BEING FIRED “THE RIGHT WAY”
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This paper examines the Peabody/Stybel article "The Right Way to Be Fired." Using the article as a jumping off point, the paper discusses why firing is so traumatic for an employee and how he or she should react when fired. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTfireds.rtf

Belasco & Stayer/ "Flight of the Buffalo"
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A 6 page summation and analysis of Flight of the Buffalo by authors James A. Belasco and Ralph C. Stayer. The writer offers a synopsis of the book before offering a personal assessment of this book's place in the vast amount of literature available today on business leadership. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 00busbuf.wps

Ben & Jerry's Case Study
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A 4 page paper that reports and discuses a case study of this company. The problem has to do with the salary ration maximum established by the founders. According to some, the ratio is preventing the company from attracting really talented senior management officers. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
Filename: PGbnjrs9.rtf

Ben & Jerry's Home-Made Ice Cream / Human Resources
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This 10 page paper discusses human resources at Ben & Jerry's corporation. A SWOT is offered describing the many strengths of the company and discussing the weaknesses. The paper concludes with a discussion of their current strategies for human resources. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BenJerHR.wps

Benefit Packages: Stock Options, Defined Contribution, Etc.
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This 15 page tutorial paper discusses different kinds of benefit plans. The target question is which types of plans would be recommended for which employees. The writer discusses and explains: defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, profit-sharing plans, employee stock option plans and a combination thereof and the writer also explains what vesting means. Examples of the results of specific plans in particular companies are offered to support the value of different plans. The writer then makes recommendations regarding which benefits should be offered to which employees in this hypothetical company. The essay also comments on record-keeping. Tutorial comments are embedded in the text. 1 Table included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PGpensop.rtf

Benefits and Weaknesses of Internal and External Recruitment Policies
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This 10 page paper examines the advantages and disadvantages when a company choose to either recruit new staff internally or externally. The paper looks at the overall differences and then considers the strengths and weaknesses by looking at the recruitment process. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEextintrec.rtf

Benefits of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
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A 6 page paper discussing the "people-centered" benefits of international mergers of business. Globalization frequently is criticized for "westernizing" other cultures or attempting to, without acknowledging that cross-border merger activity can bring about benefits for workers that otherwise would not have occurred. Example is accusation of sweatshop labor in developing nations by companies such as Nike and Gap, and the resulting insistence of these and other companies that overseas operations be conducted under the same labor laws that apply in developed nations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSglobBene2.rtf

Benefits of Cultural Diversity
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The embracing of cultural diversity in a company can be the source of many benefits. This 9 page paper consider the benefits in terms of employee relations, innovation and retention, customer relations, reduced litigation and advantages when entering new markets. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEculdiver.rtf

Benefits of Hire.com
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A 3 page paper discussing the business of Hire.com and the manner in which it assists organizations with their HR functions. Association with Hire.com enabled Roche Diagnostics, among others, to reduce costs while improving productivity, a goal of virtually every highly aware HR organization operating today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KShrHire-com.rtf

Benefits of Maintaining a Multiskilled Work Force in Food Service
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A 6 page paper critically analyzing the benefits of training workers in an industry where turnover is high and workers are likely not to remain with the employer long term. The paper uses the example of Pal’s Sudden Service, a fast-food restaurant winner of the Baldrige award. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KShrMultiFood.rtf

Benefits of Performance Appraisal, Diversity Management and Employee Participation in a Troubled Firm
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This 7 page paper looks at three issues concerned with human resource management; performance appraisals, diversity management and employee participation. Three issues are considered from the perspective of a company which is suffering from claims of discrimination based on its' existing predominantly white married male management structure. Each of the factors is discussed in the context of improving internal culture of the company and reducing the potential for discrimination as well is changing attitudes of management. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEdiscrstrat.rtf

Benefits of Workplace Safety in Construction
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A 7 page paper discussing the benefits that employers and employees can achieve with greater attention to workplace safety. The construction industry accounts for 20 percent of all workplace fatalities, and fully one-third of those result from falls. Accident rates can be high in the construction industry, as can be noncompliance with safety regulations or with simple common sense. There are costs involved in achieving full compliance, and those costs include money, time and behavior change. Financial cost is the most obvious, but behavioral change is the most difficult. Indications are that all of the costs involved yield positive return. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KShrWkSafety.rtf

Benefits of Workplace Safety in Construction (Summary)
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A 3 page paper summarizing a larger work, KShrWkSafety.rtf. By the very nature of the work they do, construction companies generally operate at greater risk for accidents and worker injury than do businesses in other industries. Those businesses incur greater costs in safety matters than do other types of businesses, and construction workers may complain that their companies’ internal regulations are too exacting. There are benefits all round, however, including better safety outcomes, increased productivity and a greater sense of community. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KShrWkSafeSum.rtf

