...Character Keith Williams 201340 FALL 2013 BUSI520-BIO LUO Character The scope of a business marketing management depends on the size of the business and the industry in which business operates. Effective marketing management will use a company’s resources to increase its customer base, and increase the company’s perceived value. In the Bible there are many verses that can be related to business character. Character is defined as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. (Oxforddictionaries.com). As Christians, we should make sure that we are pursuing what God has thought us through the scriptures. The Bible says therefore; whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12). Business that want customers to give them what they want in terms of revenues and sales should give them what they want, and that will be satisfaction, reasonable prices and customer care. If businesses want their customers to stay with them always, then they should keep in touch and pay attention to them always. No business wants their customers to leave them, so don’t leave them with poor products and services. Businesses should do well to their clients and customers, so that they can keep coming back for more services. A business needs to follow this principle to survive in this competitive market. In every product a business produces and sell, and every services they provide, they should be patient and hardworking to ensure...
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...How do we engage each other/our employee; 2) how do we have those difficult conversations with each other/employees; 3) are we comfortable with conflict? Are our employees comfortable with conflict; and what’s behind our tendency to take things personally (DevelopMe, 2014)? Good Christian managers know the effects of accepting confrontation and exemplify good rules of engagement. They understand that conflict is not good and in order to combat conflict, they “listen carefully to people and show them they’ve heard them by responding verbally or taking action” (Woolfe, 2002). Managers that are Christians, on the other hand, tend to not have much disagreement on their teams because, team members are afraid to speak up because they fear management or being fired. Managers that lead in...
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...Accounting in the Bible Abstract: This paper traces several accounting concepts in the Bible. In particular, the Bible discusses the objectives of accounting, internal control procedures and managerial accounting topics. This paper links the Bible to current accounting thought. The beginnings of modern accounting are commonly traced to Pacioli in the 15th century. Actually many of the fundamental ideas that underlie modern accounting may be traced much further back. The Bible, which is generally viewed as covering events between 1800 B.C. and 95 A.D., contains several references, both direct and indirect, to accounting and basic accounting concepts. In particular, it discusses financial accounting, internal control, and management accounting. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Bible’s relationship to accounting thought. Financial Accounting One of the major purposes of accounting is to monitor the per-formance of management. In addition, accounting serves the purpose of insuring that the accounting entity is not defrauded either by its agents or by outsiders. The Bible discusses this in a negative way in 2 Kings 12:16 which says about the building of the Temple: “No accounts were kept with the men to whom the money was paid over to be spent on workmen since they were honest in their dealings.” This is virtually repeated in 2 Kings 22:7. We can infer from this that accounts would have been kept if the contractors were less than honest. Thus the Bible points out that...
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...husband John is open to making a contribution of capital to the business, but he has no interest in participating in its operation or management. Her sister Alice, is a new Christian, and has informed Betty that she’s been looking for an excuse to get out of the house and that she would love to be a part of the business. Alice’s husband, a non-Christian, opposes her involvement and told her that he expects her to remain a stay-at-home mom to their daughters, Ally and Lisa, ages 13 and 15. Betty’s neighbor Erma, a non-Christian, has also expressed an interest in participating in the business as a way to earn some extra income. As a consultant, I will address the pluses and minuses of the following business forms so that Betty might adopt a business structure that is the best fit for her success. “A Sole Proprietorship, is a business owned by one person with no formal legal structure. The advantage is simple. Just start your business; there's no additional paperwork. You don't file corporate income tax; just file a Schedule "C" with your personal income taxes. The disadvantages are you have no personal liability protection. If your business is sued, you could lose everything you own, and in some cases, your spouse could lose his or her assets, too. A Partnership is a business with more than one owner who actively engages in the management of the company. The advantages are no required legal forms, (although you'd be well advised to draw up a partnership agreement). There...
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...This is an interesting perspective on conflict management, so, challenge accepted. I also doubted that conflict management would help someone recover from such devastating trauma as their loved one being murdered. However, after digging through journal articles and reading up on conflict management in criminal justice, and recalling Scripture I realized that conflict management is taught in the Bible. Conflict management could be a useful factor in biblical counseling and treatment of a criminal and their victim, although, there would need to be intense biblical counseling for both prior to meeting each other. In addition, for conflict management to be most effective several meetings would be necessary. Moreover, the offender must accept responsibility for his/her actions, have remorse, and have empathy for the victim for this type of conflict resolution to work at all. Littlechild describes this process as restorative justice....
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...will counsel you with my eye upon you.” (Psalms 32:8, Amplified Bible). The Bible has a profound effect on people. To the believer, it is the word of God and is used as a blueprint as to how we should live our lives. Although the bible is full of teachings, sometimes we forget to lean on it and instead lean on our own understanding. After reviewing the decision Ramona is facing in regards to signing a contract with Next Step, it can be determined that God is displaying all of the signs of what she should decide. However, the message can become an unclear when $80,000 is the starting salary. Looking at this from a Christian’s perspective, Ramona should not sign the contract with Next Step because of the lack of ethics, honesty, and integrity from the CEO and company affiliates. Every organization or company has a purpose, a reason why, that is typically described in the mission statement. The mission statement helps to create the corporate culture, or organizational culture. “Corporate culture is a powerful way for an organization to define itself, create high morale, uniformity among its employees, brand recognition among its customers and set itself apart from its competitors” (Sadri, 2014). In order to create a corporate culture, it must first start with the leadership. “So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them with his skillful hands” (Psalms 78:72, Amplified Bible). Leadership is a relationship between people. In order to ethically...
