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Telecommuters in the Workforce, 2008.
A research analysis of telecommuters in the workforce and whether telecommuting affects job satisfaction.
10,674 words (approx. 42.7 pages), 23 sources, APA, $ 212.95
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This paper researches job satisfaction among telecommuters. It looks at the factors that are required for the development of a motivated and stable workforce and discusses the implications of these factors on the job satisfaction and attitudes of telecommuters. The paper also discusses why workers choose to telecommute in the context of their work/life balance objectives.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Literature Review
Needs Fulfillment Theory
Judgment Theories of Job Satisfaction
Telecommuting
Telecommuter Profile
Job Satisfaction and Telecommuting
Job Satisfaction, Telecommuting and Autonomy
Hypotheses
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"Autonomy as an enabler of job satisfaction for both in-office and telecommuting employees has been researched for decades. For an employee, regardless of work location, to have a sense of ownership regarding their responsibilities on a job, there must be a relatively high level of freedom in deciding how specific tasks are completed. Managers and supervisors granting autonomy to employees is in large part based on the level of trust they have in the subordinates to complete tasks according to agreed-upon expectations and performance. The willingness of managers to provide employees autonomy is often in a matter of degrees. From allowing complex tasks with lengthy timelines to be defined in terms of execution from those employees the most trusted, to the other extreme of micromanagement, the range of autonomy can function in organizations as a barometer of trust between a manager and subordinate as well. Given the integral nature of autonomy within the manager-subordinate relationship, this concept has been studied for decades in the context of managements' ability to gain both higher levels of performance and ownership of tasks from employees on the one hand, while enabling an environment of trust and job satisfaction with employees on the other."
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P&G: Organization 2005 and Beyond, 2008.
Presents a SWOT analysis for the Procter and Gamble manufacturing company.
1,303 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper presents a complete SWOT analysis of Procter & Gamble, as the corporation was fundamentally re-organized under the Organization 2005 initiative. The paper comments that as P&G was faltering significantly through this time period in both sales and new product introduction processes, Organization 2005 focused on bringing an entirely new organizational structure and a redefinition of work processes to make them more efficient. The paper states that P&G had become too complacent in both product development and the aggressive penetration of new markets to sustain its revenue growth. Organization 2005 was therefore defined and aggressively pursued to turn the company around. The paper discusses the company's pluses and minuses and problems facing the company.
Outline:
Summary
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
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" In addition, analytics applications were integrated throughout the business units to allow for the creation of dashboards to measure collaborative performance between and within business units. 97% or 3,600 IT employees were next assigned across the global business units, with just 3% being retained in a centralized IT function. The role of Private Trading Exchanges also aided significantly in ensuring a higher level of accuracy and speed throughout the supply chain. In addition, the many benefits of guided selling on the company's website using the techniques as defined by AMR Research also aided significantly in the growth of e-commerce strategies within the company. In addition, the development of coordinated demand-driven networks and the centralizing of order management as defined by Manufacturing Manager also paid significant dividends. The creation of a unified IT architecture that was demand driven was a major competitive advantage that emerged from the work on the reorganization."
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Starbucks - A Marketing Strategy Success, 2008.
An examination of the marketing strategy of Starbucks.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper discusses marketing strategies with specific reference to the Starbucks Corporation. The paper first identifies the different categories it refers to at Starbucks and their relationship with the company. The paper then notes the marketing strategies that create positive relationships with the organization and highlights the stakeholders, customers, investors and leadership roles within the company.
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"This is underlined by one of the first statements of the 2006 Annual Report: "our employees, whom we call partners, want to feel proud when talking to friends and family about where they work" (2006 Annual Report). This shows that the company's marketing strategy as directed towards the employee is one that promotes the idea of working in a privileged company.
"Furthermore, the fact that employees are considered one of the most important resource of the company is clear from the chairman and president and CEO message, identifiable as a marketing approach towards the company employees. As such, they are referred to as "our store partners" (2006 Annual Report, page 1), a clear marketing strategy to share with the employees the responsibilities of building a company that dominates the market and of sharing the benefits resulting from this."
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Contrast of Process Design, 2008.
This paper provides a comparison and contrast of process design by looking at a new way to be 'Lovin' it' at McDonald's and patient-focused hospitals.
