“The Bike Guys” Expansion
[ send me this essay ]
A 3 page paper examining the current situation of a small bicycle repair shop to make recommendations for expansion. The Bike Guys seeks to expand its current business but is not profitable enough to support another dedicated location. There are several alternatives available to the company; the recommendation is that it automate financial and customer records right away; take advantage of the customer base it already has developed; create alliances with local retailers; and offer maintenance and repair promotions during the slowest seasons of the year. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSmgmtExpBike.rtf

“The New American Workplace, Transforming Work Systems in the United States”: A Review of the Book by Applebaum and Batt
[ send me this essay ]
A 6 page overview of the content and ideology presented in this extensive book about workplace evolution. These authors condense the findings of over two-hundred studies of the numerous changes which have occurred in the American workplace since the early years of our industrial history and identify common lessons which are available in these case studies. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPamWrkp.rtf

“The Power of Alignment” By George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky
[ send me this essay ]
A 2.5 page book report on the business text that was first published in 1997. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGpowalign.rtf

“The Serving Leader” by Jennings and Stahl-Wert
[ send me this essay ]
A 4 page review of “The Serving Leader” by Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsld.rtf

“There Go the Little Guys…”
[ send me this essay ]
A 4 page paper outlining the method by which Wal-Mart enters a new market; undercuts prices on a scale that local mom-and-pop stores cannot match; puts those stores out of business; and then raises its own prices to pre-Wal-Mart levels when local consumers have no other choices available to them. Wal-Mart is not the only big-box store that puts pressure on small local business; Home Depot and Lowe’s have the same effect without using Wal-Mart’s predatory practices. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSWalLittleGuys.rtf

“Turned on: Eight Vital Insights to Energize Your People, Customers, and Profits” by Roger Dow and Susan Cook: A Summary and Chapter Review
[ send me this essay ]
A 10 page paper which provides a chapter overview, summary, and review of this instructional business text. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGturnedon.rtf

“United Airlines dispute”
[ send me this essay ]
A paper which looks at the background to the airline dispute, and the various factors which have affected the industry since the 1980s in terms of relations between management, workforce and unions, and the effect that deregulation has had on safety issues.
Filename: JLUA.wps

"Busywork" vs Management in Good as Gold
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper discussing Joseph Heller's Bruce Gold in terms of inadvertent management practice. Bruce Gold served on a committee that met only twice and conducted no business. Bruce was charged with writing a report on the committee's activities, which he did not do as there were no activities to report. Nonetheless, everyone heartily congratulated Bruce on his excellent and incisive work. In this one instance, Bruce encountered many of the difficulties in business today: lack of direction; ineffective communication; and crushing preoccupation with producing documents whether or not they contain any information of value. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSGoodGold.wps

"Leadership A To Z" – Brief Overview
[ send me this essay ]
4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the article's main idea, three important points and if any bias/faulty reasoning exists. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCLeadrAZ.rtf