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"Taylorism" and "Fordism", 2008.
A discussion on whether "Taylorism" and "Fordism" have been replaced by "post-Fordism" as the means of organizing work in a capitalist society.
1,763 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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The paper asks whether we have, as a society, shifted from the mechanized, depersonalization of Fordian production to a more fluid society based upon craftsmanship. The paper notes that, although certain sectors of the technology and service sector may indeed show a change in the paradigm that has shaped American commercial life since the 20th century, Fordism still remains. According to this paper Fordism still remains at Wal-Mart, in the franchise industry, and certainly in the model of labor that characterizes the developing world. The paper analyzes the situation.
Outline:
Introduction
What is 'Fordism'?
What is Taylorism?
Define Post-Fordism
Are We Really in the Post-Fordism Age?
Does Fordism Still Exist? If so Where?
Do We Have Neo-Fordism?
Has Fordism and Taylorism been replaced?
If it Has, How Has it? If it Hasn't, How Much is it Left?
If it is a Combination of Both?
From the Paper
"But management theorists Michael J. Piore and Charles Sabel have suggested that a new alternative to mass production is evolving. A modem version of craft production is seen as small firms equipped with computer technology can become more adaptable to corporate as well as to small-unit operation, in certain fields like consulting or the provision of special goods and services (Brody 1985, p.614). Even the intense specialization of labor at a large technical company like Google requires a kind of post-Fordian level of craftsmanship."
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Airstar, Inc., 2008.
A discussion of the threats facing Airstar, Inc. and how they can be addressed.
1,136 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the factors that appear to be at the root of the Airstar company's problems. In particular, the paper explains that these factors are a lack of effective communication, the threat of the changing environment, the lack of coordination and how the current system at Airstar, Inc. is neither cooperative, nor goal directed. The paper then presents recommendations for addressing these problem relates the opinion that the company has the potential to revive itself with the recommended internal structural changes.
Outline:
Introduction
Issues
Recommendations
Conclusion
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"Having been in the industry for more than 20 years, Airstar's history is solid, and a large amount of its strength lies in the fact that it is well known in the market. Internally, a further strength lies in employee loyalty, with most managers having been part of the company for the majority of its lifetime. Concomitantly with changing top management, a problematic factor for Airstar is the rapidly changing industry. The same 20 years that serves as a strength in terms of customer and employee loyalty is also a threat in terms of newly arriving competition and a changing business environment. The problem appears to be that Roy Morgan has assumed that the business could continue as it had for the almost two decades prior to his appointment as president of Airstar."
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E-Commerce Business Strategy, 2008.
An analysis of the factors likely to affect the outcome of introducing electronic commerce at Blue Cut Fashion.
976 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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The paper discusses Blue Cut Fashion's proposed electronic commercialization of their products and offers recommendations for the implementation of the venture. The paper presents a SWOT analysis that reveals the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats which are likely to affect the outcome of launching the electronic commerce.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Recommendations
SWOT Analysis
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"The Blue Cut Fashion activates in the apparel industry and so far, they have implemented traditional strategies, based on traditional approaches to the market and the stakeholders. Recently however, the chains' chef executive officer, Mr James Frost, has decided to implement several changes meant to improve the quality and efficiency of the business process. These changes revolve around modifications in the approach to customers, products, suppliers, intermediaries, partners and sales. A major modification is prone to occur in the chain of distribution and it implies that the company will commence to distribute their products online, through internet based applications and electronic commerce."
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Change Management, 2008.
An exploration of three change management theories.
1,849 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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The paper explores three theories of change; John Adair's three circles model, Maslow's theory of staff motivation, the Blake and Mouton theory and Dr. Spencer Johnson's "Who Moved My Cheese?". The paper also looks at seven approaches to organizational change. The paper appends a vast amount of source material to the paper.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature Notes
Future Focus
From the Paper
"While change has always constituted a concern issue in management, it currently constitutes a vital issue. "Change is a relatively recent management topic everywhere in the world.... The number of books and articles on change management has increased more than 100 times since the 1960s." As organizations try (and sometimes fail) and/or make costly and repeated mistakes to implement complex and organization-wide initiative, costs related to change failures reportedly rise. Repeated surveys routinely note change management to be at the top of the list of executive concerns."
