2013-03-PHI-384-OL012 Professor Long Application Assignment 1 1. Should nonprofit groups operate like businesses? What are some of the potential benefits of doing so? The potential dangers? According to Dr. Johnson‚ “no matter what particular type of organization we work in‚ we can learn from the experiences of others in different settings” (Johnson‚ 2007‚ p. xxiii). Nonprofit groups can‚ for instance‚ learn from businesses how to operate more efficiently by maximizing the use of available resources.
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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT III DEFINE ORGANIZATION; DISCUSS THE CHARACTERISTICS‚ IMPORTANCE AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. INTRODUCTION: The word is derived from the Greek word ORGANON‚ itself derived from the better-known word ERGON which means "organ" – a compartment for a particular task. ORGANIZATION is the foundation upon which the whole structure of management is built. It is related with developing a frame work where the total work is divided into manageable components in order to facilitate the achievement
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Organizational Behavior-II Faculty: Dr. Neerpal Rathi Course Objectives: An organization does not really accomplish anything on its own. Plans do not accomplish anything either. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Apart from their own personality attributes‚ peoples’ efforts in an organization are also influenced by the changes in economic‚ technological and social conditions‚ inside and outside the organization. The course Organizational Behavior-II is planned and designed to help
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Organization Early in human existence people learned that their individual efforts often fell short of success. They found that they were unable to accomplish many tasks that require more than individual effort. Therefore the necessity of group activity was discovered relatively early in human existence. Group activity could be aimed at some higher‚ more complex set of goals and could thus bring greater benefits to all concerned. This quality of group activity must be counted as one of the chief
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for registering charities and the establishment of a Charity Tribunal to hear appeals from decisions of the Charity Commission that were previously handled by the High Court. The Act also introduced a new form of incorporation; the Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO) designed specifically for charities that will allow trustees to form a company without needing dual registration with both the Charity Commission and Companies House. Ecological: One of Oxfam’s aims is to relieve poverty but
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itself by a code of conduct. Secondly‚ the “web-front” approach allows customers try the product at boutique but purchase online‚ which can largely reduce the area of the store. Furthermore‚ 5 percent of the sales revenue has been pledged to charitable organization. Customers can decide where the money goes. In the classical view‚ management was only responsible to earn profit for the company‚ while in this case Nau goes beyond profit-making and also pay attention for the society. Social responsibility
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28‚ 2012 Abstract Since the establishment of Publix Supermarkets by George Jenkins‚ there has been a continuing participation of charitable giving to the community as well as the people who are employed. Publix is known for being very involved in the community and encourages the employees to be involved within the community. George Jenkins philosophy of charitable giving lives on even after his passing. Publix Supermarket is a Fortune 500 company and known for their philosophy of pleasing the
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A Charitable Social Organization Social economic organizations can range from a variety of different perspectives‚ and depending on the type social institution‚ there may be alternate approaches directed towards enhancing the social economy. The Young Men’s Christian Organization‚ or otherwise known as the YMCA was founded in London‚ England over 170 years ago. In 1844 a man by the name of George Williams founded the first YMCA in hopes of strengthening and motivating individuals within a society
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1. Identify and briefly describe fundamental and cost-effective internal controls that charitable organizations could implement to reduce exposure to theft losses. I am confused by the shear disregard for internal controls at many charitable organizations as described in the United Way case. Cost minimization is a factor for nonprofits‚ but losing millions of dollars to fraud seems foolish when they could have just spent a fraction of that to put proper internal controls into place. Outlined
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relation to salary top-ups at charities in Ireland. With donations falling and services being cut due to funding constraints‚ executive salaries remain under the microscope. This practice has attracted criticism and is affecting the credibility of many charitable organisations. Charities specifically identified as using donations or other sources of funding to improve salaries for executives will undoubtedly suffer most but many fared poorly in the pay stakes are likely to experience a negative effect
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