At some point in time Carnegie and Frick were at a place where they had their employees working longer hours, harsher conditions, and less money that wasn’t suitable to live in. Frick knew that this would up the profits of the company but, he didn’t think that the employees would respond negatively to it. The employees were being severely overworked, which resulted in their lack of ability to perform the job the way they use to do them. The employees were so tired of the horrible working conditions and low wages that they went on strike, which is the last thing that managers want to deal with. In order to have a successful business, the employees need to be happy because if they’re happy it is just as important as the money the company brings in.
Finance plays a role in every decision making process that a company has to go through. An example of this is let’s say that Savannah is the owner of a new boutique in town and has just paid off the down payment on the location but had to take a lot of loans out to fix the place up. All of Savannahs money has gone to loans for fixing the location up, the rent of the place, equipment, supplies and employees, but the boutique is a huge hit in the small town and she becomes extremely busy. Savannah has no more money to pay for more help in the store and this is where finance had just played a role in her decision on what to do next. Obviously, if Savannah had more money than she could hire more help with the boutique but since she doesn’t she had to find a way to not overwork her employees and still have a successful business.
Every business has to make difficult decisions based off of finances. The company’s overall goal is to market the best product, and also producing the best working...
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During the late nineteenth century rapid industrialization paved the way for extreme economical wealth of many business. In accordance with the overflowing wealth in the nineteenth century many individuals held similar but yet contrasting views toward the wealth that was created in the United States. Among these individuals were Andrew Carnegie, Eugene V. Debs, and Horatio Alger.
The organized labor movement from 1875 to 1900 is to blame for the problems unions face today as early labor unions crucified themselves politically, alienated themselves socially and failed to increase the socio-economic position of the worker, and in many cases only succeeded in worsening such positions. The political crucifixion of the early blue-collar industrial worker was directly caused by organized labor. Before such ‘organization, existed, workers flew under the political radar in the best of ways. They were allowed to live peaceful lives and given the unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In fact, the commodore Andrew Carnegie had achieved the American dream in his rags to riches advancement and he offered the same opportunity to each of his workers.
Throughout the history of the United States of America the continuation of misfortunes for the workforce has aggravated people to their apex, eventually leading to the development of labor unions.
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But then here is the question that we might ask, is profit the only element that should be considered when making business decisions? In my point of view, the answer is no as I will try to demonstrate throughout this paper. One quick alternative to what should be the first top priority of a business is creating a customer, Dr. Peter Drucker said. According to him “The customer is the foundation of a business and keeps it in existence”. He alone gives us employment.
One of the hardest problems that I faced as a manager was the decrease in sales. In the previous years the sales were much higher. In order to identify the problem, I decided to gather all the information I needed such as financial statements, merchandise, and marketing strategies. After my research I was able to identify the problem, which was the lack of the employee’s’ product knowledge. As a result of stage one, I generated alternative solutions such as hiring new staff or training the current employees, which is considered stage 2 of Rational Decision Making. In stage 3, I evaluated both solutions and decided it was more ethical to train the current staff. Finally, the solution was implemented and the employees were trained. In time, the sales increased and the solution showed effectiveness.
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