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(2008, 3000 words)
The paper looks at the role of creativity in the development of the marketing mix strategy presenting the example of Jaguar cars and offering a review of literature related to management styles, creativity in organisational culture and employee motivation, creativity in brand development, the features of learning organisations, etc.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper examines the process of organisational growth discussing the features of horizontal expansion, the concepts of the 'economy of scale' and 'economy of scope', the methods of sustained sales growth, the issues of cash flows, etc.
(2007, 3000 words)
The paper examines the issues of change management in Yahoo! Inc. analyzing the methods of implementing their organizational restructuring and offering suggestions about the ways to improve the change process through employee participation and involvement, the use of 'change agents', etc. The activities of the HR department are analyzed.
(2007, 700 words)
The essay examines the role of people and organizational development looking at the contribution of training and coaching to individual success and its impact on successful project implementation. The learning outcomes of leadership and their applications in effective teamworking are explored; the management of pay and performance is analyzed highlighting its importance in project success.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper examines the concept of organisational development (OD) reviewing related literature, discussing the challenges of change in the companyÌs external environment, and highlighting positive and negative aspects of OD.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper examines the concept of organizational development (OD) reviewing moral values utilized in OD schemes, and discussing the issues of employee commitment, the use of OD for team working and knowledge sharing, etc. The positive and negative aspects of OD practices are highlighted.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper reviews the criticism of Kurt Lewin’s theoretical approach to social change addressing the issues of change management, applications of behavioral science knowledge to organizational development (OD), etc. OD intervention in VOICE (Vision for Oratory and Intellectual Enrichment) is described highlighting the importance of empowerment and learning, the implications of a ‘bossy culture’, etc.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper examines the causes of conflict between Bargainbuy and Upmarket managers reviewing literature on organizational culture, employee relations, organizational change, management development, etc. Strategies to overcome the conflict are recommended.
(2003, 4000 words)
This paper reviews recent studies concerning the "complex adaptive system" approach and it applies the theory to "management style". Statements of different writers are reviewed and discussed. It is explained how and why these reviewed concepts and theories are important to organisations and their leaders and additional it is shown how manager can apply them to their organisations. Finally, several promising points for future research are explored. The purpose of this paper is to order and advance research at complexity theory and it's application to management style. The paper provides: (1) a detailed review of past quality academic journals and attempts to draw some general insights; and (2) a research agenda that identifies approaches for the extension of research in this area.
(2003, 3000 words)
This essay analyses whether individualisation of work is an inevitable feature of the period of late modernity. The essay highlights the points of individualisation, its value and presence as well as the implications of the phenomenon of individualisation for the society.
(2003, 3500 words)
This essay attempts to critically discuss whether the new forms of management that have emerged actually solve the problems of organisations by analysing this development of management. It considers some of the earlier schools of thought on management and organisations, including that of Karl Marx and Max Weber, to establish an understanding of the background to modern work and organisations, noting the problems that are apparent. The key developments in management, such as the pioneering work of Frederick Taylor and Elton Mayo will be studied next. It will then carefully analyse new management techniques, such as Just-In-Time production, Total Quality Management and Human Resource Management, evaluating how effective these new techniques are, and if they actually solve the problems of organisations.
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