Essays and Research Papers on Management

This 8 page paper begins with the identification and brief explanation of the four major other fields of study/disciplines influence organizational behavior. Following this introduction, a journal article is reviewed demonstrating how that discipline continues to influence the organizational behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 11 page paper is divided into two parts, each of which responds to specific aspects of the company. Part 1 provides a basic overview of the company, including specific data and the history of the company. Part 2 discusses different questions regarding management, employees, quality assurance, employee training and more. Bibliography lists 12 ...

This 24 page paper looks at the importance of forecasting in a business environment and looks at a ranger of forecasting methods, explaining how they can be used. The paper starts with basic supply and demand forecasting and moves onto statistical and trend forecasting, simulation and marketing models used to make forecasts. The bibliography cites ...

An 8 page paper that discusses specific topics. These include a personal leadership vision for the next couple years, values, Biblical perspective on using authority, important factors in decision making, the importance of character in leadership and the need for spiritual leaders to have a personal relationship with God. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Positively influencing another person merely by virtue of how one displays certain behaviors and characteristics is a powerful gift that is reserved for those who have spent considerable time evaluating one's approach to life from an internal perspective. The extent to which a person can be role model based ...

A 4 page paper. The essay discusses and comments on different issues, including production costs, supply chain management, if it could improve productive capacity and the concept of the production possibility frontier. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper considers what might be the top ten reasons for taking a job, and which might change if the work environment changes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses if customers form relationships with brands, products or services. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page research paper that offers a simplified explanation of time series analysis and forecasting and how it is applied to making business decisions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper acknowledging the risks of bias arising in program evaluation. This paper presents measures that can be used to guard against such an occurrence. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 15 page paper that responds to a student-provided case entitled Riordan Manufacturing. The essay identifies the existing situation, opportunities and challenges facing the company and briefly reports on how each principle player views the situation, which includes higher turnover and low job satisfaction. The writer comments on risk assessment of the situation and ...

A 3 page discussion of Dunlap’s actions at Sunbeam Corporation in the 1990s. This paper points out the many wrongs Dunlap perpetuated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 36 page paper looks at the use of strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions (takeovers). The paper begins by considering the motivation behind these strategies and their implications. The second part of the paper looks at the legal barriers in the EU and the US, focusing on the EU, the last part of the paper ...

This 14 page paper begins with a definition and an historical overview of the study of organizational behavior. The writer explains how organizations are defined and described and the many different aspects of organizational behavior and what affects organizational behavior. The writer then discusses teamwork and its relationship to organizational behavior, the obstacles to successful ...

This 6 page paper discusses leadership in the pre-classical, classical, modern and postmodern eras, assesses whether or not the leaders were effective for their time, and compares the styles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at some of the different trends in global logistics and the management of the physical distribution channels. The paper looks at the way information technology has impacted trade and trends discussed include a shift from push to pull models of distribution, the use of third party express delivery companies and ...

4 pages in length. Gayle C. Avery's book entitled Understanding Leadership effectively whittles an otherwise overwhelming field of leadership methods down to a manageable four comprehensive paradigms in which to separate and define the hundreds of leadership options available in today's organizational environment. Presented in an easy to understand format, anyone from corporate ...

4 pages in length. Like so many other broadly defined words in the English language, the term leadership has such an expansive connotation that many people do not have a firm grasp of its meaning. Gayle C. Avery's Understanding Leadership helps to alleviate both the ambiguity and confusion so often attributed to the ...

A 5 page paper that describes and explains Kotter's eight stages of change. The introductory paragraph identifies Kotter's eight errors as the basis for the eight stages for successful change. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8-page paper discusses change management in the ophthalmic industry. Included is an overview of the industry in general, as well as the concept of corporate genetic code and its impact on change and the 10 principles of effective change management. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 20 page paper considers a simulated scenario presented by the student; the construction of a new hospital either as a new build on a derelict site, or as a refurbishment an existing facility. The paper focuses on the issues of strategic procurement to add value to the construction project looking at issues such ...

A 12 page paper that begins by describing the four organizational models of global corporations. The rest of the paper discusses aspects of the multinational organizational model and the transnational organizational model. The writer also describes the evolution of global corporations, alliances, foreign direct investment and integration models. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page paper. The writer identifies the four phases of industry growth with comments about the healthcare industry related to each growth stage. The essay also identifies some advances made in the industry, demonstrating why this industry will always be in a growth phase. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses the servant leadership of Tom Chappell, CEO of Tom's of Maine. Writer discusses how Chappell's leadership is community and service oriented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper briefly discusses core competencies, what they are, and how they might be used to help an organization evolve. Bibliography lists 3 sources.