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Windows Vista, 2008.
This paper discusses whether Windows Vista is a market failure or an industry trend sacrifice.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Windows Vista was toted by Microsoft in early market releases as a fundamentally different operating system (OS) that was user friendly and would assist the user in creating a system that did everything the modern Internet user could hope for. The writer discusses that heavy emphasis in the OS on graphic capabilities and speed that would be associated with game playing and improved high graphics surfing as well as high security, which has caused some problems, were and still are the marketing points of Vista. The writer maintains that Vista did not meet the sales expectations of Microsoft and it is likely that it never will. The writer concludes that the Microsoft Windows Vista could be easily equated to the Windows 2000 consumer response which was weak initially due to the inability of Microsoft to prove to consumers through marketing that there were any benefits to upgrading and therefore made the consumer deal with the exclusivity of PC purchases with preloaded Windows 2000 OS.
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"The trend has then become delayed replacement of OS until a time when the whole PC system can be replaced rather than upgraded. The sales associated with Vista preloaded systems show this trend as a viable marketing reality, and though Microsoft may not have anticipated the trend it is one they have developed and seen through the process of each marketing segment of a new OS and can be seen in the timeline of sales, above. Commentator Don Mart, in fact states that there has not been a significant OS In the Box release since Windows, when it was still feasible to simply upgrade an existing system. Marti implies that the trend is simply an evolution of a maturation of the PC market, not necessarily a failure in marketing of the Vista system. In the Box sales of XP have in fact outstripped sales of Vista, bay an alarming rate, which shows a belated immature response by those who do not have the cash to upgrade the entire system."
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Nestle Purina PetCare Company, 2008.
An outline of the environmental forces affecting the Nestle Purina PetCare Company.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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The paper explores the controllable and uncontrollable features of the domestic, foreign and international environments that have influenced the activities at Purina, as well as the issues which influence the company's decision-making process and its globalization. The paper shows how the company's success is based on their adaptability to these forces.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Forces of the Environment
Domestic Environment
Foreign Environment
International Environment
Decision Making Core Complex
Seven Global Dimensions
From the Paper
"Purina is headquartered in the United States, but operates throughout the globe in no less than thirty-eight countries. The company we know today resulted from a 2001 merger between Ralston Purina Company and a subsidy of Nestle. Nestle Purina PetCare Company, the resulting company, is not a publicly traded organization (Purina Website, 2008).
"The activities at Purina have been influences by a series of national and international forces and based on the company's adaptability to these forces, the successful outcome was retrieved. These forces include the controllable and uncontrollable features of the domestic, foreign and international environments, alongside with the issues which influence the decision making process and the globalization throughout seven dimensions."
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Managerial Decision Making, 2008.
A comparison of two articles regarding managerial decision making: Marylyn Gardner's "Making the Grade in Real Life" and Erna Szabo's "Meaning and Context of Participation in Five European Countries."
812 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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This paper reviews two articles that discuss managerial decision making. It discusses Marylyn Gardner's article, "Making the Grade in Real Life" and Erna Szabo's article, "Meaning and Context of Participation in Five European Countries." The paper discusses each article individually and then compares and contrasts the structure and content of the two articles. The paper also contains an abstract summary for each article.
Table of Contents:
Article 1: Summary of a Peer-Reviewed Journal from ProQuest
Article 2: Non-Peer-Reviewed Article from ProQuest
Comparison/ Contrast
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"The author is intensely self-conscious about the methodology deployed, the author's national background and demeanor during the interviews conducted for the article. Managers were interviewed, but before they were subjected to quantitatively analyzed tests which also required them to provide detailed written feedback. The value of mixing such qualitative and the quantitative approaches is reflected in the fact that the Czech managers spoke and rated employee participation in positive terms, but their seemingly positive attitude was undercut by their descriptions of quite autocratic managerial practices. The Czech's post-communist, Eastern European counterparts, the Poles, were more individualistic in their orientation, yet with what the author characterized as a historical respect for authority typical of former Eastern block nations, the Poles also strongly believed in a need to secure respect from authority figures and to achieve to meet standards set by the authority."
