Essays and Research Papers on Management

A 3 page paper. People Express provided its first flight in April 1981. This essay responds to certain issues about the company including its purpose, principles for operation, what management did right and wrong, and how they might have changed the outcomes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper that presents an annotated bibliography on change theories and facilitating the process of change. Four journal articles are included that include information about Lewin, Lippitt, Kotter, and change facilitator functions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7-page paper examines how Hewlett-Packard can innovate to boost its revenue and remain relevant in the technology market. Innovation theories and models are discussed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 7 page paper. This article focuses on strategic thinking and why it an essential antecedent to organizational change. Strategic thinking and strategic planning are two separate and very different processes. The differences are explained. Exactly what strategic thinking is and how it can be developed and enhanced are explained in this article. Bibliography lists ...

A 3 page paper. This essay responds to specific questions about a Harvard case study involving Arrow Electronics. The focus is the training program the company implemented in the mid-1980s and another that was to be started in 1998. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that discusses aspects and characteristics of a specific virtual team, including how groupthink hindered effective decision making, how the characteristics of the team led to ineffective decisions, and if the leader was effective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper that explains what I/O is, the many issues/domains of the field, human resources, motivation, research and statistics and other relative topics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper. This essay discusses the traditional organizational structure and different issues related to it, such as information system, communication lines, decision-making, power and control, cultural influences, and patient-centered care. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page paper that discusses a case study of a woman entrepreneur in Chile. It reports her progression through her different jobs, additional education, and to when she made the decision to open her own business. It discusses how her business became a success (opportunity analysis). It also suggests strategies on which to ...

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of evaluation forms. The use of such forms to audit skills and competencies is demonstrated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that provides an example of a corporate culture of quality and safety using the medical devices industry. The essay also discusses leadership strategies for promoting a culture of quality and safety. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. In today’s marketplace, change is a constant for organizations and has been for at least a decade. This essay discusses readiness to change and includes comments on transformational leadership. The essay also reports a change readiness assessment process. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper. This essay responds to five major issues about GE: if and how management has changed since its founding, if senior managers were involved in most recent change and what that change was, use of vendors and spokespersons, idea that would benefit consumers and employees, and how well the company can ...

A 3 page paper. The first part describes the question, key words, etc. and what was found. This is repeated in the second part. Each part also discusses an article pertaining to that leadership topic. The topics are personality and leadership and gender differences. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper that provides an analysis of this company. Porter's Five Forces are applied to each of the company's line of business and a SWOT offers analysis of the entire company. The paper ends with recommendations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Making changes in any organization is very difficult because there will always be resistance to any change. This essay discusses Marker's ten strategies to overcome resistance. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper. How does Wal-Mart really operate? This is the central question for this proposal although this proposal offers four questions to be explored in the research. The first section describes the topic and comments on its relationship to organizational behavior. The next section identifies the questions to be explored. The third ...

A 5 page paper. Many metaphors have been offered over the decades to describe organizations, one of which is viewing the organization as a machine. This paper explains this view, its beliefs, and foundations. The first part of this essay focuses on this model in and of itself. The second part has to do ...

This 8-page paper focuses on organizational development and organizational change for a consulting firm. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper looks a the crisis faced by Kodak when the camera market changed and a shift to digital imaging took place. The problems faced and the solutions are considered with specific attention to the aspects of pluralism and Kodak's failure to embrace a pluralistic approach. The bibliography cites 4 sources. ...

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of business structures. Discussion questions are answered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 15 page paper. This essay describes three leadership theories, discusses three CEOs and their leadership styles, assesses the behaviors of those leaders in terms of which leadership style they are using and comments on how two leaders perceive their roles as CEOs. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the concept of a democratic workplace. The paper looks at how democracy may be used in the commercial environment and assesses the advantages and disadvantages with democratic environments. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of entrepreneurial funding. Various discussion questions are answered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses strategic planning with a medical university as an example. Topics include: the important of strategic planning and what it includes, mission and vision statements for the organization, fiscal, operational, and human resource objectives and how they support the vision and mission statements. Bibliography lists 4 sources.