Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

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 ...

This 19-page paper provides a detailed analysis of the U.S. airline industry in areas such as competition, environment, customers and so on. Also addressed are security issues and labor costs. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page paper. The question is the impact of the Internet on consumer electronics stores. To discuss the topic, the essay discusses what was happening in 1994 and 1995 in this retail sector, the challenges, the substitutes and the threats to small electronics stores. The essay then discusses the most recent holiday data regarding ...

A 3 page paper. A strategic audit is a comprehensive analysis. This essay presents three components in that analysis: core competencies, performance and value chain. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper that begins with a definition of corporate social responsibility/corporate citizenship. The essay then presents arguments for and against the practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper. Based on a Harvard Case study, the writer presents an executive summary, an introduction, a synopsis of problems, strengths, weaknesses and threats and recommendations with justification. By 1984, many analysts wondered if Disney was about to collapse. It was said that Disney had not kept up with the times. It has ...

A 4 page paper. In March 2004, Coca-Cola's Dasani bottled water came under attack twice in the United Kingdom. This essay explains the charges that brought Coke to recall 500,00 bottles of water and to delay the launch of this water in two other European countries. The essay reports the response from Coca-Cola. The writer ...

An 11 page paper. The issue is to justify an investor investing $1 million in real estate rather than stocks and bonds. The paper begins with real-life examples of individuals who have enjoyed very high returns on their real estate investments. Average rates of return for real estate as compared to some other types of ...

This 6 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. The paper answers three questions assessing the financial performance of the company, the way that environmental forces are felt by the business, using Porters Five Forces model as a framework. The last part of the paper looks at the business level ...

This 14 page paper considers the way innovation manifests and in challenged at the well known electronics company Samsung. The paper considers the company itself and how innovation is seen. The paper then looks at the national systems of innovation that impact on the culture, before examining innovation though the way resources are used, human ...