...Very smooth flow of summary points. Conclusion effectively summarises the report gives specific, feasible recommendations. Smooth flow of summary points. Conclusion is recognisable and ties up almost all loose ends and gives a recommendation. Fairly smooth flow of summary points. Conclusion does not effectively summarise main points and contains no recommendations. Choppy flow of summary points. PA-NN (0-5) The company, product and target country background information is unclear, too general or not related to the topic. PA-NN (0-20) Analysis characterised by generalisations and statements of the obvious. Also, a reliance on narration or description rather than analysis. Little IB theory applied. Analytical tools and economic indicators were missing or used in a superficial manner. Entry mode is unrealistic, not well-planned and undeveloped. PA-NN (0-5) Financial projections were missing. PA-NN (0-5) Some information collected that relates to the task. Mark/10 Mark/40 Mark/10 HD (8) Contains detailed, relevant company, product and target country background information. DI (7) Contains all main important details...
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...Median, Mode New Statistical Notation • Σ : sigma – The symbol Σ means to sum (add) the scores Central Tendency What Is Central Tendency? • A score that indicates where the center of the distribution tends to be located. • Tells us about the shape and nature of the distribution. d b Measures of Central Tendency • Mode • Median • Mean The Mode • The most frequently occurring score. • Typically useful in describing central tendency when the scores reflect a nominal scale of measurement. l f The Mode • It does not make sense to take the average in nominal data. – Gender: 67 males --- 1 50 females ---- 2 14 13 14 14 10 15 13 12 17 15 13 14 11 14 14 15 13 15 Score S 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 f 1 0 4 6 4 1 1 1 What is the mode? N=18 Unimodal Distributions When Wh a polygon h l has one hump (such as on the normal curve) the distribution is called unimodal. 14 15 15 14 10 15 13 12 17 15 13 12 11 12 15 12 13 12 Score S 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 f 1 0 5 2 3 5 1 1 What is the mode? N=18 Bimodal Distributions When distribution Wh a di ib i has two scores that are most frequently occurring, it is called d bimodal. Example Score S 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 f 1 4 5 4 6 7 9 N=36 What is the mode? Uses of The Mode • In nominal data – Since we cannot use mean or median • Also in ordinal, interval or ratio data, along with mean and median ih d di Problems with The Mode • Gives...
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...STYLUS TOUGH-8010 / μ TOUGH-8010 STYLUS TOUGH-6020 /μ TOUGH-6020 STYLUS TOUGH-3000 /μ TOUGH-3000 Instruction Manual DIGITAL CAMERA ● Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. ● The application software and instruction manual PDF file are stored on the internal memory of the camera. ● We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs. ● In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information contained in this manual. ● The screen and camera illustrations shown in this manual were produced during the development stages and may differ from the actual product. Unless otherwise specified, the explanation about these illustrations is provided for STYLUS TOUGH-8010/μ TOUGH-8010. Step Checking the contents of the box 1 or LI-50B*1 Strap *1 LI-42B*2 *2 Lithium Ion Battery STYLUS TOUGH-8010/μ TOUGH-8010 and STYLUS TOUGH-6020/μ TOUGH-6020 STYLUS TOUGH-3000/μ TOUGH-3000 or Digital camera USB cable (CB-USB6) Other accessories not shown: Warranty card Contents may vary depending on purchase location. AV cable (CB-AVC3) USB-AC adapter (F-2AC) Step Preparing the Camera “Preparing the Camera” (p. 11) 2 4 Step Shooting and Playing...
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...ACADEMIC GUIDELINES www.ibs.utm.my ACADEMIC GUIDELINES CONTENTS ITEM PAGE Overview / Background of UTM 4 Philosophy of UTM 4 Vision of UTM 4 Mission of UTM 4 Motto of UTM 4 International Business School (IBS) In Brief 5 Vision of UTM IBS 5 Mission of UTM IBS 5 Core Values 5 Client Charter 6 UTM IBS Organization Chart 7 Postgraduate Administrator 8 Graduate Faculty 9 Enrolment and Duration Of Studies 13 Change of Program Of Study, Type of Registration, And Mode of Study 13 Withdrawal (TD) of a Course 14 Attendance 14 Academic Load 14 Credit Exemption and Transfer 15 Grading System 16 Academic Standing 17 Deferment, Suspension and Termination 18 2 ACADEMIC GUIDELINES ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) 20 21 Introduction MBA Course Structure Programme Specifications and Learning Outcomes 23 Course Synopsis 26 21 DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA) Programme Specifications and Learning Outcomes DBA Course Structure 38 41 OTHER INFORMATION REFERENCES UTM IBS Postgraduate Student Society (PGSS) 42 43 3 ACADEMIC GUIDELINES OVERVIEW / BACKGROUND OF UTM The main campus of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is located in a strategic area of 1,177 hectares in the Iskandar Development Region, Johor.UTM has another campus known as the UTM Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Semarak with an area of 18 hectares. The history of UTM began in 1904 as a Treacher Techical School and was later...