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...Eric Ahn Charles Sorrell Bohdana Partridge FINANACE PAPER A firm and its team of managers must make a variety of important decisions to ensure the financial and organizational success on the day-to-day, short-term and long-term horizon. However, in spite of the many other important decisions, arguably one of the most important decisions a firm and its managers must make involves the budgeting and management of financial outlays. By seeking wise counsel, many organizations are able to see the visible fruits that are the yield of good stewardship and decisions. The book of Proverbs was a series of exhortations and encouragements written by King Solomon to his son. In chapter 23 verse 23, Solomon states, “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” For thousands of years, mankind has been given stewardship of resources; natural, human, intellectual and financial. The process of managing these resources, specifically financial resources, requires intentional short-term and long-term planning. More importantly, in order for capital management to be deemed successful, it is required that all members of an organization are on board. “Capital budgeting is not only important to people in finance or accounting, it is essential to people throughout the business organization”< /span> (Block, Hirt, & Danielsen, 2011). As the duration of the investment period increases, and the size of investment increases, the residual risk also increases. For...
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...Communication in Management Summary: Communication is the process of sending and receiving information. In some businesses they have a store room, this is part of their supply chain, and the store room is in charge of everything that enters the plant. The store room has an inventory tracking system that will locate a part if it happens to get lost. Becoming a part of the communication management team is essential. Personal communication is so important because everyone is a part of the entire operation. Communication is an oral or written form of sharing ideas and information. The purpose of information is to be able to express your ideas and thoughts. Good communication is really being able to listen to someone else’s ideas and thoughts, and the way they express themselves. It is also being able to appreciate their ideas also. Non-verbal is the usage of body gestures, signs and visual expressions. Verbal is a spoken or oral way of communication. I have worked in a team environment for the last 15 years on my job. In this type of environment you may clash with so many different personalities. Some of the people in the teams are not friendly and several do not want to talk. People tend to communicate more in a group because everyone gets a turn Discussion: There are certain parts that makeup a complete job. As you might have guessed, my business builds electrical equipment. One of our high demand departments is Panel boards; this department is responsible for the breaker...
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...Management History and Dimensions of Organization Culture Grace Mejia January 15, 2011 According to the tenth edition of the Publication Management, Smith (1776), p. 25, there are two significant events in the history of management which are the Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations and the Industrial Revolution. They have played a very essential role of management in today’s work environment in the organizations. The “Smith Wealth of Nation” method which is the division of labor has been a very essential role in today’s workplace. It is useful because almost every organization applies this method. Everyone is divided to a different task of the organization to accomplish only related task certain area. The big advantage is the individual becomes proficient in doing that job sometimes might receive training to become more up-to-date to serve the customer better or to learn new technology. The person becomes more productive and it brings satisfaction to his particular job. On the other hand, if there was no job specialization, the worker would become bored with the monotonous routine and would not recognized incentive for learning; there will be no results of innovation and production would probably decrease. There might not bring satisfaction from the job. Individuals become more innovative when they concentrate on specific task. Therefore being specialized in a task brings greater satisfaction to self and to the organization. The great advantage to the managers...
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...Adam Gracia Box #300 Professor Tana Colburn EN 101 English 1A 7 October 2011 Research Paper Draft Leaders do the right things for the right reasons at the right times.”-George Barna Everyone is called upon to lead in some capacity sooner or later in life. Some of the issues involved are big, some are small. Sometimes the responsibilities requiring leadership last a lifetime, and sometimes they are needed only for a moment. Leadership, then, is something each of us should strive to understand better and utilize more fully. Whether in a corporate setting, a business of our own, a church environment, a volunteer organization, or in the home, improving our leadership abilities must be done intentionally. The acquisition and comprehension of good useable information and a disciplined process that can be learned and then taught. These two things are the keys to unleashing the potential hidden within. The best place to gain and understand new information is still books. Although the methods of a process may vary with each leader, three aspects remain; vision, goal setting, and working. A disciplined process without these three foundational components will lack effectiveness and longevity. The mark of great leadership is unyielding and persistent tenacity in the face of uncertainty and possible failure. These qualities can make a person appear fearless, but that would be an inaccurate assessment. It is not that all great leaders are fearless, every person experiences some level...
