Helen Auger Has Seen the Centicle Group, a Not-For-Profit, In-Home

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Essay

Helen Auger has seen the Centicle Group, a not-for-profit, in-home health care organization, grow during the past 10 years to a $500 million revenue, multi-state organization. Helen was promoted to her controller position six months ago, after serving capably in several financial accounting positions at the Centicle Group.
At a Budget Review Committee meeting last Friday, several committee members expressed frustration with the pace of the budget development. They described the newly introduced "bottom up" system of participative budgeting as "unwieldy," "slow-paced," and "repetitive." Helen's objective in introducing the participative approach was to involve to a much greater extent lower level supervisors and employees. Helen is meeting with the Budget Review Committee again tomorrow when she plans to explain the advantages of "bottom up" versus "top down" approaches to the budgeting process.
Required:
Helen has asked you to help her prepare for tomorrow's meeting by preparing the following:

1. A 40-50 word description of participative budgeting, including some basic advantages of this approach to budgeting.
2. A brief, one-paragraph explanation of the concept of "budget ownership," one of the values that participative ("bottom up") budgeting is said to have.

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Definitions:

Values Training

Involves educating employees about the organizational values and ethical principles, aiming to align their behavior with organizational standards.

Social Roadmaps

Guiding frameworks or plans that outline how to achieve social goals, address social issues, or foster social change within a community or society.

Organizational Socialization

The process by which newcomers learn the values, norms, and required behaviors to function effectively within an organization.

Values

Fundamental beliefs or standards that guide behavior and decision-making in individuals or organizations.