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...samenvatting_introduction_to_international_business.pdf Samenvatting Introduction to International Business Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | International Business | Introduction to International Business Verspreiden niet toegestaan | Gedownload door: Dorien De Vries | ID: 118424 INTRO TO IB KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS Conceptual Foundations of International Business Strategy 1. Internationally transferable FSAs . Tacit knowledge = personal knowledge MNE’s heritage=key routines developed by the firm since its inception. 4 archetypes of administrative heritage: • Centralized exporter=only exporting the standardized product, no activity in host country. • International projector=FSAs from home country copied, no development of new ones. • International coordinator=different parts of the production process in different countries. • Multi-centered MNE=does everything(produce, sell, etc.) in the host country. 2. Non-transferable or location bound FSAs. 4 types of non-transferable FSAs: • Stand-alone resources=linked to location advantages. Such as certain immobile markets. • Other resources=such as local marketing knowledge, don’t have same value abroad. • Local best practices=routines which are highly effective at home, not the same abroad. • Recombination capabilities=taking FSAs/products from home and adapt it to host country. 3. Location advantages. !Strengths of a location, useable for all the firm’s operations in that location. !The reason why an MNE should go there. Foreign...
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...Introduction 2 2. IB theories (IDP, ILO) and their invalidation for IB firms from NICs 2 2.1 IDP paradigm: 2 2.2 OLI theory 3 3. Globalization and IDP paradigm 4 4. Samsung’s role in the outpacing of IDP position of Korea 6 4.1 Development of technology capability 7 4.2 Crisis management creation and human resources management 7 4.3 R&D support and technology capabilities 8 4.4 Financial resources transferred within the group 8 5. Conclusions 9 References 11 1. Introduction Since the early 1980s, the world economy has experienced rapid ‘globalization’. Globalization has changed the pattern of trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) in world economic activity. One remarkable change lies in the once widely used investment development path (IDP) paradigm. In many newly industrialized countries, MNEs have accelerated their internationalization, leading to an increase of outward FDI from those countries on a scale earlier than the IDP would suggest. This report introduces some IB theories such as OLI and IDP, and explains why these theories are more useful for describing the internationalization process of large established IB firms but less so for IB firms from newly industrialized countries. Also, the role of globalization in changing the predictions of IDP paradigm as well as how Samsung took a major role in enabling Korea to outpace its IDP position have been illustrated in this report. 2. IB theories (IDP, ILO) and their invalidation for IB firms from...
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...45 2014 January International Business Studies and the Imperative of Context. Exploring the ‘Black Whole’ in Institutional Theory Michael Jakobsen ©Copyright is held by the author or authors of each Discussion Paper. Copenhagen Discussion Papers cannot be republished, reprinted, or reproduced in any format without the permission of the paper's author or authors. Note: The views expressed in each paper are those of the author or authors of the paper. They do not represent the views of the Asia Research Centre or Copenhagen Business School. Editor of the Copenhagen Discussion Papers: Associate Professor Michael Jacobsen Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Porcelænshaven 24 DK-2000 Frederiksberg Denmark Tel.: (+45) 3815 3396 Email: mj.int@cbs.dk www.cbs.dk/arc International Business Studies and the Imperative of Context. Exploring the ‘Black Whole’ in Institutional Theory Michael Jakobsen Associate Professor Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School mj.int@cbs.dk Abstract The aim of this article is to take a critical look at how to perceive informal institutions within institutional theory. Douglas North in his early works on institutional theory divided the national institutional framework into two main categories, formal and informal institution or constraints as he called them. The formal constraints consisted of political rules, judicial decisions and economic contracts, whereas informal constraints consisted of socially sanctioned norms...
