The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Development: the Experience of the World Bank | | | | | In both industrialized and developing countries‚ there is a growing body of experience‚ which attests to the positive roles that non-profit organizations (NPOs) play in development. (Clark‚ 1991) These roles include‚ in particular: - * providing goods and services - especially meeting needs which have not hitherto been met by either the State or by the private sector; * assisting the government
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Ethical Dilemmas Facing Non-Profit Hospital CEO Compensation Ethical Dilemmas Facing Non-Profit Hospital CEO Compensation Executive Summary This essay deals with the unethical prevalence of excessive compensation packages granted to nonprofit hospital executives. Nonprofits are highly complex organizations and are vital to the community’s in which they serves. Therefore‚ it is essential for these organizations to appoint highly motivated individuals knowledgeable of the healthcare industry
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Blue Nile Case Study 1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Do a five-force analysis to support your answer. The competition among the competing sellers in the industry is strong. Competitors for Blue Nile not only include the online jewelry sellers such as Diamonds.com‚ Whiteflash.com‚ Ice.com and JamesAllen.com‚ but also include brick-and-mortar jewelers‚ chain department stores‚ mass merchants‚ local jewelry shop‚ and large jewelry
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Profit and Non-profit Organizations Lakeesha Grass PHI445: Personal and Organizational Ethics Instructor: Tom Snook October 13‚ 2014 Company Profile (Not-for-Profit- Organization) Profile of YMCA (Franz 2005) YMCA is the non-profit organization of my interest. YMCA is very interesting in development of communities as being a non-profit organization. In June 6‚ 1844 when YMCA were founded in London‚ England United Kingdom including its main goal is to put the principles of Christians
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Profitability ratios help users of a company financial statements determine the overall effectiveness of management regarding returns generated on sales and investments (Gapenski‚ 2012). Commonly used profitability ratios are gross profit margin‚ operating profit margin and net profit margin (Gapenski‚ 2012). Ratios that measure the effectiveness of management decision making are referred to as efficiency ratios. Efficiency ratios evaluate turnover and the return on investments (Gapenski‚ 2012). Examples
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Y-M-C-A! A Business Overview of a Non-Profit Organization Crystal Hunter American Intercontinental University Abstract A semi-detailed business overview of the non-profit organization known as the YMCA or Young Men’s Christian Association is discussed. A brief history of the origins of the company is detailed along with the definition or explanation of the company’s mission statement. The organization’s basic legal‚ social‚ and economic environment is described. Likewise the YMCA’s management
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29‚ 2012 Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of the book‚ “Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.” The book begins by drawing the reader’s attention by explaining the “Silent Crisis.” She describes education in the eyes of the government‚ and in the eyes of the people. There is a connection made between education and the liberal arts. The title of the book‚ “Not For Profit‚” are three simple words that when put
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The word happiness can be defined as a mental or emotional state of well-being. Happiness is a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure. The topic of happiness is one that has been discussed over centuries by philosophers‚ clergymen and scientists inter alia. Their arguments have been based trying to properly define happiness taking into account what its causes are amongst other things. According to philosopher’s St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas man’s last end is happiness. All men agree in desiring
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Financial analysis Inditex group is not affected by the economic crisis : There is an increase in profits in the past 5 years ; Spain is totally affected by the crisis but Inditex is number one in the sector of fashion with 8‚1 billions € of sales from the beginning of the year (2014). And the almost nonexistence of debt since the creation of the group shows that Inditex group is a strong company that is right with its longterm strategy. MidSeptember 2014‚ it was noticed a decrease in the benefits of 2
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despite of the fluctuation. This shows that Nuplex has not performed badly during this difficult economic period. The results of the data acquired from the Ratio analysis: • Profitability ratios show there was a slight decrease in gross profit margin and net profit margin‚ this was due to the competition on the industry and the increased expenses in marketing. • Efficiency ratios show that the asset turnover ratio increased from 1.44 to 1.52 in the year period from 2010-2011. This shows that the
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