Category Archives: finance
Talking About Money
• Find a regular time to discuss money when both of you are relaxed and don’t have pressing matters on your mind. • Start the conversation with an expression of appreciation for your partner, whether about money or something else. … Continue reading
AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN MANAGEMENT
How can people be influenced to make commitments to the goals of the organization? In part, this question can be answered by how managers define and use power, influence, and authority. Deciding what type of authority system to create is … Continue reading
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
What does it take to make leadership successful or effective? Early students of leadership examined great leaders throughout history, attempting to find traits that they shared. Among personality traits that they found were determination, emotional stability, diplomacy, self-confidence, personal integrity, … Continue reading
LEADERSHIP
Leadership is a fascinating subject for many people. The term conjures up a familiar scene of a powerful, heroic, triumphant individual with a group of followers returning home after winning a national championship or a war against the evil enemy. … Continue reading
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN MANAGEMENT
Since the beginning of time, humans have been managing—managing other people, managing organizations, and managing themselves. Management has been dealt with in this publication as a process that is used to accomplish organizational goals. To some, management is thought of … Continue reading
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Before management information systems can be understood, the terms systems, information, and management must briefly be defined. A system is a combination or arrangement of parts to form an integrated whole. A system includes an orderly arrangement … Continue reading
MANAGEMENT
Throughout the years, the role of a manager has changed. Years ago, managers were thought of as people who were the boss. While that might still be true in the early twentyfirst century, many managers view themselves as leaders rather … Continue reading