...Executive Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of some local banks and track the performance of these banks with superior ratings for environmental, social and governance practices in Bangladesh and these banks are: Eastern Bank Limited, One Bank Limited and Mutual Trust Bank Limited. The study specifically focused on the extent to which companies practicing CSR complied with basic legal labor standards involving their employees and my marking 0 and 1 (0 for Null for practicing CSR,1 for CSR Practice). The study involved identification of companies providing CSR, obtaining information about the details of the CSR practices adopted at these companies (though looking at their website and interviews few of employees) and an assessment of how well these companies complied with basic CSR standards. The research found that most CSR practicing companies practiced CSR in their own specific way. It was often unclear how much money companies spend on CSR and it also found that many of these companies, whilst providing CSR, did not comply with the law in providing basic labor standards to their employees. The study also showed the comparison among these three banks with graph where graphical technique is informative in the field of statistics used to visualize quantitative data. Statistics and data analysis procedures generally yield their output in numeric or tabular form; graphical techniques allow such...
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...and Environmentally Responsible (SER) Practices in China A Case Study November 2008 By: Sonali Rammohan Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains Program Global Supply Chain Management Forum Stanford Graduate School of Business Business Benefits to Hewlett-Packard Suppliers from Socially and Environmentally Responsible (SER) Practices in China Executive Summary In recent years, the electronics industry has made important improvements in social and environmental responsibility (SER) conformance among first-tier suppliers, due in part to the standardization of SER practices set forth in the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC). Hewlett-Packard (HP), the first company in the industry to implement a Supplier Code of Conduct, has taken a comprehensive approach Delta Electronics Delta Electronics by educating suppliers on how to achieve compliance, conducting individual audits and third-party joint audits, and emphasizing continuous improvement. This approach is being disseminated now to sub-tier suppliers, which should improve standards throughout HP’s supply chain. What should motivate suppliers to achieve full SER compliance? Are there business benefits to meeting and exceeding minimum standards? This paper explores the business case for SER by looking at the operations of three HP suppliers with significant operations in China — Flextronics, AU Optronics (AUO), and Delta Electronics. We conducted research with suppliers through in-person...
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...n bChapter 1: Introductory Parts 1.1 Introduction Insurance is essentially a collective endeavor under which a large number of individuals agree to share the loss which a few of them would incur in future. This means insurance protects those unfortunates who suffer heavy financial impact of anticipated misfortunes by distributing the loss among many who are exposed to the risk of similar misfortunes. The process insurance has been evolved to safeguard the interests of people from uncertainty by providing certainty of payment at a given contingency. The insurance principle comes to be more and more used and useful in modern affairs. Not only does it serve the loss/damage of any losses it also provide financial benefits to the individual for death or at the end of a time period. 1.2 Background of the study This report has been prepared as requirement of the Insurance and Risk Management course. The study of the report was based upon the overall insurance company’s problem and prospects in Bangladesh. We, THE WHIZKIDS group, were duly approved by our course teacher Kazi Raihan Uddin sir. This study will help us to identify the insurance business problem and prospects. 1.3Literature Review Uninsured risk leaves poor households vulnerable to serious or even catastrophic losses from negative shocks. It also forces them to undertake costly strategies to manage their incomes and assets in the face of risk, lowering mean incomes earned. Welfare costs due to shocks and foregone...
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...Comperative Study of Corporate Social Activities of Bank And Non Bank Financial Institute Executive Summery This paper deals with some banks & non-banking financial institutions which are performing CSR. It is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large. It would be give strategic, longer run competitive advantage for banks and non-banking financial institutions in Bangladesh to embrace CSR in their management approaches and operations, with initiatives chosen in broad-based, extensive stakeholder engagement. Corporate social responsibility may help to establish clear boundaries among the different interests of the groups like shareholders, citizens, providers, and customers. In this paper, we will describe, analyze, and formalize the critical responsibility parameters, as well as the variables that shape them. Introduction The title of our term paper is “Comparative Study on the Corporate Social Responsibility Performing by Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions” . Globally, the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is fast gaining acceptance as the contribution that businesses can and should make voluntarily...
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...of Insurance Companies in Bangladesh LIST OF NON-LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES Agrani Insurance Company Ltd. Asia Insurance Ltd. Asia Pacific Gen Insurance Co. Ltd. Bangladesh Co-operatives Ins. Ltd. Bangladesh General Insurance Co. Ltd. Bangladesh National Insurance Co.Ltd. Central Insurance Company Ltd. City Gen. Insurance Company Ltd. Continental Insurance Ltd. Crystal Insurance Company Ltd. Desh Gen. Insurance Company Ltd. Eastern Insurance Company Ltd. Eastland Insurance Company Ltd. Express Insurance Ltd. Federal Insurance Company Ltd. Global Insurance Ltd. Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd. Islami Commercial Insurance Co. Ltd. Islami Insurance Bangladesh Ltd. Janata Insurance Company Ltd. Karnaphuli Insurance Company Ltd. Meghna Insurance Company Ltd. Mercantile Insurance Company Ltd. Nitol Insurance Company Ltd. Northern Gen.Insurance Company Ltd. Peoples Insurance Company Ltd. Phonix Insurance Company Ltd. Pioneer Insurance Company Ltd. Pragati Insurance Ltd. Pramount Insurance Company Ltd. Prime Insurance Company Ltd. Provati Insurance Company Ltd. Purabi Gen Insurance Company Ltd. Reliance Insurance Ltd. Republic Insurance Company Ltd. Rupali Insurance Company Ltd. Sonar Bangla Insurance Company Ltd. South Asia Insurance Company Ltd. Standard Insurance Ltd. Takaful Islami Insurance Ltd. Dhaka Insurance Ltd. Union Insurance Company Ltd. United Insurance Company Ltd. Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Ltd. Sikder Insurance Company Ltd...
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...3.0.1 International Business - University Assessment 100 Marks Course Content 1. Overview of the International Business Process 2. PEST factors affecting International Business 3. Government influence on trade 4. International Trade Theories 5. FDI 6. Country Evaluation and Selection 7. Collaborative Strategies 8. International Marketing 9. International Trade Agreements 10. International Trade Organizations 11. International HR Strategies . 12. International Diplomacy - . Reference Text 1. International Business - Daniels and Radebouqh 2. International Business - Sundaram and Black 3. International Business — Roebuck and Simon 4. International Business – Charles Hill 5. International Business— Subba Rao 3.0.2 Strategic management 100 Marks Course Content 1. Strategic Management Process: Vision. Mission, Goal Philosophy. Policies of an Organization. 2. Strategy, Strategy as planned action, Its importance, Process and advantages of planning Strategic v/s Operational Planning. 3. Decision making and problem solving. Categories of problems, Problem solving skill, Group decision making. Phases indecision making, 4. Communication Commitment and performance, Role of the leader, Manager v/s Leaders Leadership styles 5. Conventional Strategic Management v[s Unconventional Strategic Management. The Differences, Changed Circumstance. 6. Growth...
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...world civilization than any single natural resource in recorded history. Oil has become a very decisive element in defining the politics, rhetoric and diplomacy of states. This fact is adumbrated in a public lecture entitled “Oil in World Politics” delivered by a former secretary of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the late Chief M.O.Feyide, when he asserted that “All over the world, the lives of people are affected and the destiny of nations are determined by the result of oil explorations. Oil keeps the factors of the industrialized countries working and provides the revenues, which enable oil exporters to execute ambitious national and economic development plans. The march of progress would be retarded and life itself would be unbearable if the world is deprived of oil. That is why oil has become the concern of governments, a vital ingredient of their politics and a crucial factor in the political and diplomatic strategies”[i] Yet behind this deification of oil,...
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...Introduction Introduction 1.1 Back Ground of the Study Training and Development of employees is superseding importance to the continued success of any organization. Training is a learning process, which seeks relatively permanent change in an individual that will improve the ability to perform on the job. Training involves the change of knowledge, skills, and attitude or behavior. By Training, it is meant the process of learning potential knowledge for job and making them to apply for actual or anticipated organizational success. On the other hand development is the acquisition of knowledge, skills and behaviors that improve and employee's ability to meet changes in job requirements and in client and customer demands. In contrast, by T&D procedure it is meant the methodological steps through which human resources are skilled for doing job smoothly. The Padma Islami Life Insurance Co. Ltd. has established a Training and research Academy for their employees Training and Development. The components of the Training System are discussed below. 1.2 Objective of the Study Main Objective: The main objective of the study is to know the Training and Development Systems of Padma Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd. Specific Objective Specific Objectives are as follows: 1. To know about the training mechanism of Padma Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd. 2. To know about the Training and Development materials of Padma Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd. 3. To identify the problems of training...
