Profitability Ratios Most firms aim to make a profit. In order to assess the efficiency of a business in achieving this major objective‚ two profitability ratios may be used: the return on capital employed and net profit margin. In both measures‚ a high percentage represents a better performance than a low percentage‚ as a business wants to earn high profits. The gross profit margin This measures the gross profit of the business as a proportion of the sales revenue. It is calculated using
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healthcare‚ the word leadership is on everyone’s mind. Finding good leaders has become one of the highest priorities in large and small organizations. But how we define leadership and what should we be looking for in a good leader will be the questions we explore in this paper. This paper is meant to be a summarized reflection of my thoughts and beliefs on leadership. It will evaluate where I stand at the beginning of this course with regard to the characteristics of leadership I possess. It will explore
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Effective Leadership DeLynne Carriker Nur/492 March 11‚ 2013 Rachel Gonzales Effective Leadership Leadership may vary in many ways‚ depending on the individual doing the leading of the group or team. The greatest value a leader can have is compassion for those who follow him or her. Respect‚ compassion‚ dignity‚ and trust are just a few characteristics that a leader or a manager must hold to be effective in his or her role. “The definition of leadership is a process whereby an individual
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ROLE OF LEADERSHIP: OPTIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE By Lisa Smith‚ Troy University Abstract Current post-downturn business environment demands more production and service from the organizations at less cost‚ which in turn requires more production and service from the employees at less cost. However‚ the age-old dominance of extrinsic rewards makes it difficult for the organizations to get more production from the employees at less cost‚ which in turn sets the leadership task to achieve
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Leadership Style Leadership it is hard to define. Lots of famous and not so famous people have been writing about it and the importance of an effective leadership for organizations to be successful. One of my favorites is the one Harry S. Truman the Thirty-third President of the United States did: “My definition of a leader . . . is a man who can persuade people to do what they don ’t want to do‚ or do what they ’re too lazy to do‚ and like it”. But‚ should a leader use always the same type of
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Health inequalities Numerous research studies had illustrated on the connection between socioeconomic factors and health inequalities in the community‚ which is evident worldwide. According to World Health Organization (2012)‚ health inequality is defined as a disparity in the health status or in the allocation of health determinants between different classes of population. I will like to review on the issue of health inequalities and poverty in Singapore‚ while concentrating on related lifestyle
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What problems did Chris Parson identify as obstacles to growing Linear Systems in the mid-nineties; and what kinds of change strategies did he develop at Linear Systems? 1) According to the case‚ I think there are two main problems as obstacles to growing Linear Systems in the mid-nineties. One of the problems is the law enforcement agencies would not like using digital technology to generate data. Because they think it was easy to alter or multiply the data. This risk will threatened a department’s
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Vietnam is a developing country. It cannot compare about innovation with other countries in the world. Television was developed in Vietnam many years ago. With the development of television‚ brands use television as a method to advertise their brands or their products. Advertising on television is one of the most effective methods to attract customer’s attention‚ especially children. Children play an important role in television advertising. They have great product consumption through influence parents’
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WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP Leadership: A simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Put even more simply‚ the leader is the inspiration and director of the action. He or she is the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and skills that makes others want to follow his or her direction. In business‚ leadership is welded to performance. Effective leaders are those who increase their companies‘
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Drawing its origins from complexity science‚ complexity leadership theory was postulated by Marion and Uhl-Bien in 2001 (Lichtenstein‚ Uhl-Bien‚ Marion‚ Seers‚ Orton‚ & Schreiber‚ 2006). This leadership theory examines leadership practices in organizational operations and involves the study organizational leadership systems related to interaction amongst themselves‚ how such interactions maintain adaptations and how such interactions eventually influence operational outcomes. (Beyer‚ B. (2012). A
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