Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

A 15 page paper that provides an overview of the fast food industry. The paper includes: executive summary, history of the fast food industry beginning with White Castle in 1916, the key players today, major success and growth factors, financial data, trends, such as multi-branding, and the future prospects for the industry, and an analysis. ...

This 8 page report discusses the various aspects of work and management associated with the position of financial director of a large, multi-store, retail business. The finance director works to emphasize team building among her direct-report employees, as well as serving as the company's financial barometer regarding profit and loss and projected earnings ...

A 5 page paper discussing interviewing as an action. Always important to the organization, interviewing potential employees has only in recent years been given credit for its part in shaping the character of the organization. Businesses have a smaller pool of qualified candidates from which to select in today's job market, and interviewers ...

A 7 page research paper on the 'cartels' being created from the merging of utility providers with entrepreneurs in the newly deregulated electricity industry. The writer focuses on the advantages of pricing and on the combination of Canadian and U.S. utilities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper forming a retail specialty kite store. Included in consideration are company background, mission, market analysis, description of products and financial requirements. Breakeven is seen to be the sale of 29 units monthly, and the store is shown as being profitable within four months of opening. Bibliography lists 3 ...

A 15 page paper that argues that the most effective sales strategy that a small business can adopt in the new globalized market is conformity to the standards set by the International Organization for Standardization and the acquisition of ISO registration. Discussed are the changes that have occurred in the worldwide market over the ...

12 pages in length. The National Endowment for the Arts is a non-profit organization established to further the promotion of art and artists for the general public. Their strategic planning for funding could use some improvement, and two texts which are extremely helpful in this area are Strategic Management for Non-Profit Organizations: Theory ...

A 10 page paper. The paper explains what a data mart is, the steps for building a data mart and what the value is to the company. The writer also discusses how data marts are used and the reasons some companies are outsourcing their data warehouses. Examples are included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4-page paper presents three essays about reinforcements, evolution of job design, and social information approach and job characteristic approaches of job design. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper answers questions about Eastman Kodak's strategy and what could improve. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on the concept of channel marketing as essay questions are answered. The questions posed include the difference between conflict and competition in channel marketing and channel management issues associated with economic conditions such as inflation, recession and deflation. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4-page paper answers various questions about Wal-Mart, including supply-chain management and cost efficiencies.

A 5 page paper. Every organization is affected by environmental forces. This essay discusses different factors and forces that affect the retail industry and Costco. The writer comments on how some positive driving forces are also negative driving forces. The essay also discusses the highly competitive nature of the retail industry and warehouse clubs and ...

This 5 page paper discusses product innovations at PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. The essay focuses more on the innovations at Pepsi's Frito-Lay division and how these meet consumer demands. The essay then compares, briefly, how Pepsi met the non-carbonated beverage demands before Coke. Data regarding market shares are included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper. Singapore is an attractive location for Starbucks because of the growing coffeehouse market. This essay explains why Starbucks chose Singapore as a new location. Starbucks' core values and criteria for partners are outlined. The essay also discusses Singapore's openness to foreign direct investment, the trade organizations of which Singapore is a ...

An 8 page paper. The dynamic nature of the business environment requires all leaders, executives and managers to have good negotiating skills. This essay discusses what those skills are. The essay also discusses approaches to successful negotiating. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper. Manufacturing in the U.S. has been declining for years in volume and quality. This essay comments on possible reasons for that situation. The essay also compares some of the aspects of the manufacturing system of Japanese and American companies and ends with a conclusion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7-page paper provides information on a public relations/public affairs campaign for Kudler Fine Foods. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 16 page paper looks at how a consultant in the telecommunications industry may gain a client and then use both theory and knowledge to help the company develop a new strategy. The paper makes use of Porters Five Forces model and the concept of competitive advantage as tools used by the consultant to develop ...

5 pages in length. A discussion of the deregulation of the telecommunications industry, the possibilities of a monopoly, and what the future holds for this industry. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the most important components of successful technical communications and the ways in which such communication is designed to deliver the most understandable and effective message. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 43 page paper. The integrated marketing communications process puts one single, unifying message in front of consumers. Any communication message from the company, whether it is a public relations spot or a full-fledged marketing campaign carries this one message. This paper begins with an introduction that comments on advertising and the hierarchy of effects. ...

This 7 page paper looks at the issues surrounding privatisation; the advantages and disadvantages for the government and the consumers. In order to examine this the telecommunications industry is used as an example with two cases, that of British Telecom in the United Kingdom and the more recently privatised Matav in Hungary. The bibliography cites ...

This 6 page paper discusses proper B2B (business to business) communications and gives examples of proper letters between two companies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 25 page paper that investigates aspects of public relations and marketing to answer the question. Two hypotheses are proposed: the first is that PR is intricately involved with marketing and the second is that PR can be used as a measure of marketing communications. The literature review discusses different marketing approaches including: special events ...