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...Business Administration. Duration : 1 Year. Semester-1 Part One Human Resource Management Section A 1. It is a cultural attitude marked by the tendency to regard one’s own culture as superior to others c. Ethnocentrism 2. It is the systemic study of j ob requirements & those factors that influence the performance of those j ob requirement s a. Job analysis 3. This Act provides an assistance for minimum statutory wages for scheduled employment b. Minimum Wages Act, 1948 4. __________ is the actual posting of an employee to a specific job b. Placement 5. Broadening an individual’s knowledge, skills & abilities for future responsibilities is known as b. Development 6. Change that is designed and implemented in an orderly and timely fashion in anticipation of future events a. Planned change 7. It is a process for setting goals and monitoring progress towards achieving those goals d. Performance management system 8. A method which requires the rates to provide a subjective performance evaluation along a scale from low to high c. Rating scale 9. It is the sum of knowledge, skills, attitudes, commitment, values and the liking of the people in an organization a. Human resources 10. A learning exercise representing a real-life situation where trainees compete with each other to achieve specific objectives b. Management game Part Two: 1. Explain the importance of Career Planning in industry. 2. Write the features of HRM Human resources refers to the people that work for...
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...A State Intervention Approach to International Trade and the Right to Health in the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Sector of Nigeria Table of Contents A State Intervention Approach to International Trade and the Right to Health in the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Sector of Nigeria 1 Chapter 1 General Introduction 6 1.1. Background 6 1.1.1. Definitions 14 1.1.2. Trade Liberalization 14 1.1.3. International Trade Law 15 1.1.4. Right to Health 16 1.1.5. Human Right Laws 17 1.2. Research Questions 18 1.3. Justification of the Research 21 1.4. Research Objectives 30 1.5. Research Methodology 31 1.6. Research Structure 37 Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review 40 2.1. Introduction 40 2.2. International Trade Rules and Protection of People’s Right to Health 41 2.2.1. Sources of International Trade Rules 41 2.2.2. Trade Liberalization and the Protection of the Right to Health 44 2.3. Scope of the Right to Health 54 2.4. Brief Overview of State Intervention Theory 59 2.5. States Duty towards the Fulfilment of the Right to Health 65 2.6. Legislative and Institutional Regulations Protecting the Right to Health in Nigeria 73 2.6.1. The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) 1966 76 2.6.2. The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) 78 2.6.3. The International Health Regulations, 2005 81 2.6.4. The Nigerian Constitution 82 2.7. Conclusion 83 Chapter...
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...Human Resource Management Delta Case Study: Improving Delta’s Profit Margin Written by Filiz McNamara, Ogochukwu Udekwe and Vicki Troftgruben February 21, 2011 Table of Contents Page Introduction 3 External Environment 3 Internal Environment 18 Systems and Stakeholder Analysis 32 Conclusion 34 Problem Identification 36 Generation and Evaluation of Alternatives 37 Recommendation 38 Decision Implementation 39 References 40 Introduction Delta Airlines was founded by C.E. Woolman, an agriculture extension agent (Anthony, Kacmar, & Perrewe, 2010). C.E Woolman was not a banker, venture capitalist or war pilot, as many of the competing airlines were. He didn’t have the aggressive military style that many of the other airline founders had. What C.E. Woolman instilled within the employees at all levels of the organization is that people matter and should be treated fairly and equitably. This philosophy led Delta Airlines to be the leader in customer service from the company’s inception through the many mergers over the years. Through the difficult financial times when other airlines were laying off employees and filing for bankruptcy, Delta continued to pay their people well and keep them employed. There was an exception during the Ronald Allen CEO era of 1987 thru 1997. Human relations took a significant down turn during his tenure as CEO, especially during 1993 and 1994, but Delta decided to part ways with Allen and began repairing...
