local Performing Arts In the 19th century‚ the performing arts were provided to the American public exclusively by commercial or amateur artists and organizations. Unlike Europe during this period‚ there was essentially no government support of the arts and very little tradition of upper-class patronage. (1) Most performing arts groups were for-profit enterprises managed by individual owners. They made little distinction between the high arts and popular arts in terms of either programming or audiences
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money caused this progress. For example‚ most lifeguards are trained by the Red Cross‚ which is a non profit organization. Some say saving lives is enough to keep the Red Cross vigilant‚ but others disagree. No‚ says David Kelley‚ founder and senior fellow of the Objectivist Institute. He points out that money is a very effective motivator. To win business‚ Kelly has had to constantly innovate. “That profit-motivated creativity”‚ he says‚ “ultimately leads to better lifesaving techniques”. Kelly has
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I could write a book about work‚ and it would be a long one; but my experience with wealth has been limited and secondhand. I am using the term work to refer to livelihood‚ or a person’s general daily occupation. Work doesn’t necessarily get repaid in dollars. The famous naturalist Louis Agassiz is reported to have stated "I cannot afford to waste my time making money." Of course‚ in our complex commercial society‚ most people equate their job with work. In this situation‚ after retirement a person’s
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Business Environment Ronald McMillan BUS100 Denel Pierre May 4‚ 2013 This paper will first focus on the business role in the current economy. It will also compare and contrast the roles of for-profit and nonprofit organizations‚ and discuss the current U.S. fiscal and monetary policies and their impact on the economy. Finally‚ it will outline a strategy taking automobiles to the global market‚ and it will discuss social responsibility for Wal-Mart and the impact they have on their
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Case Study Analysis of Personal and Organizational Ethics and Values between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations Insurances & March for Dimes PHI/445 Ashford University Abstract Not-for-profit organization’s primary goal “is not to increase shareholder value; rather it is to provide some socially desirable need on an ongoing basis. It generally lacks the financial flexibility of a commercial enterprise because it depends on resource providers that are not engaging
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similarities of accounting for profit-seeking and G&NP organizations include: 1. Double-entry system of accounts. 2. Most accounting mechanics‚ e.g.‚ basic transaction documents‚ journals‚ ledgers‚ charts of accounts. 3. Where a G&NP organization has a business-type activity‚ e.g.‚ a municipal electric utility‚ the accounting largely parallels that for a similar private business (e.g.‚ electric utility). b. Among the unique aspects of G&NP organization accounting are: 1. Fund
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TERHADAP KECENDERUNGAN KECURANGAN AKUNTANSI: STUDI PADA PERUSAHAAN PUBLIK DAN BADAN USAHA MILIK NEGARA DI INDONESIA Wilopo STIE Perbanas – Surabaya ABSTRACT The accounting fraud is frequent‚ widespread and familiar in many countries and organization. It brings a loss to firms and investors. But there is no research trying to explain factors comprehensively influencing it. The obyectives of the research are to test and explain the effect of the internal control effectiveness‚ suitability of
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doing research of careers after obtaining my Human Services degree‚ I found an interest in working for InVision Human Services. In 1992‚ Ruth E. Siegfried established the organization now called InVision Human Services. From 1992 until 2010‚ In Vision was known as Sharp Visions‚ and in November 2010‚ they rebuilt the organization with the name In Vision Human Services to more precisely mirror the creative and visionary qualities that penetrate the kin and the corporate culture. InVision started as
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business 2 1.1 Identify Purpose of different types of organizations 2 1.2 Describe the extent to which an organization meets the objectives of different stakeholders 3 1.3 Responsibilities of Armani and the strategies employed to meet them 4 LO 02: Understand the nature of the national environment in which businesses operate 5 2.1 Economic systems in allocating resources effectively 5 2.2 Impact of fiscal and monetary policy on business organizations and their activities in the UK 6 2.3 Evaluation of
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(3) month prospect period. 3. Prospects are not allowed to take a leave of absence (LOA) during their prospect time. If prospect is gone for more than two (2) weeks‚ then their prospect time will stop and then continue upon their return to the organization. 4. The only acceptable reasons for being absent from ER are job-related‚ family illness or death during prospect time. 5. If prospect disobeys any club rules‚ they will have one (1) month added to their prospect time. 6. Prospects will
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