The book talked about the different types of leadership such as visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and commanding. ... The last part of the book talked about how to sustain the emotionally intelligent leadership at the individual level and how the keep it going at the organizational level. ... On the other hand, the readers need more examples to illustrate the points that the authors pointed out in the book. The way the book was organized, sometimes, was hard to follow and keep my interest. Despite the negativity of the book, I found this book is a valuable asset f...

• Word Count: 737
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It was the fear of not reporting a satisfactory result and performance to the market to accommodate the high expectations that was put on them; and the financial greed associated with an increasing stock price and net profits. ... (50%) Reasons This was chosen because this case gave an example how does inadequate corporate governance and proper due care in reporting the company performance and financials reports would have an impact on the company share price or the financial market rating of the company. Another reason would be the ironic situation of an expert in accounting failed to r...

• Word Count: 2759
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Employment Satisfaction: In the Doldrums Job satisfaction is declining as employees face increasing demands and pressures, with less than half of Americans reporting that they are happy with their current positions. ... However, satisfaction levels have declined significantly among professionals from households with the highest earnings -- from 66.5% in 1995 to 53.4% this year -- whereas workers from households with the lowest earnings reported satisfaction levels of 45.4% both this year and eight years ago. By age, workers in the 45- to 54-year-old group reported the lowest level of emp...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book, "Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting" introduces the history of management accounting. The book is very well documented in that Johnson and Kaplan were able to deduce different conclusions made by others. ... Most management accounting systems described by Johnson and Kaplan provide only information necessary for tightly controlled external reporting requirements and other financial accounting needs, such as, annual reports, government reporting, etc., and did not provide necessary visibility to front line cost account managers. ... Management accounting evolv...

• Word Count: 3169
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It includes the Google Book Search which commenced with a makeshift experiment that wanted to find out the period it takes to digitize a book. ... Such decisions can subsequently be described formally in strategic plans and annual reports and be perceived as the intentional strategy of the company. ...

• Word Count: 1970
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His book, "The Art of War" emphasizes the efficiency of military strategy. ... Two years experience proved that the change had brought about a considerable increase in production and a decrease in the amount of lost time ( Report No. 27, Industrial Fatigue Research Board, p. iii). ... In 1973, Daniel Bell wrote in his book "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society" that postindustrial society is defined by three characteristics; shift from economic activity based on the production of material goods to a service-based economy, predominance of technical development class structure of the...

• Word Count: 1123
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The duties of the work are: report to the administrative secretary and b responsible for drafting letters of correspondence, answering phones, assisting in mailings, placing follow-up calls, distributing mail, setting-up meetings (book rooms, order food, coordinate schedule, run errands as they arise and keep supply inventory), manage prospect database, telemarketing update of database and follow up of direct mail. ...

• Word Count: 1553
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I've known teams to create a secret holiday pal gift-giving; schedule lunch and learn book discussions or presentations on topics people care about; hold ice cream socials; compete for the best decorated holiday windows; serve hot chocolate/cider/doughnuts on fall days, and give away a pumpkin to each employee; create awards for attendance, service, and contribution; and do social action work such as adopting a needy family for the holidays. ...

• Word Count: 2011
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I've known teams to create a secret holiday pal gift-giving; schedule lunch and learn book discussions or presentations on topics people care about; hold ice cream socials; compete for the best decorated holiday windows; serve hot chocolate/cider/doughnuts on fall days, and give away a pumpkin to each employee; create awards for attendance, service, and contribution; and do social action work such as adopting a needy family for the holidays. ...

• Word Count: 2011
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate