...content is not to be construed in any manner whatsoever as a substitute for professional advice. IMaCS and NSDC neither recommend nor endorse any specific products or services that may have been mentioned in this report and nor do they assume any liability or responsibility for the outcome of decisions taken as a result of any reliance placed in this report. Neither IMaCS nor NSDC shall be liable for any direct or indirect damages that may arise due to any act or omission on the part of the user due to any reliance placed or guidance taken from any portion of this report. Human Resource and Skill Requirements in the Gems and Jewellery Industry Study on mapping of human resource skill gaps in India till 2022 Human Resource and Skill Requirements in the Gems and Jewellery Industry Table of Contents 1. Environment Scanning and Competitiveness of the Gems and Jewellery sector...
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...company’s compensation program that probably contributed to the fraud, how culture may have influenced the behavior towards revealing the fraud, and recommendations of how Mai Won should proceed. To understand the company KingJewels, let us discuss a little history of the company and its owner, Andy Wong. Mr. Wong started in the jewelry business from the bottom as an apprentice and worked his way to the top as sales and sourcing manager of an international jewelry before starting his own business. “He recognized that his company had the potential to expand and internationalize its business further by focusing on jewelry design and technology, and on overseas markets. KingJewels specialized in sourcing, trading, and manufacturing precious gemstones. It prided itself on its fashionable and affordable jewelry products. While Wong had successfully turned KingJewels into a highly competitive business, he left KingJewels internal management to Clement Tam, operations manager”. (Capstone p.96) In January 2006, after the books were closed for the year, some irregularities were found by a key staff member. It was discovered that a key member of upper management had accepted compensation, or advantages in return for manipulating KingJewels records, approving the use of substandard gemstones, bribing those under him to keep their mouth shut, and possibly accepting rewards from...
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...Foreign Trade Policy 27th August 2009 - 31st March 2014 Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Website: http://dgft.gov.in ii TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB SECTION (ii) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOTIFICATION No. 1/2009-2014 NEW DELHI, THE 27th August,2009 In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act,1992 (No.22 of 1992) read with paragraph 1.2 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014, the Central Government hereby notifies the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-2014 as contained in Annexure to this notification. The Policy shall come into force w.e.f. 27th August, 2009. This issues in Public interest. ( R. S. Gujral ) Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India (Issued from F.No. 01/94/180/Foreign Trade Policy/AM10/PC-4) iii iv FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2009-14 FOREWORD The UPA Government has assumed office at a challenging time when the entire world is facing an unprecedented economic slow-down. The year 2009 is witnessing one of the most severe global recessions in the post-war period. Countries across the world have been affected in varying degrees and all major economic indicators of industrial production, trade, capital flows, unemployment, per capita investment and consumption have taken a hit. The WTO estimates project...
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...| Are diamonds investor’s best friend? | Study on polished diamonds as an alternative investment. | | Presented by:Daria GoldobinaStudent number:080006193Supervised by:Anh L. TranIn partial fulfilment of the:BSc Business Studies, Cass Business SchoolDate:24th March 2011I certify that I have complied with the guidelines on plagiarism outlined in the Course Handbook in the production of this dissertation and that it is my own, unaided work.Signature:__________________________________________ | | This work is dedicated to the memory of my beloved grandfather Ivan Smolin. He was a sweet, kind and sensitive man who devoted his life to studying precious stones and metals. He enriched my life with passion to beauty. If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor Joan Rivers Contents Acknowledgements 3 Executive summary 7 I Introduction 10 Ground for discussion 10 Objectives 10 Methodology 11 II Literature review and hypothesis development 12 Overview 12 Introduction 12 History of diamonds 12 Industry structure 13 DeBeers cartel 15 Diamond valuation 16 Diamond valuation process 16 Determinants of diamond prices 18 Diamond as an investment 19 Types of investment 19 Problems associated with investing in diamonds 20 Benefits associated with investing in diamonds 20 Alternatives to investing in diamonds 23 Hypothesis development 25 III Methodology 26 Data collection 26 Primary research 26 Secondary...
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...Many of the eternal truths in the Bible have to be carefully mined up, like precious gems and stones deep underground. The book of Proverbs, however, is like a mountain stream littered with nuggets, just waiting to be grabbed. And many of these nuggets are wisdom. The book of proverbs consistently presents the sluggard as a folly and the diligent person as wise. In following the lifestyle of a diligent wise man or one of a lazy fool is presented throughout the readings of Proverbs. “All wisdom, even things related to everyday practical matters, begins with the fear of the Lord (1:7). Therefore, Hebrew wisdom literature taught people not only how to make good choices in life but also how to make godly choices.”(The essence of the Old Testament) Solomon, wrote most of the Proverbs, is well known for the wisdom gifted him by God upon requesting it. According to the Bible Solomon’s wisdom was divinely granted and surpassed that of all other sages (1kgs 4:29-34). Even Jesus accepted the historicity of the biblical account of Solomon’s wisdom (matt12:41), and thus, there is little reason from scripture to question Solomon as the author/originator of the proverbs attributed to him.( The essence of the Old Testament). The contrast between wisdom and folly is often a Sharp contrast between righteousness and wickedness for example; the diligent person is wise while the sluggard is a fool or the one who holds his tongue is wise while the fool hastens to speak. (The essence of the Old...
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...Even though chloral hydrate is used all the time in infants, chloral hydrate has many dangerous side effects when used in infants and children. Medical Research states that chloral hydrate has adverse side effects and clinical data shows it can even cause death. Aidan Janssens was born on December 23, 2009 and had some minor birth defects, none of which were life threatening. Because of these defects, doctors wanted to perform an MRI (magnetic resource imaging) on him on the second day of his life. They sedated him with chloral hydrate for the procedure he was to undergo. The procedure went well, but when Aidan woke up from the procedure, he immediately experienced unrelenting obstructive apnea. His episodes of apnea required Aidan to be manually stimulated, so he would start breathing on his own. These episodes continually worsened, and the need for him to be manually bagged (a bagged placed over his nose and mouth that is manually pumped to give him air) were required. The onset of these episodes would continually worsen and become more frequent with each passing day. The doctors had a conference with Aidan’s parents requesting they sign a DNR (do not resuscitate) order for Aidan and told Aidan’s parents that they could not continually bag Aidan. Aidan’s parents refused and requested that they be able to bring Aidan home. Aidan lived at home for 4 days and ultimately on the 38th day of his life, he passed away from unrelenting obstructive apnea, bradycardia and cyanosis...
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...Introduction to Economic Zones “Export else perish “ these are the words of first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. India being a continent like country having 30 states, more than 1000 languages and world second largest man power having diversified natural conditions right from Rain Forests of Kerala, Ice Mountains of Himalaya, Runn of Kuch to productive land of Bramahaputra has great potentials of world class export worthy products from various industries like Agriculture, Engineering, Chemicals, Software’s, Gems and Jewellry, Pharmaceuticals, Bio technology and many more. During last fifty years, mostly ours exports have been less than our imports and the balance of trade been unfavorable. In 1990-1991 India had faced real pressure on the balance of payment. During this period, exports had stagnated and there was a crisis in foreign reserves which lead to an emergency situation in India. Liberalization policy was announced in June 1991. It is the precious gift of Dr Manmohan Singh to the people of India at a time when the country was in the grip of unprecedented economic crisis and political turmoil. One of the areas in which this policy focused on was on increasing India’s export. And the trickle down effect of these reforms has lead to the advent of SEZ In this age of Globalisation, there is a need for every nation in the world to perform well economically. With the improvements in science and technology and the raising standards of living worldwide, ensuring...
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...Using separate methods of designing and making activities in quantity-production of jewelleries as a case, this paper will show how Computer Aided Designs (CAD) can be applied for designing jewelleries with complex shapes. Using separate methods of designing and making activities in quantity-production of jewelleries as a case, this paper will show how Computer Aided Designs (CAD) can be applied for designing jewelleries with complex shapes. Ng Jian Long (U095062A) Ng Jian Long (U095062A) Term Paper Assignment (CAD) Application of CAD for designing parts with complex shapes Term Paper Assignment (CAD) Application of CAD for designing parts with complex shapes ME3261/ME3261E Term Paper Assignment (CAD) Requirements: * Covering page: Title, Name, and Student Card Number. * The write-up should start with an introduction and end with a conclusion. References used in the body of the write-up should also be listed. * Source of materials: The specific case study concerns a reported application, such as from a magazine, a journal or the web sites – it is not expected to be a case study done by you. * Length limit: No more than 8 pages in the main body of the report (from introduction to reference section). Additional materials, if any, can be put in the Appendix. * Font size limit: No less than 10. * Spacing limit: 1.5 spaces should be used. * Submission deadline: October 30, 2012. Please upload the .PDF or MS-Word file to the ME3261 IVLE...
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...[pic] ✓ INTRODUCTION ✓ ALLOTROPHIC FORMS OF CARBONS ✓ APPLICATIONS Carbon from Latin: carbo "coal" is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity. There are several allotropes of carbon of which the best known are graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon. The physical properties of carbon vary widely with the allotropic form. For example, diamond is highly transparent, while graphite is opaque and black. Diamond is among the hardest materials known, while graphite is soft enough to form a streak on paper (hence its name, from the Greek word "to write"). Diamond has a very low electrical conductivity, while graphite is a very good conductor. Under normal conditions, diamond has the highest thermal conductivity of all known materials. All carbon allotropes are solids under normal conditions with graphite being the most thermodynamically stable form. They are chemically resistant and require high temperature to react even with oxygen. The most common oxidation state of carbon in inorganic compounds is +4, while +2 is found in carbon monoxide and other transition metal carbonyl complexes...
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...Rationale of the Study Today's world, each is aiming to be globally competitive. To be competitive enough we need to be effective in our verbal communication which is a best medium for social relationship with others. Our national language is proved to be English and thus become a drive in international forces to be proficient in English language. Society today demands more than passive graduates, they are generating new forms of portrayal of outcomes and act as catalyst in advocating for educational change, reform and quality improvement. SJIT saw the importance of English Proficiency and thus, offers the said program for the benefit of its students in line with the Life Purpose of Saint Joseph Institute of Technology which is “To educate and equip students with knowledge, skills, English communication proficiency, right attitude, and values in technical and professional fields”. With this, a research is conducted on the performance of the verbal communication of 4th year Education students in Saint Joseph Institute of Technology to determine the improvement in English language proficiency as the effect of enrolling in JEEP Classes. Theoretical Background The most precious gift that God has given is the power of speech. It is this power that distinguishes man from animals. Man uses speech to communicate his thoughts, feelings, desires, and aspirations to his fellow beings with whom he interacts in communal living or in social studies. However, in many cases, man fails...
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...technology have played fundamental role in e-retailing. The e-retailing and online shopping have become possible only because of technology. The rapid changes in consumer’s shopping behaviour and attitude witness the shift in shopping attitude and perception for buying goods of various kinds including inexpensive goods like clothes, watches, sun-glasses or any other household goods and expensive goods viz. kitchen appliances, digital gadget, electronics items or jewellery. Thus the objective of this study is to know attitude and behaviour of consumer towards jewellery items. The study puts light on the jewellery buying behaviour of online shoppers of Lucknow. The study also wraps up main factors for their attitude towards shopping behaviour. The taxonomy for jewellery is developed based on our analysis. Online shopping researches are presented and discussed in light of existing empirical studies. Keywords: Online shopping, consumer attitude, consumer behaviour, e-retailing, empirical study etc. Introduction As a matter of fact that the computer literacy rate is increasing by leaps and bounds in India especially school and college going students and those who are working in any organisation. The resulted into the shopping behaviour drastically. Increasing computer literacy rate has changed the life-style and buying behaviour of the consumers everywhere in urban areas especially state capitals. The current transition of our life has emerged a new opportunity for all marketers across...
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...Studies have shown parents want their firstborns to have high status jobs such as lawyers and doctors but they relax on the choices for other siblings. The coaching we get concerning job, affects our achievement and self-esteem. The position of first born is very much geared towards high achievers. 21 out the 23 first astronauts in space were first born children. In a study looking at the birth place order of CEO’s it was found that 43 percent of them were firstborn children, 33 percent were middle born and 23 percent were the youngest children in their family. On the other hand, the youngest sibling in the family may be the one to engage in more reckless behavior such has dangerous sports including sky diving, motor cycle racing, sky jumping, and even football. According to a survey taken in a high school, the younger siblings said they were more sentimental and were less judgmental than their older siblings. The same survey reinforced the studies on firstborns who were geared towards being high achievers as this survey indicated these students rated themselves as being perfectionists. However, studies show that younger children get better grades. This is because they are mentored by the older siblings; they have watched how their older siblings overcome challenges and learn from them. Strangely, the very first studies on birth order never included females. Nevertheless, Montrealers need to know that these studies, especially the earliest ones did not account for the...
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...Populism in the Oz Mythology: One is Silver and the Other’s Gold Populism is a political idea that bloomed in Kansas in the late nineteenth century, and blossomed into a political movement well into the twentieth century. The idea represents a vast amount of people who want the best, but may not have their voices heard. Populism is the act of average men and women, farmers, etc., who want more than their political structure is offering, and demand change. Those who classify themselves as populists strive for more than what is offered by current politics, and strive for the best results in their community. Farmers during the late nineteenth century were great proponents for a silver standard, a compliment to the gold standard, as an accessible way for many in the middle class to increase their personal wealth. The creation of wealth for the lower-middle and middle-class would create a greater infrastructure economically, as these land owners could create more agricultural jobs by having to hire more people to harvest their new land. Countless works within the Oz Mythology include ideas chained to populism, the most prominent at the time being the proposition for a “Silver Standard” in addition to the current Gold Standard (Hansen). Having a silver standard within the novel would have radically changed the dynamics of the Gulch family in the original novel, which would then lead on to shape the economic setting of the following works within the Oz Mythology. During a time...
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...Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Thich Nhat Hanh: “Buddhism is already engaged. If it is not, it is not Buddhism.” Walpola Rahula: “Buddhism is based on service to others”…political and social engagement is the “heritage of the bhikkhu” and the essence of Buddhism. Robert Thurman: “The primary Buddhist position on social action is one of total activism, an unswerving commitment to complete self-transformation and complete world-transformation.” Stated in simplest terms, engaged Buddhism means the application of Buddhist teachings to contemporary social problems. Engaged Buddhism is a modern reformist movement. A practitioner is socially engaged “in a nonviolent way, motivated by concern for the welfare of others, and as an expression of one’s own practice of the Buddhist Way” (King Being 5). In this description Sallie B. King invokes the spirit of the Bodhisattva vow: May I attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. According to Ken Jones engaged Buddhism is “an explication of social, economic, and political processes and their ecological implications, derived from a Buddhist diagnosis of the existential human condition” (Kraft New). Jones emphasizes the social theory underlying engaged Buddhism. According to engaged Buddhists the “three poisons” of greed, anger and ignorance apply both to the individual and to “large-scale social and economic forces” (Kraft New); their remediation is therefore the collective concern of society. As the subject...
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...INDEX SR.NO. CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Market Research 3 Market Research For Business Planning & Growth 4 Tanishq – An Introduction 5 Locating Tanishq 6 Product Line & The Collections 7 Tanishq For You 8 Tanishq Retailing 9 Marketing 10 Tanishq Marketing Strategy 11 The Jewellery Market 12 Some of Tanishqs Competitors 13 Tanishq – Market Research 14 Tanishq – The Turnaround Story 15 Promotion, Advertising & Public Relation 16 Tanishq In The News 17 Globalization INTRODUCTION As we see it, research in advertising and marketing is very crucial in understanding, speculating on, and ultimately determining the position of the product in the consumer's mind. It is like a homework task that a good advertising/marketing/sales person would always carry out before (and after) implementing the said product's advertising/marketing strategy. By collecting data with the help of research methods, the researcher can manage to understand the consumer, what he wants, when he wants it, and how he wants it. Research methodologies, more or less, aim to reveal consumers’ different perceptions of the product, in large part about the way it is advertised. The researcher wants to know how effective the advertisement is on his listeners, where the strategy falls short, and where it can improve. Ultimately, it can be said that the most important task of advertising/marketing research is to increase the sales of the product. This requires a well developed...
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