Essays and Research Papers on Management

A 5 page paper that discusses three issues: What is project; what are the phases on the project’s lifecycle; and why project management is important to an organization. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 12 page paper that provides an analysis of this company. Discussions include mission and vision, strategies, goals, financial performance, business strategies, employees, acquisition, and evaluation. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 4 page paper that explains the servant leadership styles with a focus on boards. The constructs of the style are identified as are the characteristics of this leader. The essay comments on the relationship with the board. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper is written as an introduction to the subject of management. The first part of the paper defines the term management. The second part of the paper examines the tasks that are performed by managers. The bibliography 10 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Ferragamo. The organization's culture is analyzed in response to discussion questions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses two pairs of theorists: Bennis and Nanus and Kouzes and Posner. The lessons in these books will provide the principal or a ‘principal’ in training with a great deal of information on leadership that is easily translated to education. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of transformational leadership. It provides a development plan for the aspiring leader. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper that discuses innovation leadership and the structural context needed for innovation. The essay discusses the roles of certain members such as the board and the executive team. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the relationship between crisis and change in organizations. The paper starts by looking at the way different theorists viewed change as both disruptive and stimulating. The second part of the paper considers the role of pluralism in dealing with crisis and change. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at crisis management and the way that an organization may face an organization either by having a plan for change and planning for a response. The paper presents answers to a set of questions, looking at the difference between prevention orientation and a response orientation, assessing the impact of ...

This 10 page paper examines the concept of a service dominant approach towards creating value, where there is a reciprocal relationship between the buyers and the suppliers. Traditional approaches, which are based on the concept of economic exchange, focus in the way value can be created in the design and production of a good. The ...

This 12 page paper presents a literature review examining the way in which change and innovation may be implemented and managed in a commercial environment. The process of innovation and strategies or conditions under which innovation is most likely to thrive are discussed, and the way that these changes may be implemented are discussed ...

Nobody can completely avoid all risks. This is true for individuals, organizations, businesses, and the military. There are ways, however, that risks can be minimized in terms of their consequences. Each risk needs to be assessed in terms of its probability of happening and the degree of harm or loss it would cause to the ...

This 7 page book report pertain to It's Your Ship by the former commander of the USS Benfold Capt. D. Michael Abrashoff, who describes the concepts and leadership strategies that he learned and implemented during his command. The writer offers brief descriptions and analysis of each chapter. Only the primary source is cited.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Goodwin's “Team of Rivals”. The case of Abraham Lincoln is examined for its insights into quality leadership. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper that explains and discuses several topics including social, biological, and physical theories of management; management functions; and situational management. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of leadership and diversity. Two studies are reviewed which provide insights into each subject. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that begins with a discussion of process management and what business process management is. The writer comments on the value of this approach and provides suggestions for initiating a business process analysis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 23-page paper describes change mangement and leadership skills and behaviors necessary during the change. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8-page paper focuses on the need for leadership in creating a safety culture in a health care organization. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a powerpoint presentation on motivational theories, including the hierarchy of needs and self-determination theories. This paper considers Maslow and McClelland's views, as well as self-determination theories by Ryan and Deci and Jean Watson. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the four agencies of change developed by Caldwell (2003) and considers the way that may be aligned to other change paradigms. Comparisons are made with the Van de Ven and Poole (1995) model of life-cycle, teleological, dialectical and evolutionary change, Gioia and Chittipeddi (1991) model of stages, Dooley's ...

This 5 page paper looks at how and why organizational change can be complicated by recession. The way in which complexities arise are considered in the context of change being implemented because of the recession, and a recession occurring during the process of change. The difficulties in terms of the type of change, pace ...

This 15-page paper discusses how motivation differs between employees and managers, and how age can also influence motivational techniques. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the organization in light of flexibility, adaptability and customer orientation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.