Essays and Research Papers on Management

A 6 page paper. Following a brief introduction, this essay describes and explains each of the five functions of management. The writer provides an example of how each function is observable in their own organization. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Menkes' "Executive Intelligence". The paper explores the key points of the text. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Mandela's “Long Walk to Freedom”. Principles of effective leadership are extrapolated from the text and secondary studies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of mission statements. The relationship between statements and organizational identity is explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at McDonalds from a strategic perspective. The paper starts with a consideration of the impact of technology and globalization on the firm. The company is then considered using the I/O model and the resource base model. The mission and vision, and impact of the stakeholders are all considered. The ...

A 6 page paper that discusses management aspects of this company. This essay discuses the founding of J.C. Penney, the experiences of the founder, the growth, initial management style, the role of senior management in changing from catalogs to the Internet, using celebrities or other important merchandisers, innovative ideas for employees and customers, and the ...

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of transformational leadership at Hewlett-Packard. Meg Whitman's approach is compared with Gerstner's from IBM. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 10 page paper that provides an overview of DreamWorks Animation. The company is analyzed in terms of its innovation, culture, and competitive value. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses Walmart's corporate strategies, as well as comparing it with functional strategy, stability strategy and internal versus external growth strategy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper that begins with an explanation and acknowledgement of the rapid changes in today’s world. The paper offers a new paradigm of leadership that is focused on identifying crises in the pre-crisis state and taking actions to intervene. Toyota’s mistakes are identified and used as examples of what not to do. ...

A 15 page paper. This essay reports Warren Buffett’s background, Buffett’s leadership practices and capabilities, an analysis and discussion of Buffett’s primary leadership style, and the benchmarks that demonstrate Buffett’s style. within the report are short discussions of transformational leadership, servant leadership, and laissez faire leadership. Actual examples of Buffett’s leadership practices are provided. ...

This 3 page paper reports the four functions of management and uses Starbucks as an example of how the CEO applied them. Schultz’s 2008 plan and 2011 plan are mentioned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 15 page paper that provides an overview of airline fuel hedging. The relationship between theory and practice is explored in this context. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 6 page paper that explains three specific program evaluation models. They are the Kirkpatrick model, Stufflebeam’s CIPP model, and the Scriven model. The paper includes an annotated bibliography as part of the page count. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of behavioral leadership. An athletics club is used for a model. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper argues that the main purpose of lean production is to element waste at every step of an organization's work processes, and that with the pursuit of improvements in logistics, lean manufacturing plays an important role in the business world today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper that discusses organizational and financial theories. The emphasis is explaining three theories that were effective in the 20th century and that are still effective in the 21st century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper discusses the importance of looking outside of conventional wisdom and identifying biases in developing strategies to manage change in an organization. The second part looks at how marketers will use both qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess rivals. The ...

This 7 page paper looks at the concepts and practice of New Public Management (NPM). The new management approaches, which started to emerge in the late 1970's, are assessed to determine if they are simply an extension of the previous bureaucratic model, or may be seen as a new, independent model. The bibliography cites 10 ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts two sets of wage negotiation; the Canadian NHL in 2012 and Deltas negotiation with the pilots union in 2004. In both cases there was a desire for the employees wages to but cut, but one approach used distributive or win-lose negotiation strategy while one used the integrative, or ...

A 9 page paper that offers a comparative analysis of two research articles in terms of face validity. The paper discusses the writer's personal leadership style and comments on how age, gender, and personality affect it. The writer also comments on a video about leadership. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines this book designed for HR professionals and managers alike. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper. This essay identifies three journal articles that discuss skills needed in the workforce and in management in the 21st century. The essay includes a brief annotation for each article and can be applied. The paper then discusses virtual teams theories. Table of Contents and Abstract part of page count. Bibliography ...

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of skills and traits theory. The use of the theories in predicting leadership abilities is examined in two studies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of managerial decision making. Different methods are explored in the context of a hypothetical personal decision. Bibliography lists 2 sources.