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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* Study Question 1: What is organizing as a management function? * Organizing and organization structure * Organizing * The process of arranging people and other resources to work together to accomplish a goal. * Organization structure * The system of tasks‚ workflows‚ reporting relationships‚ and communication channels that link together diverse individuals and groups. * Figure 10.1 Organizing viewed in relationship with the other management functions.
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Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance 1. Was Ernest Shackleton a good leader? What were his personality traits and leadership styles? If he were living in modern times would he be a success as an entrepreneur or as a senior executive in a corporation? Why or why not? Ernest Shackleton was one of the greatest leaders of all time. His leadership and motivation were the driving forces behind the survival of his crew in their Antarctic journey. Shackleton displayed
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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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eople use dialogue and discussion without thinking about it. It comes naturally. It is hard to notice when one switches between them because it is so natural. However‚ discussion comes to us more naturally than dialogue‚ especially in the times we live. We live lives that suggest we do not have time to open up to many ideas‚ come up with a few then decide whats best. Always moving forward‚ progress is key. But to those people who are patient‚ and open up a conversation through dialogue‚ the possibilities
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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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Leadership Final Assignment MBA 2010/2011 Modular Individual Leadership Assignment 1 Leadership Final Assignment Declaration 1 I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another‘s work and pretend that it is one‘s own. 2 I have used the APA convention to citation and referencing. Each contribution to‚ and quotation in‚ this project from the work(s) of other people has been attributed‚ and has been cited and referenced. 3 4 This project is my own work. I have not allowed
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Introduction Leadership was defined by Hannagan (1995) as the process of motivating other people to act in particular ways to achieve specific goals by variety of means that denote leadership styles. Motivation‚ or the amount of effort individuals were willing to put into their work‚ was the key to holding the team together. Leaders’ power‚ leader-follower relationship and the task to be accomplished were the key variables in determining the particular leadership style required. And high-quality
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The Leadership Quarterly 17 (2006) 559 – 576 www.elsevier.com/locate/leaqua Leadership and the organizational context: Like the weather? ☆ Lyman W. Porter ⁎‚ Grace B. McLaughlin 1 The Paul Merage School of Business‚ University of California–Irvine‚ Irvine‚ CA 92697-3125‚ USA Abstract This article reviews the leadership literature from 1990–2005 in twenty-one major journals in order to determine the nature and extent of attention to the organizational context as a factor affecting leaders’
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