Business administration Summary chapter 1 Companies have a lot of challenges to succeed. Current challenges: * Globalization: markets‚ technologies and organizations are becoming increasingly interconnected. * Ethics and social responsibility: issues of ethics and social responsibility are becoming increasingly important‚ and corporations are being expected to take a lead on addressing these issues * Speed of responsiveness: respond quickly and decisively to environmental changes
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DOING GENDER ARTICLE • 1960s‚ 1970s- sex: ascribed to biology by anatomy‚ hormones and physiology. Gender: achieved status: constructed through psychology‚ cultural and social means • Sex didn’t seem given in ambiguous / conflicting criteria‚ gender less achievement in ant/psyc/social imperatives- division of labour‚ formulation of gender identities‚ social subordination of women by men • Gender socialization theories: gender achieved by age 5 was fixed‚ unvarying and static like sex • Purpose:
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Negotiation Strategy Article Executive Summary Jeanpiero Gonzalez MGT/445 Organizational Negotiations Mrs. Mauri Hawkins July 11 of 2012 Summary The best alternative to a negotiated agreement is what every organization needs to fulfill their wants and needs. This is an advantage because they clench a clear target to which they can match any assigned agreement. The first article explains that the bargaining process and cultural awareness of a given country have a profound
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Chapter 1: Motives and Functions of a Business 1. The goal of a business: * Businesses are established to serve the need of customers. A business can provide products or services. * The goal of a business is to make profits. a. Where the profits come from? * Revenue is generated when selling products or services. * Expenses are incurred when paying employees and purchasing machinery or facilities. * The difference between the revenue and expenses is the profit: Revenue
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be liked) where others motivated by achievement (attaining goals and gaining personal recognition brought them satisfaction). Furthermore‚ others still interested in power to be able to influence others. In addition to power managers need to have business knowledge and organizational skills to success. At the begging you need to understand your resources to know how to use the power effectively where using the power effectively more important than the power. Money is not the only power‚ but there
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provides more information‚ easier to read‚ however is more expensive. ! ! Apples‚ oranges and outliers: New accounting metrics are being implemented to measure things like market value and intangibles to give investors more info on their business. This causes relevance of info to be lower. ! ! Four Reasons Non-GAAP Metrics Are Exploding: 1) companies want to report smooth results whereas users want to see a fair representation of their current situation. 2) historical costs do not
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Ozone Our Global Sunscreen By Mike Carlowicz t’s not often that scientists get to conduct experiments that seem like they come out of a science fiction novel or a video game. Yet‚ that is what some researchers at NASA did a few years ago. Atmospheric physicists Paul Newman and Luke Oman built a simulation of the Earth’s atmosphere and then proceeded to strip away our protective ozone layer. Their computer model reproduced the chemistry and circulation of the air; natural variations in temperatures
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THE LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Chapter 16 – Law of Sole Proprietorship and Partnership * Sole proprietorship – A business where the sole owner is responsible for the management and debts of the business. * Registration/licensing issues; Flexibility * Partnership – Partnership Act (Ontario) defines partnership as a relationship that subsists between two or more persons carrying on business in common with a view to profit. * Differences between partnership and co-ownership
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Business Ethics Across Cultures Article Review Ruth Lopez Axia College of University of Phoenix I have chosen “Cheats Can Prosper and Do” by Tony Harris from Australia‚ and “Italy Country Profile” by BBC News from Italy. Both articles provide an overview of the countries business ethics. In the article from Australia‚ the author reports that although Australia’s businesses rarely have any ethical issues they still can and do arise. The article about
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everyday lives with our constantly changing culture. Most of the time‚ what Britney Spears and other celebrities wear to their word day isn ’t what we should to wear to work. The first article that I referenced was found after going to the search engine google (http://www.google.com). This article I found‚ Business Casual at Virginia Tech‚ from Virginia Tech ’s webpage (http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/BusCasual.htm#ATTIREMENWOMEN). What this site said was that men and women should wear Khaki pants
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