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Papers On Business Management & Management Theory
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Artemis Sportswear Company (Case Study)
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This 10 page paper looks at this fictitious firm and provides recommendations. The primary issues are downsizing, cost cutting and employee morale. Various theories are discussed and applied. An annotated bibliography is available for the sources contained in this paper and may be purchased separately (SA416bib.rtf) Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA417Art.rtf
"Armies, Prisons and Schools"
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This 3 page paper discusses an article in which the author gives examples of drastic changes in three major types of organizations: armies, prisons and schools. The paper summarizes the article's weaknesses and strengths, and concludes that while the examples are compelling, the author has failed to sufficiently explain the mechanism for change.
Filename: HVArPrSc.rtf
"Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know" by John C. Maxwell
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This 3
page report discusses what John C. Maxwell has to say in his short (96 page) book on
leadership in the workplace. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWmax101.rtf
"Managing from the Heart"
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This 14 page paper discusses the book "Managing from the Heart" by Bracey, Hyler, Rosenblum and Trueblood. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVManHrt.rtf
"Organizing for Effective New Product Development: The Moderating Role of Product Innovativeness"
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A 4 page review of the article by Eric M. Olson, Orville C. Walker, Jr. and Robert W. Ruekert. Design, development, and marketing are all critical factors in company profitability. As independent as these factors may seem, they are really quite interconnected. They explore the effectiveness of the teamwork concept in the design, development and marketing of company products to come up with a somewhat surprising conclusion. Bibliography
lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPbusAna.rtf
"Partners Health Care System, Inc.,(B): Cardiac Care Improvement"
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A 5 page review of a 2001 article by Gary Pisano (Harvard Business School) detailing the changes made at a Massachusetts hospital that allowed the simultaneous reduction of costs for caring for cardiac patients, the reduction of resource utilization and patient length of stay, and improved patient outcome. The author details the process the organization went through and concludes that although several problems still remained, the processes that had been put in place to resolve costs and patient outcome in the restrictions levied by capitated insurance contracts could be expected to be successfully utilized to overcome those problems as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPmedEf2.rtf
"Reframing Organizations"
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A 6 page review of three chapters from Lee G. Bolman and Terrance E. Deal's book. This paper reviews Chapters 15, 16, and 17, summarizing the main points and applying them to real life situations presented by the authors. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPbsFram.rtf
"The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin" - Leadership
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5 pages in length. Benjamin Franklin held many accomplishments throughout his life; having entered this world at a significant disadvantage, he mustered the internal fortitude to rise above his deficits to become one of the nation's most influential leaders. Penning his autobiography was not initially meant to reflect any specific pathway toward leadership but it eventually turned out that way inasmuch as it was well-received as an example of how to reach for one's goals and set good examples at the same time. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCBenFrnkLdr.rtf
"The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey" by Kenneth Blanchard, William
Oncken, Jr. and Hal Burrows
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This 4 page report discusses the 1991 addition to the
"One Minute Manager" series. This book offer readers an analogy that is remarkably
appropriate for the over-worked managers in every type of profit and non-profit
organization. The analogy is that when a manager takes on a problem that does not truly
"belong" to him or her, the result is "a monkey on your back." Bibliography lists only the
primary source.
Filename: BWmnkey1.rtf
"We Have No Time For Marketing Research!"
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This 12 page paper discusses a statement made by a senior management of a UK charity organisation "we have no time for marketing research", identifying the pertinent issues in the scenario and explaining the significance of marketing techniques in addressing these issues. The paper shows how marketing research may take up some time and resources but may make a net contribution to any organisation. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEmarketing.rtf
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