... The Truth behind Free Will: Luther vs. Erasmus The notion of free will is one of the most complex notions to define and to understand; it is defined differently according to one’s interpretation of the scriptures, especially the Bible. Both Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus, influenced by their faith and beliefs, write respectively against and for free will. Both try to adequately answer the questions: Does man have free will? If yes, why and how? If not, how? Possible answers to these questions given by both authors and some scholars who write against or for each one of these opponents’ arguments highlight, especially, the differences in the conception of man’s free will. Luther and his supporters view free will as an imaginary or impossible and dangerous thing to have; Erasmus and his supporters defend that the existence of man’s free will is irrefutable for it is in human nature itself as the Bible says it. In spite of some of Luther’s good ideas that prove man’s absence of free will and Erasmus’ excellent interpretation of the Bible, neither of them fully responds to the human yearning of knowing the concept of free will. After a thorough and wise analysis of the defense and abnegation of man’s free will of these authors, I find it impossible to fully deny or prove the existence of man’s free will. It is important to take into account Luther’s argument and Erasmus’ before making a decision about the concept of free will. First of all, we...
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...NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY BUS 489-Internship Submitted To: Adnan Habib (Intern Faculty) Lecturer School of Business North South University ACI Agribusiness Submitted By: Mushfiqur Rashid Chowdhury ID: 111 0195 030 North South University Date of Submission: 25th April, 2015 INTERNSHIP R E P O R T Table of Contents Contents | Page No. | Overview of the organization, department and people | 05 | Contribution to the organization | 06-07 | Lessons Learned | 08-09 | Interaction with supervisors | 09 | Dealt with difficulties encountered | 09-10 | Difference between expectation and experience | 10 | Influence in career plans | 10-11 | What would I do differently if I had to redo this internship | 11 | Appendix | 12-21 | Letter of Transmittal April 25, 2015 To Adnan Habib Lecturer North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subject: Submission of Internship Report Dear Sir, It is a great pleasure for me to have the opportunity to prepare my internship report which is prepared as a partial requirement of the Internship Course BUS 489 of BBA program under Department of Business Administration, North South University. In this internship report I have tried to come up with the experiences I have gathered from my three month stay in ACI Agribusiness under the Strategic & Planning department. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to have the chance to prepare my internship report under you. ...
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...what their competitors are offering. Gaining an advantage is the key to success and even survival. But many of the so-called advantages that businesses rely on are not sustainable. They can be easily copied, stolen or negated. Real competitive advantages — things like brand name recognition, patented manufacturing processes or exclusive rights to a scarce resource — cannot be easily copied. Every company has a unique set of strengths, and it's critical that you determine yours, as well as your competitors'. Hold a brainstorming session with your staff and advisors to perform a formal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis. This analysis helps you to see how your strengths stack up against your competitors' weaknesses and suggests ways to take advantage of marketplace opportunities. After you have performed the analysis, there are four basic competitive strategies to consider. 1. Become the low-cost supplier. By under-pricing the competition, you can achieve greater volume, which can drive your costs down even further by realizing economies of scale. Of course, it's important to still maintain a healthy profit margin so the key here is to lower costs, not just prices. 2. Achieve product or service quality differentiation. Think about the hundreds of companies that have achieved such differentiation for themselves. Take L'Oreal, for example. Why have they used the slogan "I'm worth it" for so many years? And are there really any other crackers on...
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...Agent-based social simulation: dealing with complexity Nigel Gilbert Centre for Research on Social Simulation University of Surrey Guildford UK n.gilbert@soc.surrey.ac.uk 18 December 2004 While the idea of computer simulation has had enormous influence on most areas of science, and even on the public imagination through its use in computer games such as SimCity, it took until the 1990s for it to have a significant impact in the social sciences. The breakthrough came when it was realised that computer programs offer the possibility of creating ‘artificial’ societies in which individuals and collective actors such as organisations could be directly represented and the effect of their interactions observed. This provided for the first time the possibility of using experimental methods with social phenomena, or at least with their computer representations; of directly studying the emergence of social institutions from individual interaction; and of using computer code as a way of formalising dynamic social theories. In this chapter, these advances in the application of computer simulation to the social sciences will be illustrated with a number of examples of recent work, showing how this new methodology is appropriate for analysing social phenomena that are inherently complex, and how it encourages experimentation and the study of emergence. Social simulation The construction of computer programs that simulate aspects of social behaviour can contribute...
