{"id":718,"date":"2018-04-19T22:17:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T22:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-accountingformanagers\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=718"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:38:24","slug":"introduction-to-evaluating-an-organization","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-accountingformanagers\/chapter\/introduction-to-evaluating-an-organization\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Evaluating an Organization","rendered":"Introduction to Evaluating an Organization"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Evaluate an organization's performance using financial and non-financial data<\/h2>\r\nWe have discussed many financial and non-financial ways to evaluate the performance of an organization. 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These evaluations can also offer insight into ways to improve company operations and performance.<\/p>\n<p>We will look at some ideas for profit driven companies, and also take a brief look at not-for-profit entities. 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