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What do you imagine are the major differences in policies, culture and personal motivation between the profit-making and non-profit world?
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This solution discusses the major differences in policies, cultures, and personal motivation between the profit-making and non-profit world.
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Let's look at the profit making world first. In this type of world, there are many investors that invest with the sole purpose of making money. They want to see their money make money, plain and simple. If their money is unproductive (they're seeing a low return on their investment), they're going to take their money elsewhere. This gives executives the motivation that they need to keep business processes running smoothly and to continue growing, as growth also typically means revenue growth. The policies in the for-profit will all be generated ...
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