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...government stepped in and gave the Chicago and New York police forces the power to pre-screen movies played in their cities and decide whether or not they should be shown – one of the first efforts to censor movies (Randall 11). Eventually the power to censor movies was given to The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America and its president: Will Hays; the system was nicknamed the Hay’s Code (Pollard 49). While the movie scripts were in development, the studios would submit the screenplay and the MPPDA decided whether or not to give it a stamp of approval on whether it was appropriate (Pollard 50-53). After years of court battles on whether it was legal to censor films, the courts ruled in the Miracle case that movies fall under free speech as a First Amendment right of an United States citizen (Randall 3-4). During this time, the MPPDA underwent a name change to become the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). With the name change, the MPAA shifted its focus from censorship, to giving ratings in order to assist parents. As a part of their new method, they developed their rating system to organize films into four different categories: G, PG, R, and X, with the PG-13 rating added later. The reason many people have been so upset about mature content reaching their children is that they believe it will negatively it will affect the children’s development. There actually is some science to back up the parents’ fears. Children are at a malleable stage in their lives...
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...American Marketing Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Marketing. http://www.jstor.org Hedonic Consumption: Emerging Concepts, Methods and Propositions Author(s): Elizabeth C. Hirschman and Morris B. Holbrook Source: Journal of Marketing, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Summer, 1982), pp. 92-101 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1251707 Accessed: 07-09-2015 14:31 UTC REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1251707?seq=1&cid=pdf-reference#references_tab_contents You may need to log in to JSTOR to access the linked references. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. This content downloaded from 195.176.55.48 on Mon, 07 Sep 2015 14:31:12 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Elizabeth C. Hirschman & Morris B. Holbrook Hedonic Consumption: Emerging Concepts, Methods and Propositions Introduction URING the 1950s there was substantial discussion...
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...Introduction to HRM * What Is Human Resource Management? * Process of managing human resources (human capital and intellectual assets) to achieve an organization’s objectives (Bohlander & Snell 2007) * Policies and practices involved in carrying out the “people” or human resource aspects of a management position, including recruiting, training, rewarding, and appraising (Dessler 2008) * Designing management systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively * and efficiently to accomplish organizational goals (Mathis & Jackson 2008) * Term HRM is used in two ways: * Generic approach: describes a body of management activities - seen as a new term for ‘personnel management’ * Distinctive approach to the management of people: distinct from personnel management - a distinct philosophy * Organizational Assets: Physical, Financial, Intangible, Human * Old Myths about HRM Old Myths | New Realities | People go into HR because they like people. | HR departments are not designed to provide corporate therapy or as social health-and -happiness retreats. HR professionals must create the practices that make employees more competitive, not more comfortable. | Anyone can do HR. | HR activities are based on theory and research. HR professionals must master both theory and practice. | HR deals with the soft side of a business and is therefore not accountable. | The impact of HR practices on business results can and must be measured...
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...USA $25.95 CANADA $27.95 • W h y do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin? • Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught? • W h y do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save 25 cents on a can of soup? • W h y do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are already full? • And how did we ever start spending $4.15 on a cup of coffee when, just a few years ago, we used to pay less than a dollar? hen it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're in control. We think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we? In a series o f illuminating, often surprising experi ments, M I T behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with ground breaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities. N o t only do we make astonishingly simple mistakes every day, but we make the same types of mistakes, Ariely discovers. We consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. We fail to understand the profound effects of our emotions on what we want, and we overvalue what we already own. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predict able—making us predictably irrational...
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...The Growth of Modern Finance* Robin Greenwood Harvard Business School and NBER David Scharfstein Harvard Business School and NBER July 2012 Abstract The U.S. financial services industry grew from 4.9% of GDP in 1980 to 7.9% of GDP in 2007. A sizeable portion of the growth can be explained by rising asset management fees, which in turn were driven by increases in the valuation of tradable assets, particularly equity. Another important factor was growth in fees associated with an expansion in household credit, particularly fees associated with residential mortgages. This expansion was itself fueled by the development of non-bank credit intermediation (or “shadow banking”). We offer a preliminary assessment of whether the growth of active asset management, household credit, and shadow banking – the main areas of growth in the financial sector – has been socially beneficial. * We thank Toomas Laarits for excellent research assistance. We are grateful to Lewis Alexander, John Campbell, Darrell Duffie, Sam Hanson, Anil Kashyap, Morgan Ricks, Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy Stein, Adi Sunderam, Paul Tucker, Bob Turley, Luigi Zingales, and especially David Autor and Tim Taylor for very helpful suggestions. We also thank Erin Ludlow, James Green, Rodger Smith, Karen Lanzetta, Justyna Podziemka, Covie Edwards-Pitt for their help and advice on financial services data, and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and Greenwich Associates for providing...
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...IMPORTANT This electronic version of The Century Vocabulary Builder (1922) has been prepared by Serenson Pty Ltd for www.write-better-english.com. This PDF follows the pagination of the original (hard copy) book and includes hypertext links that we have inserted, which look like this. Please do not remove links. Reformatting the original text into this PDF has been no easy task; it is possible that the process has introduced errors or caused omissions. As a result, we make no guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of this version of the Vocabulary Builder. If you find an error or omission in this PDF, please check the original book and contact us so that we can fix the error or omission. Please check your local copyright laws before accessing this PDF. If you are serious about building your vocabulary, we highly recommend you try the popular vocabularybuilding program called Ultimate Vocabulary Want the ultimate vocabulary builder? Click www.write-better-english com/ultimate-vocabulary.aspx THE CENTURY VOCABULARY BUILDER BY GARLAND GREEVER AND JOSEPH M. BACHELOR NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. Want the ultimate vocabulary builder? Click www.write-better-english com/ultimate-vocabulary.aspx PREFACE You should know at the outset what this book does not attempt to do. It does not, save to the extent that its own special purpose requires, concern itself with the many and intricate problems of grammar, rhetoric, spelling, punctuation, and the like; or clarify...
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...Quantitative Business Valuation Other Titles in the Irwin Library of Investment and Finance Convertible Securities by John P. Calamos Pricing and Managing Exotic and Hybrid Options by Vineer Bhansali Risk Management and Financial Derivatives by Satyajit Das Valuing Intangible Assets by Robert F. Reilly and Robert P. Schweihs Managing Financial Risk by Charles W. Smithson High-Yield Bonds by Theodore Barnhill, William Maxwell, and Mark Shenkman Valuing Small Business and Professional Practices, 3rd edition by Shannon Pratt, Robert F. Reilly, and Robert P. Schweihs Implementing Credit Derivatives by Israel Nelken The Handbook of Credit Derivatives by Jack Clark Francis, Joyce Frost, and J. Gregg Whittaker The Handbook of Advanced Business Valuation by Robert F. Reilly and Robert P. Schweihs Global Investment Risk Management by Ezra Zask Active Portfolio Management 2nd edition by Richard Grinold and Ronald Kahn The Hedge Fund Handbook by Stefano Lavinio Pricing, Hedging, and Trading Exotic Options by Israel Nelken Equity Management by Bruce Jacobs and Kenneth Levy Asset Allocation, 3rd edition by Roger Gibson Valuing a Business, 4th edition by Shannon P. Pratt, Robert F. Reilly, and Robert Schweihs The Relative Strength Index Advantage by Andrew Cardwell and John Hayden Quantitative Business Valuation A Mathematical Approach for Today’s Professional JAY B. ABRAMS, ASA, CPA, MBA McGRAW-HILL New York San Francisco Washington, D.C. Auckland Bogota ´ Caracas Lisbon London...
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.... ReseaRching and WRiting a disseRtation a guidebook foR business students Colin Fisher second edition . Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students . We work with leading authors to develop the strongest educational materials in management, bringing cutting-edge thinking and best learning practice to a global market. Under a range of well-known imprints, including Financial Times Prentice Hall, we craft high-quality print and electronic publications which help readers to understand and apply their content, whether studying or at work. To find out more about the complete range of our publishing, please visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk . Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students Second edition Colin Fisher with John Buglear Diannah Lowry Alistair Mutch Carole Tansley . Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies throughout the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk First published 2004 Second edition 2007 © Pearson Education Limited 2004 © Pearson Education Limited 2007 The right of Colin Fisher to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical...
