companies to illustrate points raised. ...

This 3 page paper examines Just in Time management techniques. JIT is potentially cost effective but it does have problems. These are highlighted and JIT is compared with lean manufacturing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which looks at the Zara fast-fashion company and the reasons for its success. The paper also considers some aspects of recruitment, selection, reward-based performance and appraisal in the organisational context. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses the role of mid-level managers in the success of corporate entrepreneurship. The essay begins with a definition of corporate entrepreneurship and then discusses the pivotal role of middle management. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper explores Taylor's management theories and his influence on other theorists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper providing short reviews of five articles discussing various aspects of strategy formulation, implementation and assessment. A common thread throughout all of the articles is that of correctly assessing what is and what can be, and then systematically pursuing an advantageous future. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Holiday Inn, the international hotel chain, has faced many changes. This 14 page paper looks at the way change has occurred at the company and considers this in line with the theory of organizational change. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

Dell Inc. is a successful company but it has faced many challenges. This 12 page paper considers a challenge or problem faced by the company in the period of 1998/9, their failure to gain the number one global position in the industry. The paper looks at the different strategies the company could use in ...

A 7 page paper that begins with an explanation of the five major leadership characteristics of leadership as identified by Kouzes and Posner in The Leadership Challenge. The writer comments on similarities of characteristics with transformational leadership. The writer then provides three examples of how these characteristics might be demonstrated in a school. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper considers the changes that have occurred within BA in 2005 and the way that Lewin’s Force Field Theory may be seen inn operation in terms of pressures for change and restraining forces. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 8 page paper examines the 1990 article by Peter Senge “The Leader’s New Work: Building Learning Organization” published by the Sloan Management Review and considers the concept of the leadership for a learning organization and critiques it with reference to good examples of a learning organisation and alternate theories. The bibliography cites 6 sources. ...

This 3 page paper summarizes an article about the issue of diversity in the workplace; in this case, the article deals with the issue of appealing to a multicultural consumer base. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses ways in which innovative managers can lead creative people. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper looks at how managerial economics is used and the advantages and disadvantages associated with its use. Concepts discussed include supply and demand, pricing, elasticity, forecasting and the use of least squares regression and capital budgeting tools. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 5 page paper which summarizes and then reacts to the novel The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox. No additional sources cited.

A 12 page paper that begins with a short introduction to Harley-Davidson, Inc. This is a company that is always involved in re-inventing itself and since the 1980s when it almost folded, the company has made innovative changes in all aspects of their business. They have added value to their products through integration and through ...

This 9 page paper is a book review of the entitled book. The essay discusses the story line and the major concepts included in the text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper considers how different business concepts can help with the planning of a business. The paper uses the analogy of a business for a student planning their future career and examines the way the concepts of supply and demand, abnormal returns, cost benefit analysis and the development of competitive advantages ...