Essays and Research Papers on Miscellaneous Issues in Business

This 27 page paper examines the decline of Haute couture and the rise of prêt-a-porter. The paper looks at the influences which have been seen on haute couture over the years including social and economic impacts in order to assess how or why prêt-a-porter (ready to wear) has been able to blur the lines ...

This 3 page paper discusses the political role of the CIO. The problems at Overstock and the CIO response is used as an example. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper that reports information regarding this career choice, including the general job responsibilities, education needed, and skills needed. The writer comments on how and why they became a supply manager (hypothetical). The paper ends with future job outlook, which is not bright in the near future. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the core values of Whole Foods, and whether it helps the company's bottom line. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6-page paper discusses concepts of a learning organization including systems thinking. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper provides an overview of Starbucks' strategy and ethics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper covers a case study scenario, in which a probabion supervisor is faced with a potentially hostile reporter. The paper discusses the steps that need to be taken to handle the situation. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4-page paper discusses the federal assistance request (FAR) process and determines if a sealed-bid or contract vehicle process is more effective. Bibliography list 2 sources.

A 5 page paper. The first part of this essay discusses creative intelligence, citing Sternberg. The writer explains what mental models or mind sets are and how they affect our thinking. Creativity is then linked to Porter's five forces theory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3-page paper provides a marketing analysis of two of Listerine's competitors: Oral-B (a Procter & Gamble brand) and Colgate-Palmolive. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper that includes specific parts of a plan to initiate an arts program for children at a homeless shelter. Components outlined include: mission, goal and objectives, target population, description of the program, location, staff and volunteers, supplies and equipment, safety and liability and sustainability, among others. Bibliography lists 1 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines the industry of technological innovation and its connection with private and public authority. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 6-page paper focuses on the concepts of strategic planning, strategic management and implementation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9-page paper covers strategic aspects of marketing to consider when it comes to promoting a brand of consumer soap. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses business continuity plans and resources relevant to Baderman Island. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7-page paper discusses the concepts of legitimacy theory and social contract theory. The paper also compares and contrasts the voluntary environmental disclosures (VED) of ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8-page paper discusses Microsoft Inc's potential supply chain. Also discussed is supply chain management. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses three likely mergers between Amazon and other companies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper. The essay begins with a definition of team dynamics and then discusses dynamics, including stages of group/team development and factors that can affect team dynamics. The writer comments on the need to consider cultural issues in today's diverse workplace. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper examines affirmative action and provides reasons why it does not work anymore. One problem is that race is becoming more difficult to define in an age where people are born to mixed marriages. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 9 page paper is a corporate compliance plan for the fictitious Riordan Manufacturing. The plan includes sections on the introduction and purpose of the plan, the scope of the plan, as minister to the responsibility, the formation of the corporate compliance committee, policy guidelines, training, monitoring, reporting and corrective actions. The bibliography cites 10 ...

This 15-page paper discusses the company Urban Outfitters, focusing on its pricing decisions and consideration and its corporate culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3-page paper provides an example of interview questions geared toward a finance executive; in this case, a CFO of a company. The paper also provides potential answers from the fictitious "interviewee." No bibliography sources used.

This 8-page paper examines the issue of board of directors' responsibility when it comes to corporate fraud. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

These 14 page paper compares the development and take-up of the primary task roles of individual within two groups. This is considered by examining the group development process and looking at how roles are taken up by group or team members. The bibliography cites 11 sources.