Organizations undertake a diagnosis of their operation for purposes of checking the effectiveness and efficiency of their work processes. It is because they owe it to their stakeholders, stockholders and other interest groups to assure that their needs and expectations are met. When an organization is regularly checked and diagnosed, problems can be pinpointed and resolved and/or anticipated and avoided. Diagnosis and evaluation of the […]

I started my Lawn Mowing Service as a sole proprietorship. I bought the lawn mover, edge trimmer, gasoline, and rake. I mowed neighbor’s yards. I got all the profits. If I did a bad job, or could not mow because of weather, I took a loss. I was very successful and made a lot of money and had 100 yards to tend every month. But […]

One of the first and most important decisions that any business owner will make is what structure or type of business organization to form. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) agree that the type of structure will have operational, legal, and tax implications for both the business owner and the business operation. Business owners and consultants recommend that new business […]

It is visible to see that women have come a long way in our nation to now from the beginning of our construction. It was not easy, and many issues are still not completely solved, because of stereotypes and discrimination against women. Stereotypes such as “women are bad drivers” and “women should not be paid as much as men”. However, there are many organizations that […]

What role does corporate reputation play within organizational performance and social responsibility? A good corporate reputation can bring the corporate lots of benefits, such as the stakeholders support for the corporation. Do you see any RED FLAGS in the facts given? Lack of health and safety of its products, unlawful competitive practices, racial discrimination problem and when the slow reaction after they found out their […]

Innovation is widely recognized having sequential and complementary nature, especially in research-oriented industries. Gort and Klepper (1982) found that on an average 19 sequential improvements occurred to 23 major innovations and there were many more uncounted improvements. Analysis has revealed that most of the productivity gain is achieved through improvements to the original innovation. A firm that patents its product to protect its innovation can […]

Organizations need people and people on the other hand need organizations; therefore if mutuality is missing between the two then both will not attain their respective goals successfully. Organizations are doomed to fail if managers are not competent enough to handle the pressure of the ever changing business environment in this contemporary world. Setbacks are created as part of the game in a competitive field […]

Technology and Organizational Structure Wanda Armour University of Phoenix Technology and Organizational Structure This paper represents the research on how technology interacts with organizational structure. Two companies will be identified to compare and contrast their organizational structures. A matrix will be included to summarize the findings. Introduction Organizational structure in today’s complex multi-dimensional organizations is the connection that holds the infrastructure together to achieve the […]

Resources: “Improving Organizational Performance” Simulation located on the Week Three Course Web page. You may have trouble with Internet Explorer 8, so make sure you can access the simulation early in the course or call the Help Desk. Using Firefox as your internet browser also helps solve this problem, as opposed to Internet Explorer. •Complete the simulation “Improving Organizational Performance. ” •Prepare a 1,500 to […]

A summary of the advert that beggars belief. The article “The advert that beggars belief” by Alexander Chancellor is about beggars in India and Great Britain, they talk about how many beggars there are and what they are using their money on when they get some. Many people try to convince themselves that it’s a stupid idea to give beggars money because they use them […]