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Healthcare Worker Unions, 2009.
An analysis of the implications of unionization in the healthcare industry.
1,990 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 40.95
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The paper outlines the background and history of labor unions in the United States. The paper then explores the advantages and disadvantages of unionized labor for healthcare workers and hospital management. The paper concludes that unionized labor in the healthcare industry provides more advantages than disadvantages for healthcare workers, employers and patients as well.
Outline:
Background and History of Labor Unions in the United States
The Advantages of Unionized Labor for Healthcare Workers
The Advantages of Unionized Labor for Hospital Management
The Disadvantages of Unionized Labor for Healthcare Workers
The Disadvantages of Unionized Labor for Healthcare Employers
Conclusion
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"Generally, the construction, railroad, mining, and automobile manufacturing industries adopted the unionized labor model the most extensively, but infiltration by organized crime into labor unions -sometimes at the highest levels - cooled the nation's initial enthusiasm with organized labor. The unions subsequently enjoyed something of a resurgence in the 1960s and 70s, peaking in national membership in the early 1980s. Public servants like teachers, police, and firefighters in particular had increasingly adopted unionized labor by then (Nevins & Commager 1992). Since that period, union membership as a percentage of the national workforce has gradually declined, partly because of the collapse of the automobile and steel industries in the Midwest, but also because federal and state legislation of workers' issues have provided better vocational environments and benefits than previously available for non-unionized workers."
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Marks and Spencer, 2009.
Analyzes the business strategy of Marks and Spencer (M&S), a long standing British company, currently operating at international levels.
3,180 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 58.95
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This paper explains that, although Marks and Spencer had registered impressive results since its beginnings in the 1880s, since the 1990s, the retailer has experienced difficulties because of changes in society and the market and because of intensified competition. After conducting an external and internal analysis, the author points out that the company should develop several alternative strategies. The author then evaluates each position and its possible outcome and recommends an action plan.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
External Analysis
Internal Analysis
Current Problem Diagnosis
Generation of Strategic Options
Evaluation of Strategic Option
Description of Selected Strategy
Action Plan for Implementation
Conclusions
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"When Richard Greensbury resigned as CEO, his position was taken by Peter Slasbury, who had the ambition to turn Marks and Spencer around. He divided the organization in three, based on the operations conducted: financial services, retail business in the U.K. and international operations. He also aimed to reinvent the corporate culture and implement a customer-based orientation; his strategies, continued by his followers, had some success and in early 2000s, the company began to revive. Today however, their stability and growth is once again being challenged."
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Best Snacks, 2009.
An examination of the possible changes that the Best Snacks company can make to increase development.
922 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper examines the business model of Best Snacks Inc. The paper discusses how the company is at a crossroads, seeking to implement change that is appropriate for its traditional model or branch out and take risks on a promising product that does not necessarily fit in the traditional models it has upheld. The paper discusses the possible changes that the company can make. The paper contain tables.
Table of Contents:
Problem Definition: Best Snacks Inc.
Conclusion
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"While the old guard, i.e. long standing managerial position holders like the director of the Grocery Division Martin Hernandez would like to see the new health food product line fall into line with traditional product standards or be eliminated. The new guard, Project Lead of the relatively small health food line, Robert Van Dam (a subordinate to Hernandez) feels that the innovative and creative health food line requires alternative standards that match the product line. These changes, asked for by Van Dam include relinquishment of branding and packaging standards that meet the health food market and alternative sales avenue development that answers the need for a great deal more direct sales to smaller markets, like health food stores not traditionally serviced by the large wholesale distributors for grocery stores that have been the traditional sales avenue for the rest of the grocery line."
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FedEx and Administration Issues, 2009.
This paper looks at strategic administration issues within the courier company FedEx.
1,555 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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In this article, the writer notes that FedEx is considered an industry leader in most of its businesses and is one of the most admired U.S. corporations, but points out that the company has seen some challenges in recent years, in particular the rising cost of fuel and the corresponding economic downturn. The writer then discusses the strengths and weaknesses, and opportunities and threats of the FedEx company, focusing on the merger between FedEx and Kinko's. The writer concludes with recommendations and maintains that FedEx needs to market aggressively to get customers on board in order to keep their planes full even if the overnight market enters into a prolonged decline.
