Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

This 4 page paper discusses the merger between Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Inc. and reports some of the comments from analysts who do not understand the purpose of the merger as well as comments from analysts who think the merger makes perfect sense. An underlying question is: will Harrah's be able to manage ...

A 3 page paper assessing the types of factors and items venture capitalists will look for in assessing a manufacturer’s potential for the future. The small United States manufacturer is producing and selling the owner’s invention on which he holds the patent. The inventor believes the firm and the product are ready to ...

A 7 page paper that provides specific information about Wal-Mart beginning with an overview of the business and the business model Wal-Mart uses. Financial performance and profitability are discussed as key performance indicators. The bulk of the paper is supposed to be a report for improving the company's key performance indicators. Since Wal-Mart is on ...

This 9 page paper looks at the case study of Twin Lakes Mining Company and Tamarack Town Council where a negotiation need to take place with Twin Lakes Mining Company, a major employer in the town, seeking to gain aid and concessions from the council in order to carry on operating in the area. ...

This 5 page paper evaluates professionalism and how one can exhibit professional behaviors in the workplace. While the paper is general, there are specific occupations addressed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper examines a statistical report presented by the student, looks at how it can be used and the implications of using statistics. The paper provided indicates that a breast screening program is costly and that former research that indicated benefits may have been flawed.

A 14 page paper that includes an outline, introduction, methods for obtaining information, results of the search, discussion and conclusion. This essay discusses outsourcing with the purpose of justifying the outsourcing of training correction officers. The essay must consider outsourcing in general, outsourcing human resources in both the private and public sectors, the cost savings ...

A 6 page paper discussing the evolutionary forces that contribute to the formation of hurricanes and created a living system of Wal-Mart’s data mining activities. Many retailers (and former retailers) feel that they’ve been ravaged by the hurricane called Wal-Mart; otherwise there appears to be no connection between the two. Each, however, provides ...

This 4 page paper examines the concept of team dynamics, choosing team members and choosing roles. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 14 page paper examines the concept of enterprise zones in the UK the goals and the criticisms. The paper starts with the historical development of enterprise zones as a tool for regeneration to create employment and then looks at the incentives and the relevant success of the scheme using some of the most ...

This 15 page paper examines the UK automotive industry. The sales of cars has reached a mature stage, this report undertakes an in-depth Porters Five Forces analysis, looking at the influences of existing and new competition, the power of buyers and suppliers and the threat of substitutes. The paper then considers how an operations manager ...

This 9 page paper considers how testing propositions involving information asymmetries is inherently difficult and discusses this in the context of the available evidence for the existence of adverse selection in insurance markets. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 12 page paper shows the student how to design a questionnaire to assess how and why employees at a company support charitable work and the types of charity they support. A sample questionnaire is provided and fictitious results are analysed to demonstrate a simple analysis. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

A 19 page paper that begins by providing definitions of motivation and job performance. The writer explains and describes several motivation theories including: Taylor's scientific model, McGregor's theories, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Herzberg's Two-Factor theory, McClelland's need for achievement, Vroom's expectancy theory and reinforcement theory based on Skinner's work. The writer describes how these theories ...

This 10 page paper discusses the ethics involved in cosmetics companies using animals to test their products. This paper examines this issue in light of the seven characteristics of good corporate governance as established by the King Report in 2002. The way forward is also discussed in light of the ideal characteristics. ...

This 18-page paper is a review and critique of the book The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting (Third Edition), edited by John Leslie Livingstone and Theodore Grossman, and published by John Wiley and Sons.

A 14 page paper that begins by providing specific definition. The essay goes on to explain perfect competition, monopolistic competition and oligopolistic competition. The focus and emphasis of the paper is monopolistic competition. The writer comments on equilibrium in two market structures. Product differentiation is explained emphasizing the need for companies in a monopolistic competitive ...

This 20 page paper considers how collecting data differs according to whether we are trying to do our marketing research in developing/emerging economies rather than in developed economies. The paper refers to the broad impacts of research such as ethical considerations and culture, as well as to relevant concepts of research design such culture and ...

This 12 page paper is a job analysis of the position of manager in a car sales outlet. The paper starts by describing the job, looking at the skills, knowledge and attitude required to perform the job and then examines the job content and reporting relationship. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 15 page paper. Employee surveys have been used for many years. They provide a company with insight and knowledge about how employees feel about the items included on the survey. This essay discusses the many factors involved in the success and effectiveness of employee surveys, including the purpose and objective of the survey and ...

This 14-page paper focuses on two retail giants in the UK, Sainsbury and Tesco. It compares and contrasts the strategies of these two, especially in the area of property management. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper. Why do people choose a ferry or a low-cost airline to get to the same place? This paper offers a draft questionnaire to be administered to random passengers of a budget airline and the ferry. The paper also presents questions for semi-structured interviews of SeaCat Ferry employees for the purpose of ...

A paper which considers the extent to which privatisation in the UK has succeeded in Thatcher's aim of "rolling back the state", with specific reference to BR and the Post Office, and also looks at the problems inherent in regulating privatised industries. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 12 page paper is a job analysis of the crew member or employee seen in fast food or burger restaurant chains such as McDonalds, Wendy's or Burger King. The paper outlines the skills knowledge and an attitude required, looks at the job content and examines the reporting relationships. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

This 16 page paper provides a comprehensive overview of estate planning. Reasons for estate planning are outlined along with the benefits of such planning. One study found that at least 70 percent of Americans die without even a will. The writer comments on misconceptions regarding estate planning and explains how such planning helps heirs even ...