...the source of capitalist incentives to innovate. Moreover, many of the concerns that private firms fail to address “social goals” can be addressed through government contracting and regulation, without resort to government ownership. The case for private provision only becomes stronger when competition between suppliers, reputational mechanisms, the possibility of provision by private not-for-profit firms, as well as political patronage and corruption, are brought into play. 1 What kinds of goods and services should be provided by government employees as opposed to private firms? Should government workers make steel and cars in government-owned factories? Should teachers and doctors be publicly employed or should they work for private schools and practices? Should garbage be picked up by civil servants or employees of private garbage haulers? Should the whole economy be "socialized"? Although these are age-old questions in economics, the answers economists give to them, as well as the reasons for arriving at these answers, have been changing. In this paper, I describe some recent ways of thinking about government ownership. Half a century ago, economists were quick to favor government ownership of firms as soon as any market inequities or imperfections, such as monopoly power or...
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...Full Plate Non-Profit Organization Executive Summary I. SUMMARY Full Plate feeds 37 million Americans every year, but the fight to end hunger in America is far from ending. In 2010, 15% of the American population was “poor” according to the U.S. Census Bureau and 49 million Americans suffer from hunger. Full Plate’s concerns revolve around ending hunger in children, rural areas, assisting the elderly, and helping impoverished families. II. OUR ISSUES Hunger causes health risks in many areas of a child’s life. They may physically suffer from stunted growth or anemia. Cognitive and social development is decreased, limiting the skills needed to excel in school. Poor children also have less access to sufficient medical care. Since the 1900’s, increased poverty and unemployment in rural areas has lead to more hunger. Areas with low populations face higher prices due to less competition. The farther distance from larger cities raises fuel and transportation costs. Older Americans don’t have enough funding or programs to assist their needs. Families living below the poverty threshold must spend half of their income on basic living expenses instead of food. A lack of transportation prevents access to food and a lack of time prevents them from applying for applicable benefits. As a result, it’s an ongoing battle to end hunger in the midst of poverty, regardless of existing public and private assistance programs. III. OUR PROGRAMS Full Plate runs various programs...
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...William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, with financial support provided in part by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. This policy brief is provided for educational purposes only and is not to be construed as legal advice or as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from an attorney. Laws and rules cited are current as of the policy brief’s publication date. The Tobacco Law Center provides legal information and education about public health, but does not provide legal representation. Readers with questions about the application of the law to specific facts are encouraged to consult legal counsel familiar with the laws of their jurisdictions. Copyright © 2008 by the Tobacco Law Center Table of Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Description of the WIC Program ....................................................................................................... 2 WIC at the Federal Level ....................................................................................................... 2 Eligibility and Program Functions...
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...Many Cypress College students are unaware of the benefits that the student services offer. The students go through college without knowing how much the services would have helped. Cypress College does not try to emphasize their services to the student population, so the services go hidden in plain sight. Cypress should take the initiative to make these amazing benefits of the student services known to each and every student. Several student services that Cypress College is offering and that will be discussed are: EOPS, Puente Program, Student Activities Center, and Health Center. EOPS, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, is a student service that is offered at Cypress College. It is located on the second floor of the complex building by the center stairs next to the slanted structure. The program offers book services, counseling, and workshops that will guide students to a successful college experience. It will allow the students to have an inexpensive and effortless time at the school. The book service will aid students in reducing book spendings by offering a voucher for two hundred dollars per semester; which is to be used in the Cypress College Bookstore. Besides the vouchers, there is also a book loan service, but it is...
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...A Summary of the Woman, Infants, Children Nutritional Services Program Margaret Russell Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutritional Services is a federal program that provides health care and proper nutrition to low income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women during a crucial time for both mothers and babies. The mission of WIC is to “safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.” (Food and Nutrition Service, 2010). Services are provided through various health clinics, hospitals, schools, community centers, and public housing centers. In the United States alone, WIC operates from 1,900 local agencies in 10,000 clinic sites, within state health departments (Food and Nutrition Service, 2010). Most state WIC programs provide vouchers that participants use at authorized food stores. A variety of state and local organizations cooperate in providing food and health care benefits to mothers. Currently, 46,000 stores in the United States accept WIC vouchers (Food and Nutrition Service, 2010). Through recent studies, it is proven that a substantial amount of pregnant women do not receive adequate nutrition and health care due to their lack of income. Socioeconomic status is connected to an individual's chance of survival at birth and during their first year. Women from lower socio-economic...
