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- 931: Leadership Principles
- ... not only reflected in performance, no matter how good that performance is, but in accomplishment. As a leader one's focus should be on accomplishing that leadership goals, whether in a personal, community or charitable, business, political, or industrial forum. In the business world, managers have a great responsibility of leading employees working under them. In order to achieve successful leadership, a leader or a manager should possess certain principles and essential skills. Leadership Principles, Objectives and Problems ... Conclusion Every group needs a leader and the group's performance depends on the leader either directly or indirectly. Whether it is a hospital, private practice, health maintenance organization, government facility, or university, or a business, they all need supervisors and leaders. The behavior as a manager has a direct impact on staff performance, productivity, satisfaction, and turnover. Proper Leadership skills are highly essential for a manager as well as ...
- 932: Total Quality Management
- ... not suffice to have customers that are merely satisfied. An unhappy customer will switch. Unfortunately a satisfied customer may also switch, on the theory that he could not lose much and might gain. Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that can boast about your product and service, and that bring friends with them. He further stated that we should stay ahead of the customers. This could be achieved through ... helps firms access their competition and themselves and to use that knowledge in designing a practical plan to achieve market superiority. When done correctly, benchmarking produces the hard facts needed to plan and execute effective business strategies. Involvement of Everyone In TQM everyone is involved in the process of making the company a successful business. Everyone in the company is responsible for producing quality goods and services and reducing the cost of quality. Synergy in Team Work In Japan, there is no status difference as they believe in synergy. ...
- 933: The Great Gatsby: The American Dream
- ... s delusion is that through wealth and power, youth and beauty can be incessantly recaptured. As a romantic dreamer, Gatsby fulfills his ideal by accumulating wealth as a racketeer. When Nick asks Gatsby about the business he was in, he quickly replies, Thats my affair. Gatsby soon realizes that his reply was inappropriate. Oh, Ive been in several things, correcting himself in the presence of Daisy. I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. But Im not in either one now. Later when Gatsby announces that Daisy is leaving Tom for him, Tom corrupts Gatsbys image: Shes not leaving me! Toms words suddenly leaned ...
- 934: Bouchards View Of Canadian His
- ... grandparents. The new settlers had visions of great economic prosperity for themselves because of the natural resources and the large seaport of the St. Lawrence. Unfortunately this envisioned Mecca came under control of an English business man, William Price. From the middle of the nineteenth century, Price developed a pulp and paper monopoly that ruled the region with the consent of the government. The French found themselves without the help of ... English and the Union Nationale were responsible for Quebec's lack of modernization. Roch and Claude, his brother's, had chosen to attend school in Ottawa and they were outraged that the federal government conducted business only in English. They were further infuriated when they visited Montreal and saw only English signs. "The province that was their's was covered in the language of outsiders. Language was culture, and their language ... Charter of Rights and Freedoms which secured minority language rights. Quebec was not in favour of such a charter because it would nullify bill 101, the language law that made french the official language of business in Quebec. Quebec challenged Trudeau's plan in the Quebec court of appeals with Bouchard as one of four lawyers selected to argue against the repatriation. In the spring of 1981 a decision had ...
- 935: Achilles Anophtheis (Achilles
- ... a white knight, right under my nose." "I'm sorry," the doctor interrupted, "but I'm afraid you'll have to explain technical terms to me; I'm not well versed in the language of business. I don't understand what you mean by a 'white knight'." " Oh, that's fairly straightforward. A white knight refers to a strategy that companies use to prevent being taken over by a hostile party ... the head of the company, Hector Prince, won't let him." "That's right." replied Oswald. "Trojan is the world's largest manufacturer of condoms, and with the present scare over social diseases, it's business is booming. They also own several tire companies; basically, they own anything that involves the use of rubber." "Can you help Mr. Atreides?" asked the psychologist. "Yes, but I'm not going to. I believe ... doctor complacently. "That is why I have a third reason. Ask yourself, if you were in his position would you have acted similarly?" "Well . . . " hesitated Oswald. "You see that such behaviour is common in the business world, and you would probably have done the same had the roles been reversed." said the doctor triumphantly. "What you must realize is that all these years of competition have made you unable to ...
