...aspects (Hall, 2000). Nevertheless, various activities, behaviours, policies, planning and development strategies have a significant impact (Hall, 2000). Cooper et al (2005) argues that any development requires detailed planning in order to achieve all objectives successfully. Tourism is a multi-sector activity which brings social, economic and environmental impacts that require careful planning in order to avoid negatives (such as environmental damage, lack of power) and maximise socio-economic contribution, involvement of local community within the destination. In many countries the tourism policies are based on their overall economic policy. Even though countries are operating in a competitive environment, a number of different agents of national tourism policies are called upon to cooperate by international (governmental and non-governmental) organisations. Their role is to promote the national and international tourism development and to create a balance between macroeconomic policies and each sector that is involved in tourism (Vellas and Becherel, 1995). Different international organisations are focusing on diverse issues: security, sovereignty, health, safety, environmental protection, rights of local people, and the role of industry in development. Two examples of different organisations will be used in order to demonstrate issues they are focusing on and show how they are fitting in within tourism planning and development aspects. UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational...
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...FINN4233, Financial Policy and Planning EXAM 2 TAKE-HOME QUESTION This question is due by 2:00PM on Friday , March 26, 2004. No late submissions will be considered for a grade! Students are not allowed to discuss the exam with their classmates, colleagues, friends, internet buddies, etc. prior to the submission!! The submitted answers must be your own work. Show all your work for partial credit. Important: As future financial economists, analysts, captains of industries, etc., you must be able to present your results in a clean, concise, and understandable manner. Therefore, it is your responsibility to make sure that I understand the way you interpret your work, logic, etc. Unreadable and/or unclear work will be awarded with zero points. All answers should by TYPED. Good luck! Prepare a (typed) report on valuation of Oxford Learning Centres (OLC) utilizing the data from the case “Oxford Learning Centres Inc.: The Childtime Alternative”. Address all of the following questions (attempt to structure your analysis to specifically answer each of the questions, one after another). (Since I want to make your life a little easier, note that the end of this document contains electronic copies of the most important case exhibits, as well as one extra Exhibit A (containing data on most recent acquisitions in the supplemental education industry): a) Is this a good time for Mr. Whitehead to sell a significant stake of OLC to Childtime? How did OLC perform in the recent...
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...Language planning and policy is the act through which a nation-state’s language is introduced politically and formally to serve a distinct purpose with official status. All groups, majority and minority, within the nation-state should ideally be represented by the chosen and implemented language. As Winsa notes “[There is] hardly any language planning that is independent of a multidimensional socio-political discourse” (Winsa, 1999). In theory, language planning and policy hopes to have a midline through which the selected language represents the citizens of the nation-state and also hold a level of prestige that is recognized politically. This essay will endeavour to examine the language planning policy of Sweden, and in particular evaluate such policy in its effectiveness as a language. English as a language has gained exponential attention world-wide for its dominance as a result of globalisation, this is particularly obvious when examining the language planning policies of the different nations of the world (Hult, 2012; Spolsky, 2004 in Hult, 2004). It can be argued that within Sweden the previously strong Swedish official language is now being threatened by the implementation of English (Hult, 2004). While Swedish is the singular recognized official language of Sweden, English has extreme prominence as a language of academic instruction and as aforementioned has been argued to be of threat to the Swedish language (Winsa, 1999). Since gaining membership to the European Union...
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...Contingency Planning Policy Statement iPremier has chosen to adopt the Contingency Planning principles established in NIST SP 800-34 “Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology (IT) Systems,” as the official policy for the risk management, incident response for DDoS attacks. The following subsections outline the Contingency Planning standards that constitute iPremier’s policy. Each iPremier Business System, including third-party service providers, is then bound to this policy, and must develop or adhere to a program plan which demonstrates compliance with the policy related the standards documented. Business Impact Analysis Preliminary System Information Organization: iPremier Date BIA Completed: System Name: Customer’s Web...