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"The Handbook of Organizational Justice", 2008.
A review of "The Handbook of Organizational Justice" by Gerald S. Greenberg and Jason Colquitt.
1,722 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 55.95
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The paper relates that "The Handbook of Organizational Justice" strives to provide a more concrete definition of organizational justice for managers and management theorists alike. The paper summarizes the chapters and shows how the book underlines the contentious nature of core managerial concepts, without attempting to clarify them. The paper points out the book's weaknesses but adds that the book still functions as a useful introduction to organizational justice.
From the Paper
"The editors of the Handbook of Organizational Justice, Gerald S. Greenberg & Jason Colquitt, are themselves leading writers in the field. They bring together the leading scholars of organizational theory to author self-enclosed chapters that examine major issues of concern, as well as target areas of future debate. They authors provide a framework and background, without striving to provide a coherent, linear point of view. To do so would be impossible in a handbook encompassing twenty chapters, an introduction and conclusion, almost all of which are authored by different scholars. The chapters are self-enclosed, to make it easier to target the reader or researcher's major area of interest."
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Apple and Product Obsolescence, 2008.
An examination of the iPod of the Apple Corporation and how the company should cope with product obsolescence.
833 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper discusses the iPod of the Apple Corporation. It specifically discusses how managers should cope with the pace of technology and the degree to which creating product obsolescence (when a product becomes out-of-date) is an advantage or disadvantage for the company. It discusses the best way to allocate resources within an organization and whether a company should always focus on improving technology and on what time frame.
Table of Contents:
Descriptive Summary
General Analysis
Critical & Comparative Analysis
Management Application
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"Allocating resources to R&D and establishing a first mover advantage over competitors, however small, is something managers frequently face in their day-to-day decision-making. Is the revenue generated by consumers shifting to the upgrade enough to stifle the ire and buyers remorse of current purchasers? When reducing the price of a relatively a new item like the iPhone, producers must remember how Apple had to apologize to consumers who bought the first, identical iPhone at inflated prices, only to see its price rapidly decline within a few months. Although artificially generated scarcity and excitement over novelty may be selling points, Apple's example serves as a potent warning as well as to the limits of relying upon these techniques."
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Arsenic Remediation Technologies, 2008.
The paper relates to the Deloro Mine and recommended arsenic remediation technologies.
3,007 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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The Deloro Mine is a now closed facility that during its operating period, contaminated ground water with high concentrations of arsenic. The arsenic now needs to be removed to prevent entry into drinking water supplied to consumers. The paper begins by outlining the most common methods of arsenic removal in use today. The author then discusses steps taken by mine owners to prevent further contamination from the disused mine and technologies put in place to remove the arsenic concentrations from the ground water. Finally, the author examines new technologies that now exist and that could facilitate more efficient and safe removal of contaminants before making his final recommendations.
Outline:
Arsenic Remediation Technologies
Oxidation
Coagulation/Co-Precipitation
Physical Removal Processes
Chemical Processes
Which Technology is currently being used to treat arsenic at the
Deloro Mines?
State of the Art in Arsenic Removal Technology
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"As one can see, there are a number of treatment options available for the removal of arsenic in groundwater. There is no single best solution that will result in maximum results at all sites. These technologies are often combined to meet the needs of each individual situation. Treatment at the Deloro Mine uses chemical coagulation followed by sedimentation to process the effluent that will eventually be dumped back into the Moira River.
"The amount of contamination at Deloro Mine is enormous. Cleanup efforts have only been marginally successful in reducing the amount of arsenic entering into individual homes. One must remember that although efforts are being taken now to clean up arsenic in the area, many private drinking wells have been contaminated for many years. The state of New Jersey faced a similar problem with widespread arsenic contamination. They resolved the issue by controlling arsenic at the point of entry into the house. They now require residential adsorption treatment system for every individual home."
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