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...Customer Information Strategy Convergys Case 1. Convergys, a leader in contract-based business process outsourcing services, has been successful in acquiring high-profile customers (e.g. Verizon, FedEx & Starbucks, among others) across a wide variety of industries. Despite Convergys’ impressive customer list, the company has seen its operating margin decrease about 20% over the past 5 years. Key decision makers within the company believe that this decline is due, at least in part, to issues relating to client retention and acquisition strategies. At present, Convergys classifies its customer accounts into 3 tiers: A, B & C. “A” customers are considered to be of highest value, followed by “B” and “C” customers. Although the idea of internally segmenting customers to most effectively allocate company resources (to maximize profit) is sound, the segmentation strategy ought to be well designed and it must incorporate metrics that reflect specific attributes of the industries being served, while at the same time aligning with Convergys’ overall philosophy and business objectives (such as growth, for example). As evidenced by the continuous decline in Convergys’ operating margins over the past 5 years, contrasted with the high quality service it provides and the growth of the specific companies and industries it services, it is apparent that Convergys’ approach to growth is not particularly effective. In this case analysis, we will provide recommendations on strategies Convergys...
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...Impact of Nigeria's Bilateral Investment Agreements in Oil and Gas on the Right to Health and the Right to a Healthy Environment: A Case Study of the Niger Delta” Full Name of Student (Your student registration number) A XXXXXXXXXXX DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF DEGREE OF XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UNIVERITY Declaration I hereby declare that research thesis is my original work and has never been used presented for any degree or diploma in any university or institution. Where material is obtained from published or unpublished works, this has been fully acknowledged by citation in the main text and inclusion in the list of references. Table of Contents Declaration 2 Table of Contents 3 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 11 1.1 Background of the study 11 1.2 Statement of the Problem 27 1.2 Research Aims 29 1.3 Research Objectives 30 1.4 Research Questions 31 1.5 Justification of the Research 32 1.6 Research Methodology 42 1.6.2 Research design 45 1.6.2 Target population 45 1.6.3 Sampling 46 1.6.4 Data collection 46 1.6.5 Data presentation 46 1.7 Definition of terms 46 1.8.2 Environment 47 1.8.3 The right to health and the right to a healthy environment...
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...LEVEL III Question: Topic: Minutes: 1 Individual PM (IPS and Human Capital) 27 Reading References: Level III, Volume 2, Study Session 4, Reading 10 “Managing Individual Investor Portfolios,” Ch. 2, James W. Bronson, CFA, Matthew H. Scanlan, CFA, and Jan R. Squires, CFA, Managing Investment Portfolios: A Dynamic Process, Third Edition (CFA Institute, 2007). Level III, Volume 2, Study Session 4, Reading 14 “Lifetime Financial Advice: Human Capital, Asset Allocation, and Insurance,” Roger G. Ibbotson, Moshe A. Milevsky, Peng Chen, CFA, Kevin X. Zhu (The Research Foundation of CFA Institute, 2007). LOS: 2012-III-2-10-a, j, k, l “Managing Individual Investor Portfolios” The candidate should be able to: a) discuss how source of wealth, measure of wealth, and stage of life affect an individual investor’s risk tolerance; b) explain the role of situational and psychological profiling in understanding an individual investor; c) compare the traditional finance and behavioral finance models of investor decision making; d) explain the influence of investor psychology on risk tolerance and investment choices; e) explain the use of a personality typing questionnaire for identifying an investor’s personality type; f) compare risk attitudes and decision-making styles among distinct investor personality types, including cautious, methodical, spontaneous, and individualistic investors; g) explain the potential benefits, for both clients and investment advisers, of having a formal investment policy...
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...about the insurance business in Bangladesh and its prospect in the country under the topic of “The prospect of insurance business in Bangladesh”. In this chapter we will focus on the origin or background of the report, objectives of the report, scope of the research, methodology of the study and also the limitations that we have faced in preparation of the report. 1.1 Origin of the report: We have made the report basically to fulfill the partial obligation for the course of “Insurance and leasing”. In order to have a better idea about the insurance business and its overall condition and prospects in our country our honorable course teacher has approved us to complete the report. We think that this report gives us more or less a moderate idea and information about the insurance business in Bangladesh and at the same time it gives us the necessity of insurance business in the country. 1.2 Objectives of report: The objectives of the report are defined below: * The primary objective of writing the report is fulfilling the partial requirements of the BBA program. As as an essential part of the course of “Insurance and Leasing” we have made the report. * Giving an overall idea of the insurance business sector in Bangladesh including the history and present condition. * Showing some prospects and its opportunity in the overall business sector in the country is also a main objective of the study. Here we have shown the probable prospective area for the insurance business. ...
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