Essays and Research Papers on Management

A 4 page research paper that summarizes and analyzes an article Robert Weisman, “Why Google makes everyone else nervous” (May, 2006). Then the writer briefly explores other sources to verify the accuracy of Weisman’s assessment and finds it to be highly accurate. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper that beings by discussing Disney Company's philosophy of hospitality. The paper discusses the concept of service and hospitality in Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong and comments on some of the problems Disney had with each of the Parks and how Disney tried to fix the problems. Bibliography lists 9 sources. ...

A 17 page paper. This essay provides an overview of Wal-Mart Store, Inc. It reports what is known about the company's culture, what it says and how that is sometimes contradicted. The essay discusses different theories, such as Schein's three-layer theory and Hofstede's Dimensions and others related to corporate culture, such as types of ...

This 3 page paper discusses the standards set for an employee’s performance and how they can be evaluated. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 9 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper looks at Total Quality Management (TQM), what it is and how TQM firms differ from non-TQM firms. The second part of the paper looks at the EFQM excellence model, which it is and how it is applied. The bibliography cites ...

A 5 page paper that discusses several issues. The essay begins by describing two leadership styles and provides an example of one leader, Jack Welch, and his characteristics that led to success. The next part discusses some of the many different operations control issues, such as quality control and inventory management. The paper ends ...

This 5-page paper covers steps that a human resource director of Radio Shack would need to take to boost employee morale and to improve the company's screening processes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the 360 Degree feedback system, a relatively new concept in performance appraisal systems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes the key success drivers and causality for those drivers with regard to Johnson Controls. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper that begins by discussing the 2004 presidential election campaign, specifically, the ugliness of it. The writer comments on the ideological polarization of the parties, not the specific ideals. The paper then turns to organizational theory, specifically discussing culture and change and comments on whether or not these theories and strategies ...

An 11 page paper that discusses different aspects of the topic. Should Ronald McDonald be eliminated? In light of recent laws about advertising in France, what should the company do? Is there evidence that banning food advertising to children will reduce the obesity rate among children? These topics are discussed, including court cases, the ...

A 6 page paper. This essay discusses three organizational behavior concepts as they are practiced by Starbucks: employee motivation, organizational structure and decision making. The writer includes Starbucks' recent problems and their reorganization plan. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 10 page paper considers why there are still issues concerning customer rights when there is a competitive environment and marketers are trying to satisfy customer demands. The paper examines this from a corporate social responsibility perspective (CSR) considering the needs to balance different stakeholder needs and assess the pressures for and against increasing the ...

This 3 page paper looks at Porters ideas on competitive advantages focusing on differentiation and considers whether or ht they are still valid in the modern competitive environment, including the high tech industries. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at prevention, appraisal, and external failure of cost and quality practices as applied to customer service processes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that reports and explains the elements in Rogers' definition of diffusion of innovation with comments about how they relate to Wal-Mart. The 5 categories of adopters are described and then related to Connors change theory. Further comments are made about what makes this company so successful. The essay ends with ...

A 4 page paper that provides a short background on this plant and discusses the production of a car. The writer suggests the construction of a car is comprised of projects, subprojects, batches and jobs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper. The paper comments on Burns' statement that "Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth." The question is whether or not that statement is still true today. The introduction discusses the statement. The essay goes on to describe Burns' analysis of leadership, trait theory, charismatic leadership, ...

This 4 page paper looks at the strategy of Wal-Mart to open up banking operations in Mexico and how this may be argued as fitting in with the overall Wal-Mart strategy as well as meeting Mexican market needs. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 3 page paper examines change in organizations with specific attention to criminal justice. Stages of change are noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of an article on the glass ceiling in the workplace. This paper outlines the basic elements of the study. No additional sources cited.

A 20 page paper that begins with an executive summary. An brief industry analysis is included. Major topics discussed include the political and legal environment, environmental sustainability, comments about hyper-competition in today's market, corporate responsibility, corporate culture, intellectual property and the effects of corporate culture. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

This 3 page paper is a detailed analysis of an article by Isaac, Zerbe and Pitt dealing with their model of expectancy theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper uses the Management Research Question Hierarchy to solve problems at Nationwide Insurance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 14 page paper looks at the decision making processes at Disney by examining the way two important strategic decision were made; the creation of a Disney theme park in Europe which resulted in the creation of EuroDisney, now known as Disneyland Paris, and the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC. The paper looks at what factors ...