Today's Date:
January 12, 2025
Regulation and the Airline Industry : Past and Current Policy
Despite the ever-increasing number of Americans who travel on airplanes for business and for pleasure, the airline industry has historically been, and remains, one of the most financially unstable businesses in the United States. Although air carriers in the United →
An Extended Definition of Organizational Behavior
There are a number of factors to consider when offering a definition of organizational behavior as aspects of it bridge lines of disciplines. Psychology and sociology have improved our understanding of organizational behavior by providing insights about the ways in →
Corporate Policy : Taking the Political Approach to Company Policy Making
Decisions made in corporate boardrooms are often as political in nature as those made by government officials because the two organizational systems share the characteristic of being comprised of multiple stakeholders, both internal and external to the decision-making body (18). →
Points Summary of Managing the Non-profit Organization: Principles and Practices, by Drucker
Those in the field of public administration will be well-served by reading the book by Drucker, “Managing the Non-Profit Organization” as it offers several sound guidelines regarding leadership, management, and budget issues among others. For those who don’t have the →
Business Case Study of Harpo Productions : Management, Incentive and Oprah
Performing a business case study of Harpo Productions, which is owned by the talk-show host turned internationally-acclaimed guru on all things women, a number of important issues emerge, particularly as they relate to matters of management, motivation, and incentives. There →
Risk Management : Definition of Hard and Soft Risks and Risk Mitigation Techniques
When making decisions based on risk mitigation factors, one must first understand the basic definitions of hard risks and soft risks and how both of these possible courses of decision-making can, once applied to a probabilistic analysis, be managed. Within →
Management and Performance Reviews : Objectives and Balance (might be good to save)
One of the duties often assigned to management in organizations of all sizes is the carrying out of performance reviews. Oftentimes, these are not among a manager’s favorite duties as careful balances between objectives, feelings, and the potential for ill →
Article Analysis of “Competing on Capabilities” by Stalk, Evans and Shulman
The article “Competing on Capabilities: The New Rules of Corporate Strategy” by authors Stalk, Evans and Shulman uses the remarkable success of Wal-Mart to explore the idea of “capabilities-based competition” and discusses this in terms of the way that the →
Analysis of “What Leaders Really Do” by John Kotter : Practical Application Ideas
The article by John Kotter entitled, “What Leaders Really Do” is one of the most effective pieces of writing for determining where you stand in terms of your role as a leader or manager of an organization and offers suggestions →
Financial Strategies in Developing Nations: The Case of the Latin American Economy
In their article, “Monetary Policy Strategies for Emerging Market Countries: Lessons from Latin America,” Mishkin and Stavasano (2002) document the ways in which Latin American countries have successfully stabilized their economies despite the challenges that are inherent in the initial →