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...Abstract—The well established advantages of resonant converters for battery chargers, including fast response, low switching losses, easy of the control scheme, simplicity of circuit configuration, and low electromagnetic interference (EMI), among others, have led to their increasing attraction. This work develops a highly efficient battery charger with a parallel-loaded resonant converter for battery charging applications to improve the performance of traditional switching-mode charger circuits. The charging voltage can be regulated by varying the switching frequency. The switching frequency of the parallel-loaded resonant battery charger was set at continuous conduction mode (CCM). Circuit operation modes are determined from the conduction profiles. Operating equations and operating theory are also developed. This study utilizes the fundamental wave approximation with a battery equivalent circuit to simplify the charger circuit analyses and presents an efficient, small-sized, and cost-effective switched-mode converter for battery chargers. A prototype charger with parallel-loaded resonant converter designed for a 12V-48Ah battery is built and tested to verify the analytical predictions. The maximum charging efficiency of the proposed battery charger topology is as high as 90.9%. Satisfactory performance is obtained from the experimental results. Keywords- battery charger, parallel-loaded resonant converter, softswitching converter. I. INTRODUCTION Batteries are commonly...
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...Length of central crack Side length of wedge Number of axial splits Current crushing load Mean post-crushing load Peak load Adhesive energy per unit area of layers Radius of curvature of the frond Displacement Wall thickness of square frustum Crush speed Energy absorbed Total energy dissipated Energy required for the crush zone formation Angle of wedge Strain Semi-apical angle of square frustum Static friction coefficient Dynamic friction coefficient Tensile fracture stress Normal stress INTRODUCTION Components made of composite materials have been recognised to possess significant crashworthy characteristics accompanied by weight and cost effectiveness, l The influence of various parameters on the crashworthy ability of composite thin-walled structures was examined in detail, but conflicting results were produced. 2~ In Ref. 5 a simple theoretical approach is proposed, based on an equation similar to the buckling load equation for a column on an elastic foundation, which can be used to predict whether a change in energy absorption of a composite tube occurs as a result of changes in geometry or material properties. Over the last decade, the authors have been extensively dealing, both experimentally and theoretically, with the crashworthy behaviour of fibreglass composite components in the form of shells of various geometries i.e. circular tubes and frusta, square tubes and frusta, hourglass cross sections, etc., subjected to axial collapse and/or bending. 6-13 The main purpose...
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...[pic][pic]Preparation for AS / IB French [pic] [pic] At AS/A2 and IB level you will be exploring topics in greater detail and moving to wider issues concerning society and the world around you. Some are very broad, for example, environmental issues, world disasters and the rise of new political powers. Other topics will remain personal in nature, such as healthy living, marriage, relationships and young people’s attitudes. How will your work be different? You will be expected to work more independently and take responsibility for your own learning. This will require you to research topics, form your own opinions and develop a much wider vocabulary. Skills Required Below are some of the skills that are needed to be successful at A Level and IB. You may already be competent in some of these, whilst your sixth-form course will help you to develop others further. • To be well-informed • To be able to express opinions and reactions and to provide well-researched information • To be able to prepare a topic in detail • To respond fully when prompted, basing responses on factual knowledge • To be able to present a logical argument coherently and clearly • To be able to use abstract language • To show initiative and imagination • To use the target language spontaneously and with increasing fluency • To use formal as well as informal language • To use accurate pronunciation and appropriate intonation • To show knowledge...
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...A COMPARISON BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND TRADITIONAL BANKS: PRE AND POST THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS Mohamed Hashem Rashwan1 The British University in Egypt ABSTRACT This study tests the efficiency and profitability of banks that belongs to two different sectors: a) Islamic Banks (IBs) and b) Traditional Banks (TBs). The study concentrates on the pre and post 2008 financial crisis with an aim to test if there are any significant differences in performance between the two sectors. The study applies the MANOVA techniques to analyze the financial secondary data for only publicly traded banks in the same region. The findings of the study show that there is a significant difference between the two sectors in 2007 and 2009 and there are no significant differences in 2008, which indicates the effect of the crisis on both sectors. IBs outperform TBs in 2007 and TBs outperform IBs in 2009. This result indicates the spread of the crisis to the real economy where IBs usually operate. INTRODUCTION Forty years ago Islamic Finance was virtually an unknown system; interestingly it has expanded to become a distinctive and fast growing segment of the International Financials markets. With a growth rate that ranges from 15% to 20% (EL- Qoroshy 2005). Islamic Finance in general and Islamic banking in specific become main players in the financial world. According to the IMF survey (2010) the total capital managed under Islamic Finance systems was estimated to be $820 billion at the end of 2008. More than...
