...provides general guidance on preparing a Regional or National Human Development Report, this note gives specific suggestions on how to approach the concept of human security as a topic for such a report. Human Security A Thematic Guidance Note for Regional and National Human Development Report Teams BY OSCAR A. GÓMEZ AND DES GASPER Contents What is Human Security?............ 2 Getting Started...................................... 4 Selecting objectives and themes...... 4 The process.................................................... 6 Many important aspects of human development relate also to people’s security: loosely defined as people’s freedom from fear and freedom from want in a broad sense. Applying a human security approach offers an opportunity to analyse many issues in an informative way. This note explains how one might go about doing that. Human security relates to much more than security from violence and crime. A report team wanting to look at the security of people’s livelihoods (economic, food, environment or health security) might apply a human security approach. Human security can also be used to look into personal, community and political security. Indeed, human development reports from around the world have applied the approach in other innovative ways. But on each occasion, these reports have analysed a threat, or groups of threats, and how they affect particular groups of people. And so if one is interested in preparing a human development report...
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...Guide to Case Analysis A case presents a situation involving a managerial problem or issue that requires a decision. Typically, cases describe a variety of conditions and circumstances facing an organization at a particular time. This description often includes information regarding the organization's goals and objectives, its financial condition, the attitudes and beliefs of managers and employees, market conditions, competitors' activities, and various environmental forces that may affect the organization's present or proposed marketing strategy. Your responsibility is to carefully sift through the information provided in order to identify the opportunity, problem, or decision facing the organization; to carefully identify and evaluate alternative courses of action; and to propose a solution or decision based on your analysis. This guide provides an overview of the case method. It begins with a discussion of the role that cases play in the teaching/learning process. This is followed by a series of guidelines for case analysis. After carefully reading this material, you should be prepared to tackle your first case analysis. Even if you have had previous experience with cases, this guide will provide a useful review. Why Cases? • The case method differs substantially from other teaching/learning approaches such as lectures and discussion. Lecture- and discussion-oriented classes provide students with information about concepts, practices, and theories. In contrast...
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...A++PAPER;http://www.homeworkproviders.com/shop/bus-490-week-8-assignment-2/ BUS 490 WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT 2 BUS 490 Week 8 Assignment 2, BUS 490 Week 8 Assignment 2 Assignment 2: Preparing a Comprehensive Case Analysis, Part 2 Due Week 8 and worth 275 points Write a 5-6 page paper in which you complete the remaining steps of a comprehensive written analysis as described in Part 6 of the textbook, specifically: 1. Prepare any two (2) of the following matrices to justify the strategies you will be recommending: SWOT Matrix, SPACE Matrix, BCG Matrix, IE Matrix, Grand Strategy Matrix, and QSP Matrix. 2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of at least two (2) alternative strategies. 3. Recommend specific strategies and objectives for the firm to follow over the next three (3) years. Include an itemized estimate of costs for each year. 4. Compare and contrast your recommendations to the actual strategies planned by the company. 5. Specify how your recommendations can be implemented and the results you expect. Include a recommended timetable for the action items you are suggesting. 6. Explain in detail how you will review and evaluate the success of the strategies you recommended. 7. Research and cite at least three (3) reputable, academic sources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must...
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...BUS 490 WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT 2 A+ Graded Tutorial Available At: http://hwsoloutions.com/?product=bus-490-week-8-assignment-2 Visit Our website: http://hwsoloutions.com/ Product Description BUS 490 Week 8 Assignment 2, BUS 490 Week 8 Assignment 2 Assignment 2: Preparing a Comprehensive Case Analysis, Part 2 Due Week 8 and worth 275 points Write a 5-6 page paper in which you complete the remaining steps of a comprehensive written analysis as described in Part 6 of the textbook, specifically: 1. Prepare any two (2) of the following matrices to justify the strategies you will be recommending: SWOT Matrix, SPACE Matrix, BCG Matrix, IE Matrix, Grand Strategy Matrix, and QSP Matrix. 2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of at least two (2) alternative strategies. 3. Recommend specific strategies and objectives for the firm to follow over the next three (3) years. Include an itemized estimate of costs for each year. 4. Compare and contrast your recommendations to the actual strategies planned by the company. 5. Specify how your recommendations can be implemented and the results you expect. Include a recommended timetable for the action items you are suggesting. 6. Explain in detail how you will review and evaluate the success of the strategies you recommended. 7. Research and cite at least three (3) reputable, academic sources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch...