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...Walmart Customer Loyalty Program Save Money, Live Better, Reward Yourself! Travis Godderidge Rick Hayes Darrell Johnson Chad Mikels HBM 581 Services Management Section 2 Team 5 February 24, 2013 [Type text] Table of Contents Executive Summary Background Research Companies researched, program names and descriptions Description of the Proposed Program Company overview Target customers Suggested Program Names Features and Benefits Terms and Conditions Duration of the Program Initiating and Marketing Tracking Device for Customers Estimates costs to implement and sustain the loyalty program Summary and Recommendations References 1 2 3 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Executive Summary In the fierce world of global discount retail competition, differentiation is critical to long term success and survival. Walmart was founded on the differentiating factor of the lowest prices for the highest quality products. While this has served Walmart well and will continue to do so with global sourcing and supply chain management to secure the best products at the best prices, an expansion of the services provided to the customer and the ability to obtain demographic spending information and trends will prove invaluable to Walmart’s continued success and rapid global expansion. Additionally, programs that help retain customers once the customer has entered the store will increase market share more rapidly and increase...
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...elected representatives, citizens have direct input on every issue. An issue that affects us all to be sure, and constantly receives a tremendous amount of attention is the No Child Left Behind Act. This act was enacted for the purpose of totally overhauling and transforming the United States educational system. Representatives from both major political parties voted by majority to pass the law. This is a classic example of Representative Democracy at work. Apparently nearly everyone agrees that the nation’s educational system is in need of immediate remedy, reform, and overhaul. Since the passage of the bill, though left unfunded in many regards, many state’s school districts have implemented programs to revive failing schools and replace underperforming teachers, principals, and superintendents. Moreover, unnecessary schools have been closed in those districts. This is the result of “rigorous new standards that require educators to align and improve their instruction.” (Bleiburg & West, 2014, p.3) This exercise...
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...An Internship report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Topic: “General Banking & Customer Service of Agrani Bank Limited” Prepared Under the Supervision of Mr. Tareq Mahbub Assistant Professor MBA Program BRAC Business School Prepared by MOHAMMAD ANOWAR JAHAN ID-11164044 MBA (Major in Marketing) Semester-Spring’2014 Submitted on 06 July 2014 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL July 06, 2014 Mr.Tareq Mahbub Assistant Professor BRAC Business School BRAC University. Sub: Submission of Internship Report on “General Banking & Customer Service of Agrani Bank Limited” Dear Sir, This is my internship report on “General Banking & Customer Service of Agrani Bank Limited”. I am submitting this report as the part of fulfilling my MBA degree. In case of preparing this report, I tried my best to make the report informative and to follow your instructions as well as the instructions given by my organization supervisor. The full report is based on my practical experience in Agrani Bank Pr inc ipal Branch. I have found the experience quite interesting and the guidance of my supervisors and with the help of all the members of all the departments. I have tried my level best to prepare an effective report. Consequently, I am transmitting this report to your very concern. Hopefully, you will discover the report informative approach as a hallmark of my hard work. In case of any further clarification or elaboration regarding this report...
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...Executive Summary The main objective of this report was to make Non- Profitable business into profitable one. My friend was running a business of retail shop of travel luggage products comprises of travel bags, uprights, accessories etc., where he was losing invested money as well the interests that he put to make his retail shop work successfully. One of the major factor behind failure of his business was lack of relevant directions which was missed and could not deliver the desired results for the success of business. This story is about my friend who was in a struggling phase for generating profits in his recently opened Luggage Retail store, the store was going through huge loss and was in a situation to get it closed in next 6 month of operation. As an advisor I went through his core business by using strategic marketing tools consisting of Porter’s 5 forces, positioning maps, strategic marketing grid to analyse the reasons for failure, using horizontal opportunities and untapped demand strategic tools to ascertain the treatment. I believed that by using such techniques and strategies, we could turn the loss making business into successful and highly profitable business. Launching of a retail shop in highly competitive retail industry is quite difficult because of large investments and infrastructure is involved. Lack of dedicated floor staff, availability of products, visual merchandising were another factors which contributed relevant role in making this...
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...An Internship report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Topic: “General Banking & Customer Service of Agrani Bank Limited” Prepared Under the Supervision of Mr. Tareq Mahbub Assistant Professor MBA Program BRAC Business School Prepared by MOHAMMAD ANOWAR JAHAN ID-11164044 MBA (Major in Marketing) Semester-Spring’2014 Submitted on 06 July 2014 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL July 06, 2014 Mr.Tareq Mahbub Assistant Professor BRAC Business School BRAC University. Sub: Submission of Internship Report on “General Banking & Customer Service of Agrani Bank Limited” Dear Sir, This is my internship report on “General Banking & Customer Service of Agrani Bank Limited”. I am submitting this report as the part of fulfilling my MBA degree. In case of preparing this report, I tried my best to make the report informative and to follow your instructions as well as the instructions given by my organization supervisor. The full report is based on my practical experience in Agrani Bank Pr inc ipal Branch. I have found the experience quite interesting and the guidance of my supervisors and with the help of all the members of all the departments. I have tried my level best to prepare an effective report. Consequently, I am transmitting this report to your very concern. Hopefully, you will discover the report informative approach as a hallmark of my hard work. In case of any further clarification or elaboration...