Best Leader
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This 3 page paper uses contingency theory to decide between two candidates for a new position in a company. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVBstLdr.rtf

BEST PRACTICES MANUAL
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This 10-page paper focuses on an example of a supervisor manual describing best practices in a company. Topics discussed include communication, performance appraisal and orientation and training. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTbestprac.rtf

Big Five/Five-Factor Model Of Personality
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A 5 page paper that begins by explaining the different terms associated with this model. Each of the five factors is identified and explained. The essay reports the results of studies that attempted to link these five factors with effective leadership. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGbg5prs.RTF

Bill Blizzard's Evaluation
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A 7 page paper discussing programmer Bill's recent performance, which has not matched previous levels. The manager realizes that Bill is working on totally different types of programming assignments now, and wonders if the underlying problem is that Bill does not have a grasp of the business processes in the departments he serves. They agree that Bill will spend time effectively crosstraining in departments he is about to provide programming services to, as a means of better understanding what these internal customers need. Whether this approach is the correct one will not be fully known until after the completion of Bill's next programming project, but it appears that Bill truly wants to excel in the manner of the past. At the very least, Bill and his manager are able to agree that Bill's performance has not been sufficient and have devised a means of eliminating a suspected reason. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KShrPerfApp.rtf

Bill Lumbergh, the World’s Worst Manager
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This 3 page paper discusses why Bill Lumbergh, a character in the film “Office Space,” may well be the world’s worst manager as well as its most ineffective leader. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVLumbrg.rtf

BMW Leadership
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This 14 page paper examines the leadership styles seen at BMW showing how the company use the human relations school of management and democratic leadership styles. This is illustrated with examples. The company is then compared with Ford, where it is argued there is a more scientific management approach and an autocratic style of leadership. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
Filename: TEBMWlead1.rtf

BMW; HRM, Discrimination and Divergence
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This 21 page paper looks at BMW in the UK and their HRM practices to assess how they embrace diversity and fulfil the legal for anti discrimination requirements. The paper begins with an outline of BMW in the UK and the way that have developed the employment relationship. The paper then considers the legal requirements under UK and EU law, looking at the different types of potential discrimination. Using the information regarding the company, the legal position and data regarding the industry as a whole the potential risk areas for BMW are assessed. The bibliography cites 28 sources.
Filename: TEbmwhrm.rtf

BOB KNOWLTON CASE AND BEHAVIORAL STYLES
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This business case study discusses how laboratory group leader Bob Knowlton behaved when a "better" man was hired for his group; and how Knowlton's behavior fits into Rotter's theory of locus of control.
Filename: MTknowlt.rtf

Body Language: Fact and Fallacy
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An 8 page discussion of the effectiveness of body language interpretation in the business environment. Body language, at best, is a very fluid aspect of individual behavior. While an observation of body language might be useful in some instances in determining individual intent, body language is entirely too variable a behavior on which to base important business decisions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPcomBdy.rtf

Boeing - Corporate Culture
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A 7 page paper. This essay includes the problems Boeing had with a gender class action lawsuit and with the SEC. It reports the company's values and comments on the violations of its own ethical code and what the company is doing about it. The essay also describes how human resources has reinforced an open and collaborative corporate culture. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGbnhs8.RTF

BOEING AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
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This 6-page paper covers discussions about human resources management programs, specifically at Boeing. Discussions include literature pertaining to Boeing HR (including safety factors and knowledge management), as well as other issues to consider in developing a strong HR program. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTbohrma.rtf

BOEING AND REWARD SYSTEM
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This 5-page paper discusses potential reward systems for the Boeing Company, including intangible compensation and motivational factors for employees. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTboerew.rtf

Boeing; A Multicultural Company
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This 36 page paper considers the way in which Boeing has been effected and influenced by the minorities, especially Asians, within the workforce. The way in which this has been dealt with and the impact can be seen through the company, form the culture to the practical application of education programmes, recruitment and promotional methods, and the benefits as well disadvantages to the company. The bibliography cites 28 sources.
Filename: TEasiabo.wps

Bolivia: Slow But Steady Progress
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This 6 page paper tracks the progress of health, education, socio-economic and politic conditions between the census years of 1976 and 1994. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBboliv.doc.

