Essays Tagged: "fortune 500 companies"

the essay is an economics paper abt the relation between S&P500 and NASDAQ, using regression and other statistical tools

or technology, the NASDAQ has played a significant role in the economy blending in with many of the Fortune 500 companies found in the S & P 500. Companies such as AOL Time-Warner have been listed ...

(10 pages) 580 1 3.4 Sep/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Corporate Downsizing in America

rican corporations with salaries over $40,000 also lost their jobs (Greenberg/Baron 582). In total, Fortune 500 companies have eliminated 4.4 million positions since 1979 (Greenberg/Baron 627). Althou ...

(6 pages) 268 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Women in buisness

tions, and the senior levels of management are almost entirely maledomains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary Ann VonGlinow of the University of Southern California, showed that 'w ... a, showed that 'women were only2.6% of corporate officers (the vice presidential level up).' Of the Fortune Service500, only 4.3% of the corporate officers were women - even though women are6l% of all ...

(4 pages) 167 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Corporate downsizing in america

rican corporations with salaries over $40,000 also lost their jobs (Greenberg/Baron 582). In total, Fortune 500 companies have eliminated 4.4 million positions since 1979 (Greenberg/Baron 627). Althou ...

(6 pages) 121 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Downsizing, Anatheme or Panacea?

re were 192,572 layoffs, averaging over 3,106 jobs a day. (Downs 19). By 1992, more than 85% of the Fortune 500 companies had downsized during the last five years, and 100% of them were planning to do ... ing.Senior Corporate Consultant Alan Downs is an expert who served as a key strategist for numerous Fortune 500 companies in methods of cutting payrolls and strengthening bottom line results. Downs po ...

(15 pages) 203 0 4.3 Jun/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Workplace Diversity

to embrace diversity at every level of their organizations. Yet despite these efforts, only 11% of Fortune 500 companies have women on their boards, and a mere 4% have minority representation. The co ...

(5 pages) 815 5 4.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Downsizing In America.

rican corporations with salaries over $40,000 also lost their jobs (Greenberg/Baron 582). In total, Fortune 500 companies have eliminated 4.4 million positions since 1979 (Greenberg/Baron 627). Althou ...

(6 pages) 102 0 4.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Becoming a CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

o can provide an independent analysis. CPA's are many things. They are chief financial officers for Fortune 500 companies and advisors to small neighborhood businesses. They work for large and small p ... nvestments.CPAs in business and industry work for companies ranging from family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies. They are considered strategic business partners of their organizations and wo ...

(5 pages) 280 0 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Marketing Plan for a system management consulting firm.

s located. The company is recognized as a market leader in Systems Management for IT departments of Fortune 500 companies. Exact Solutions has two primary business lines: custom consulting service and ... veloped Exact Solutions into a recognized market leader in Systems Management for IT departments of Fortune 500 companies.Highlights1. To increase sales 20% in the first year and by 20% in the next tw ...

(5 pages) 478 3 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

The perceived impact of the Benchmarking process on organizational effectiveness.

necessary to reach those standards commonly called the "best practices." In 1995, more than 70% of Fortune 500 companies used this concept on a regular basis. A survey was used to assess the effectiv ...

(2 pages) 134 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

McDonald's Corporation

dustry by creating a huge global commercial empire. Currently McDonald's ranks 114th in the list of Fortune 500 companies and thanks to its pioneering processing and standardized approach to the comme ...

(6 pages) 417 0 2.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Motivation at Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola

ganizations that will be analyzed are Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola that are named in the top Fortune 500 companies. These companies build on the principle that individuals act in ways to take f ...

(9 pages) 294 0 4.5 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

General Electric - A Fortune 500 Company: why they continue to be one of the top 15 Fortune 500 Companies.

As a result of acquisitions, divestitures and reorganizations, GE continues to be one of the top 15 Fortune 500 Companies.GE describes itself as composed of a number of primary business units or "busi ... usiness" is itself a vast enterprise, any of which would, even as a standalone company, rank in the Fortune 500. The Company's "business" is divided into the following segments: Aircraft Engines, Comm ...

(2 pages) 190 2 3.0 Mar/2006

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

Ethical and legal analysis of the Ann Hopkins v. Price Waterhouse discrimination law suit. Focuses on case law and ethics.

sory Services (MAS) department. The firm was a professional partnership whose clients included many Fortune 500 companies. During the timeframe of this case Price Waterhouse had 662 partners across 90 ...

(12 pages) 114 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Domestic Partner Benefits

eholds in the nation is growing"(p.4). Because, the definition of couples has changed there are 211 fortune 500 companies offering domestic partner benefits to its employee's. Among these companies ar ...

(9 pages) 99 0 4.1 Sep/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Corporate Power Then and Now

an setting and the control moving to business tycoons. Today the transition is very apparent as the fortune 500 companies control 75 percent of the US manufacturing market and have a grip on the gover ...

(5 pages) 46 0 0.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Nike & Rebook

formation Introduction: In this company report, I intend to discuss and show important facts on two fortune 500 companies. The specific companies I will be covering are leaders in the manufacturing of ... ely on fashion trends, in other words if one suddenly becomes "un-hip" were would revues go? (Fortune 500) · Technological Environment: Both Nike and Reebok face intense co ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Leadership Description

Leadership Descriptive Situation Introduction As with many large Fortune 500 companies there is always change and restructuring. I am employed with one of the Big Th ...

(8 pages) 79 0 5.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

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e and a half. Let's take a look at job loss totals for early 80's and 90's: 1980's 3.4 million from Fortune 500 companies 1986 - 1991 80% of 400 employers downsized to a workforce of 12.4%avg.Reason f ...

(2 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Women In Business

o women in business, found that in the year 2001 the percentage of board seats held by women in the Fortune 500 is 12.4 percent, up from 11.7 percent in 2000, and 11.2 percent in 1999. In addition, 87 ... ake up the Dow Jones Index. H-P has close to $50 billion in annual revenue and is ranked #13 on the Fortune 500 list. Fiorina is a former AT&T employee who was already bestowed the title of the mo ...

(4 pages) 63 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies