...CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION Larsen and Toubro is a USD 9.8 billion, technology, manufacturing, finance, engineering and construction conglomerate, with global operations. The company is headed by Mr. A.M Naik, CEO and M.D. During times when sustainability as the biggest challenge faced by mankind today, L and T has always pursued its long term strategic plans, remaining steadfast in its sustainability journey. 1.1 Sustainable Development United Nations in 1983 defined it as ‘Development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs’. 1.2 Corporate sustainability Strategies and business practices adopted by the company to achieve corporate growth and profitability as well as to pursue societal goals, specifically those related to sustainable development-environment protection, social justice and economic development. In simple words, the well being of the society depends on the economy and the economy depends on the global ecosystem. 1.2 Corporate sustainability report L& T’s sustainability report is based on Global reporting initiative, i.e. GRI's Reporting Framework that is developed through a consensus-seeking, multi-stakeholder process. L and T reports are ‘ GRI Checked ‘ and graded as A+ reports, which is the highest grade for GRI reports. 1.3 L&T’s Take on Sustainability L & T views sustainability...
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...constructive criticism and generous help throughout project. We would also like to express our appreciation for the encouragement and direct assistance, excellent cooperation, valuable suggestion and help given by him at every step of our project. Words fail to express our humble gratitude and profound regards to our Parents for their affectionate encouragement and blessing which always being a source of inspiration for us without which, it could not have been possible to achieve the objective. Content 1. COMPETENCY A competency is an underlying characteristic of a person, which enables him to deliver superior performance in a given job, role or a situation. This characteristic may be called an ‘attribute bundle’, consisting of knowledge, skills, traits, social role, self-image and motive. The ‘underlying characteristic’, manifests itself in the form of behaviour, which helps identification and measurement of the competency. This is a competency era. It is beyond doubt that it is...
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...research process in art and design / by Carole Gray and Julian Malins. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-7546-3577-5 1. Design--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Art--Research--Methodology-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Malins, Julian. II. Title. NK1170.G68 2004 707’.2--dc22 ISBN 0 7546 3577 5 Typeset by Wileman Design Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall Ashgate Publishing Company Suite 420 101 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05401-4405 USA 2004004900 Contents List of figures vii ix x Authors’ biographies By way of a foreword: ‘Alice is in wonderland’. Discuss Mike Press Acknowledgements Introduction 1 1 xiv Planning the journey: introduction to research in Art and...
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...Report Cover Page ACERA Project 2006 Round 1, Project 09 Title Stakeholder mapping for effective risk assessment and communication Author(s) / Address (es) Jane Gilmour and Ruth Beilin, University of Melbourne Material Type and Status (Internal draft, Final Technical or Project report, Manuscript, Manual, Software) Project final report Summary The aim of the report was to review and evaluate methods for stakeholder mapping. The report intended to explore applications in biosecurity risk management, and to recommend potentially fruitful direction for testing methods that might improve the efficiency of stakeholder interactions. The report reviews a range of options and outlines in detail the definition and identification of stakeholders, and procedures for mapping influence and interest. It uses a workshop run by ACERA on volume of trade to illustrate the basic features of these methods. The report concludes by discussing the merits and weaknesses of the mapping approaches. It recommends their use to improve the efficiency of interactions and to improve transparency of process. ACERA Use only ACERA Use only ACERA Use only Received By: ACERA / AMSI SAC Approval: ACERA / AMSI SAC Approval: Date: Date: Date: Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis Page 1 of 55 Stakeholder mapping for effective risk assessment and communication; ACERA Project 06/09 Dr Jane Gilmour; ACERA Associate Professor Ruth Beilin, University of Melbourne Review; April...
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...Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s devices & services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services Sept. 03, 2013 Send EMail inShare1,157 REDMOND, Washington and ESPOO, Finland – Sept. 3, 2013 – Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will pay EUR 3.79 billion to purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, and EUR 1.65 billion to license Nokia’s patents, for a total transaction price of EUR 5.44 billion in cash. Microsoft will draw upon its overseas cash resources to fund the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014, subject to approval by Nokia’s shareholders, regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Building on the partnership with Nokia announced in February 2011 and the increasing success of Nokia’s Lumia smartphones, Microsoft aims to accelerate the growth of its share and profit in mobile devices through faster innovation, increased synergies, and unified branding and marketing. For Nokia, this transaction is expected to be significantly accretive to earnings, strengthen its financial position, and provide a solid basis for future investment in its continuing businesses...
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...joint dares to make monetary development and reasonable business extension. Besides, associations with nearby organizations can help to moderate econo-political hazard, and encourage purchase in from the national governments that are ordinarily the essential partners in the vitality area wanders (specifically or in a roundabout way). The specific instance of Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Ltd, a completely claimed auxiliary of Eskom, is highlighted. Table of Contents 1. BACKGROUND 4 2. INTRODUCTION 4 3. PROBLEM STATEMENT 5 4. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A JOINT VENTURE STRATEGY 5 4.1 What are joint ventures? 5 4.2 The elements of business strategy 6 4.3 Partnership capabilities: a value-added perspective 7 5. ALIGNING THE TECHNO-FINANCIAL STRATEGIES OF PARTNERS 8 5.1 Technology strategy 9 5.2 Financial strategy 10 5.3 The need for a strategic fit between partners 11 6. THE JOINT VENTURE MODEL (JVM). 12 6.1 RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FIRM OF JOINT VENTURE 13 PHASE 1 Most Important: Initial screening of the econo-political environment 13 PHASE 2 Second Important: The task-related assessment model (TRAM). 14 PHASE 3 Third Important: The partner-related assessment model (PRAM) 15 7. CONCLUSION 16 REFERENCES 17 1. BACKGROUND In 1999,...
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...Creating a Unique Talent Strategy: A Collection of Case Studies Businesses now recognize the pivotal role that talent plays in the success of their organizations. They need talent strategies and programs that go beyond the ordinary – to achieve solutions that are fact-based and enable greater business performance. To learn more about how Mercer’s depth and breadth of talent management solutions and global resources can benefit your organization, please contact your local Mercer office or visit us at www.mercer.com/humancapital. Contents Creating a talent strategy to drive engagement in China 1 Developing a talent strategy to engage and up-skill staff 3 Developing a highly skilled workforce during rapid growth 5 Implementing lean manufacturing processes for a services-based organization 7 Designing a talent strategy through a three-day summit 9 Creating a "best fit" talent strategy to close skills gap 12 About us 15 About Mercer About Mercer’s talent management services and solutions Creating a talent strategy to drive engagement in China A global pharmaceutical company had committed to a growth and expansion strategy for emerging markets – China being central to this strategy. While business plans had been rigorously developed and agreed by the board, the organization believed its talent management practices were less robust. To ensure the organization would be successful in China, it knew its talent strategy...
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...globalDeveloping the Global Leader of Tomorrow SPONSORED BY Developing the global leader of tomorrow Contents I Overview of research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I Executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 I Chapter 1 Trends in the external environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 I Chapter 2 The organisational response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I Chapter 3 Implications for knowledge and skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 I Chapter 4 The performance gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 I Chapter 5 Sourcing and developing knowledge and skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 I Next steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 I Case examples Unilever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Novo Nordisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BG Group . . . . . . . . ...
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...scarce BT resources on strategic capabilities, CIOs can dramatically shift the role of technology management in creating superior customer experience and delivering customer value. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and revises it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy. Reduce Complexity By Simplifying IT Legacy In the age of the customer, business must become agile and operate at the speed of the market. To achieve agility, CIOs must remove the complexity of the underlying technology surrounding generic capabilities by engaging the executive team to compromise on generic technologies. Prepare The Technology Organization With New Skills To maximize the value the technology management team brings to the business, CIOs must help their teams develop new BT skills in order to partner with business units in creating customer value. A crucial step in this process is to shift performance metrics away from project delivery measures and toward business outcome measures. FORRESTER.COM For CIOs Emerging Business Technology...
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...candidates | |All candidates must adhere to the terms and conditions specified for this assessment. | | | |Your report must be typed, completed and submitted for formal assessment within four months. Your assessment start date was recorded onto the assessment | |platform when you accepted the terms and conditions in order to access this assessment. | | | |You will have four more opportunities to submit further supporting evidence at the discretion of your assessor. Please discuss...
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... Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coke, Al. Seven steps to a successful business plan / Al Coke. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8144-0648-3 1. Business planning. 2. Strategic planning. 3. Success in business. I. Title. HD30.28 .C6422 2001 658.4'012—dc21 2001033579 ©2002 Alfred M. Coke All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Printing number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents List of Figures Introduction: How This Book Can Help You Develop a Powerful...
