The Master program in “Managing business growth through System Dynamics and Accounting Models – A strategic control perspective (2014-2015)”, offered by The University of Palermo – System Dynamics Group (Italy) is now available!
The application deadline is January 23rd, 2015. The administrative fee for admission to the selection procedure is € 50.
In today’s world, we often talk and think about an economic shift. But what does that really mean?
It mainly means that the economic power is passing from western countries to eastern countries. Managers have started to invest in countries like China and India. Investors are moving their central offices to countries in the East. The economic momentum lies in the hands of developing countries now. While the financial crisis raised questions regarding the general power of the USA and the EU, eastern countries have continuously developed.
As all businesses are in a continuous search for improving their organizational processes, one of the main actions that needs to be taken for seeing quality improvements and achieving a superior level of performance is closing the gaps. Improvement refers to the process through which performance gaps are actually closed, so that a company is able to achieve the desired results. The aspect that can always be improved is performance. Therefore, improvement is not a results issue, but a performance related one.
We live in an era where people strive to get more stuff done in a limited amount of time. Being more efficient and productive will positively influence both one’s career and personal life.
With 2015 only a few days away, the time is just right for a retrospective look on 2014 and the key changes it has brought to organizations and the people connected to them. Find below the path that the year now almost over had taken, and where this trail will head to in 2015.