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Papers On Business Management & Management Theory
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Case Study: Organizational Practices
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This 4 page paper responds to student-generated questions: Is it more important to do the right thing or to do things right? Whose ethics should be used as the standard for companies? How do internal and external politics play a part in the organization? Who should organizations be accountable to? Examples student has witnessed that are unethical or illegal. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGorqst.rtf
Case Study: Performance And Reward Management At FedEx
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A 14 page paper. An introduction identifies the seven broad categories of motivation. A comprehensive discussion and report of reward programs at FedEx is provided. These include strategies such as implementing the principles of total quality management and the objectives for quality improvement, training, categories of awards, rewards and incentives, awards presented to FedEx for their human resource practices. The next section discusses best practices in reward and motivation models and techniques. How some people attempt to manipulate the programs or take short-cuts to receiving awards is reported. Finally, recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: PGrewrd.rtf
Case Study: Warren Buffett And The GEICO Acquisition
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This 4 page paper responds to three specific questions: Did the GEICO acquisition serve the long term goals of Berkshire Hathaway? Was the price appropriate? What could account for the increase in share price for Berkshire on the day the acquisition was announced? The writer also comments on how agency theory applies to Berkshire's management and determine, Buffett's approach is contrary to agency theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGbufr.rtf
Case Study; Harley Davidson Motor Co., Inc.: Defending a Piece of Domestic Pie
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This 5 page paper examines the a case titled “Harley Davidson Motor Co., Inc.: Defending a Piece of Domestic Pie”, the paper conducts a SWOT analysis on the position that this well known bike company found itself in during the 1980’s. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEharly1.rtf
Casino Management
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8 pages in length. Gambling has reached an all-time high across the country, with the relatively recent surge in riverboat casinos paling in comparison to the opulence of Las Vegas properties. When determining the differences between such upscale Las Vegas casinos as Paris and any one of myriad floating casinos in the Midwest, one can readily detect the reasons why each establishment would be managed in variant fashion. Clearly, the primary objective of both the riverboat and Las Vegas casino is to turn a profit; however, the manner by which this goal is achieved stands to separate the two strategies even as far as
management is concerned. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAcsino.wps
Caterpillar Inc. Case Study
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This 6 page paper responds to a Harvard Case Study. This essay provides a synopsis and discussion of the situation the company faced in the 1980s beginning with a brief history of the company and the management decisions that led them to such problems. The discussion includes the new type of management style Schaeffer brought to the company, the new manufacturing approach implemented and the search for new markets. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGctrpl.rtf
CDI Training In The World Of Manufacturing
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A 23 page dissertation proposal concerning a research project involving administrators of major corporations. The research proposed would serve to determine if CDi training is in fact the best method of training. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
Filename: Cdi2.wps
CDNow and N2K
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A 7 page research paper that provides a business analysis of the recent merger between CDNow and N2K. CDNow and N2K had many problems in common. Both companies had expanded revenue and losses for the fourth quarter and all of 1998. Both companies were facing stiff competition form Amazon.com. They both had to devise methods and advertising to get their names as well-known to the CD-buying public as Amazon.com. They both needed to satisfy their investors while remaining competitive in the online marketplace. With so many problems in common, it made sense that CDNow and N2K decided to merge and combine forces in trying to combat the behemoth Amazon.com. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: 90cds.rtf
Cellular Phone Service Industry
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This is a 10 page industry analysis that beings with an historical overview of the industry. The first commercial cellular phone call was made in 1983 but the actual concept dates back to the late 1940s. The essay looks at the competitive factors in the industry and provides a brief analysis using Porter's Five Forces schema. The essay ends with trends for this industry. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PGclsvci.rtf
CEO AND PRODUCT LIABILITY
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This 6-page paper focuses on the issue of CEOs/Board of Directors and whether they should take personal liability for the products their companies manufacture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTceolia.rtf
CEO Compensation / Are They Worth So Much ?
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A 10 page research paper that investigates the salary compensation packages for CEO's, including the 1996 figures for several CEO's of major corporations. Topics discussed include: why compensation is so high, comparison to other employees, arguments for and against high compensation for chief executives and some suggested alternatives to the present system of paying CEO's.
Filename: Ceocomp.wps
