A STUDY OF THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY
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This paper examines the diamond industry, its history, costs and processes of mining and production and marketing of the gemstones. The paper also discusses the role of De Beers in the overall development of the industry. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: MTdiamon.rtf

A SWOT Analysis of W H Smith PLC
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This 3 page paper performances a SWOT analysis on the UK retail chain W H Smith’s. The paper considers the strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats the company faced in the year 2001. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEwhsmit1.rtf

A Virtual Team at T.A. Stearns
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A 3 page paper discussing process and quality improvement among T.A. Stearns’ offsite programmers and what the company should do about it. The group of four programmers involved appears not to trust the company to retain all of them if its senior management learns of the time savings involved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtOrgBeCa.rtf

A Virtual Team at T.A. Stearns (2)
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A 3 page paper discussing process and quality improvement among T.A. Stearns’ offsite programmers and what the company should do about it. A member of a group of four programmers has developed a technique that increased the group’s efficiency to the point of needing only three programmers, rather than four. The paper recommends that Stearns move the developer of the technique to subsequent groups to seek out similar efficiency-enhancing measures, allowing Stearns to benefit from the original group’s gain in productivity without penalizing the developer of the method allowing the group’s improvement in productivity and quality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSmgOrgBeCa2.rtf

A Vision of the Workplace in 2006
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A 5 page paper discussing how management, motivation, employee goals and changing behaviors might be expected to be manifest in 2006. Conditions in 2006 hopefully are such that we finally have adopted the best of each approach. Many organizations claimed in the 1980s and early 1990s that TQM could not possibly work, because they had been unable to implement it themselves. With 20 years of practice behind them, US organizations will have better chances of taking the best of both and then integrating them for maximum effect. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSmgWork2006.rtf

A&W
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A&W are a well known restaurant chain and manufacturer of root beer. This 10 page paper looks at the company and assesses the positions in order to make strategy recommendations. The paper includes the history of the company, the way in which it competes and a SWOT analysis. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEAWrootb.rtf

AAA-Allstate Security and Investigations
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A 3 page paper discussing goals; financial projection; success factors; and controls for a security guard company’s plans to adopt and implement iPIX™ 360-degree stationary cameras at commercial accounts. The company believes that the cameras will reduce direct labor costs as well as maintenance costs associated with mechanical panning cameras currently used. Bibliography lists 3 sources. 7-slide PowerPoint presentation available as well.
Filename: KSsecComp.rtf

Abercrombie & Fitch - An Analysis
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A 12 page paper. The Abercrombie brand dates back to 1892 when David Abercrombie opened his first outdoors apparel and equipment store. The name was changed when Ezra Fitch bought into the company in 1900. Since that time, this company has faced bankruptcy, been bought out twice, changed its focus entirely, been sued for discrimination and been accused of promoting promiscuity. This essay provides a short history of the company and discusses branding, marketing strategies and problems, competitors with selected financial data, and plans for the future. The essay begins with an executive summary and ends with conclusions. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PBanfan.rtf

Accelerating Decisions in the Los Angeles Housing Market
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A 24 page paper discussing the implications of administrative project management delays in terms of total project cost. The paper discusses demographic changes in the LA market, as well as changes in the real estate market where the median price of a new home is more than $200,000, well above the reach of most middle- and working-class families. The paper uses Boston's "Big Dig" as an example of the consequences of administrative delays on total cost. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: KSLAhouse.wps