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...Case Analysis This packet details the steps necessary to produce a case analysis that may be required for work in business and technology courses. This packet is not intended to replace instructor guidelines and should not be used in that manner. The packet’s intended use is as a supplement to classroom instruction on assembling a case analysis. Therefore, it contains only general information that must be tailored to fit specific guidelines as required by your discipline and by your instructor. This packet is subdivided into five sections: I. General Information States what a case is and what purposes it serves. II. Process Gives step-by-step instructions on how to get started on your case analysis. III. Format Provides a description of the most common format used in case analysis. IV. Checklist Allows appraisal of your completed case analysis to assure that it follows all necessary guidelines. V. Resources Lists helpful resources used to compile this packet provided so that you may obtain further information. General Information Definition: A case analysis is used to achieve a business goal. It is a hypothetical, yet realistic, business situation that is developed to give the student a sense of the types of business situations a manager or business owner may encounter on a daily basis; a case analysis prompt usually includes information on the business’s employees, goals and values. The situation requires a decision to be made and a solution to be proposed...
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...GALVOR COMPANY Case Summary Company Background Galvor company is one of major French electric industry company which has main activity as fabricator (buy parts and assembly them into high quality, moderate-cost electric and electronic measuring and test equipment. Galvor Company is a family company founded by M. Georges Latour in 1946. Latour had always been personally involved in every detail of the firm’s operations as in most family businesses. Fiscal growth grew from $2.2 million in 1960 to $12 million in 1971. However, April 1, 1974, Galvor was sold to Universal Electric Company (UE), a large multinational organization with its European Head Quarters located in Geneva, Switzerland. The Company Head Quarter was located in the United States. Latour decided to sell Galvor to Universal Electric Company for $ 4.5 million of UE’s stock. Compare to UE Galvor’s total asset and revenues were quite small. Universal Electric Planning and Controlling System Universal, which is a company headquartered in the United States, is a large major multinational company in electric industry. As it managed several business or operating units all around the world UE has comprehensive and uniform system for reporting and controlling its financial activities. The comprehensive system can be explained as follows: The Business Plan is a comprehensive documents made by Universal Electric’s operating unit (currently UE has about 300 operating unit in Europe). The Business Plan is used by UE as...
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... Course Description (Students should be cautious about enrolling in ACCT 310 or ACCT 311. These are professional courses requiring intensive study and analysis and are not to be undertaken casually. Students who have not taken ACCT 221 within the last two years may have difficulty.) Prerequisites: BMGT 110 (or at least two years of business or management experience) and ACCT 221. A comprehensive analysis of financial accounting topics involved in preparing financial statements and in external reporting. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: ACCT 310 or BMGT 310. Course Goals/Objectives This course should help you develop the ability to apply GAAP to a variety of complex accounting and financial reporting situations. The specific goals of this course are to: • provide a more extensive understanding of financial accounting principles and procedures and their role in the managerial decision-making process, through (a) the textbook and other written materials, (b) discussion of accounting topics via Web conferencing and online case study assignments, (c) research on the World Wide Web, and (d) FARS / Financial Accounting Research System • present financial accounting processes, procedures, terminology, concepts, and case studies • provide a higher level of problem-analysis and problem-solving ability through the use of CPA-level professional accounting materials After completing this course, you should be able to: • solve problems...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |ACC/230 (11/05/2012 – 01/20/2013) | | |Financial Reporting: Peeking Under the Financial Hood | Copyright © 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description In this course, students will learn to analyze financial statements and methods used to value companies. Financial reports help managers choose between business paths. They also help investors and analysts evaluate the financial health of companies. This course is a practical means of discovering how financial data are generated and their limitations; techniques for analyzing the flow of business funds; and methods for selecting and interpreting financial ratios. It also presents analytical tools for predicting and testing assumptions about a firm’s performance. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website...
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...PREPARING MARKETING CASES FOR CLASS DISCUSSION, PRESENTATIONS AND WRITTEN ANALYSES Prepared by: Dr. Arjun Chakravarti, Assistant Professor, IIT Stuart School of Business I. BACKGROUND Although cases are based on real events that actually happened, the best way to prepare for cases does not involve conducting research to determine what actually happened. This is because the case situation is often quite different from the corresponding real world events on which the case is based. These modifications or differences are written into the case to help instructors emphasize specific topics or aspects of the situation from which one may generalize marketing lessons. Thus, what really happened is not always the best gauge to a satisfactory resolution to the case situation. There are several other points of difference between the case situation and the real world events from which they are drawn. First, the case information is neatly packaged, unlike how managers obtain information in the real world. This helps the case to fit within a particular unit of class time. Second, we deal with a limited snapshot of the situation and rarely have the continuing involvement that a real world manager would have on the job. Finally, unlike real managers in the situation, you rarely have occasion to implement your decisions or live with their consequences. Despite these differences, cases provide several important benefits to the marketing student. These include: (1) building knowledge of a range...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter one is composed of three (3) parts: (1) Organizational Background; (2) Organizational Unit Description; (3) Current System Description. Part one, Organizational Background, specifies the history and present structure of the whole organization and its situation. Part two, Organizational Unit Description, describes the structure of the organizational unit and its situation. Part three, Current System Description, narrative flow of the current system and its Data Flow Diagram. Nowadays, computers are very important. People use this modern technology to make their work easier and faster. Persons who are computer-literate enjoy their work because it’s not tiresome and they can finish work in a very short time. The Electronic Records Management System of the Registrar’s Office of West Visayas State University – Janiuay Campus is a records management system that aids the administrative staff conduct their day–to–day business of recording, data organization and account integration. An Electronic Records Management System is a software application for university offices that manages students and faculty data with regards to their records status. It enables students to check their status and get their copy of grades and Transcript of Records easily. The Electronic Records Management System is easy to use. It helps reduce the time spent on administrative tasks and allows the staff to attend to student’s records. It also processes and...