1,111 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that to improve consumer relationships and gain an advantage over its competitors, a company may address any or all of the following areas: process design, distribution channels, branding, advertising strategies, or simply change the product that is offered. The writer looks at hospitals in comparison to McDonald's and notes that because both companies provide such different services, it might be assumed that hospitals and McDonald's would adopt very different strategies in all of the above areas when dealing with organizational waste. After all, McDonald's sells artery-clogging burgers while hospitals are responsible for the well-being of their patients. Furthermore, the writer points out that McDonald's is a commercial venture, offering a service that consumers expect to be consumed quickly and easily, while patients expect more personalized attention from organizations such as hospitals. However, when reforming problematic and costly lags in providing care for their core consumers, both McDonald's and hospitals have come to a similar discovery. The writer maintains that both have found that placing consumers in the driver's seats, and making individual needs, rather than predetermined standard operating procedures the most important aspect of the organization's method of service, can be the most effective way to implement change.
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"Thus, McDonald's learned from its competition, and created a made-to-order system, whereby sandwich ingredients were assembled, but sandwiches were not prepared until an order was actually submitted by a customer. This allowed for more product variation and prevented declines in quality during the day, and it also allowed for more flexibility in different markets. The food did not rest for long periods of time, and because consumer customization was expected, the time to service an individual customer actually decreased, rather than increased. Thus McDonald's shifted to a 'pull' system, originally perfected by Burger King, the architects of the slogan that the chain would do it 'your way,' as opposed to the more generic, family-focused advertising of McDonald. Of course, McDonald's was quiet about its adoption of its rival's processing innovation. McDonald's might argue that in terms of its philosophy, essentially, McDonald's was putting its customers first and viewing them individual customers rather than as projected statistics plotted on a demand curve."
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Union Membership, 2008.
This paper explores the factors affecting the decline in union membership in the US.
1,443 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses how globalization, outsourcing, management efforts to depress wages and the loss of entire industries to off-shore operations make jobs less secure and union membership less attractive. The paper then looks at how Wal-Mart actively seeks to prevent the formation of unions. The paper focuses on the issue of foreign outsourcing as a key factor in declining levels of union membership in the US.
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"In the United States, union membership has been declining for some time, with more open shops and with the employees of a number of companies voting not to form a union when asked. The decline was stopped for a time, but it then increased as the result of a number of factors, including the effects of globalization, decisions not to unionize in some shops where there are no clear disagreements between management and employees, damage done in some industries by strike activity, and a newly developing economy in which more people serve as consultants in some industries and do not have direct and permanent employment."
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Business Research, 2008.
Explores the issue of believability in business research.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that believability in research for business has become both easier and more difficult as a result of the Internet. While many sources are more easily accessible, the fact that Internet publication has become widely accessible to the public often makes it difficult to find serious, valid research resources. The author relates that research itself is focused upon studying questions and uncertainties rather than answers; therefore, the question is rather appropriateness than truth. The paper stresses that an important point to consider in terms of currency is that the business world as well as management theory is changing rapidly.
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"Other researchers suggest factors such as quality assessment metrics. These can be divided into three categories: content-based, context-based, and rating-based metrics. For content-based metrics, information is measured against a set of generally accepted criteria for that information. A research article on a certain topic for example would then be measured against the existing and accepted criteria for that article. Peer-reviewed articles fall into this category. Context-based metrics use meta-information to make its assessments of validity."
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Shells Fine Dining: A Business Plan, 2008.
A business plan of the Shells Fine Dining restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.
2,785 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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The paper presents the business plan for the proposed Shells Fine Dining establishment that includes a product profile, marketing plan and overview of legal requirements. The paper outlines the human resources department, the operational and financial plans and the positive future prospects of the restaurant. The paper includes an organizational flow chart as an appendix.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Product Profile
Marketing Plan
Legal Requirements
Human Resources Plan
Operational Plan
Financial Plan
Future Prospect
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"Shells Fine Dining is an 80 seat fine-dining establishment with an attached 30-seat lounge. Shells Fine Dining focuses on fine dining in an elegant and relaxed style. The establishment offers a diverse selection of fine dining including seafood, steaks and catering services. Indoor and outdoor seating add to the beauty of the Riverfront, making Shells truly a place of visitor's and locals dreams."
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Company Image Reinvention, 2008.
This paper examines company and product reinvention at Toyota, Home Depot and Delta Airlines.
1,336 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses Toyota's focus on continuous improvement of all standard operating procedures, creating an image of an American, democratic company that cares about its workers, the quality of American's lives and the global environment. The paper then looks at Home Depot's attempt to turn its flagging profits and image around through product innovation. The paper also looks at Delta Airline's aggressive moves to reinvent itself and change its image after its Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration. The paper shows how all of these companies reinvented their structures and images as well as their products.
From the Paper
"Reinventing a company's image can be as difficult or almost as difficult as creating a new company from scratch. This is especially true if the company has experienced a kind of brand death or stagnation in its product lifecycle. The reasons for such problems can be complex. Perhaps the company has grown bereft of new ideas. Perhaps it has become out of touch with new technology or the needs of its core consumer base. Perhaps it has become entrenched in outmoded organizational standard operating procedures. Perhaps it has lost the support of its higher level or lower level management and employees."