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...Human Capital Needs in Agriculture and Allied Sectors - Policy Options National Academy of Agriculture Research Management (NAARM, Hyderabad) and Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR, New Delhi) The Backdrop Agriculture sector is the mainstay of Indian economy ensuring food security and providing livelihood to millions involved either directly or indirectly with this sector. This sector has a strong mutually beneficial interface with the industry sector. Notwithstanding its declining share in country’s GDP, agriculture continues, and will continue to be the key to nation’s growth and development. Over the years Indian agriculture had made tremendous progress which, in a large measure, is directly or indirectly, due to the contributions of agricultural science and technology, and development of human skills to take advantage of the technology, be it through development of improved seed and planting material, plant protection, irrigation and soil conservation measures, mechanization and other productive agricultural practices as well as in putting on ground a massive infrastructure for extension work and transfer of technology to the farmers. In recent times, however, the pattern of agricultural growth has become somewhat erratic. The challenges that Indian agriculture faces today because of factors like shrinkage of available land, decline in soil quality and response to inputs, inadequate and uneven penetration of technology and skills, and above all...
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...Economic Planning Unit and Public Service Department will conducting Preliminary Hearing about budget process. In this step, they only discuss about policies and issues of a general nature. It is also purposely to check budget proposals with policy directives. As for next two months, they would hold a Budget Hearing. This Budget Hearing is conduct on May and June. The main purpose of Budget Hearing is to examine the request of the staff by the Public Service Department. In addition to that, Budget Hearing also ensuring that annual budget proposal conforms to the five years development plan. Other than that, the purpose is to consider the physical as well as financial performance for past years and look at the government financial position and New Economic Policy objectives. Next month, consolidation of the federal budget expenditure would be conducted by treasury. On August to September, in order to make an approval by Ministry of Finance and Cabinets for the federal budget expenditure, the dialogue session will be conducted. They will consider on every significant business and group community. This dialogue will be last for last two weeks and cover consultation with Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), Economic Association of Malaysia, Consumer and Bankers Association, Chambers of Commerce and voluntary organization. The dialogue will follow by Treasury and they will jot down all the criticisms of the existing policy and study proposal for new policy and ax change...
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... as to many other elite theorists, that capitalism is now interlacing with politics, in such a way that corporations are now able to determine and effectively influence the direction that government policies should take. This corporate power uses a certain number of mechanisms, strategies and processes whether legal or illegal, official or unofficial, to reach that end (Domhoff, 1990). In this essay, I aim at establishing and describing these processes as well as evaluating their impact on society. Concurrently, I shall evaluate and analyse this argument. Before establishing these strategies, I believe it is important that one be aware of what makes the corporate power elite and how it has managed to create a network or upper class and even corporate community network to determine domestic/national policy. Modern capitalist societies are not simply made of the upper class and corporate communities who as Domhoff argues, include all large income-producing property owners who also happen to control all the source of capital, thus constituting both a social and economic class (Domhoff, 2010: 7) at the top of the social hierarchy. There are also a variety of non-profit associations that are significant because they structure and determine the different discussions over public policy as well as the public opinion which, indeed, matters most to governments (Wetherley, 2008). Although they have been qualified of non-partisan or bipartisan due to the fact that they are neither associated...
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...IT development where IT governance is policies and rules to a project. In other word, IT governance is a whole single identity while IT execution is a step in a project. We will go further detail of the different of the two terms. But first, we will elaborate the term IT execution and IT governance. As stated above, execution is a phase in a project. IT execution usually comes after analyzing and planning phase of a project. Following the execution phase will be testing, clean up, and monitoring. In the execution or a project, it requires setting up responsibilities, time management, authorities, and control mechanism to accomplish the task. We will see later how governance does this IT execution. In the Execution phase, the project is carry out and complete. In the field of Information Technology, it can be anything from connecting a new network to upgrading an existence application or hardware to implementing security policies. As the project is being developed, executioner must refer back to the planning phase for guidance and error checking (Project Execution Phase, n.d.). Governance is the process of insure and control the series of actions, changes, or functions for proper performance. The important key factors of governance are responsibility, authority, and communication (decision rights). In an enterprise, governance defines the roles and responsibilities for each member. Governance also includes measurement, policy, standards and control mechanisms to...
