Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

A 3 page review of “Partners for Profit: From Limited Partnerships to Corporations, Forming a Successful Business Alliance Takes Time, Planning and Research,” an article published in 1998. The article is reviewed in 2 pages; the third assesses the usefulness of the article’s advice for forming business alliances in 2004. Bibliography lists 1 ...

3 pages containing a memo to a manager and a letter from an unhappy meeting attendee. Each responds to points made in the customer’s complaints about Sound Systems 2004, a recent trade show that was not planned well in several respects. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at Merrill Lynch's involvement in the California government long after the 1994 scandal that plunged Orange County into bankruptcy. Is it ethical for the state of California to do business with the likes of Merrill Lynch? The answer is "yes." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at management strategies of US Airways, particularly during their recent restructuring program. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at a case study provided by the student where a retail business is increase the mail order side of operations. The paper looks at different aspects of the business and their impact on quality. These include the current constraints of limited capacity, the impact of increasing space, the impact of ...

A 10 page paper that describes each company and determines which is the better company to use. Products and services each company offers are reported. The problems Reuters has had for a number of years is explained. 2003 sales revenues are reported for each company. The conclusion recommending which company to do business with is ...

A 10 page paper that begins by explaining what organization culture is, how it is defined and described. Handy and Harrison's typology of corporate culture is outlined and explained. How the organizational culture effects the change process is discussed. Finally, implications for leaders are discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses what the chief information officer can do to increase productivity. Wireless technology is discussed, including a recent survey of CIOs and other IT professionals that focused on wireless technology, what is being used and the results of using it. Another strategy that is discussed is retaining existing employees. Bibliography ...

A 3 page paper that looks at how this airline maintains a competitive advantage in an industry where more companies are losing revenue instead of increasing it. The writer comments on expanding into new markets as well as expanding in the core business, technology, and values. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of a company problem, related to the use of different technologies. This paper outlines the managment problems for Visionary Design Systems, a CAD and PDM (Product Data Management) systems company. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing the effects that the 1984 breakup of AT&T had on the evolution of the telecommunications industry in the US. Introduction of market forces and direct competition drove down long distance rates to become far more affordable than had existed prior to divestiture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 2.5 page paper that discusses why human resource planning is not only appropriate but essential for the success of all companies. Workforce planning and strategic planning are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing labor unions’ relevance in today’s business environment. At the time they came into being, trade unions were necessary in many industries. Many employers could see nothing wrong at all with working children for long, hard hours; others were largely unconcerned with their workers’ safety. Unions arose at ...

This 12 page paper discusses some of the many comments Drucker has made about nonprofit organizations. With more than 80 million volunteers, nonprofits represent the largest employer in the country, albeit unpaid workers. It was nonprofits that implemented new management theories in the past and Drucker believes they will do so in the future. Nonprofits ...

This 10 page paper discuses Kolb's Experiential Learning model and how the different dimensions would help or hinder the success of an entrepreneur. The writer also reports the link between Kolb's model and the intellectual entrepreneur. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the practice of code sharing among airlines and discusses the possibility of US Air and United Airlines utilizing the services. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing the effects that NAFTA has had on the US and on the US workplace in the decade since its implementation in 1993. One overwhelming effect of NAFTA has been to demonstrate to today’s teens and young adults that they are unlikely to be able to make much of a ...

A 5 page paper that presents a continuation of PGturpj.rtf where an initial plan was presented for a private company to establish a tutoring program for a neighboring school. This essay includes a work breakdown of 10 primary tasks with the optimistic time, most likely and pessimistic times presented along with the weighted activity time. ...

This 10 page paper discusses the high employee turnover in the nonprofit sector. The first section of the paper provides a basic introduction to nonprofit organizational structure and some of the challenges they face, including high turnover rates. The second section comments on the challenges and some reasons for high turnover, including a lack of ...

This 14 page paper examines corporate political culture by first defining corporate culture and then political culture. Various concepts are employed in the creation of the corporate political culture concept. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the different influences on the way the purchase decisions in made. Factors examined include environmental influences including economic considerations, organisational influences, interpersonal values and individual influences. To illustrate points raised the paper uses the example of a university making a furniture purchase. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the different elements of planning project, using an outline for a project supplied by the student. This includes the use of a work breakdown structure, tasks that may be included, the use of budgeting and monitoring of costs and activities as well as decisions of which items to contract ...

A 10 page paper begins with a description of empowerment and reports some of the vast literature on the topic of employee empowerment. One point made is that employees may not have the confidence or esteem to become more autonomous and managers may have to build their self-esteem first. Examples of how some companies have ...

A 5 page paper that presents a work breakdown schedule for a time and attendance reporting system. Tasks and subtasks are identified with approximate duration of time. Risks associated with project are outlined along with possible alternatives to mitigate risk. Change plan is outlined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 17 page paper listing step-by-step instructions for setting up a nonprofit corporation in New York State. The paper moves line by line through IRS Form 1023, not only because it is the federal application for tax-exempt nonprofit status, but also because at one place or another, Form 1023 requires every item that the ...