Outline:
Introduction
Situation Analysis
Key Issues
Recommendations
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"The other way to deal with rising fuel prices is to aggressively build out the Express business. For one, there is no evidence that this business is on the permanent decline. It is assumed that if the cost of fuel continues to increase there will be difficulties however. Each plane leaves on a set schedule and the way to maximize profits is to make sure those planes are as full as possible. Part of the overnight market is price inelastic - some materials are too time-sensitive to be shipped any other way. FedEx needs to market aggressively to get those customers on board in order to keep their planes full even if the overnight market enters into a prolonged decline."
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"Leading at a Higher Level", 2009.
A review of the work "Leading at a Higher Level" by Ken Blanchard.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 30.95
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The paper examines "Leading at a Higher Level" where Ken Blanchard addresses the many practical problems with the situational leadership model. The paper describes how Blanchard's situational leadership model emphasizes the situational contingency of maturity or "readiness" of followers to accomplish the task. The paper then explains Blanchard's S1-S4 styles of situational leadership that involving the telling, selling, participating and delegating styles of leadership behavior. The paper emphasizes that treating all people the same way is an unwise choice for leaders who are trying to connect with the people around them.
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"In his book Leading at a Higher Level, author Ken Blanchard discusses leadership and how best managers should relate to their employees and to their customers as well. One of the most important discussions within the book is that of situational leadership. Situational Leadership is created out of a three-dimensional model. It presents dimensions of task behaviors, relationship behaviors, and the maturity of the employee (Blanchard, 2006). The model, unfortunately has some problems and falls short of what it is trying to accomplish. This happens because, much like other two-dimensional models, the situational leadership model does not really capture all the complexity of both relationship and task behaviors by presenting each one of these as belonging to a single dimension."
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Understanding of Leadership Concept, 2009.
This paper looks at the concept of leadership while reviewing the book 'Understanding Leadership' by Gayle Avery.
1,453 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 30.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in 'Understanding Leadership', Gayle Avery attempts to create a concise understanding of the often confusing concept of leadership through a progression of leadership issues and then a collection of case studies that apply leadership in different contexts. The writer points out that the base of the work attempts to effectively answer some long-standing questions about the nature of leadership and its study and in doing so demonstrates a breadth and depth of knowledge about the field. The writer notes that Avery begins by discussing the variations and conflicts that have occurred over the years with regard to leadership study and then supplies the reader with a template of paradigms to help discover the varied leadership research levels. The writer concludes that this work provides an overall view of leadership studies and applications and the case study emphasis is an essentially pertinent style of better understanding leadership in context.
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"The work does have a historical basis but does tend to give the impression that a huge period of time between antiquity and the 1970s was a blanket and rather antiquated period, and most historians would likely think this exceedingly simplified and misleading. The idea that each of these paradigms is honestly discrete is problematic, even in the case studies that close the work, as through time it can be said that leadership understanding, style and expectations have evolved from power based hierarchical systems to more organic egalitarian standards but this emphasis of evolution seems oversimplified to say the least as it would likely be clear that if one was looking at older models there would be variation that looks very much mike more modern patterns of leadership, and in fact some imply that more successful models of leadership employed even organic paradigm standards far before their time.
"One message that Avery stresses in her work is that the research base for leadership study has been broken down into areas of study that made it more measurable and repeatable, which she explains makes the field seem to simplified to reflect the diversity and complexity which actually exists in the real world of leadership."
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Yellow Roadway, 2009.
An in-depth examination of the Yellow Roadway company strategy.
4,200 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 71.95
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The paper explains that the Yellow Broadway company is unsure of whether to expand into the largest remaining segment of the shipping industry, or to stay put and integrate the acquisitions of the past few years more thoroughly into their operation. The paper then examines the company's corporate and competitive strategies and provides a SWOT analysis, a Porter's Five Forces analysis and a value chain analysis. The paper concludes with the recommendation that Yellow Roadways put future expansion plans on hold and focus on better integrating their new acquisitions.
Outline:
Introduction
Background
Corporate and Competitive Strategies
SWOT Analysis
Porter's Five Forces
Value Chain Analysis
Recommendations
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"Yellow Roadway began its current acquisition phase in 2003 with the purchase of Roadway. Now, in 2005, they have followed up that transaction with the USF purchase, and have launched into the Chinese market by forming a joint venture with one of that country's most prominent conglomerates, Jin Jiang.
