Essays and Research Papers on Theses & Dissertations

This 20 page paper helps the student write a paper on the relationship between an ergonomic workplace environment and productivity. The paper analyses the results of a fictitious survey to assess the impact of ergonomic design on workplace productivity. Three hundred surveys are sent out to staff in a bank, some of which work ...

On the 1st of May 2004 ten new countries joined the European Union bring the membership to twenty-five states. This 33 page paper considers who will benefit from the enlargement by looking at the advantages and disadvantages to the exiting and the new member states. The paper starts by examining the original aims and benefits ...

This 30 page paper examines the issue of environmental accounting. The paper looks at the approaches that may be adopted to environmental accounting, such as social accounting and the way this may indicate the underlying corporate governance models or values adopted. The direct and indirect benefits are discussed and many real life examples are used ...

This 23 page paper looks at the way in which commodity sales may be undertaken profitably. The paper starts by defining the term commodity, looks at the development of the commodity markets and the drivers, and then considers different strategies which can be applied to the market to create profitable sales. The bibliography cites 34 ...

This 31 page paper considers how a company may decide to enter a new market. The paper uses the example of Vodafone wanting to enter the GSM market in Nigeria. The paper begins with an examination of the different strategies open and how macro factors will influence the decision, such as the barriers to entry ...

This 60 page paper examines the process of Qatarization in Qatar. This is the process by which expatriate workers are being replaced by Qatari nationals. The paper looks at the reasons for the development of the scheme with the background of Qatar and Qatar Petroleum examined. The next section looks at the impact at corporate ...

This 26 page paper provides an overview of a study of existing polls on terrorism. Polls like those taken by Gallop, Newsweek, and CNN reflect varied views on terrorism and demonstrate the fact that many people in the United States do not share the same perspectives on the terrorist threat that have driven political ...

This 11 page paper is a literature review covering a range of sources that would be useful for a dissertation which examines How far representations of youth crime in Britain, through popular culture, influence the public's perceptions of young people in today's society. The paper starts by placing the occurrence of crime into a ...

This 37 page paper is an in-depth compnay report on the Taiwanese compnay Formosa Plastics Group, quoted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The paper begins by looking at the history and development of the country and the examines the current position, starting with a breakdown of the products made and the diversify of the company ...

This 50 page paper considers whether the privatisation of the Ports in the UK has been a success. The paper begins by identifying the goals of privatisation by looking at the political background to the policies origins in 1970’s and 1980’s. In order to judge the relative level of success, the meeting of targets is ...

This 8 page paper considers what is meant by ‘good research’, what makes good research and the different types of constraints faced by the various approaches to research and looks at whether or not there is a ‘best approach’ to research. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

This 59 page paper considers the challenges faced by e-commerce and internet trading to businesses in Hong Kong. E-commerce is now a popular way of trading. For a country such as Hong Kong where international trade is required to sustain the economy and services are the primary sector due to the lack of local natural ...

This 24 page paper examines the approach that Shell, the well known petroleum company takes towards green or environmentalist issues and sustainability. The paper starts with a consideration of the different models that can be used when assessing environmental or sustainable practices. These are examined with examples, such as the Brent Spa oil rig disposal. ...

This 32 page paper compares two companies that are both dominant players in the European low cost airline industry; Easyjet and Ryanair. Bucking the recent trends both have performed well, however, Ryanair has suffered due to the recent court case where it was found to have gained uncompetitive advantages when being given subsidies by a ...

This 80 page paper examines the Greek shipping market and the need for change in order for Greek shipping companies to survive. The Greek shipping industry is very different to the shipping industry in other countries, which has led to many of the current competitive advantages. However the environment is changing, and this paper ...

This 16 page paper considers how a research project should be undertaken, The example used is a hotel where there been a drop in the occupancy. The paper defines the goals of the research, shows what type research will be undertaken and how the results will be analysed and presented. The paper also includes a ...

This 5 page paper suggests twenty different potential research questions that suggestion areas to examine concerning competitive advantage and customer processes. The paper then looks at some of the literature concerning relevant models and consider souses of information that may be used to undertaken the research. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

This 20 page paper helps the student write a paper on the relationship between an ergonomic workplace environment and productivity. The paper analyses the results of a fictitious survey to assess the impact of ergonomic design on workplace productivity. Three hundred surveys are sent out to staff in a bank, some of which work ...

On the 1st of May 2004 ten new countries joined the European Union bring the membership to twenty-five states. This 33 page paper considers who will benefit from the enlargement by looking at the advantages and disadvantages to the exiting and the new member states. The paper starts by examining the original aims and benefits ...

This 30 page paper examines the issue of environmental accounting. The paper looks at the approaches that may be adopted to environmental accounting, such as social accounting and the way this may indicate the underlying corporate governance models or values adopted. The direct and indirect benefits are discussed and many real life examples are used ...

This 23 page paper looks at the way in which commodity sales may be undertaken profitably. The paper starts by defining the term commodity, looks at the development of the commodity markets and the drivers, and then considers different strategies which can be applied to the market to create profitable sales. The bibliography cites 34 ...

This 45 page paper looks at share prices to examine book value of equity, book value per share, market price of the stock and their interdependency. This is assessed with the examination of various models which consider these factors either directly or indirectly, including Edwards-Bell-Ohlson Models (EBO), Dividend Discount Model (DDM), Capital Asset Pricing Model ...

This 46 page paper examines the housing needs and the housing provision in the UK for the Asian community. The paper looks at the divergent needs of the Asian community and the ways in which the UK housing provisions are failing to meet all of these needs. The paper comprises of an in-depth literature review ...

This 36 page paper examines the use of Multi-Version software, also known as N-Version and how it may be able to provide reliability and dependability predominantly in a distributed network environment. The paper considers operation as well as the advantages and disadvantages of multi-version software including block recovery systems comparing it to the alterative of ...

This 20 page paper examines the Solow-Swan Model, also known as the Neo-classical growth model. The model is examined and assessed, compared with the Harrod-Domar model with the aim of considering how the model could be adapted. Using the literature existing adaptations are discussed and the potential of a multiple stable steady states model. The ...