Today's Date:
December 16, 2024
Points Summary of Managing the Non-profit Organization: Principles and Practices, by Drucker
Those in the field of public administration will be well-served by reading the book by Drucker, “Managing the Non-Profit Organization” as it offers several sound guidelines regarding leadership, management, and budget issues among others. For those who don’t have the →
Business Case Study of Harpo Productions : Management, Incentive and Oprah
Performing a business case study of Harpo Productions, which is owned by the talk-show host turned internationally-acclaimed guru on all things women, a number of important issues emerge, particularly as they relate to matters of management, motivation, and incentives. There →
Risk Management : Definition of Hard and Soft Risks and Risk Mitigation Techniques
When making decisions based on risk mitigation factors, one must first understand the basic definitions of hard risks and soft risks and how both of these possible courses of decision-making can, once applied to a probabilistic analysis, be managed. Within →
Management and Performance Reviews : Objectives and Balance (might be good to save)
One of the duties often assigned to management in organizations of all sizes is the carrying out of performance reviews. Oftentimes, these are not among a manager’s favorite duties as careful balances between objectives, feelings, and the potential for ill →
Article Analysis of “Competing on Capabilities” by Stalk, Evans and Shulman
The article “Competing on Capabilities: The New Rules of Corporate Strategy” by authors Stalk, Evans and Shulman uses the remarkable success of Wal-Mart to explore the idea of “capabilities-based competition” and discusses this in terms of the way that the →
Analysis of “What Leaders Really Do” by John Kotter : Practical Application Ideas
The article by John Kotter entitled, “What Leaders Really Do” is one of the most effective pieces of writing for determining where you stand in terms of your role as a leader or manager of an organization and offers suggestions →
Financial Strategies in Developing Nations: The Case of the Latin American Economy
In their article, “Monetary Policy Strategies for Emerging Market Countries: Lessons from Latin America,” Mishkin and Stavasano (2002) document the ways in which Latin American countries have successfully stabilized their economies despite the challenges that are inherent in the initial →
The Path to Prosperity : Economic Development in Hong Kong
In 1984, the conditions were established for the future transition of Hong Kong from its status as a colonial holding of the British empire to resume its former status as a sovereign holding of the People’s Republic of China (Chan →
What is an Administrative Conservator and What Leadership Skills Are Necessary?
An administrative conservator plays a wide variety of leadership roles, which are conceptualized as being placed on a leadership continuum. These leadership roles are taken on by the administrative conservator as needed, and such need is determined by the phase →
The Importance of Central Banks and Central Banking Systems
One of the most salient and important features of any country’s political organization and structure is how it relates to and manages its relationship with money in an effort to ensure the economic stability of the nation. Countries around the →