Bolman And Deal's Four-Frame Analysis
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Case Study : A 15 page paper that begins with an introduction to the four frame model of organizations and leadership as proposed by Bolman and Deal and the justification for the model. Basically, the authors say that everyone sees the world and any situation through their own frame or perspective and it is important to recognize and understand other frames. The four frames found in organizations are comprehensively described and explained. The type of leader and leadership process that would be found under each frame is also explained and discussed. The second half of the paper is a case study: a scenario is provided and the situation is then analyzed according to each frame. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGfrmcs.rtf

BOLMAN AND DEAL: LEADING WITH SOUL
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This 4 page paper discusses the leadership styles of Bolman and Deal in their book, Leading with Soul. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBleadsoul.rtf

BONNIE BAKERY, MISSION STATEMENT AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS
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This 5-page paper focuses on the mission of Bonnie Bakery and job descriptions for positions such as area manager, bakery manager, facilities manager and order-taking clerk.
Filename: MTbonnbake.rtf

Book Review / "Reinventing the Workplace" by David Levine
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A 6 page paper that provides notes & discussion of David Levine's book "Reinventing the Workplace: How Business and Employees Can Both Win". Bibliography lists no additional sources.
Filename: Reventw.wps

Boomers and Gen -Xers in the Workplace
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This 10 page paper explores the management style of both boomers and Gen Xers and what needs to change in order to incorporate this rising generation into corporate America. Definitions of the generations are included. The focus of this paper is on management but touches on other pertinent areas as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA013Xer.rtf

BOTTOM-UP VS. TOP-DOWN: THE BEST SALES MANAGEMENT
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This 3-page paper discusses two types of sales budget forecasting: bottom up vs. top down, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTbottop.rtf

Boundary Management
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This 6 page paper looks at boundary management in organizations. The paper outlines what is meant by boundary management and why it is important. The concept is then considered in the context of teams and leadership, looking at different behaviour roles that may be observed to overcome boundaries and barriers to communication. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEboundM.rtf

Boys & Girls Club - Survey
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This 3 page paper begins with a basic introduction to the Boys & Girls Club of America, providing demographic data for members. The essay then presents questions for a survey of employees, volunteers and members. Employees and volunteers are queried about education and training; members are queried about self-development opportunities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGbgaa.rtf

Brainstorming Strategies and Conflict Resolution
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This 3 page paper discusses what brainstorming is, methods of conflict resolution, and suggests that brainstorming might suggest better ways to handle conflict. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVConBrn.rtf

Brainstorming, Conflict Resolution and Team Dynamics
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This 6 page paper considers both the benefits and challenges of working in teams, as well as how teams can enhance their performance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVtemdyn.rtf

BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION: A MANAGEMENT REPORT
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This 9-page paper focuses on what can happen when a workforce is not communicated with in terms of an ERP implementation. The paper goes on to analyse the problem and provide solutions. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MTcombre.rtf

British Human Resource Management Issues
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6 pages in length. Myriad human resource management issues grace various forms of the British media, providing the populace with ample opportunity to gain a more significant understanding of the challenges and struggles typically inherent to the aspect of commerce. From these many topics, the student may decide to choose such issues as effective leadership and minimum wage concerns as they relate to Britain's quest to better its workforce. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCBrtHR.rtf

BUCKMAN LABORATORIES AND K’NETIX – A CASE STUDY
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This 4-page paper is based on a Harvard Business Review case study of Buckman's technical knowledge-sharing ssytem called "K'Netix." Questions answered include the effectiveness of the system, how such effectiveness can be measured, as well as general lessons the case study provided in implementing this system.
Filename: MTbuckma.rtf

BUILDING A CLIENT-CONSULTANT RELATIONSHIP
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This 8-page paper focuses on the best way to build a strong consultancy-client relationship. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTclicon.rtf

Bureaucracy
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A ten page paper which looks critically at Weber’s assertion that bureaucracy is ‘necessary, unavoidable and unstoppable’, in terms of both the structural organisation of bureaucracies and possible alternatives to them.
Filename: JLbureauc.rtf

BUREAUCRACY, WEBER, AND THE ELEMENTS THAT MODIFIED THE CONSENSUS APPROACH
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This 3 page paper discusses the shift in paradigms suggested by Weber's theory on organizations. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBorgweb.rtf

Bureaucratic Models and their Inherent Conflict with Modern HRM Practices
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This 8 page examines the bureaucratic model and examines the conflicts between bureaucracy and dominant models of current human resource management which look to the human relations school. The paper considers aspects such as the psychological contract, teamwork and the way in which they may or may not be seen within bureaucratic organisations. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
Filename: TEburhrm1.rtf

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCE CHALLENGE
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This 16-page paper defines human resources as it exists in corporations today. The essay touches on four areas of HR -- human resources planning, recruitment and selection, training and development and performance management -- and examines performance management in depth. Also covered is how a company should deal with potential conflicts between these areas. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MThurean.rtf