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...FAKULTI PERAKAUNAN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA 40450, SHAH ALAM LESSON PLAN Semester: September 2013 – January 2014 PROGRAM NAME : Bachelor In Accountancy PROGRAM CODE : AC220 COURSE NAME : Integrated Case Study COURSE CODE : MAF 680 LECTURE : 2 hrs/ wk TUTORIAL : 1 hrs /wk LECTURER : PM Dr Mohd Ismail Ramli 0355442874/ 0192188156/01116727408 Email: ismailmr@salam.uitm.edu.my PLAN STRUCTURE |WEEK |TOPIC |LECTURE/TUTORIAL COVERAGE |TOPIC OUTCOME (TO) |LEARNING MODEL | | 1 week |INTRO |Ice breaking. |Ability to: |Sharing of materials and| | | |Overview of OBE. |Understand the significance important of |information | | | |Overview of the course via lesson plan |adopting OBE for the course. | | | | |and syllabus contents. |Recognize FACT program educational | | | | | |objectives (PEOs). | | | | | ...
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...with practices and systems within organizations that facilitate or hinder effective behavior. Conceptual frameworks, case analysis/discussion, and skill-oriented activities are blended within each topic. Topics include communication, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, social responsibility, diversity, stress/fear, and organizational change. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants/students acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance. Course Objectives This course aims to improve ones understanding of human behavior in organizations and ones ability to lead people to achieve more effectively and how to increase organizational performance. Readings are assigned to give the student a clear understanding of the specific material. Cases are assigned to afford the student the opportunity to apply the theory, and put it into practice. Students will be expected to explore and reflect on their own experiences in the workplace, and discuss ways in which they might apply the material to their daily work. Required Books for Readings (Again – Please note that both books are Required) Hitt, Miller, & Colella: OB: Organizational Behavior, 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons; “Binder Version” or “Version” to be uploaded to tablet, computer etc. Buller & Schuller; Managing Organizations: Cases in Management, Organizational Behvior, & Human...
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...Welcome To Wal-Mart!!! Welcome To Wal-Mart!!! TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction……………………………................................................................1 II. The Auditors……………………………………………………………………………………….2 III. Events Affecting The Financial Statements………………………………………..2 IV. Assets & Liabilities………………………………………………………………………………3-4 V. Company Stock……………………………………………………………………………………4-5 VI. The Income Statement………………………………………………………………………..5-6 VII. The Statement of Cash Flows……………………………………………………………...6-8 VIII. Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………..8 IX. Works Cited…………………………………………………………………………………………9 WELCOME TO WAL-MART!!! Everyone enjoys shopping at Wal-Mart. They always have the lowest prices on products in town whether it be tools, video games, or groceries. However, everyone wants to know how do they keep such low prices and have such a high profit every year. These questions will be answered in this analysis of the 2013 annual report for Wal-Mart. It is very important to look at the annual report for a business in order to be able to see how they are doing financially. This is a great way to predict where the company is headed as far as the future goes. It is equally important to analyze the information in the annual report so that one might ensure that the data is as accurate as possible. In this report, we will explore how exactly Wal-Mart is a trillion-dollar industry. We will explore their...
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...Syllabus Certified General Accountants Association of Canada 100 – 4200 North Fraser Way Burnaby, British Columbia Canada V5J 5K7 www.cga-canada.org © CGA-Canada, 2013 All rights reserved. These materials or parts thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada. Printed in Canada ISBN for an individual volume: 978-1-55219-599-4 About CGA-CANADA _________________________________________ CGA-Canada today The CGA designation focuses on integrity, ethics, and the highest education requirements. Recognized as the country’s accounting business leaders, CGAs provide strategic counsel, financial leadership, and overall direction to all sectors of the Canadian economy. The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada — CGA-Canada — sets standards, develops education programs, publishes professional materials, advocates on public policy issues, and represents CGAs nationally and internationally. The Association represents 75,000 CGAs and students in Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, and China. Mission CGA-Canada advances the interests of its members and the public through national and international representation and the establishment of professional standards, practices, and services. A proud history CGA-Canada was founded in Montréal in 1908 under the leadership of John Leslie, vicepresident of the Canadian Pacific Railway. From the beginning, its objective...
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