Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

This 5 page paper discusses the value of the Master's Degree in Business Administration. The writer begins by reporting an article that claimed the MBA has little value and the comments regarding that article from others. The Graduate Management Admission Council conducted a study of over 1,000 MBA graduates regarding their satisfaction with the degree, ...

A 9 page paper that provides information and data about this company beginning with a brief background report including the company's SIC number, CIK code, Ticker, and Fiscal year. The writer then explains what CR, QR, DEBT, WCAP, CAPM and WACC are and provides these ratios where they were available. Executive biographies are then provided ...

6 page discussion of education in business communication; its importance and various pertinent issues. (curriculum, issues management etc;). All topics explored from modern corporate perspectives.

An 8 page overview of the importance of effective communication skills in the business environment. Stresses that communication is important for the success of a business and that this communication is both internal, within the business itself, and between the business and those on the outside. Bibliography lists more than a dozen sources.

An 11 page research paper on the development of small business in America, various forms of business associations, and its current status. The writer details historical developments, business organizational forms, franchising, entrepreneurship, and related matters. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page essay concerning the issue of citizenship and big business. The writer interviews the owner of a modeling agency, who explains the notion of "corporate citizenship" and its implications. Essentially, this essay attempt to grasp what citizenship means and how corporate success can alter, change, or effect that meaning in a positive ...

This 15 page paper discusses the legal environment in which modern business must operate within the constraints of legal and regulatory requirements that effect businesses of all sizes. Issues relating to common law and the judiciary as they apply to business regulation are also briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing some of the Internet-based services and information available to small business. Several years ago, there was great hope for the possibilities of direct Internet commerce, success in direct sales over the Internet has been elusive for most not involved with business-to-business transactions. Direct and international e-commerce is growing, and ...

This 5 page report discusses the issues brought up in a business journal relating to ethics, decision making, and management. The issue of 'craft ethics,' doing what the job requires, as opposed to personal ethics is covered, as well as how that process directly relates to decision making. No secondary sources.

An 8 page discussion of the management tactics which affect employee/employer efficiency. Discusses the importance of communication and management style. Emphasizes the process of determining efficiency and inefficiency in the dismissal process. Includes approximately a 1 page discussion of the usefulness of graphical presentation of data and describes a typical four-quadrant graph ...

A 10 page paper which presents a hypothetical research involving pizza establishments. Method of research includes two separate approaches which will assumeably present a more accurate picture of the realities involved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page essay describes and discusses forms of competition, Porter's five forces, and the business cycle. It then discusses the interrelationship of these economic concepts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. As the new millennium approaches, business and marketing strategies within all industries will continue to present inspired methods in order to reach for the highest profit margin. Not unlike other enterprise that relies upon a positive bottom line to remain competitive, small and large companies alike are faced with ...

A 5 page research paper that investigates the use of intervention strategies in improving a company's performance and production quality. Particular emphasis is given to how interventions are a part of a total quality management philosophy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

4 pages in length. Big business was a saving grace in the late nineteenth century; not only was it instrumental in establishing an entirely new American perspective, but it was also the beginning of a new prosperity. While not everyone was fortunate enough to benefit from such a boon -- as is the ...

A 5 page paper discussing how the trends of merger and globalization are likely to affect international business in the future. Today's business world is one in which mergers in finance and business are commonplace, and there is no indication that the trend is slowing. Of course these mergers affect business at the ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of business finance, inclusive of mock interviews to demonstrate the importance of accurate record keeping and savvy decision making. Concepts explored include the evaluation of trends for small business. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 35 page paper that represents a business plan for a multifaceted fictitious company that provides events management, networking, production, marketing, consultation and other services for small businesses, colleges, entertainers and others. The business plan includes market and industry analysis, business description, management team members, marketing plan, operational procedures, legal issues, financial data, including a ...

This 7 page paper assesses the proper balance between self interest and community interest and then attempts to determine if balance can be approached or achieved in the business domain. This paper assesses the perspectives of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill and also provides an example of how this relationship can conflict within ...

A 10 page paper which discusses the subject of ethics as it applied to the industry of medicine and the industry of business. Each one of these industries is incredibly complex in nature, and as such possesses many different areas of concern that involve ethics. In illustrating the complexity and the importance of ethics the ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the government-business relationship in the U.S., the evolution of ideologies from Colonial America to the present, and corporate social responsibility. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page projection of our business future in 2025. Outlines the technological changes which we are experiencing which directs that future and emphasizes E-Commerce as the most influential factor. Entire organizational structures and world economy are already changing as a result of the influence of the World Wide Web and the Internet. ...

A 5 page paper that explains the origin and construction of the income statement as used in modern accounting procedures. Also discussed are the purposes of the income statement and the benefits that the use of this statement offers business operators. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines how Robert Brawer's book, "Fictions of Business," uses the examples in great literature to illustrate management principles. The writer also addresses how this relates to Christopher Vogler's ideas pertaining to the "hero's journey," as outlined by Joseph Campbell, in his book "The Writer's Journey." No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper looks at three ways government intervenes--through regulation, redistribution and reallocation--and provides examples for each. The Microsoft and Visa/Mastercard antitrust suits are discussed. A discussion on policy with respect to redistributing funds between school districts is also included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.