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...Strengthening administrative and institutional mechanisms Integrated and effective cooperation and coordination among government sectors and between government and other sectors shall be enhanced in order to achieve efficient environmental management and protection. All the mechanisms shaping government policy to address the issue will be improved and adjusted to obtain the implementation, monitoring and feedback efficiently and effectively. Environmental legislation and standards will be reviewed and revised where necessary to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of law. Particular attention will be given to enforcement. Ministries and government agencies are encouraged to establish mechanisms to ensure that environmental considerations are integrated into the projects and their development activities. Managerial and technical capabilities of federal, state and local environmental matters will be strengthened to enable effective implementation of laws and environmental regulations. Economic Planning Unit of the Federal and State will play a key role in the planning and implementation as well as an important linkage between policies and implementation of natural resource management and environmental protection in the federal state and local levels. Efforts to promote a sense of environmental responsibility in the private sector will be enhanced through their active cooperation and participation in training programs and environmental awareness. Every industry will be encouraged...
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...Assessment Task 1 Risk Review Macville Risk Management Policy and Risk Management Strategy Written Report Keeley Lassig SCOPE To become a water wise cafe, implementing policies and procedures in order for the cafe to run effectively. Upgrade toilet and dishwasher. Purchase frozen par-bake cooking system. GOALS * Serve competitive high quality coffee and food. * To have friendly well trained staff who provide great customer service. * Be Water wise * Be a profitable establishment with ongoing growth STAKEHOLDERS Stakeholder | Internal/External | Role in Process | Stake in Process | Macville Pty Ltd | Internal | Owners | High | Me | Internal | Manager, Finance, Audit | High | James Mansfield | Internal | 2nd in Charge | High | Paula Kinski | Internal | CEO | High | Goldsmith Partners | External | Legal Advisers | Medium | Ron Langford | External | Landlord | High | Public | External | Customers | High | Staff | Internal | All Roles | High | Suppliers | External | Supplying Stock | High | ANALYSIS PEST Policies and Procedures – to include Human Resources Policy Financial Policies Corporate Governance Policies Business Planning and Budgeting External Audit Risk Management Reviews Monthly Planning Taxation Economic Growth Computers Water Policy Establish own products Employee Confidentiality Wage and Super Records National Broadband Network Footpath Dining Incedent reports SWOT Staff Customers Profit...
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...Budgeting and Variance Analysis TJ Wicker TJ Wicker Kaplan University Chapter 8 Question 8.1 Why are planning and budgeting so important to an organization’s success? Planning and budgeting both play a critical role in the finance functions of all healthcare service organizations. In fact, on could argue (and usually win the argument) the planning and budgeting are the most importnat of all finance related tasks. Planning encompasses the overall process of preparing for the future. Because of tis’ importance to organizational success, most health services managers, especially at large organizations, spend a great deal of time on a=activities related to planning. Budgeting is an offshoot of the planning process. A set of budgets is the basic managerial accounting tool used to tie together planning and control functions. In general, organizational plans focus on the long-term big picture, and through the control mechanism, ensuring that current performance is consistent with organizational plans and goals. Question 8.2 Briefly describe the planning process. Be sure to include summaries of the strategic, operating and financial plans. 1. Goal setting: Plans are the means to achieve certain ends or objectives. Therefore, establishment of organizational or overall objectives is the first step in planning. Setting objectives is the most crucial part of planning. The organizational objectives should be set in key areas of operations. The objectives must be clear, specific...
