Case Study on Entrepreneurship: Larry Page

Business Analysis

The Boundaryless Career: Modern Contemperory Perspective on Career

Human Resource Management

Concepts of Throughput Accounting and Theory of Constraints

Financial Management

Kaizen – Understanding the Japanese Business Philosophy of Continuous Improvement

Operations Management

Role of Leaders in Shaping Organizational Culture

Management Principles

Strategic issues in Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations

Not-for-Profit (NFP): An organization that provides some service or good with no intention of earning a profit. NFP includes Private nonprofit corporations (such as hospitals, institutes, private colleges, and organized charities) as well as Public governmental units/agencies (such as welfare departments, prisons, and state universities) Types of Not-for-Profit Organizations Importance of Revenue Source: NFPs are dependant on dues, assessments, or donations for their revenue sources. In NFP organizations there is likely to be a very different sort of relationship between the organizations providing and the person receiving the service. Because the recipient of the service typically does not pay the entire cost of the service, outside sponsors are required. The pattern of Influence on Strategic Decision Making: Pattern of influence is derived from its source of revenues. Those who fund the NFP are likely to have a significant influence on its operations The usefulness of Strategic Management and Techniques: some Continue reading

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Importance of Production Planning and Control

For efficient, effective and economical operation in a manufacturing unit of an organization, it is essential to integrate the production planning and control system. Production planning and subsequent production control follow adaption of product design and finalization of a production process. Production planning is an activity that is performed before the actual production process takes place. It involves determining the schedule of production, sequence of operations, economic batch quantities, and also the dispatching priorities for sequencing of jobs. Production control is mainly involved in implementing production schedules and is the corollary to short-term production planning or scheduling. Production control includes initiating production, dispatching items, progressing and then finally reporting back to production planning. In general terms, production planning means planning of the work to be done later and production control refers to working out or the implementation of the plan. So, the system of production planning and control serves as Continue reading

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Difference between Coordination and Cooperation

Co-ordination and co-operation — the two should not be confused because the two terms denote quite different meanings.  Co-operation refers to the collective efforts of people who associate voluntarily to achieve specified objectives.   It indicates merely the willingness of individuals to help each other.   It is the result of a voluntary attitude of a group of people.   Co-ordination is much more inclusive, requiring more than the desire and willingness to co-operate of the participants.   It involves a deliberate and conscious effort to bring together the activities of the various individuals in order to provide unity of action.   It requires concurrence of purpose, harmony of effort and concerted action.   It is much more than mere reconciliation of differences or avoidance of friction. Co-operation provides the foundation for co-ordination by enlisting voluntary efforts which facilitate co-ordination, but by itself it cannot guarantee co-ordination.   Co-ordination does Continue reading

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What is Market Failure? Meaning, Causes and Recovery Strategies

Market failure can be defined as the situation in which the allocation of goods and services by free market is not efficient. It occurs as market fails to fulfill its obligation the most common failures involve cases of inadequate competition, inadequate information, resources immobility, public goods and imperfect competition. These failures occur on both the demand and supply sides of the market. Government failure occurs when the government intervenes in the market to improve the market failure actually makes the situation worse. When market failure exist there is a reason for possible government intervention to improve the outcome, but it`s not clear that government action will improve the result since the politics of implementing the solution often lead to further problems. Government can intervene to the market through subsidies, bailouts, wage and price controls, taxes and regulations. Attempts to correct market failure may also lead to an inefficient allocation of Continue reading

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Dual Income Taxation

The Dual Income Tax (DIT) is a combination of both comprehensive income tax system and flat tax system. It is not a plain comprehensive system with a single progressive tax development or a flat tax with only a proportional tax, but a combination of both. It attempts to tax the personal capital income at a uniform (low) proportional tax while maintaining a (higher) progressive rate on the labour income. This taxation system was first introduced in Denmark 1987, other northern countries as Finland, Norway or Sweden followed. Until today the Norwegian system is seen as the most experienced one and is seen as very respected for the consistency with which it was implemented. Until today the system as such had to be subject to changes. Germany introduced the dual income tax system in 2009. Income was taxed according to the global tax system with the progressive taxation method whereas capital Continue reading

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Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)

Socially responsible investment (SRI) can be defined broadly as an investment process that considers the social and environmental consequences of investments, both positive and negative, within the context of rigorous financial analysis. SRI funds aim to integrate personal, social and environmental concerns with financial considerations, their objective is to increase investors’ wealth while ensuring that the selected companies have a positive impact on people and the Planet. Often called ethical investments or sustainable investments, this type of investment has become increasingly popular in recent years. The early stages of the SRI movement can be traced back to the nineteenth century, especially amongst religious movements such as the Quakers and Methodists. Specifically, these groups excluded investments that would go against their beliefs. Such non-financial ‘exclusionary’ behavior in investment choice became a highlight in 1960s during the Vietnam War, where funds like the PAX World Fund was set up with a mission Continue reading

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