"The shipping industry in the US is worth $18.8 billion, with trucking accounting for $13 billion of that figure. YR's market share in its core LTL market ranges between 20-60%, depending on how the industry is defined. The definition is complicated by the fact that two of the largest carriers, FedEx and UPS, area combination of ground freight and air freight. Moreover, one can question whether the post office can be included in this industry. In 2004, Yellow recorded revenues of $6.8 billion, which equates to 52.2% of the trucking industry"
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Public Financing Strategy, 2009.
Investigates the best strategy to secure financing for the Seattle Commons urban renewal project.
2,355 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 45.95
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This paper, which is written in memo format, describes the Seattle Commons project that needs $218 million to proceed. The paper discusses the funding formula, which includes private donations and public sources and are highlighted in the paper. The paper recommends the formula to secure money from each of these various methods of public funding, including a special levy that requires voters' approval.
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Subject
Purpose
Summary
Background/Discussion
Recommendations
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"State, county and federal monies are available for green space and transportation projects. The total potential is significant - $45 million. Acquiring funding from different levels of government for certain aspects of the project will not only appeal to council but will also help to convince them that the project has merit, and strong support from other quarters.
"A last option is to create a local improvement district. This generates money from increases in local property taxes."
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Lee Iacocca and Team Dynamics, 2009.
An analysis of the transformation of the Chrysler Corporation under Lee Iacocca.
2,528 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 24 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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The paper explores why the transformation of Chrysler Corporation under Lee Iacocca is cited as an example of how effective leaders can turn around the performance of a large organization through team dynamics. The paper discusses the two main catalysts that justified a major shift in team dynamics and shows how these team dynamics transformed the organizational culture at Chrysler. The paper concludes with the recommendation for Chrysler to create knowledge networks through the use of supply chain management and planning in order to transform accumulated transactions into knowledge.
Outline:
Introduction
Defining a New Team Leadership Philosophy
Justifying a Major Shift in Team Dynamics at Chrysler
Team Dynamics at Chrysler Transformed the Organizational Culture
Chrysler's New Product Development Innovation Influence on Engineering
Conclusion and Recommendations
From the Paper
"The transformation of Chrysler Corporation under Lee Iacocca is consistently cited as an example of how effective leaders can turn around the performance of a larger organization through team dynamics (Jacobsen, House, 2001) (Hunter, Macduffie, Doucet, 2002), (Bell, 1996). At the center of the transformation of Chrysler is the redefining of teams that are essential to the new product development process (Lutz, 1994) combined with a passionate vision on the part of Mr. Iacocca to make the entire organization more lean and market-driven (Iacocca, 2007). Mr. Iacocca's vision of team dynamics included alleviating any wasted process, procedure, work group or product (Kouzes, Posner, 2004) while at the same time infusing a high level of accountability and ownership deep into the organization (Iacocca, Whitney, 2007), (Lutz, 1994) and (Harari, 1991)."
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Leadership and Transformation, 2009.
This paper discusses the critical role of leadership in organizational transformations.
1,519 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, £ 31.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that the catalyst of any organizations' ability to attain agility and remain competitively strong in an increasingly turbulent global business environment is leadership. The unique set of skills and innate talents leaders need to making organizational transformations permanent are discussed in this paper. The writer points out that what makes accomplishing lasting organizational transformations so difficult is that every employee must be willing to change for the organizational transformation to be effective and permanent. The attributes of successful leaders and the pivotal role that trust plays in being effective as a leader are discussed. The writer concludes that the most sought after qualities of leaders are passion and an innate ability to be selfless in the pursuit of shared objectives.
Outline:
Introduction
Leadership is the Catalyst of Organizational Transformation
Assessing Trust in Leaders: Where Organizational Transformation Begins
Transformational Leadership Part of the Catalyst of Making Change Permanent
Summary
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"Another example of how trust was built and sustained throughout an organization was the decision by Ted Waite, founder and CEO of Gateway Computer, to keep advanced technical support in Vermillion, South Dakota, instead of outsourcing the technical support center to India to save on costs. Indian outsourcing companies including HCL, Infosys and others had contacted Gateway for years, promising a 40% reduction in operating costs of the center and 24/7 support for any Gateway customers, anywhere. Ted Waite refused, citing the advanced technical support center being 50% of Vermillion's employment. When Gateway began pricing low-end servers which required extensive support from this center to get installed and operate in larger enterprise customers, the advantage of having advanced support staffs with years of experience on previous generation products proved invaluable as call wait times dropped and customer satisfaction improved. These two illustrate organizational transformation is enabled by leaders who had first gained the trust of their employees and followed through with their stated plans, bringing organizational transformation."
