Essays and Research Papers on Management & Business

A 14 page paper assessing a large project in terms of systems thinking; stakeholder interests; resource constraints; technology effects; ethics; and corporate responsibility. The project discussed is an IT-based business process change project for HHH, a home health and hospice agency. Bibliography lists 11 sources from 2002-2006.

A 5 page paper providing a 3-page executive summary, a 1-page introduction; and a 1-page conclusion for a Master's project in a technology upgrade and business process change for HHH. No sources listed.

A 3 page paper discussing a conflict situation at work and approaches to dealing with it. Conflict management can benefit from assessment of conditions as they are, of course. It also can benefit from a change of perspective and from ensuring that the human player understands his value and worth – or rather ...

A 3 page paper discussing the usefulness of systems theory in managing conflict. The specific scenario addresses consultants not gaining the full cooperation of the executive who hired them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 22 page paper presenting the body (introduction, conclusion and sources are in a different file) for a technological change initiative at HHH home health and hospice. The goal of the paper is to persuade senior management to approve the proposed technology plan. No sources listed.

The ability of a firm or organisation to adapt and adopt new practices is often key to the survival as well as essential to increase productivity and efficiency. In this 22 page paper an holistic view of the way that different tools, concepts and models may be used in order to develop the operations of ...

A 22 page paper that presents a literature review of supply chain management and supply chain management performance measures. The writer discusses the major components in SCM and the advantages of effective supply chain management. The writer discusses e-supply chain management. Examples are embedded in the text. The dearth of information regarding supply chain management ...

A 10 page paper using Lewin's Force Field Analysis to assess a proposed change at HHH, a small home health agency. The proposed change appears to be a beneficial one that will yield positive results for several years. In the short term it allows HHH to operate more efficiently; in the long term ...

This 8 page paper examines the principle-agent relationship that takes place between the management and staff of a company. The paper explains what the relationship is and how it manifests, looks at what is meant by agency costs and considers how elements such as moral hazard, adverse selection, asymmetry of information and signalling are seen ...

A 6 page paper discussing differences in management of different aspects of corporate activity. Corporate functional management positions may be in staff, department, or project management in a large company. Though each of the three management types require different activities and hold different responsibilities, they also share some common characteristics. The purpose ...

A 4 page paper providing a short overview of the development of TQM and its applicability in the hospital setting. Obvious points at which process improvements are beneficial are those related to patient outcome of course, and those responding to medical emergencies must have the freedom to make the choices necessary in situations often ...

This 10 page paper considers the management and measurement of performance in the public sector. The paper starts by considering the way performance should be measured, including models such as the 3 E’s and balanced scorecards as well as financial measures. Where poor performance is measured it is often argued that it is the result ...

A 30 page paper examining the function of various types of risk management in corporate and military settings. Though the activities associated with the practice of risk management are the same regardless of the environment in which risk assessment is accomplished, approach to and use of the information can vary significantly between corporate and ...

An 11 page paper discussing the security manager's dilemma in dealing with Muslim employees or customers. Organizational structure affects what the manager can do, and how the security manager can remain aware of situations without resorting to racial profiling. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing the problems leading Amazon.com to redesign its inventory management systems to reflect almost-real time quantities to customers. There are at least two lessons to learn from Amazon.com relative to IT use: (1) the "best" solution is not always the most costly; and (2) regardless of how good and ...

This 5 page paper examines the team approach to management by delving into its history. Examples from different industries are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 16 page paper answers ten questions posed by a student regarding this topic. Various concepts are defined and discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

There are many pressures for constant change and implementation of new safety procedures in the airline industry. This 8 page paper looks at some of the barriers, including barriers at national level and the ICAO and the internal organizational barriers to change. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the process of change management, the impact of changes on the triple constraints of time, cost and performance standards and the way these impact on the bottom line of a project and the behaviours that may be seen as a result of these types of changes The paper looks includes ...

A 3 page paper that discusses: what a project is, the phases in project management, and why project management is important. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 11 page paper looks at how stakeholders are an important consideration in any project that is considered and undertaken by a firm. This paper looks at an example case, the development for a seal environment to grow genetically modified crops. The paper is written in two parts; the first part looks at the importance ...

This 4 page paper looks at the case study of Xerox, provided by the student, assesses the problems at the end of the 1990’s when the decision to outsource information management took place, look at the alternatives and make recommendations for the future. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 9 page paper outlining a change management plan for Dell to use to improve both customer service and customers' perception of the service they receive. Dell's customer service problems have become nearly as legendary as its exemplary supply chain management and efficient operation on the hardware side, though it is as negative as ...

This 6 page paper considers what lessons, concepts and tools can be transferred from the business environment to help with management and operations in the voluntary sector. The paper focuses on issues such as people and resource management. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

Japanese management practices, such as TQM, have become very popular in the west. This 11 page paper considers the transfer of the Japanese practices in terms of its’ influence on western management and work organisation and discusses whether Japanese management has been more influential as a philosophy or as a set of discrete practices. ...