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...Living Values Education International. This file contains the Peace Unit of Living Values Activities for Children Ages 8–14. The full book in English with 12 values units is available through HCI and amazon.com. (Published in 10 languages. See page 8 for a list of which languages.) Values posters are available for free download on the www.livingvalues.net website. Please note that the Setting the Context and Introduction sections are updated. These updated chapters will be in the new edition of the book, when HCI reprints. This edition made available on the international Living Values Education website. (May 2012) C O N T E N T S Setting the Context 3 The Need for Values Education 3 The Living Values Education Approach 4 LVE Resource Materials 8 Purpose and Aims 9 The Living Values Series 9 For Children and Youth At-Risk 11 History of Living Values Education 12 Acknowledgement 13 Results 16 Introduction – Exploring and Developing Values 21 Teaching Values 21 The Developing Values Schematic – The LVEP Method 22 Bringing In the Values of Your Culture 35 Making Values Education a Practical Reality 36 Incorporating Values Into the Existing Curriculum 40 One: Peace Unit 43 Reflection Points 43 Objectives ...
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...GAZI: What’s next? Prof.Dr. Vasilika Kume1 “You never know what lies over the next hill, but I am confident that whatever happens I will think on my feet.” Gazmend Haxhia Introduction On a Saturday afternoon in the summer of 2010, Gazmend Haxhia (Gazi), President of Albanian Center of Management Services and Avis Rent a Car Albania, together with Anila his business partner and wife of nine years were sitting in their office in Rogner Hotel in Tirana and contemplating the future of their multiple businesses. As Licensee Proprietor and President of Avis Rent A Car Albania, Managing Director of the OPEL General Motors Albanian Representation, Co-Chairman of Albanian Center for Management Services (ACMS), Owner of Albanian Experience travel agency, Cofounder of the architecture and urban planning academic institution Polis University, Gazi has worked hard to effect change and produce businesses reflecting the intersection of entrepreneurship, creativity, fairness and sound management. Everyone would have envied this career – and all in only 15 years. But Gazi was not satisfied, and with the enthusiasm of an eternal optimist that is a landmark trait of Gazi‟s, he was posing the next challenge: What lies next as the growing of existing businesses was not what he was looking for? Gazi was thinking about „The Next Big Thing.‟ He felt himself at a crossroads: What‟s next? Embarking on something new? Is identifying growth areas the new challenge for the future? Other questions which...
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...MBA UK Course Handbook the Strathclyde 2014/15 The Strathclyde MBA 1 The University of Strathclyde's mission dates from our founder, Professor John Anderson, leaving instructions in his will for 'a place of useful learning' to be established in the city. By this he meant an institution open to everyone, regardless of gender, status or income. “ The Place of Useful Learning John Anderson 1796 ” We continue to be committed to 'useful learning' through our provision of relevant, high quality, educational opportunities, the global application of our research and our focus on knowledge exchange, all of which aim to benefit the wider economy and society. Our commitment to 'useful learning' is about: • • Offering a wide range of education opportunities in a flexible, innovative learning environment. Developing students who have the aptitudes and capacities to make significant contributions to their communities after graduation as employees, employers and citizens. Connecting research through knowledge exchange to make an impact on modern society. • 2 Contents Welcome ................................................................................................................. 5 The University of Strathclyde .................................................................................. 6 Strathclyde Business School ................................................................................... 6 About the Handbook and MyPlace ........
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...HCM City Chapter AMCHAM Scholarship Directory 10 10 Anniversary AmCham Scholarship 2001 - 2010 th th Anniversary 2001 - 2010 We dedicate this directory to our Advisors, Sponsors, Scholars, and anyone else who has helped us along the way. Thank you. AmCham Scholarship Management Team December 11, 2010 Table of contents Directory Introduction 10 Anniversary Message 10-year AmCham Scholarship Photos AmCham Scholar Alumni Information AmCham Scholarship Management Team Special Thanks to Sponsors AmCham Scholarship Review Interview with Nguyen Ngoc Ha and Le Tran Anh Dung (AmCham Scholars 2009) Facts and Figures AmCham Scholar Alumni Activities AmCham Scholars Profiles Index th Directory Introduction 02 AmCham Scholarship Directory - 10th Anniversary HERB COCHRAN Executive Director AmCham Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Chapter Mr. Cochran has lived in Vietnam for about 10 years, in various cities such as Can Tho, Hanoi, and now Ho Chi Minh City. Previously, Mr. Cochran worked for the US State Department, US Commerce Department, and US Embassy in Japan and Thailand. “I would like to see AmCham Scholarship expand to other cities such as Can Tho, Da Nang and Da Lat.” AmCham Scholarship started out as an idea for community development. From there, we created a selective program to find the most outstanding Vietnamese students. Through this process, we hoped to find the best employees for AmCham companies. We thought this investment would generate...
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