Sentences with phrase «driven by profit»

Organizations are more likely to face adverse economic conditions if they are primarily driven by profit.

What began as a conversation about dollars and profit margins quickly turned into a debate over the Great Recession, and the benefits of transforming an organization primarily driven by profit into an organization led by purpose - driven employees.

The risk will be that it becomes driven by profit, which will mean development, shopping, casinos, car parks and adverts everywhere.

Pharma companies are attempting to improve their perception within society, moving away from the image of large companies driven by profit at all costs, and instead as more altruistic organisations providing a much needed service.

They have no desire to become a large corporate owned entity that is only driven by profit.

In the discussion groups in which I took part, even public lawyers (i.e., lawyers who are not driven by the profit motive) felt that business acumen was the key to efficient service.

We are not driven by the profit motive like law firms are.

Verytallguy, Many scientists (and that includes engineers and geologists etcetera) in the private sector are professionals; not part of executive management and are much less directly driven by profit.

Some companies in these sectors, either affected by new environmental regulations or driven by profit or competitiveness motives, already have started to adjust to the new greening trend in the market.

It's a compelling premise, using a single, haunting photo as the launching pad to cross a massive expanse of ideological ground, touching on the brutality of war, the loss of innocence, the balance of nature, post-colonial arrogance and the dangers of a military industrial complex driven by profit over protection.

If a collector just buys things to sell them at a later point they are not a collector, but an investor or a reseller, and are driven by profit.

Driven by profit, the owners of the facility cared little for the health or well - being of the dogs, many of whom were found with severely matted hair, dental, and eye problems.

People who seek to work in the pet industry are not driven by profit or greed.

To the unsuspecting consumer, big banks may not feel like they're completely driven by profit.

They're driven by a profit motive, and need to deliver returns to their investors as well as please their customers.

This is absurd economics but is driven by a profit model that in the past has provided good returns.

I believe, however, that the decision was driven by profit, not principle.

It is yet another path to education on - the - cheap driven by profit motives instead of pedagogic expertise.

These resources are all run by nonprofits and are not driven by a profit motive — a rare find these days online and off.

With a trifle of movie news and the trailer park out of the way, Kevin lays into the North Korean fiasco regarding the film The Interview and why we as a country let a spineless, corporation driven by profit alone dictate our foreign policy.

This industry is driven by profit.

For Mr. Afsar Ali Miah, a Bangladeshi farmer, «Nothing comes in free anymore, without its consequence, especially if it is driven by profit motives.»

According to police information provided to the Guardian in September 2002, an internal Scotland Yard report recorded that Rees and his network were engaged in long - term penetration of police intelligence and that «their thirst for knowledge is driven by profit to be accrued from the media».

«That this House notes that the Government regulation implementing Section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act contradicts previous Ministerial assurances that NHS commissioners should decide when and how competition should be used to serve patient interests; acknowledges that, although the last Labour Government rolled out the red carpet to private companies to make profits from NHS services, believes that patients come before profits in our NHS; and therefore calls on HM Government to withdraw SI 257, go back to the drawing board and draw up a policy which supports an integrated NHS which encourages collaboration in the interest of patient care rather than a fragmented service driven by profit.»

They are the product of a narrow, top - down approach driven not by the needs of farmers, consumers or the environment, but of seed and chemical companies driven by profit.

If I sit in front of my computer and send 1K worth of bits to a computer on Capitol Hill (or any other office for that matter that isn't primarily driven by a profit motive), it makes no impact.

I don't think the business of circumcision is being driven by profit - ppl circumcise because its socially acceptable, or tradition, or for religious reasons - its personal, and not commercial.

«They are driven by profit.»

Branson, we are told, is driven by profit and hubris.

As a result, mission - driven companies who tell their stories are going to attract younger workers more than organizations purely driven by profit.»

Gutless board who are driven by profits instead of success.

Yet as our dependence on the internet grows, we are more vulnerable to those who seek to disrupt — whether they are hackers exposing the internet's weaknesses, governments intent on keeping their citizens under control, or corporations driven by profits.

Pedreschi, who is working on a major study of trusted identity systems, says it is crucially important for such systems to be controlled by entities who are not driven by profits.

But the vast majority are driven by profits and will do anything they can to sell as much crap to you as possible.

Our state has managed to turn a system that was designed to educate all students — not just those from certain families or those who could afford it — to one that is driven by profits.

A «high volume breeder», driven by profits, not the well being of dogs, a puppy mill, is hardly a desirable business.

For Nintendo and shareholders, who are justifiably driven by profits, the Wii U era was far from a success.

Many are not driven by profits at a departmental level.

Driven by profits, insurers typically offer quick settlements for as little money as possible.

Not exact matches

In a report by McKinsey, staff engagement was higher than the industry standard despite profit - driven bonuses being lower.

Pass your savings on to customers by tinkering with shipping promotions, which will drive up your order volumes and profits per sale.

As Marx foresaw, capitalism's inherent drive to maximize profits and market reach (what I call windfall exploitation) leads to boom - bust cycles of rapid growth in production and the subsequent bust caused by too much capacity and saturated markets.

Analytics and empirical algorithms are driven by finite measurable goals, such as clicks, engagement, views, and profit.

Chinese state - owned companies are «profit - driven to the core,» according to a recent study by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Canadian International Council.

When you put all of your bets on someone or an organization that is driven by its own profit, the likelihood that you will be considered in the mix of their decisions when you don't directly contribute is slim.

As pressure mounted over the pharmaceutical giant's rising insulin prices, investors drove its stock down by a third, fearing that policymakers would cap price tags and hurt profits.

Cathay reported a HK$ 792 million profit in the second half of 2017, but that was driven by earnings from «associates» such as its stake in Air China Ltd and a cargo joint venture rather than the airline's performance.

By the way, he added, driving the final nail into the IMAW coffin, «I intend to share profits with everyone here.»

Companies are driven by a quest for huge profits and market leadership, which forces them to compete for talent and resources with other giant companies around the world.

We've had a good start with the Foundation for Puerto Rico, a not - for - profit whose mission is «to transform Puerto Rico... by driving economic and social development through sustainable strategies.»