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...The Policy Process: Part 1 HCS 455 January 13, 2014 The Policy Process: Part I – Health Care Reform Policies are considered and reviewed on a daily basis with intentions of solving problems and improving quality of life. The policies that are implemented in order to improve the health care system for Americans have an affect on every individual person. With this being said, it is especially essential that all policies are carefully contemplated before they are actually implemented. This paper will address how topics become policies. This will include three stages, which consist of the formulation stage, the legislative stage, and the implementation stage. There are several stages that a policy must go through before it can be established. These steps are essential to the process and need to be efficiently followed through throughout the policy process in order to be certain the the policy will in fact solve the problem that is at hand as well as be able to improve the quality of life for all citizens. The stages included in the establishment of a policy include: agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and termination. There are many situations that represent the economic need that America has for an improvement in health care as well as the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is also known as the Health Care Reform. Before the country was able to experience the benefits of this policy, going through...
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...Case Study - Critical Analysis of Diversity Policy You must read AXA’s diversity policy in Appendix A, and then answer the following questions: 1. How do you believe that this policy can improve AXA’s business? 2. Who are the important stakeholders within AXA who can implement and enforce this policy? 3. What actions so you think need to be taken in order to implement and maintain this policy? 4. What improvements do you believe can be made to this policy? 5. How does this policy differ from the diversity policy at your current or prior work place? Part 2 – Develop and Implement a Diversity Policy You must develop a diversity policy for Wesfarmers which includes the following components: 1. Research Wesfarmers’ diversity needs 2. Write the diversity policy 3. Implement the diversity policy 4. Review the diversity policy Your submitted documentation should clearly indicate the Stages and tasks as outlined below. Eg. Stage 1, task 3, etc. Stage 1: Research Cole’s diversity needs You should start by reviewing Wesfarmers’ existing practices and policies regarding diversity. 1. Identify potential benefits to Wesfarmers by having a diversity policy. 2. Discuss how these benefits will help Wesfarmers meets its business objectives and goals. 3. Consult with key stakeholders about their requirements for a diversity policy and evaluate their input. Stage 2: Write the diversity policy 1. Draft a diversity policy for Wesfarmers based on the research you conducted...
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...Project Running Head: FINAL PROJECT Strategic planning helps educational organizations plan a path for the achievement of its goals. The planning process should begin with an internal review of the organizations current operations and identifying what areas are in need of improvement. Once the internal review is complete, additional planning involves identifying the results the organization wants to achieve and establishing the next steps necessary to reach the intended goals. These goals or factors can range from: finances, public relations, policy development, personnel recruitment or overall strategic planning in light of student performance. This strategic plan will focus on the financial aspects of an organizations plan. Establishing and implementing effective financial policies are fundamental in an educational organizations success. One essential component of a strategic plan is the establishment of financial policies and procedures. Financial policies are the rules that govern the financial decisions making process of an organization. Educational organizations adopt these policies and follow them to guide them when making financial decisions. Upon adoption of the organizations financial policies, the organizations financial decisions making process is simplified, because the institutions governing body has already developed the financial policies needed to make important decisions. Many times financial policies result from "past experiences." These experiences...
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...Facility Planning Part 2 Pamela Jackson HCS/446 September 28, 2015 Rachel Rivera Facility Planning – Part II Facility planning for a health care organization or outpatient clinic takes on its own unique regulatory requirements. Regulatory requirements are requirements that have been mandated by various federal, states, and local municipalities regarding the operation and safety of business operations as well as services provided. They are the legal fence between education and catastrophe.”The basic regulatory frameworks and acts that govern the present business operations include Sarbanes Oxley Act ([SOX], 2002), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ([HIPAA], 1996).” (Ezinearticles.com 2012) The main purpose of these regulatory requirements and tools is to ensure that society as a whole reap the benefits through accountability, integrity and confidentiality. The impact on regulatory requirements is based on how they are implemented. Regulatory Requirements Effect on the Design and Equipment Many times when planning a facility for use in an outpatient clinic it is important to research the regulatory requirements for equipment utilized in the care of patients and how it will impact the over all care, safety and wellness of the organization. The design of health care facilities is governed by many regulations and technical requirements. It is also affected by many less defined needs and pressures. The facility must...
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