1.What are business ethics? Give two examples of business practices that stakeholders would regard as ethical and two that might be considered unethical. Having good business ethics is having a sense of responsibility for both the community and the environment. It is essential to be aware of the impact the company has on both the above mentioned. ‘Microsoft recognises the importance of corporate social responsibility to business competitiveness.’ Oliver Roll‚ Director of Marketing‚ Microsoft
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contributing to the world economic fallout as a whole‚ questions have arisen regarding debts and deficits‚ consumption and production. For us in the U.S.‚ we recognize that over time‚ we have become the largest debtor nation in the world largely due to our level of consumption relative to the rest of the world. This is evidenced by a $700 billion annual trade deficit in 2008 that has nearly doubled since 2000. At these kinds of deficit levels‚ will the U.S. continue to be the economic engine on which the
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1. Consider production in a two-input economy‚ with inputs L and K as usual‚ but without any substitution possibilities. Specifically‚ suppose that every unit of L requires exactly four units of K if output is to be increased. (If the firm hires another unit of L and less than four more units of K‚ then output does not increase. If the firm hires another unit of L and more than four more units of K‚ then output rises by the same as if just four more units of K were purchased with the new unit of
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lA Study into Work Life balance of the Employees at “XYZ Private Limited” | | | By G.P. Kariyawasam | | 1.0. Introduction Mobile telecommunication industry is one of the most competitive industries in Sri Lanka at present. XYZ Ltd who has been the first ever mobile telecommunication license obtainer of Sri Lanka who has started its operations in year 1987 became a long journey with major differentiations for past period of time. Eventually competing with another
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A Balanced Scorecard is a framework that focuses on shareholder‚ customer‚ internal and learning requirements of a business in order to create a system of linked objectives‚ measures‚ targets and initiatives which collectively describe the strategy of an organization and how that strategy can be achieved.” The Balanced scorecard retains the traditional financial measures and complements them with measures that are drivers of future performance. The objectives and measures of the scorecard are derived
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literature review on the business case for work-life balance I Executive Summary This literature review reviews the international and New Zealand literature on the business case for adopting work-life balance policies. The business case is established by weighing up the costs and benefits of introducing work-life balance policies and determining if the net impact is positive. In New Zealand‚ the EEO Trust’s Work & Life Awards highlight a number of strong case studies for the business benefits of work-life
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ISSN: 2319 – 7285 G.J. C.M.P.‚ Vol. 2(3) 2013:84-91 WORK- LIFE BALANCE: A LITERATURE REVIEW Satinder Singh Chief Engineer (Drilling) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)‚ Cementing Services‚ Ahmedabad Asset‚ Ahmedabad & Pursuing PhD (Management)‚ Gujarat University‚ Ahmedabad Abstract The literature review on Work-life Balance has been framed up in view of its gained popularity with the major aim to have prosperity of society and the realization of fulfilling lives for its
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expense per physician * Margin per department * Admitting-process performance Organizations benefit from standardizing performance indicators across all departments and locations. Standardization facilitates the equal comparison and analysis of business processes that are common
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Balance of Power Theory As a theory‚ balance of power predicts that rapid changes in international power and status—especially attempts by one state to conquer a region—will provoke counterbalancing actions. For this reason‚ the balancing process helps to maintain the stability of relations between states. A balance of power system functions most effectively when alliances are fluid‚ when they are easily formed or broken on the basis of expediency‚ regardless of values‚ religion‚ history‚ or form
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Balance Global Economics Concordia University December 13‚ 2012 When all you have is a hammer‚ everything looks like a nail. Bernard Baruch In review of trade policy best suited for our Nation it is time for an overhaul and start developing a more complete toolbox. As Kevin Kaiser so poignantly stated in his article in CNN Money: “The economists that make the world ’s crucial monetary policy decisions are the same economists who authored most
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