Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

This 4 page paper reviews two articles concerning the use of technology in manufacturing. The articles look at virtual engineering and the use of virtual prototypes. The main points of the paper are summarized and the writer states why the articles are interesting. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 15 page paper that compares and contrasts the two industries. The writer begins with an overview of each industry, including their annual revenues, challenges and operational structures. The next section discusses the competitive issues and strategies for each industry, including the mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry and why these have become necessary. ...

6 pages in length. Because Internet technology (IT) managers must understand all phases of the business, it behooves a company to fill top management vacancies by promoting IT managers from within the corporate structure. Given the fact that such top-level systems analysts must possess specific skills in order to earn such a promotion, not ...

8 pages in length. Staying safe and healthy on the job has become quite a challenge with today's ever-expanding hazards found in the workplace. Even with one official entity overseeing how various industries carry out their safety/health procedures, the strain on resources is so great that technological advancement has successfully stepped in to ...

This 3-page paper provides information on how a company such as FedEx can communicate internal technological change to a potential customer base. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper analyzes two articles, one about voluntary Sarbanes-Oxley compliance among non-profit healthcare organizations and the second about technology as a necessity in such organizations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on how Wal-Mart is using technology for ethical behavior. Also discussed are globalization issues impacting Wal-Mart and other companies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper shows the student how to write a progress report whilst part the way though a project The report is to summarise progress and their own task and progress with nth project as a whole. The task chosen was the setting up of a small coffee shop and the individual task was ...

5 pages. There are studies that show there are negative aspects of our technological gadgets such as pagers, cell phones and laptop computers. These studies show a more profound negative effect on us than we realize. It has been found that in today's world of driving through the fast food lane, picking ...

A 5 page paper that discusses some of the technology this company uses and how they use it. Examples include technology used to train their new employees and machine translation used to translate documents. The paper also includes a discussion about some of the many Online solutions PwC offers its clients. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

This 6 page paper presents comparisons between two complaint letters, one written by an American consumer to a U.S. company, and one written by a Japanese consumer to a Japanese company. Also includes a discussion about both letters. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at joint ventures. Using a paper written by the student this provides an example of a suitable executive summary of the paper as well as a conclusion. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3 page paper is a transmittal letter for a wellness program. This paper outlines the best approach for writing this kind of paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

16 pages in length. Accountability and quality have long been the watchwords of commerce; no matter the product or service, consumers were secure in the notion that what they purchased was going to be in working condition as indicated by package claims or advertisement; if the item or repair was faulty, customer service would ...

This 14 page paper is written in 3 parts. Te first an longest looks at the tolls that a company, or in this case a university, could use to assess risk, including HAZOP and HAZIM, Monte Carlo, cost benefit analysis and NPV. The second part of the paper looks at which models could be used ...

A 7 page discussion of the relevance of the 'Communist Manifesto' to the present trend towards globalization. Emphasizes that political philosophies and cultures are blending due to a number of factors and that the writings of Marx and Engels are just as applicable today as they were in the past. Bibliography lists 5 ...

This 5 page paper begins with an explanation of how the concept of the self-made man came into being. It was the result of stories written by Horatio Alger and it was reinforced with Russell Conwell and Ben Franklin's writings. Using the examples of Oprah Winfrey and Sam Walton, the writer illustrates how becoming a ...

This 3 page paper looks at a firm with an office in Madrid; Cambridge University Press. The paper is written in three part, the first gives some background to the role and culture of the Madrid office, the second looks at the way interview questions may be asked if applying to the company and the ...

This 16 page paper is written in two arts. The first part considers how a training manual may be written for a hotel. This includes what should be included and why as well as an example of scheduling of tasks. The second part of the paper considers health and safety in the hospitality industry, ...

This 12 page paper is written in 2 parts and is written in the context of a team project that involved setting up a restaurant. The first part looks at the possible roles that the members of a team many have undertaken with reference to Belbin's team model. The second part of the paper looks ...

This 4 page paper is written in 2 parts. The first part examines security issues which face airlines, considering the type of challenges faced and the way some security threats may be minimized. The second part of the paper looks at the use of third party logistics suppliers of water pipelines, assessing the advantages ...

This 3-page paper is an article summary about "Relationships -- the core of collections," which was written by Tom Diana for the April, 2006 edition of Business Credit magazine. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 11 page paper that begins with background information for this real case. The write considers several theories of ethics to determine if the company is acting ethically or unethically. Theories included are the different types of utilitarianism and deontological theories. Business ethics theories are also discussed, such as stockholder, stakeholder and social contract ...

This 6 page paper is written in twp parts. The first part of the paper explains how a business may be set up as a sole trader, a partnership or a limited company, the differences and the various advantages and disadvantages. The second part of the paper carries out a PEST analyses on the restaurant ...

This 6 page paper discusses Buffet and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, a holding company in the financial service industry. The essay begins with a short description of Buffet's very early days and his growth to his current wealth of about $35 billion. Buffet grants very few interviews and he has not written articles about his ...