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...Abstract The objective of this study is to have practical knowledge on the Retail Banking services provided by the Private Conventional Banks and the Islamic banks in Bangladesh. Today, banks realize the importance of Retail Banking and its potential to help them acquire new customers, retain existing ones and maximize their lifetime value. this report provides an overall view of Retail Banking services in Bangladesh. the services provided by Private Conventional Banks and the Islamic banks are mentioned. Followed by are the products that are being used to provide these services. A trend of the retail banking services is done in the analysis part of this report. The Islamic banking concept is being adopted by some of the Private Commercial Banks to generate better understanding of the customer for product development, segmentation, appropriate targeting, campaign management and maintenance of long term profitable and mutually beneficial relationships with customers. The concept of Islamic Banking has been implemented on a vast scale. To meet the objective of the report a trend analysis of the retail deposit indicators,retail deposits and loans and advances is done in the fifth part of the report. there growth is also shown with line graphs. A comparison is also made between the PCB's retail banking services and that of IB's. In part six findings are listed and some recommendations are also made accordingly. Table of Contents Sl No | Topic | Page No. | 1.0 | Introduction1...
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...48550 Electrical Energy Technology Chapter 6. Synchronous Machines Topics to cover: 1) Introduction 2) Synchronous machine structures 3) Rotating magnetic field 4) Equivalent circuit model 5) Performance as a generator 6) Performance as a motor Introduction A synchronous machine is an ac rotating machine whose speed under steady state condition is proportional to the frequency of the current in its armature. The magnetic field created by the armature currents rotates at the same speed as that created by the field current on the rotor, which is rotating at the synchronous speed, and a steady torque results. Synchronous machines are commonly used as generators especially for large power systems, such as turbine generators and hydroelectric generators in the grid power supply. Because the rotor speed is proportional to the frequency of excitation, synchronous motors can be used in situations where constant speed drive is required. Since the reactive power generated by a synchronous machine can be adjusted by controlling the magnitude of the rotor field current, unloaded synchronous machines are also often installed in power systems solely for power factor correction or for control of reactive kVA flow. Such machines, known as synchronous condensers, may be more economical in the large sizes than static capacitors. With power electronic variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) power supplies, synchronous motors, especially those with permanent magnet rotors, are widely used...
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...1 No.3 ISLAMIC BANKING IN BANGLADESH: PERFORMANCE, PROBLEMS & PROSPECTS Md. Abdul Awwal Sarker Islamic banks can provide efficient banking services to the nation if they are supported with appropriate banking laws, and regulations. This will help them introducing PLS modes of operations, which are very much conducive to economic development. It would be better if Islamic banks had the opportunity to work as a sole system in an economy. That would provide Islamic banking system to fully utilize its potentials. Studies show that Islamic banks can not operate with its full efficiency level if it operates under a conventional banking framework, their efficiency goes down in a number of dimensions. The deterioration is not because of Islamic bank’s own mechanical deficiencies. Rather it is the efficiency-blunt operations of the conventional banking system that puts obstructions to efficient operation of Islamic banks. This does not mean that the survival of Islamic banks operating within the conventional banking framework is altogether threatened. Evidences from Bangladesh indicate that Islamic banks can survive even within a conventional banking framework by which over from PLS to trade related modes of financing. The Genesis of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh At birth, Bangladesh inherited an interest based banking system, which was introduced here earlier when the country was a part of British Colony. Since its inception Bangladesh saw a new trend in banking both at...
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...Handbook on Islamic SME Financing Islamic Banking Department State Bank of Pakistan The Team Name Designation Contact Mr. Pervez Said Director Pervez.Said@sbp.org.pk Mr. Imran Ahmad Senior Joint Director Imran.Ahmad@sbp.org.pk Ms. Fatima Javaid Regulating Officer Fatima.Javaid@sbp.org.pk TABLE OF CONTENTS S.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 Background Introduction Prudential regulations for SME Financing Importance in light of Strategic Plan for Islamic Banking Industry Scope of Islamic Banking over Conventional Banking in current Financial crises Proposed Products for Islamic SME Financing Need for Risk Management 7 Murabaha Financing Transaction Structure Accounting Treatment Risk Management 12 12 15 15 18 20 18 21 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 31 33 34 35 35 38 39 40 PARTICULARS Page No. 1 2 4 9 11 8 Ijarah Based Financing Basic Rules Accounting Treatment Risk Management 9 Salam Based Financing Basic Rules Accounting Treatment Risk Management 10 Diminishing Musharaka Basic Transaction Structure Accounting Treatment Risk Management 11 Istisna Financing Flow of Transaction Accounting Treatment Risk Management 12 Project Financing Handbook On Islamic SME Financing BACKGROUND One of the important characteristics of a flourishing and growing economy is a blooming SMEs sector. Small and medium enterprises play an important role in the development of a country. SMEs contribute to economic growth in various ways like...
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