The immediate cause of the United Statesâ entry into World War I in April 1917 was the German announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare and the subsequent sinking of ships with U.S. citizens on board. But President Woodrow Wilsonâs war aims went beyond the defense of U.S. maritime interests.
Key metrics in the evaluation of management are financial performance numbers. These include sales, profits and costs. For the business owner or manager, a good metric to keep an eye on is year-over-year sales. This shows how your sales performance this year compares to the performance last year.
Benchmarking is key to developing clearly defined measures of competency and performance in human resources. Numbers lend credibility to the human resource function. Data supports comparisons, and provides a way to gauge progress.ome typical measures of the practice areas may include: employee turnover, absenteeism, accidents, and employee attitudes. More often, organizations fight fires by waiting until they hear a warning signal or they require a crisis intervention to find out what is not working.