(February, 2009) This Part analyzes the pre-analytical foundations and macro-economic impact of the Modern Portfolio Theory1 (MPT) tenets, on which much of the present Western investment theory and financial economics is erected. Our general inference is that while the former are tautological at their core and treat capital investment pricing processes as if those relate to an impersonal network of natural oscillators, the latter are perceivably dangerous in spite of the belief in the strong ‘performativity’
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Part 1 The Theoretical assumptions of management Chapter 1 Management and scientific knowledge Douglas McGregor asks to tune ears while listening to managerial meeting to extract assumptions about human behavior. Response to managerial decisions is by blaming. McGregor states that there is no prediction without theory and all managerial decisions rest on assumptions about behavior. He also suggests that social sciences will develop a predictive capability comparable to that of physical sciences
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The paper concludes with suggestions for the implication for policy and future practices. Keywords: Knowledge management; KM Cyberary; Ontologies; Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd (ICICI) INTRODUCTION Knowledge Management (KM) is the process of gathering, managing and sharing employees' knowledge capital throughout the organisation. Knowledge sharing throughout the organisation enhances existing organisational business processes, introduces more efficient and effective
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CLASSROOM TRAINING 24 5.1.4 OFF THE JOB TRAINING 25 5.1.5 ON-THE-JOB TRAINING 25 5.2 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT 27 5.3 TYPES OF TRAINING 27 5.3.1 TRAINING PROCESS 28 5.4 EVALUATING THE RESULT 28 5.5 TRAINING AIDS 28 5.6 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL 28 5.7 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION 29 5.8 MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES IN BPL 32 5.9 HEALTH AND SAFETY 32 CHAPTER: 6 RECOMMENDATONS 33-35 6.1RECOMMENDATION 33 Chapter 7: CONCLUSION 36 7.1BIBLIOGRAPHY 37 Chapter: 1 Introduction
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Background Joint Ventures Agreement Sheraton Asia Pacific and Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs In August 1966, a joint venture was shaped between Sheraton Asia Pacific and Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Basically, Sheraton Asia Pacific Corporation is a Subsidiary of ITT Sheraton. Andrew Wilson was appointed by Sheraton, an Australian by origin, for the Deputy General Manager position, along with Clara Chan, a Singaporean Chinese, in the Chief Auditor position. These two higher officials
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Trident University International Willie Bates Module 1 Case 1 ITM 524: Foundations of Information Technology Management Dr. Mina Richards January 21, 2014 Introduction A socio-technical paradigm combines the social and technical paradigms, and could be described as the study of the relationships between the social and technical parts of any system (Coakes, 2002). Researchers and some managers have acknowledged that
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Learner name | ------------------------------------------------- Assessor name | MAJID HAMAD | Mr Francis | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | | | | Qualification | Unit number and title | BTEC LEVEL 5 EDSML | MARKETING PLANNING | | | Assignment title | | In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found. | Criteria reference | To achieve the criteria
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The Science of Human Action By L. M. LACHMANN Praxeology meaning - the study of human action and conduct Praxeology is the deductive study of human action based on the fact that humans engage in purposeful behavior, as opposed to reflexive behavior like sneezing and inanimate behavior. According to adherents, with the action axiom as the starting point, it is possible to draw conclusions about human behavior that are both objective and universal. For example, the notion that humans engage
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HISTORY OF BANKING IN PAKISTAN Pakistan came into being on 14th August, 1947; sufficient banking services were available in the areas forming Pakistan. Out of the total branches of the nearly 3,500 in the undivided India, as many as about 1,500 branches were existing in these areas. It was agreed between the two countries that reserve bank of India shall continue to function in the Pakistan territory until 30th September 1948 and that Indian notes would continue to be legal tender at Pakistan
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Chapter 1 Course 7: Mergers & Acquisitions (Part 1) Prepared by: Matt H. Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM Basic Concepts Mergers and acquisitions represent the ultimate in change for a business. No other event is more difficult, challenging, or chaotic as a merger and acquisition. It is imperative that everyone involved in the process has a clear understanding of how the process works. Hopefully this short course will provide you with a better appreciation of what is involved. You might be asking
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