Essays Tagged: "List of chief executive officers"

Women in buisness

well done, and it was hard to do goodEven though women constitute 40% of all executives and administrativeposts (up from 24% in 1976), they are still restricted mostly to ... in 1976), they are still restricted mostly to the middle andlower positions, and the senior levels of management are almost entirely maledomains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary ... maledomains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary Ann VonGlinow of the University of Southern California, showed that 'women were only2.6% of corporate officers (the vice presidentia ...

(4 pages) 167 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Description of the workings and intricacies of a CEO.

Chief Executive OfficerIn the murky waters of corporate America, there is one position that takes more ridicule, bla ... t takes more ridicule, blame, commendation, and praise then any other. This position in business is of course the CEO. This highest-ranking position in industry carries with it much responsibility not ... to the company as a whole, but also to the individual employees who work there.The Chief Executive Officer carries much of his or her responsibility in the fields of communication, organization, dire ...

(5 pages) 160 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Alice in Wonderland, A Different Approach to Organizational Change

This case shows how the new managing director of LVV transformed this trucking company from a "fossilized" and "arthritic" minor subsidiary of a D ... ganization. The case looks at how her own leadership characteristics contributed to the development of an authentizotic culture of trust, affiliation, and meaning for employees, and how the financial ... nancial situation of the company was turned around as a result. Emma van Nijmegen is a rare example of a female top executive in a typically male dominated industry (Shipping and Transport). This case ...

(7 pages) 138 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

NV Philips Case Study.

estic and internationally. There have been various changes over the last decade, with the emergence of the company from a position near economic failure to a well-known brand that is still lacking in ... ailure to a well-known brand that is still lacking in performance. From the 1960's onward, a number of significant changes took place. Due to the efforts of the GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and T ...

(5 pages) 131 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

Outsourcing- using IBM, world's largest computer company regarding the practice of outsourcing and offshoring.

gh companies are now gaining more experience with the realities of it, many are still battling unrealistic expectations. The cost savings and service quality they hoped for may not materialize. The re ... ic, measurable and reportable.Signing an inadequate service agreement; Service agreement need to realistically acknowledge and value differentiated offerings and their associated pricing. And if there ...

(18 pages) 410 0 4.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

Comments on Bonus Scheme Hypothesis

HypothesisPositive accounting theory (PAT) has made a significant contribution to our understanding of corporate financial reporting practices. Particularly, it provided an explanation of managers' ch ... provided an explanation of managers' choice among accounting methods and established the existence of incentives for earning management. Managers' choice of accounting methods is explained in terms o ...

(7 pages) 77 1 4.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

From CFO to CEO: Do you think finance departments are the best place to train future CEOs?

In my opinion, promoting the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) can be a risky move. I will first explain the pro ... the cons of moving the CFO to CEO, and why I would be against this move most every time.The duties of the CEO are he /she should communicate well, be good at managing his managers, have leadership sk ... ove towards. There are many more things a CEO must have such as people skills, how to gets his plan off paper and into the hearts and minds of the employees. Over time the CEO has improved these skill ...

(3 pages) 202 0 5.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism and Deontology: Module 1 Case Assignment

, all of the other telecoms had to either (a) commit accounting fraud to keep pace with WorldCom's blistering growth rate, or (b) be viewed as losers with severe consequences. (Byrne, 2002)Factors tha ...

(5 pages) 64 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Case Study—Cemex What does it take to grow a business at double digit growth over many, many years?

ion portfolio �3410. Leadership for growth and innovation �3611. Conclusion �38List of References �38Books �40Articles �43Websites and other materials � ... ways of how to achieve radical growth in one or several of the five growth pathways. Of course, the list is not exhaustive but contains the ways I consider most promising and significant for the accom ...

(48 pages) 190 1 4.5 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Cultural Diversity

The face of the business world is global. This globalization has led to business leaders examining the need t ... best practices for valuing diversity within the workplace (2006, p.51). This paper will review five of the seven best practices as well highlight some of the corporate leaders who have implemented the ... ices. Finally, it will evaluate the writer's current organization based on these best practices and offer recommendations for converting existing practices to one or more of the best practices found w ...

(7 pages) 110 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays

latina

Part 1. Executive SummaryThis should be a concise summary of the study. DO NOT copy or simply rephrase the abstract. Use your own words. This should be no mor ... be no more than a few sentences. A short paragraph (or two) that captures the key ideas and results of the study is the goal.This article examines the impact of a CEO compensation is linked to returns ... ated to acquisitions and increase in firm size. To support this hypothesis a sample was constructed of 171 acquisitions between 1993 -1998, the study focused on three groups of external monitors to de ...

(4 pages) 3 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

cost justified

emma when should he conform to Mary's idea of lying or should justice be presented. If Joe where to listen to Mary he would be on her good side and eventually gain higher position on the company or sh ...

(6 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers