Administrative Management of a U.S. Airline
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This 12 page paper discusses what administrative management is, and how it can be used to manage a major air carrier; in this case, Southwest Airlines. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVAdminA.rtf

Artemis Sportswear Company (Case Study)
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This 10 page paper looks at this fictitious firm and provides recommendations. The primary issues are downsizing, cost cutting and employee morale. Various theories are discussed and applied. An annotated bibliography is available for the sources contained in this paper and may be purchased separately (SA416bib.rtf) Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA417Art.rtf

“Anita Roddick”
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A six page paper which looks at the career of Anita Roddick and the development of The Body Shop, as an example of an entrepreneurial enterprise which has demonstrated consistent success.
Filename: JLRoddick.rtf

“Colgate-Palmolive International Assignment Policy: Case Study”
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A seven-page paper which looks at the International Assignment Policy of the Colgate-Palmolive company, which was designed to assist expatriate managers in their relocation, but developed serious flaws as a result of the increase in double-income families, and the need to take into account spouses’ income and career development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLcolgate.wps

“Corporate and Organisational Culture”
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An eleven page paper which considers the concepts of organisational and corporate culture and the extent to which they affect the success or failure of business enterprises. The writer looks at examples of companies from Japan, the USA and the Caribbean and assesses how far the influences of corporate and national culture were an important factor in their operation. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLcorpcult.wps

“Cradle to Cradle”
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This 5 page paper discusses the book “Cradle to Cradle” by William McDonough and Michael Braungart about the need to rethink the way we manufacture things. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVcradle.rtf

“Effective communication within an organisational system”
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A five page paper which looks at different methods of communication within an organisation and considers the ways in which these are important to the company’s success and efficiency from both an internal and external point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLorgcomm.rtf

“Empowerment of Else” by Robert Frey
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This 5 page report discusses the purchase and turnaround of Cin-Made Corp, a small manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Empowerment or else,” published in the Harvard Business Review in 1993 discusses issues of employee empowerment and the processes a business owner, manager, or worker must go through in order to truly empower co-workers and employees. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWfrey.wps

“Fayol and business organisation”
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A paper which looks at Henri Fayol’s bureaucratic model of business organisation and considers the reasons for its success at the time it was developed and whether it is still appropriate today given the many ways in which industry has changed and developed since Fayol’s day.
Filename: JLfayol.wps

“Leading Minds” by Howard Gardner and Stories of Leadership
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This 10 page report discusses the idea that leadership has certain key components that determine the characteristics and qualities of a leader. Howard Gardner demonstrates this fact through the use of the stories of great leaders in modern history. Then the report takes advantage of Christopher Vogler’s “The writer’s journey : Mythic structure for writers,” and Robert Brawer’s “Fictions of business: Insights on management from great literature,” to demonstrate how such stories support what Gardner is saying regarding the role of a leader and his or her story. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWleadin.wps