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...grapevine is unstable and unreliable; it can fuel anxiety, conflict and misunderstanding in small or large group situations. But, grapevine can also be beneficial because in most cases, grapevine information holds at least a kernel of truth. Information from upper management that flows through the grapevine to lower-level employees can allow them to see, and possibly relate to, the struggles that management is facing. When employees have a sense of these challenges, even if it is not entirely accurate they can rise up and make suggestions or work to improve a situation of which they might not otherwise have been aware. Also, if trouble is on the horizon, it can give employees a chance to make plans and temper their reactions when the news is formally communicated to them (Lorette, 1996). I would not agree totally that grapevine is never a good form of communication because grapevine is useful as a supplement to formal channels of communication and it often travels more quickly than other channels and is usually more direct. I know that grapevine consists basically rumors and gossip and it travels from person to person during breaks, lunch and in after-work gatherings, but God warn us about gossip, according to the bible “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness” (Exodus 13:1). In conclusion, I would suggest that if managers can tap into the grapevine, they can learn a substantial amount about the issues and problems...
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...Orissa Stewart Liberty University Business 530, Faith Integration Ethics and business is a practice that most businesses follow, although ethical and moral issue is a debated issue. Ethical and moral issues extend far beyond on treating others in a certain way. It begins with a belief system and faith in God. Once a person develops a relationship with God, they usually change for the better. In addition, the words ethics and morality in religion and theology may have been the cause for academia in the field of finance and economics which stray’s away from identifying ethical and moral considerations in the practice of finance and economics (Gupta, Rakesh, & Sukumaran, 2013). Unfortunately, if you are a Christian in the business world then the possibility of compromising your faith increases from even the smallest decisions such as prayer in the workplace. Whatever the case, there are numerous opportunities to compromise faith when it comes to business ethics. Christians need to be aware of this weakness and fight becomes hard to stand firm. According to authors Gupta, Rakesh, Sukumaran, and Aswini (2013), Ethics and morality in finance, discusses the issue of ethics and morality in finance that extends to accounting in the area of marketing. Regardless if you work for yourself or someone else Christians will face the time when they have to make decisions that can affect the way their walk in Christian faith at work. Mark 7:20-22 (ESV) And he said...
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...Leadership What it means to be a leader differs to people. There have been many theories on leadership and historical leaders that people try to emulate. Studies have found that the term leadership is broad. Nevertheless, they have found that the common denominator in the definition of leader. A leader is someone that has “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.”- (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 339). There are many managers that think they are leaders but that would not necessarily be true. Although the terms manager and leader are often used interchangeably, a manager is “an individual who achieves goals through other people.”- (Robbins & Judge, 2010, p. 340). All leaders are managers but not all managers are true leaders. After further analysis, one will come to realize that there are strategic, ethical, legal, and organizational concepts that must be taken into account if a leader is to be effective. Furthermore, as Christians we must be mindful of what we do. A Christian leader should heed the advice of the wise and never compromise their integrity. There have been theories and debates about whether leaders are born or created. Trait theories of leadership has discovered that many of history’s greatest leaders have some common denominators. According to these theories charismatic, enthusiastic and courageous people are more effective leaders. Meanwhile, behavior theories argue that leadership can be developed. Citing that...
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...Ethical Issues in Business MBA 682 Jurtyne R. Youngblood May 10, 2014 When it comes to business many say business and ethics shouldn’t even be put together in the same phrase. Many believe that there just isn’t any ethics when it comes to business. “Neither young managers nor consumers believe top executives are doing a good job of establishing high ethical standards” (Bateman & Snell, p. 159). Recently Toyota’s announced a recall because of a technical fix for its sticky gas pedals, which could lead to sudden acceleration problems. This issue have their sales and production on hold for their top selling cars in the United Stated. Toyota can face billions in charges and losses. Many believe that Toyota was trying to keep up with numbers and stop providing quality. The growth of the Toyota car was going very fast and to keep up with the demand may have push the industry a little too far too fast. “The evidence that Toyota was expanding too much and too quickly started surfacing a couple of years ago. Not on the company's bottom line, but on its car-quality ratings,” writes Paul Ingrassia, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former Detroit bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. (Connor, 2010). Toyota was trying to keep up with the demand so much to increase profits across the board they didn’t want to discredit the image of their business when the problem first arise. According to Ruddell “one of the reasons that businesses are tempted to act unethically is because...
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...Introduction This Integrative Paper is an attempt by the researcher to assess about the conflicts between the elders and the youth of the Church of Nazarene, Bhandup. This research surveys the Existing Conflict Management Models in the Church and its relevancy for the Conflicts of the Church of Nazarene, Bhandup This Integrative Paper examines the causes and the impact of the Conflicts on the spiritual, economical and relational side members involved in the conflicts. Finally, this Integrative Paper attempts to develop a new and relevant Conflict Management Model considering the causes and the impact of the Conflicts for the awesome ministry of the Church of Nazarene, Bhandup. Statement of the Problem Conflicts are the cause of difference in the personalities of the people. The thinking of people differs from each other. The church always faces the problem of Conflict Management because of the difference of opinions between the church elders and the youth. The Church of Nazarene Bhandup (West), Mumbai is also facing the problem today of conflict management for the youth and the elders of the church. There are certain reasons for the conflicts which are prevailing in the church from long time. These conflicts have resulted in the youth being irregular to the church. There are long term conflicts among the church elders and the youth of the church. The conflicts among the youth and the elders of the church have resulted in the decline of the interest of the youth in the church...
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