Making Profits within the Dynamic Business Environment CHAPTER 1... Describe the relationship between profit and risk, and show how businesses and nonprofits can raise the standard of
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within the Dynamic Business
Environment
CHAPTER 1
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risk, and show how businesses and nonprofits can raise the standard of living for all
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retailer’s computer system requiring all customers to monitor activity on these accounts and or get new
credit cards. The company’s profits fell nearly 50% for the quarter.
Name that company!
NAME that COMPANY
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Trang 15OUTSOURCING and INSOURCING
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• Nonprofit Organization An organization whose goals do not include making a personal profit for its
owners or organizers.
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United Way American Heart AssociationSalvation Army American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
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• What is the difference between revenue and
profit?
• What is the difference between standard of living and quality of life?
• What is risk? How is it related to profit?
• What do the terms stakeholders, outsourcing and
Trang 20High possibility of wealth No health insurance Hire your own staff No daycare.
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• After witnessing the destruction left behind after
Hurricane Sandy, Mike Diamond started Rockaway Plate to serve free lunches
• Now the truck is a profitable business that helps
local teens gain work experience
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Trang 23WOMEN in the WORKFORCE LO 12
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• What are some of the advantages of working for others?
• What benefits do you lose as an entrepreneur,
and what do you gain?
• What are the five factors of production? Which
ones seem to be the most important for creating wealth?
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Trang 28CORRUPTION WORLDWIDE
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reached a fiveyear high. 3/5 of all callers were not even sick. Others conduct personal business at
work, play video games and check their Facebook pages while at work
What is the problem with this situation?
What are the alternatives?
What are the consequences of each alternative?
What path would you choose?
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be you and resetting your passwords.
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• Empowerment Giving frontline workers the
responsibility, authority, and freedom to respond
quickly to customer requests.
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DEMOGRAPHY of the U.S. by
AGE
1-38
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Trang 42Source: U.S Census Bureau, www.census.gov, accessed October 2014.
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• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prohibits laws discriminating against:
Trang 46TAKE FLIGHT
1-46
• Airport restaurants have more regulations than traditional spots
• People are likely to spend more when travelling
• This has led to more gourmet restaurants popping up in airports
Trang 47GLOBAL GREENING LO 17
• Climate Change Movement of the temperature of the planet up or down over time.
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Agriculture Era Manufacturing Era
Service Era InformationBased Era
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