.... be successful. Organizations are composed of the people in them and the managers who lead them. People respond strongly to leadership expectations and rewards. If they are given little power in their jobs, they have little interest in improving them. If leaders exhort the members for better output but reward (promotions, bonuses, recognition) for mostly higher output, they get the behavior they reward. Quantity over quality has been a common management philosophy in the United States. The first step in implementing TQM requires the an upper-management change in both philosophy and b .....

.... net reproductive growth. Malthus observed that under such ideal conditions, during each 25 years the human population tends to double. So if world population is represented by 1, then after each 25 years it would be 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and so on, provided there were no limits on such "natural" rates of population increase. Food. To learn how fast people might produce food, Malthus examined agriculture in several countries, and made a rough estimate: all food produced could increase each 25 years by at most the prior 25 years' increase. So if food production is represented by 1, then a .....

.... attempting to describe this system in a way that presents it as equitable, it could have convinced the Barons and others paying taxes of the validity and fairness of a system of which they would have had little comprehension. This would also be helped by Richards apparently good grasp of the area. The Exchequer board was the highest office that could be obtained in the royal circle and was the most powerful and prestigious as it presided over all financial matters. It allowed records to be formed and general standards to be maintained. The ultimate power of the exchequer is aptly .....

.... over another business. The size of a business does however depend a great deal on the market which it is in. For example a business which makes specialist goods, or caters to only a very small number of people, will not be able to grow beyond the capacity of that market. This means that the optimum size for a business in a market with little growth and only a small number of prospective customers would be large enough to serve as many customers as it had market share for, but small enough to ensure that they don't over produce. If there is a fairly large market for the product/service .....

.... elements in society. "It is their sense of identity and destiny which gives their industrial machine its effectiveness."1 "Among the Japanese, there exists an instinctive respect for institutions and government, for the rules of etiquette and service, for social functions and their rituals of business. Japan is a traditionally crowded island, the people are forced to share the limited space with each other and to live in harmony.. The Japanese are very protective of their culture. They are very conservative to outside intrusion. Their distinctive ways are a source of pride and national s .....

.... hand assembles its automobiles in the factory to ensure the highest possible quality. This Old World craftsmanship is the foundation of the firm. Hand assembling cars makes for a considerably longer cycle time to produce an automobile, a few weeks as compared to a few hours in a more automated firm. Unlike the large volume automobile manufactures from Japan and the United States, Morgan tailor makes each car to a buyer's individual tastes. The consumer has a flurry of options from which to add or delete from his or her car. Along with such staple items as color and trim, Morgan has a v .....

.... to achieve it; and inspire others to share and commit their energies to attain the vision. Keys to successful leadership in business are (Gardner): Aiming High Involving Others Challenge the Status Quo Lead by Example Aim High: A vision, by definition, is an ideal. In developing a vision, consider all the strengths of the company: the people, products, services, technologies, reputation, strategies and resources that constitute its greatest assets. Involve Others: While searching and developing the company’s vision, take full advantage of the knowledge, insights and creati .....

.... 235-238). Marge Piercy, a modern day poet, essayist, and novelist, attempts to explain why work is desirable on contemporary terms in her poem "To Be of Use." To Piercy, hard workers who really persevere are admirable because of the fact that the world is full of temptations to stop working, or to not work altogether. This admiration for determination is apparent because work is as "common as mud," and it must be done sometime (Piercy 242-243). Wendell Berry, an English teacher at the University of Kentucky, explains the basis of the desire to work in his essay "The Joy of Work." I .....

.... THE UK JOINING THE EMU TRANSITIONAL COSTS The most significant economic cost involved in the transition to the EMU will be the expense and dislocation involved in replacing national currencies with the Euro. The UK decimalization in 1971 took almost 5 years to complete, yet this involved a change in only one currency compared with up to 15 if the EMU goes ahead. Apart from producing and distributing the new currency, IT systems, tills, slot machines and accountancy systems will have to be changed. These will also have to be adapted to operate dual-currency systems during the three year .....

.... is now way for retrieving the money. The person will report it but unfortunately the money will not be returned. When I first started college, I was told by my professors to buy books for their classes. I went to the bookstore and it was filled with more students than books. Knowing that probably ½ of these students were looking for the same books as I was, I ran for the books I needed. I was on line to pay and as I saw the total for all my things, I realized I didn’t have enough money to pay. I decided to on my card because I knew if I had to give up some of my books I would miss out o .....