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...In memory of Amos Tversky Contents Introduction Part I. Two Systems 1. The Characters of the Story 2. Attention and Effort 3. The Lazy Controller 4. The Associative Machine 5. Cognitive Ease 6. Norms, Surprises, and Causes 7. A Machine for Jumping to Conclusions 8. How Judgments Happen 9. Answering an Easier Question Part II. Heuristics and Biases 10. The Law of Small Numbers 11. Anchors 12. The Science of Availability 13. Availability, Emotion, and Risk 14. Tom W’s Specialty 15. Linda: Less is More 16. Causes Trump Statistics 17. Regression to the Mean 18. Taming Intuitive Predictions Part III. Overconfidence 19. The Illusion of Understanding 20. The Illusion of Validity 21. Intuitions Vs. Formulas 22. Expert Intuition: When Can We Trust It? 23. The Outside View 24. The Engine of Capitalism Part IV. Choices 25. Bernoulli’s Errors 26. Prospect Theory 27. The Endowment Effect 28. Bad Events 29. The Fourfold Pattern 30. Rare Events 31. Risk Policies 32. Keeping Score 33. Reversals 34. Frames and Reality Part V. Two Selves 35. Two Selves 36. Life as a Story 37. Experienced Well-Being 38. Thinking About Life Conclusions Appendix Uncertainty A: Judgment Under Appendix B: Choices, Values, and Frames Acknowledgments Notes Index Introduction Every author, I suppose, has in mind a setting in which readers of his or her work could benefit from having read it. Mine is the proverbial office watercooler, where opinions are shared and gossip is exchanged. I...
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...fourth EDItION fourth EDItION This clear, learner-friendly text helps today’s students bridge the gap between Its comprehensiveness allows instructors to tailor the material to their individual teaching styles, resulting in an exceptionally versatile text. Highlights of the Fourth Edition: Additional readings and essays in a new Appendix as well as in Chapters 7 and 8 nearly double the number of readings available for critical analysis and classroom discussion. An online chapter, available on the instructor portion of the book’s Web site, addresses critical reading, a vital skill for success in college and beyond. Visit www.mhhe.com/bassham4e for a wealth of additional student and instructor resources. Bassham I Irwin Nardone I Wallace New and updated exercises and examples throughout the text allow students to practice and apply what they learn. MD DALIM #1062017 12/13/09 CYAN MAG YELO BLK Chapter 12 features an expanded and reorganized discussion of evaluating Internet sources. Critical Thinking thinking, using real-world examples and a proven step-by-step approach. A student ' s Introduction A student's Introduction everyday culture and critical thinking. It covers all the basics of critical Critical Thinking Ba ssha m I Irwin I Nardone I Wall ace CRITICAL THINKING A STUDENT’S INTRODUCTION FOURTH EDITION Gregory Bassham William Irwin Henry Nardone James M. Wallace King’s College TM bas07437_fm_i-xvi.indd i 11/24/09 9:53:56 AM TM Published by McGraw-Hill...
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...Ba ssha m I I rwi n I N ardon e I Wal l ac e CRITICAL THINKING A STUDENT’S INTRODUCTION FOURTH EDITION Gregory Bassham William Irwin Henry Nardone James M. Wallace King’s College TM TM Published by McGraw-Hill, an imprint of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2005, 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 0 ISBN: 978-0-07-340743-2 MHID: 0-07-340743-7 Vice President, Editorial: Michael Ryan Director, Editorial: Beth Mejia Sponsoring Editor: Mark Georgiev Marketing Manager: Pam Cooper Managing Editor: Nicole Bridge Developmental Editor: Phil Butcher Project Manager: Lindsay Burt Manuscript Editor: Maura P. Brown Design Manager: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Laurie Entringer Production Supervisor: Louis Swaim Composition: 11/12.5 Bembo by MPS Limited, A Macmillan Company Printing: 45# New Era Matte, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Cover Image: © Brand X/JupiterImages Credits: The credits section for this book begins on page C-1 and is considered an extension of the copyright page. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication...
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