- 936: Christian or Hypocrite
- ... and Tom are both Christians but they live completely opposite lifestyles. Beecher's Uncle Tom's Cabin is about slaves and their struggle to survive. The story begins with Mr. Shelby, Tom's master, discussing business with Mr. Haley, who is a slave trader. Mr. Shelby is in debt to Mr. Haley and is forced to give up a couple of his slaves. Mr. Shelby makes a deal to trade his ... the end of the story. At the beginning of the story Mr. Shelby tells the slave trader about how trustworthy Tom is. Shelby tells Haley about the time he allowed Tom to go on a business trip by himself. "Why, last fall, I let him go to Cincinnati alone, to do business for me, and bring home five hundred dollars. "Tom, says I to him, I trust you, because I think you're a Christian-I know you wouldn't cheat. "Tom comes back sure enough; ...
- 937: Coca-Cola and its Evolution
- Coca-Cola and its Evolution The Coca-Cola company started out as an insignificant one man business and over the last one hundred and ten years it has grown into one of the largest companies in the world. The first operator of the company was Dr. John Pemberton and the current operator is Roberto Goizueta. Without societies help, Coca-Cola could not have become over a 50 billion dollar business. Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist. He concocted the formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard on May 8, 1886. He mixed a combination of lime, cinnamon ... Figures, and Features Multiple pages). All of what has been said is the basis of what Coca-Cola was built on. Without societies help, Coca-Cola could not have become over a 50 billion dollar business. Keep on consuming the world's favorite soft drink, Coca-Cola.
- 938: Death Of A Sales Man
- Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller As the curtain is being pulled up, we find Willy Loman, a depressed 60 year old salesman, who is returning from a business trip. Willy has two sons named Happy, and Biff, both of whom are complete failures. The failures of both his children cause Willy to go insane, and he plans to kill himself. He thinks that ... learn that Biff once stole a box of basketballs from Bill Oliver. This foreshadows the scene in which Biff steals Bill Oliver's fountain pen after trying to get a loan for his sporting goods business. The climactic scene in Biff's life comes when he finds a woman in Willy's hotel room. This causes Biff to realize that Willy is a fake. Biff's tragedy is that he has ... on it last legs. The refrigerator consumes belts like a goddam maniac. They time those things."(Act 2, page 73, lines 16-19) Willy's belief in this statement drew him to believe that big business lacked compassion. Unfortunately he realized this when it was too late. He believe in his invincibility and believed his company would take care of him for the rest of his life, and he neglected ...
- 939: Death Of A Salesman 2
- ... unknown identity. From the very beginning of his life, Willy Loman experienced problems with his popularity and personality. His last name is a pun on a "low man." He is at the bottom of the business world as an unsuccessful salesman. In addition, his theories on life and society prove to be very degrading, not to mention influential to his mind set every day. Willy believes that being well-liked and ... arrived, Willy spent a lot of time, just brainstorming how to make his life what he wanted it to be. Putting his family aside, Willy committed a terrible sin. In Boston, during one of his business trips, Willy cheated on his wife. He met a woman who would be very cheap for an evening, and as a boost of confidence, Willy spent the night with this low-class woman. Unfortunately, his ... not worth the happiness of his son's. And his life was definitely not worth the sacrifice that he made for them his entire life. Willy Loman died still unsure of his status in the business world. He wanted success and money, but at the age of sixty-one, he realized that these goals would never be reached. His identity was lost and his presence on earth unknown. Willy Loman ...
- 940: The McDonaldization of Society
- ... host of others have followed. "In the 1980s and 1990s McDonaldization has extended its reach into more and more regions of society, and those areas are increasingly remote from the heart of the fast-food business." (Ritzer 1994:137) Each new spin-off serves to further extend the process. The "news bites" of USA Today have changed the way most local papers present the news, perhaps even the way we see ... Technology. Efficiency Efficiency means the choosing of means to reach a specific end rapidly, with the least amount of cost or effort. The idea of efficiency is specific to the interests of the industry or business, but is typically advertised as a benefit to the customer. Examples are plentiful: the drive-up window, salad bars, fill your own cup, self-serve gasoline, ATM's, Voice Mail, microwave dinners andsupermarkets (versus the ... was done for them. And the customer pays for the "privilege." We end up spending more time, being forced to learn new technologies, remember more numbers, and often pay higher prices in order for the business to operate more efficiently (maintain a higher profit margin). Calculability "(this) involves an emphasis on things that can be calculated, counted, quantified. Quantification refers to a tendency to emphasize quantity rather than quality. This ...
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