According to Kaplan R. S. & Norton D. P. (1996)‚ the balance scorecard enhances the traditional financial measures with standards for performance in three non-financial areas like relationship between company and customer‚ internal business process and‚ learning and growth. It will assist the company to coordinate its’ operation and ensure all businesses activities parallel to the company’s strategies. The balance scorecard consists of four processes that combine short-term activities to long-term
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The Drug Heroin and its Effect on Families Ramona C. Malone COM/172-Elements of University Composition and Communication II University of Phoenix September 15‚ 2014 The Drug Heroin and its Effect on Families As a very common known street drug‚ heroin has become the drug that destroys many families in the United States. Due to the fact that Heroin has become the more accessible drug‚ it is causing more and more people addicted? Heroin addiction has become extremely dangerous in today’s
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stuffed animal. Even if you lose your valuables you still have your values. My values that I hold myself up to are: bravery‚ resourcefulness‚ hard work‚ intelligence‚ and family. Bravery is the mental and moral act of standing up in the face of adversity. Resourcefulness is the ability to deal with and handle new situations quickly with skill. Hard work is not giving up when it seems like that is the easiest way. Intelligence is so that
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How the Fed Works by Lee Ann Obringer Federal Reserve building‚ Washington‚ D.C. One of the more mysterious areas of the economy is the role of the Fed. Formally known as the Federal Reserve‚ the Fed is the gatekeeper of the U.S. economy. It is the central bank of the United States -- it is the bank of banks and the bank of the U.S. government. The Fed regulates financial institutions‚ manages the nation’s money and influences the economy. By raising and lowering interest rates‚ creating
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OVERVIEW: Angela’s family starts out as an ordinary family. A woman that grew up in a good environment with both parents and a good education. Angela is a single mother of a 14 year old boy named Jacob that loves basketball and his mother. Nevertheless‚ this lovely story modified when Angela decides to date a man named Sam that grew up with an absolutely different background. Sam’s mother was an alcoholic and his father left when he was young‚ which left his family financially distressed. From just
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With financial woes hitting more and more families‚ not only throughout the U.S.‚ but literally worldwide‚ anxiety levels‚ as well as huge personal loss‚ have increased dramatically at the same pace. This could easily lead to unprecented levels of depression. Even if we‚ ourselves‚ don’t come to that dark place‚ having knowledge and resources to help others is invaluable. Depression can have many causes‚ of course. Some are hereditary factors‚ past or present abuse issues‚ serious illnesses‚ chronic
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The topic that I chose to research and write about for this research paper is Alcohol and families. In this topic I will be exclusively looking at how alcohol can effects someone’s family‚ mainly the children of these families and if having an alcoholic in your family can affect the family’s future and feelings about alcohol as a whole in anyway. I chose this topic because I grew up with my dad being an alcoholic. I still remember knowing what was going on throughout the process of it. He unfortunately
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Non-monetary Compensation: Employers Helping to Create a Work/Life Balance Prepared By: Prepared For: Laura Smagala‚ BSM 328 When job candidates discuss compensation packages with potential employers‚ the talk usually turns towards monetary compensation. Businesses have found that creating a balance between home life and work is just as important to their employee retention rates as their actual salaries. The reason for the shift
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A balance sheet is a statement businesses produce that outlines their assets and liabilities. It is a snapshot of their fixed assets‚ current assets‚ current liabilities and long term liabilities for a specific moment in time such as the end of a financial year. Using these figures‚ a business is able to calculate their net working capital; how much the business is worth‚ whether it can afford to expand and if it is a good venture for investors. There are different groups of people who are interested
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American family has been changing rapidly. Not only the structure but also‚ the family values have been changing as well. Moreover‚ these two changes have‚ in a way‚ played off each other. The structural changes in marriage‚ the basic household composition‚ and childbearing have encouraged a new shaping of traditional values and perspectives. The structural and value change make the family of the 1990’s fundamentally different from the family of the past generation. The American family has undergone
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