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Apple, Inc., 2008.
Analyzes Apple, Inc. especially the iPod and IPhone.
1,440 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that, even though Apple, Inc. continues to serve
the PC hardware industry with computers, which are the most important constituent of its product mix, digital music-related products iPod and iPod Nano coupled with its online music stores iTunes and its iPhone, command a huge market share and consumer preference. Its latest iPhone, which is a converged device of iPod, digital camera, telephone, web browser containing a host of other features, displays a rare implementation of ultra-modern features with the phone function. The paper relates the history of the company and contends that Apple's success is a perfect example of how a company has to constantly innovate to attain a higher degree of success.
Table of Contents:
Apple Inc. Mission Statement
The Industry Area
Major Products or services iPod
iTunes
iPhone
Revenue and Profit and Loss for 2005
Company Location
Competing in Global Markets
Personal Insights and Opinions on Apple Inc
Conclusion
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"Apple has a illustrious past of always making application of cutting edge technology, slick design and customer friendly software to break the usual lock jam in which our machines have the potential to perform some works, nevertheless the developers have not been able to see the manner in which to make the experience simple, even pleasurable one for the users. This has been the major reason behind the people, particularly the swarming numbers who love iPods have been waiting for the phone with such eagerness."
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Privacy in Intelligence Agencies, 2008.
This paper discusses the privacy rights of civilians and employees of intelligence organizations.
883 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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The paper discusses the use of electronic surveillance, notably email surveillance, that is of fundamental importance within counterintelligence investigations. The paper points out the need for an explicit mention in the employer/employee contract that these sorts of measures and intrusions into personal privacy will occur routinely and without warning. The paper discusses how intelligence agencies can not maintain national security if no personal privacy is surrendered, but stresses that this privacy can only be surrendered voluntarily and under contract by intelligence officers. The paper contrasts this to ordinary civilians who must be protected by the law and investigated only when necessary.
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"Counterintelligence, by its very nature, is designed to be intrusive. This means that, very often, it steps outside the bounds of what ordinary Americans consider to be their right to personal privacy. Essentially, when intelligence officers seek to recruit moles in foreign intelligence agencies and, to a greater extent, when individuals attempt to acquire jobs within U.S. intelligence agencies, they become subject to an intense level of scrutiny--ideally, from the perspective of the agency, the maximum amount of scrutiny they are capable of. "
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Corporate Malfeasance, 2008.
This paper discusses several corporate scandals and their many negative effects.
788 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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The paper looks at the scandals where large corporations' top management acted in an ethically and morally unsound manner, wanting more for themselves than the stakeholders that they actually worked for. The paper relates that unethical behavior of corporations results not only in a huge monetary loss but also in the loss of stakeholder trust and confidence as well as a negative effect on the stock market. The paper asserts that corporate malfeasance will be part of the corporate world in the years to come and so the answer is not in implementing more regulations, but rather ensuring that the laws and regulations already in place can prevent and detect, if not totally eradicate, corporate malfeasance in the future.
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"The late 1990s and the early 2000 rocked the corporate world with a variety of scandals reported in the news. The scandals were brought about by several large corporations' top management doing deeds that are not only fiscally questionable but ethically and morally unsound as well. "Deceptive and fraudulent activities carried out by corporate officers, investment banks, brokerage firms and investment analysts have cost investors billions. Trusted financial market professionals abandoned ethical principles (repeatedly, in both bull and bear markets, in the most materially advantaged country ever) as they pursued excessive material well being. (Creative Investment Research, 2003)" "
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Nursing Staff Professional Development, 2008.
Stresses the importance of instituting a system of professional development for the nursing staff.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper describes instituting a system to provide the nursing staff with opportunities and conditional monetary incentives to obtain higher levels of professional development. The paper points out that providing the time and reimbursement to seek adult professional development will enable retaining and recruiting employees and will create a base staff with greater skills to meet the ultimate goal of excellent patient care. The paper also encourages creating tuition reimbursement contracts, which are offered to employees with more than one year employment. Thus, upon achievement of their educational goals and agreement upon a contract commitment to a certain number of years service following the completion of any degree or certificate, the nurses would be reimbursed by the employer.
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"Given the nature of the facility, with its overarching emphasis on psychosocial care and the nature of the growth in information in this area, seeking employees who are capable and willing to seek out cutting edge development associated with such care could be the determinant factor of success. Making those employees from those who are already committed to serve this facility would be the best possible solution to any perceived shortcomings. Conditional reimbursement frequently emphasizes time and success contracts that are best employed when the individual is offered support from the institution to allow growth."
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