organisational characteristics? What would promote ethical behaviour at work? Introduction Ethical behaviour is a pretty wide topic and it might not always be easy to know the different boundaries. However‚ in your career there are certain boundaries that have been set and different policies that have been formed to regulate what you do. In other words‚ as a professional‚ you need to know the things you should not do. Different organizations have an ethical code of behaviour. Over and above this‚ different
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Chapter 1 identified knowledge of workers as a key economic resource of the twenty first century. If an employee leaves a company to work for a competitor‚ what types of knowledge would be ethical for the employee to share with the new employer and what types of knowledge would be unethical to share? Ethics is defined as the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or group. (Bovee‚ Thrill and . 2007‚ pg 63) When an employee leaves one company to work for a competitor‚ they aren’t
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Comparison of Financial Performance In comparing the 3 Major Financial Institutions‚ there are problems associated with the size effect. Ratio analysis are not bias to the size of the underlying equity‚ assets or liabilities‚ but comparative change relative to each of their figures as well as contrasting percentage change in growth or decline from previous years. In comparing the institutions ability to generate profits for investors‚ the Return on Equity (ROE) is particularly strong for Commonwealth
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Software Metric Software metric is a measure of some property of a piece of software or its specifications. Since quantitative measurements are essential in all sciences‚ there is a continuous effort by computer science practitioners and theoreticians to bring similar approaches to software development. The goal is obtaining objective‚ reproducible and quantifiable measurements‚ which may have numerous valuable applications in schedule and budget planning‚ cost estimation‚ quality assurance testing
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Ethical Behavior in a Workplace Why is ethical conduct being misused in an organization? Almost every day we hear about a new story about an organization being accused of ethical conduct. Many of these organizations that we hear about had a code of ethics‚ policies‚ and specific procedures. While several people believe that an organization behaved unethically‚ it was really the individuals acting unethically. Several individuals make ethical choices that get the organizations into trouble. The importance
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Financial and Ethical Reporting In the health care environment financial and ethical reporting is very important to produce successful organizations. As health care providers evolve within a facility‚ it is crucial to understand effective financial management strategies. Comprehending this can eliminate the consequences of fraud and illegal accusations. This paper will illustrate two articles that address financial reporting practices containing ethical standards in health care finance. It will
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ABSTRACT Financial Performance: A subjective measure of how well a firm can use assets from its primary mode of business and generate revenues. This term is also used as a general measure of a firm’s overall financial health over a given period of time‚ and can be used to compare similar firms across the same industry or to compare industries or sectors in aggregation. Methods of Financial perfomance Analysis: Ratio Analysis: This is the method in which the ratio between
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Marketing Metrics At the beginning of The Balanced Scorecard‚ a book on the new generation of performance metrics‚ authors-Dr. Robert Kaplan and Dr. David Norton present an analogy to drive home their case. They ask you to imagine entering an airline jet cockpit‚ and in front of the pilot‚ you see just one gauge. You ask the pilot‚ "What’s that gauge measure?" "Altitude"‚ you’re told. "What about the other gauges?" "We won’t be using them this flight. I’m just focusing on altitude." "How
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EVALUATING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 1 Prepared by: Kha Pham CHAPTER OBJECTIVES The principles of interpretation of financial information‚ especially the importance of comparisons Why non-financial information is needed to supplement financial information How to calculate and interpret profitability ratios‚ especially ROCE and its components How to analyse a company’s borrowings in terms of gearing and interest cover 2 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES (CONT’D) How to calculate liquidity and
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Quality of hire • Person – Job fit / Person – Organisation fit • New hire failure rate • Manager satisfaction • Succession planning • Salary expectation / market rate Recruiting Head’s perspective Weighted turnover rate – employee performance – Top level employees Succession planning by department Attrition by department Headcount by department Critical terminations and open positions list Decline in productivity Higher overtime – sign of attrition risk Absenteeism – sign of
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