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Papers On Business Management & Management Theory
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Can Leaders Be Made Or Are They Born?
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This 16 page paper discusses the question, are leaders born or made? The paper defines the role of a leader and then considers different theoretical opinions on what makes a leader, personality traits and characteristics or learned practices, and then looks at the measures taken by different companies to identify and train or guide their potential future leaders. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEbrnleaders.rtf
Can Leadership Theory Improve Leadership Quality
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There are many theories regarding leadership, these look at style, personality and the development of leadership skills. This 14 page paper considers whether the knowledge and use of leadership theory by a company has the potential to increase the quality of leadership in that firm. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEorgled.rtf
Can Multi-National Enterprises Build Sustained Competitive Advantages On The Basis Of Co-Operative Structures And Strategies?
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This 8 page paper looks at how multi-national corporations may use collaborations of co-operative strategies and the ways in which these might lead to competitive advantages. Different potential strategies are discussed and examples are used to assess if short and long term competitive advantages can be archived with these arrangements. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEMNEcollab.rtf
Can Team Structures Replace Bureaucracies in a Large Organization
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This 9 page paper discusses the statement that "As form of work organization for large companies, team working does not offer a viable alternative to the long-established, tried-and-tested bureaucratic organization structure". To discuss this the paper looks at the characteristics of a bureaucratic structure and considers the potential of alterative team or network based structures. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEburteam.rtf
Carnival Corp. and plc
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This 17 page paper examines the cruise line company Carnival Corp and plc. The paper looks at the vision and mission, examines the opportunities and threats facing the company as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the company along with a competitive profile Matrix and an IFE matrix. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEcarnival.rtf
Case Analysis: Do Policies of People Express Emphasize the Core
Competencies of Employers?
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This is a 5 page analysis of the
People Express airline and their utilization of employees. Their
focus is on marketing, cost, and people, and this analysis
describes whether their methods are proving to be successful.
Filename: JGApexpr.wps
Case Studies: Caterpillar And Harley-Davidson
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A 12 page paper presenting two case studies. The Caterpillar study refers to problems and issues Caterpillar faced in the 1980s and what the company did to regain market share through changes in management and operations. The second case refers to problems and issues Harley-Davidson faced in the early 1980s through the 1990s and what the changes they made to overcome the problems. Both companies thought they were immune from problems and discovered just how vulnerable they were to near extinction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGctphly.RTF
Case Study - Lexmark International
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An 8 page paper. A case study of Lexington that was prepared at the University of Alabama is the catalyst and exclusive source of corporate information. This essay presents an analysis of Lexmark that includes consideration of the industry, external and internal environments, exogenous and endogenous variables, Porter's five forces, SWOT analysis, competitive advantages, and recommendations for change in the organizational structure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGlxmrk.rtf
Case Study : Mt McKenzie Winery
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A 7 page paper that is based on information provided by the student. The paper includes a SWOT of the winery, the design for an advertisement for a brandy maker and who should interview candidates, the implications of 'rightsizing' instead of waiting for natural attrition, working with employees and community to prepare them for changes, such as staff reduction, and a future lineup of the organization's staff. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGmckwc.RTF
Case Study : SafePAC (Qatar)
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This 17 page paper presents an analysis of a case study of the title company provided by the student. SafePAC (QATAR) is a subsidiary of PAC Corporation, an American box-making corporation. SafePAC (QATAR) has faced a great number of very serious problems, including low productivity and high overhead. They are called upon by corporate to reduce expenses and increase production. The essay provides a synopsis of the background of the case, including the particulars surrounding the closure of on plant and the subsequent fallout due to the way the CEO of SafePAC (QATAR) went about getting an affirmative vote for closing the plant. There now exists great hostility towards the CEO from his top-level. The essay makes recommendations for the company at this time to improve productivity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGsafpcq.rtf
Case Study Analysis -- The Campbell Soup Company
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This 6 page
report discusses the Campbell Soup Company and its leaders. The
Campbell’s Soup Company is one of America’s best-known companies
producing what is, for most Americans, a very common item in the
local grocery store and on the kitchen shelf. As Gamble and
Thompson point out, in 1998 the Campbell Soup Company “was one of
the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of branded
consumer food products with approximately 24, 250 employees,
total revenues of $6.7 billion, 36 manufacturing plants in ten
nations, and over 2,000 products on the market.” The three CEOs
of the company since 1978 have each made significant, albeit
radically different, contributions to the well-being of Campbell.
Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWcampbl.wps