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Rising Price of Gasoline, 2009.
An examination of the impact on industry and consumers of the rising prices of gasoline.
1,486 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 31.95
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This paper discusses the steadily rising price of gasoline, especially over the year 2008. It discusses the impact this has had on American consumers and businesses and how these impacts are being felt across all lines of industry and in almost every aspect of consumers' lives. The paper then briefly discusses some of the views as to the answer to the high gasoline prices.
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"If the price of fuel is not in equilibrium, we have a market failure, at least temporarily. Market failures can occur many ways. In the case of the recent fuel price runup, speculation surrounds both negative externalities and monopolistic practices. The key externality under consideration is the role of commodity speculators. Both the Senate and Congress have addressed this issue directly. Senator Claire McCaskill directly challenged the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to deal with the issue."
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Organizational Assessment of Qwest, 2009.
An organizational and performance assessment of the management at the telecommunications provider, Qwest.
1,698 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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This paper provides an organizational assessment of the telecommunications provider, Qwest. It discusses previous problems in the company and issues involvement their management. The paper focuses on the performance of previous regimes at Qwest and attempts to gauge the ability of the current regime to deliver sound management practices that meet the needs of all of Qwest's stakeholders.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Performance
Ethical Challenges
Stakeholders
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Thus far, the ability of Qwest management to meet the needs of shareholders has been addressed. There are other key stakeholders as well, in the customers and the employees. Qwest has been able to maintain its services through the trouble, but have not been able to meet the needs of their customers in terms of infrastructure investment. The company's legal and financial difficulties precluded them from access to the capital markets. There were few sources of financing available to Qwest and it appears that this situation has only started to change recently."
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Barbie Goes Global, 2009.
An examination of the international marketing strategy of Mattel's Barbie doll.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper discusses Mattel's international marketing strategy and asserts that, in order to capture new, less affluent markets, Mattel should reconsider price structures which have been threatening sales in particular areas. The paper shows how Mattel is marketing African-American, Hispanic and Asian Barbie dolls and is employing a diversification strategy in order to ensure global market dominance in Central Europe, the Middle East, South America, India and Japan. The paper emphasizes that in order to continue their growth, Mattel will have to reorganize price structures in poor nations.
From the Paper
"Barbie is one of the most common toys in all of the United States. But, as she began to go global, Mattel was forced to change its strategy and try new ways to sell the famous doll in brand new worldwide markets. In its attempt to capture these new markets, Mattel thought global but began to act local, saw cultural difficulties with the American version of the doll, while at the same time continuing Barbie's reign as a complete American icon. However, in order to further capture new, less affluent markets, Mattel should reconsider price structures which have been threatening sales in particular areas."
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The Airline Industry, 2009.
An evaluation of the economic environment of the airline industry.
2,026 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 40.95
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The paper explain why the economic environment of the airline industry is a difficult one in which to operate. The paper examines the elasticity of supply and demand in the airline industry, the positive and negative externalities that affect the airline industry, how the government affects the industry through monetary and fiscal policy and wage inequality in the industry. The paper points out, however, that despite the difficult economics of the industry, new competitors consistently enter the field in the hopes of carving out some of the profits that can be had during economic upswings.
Outline:
Introduction
Elasticity of Supply & Demand
Impact of Externalities
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Wage Inequality
From the Paper
"The economic environment of the airline industry is a difficult one in which to operate. The industry is faced with stiff competition, high fixed costs, low differentiation, easy availability of substitutes and low cost of switching. As a result, few airlines are able to maintain consistent profitability.
"Airlines are typically highly-leveraged. This makes them very sensitive to externalities. They tend to see cyclical profitability. In times when externalities are generally positive, they make healthy profits; in times where externalities are generally negative, most airlines will lose money."
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