European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.8, 2012 www.iiste.org The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development: The Nigerian Perspective Dr. Mrs Ann Ogbo AGU CHIDIEBERE NWACHUKWU Dept. Of management, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. PMB 011 *E mail of the correspondence author: annogbo@yahoo.com brightchidi@yahoo.com Abstract The aim of the paper is to develop and analyse the contributions of entrepreneurship in the economic development
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Lufkin Industries Managerial Economics ECP 5705-1 Lufkin Industries is operating in an oligopoly market including some of its direct competitors according to yahoo finance such as CE Franklin Ltd. (CFK), Weatherford International Ltd. (WFT), PVT1 (MAN SE), and Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (Industry). These few large companies operating in an oligopolistic market affects each other when they decide to change their price and output. In the Oil Field Division of Lufkin Industries
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2002-2005 by Prof. Timo Salmi, Prof. Jussi Nikkinen & Prof. Petri Sahlström Paper last modified Thu 24-Nov-2005 11:57 Subsequent references last appended Tue 9-Nov-2010 | Timo Salmi, Jussi Nikkinen &Petri Sahlström Department of Accounting and Finance Faculty of Business Studies University of Vaasa, Finland The Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Financial Ratio Analysis Revisited With the Modern Developments in the Web-Based Publishing Abstract This web-based publication is an addendum
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Credits Minor 15 Credits Total variable requirement for Graduation 124-125 Credits Foundation Courses Communication Skills ENG 101 ENG 102 ENG 105* ENG 106 ENG 202 Listening and Speaking Skills English Reading Skills Business English Advanced English Skills Introduction to English Literature 40-41 Credits 9 3 3 3 3 3 * Prerequisite ENG 101 & 102 Note: students not exempted from ENG 101 and ENG 102 will have to take ENG 101, ENG 102 and ENG 105. Note: students exempted from ENG 101
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201303006 Naim Ahmad 201403020 Sayeed Ishtiaque Ahmed 201403027 Md. Sazzad Hossain 201403034 Course Participant BUS 501: Managerial Communication (Section-02) WMBA Program Institute of Business Administration Jahangirnagar University December 20, 2014 Letter of authorization November 23, 2014 Course Participant BUS 501: Managerial Communication The purpose of this report is to familiarize you with the basic techniques and principles associated with writing a formal
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ABSTRACT Unions were formed because of the less than human treatment, implorable working conditions, and slave labor maneuvers that employers used to run their company and handle their employees. Labor unions have been considered by many to be an organization that defends and helps the working class people in America. Introduction A Union is constituted by a group of workers who link together to create a strong partnership against the company they currently are employed by. These partnership
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but to individuals who manage the financial aspect of the company. The introduction of the Microsoft Excel program allowed accountants to utilize an electronic spread sheet, eliminating pencil and paper entries as well as minimizing errors. As time advanced software programs such as Quick Books, Microsoft Money, and industry specific programs emerged. For smaller companies it allowed the business owner to have all financial information related to their company at their fingertips. This also eliminated
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are contemplating suicide and that’s an entirely different situation. End of life choices is a role that many of us may have to step into whether for ourselves or assisting our loved ones with them. “Only about one in four people have signed advanced directives that spell out their wishes if they’re unable to make medical decisions on their own, according to a 2006 report published by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press”. An advance directive includes two types of documents
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survey in Fortune (Fisher 1992) reported that only 4.8 percent of top managerial positions were held by women, compared to 2.9 percent in 1986. One widely accepted explanation for this small number of female executives is the persistence of negative stereotypes about women as managers. Attitudes about the role of women in society may have changed dramatically, but women are still perceived as being less suited than men for managerial positions. Such preconceptions about female managers may cause firms
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1. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Course Objectives: In any organization, small or big, a major portion of the time goes in data collection, processing, documenting and communicating it to the people. Hence, a major portion of the overheads go into this kind of unproductive work in the organization. Every individual in an organization is continuously looking for some information which is needed to perform his/her task. Hence, the information is people-oriented and it varies with
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