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...|MANAGING PUBLIC | | |SECTOR RECORDS | | | |A Training Programme | | | |Managing | |Financial Records | |[pic] |[pic] | | | | |INTERNATIONAL |INTERNATIONAL RECORDS | |COUNCIL ON ARCHIVES |MANAGEMENT TRUST | Managing Public Sector Records: A Study Programme Managing Financial Records ...
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...3. Education. Economists are convinced that education helps to promote growth. However, this does not mean that all economists support public schools. Many economists believe that the government should provide vouchers and let parents choose schools. This would make it easier for weaker schools to fail and encourage innovative improvements in education. 4. Anti-trust policy A monopoly will tend to resist innovation. However, economists disagree about whether particular firms are harmful monopolists. There were prominent economists on both sides of the Microsoft anti-trust case, in which one of the key questions is whether or not Microsoft's actions will discourage innovation in the...
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...National Bank of Pakistan [pic] Maryam Naeem MC080202354 MBA (HRM) Session-Feb 2008-Feb 2010 Submission Date: March 22, 2010 Virtual University of Pakistan [pic] Letter of Undertaking Internship Certificate: Dedication I dedicate this effort to my dear Grand Maa (Late) whose prayers made me able to reach where I am today. Thanks Amma! Acknowledgement “IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL, THE BENEFICENT” first of all I would like to bend over my head in front of ALMIGHTY ALLAH. It was HE who direct me in every stage of my life, and who bestow me with capability to accomplish the best and helped me to conquer every attempt and difficulty I faced during my journey of getting professional education at VU. At this important moment of my life when I completed my last project, I am feeling a sense of relief and sadness at the same time, relief for having completed my MBA program and sadness for leaving an institution, which has given me so much. I am great full of all my instructors of Virtual University who have taught me very well. My report will remain incomplete if I do not mention the people who helped me in completing this work but honestly speaking there is an unending list of persons who helped me in completion of my professional education...
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...212583_TESCO_REVIEW 30/4/08 07:25 Page FC1 More than the weekly shop Annual Review and Summary Financial Statement 2008 212583_TESCO_REVIEW 30/4/08 07:25 Page IFC2 — —— ——— n oduc tio h o –t ncia e ——— — ——— ure —— ——— ——— 1 2 4 5 Intr pict big Tesc Fina g l hi ’s hts hlig nt view s Re ive’ ecut f Ex s Chie tegy cros stra th a Our > grow rong > St p Grou the w s… evie team in r rong t year e, s The eopl at p ers… e hop… lead > Gr to s ting way ea one ons > Cr than dati ore foun > M the … owth ying e gr > La utur f for ors rect of Di d ent Boar atem Our l St t ncia epor Fina t rs’ r emen mary ecto ir tat Sum ry D al S i mma nanc > Su ew y Fi Revi mmar ss > Su sine tion a Bu form and and r in ndar esto ale Inv c ion > rmat cial How to find out more online info inan er > F ——— Every year, more and more hold ——— hare s —— Chai rman eme Stat 6 6 8 10 12 16 20 24 26 28 28 30 34 36 —— ——— ——— information is available for our shareholders, staff and customers. www.tesco.com/annualreview08 ——— —— 212583_TESCO_REVIEW 30/4/08 07:26 Page 1 Most people know something about Tesco. After all, we are the UK’s largest grocer and we’ve been serving customers for the best part of a century. What you might not know, is that Tesco is also the world’s third largest grocery retailer with operations in 12 international markets, employing over 440,000 people and serving millions of customers...
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...Content 1.0 Company Summary 2.0 Services 3.0 Market Analysis Summary 4.0 Strategy Implementation 5.0 Management Summary 6.0 Financial Summary 7.0 Assumptions 1.0 Company Summary 2.1 Vision ServeU Limited aims to be the leading provider of dentistry services in which affordability; quality and honesty are the hallmarks to which we aspire to serve our clients and maintain eternally mutually benefiting relationships 2.2 Mission ServeU Limited works towards, whitening the world one broad teeth smile at a time by offering valued added dentistry services to clients that are always to the clients’ satisfaction and those of their love ones. 2.3 Motto Always be caring, responsive and honest and show empathy even if it means giving it away free but never compromise on quality. 2.4 The Company ServeU Limited (“the company”) is an Omaha, Nebraska limited liability corporation owned by Jay Simmons. 2.5 Business Services and Products Possible related services include: * Tooth Whitening * Smoking Abstainment Treatments * Practice Management Seminars * Dental School Instruction * Tempromanibular Joint Disorder Treatment * Implant services * Free screenings for children in severely/profoundly retarded care centers and schools * Having a yearly “Sealant Day” and “Dental Awareness Day” at local grade schools * Nursing home screenings 2.6 Start-up Summary The following list...
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