Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

This is a 7 page paper that explores three indicators of the loss of decency in the workplace; scandals, declining business manners, and casual dressing down. The bibliography has 9 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the UPS strike in August 1997. The writer discusses the issues, the strategy used by the union, the outcome, the lessons gained from this strike and why the American public supported this strike. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 10 page paper addresses four questions. Assessing supplier relationships for improvement; price versus total cost of ownership; Taguchi's model and quality management; and integrating a large supply chain. Examples are provided throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 49 page paper examines the natural gas industry from the perspective of an oil company. The paper looks at why gas and oil are important, the nature and origins of gas, how it was first used and developed into a commercial product. The paper then examines the ways in which exploration and drilling occurs, ...

This 5 page paper is based on student-supplied materials. It is a reflection paper that discusses specific aspects of leadership and where the student is strong and where the student needs improvement. No Bibliography.

This 10 page paper examines the way in which a company should handle asbestos looking at the acquisition, handling, storage, transportation and disposal. The paper includes consideration of the dangers that asbestos presents explaining why the careful handling is required. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the research methods that different researchers, writers and reporters have used when examining theories and models that can be used when examining strategies and researching low cost airlines. This paper accompanies file TEanbibryan.rtf. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at an article supplied by the student and explains how statistics will have been used in the source articles in order to support the arguments which were made and the correlations between the variables. The bibliography cites 1 source.

A 7 page paper consisting of speaker notes for a 12-slide PowerPoint® presentation that is also available. Published in 2005, the qualitative study surveys members of the Boards of 18 companies included on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and identifies an appropriate Board approach to establishing and maintaining sustainability, one that can be ...

This 5 page paper answers questions for two case studies supplied by the student. The case of Beck and Pollitzer looks at who should run the company and what criteria should be used to select them. The case of Vivosonic Inc. loos at the arguments for an against the investment and potential terms that should ...

A 3 page paper providing highest and best use real estate appraisal analysis of a residential property and a commercial property in the same general area. Recommendation on both properties is that in the interim they are most useful in their present state, but that in the future they may be more productive in ...

This 10 page paper answers three questions set by the student. The first looks at how sales figures for three stores are analysed with the use of scatter diagrams, significance testing and examination of the mean and standard deviation. The second part looks at comparing different waiting time, assessing the mean, median, mode and standard ...

A 3 page paper critiquing the online version of the 2004 annual report of this company. It may be that the company is quite forthcoming with financial information, but its annual report gives the impression that it is striving to avoid providing that information. It repeats narrative text to the detriment of provision ...

This 3 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student in which a hotel looses a booking made for the restaurant and handles the event badly. The paper answers question that look at how and why it was dealt with poorly and how it should have been handled. The bibliography cites 1 ...

This 8 page paper answers questions set by the student examining what types of statistical analysis would help with different types of timing and scheduling problems. The paper shows how to answer the questions and considers some of the potential tools and processes that can be used. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 5 page review and analysis of casino hotels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper. Change occurs in organizations at increasing speed. Change is essential for any company to maintain a competitive advantage. This paper identifies and discusses why people resist change in organizations. The writer then provides different approaches to overcoming resistance and when to use these approaches. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper evaluating alternatives available to Radio Palermo, an Italian manufacturer of short-wave amateur radios that is well accepted in Europe but has poor sales in the US. The company and its US dealers are at an impasse, with Radio Palermo insisting that dealers train their sales people better and dealers retorting ...

This 9 page paper looks at the different forms of research used in a range of articles, looking at the type of research and analysis tools that are used, including statistical analysis. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the recent bankruptcy filings of Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Delphi Corporation. The reasons each company cited as the causes for the action are reported. The writer speculates on whether or not the companies could have done anything differently. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the aerospace industry, in general, and The Boeing Company, in particular. Factors in the external environment that are addressed include adjacent industries, technology factors, the competition in the industry, suppliers, and labor at Boeing. The writer includes comments on the intense rivalry between Boeing and Airbus. Bibliography lists 12 ...

8 pages in length. The Internet has truly transformed the manner by which business is conducted in the twenty-first century. The extent to which the online presence has provided unprecedented opportunities of economic growth for commerce is both grand and far-reaching; that organizations must understand how to cultivate a strong presence amidst this ...

A 7 page paper. Is there a real estate bubble or not? If there is a bubble, will it burst? This essay suggests what is happening is more aptly called the cycles of real estate. These two questions are discussed. The writer also discusses the effect of today's real estate market on the economy in ...

A 7 page book report on Henry Petroski’s “The Pencil.” No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part looks at the salaries and compensation given to the highest US executives and discusses any patterns in terms of increases and looks at movement between the top paying industries. The second part of the paper takes 10 random Fortune 500 companies identifies the ...